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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 Sep 1933, p. 43

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brary has been operating on a small budget, and after books~ needed for use in connection with school work had been purchased there was littie money on hand to buy éther volumes. It is the plan of the Girls' club to place.on tht library shelves books of literaryvalue that the bigh'school students can read and enjoy at their lisure. To carry. out this project the girls will,.seli "b*-ot dogs" and will engage in ther rnoney-making schemes. The girls are mnuch enthused about- the library project, Miss \ýTrigbt states. In past years r esidents of the 'New. Trier villages have supported gen- erously the work* undertaken by the Girls' lub, and. this year the club members believe they wilIl receiv'e the sainie respolise. Ever ycyar the. club provides, col- lege scholarsbips for deserving girls who would otherWise be unable to continue their-éducation. Thé scholar- ship -project wi11 bc continued. lI lathiflgis new ýproject, that of buying, books for the school li- brary, the Girls' club bas asked for suggestions f romn resident. of the New Trier communities. "Iff you know of a good book that should be., on, the school library shelves. tell us about it," Miss Wright, thet'club sp6fnsori, -says. Thief Robs Cash Till at Western Union Here Wednesday evening of last week a well dressed nman walked into tht office of the Western Unon Telegraph.cm pany at 1137 Greenleaf avenue, passed through the swinging gate which separates the office froni the reception room,,and met Miss Marjorie Thomp- son, 629 Park avenue, who was just entering the office f rom a rear rooni with the remark, "This is a, stickup." With a threat to'. f righten Miss Thonipson, tht. man proceeded to re- imove tht cash f romn the mône), drawNer, amoupting to $36. He then leisurely walked out and entered a waiting auto- mobile, with an accomplice at the, nortnd euofciNorftherly Island. The chess denionstrations 'are being given by two Wilmette residents, H. I,, Beach and Richard Wrightson. -Louis d'Autremno nt of Duluth, Minn., the. 9riginator .of four-dimension cbess and. angel cheéss,, offered Mr. Beach and Mr.. Wrightson a fret gift :of one of bis anget chess sets, boards and booklet of rulesexplaining this new game if they wouId' continue the' fréetdemonstrations o! angel chess. 'This- they agreed to, do. .Many ýout-of-town visitors te tht fair bave inquired. about the free chess demonstrations North short' residents have been invited to register, for a fret booklet of rules on the various typés of chess games. Mirs. David R. ,Kabele to .Address Mission Meeting Mrs. David R. Kabele o! Wilmnette is attending the Illinois Synodical convention of tht Wômens Mis- sionary society of the United Luth- tran church in. America, which is being held this week in Springfield. Mrs. Kabele is, to address the wyomen on tht work of the young women in the Missionary society She wili aIse preside over tht First Illinois Congress for young wonitn's which will be held over the week- end. She, bas been president of tht young womtn's organization for tht past two years and with her commit- tee bas planned the program for this %rst congress. .More than fity girls representativeý of tht Chicago churches in attendance. upon this congress. There will be an exlîibit of inodels o! mission buildings and curios froni home and foreign fields that wil bring information froni ail of tht mis-, sion stations. R. G. Roucliffe, wbose home is ntear the ýBlack Hilîs of South Dakota, ex- pect 9 te arrive this week for a visit with bis sister, and family, the Carl' 1. N'vlundsa~t 1634 Forest avenue, and Guild days wil bc held the first Welnesday of each nionth this year, while business meetings and spectal progranis win bc gien on the third v eunesclay of cach. month. Tne Guild uay progirams wîal start at l0 and the uusînesà meetings wiiîl.start -at Z Special days planned for the year are a party ýtor employed women, inembers -November 9,' tue fifteenth .innual bail and card'party in 1ebru- ary a card Party at .taie-john Smyth rurniiture,,company March.13, Mray jgealiast andi electioi of ofhcers on Mlay. 4, andi the annuai convention ot trie Chicago* and North Western. Rail- way , ystcrn clubsî May 15 and 16., 'J2h oificers of the club.,this year, Ln addition to Mrs. Vernon, are: Mrs. j. baiz, vice-presidenit of mutual âervice, Chicago; Mrs. W. L, Locop vlce-presît1ent ofways and means, ,W8 Ilorest avenue,.itvanston Mrs. ièred B. Hayes, recording secretary, Chicago; Mrs. W. F. White, cor- cespondinig secrtàtyp 'Glen l ltyn; Mrs. O. J. Schwartz, treasurer, Chi- cago, and Mrs. F. J. Wenter, pro- grain chairman, 1204 Asliland avenue, WV jmette. Irish and SwedishTc*ans to Compete in-Horse Show Two f atrious military. jumrping. teams, reprtsenting the Swedish. and Irish Fret State armies, will compete in the World's Fair Horse show to be held tt the Mammotti 124th Field Artiliery Armory in Chicago troni October 21 o0 the 29th. .Acceptance f rom the Swedish and Free State governments in the Inter- national - Military Jumping classes, is announced by Porter. Fox, president of the World's Fair Horse Show a5so- ciation. "These events," says Mr. Fox, "Wîll prove>tht most thrilling on the ,afternoon àanid.evening daily progranîs." Septemfber 23 bas been set as thé ciosing date for entries in al classés. Sonie of the best known show ring exhibitors ini the country will bc repre- c.,nted. BTecause o! the gigantic scale J-.la., .Mr. Gardiner was elected t~o tbe Village board in 1906. He was consld- ered one of the more progressive meuibers of the board, and was active' i the establishm>ent of ta ire limite area and in layini -the foundations for the, present police- departuent. He advocated the, building of, a .new village' hall to replaceý the framse structure. in . which the governing body of the village met lu those days. The Gardiner family livëd in Wil- mette for eighteen years. Their resi-> dence was at.720: Lake avenue. in Kenilworth Mr. Gardiner was active in the affairs of the Kenilworth Union cburcb. He was formerly presi- dent of the board of trustees of the church and. was a member of the board at the tinie of bis death. Mri Gardiner was, in the insurance business. He was a member of the Union, League club and of the Skokie2 County db. Surviving him -are hik widow, Mrs. Maude Gardiner;. one daughter, Mrs. Kathryn Gairdier Cole of Mghand. Park; two grandchîldren, Barbara and Joanne Cole; a brother, John Gard- iner of Chicago, and three sisters, -May and Grace Gardiner of Chi- cago and Mrs. Isabel Wilcox of Brooklyn, N. Y. The funeral services were held Sat- .urday afternoon at bis late residence, 250 Oxford road, Kenilworth.' with Dr. Herbert L. Willett of the Kenil- worth Union church officiating. Mrs. MaybelIe Rehfeld D ies Wednesday, Sept. 13 Mrs. Maybelle Rehfeld, wife of William H. Rehfeld,-died at her home Wednesdav, September 13, of acute cilation of the heart. ýShe became il' two days prior to ber death. Mrsý. Rehfeld was a member 'of-the Wornan's Club of Wilmette, the Wil- mett League of Women Voters and the. Wilmette Parish Methodist chuirch. Dr. Horace G. Smith, former pastor of this church and now presi- dent of Garrett Biblical institute, of- fciated at the ,funeral . ervies. avenue rom a summerspen is, taç! ut avnuc May-B Farnis, their place at Lantd. -- Mrs. C. A. Bryan, bas returned home Goodi n theatt ' Lakes Wis. Mr. and Mrs. Clarenceç Stikue3 Of to reenter the Howard school. Clintoti, Iowa, and- Mr. and Mrs. .. Mrs. Leonar( Mrs. Max Katz of' St. Louis ar- Kenneth Green of Conrad,- Iowa, Lleweilyn Jones, 1538 Forcst ave- Beach, Cal., ai rived Thursday of last weelc to visit were uests last week o! Dr. and nue, will enter his senior year at the visit ber paroi be uher an. mda h David Mrs. E. G. Smith, 1325 Greenwood Northwestern Scheol of Commerce veys of 800 Oi Balabans of 632 Vorestavenue., aVenue, on the McKinlock campus this faIlt. indefinite stay. E.-Row, ofI Loo ived Wedue dak*o teRichar4l wood avenue, f.e m Iý

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