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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 5 Oct 1933, p. 1

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Anticipate. Ready Response to Unified Fund Drive for WeIf areAgençies Mrs. Leslie Fý. Gates, 723_ Eighth street, president of W imette Commnun- ityChest board, reports that the work o61 organization for the Community Chest drive, to be inauIgurated 'Mondav, Oc'tober 23; is progressing. with satis-, factory speed, and that the' indications are for a successful camp aigu. wi.- 1 Mette peojle, it is stated, have always been loyal-,to the three-:beneficiaries of the f und-Arden Shore, Infant Wel- fare and the American.Red Cross. This interest, lit is confidently excpected, will be mainitained throughout the drive, and thit the response will fill the chest tu the stated requirements. Claim Widespread lnterest It is. interesting to note, said onle official, that two of theý part icipating organizations repJreseflt eharities which plumb the very depths of human sym- pathies, and arouse the urge t.o give, that physical sufferings and ill-heath and hutiger and. mfisery may bc ameli- orated or, conipletely overcome. These are the Infant Welfare and Arden, Shore. While their work is along- wholly different lunes the objec't of each is the sane-to raise the standard ý4' citizeîiship by correcting the evils of iaulty birth and povertyý and sickness and malnutrition, changing tiny, help- less, puny bodies into strong, healthy, robust ones that will be an aid instead of-a hindrance to the mental develop- muent necessary to competent citizen- ship. ýMinirster to Infants * 'fhe Wilmette branch of the Infant -Welfare society, of which Mrs.. Conirad '1.. jFrykmfan, .1045 Ashland avenue, is president, is attached to the Alice II \Vood station at 1964 N. Halsted street, Chicago:. This is a- class "A". division, iisterinig to infants up to two years of a ge, and giving 'preniatal medical aid and direction to mothers. In -this service discase prevent ion lhas a large part, the thought being that ureventio.n, President C. P. Dubbs bas turned thumbs down on motions by Vil.. lage trustees in open meetings of the Village board. At the meet- ing of the board Tuesday night: Iýrustee Walter. C. Farrar made ai motion to send two police officers to a police traffic school at North- western university. When. the matter was 4isposed of Pre'sident Dubbs- informed the' trustees , n no uncertain termis that thiere were to- le no more motions unless thev hiad been previously considered in "informai" meeting>s, of the board. Andno trusteedemurred. at the order. In the platform of the part y whose ticket was headed by presi- dent Dubbs in the election of 1931 published in WtLÇfr1 riP IE March, 27, 1931, page 18, there appeared this .plan k «'6. No secret board meetings* of "6Tlii is -specific. h applies to a&l committee mneetings as weIl as regular board meetings of the Village trustees. It mean.s cm- phatically that hereafter ail dis- cussion of poicy and interese embodied ini the transaction of public business SH A LL B E HEARD. "Carbon P. Dubbs, "Candidate for Village President" Want Federal Funde to Construct Sewer Projeet \Vilmette is.to again go after some of the so-called "easy money" nOw being passed around by the R. F. C.. according- to a suggestion made by thie:sewer and water commiittee ofli the Village board'at Truesday nigh's meeting, It propoSed that tbe'wheels be immediately putilu motion toïar- range f or *financing a relief sewer in the'district south of Greenleaf ave- nue and east of Ninth street. For the purpose of ascertaining the de- C ivie Luncheon Wilmette citizens wbo feel that they are not fully posted on the tax situa- tion as it. exists in Cook county are urged. by the Wilmette Civie league officers to attend. the league's meeting Fricday; October 6, in the Mission room of Marshall' Field and company, at 12:30 o'clock. Hayden N.. Bell, county, attorney, who isthoroughly f ariligr. with al angles of the tax tatigle, will bc the speaker, and will, present *the latest develtopments in thetax muddle. Ail citizens of Wilmette, whether members 'of the- Civic league or not, will bc welcome, it is pointedý out. Reservations, which' should bc. .made, early to insure accommodations, cati be secured by telephoning Herman T.- Reiling, Wilmette 3049 or* State 6246. Every citizen of the. village is- ei- gibleto mnembership in'the league,. Mrs. J. V. Smith WilI Head Xmas Seal Drive Mrs. J. V. Smith, 1437 Wilmet 1te avenue, bas been appointed Christ-1 mas Seat chairman for Wilmette this year, and wili have charge of the campaign at the, Wilmette Health center, which is affiliated with the Chicago Tuberculosis institute. Due to the increased amount of heaith work in the community, the Chicago Tubereaulosis institute is enlarging its campaign here and. will solicit funds for the tuberculosis work in the com- munity by its usual method-the sale of Christmas scals. The money which is raised frm the sale of the seals is ail spent ini this-.conimunitv to carry on the tuberculosis work here, it 's explained. Redeem 1931 Warrants of Wilmette 'Sehools Holdeérs of 1931 edlucational tax warrants of the Wilmette public schools up to No. E2360 have beeti advised to present themn for pay-t ment at the office of the township treasurer, F. A. Andrew, in room 203c on the second floor of the Wilmnette $250,000 structure to Be Erect- ed by St. Joseph's Parish on Lake Aventue Workc will be started soon un the erection of -a new parochial school costing $2,50,0100 for, the childiren of the St. Josep h's church parish.: This will be Wilmette's first major building'proj- ect since the start of work on the new. municipal water plant. The new school, which is toý be "Y" shaped, will- have a, frontage of about 240 f eet on, Lake avenue. east of St. Joseph's church. Lt will be a tWu-story and basemieut structure built of Bed- ford stone with, brick, trimming. Pla Large Auditorium The two wings of the buildingk fortm-n ing .the 'upper part of the "Y" ,will run northeasterly and northwesterly 'from Lake avenue. In these' wings will be sixteen classrooms and four ronts for offices. A third wing forming the bot- tom part of the "Y" will provide for an auditorium with 525 seats on the main floor* aid 120 more seats in the balcony. .Lu the basement will be a cafeteria, club rooms and play rooms to be used by the children when the eeather is too disagreeable for outdoor play. The base- ment is to lie twelve feet high. The plans provide for piayground space on both sides and at the rear of the auditorium wing, thus taking the pupils away from Lake avenue, a through Street. Utifize Unique Feâtures The building wvill be a departure f rom the ordinary school type of con- struction, according to the Rev. J. A. Neumann, pastor of St. Joseph's church. Que of the unusual f eatures is th% eliminiation of square corners in the cla ssrooms and corridors. The design for the -exterior of the building is un- usually attractive. It calîs for the use of considerable aluminum in the orna- mental work at the entrances on Lake avenue. Hermann J. Gaul is the archi- .tp(cl iiied, and centliriesacuy tu need oft i benlefits of the camp turiied away.1 addition to the surmer camp, a wintq camp is maintained for boys repi seuting the most obstinate resistance1 (Contilited on Page .50) ne the Vffiage board at its meeting wa In Tuesday night providing for the con- mie ter structiotl'of a sanitary sewer and the pla -e- laying of water pipes, putting in hy- neý to drains, etc.,.in Birchwood lane, near of Illinois road. of stice B5urke in the position of contract. Glass- wiIl be f urr justice of the peace in cases the Pittsburgh Plate Glass ýe of venue fromi the court anld the plumbing will be donc trate, Peters. Love ancl Sieben of Chicago. met metal -nislle<l by company. by.fettts,

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