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Citizens Invited to Meeting by President Dubbs Vote Down "Parkway" Plan Upon invitation f rom President C.P. Dubbs a number of ,citizens e siding on the north ýside of Lake avenue,, from Michigan avenue to Ridge road, met at the Village hall last Monday night to discuss the lo- cation.of the proposed 24-inch water main to be laid. fromn the new water- f works to Ridge road. The Village board' had decided to lay the main on the north side of Lake avenue, in the pa rkway. When this route was first. discussed the question of damage to -trees, was broughit up, and the Davey Tree Ex- pert company1 was engaged to make a suirvey and report on! the possibility of such damage. At theý samne time the V'illage clerk was insttffcted to cominmunicate with the U. S. Depart- ment -of Agriculture at Washington and request an. opinion.. Expert Qphiona Conflact MrI,'Dubbs.read the'report of the Davey company, in which it was. stated that there was practically no danger of injury. to trees, and foil- lowed with a letter fromw the Agri- cuiltural Department, whichis report- ed to have been considerably at vani- ance with the Davey report. E. L. Scheidenhelrn, 704 Lake avenue, *Edgar A. Guest, known througbout the country as the '1poet of tbe com- mon people," wilI give the program at the Wilmette Sunday Evening club, December 17, in the First Congregational church auditorium at 7 :30 o'clock. Mr. Guest, on b 'is appearance here a f ew season's ago,-at-. tracted onie of the largest audiences in the history of the Sunday c.1 u b. He will give readings. from bis own verses. Mr. Guest is best knowi forbis "Heaýp of Livin'" verses. Other equally loved verses include "The Passing Thronig," "4Path to .Home," à "The Friendly Way" - ail filled with the bumor andL pathos of everyday 1life la in d, contacts. Mr.. Guest is the conductor of a popu- lar. column in -tbie Deitroit Free Press. His recitals of b is own verse and hum- orous sketches pro- vide entertainment and. cheer that is - Wilmette Talent to Be Heard Sunday, Decetnber 17, Aidîni Health Center Drive As a part of the' Christmas sealcam- paign now in progres s the Chicago Tuberculosis Institute will present a special* radio progran.i---dedicated te Wilmetté' Health Center, over station WHFC. 'Sunday afternoon, December. 17, at 2 o'clock. The broadcast will corne f rom the studio of the station at Cicero. WHFC broadcasts on a.wave léegt of 1400, kilocycles. Amiong the features, arranged for the programi are the following: Miss Lois Grider, 1125.Fores4t.ave- nue. popular vocal soloist, in a group of three selections, "Blue Prelude," *,Ch ristmas Carol" and "Give Me Lib- erty. or Give Me Love." Miss Grider, was a winner ini the Chicago Tribune North Shore Musical restival, and was for some time a member of the Cleve- land Symphony orchestra, For more than a year she was soloist of DePauw university choir. She recèntly ap- peared in Wilmette ini the Chamber of Commerce production, "The World's Ail Rigbt," in which she scored a de- cided bit as the partner of Bal Robin- soni in the -Lovin' Sam" skit. Whistle oniProgwuam Miss Effie James, noted wbistler and whose ie he was ti, (Continued ,on page6). per- National Leader WHIl Addr'ss PaUl Reývers There will be a -meeting of, Wii- mette chapter, The Paul Reveres, at the Village hall Wednesday ev ening, December .20, at 8 o'clock, to, which the public is invited. The speaker wiIl be W. J. Patterson, national sec- retarv of the order. who will tal o $117,000 From Federal Funds for Water Main Wilmett e has been awarded another $1 17,000 of federal nioney for the, pur- pose of laying the 24- inch, water ma in in Lake avenue f rom the new pumping station at the foot of Lake avenue to Ridge road, to insure an ample supply of water to the western districts of tbe village. The> contract for this loan wilI WilI Harridge le Named A. L. Head -for 5 Years Will Harridge, 1440 Forest avenue, Wilmette, was elected president, sec-ý retary and treasurer of the Amnerican league for a tertn of 'five years by tbe. owners of the American league basebaîl clubs gatbered at tbe Palm- er House for their annual meeting Tuesday of this week. In 1931, when aens.- Miss james broadeasts weeicîy ovrKYW. She bas appeared innw- erable times witb both the Ted Weemis and Vincent Lopez orchestras, and neyer fails to cbarm' ber hearers. A b rief talk on 'Wbat tbe Cbristmas Seals Da" will be giveti by Albert A. McKeighan, 1025 Greenfleaf avenue. ne will also tell the radio audience some- thipg of the work now being done by W\ilrrdtte Health Center. Wilmette citizens are. éspecially invited to tune ini on this> program.. was ti Ole S S aKC .8Utt1i iC*U t. II. L-- - - --bi% -=C«Z 'b u P ing of the Higbcrest Parent-Teacher ing provisions for tbe needy ol association." Mr. Watson is super- village. Shoppers are requeste intendent of the Nortbbrook Public add te their purchases such ai, sehool. WILMEz~t Lipz regrets this of food as they desire and place error. in the barrels for distribution. MUSLC ................... 36 SNew TrieNews, ....... 3 Recreatirni.............. 5 Society Pages ...8454