The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Whitrnack. librarian of the Wîlmette Publie library, from Edward J. Hughes, secretarv of state and di- rector of the state library. Miss Nellis Bredehoft. a graduate of the University, of Illinois Library school and a former mfember of the Uibrary Extension. division staff, wii' hiave charge of compiling the free reading courses for young p eople un- dertaken this year by the state 'Li- braryr Extension division Courses in more thani thirt.v sub- jects are nowý in demand, popular. sub- jects, being radio. and- automnobile,,re-, i)air, photography, taxidérm)y. me- chanical dra'wing, sketching: and chemistry. Readers may enroli for course s through their local lîbrary or by.Writ-' ing directly to the Library Extension division, Springfield, Illinois. Postage to cover the cost of books borrowed is the only charge connected %vith the state service. Readers' advisory service. on _ county-wide basis is being supplied through the civil works administra- *tion in Washington Cotunty, accord-, Ato Me.Hughes. Miss Katherie .,niran, a graduate of the Unii- versity ofIllinois Librarv school anfi formerly at James Milliken university library, is now serving as readers' adviser for the count %-uider the emnergency educational program. Comupile Statistaca A third 'emergency 'worker. Mi 1s s Helen Norri,a graduate of the Illi- nois Library school. is compiling statistics for the public libraries of the state in the state ,ibrary tn sion division. Many statçs are iîicreasin.g their li- brary service With the à1d of emerg- ency workers, but Illinois is . one of the few to provide âtate and county' reaclers' advisers.ý Oregon and Pennt- sylvania are as far as. is known., die only other states providing sixilar a dvisers.. SCamp Pire News- The Wilmette C. Y. 0. team, shown. above, rates fourth place in the Playgrou d Rec7eation board's North Shore Basket bail league. The teaut is sposored by St. )Prancis Xavier church of Wilmette. The players are: (left to right) ""rti Oel.erich, «'vho layed at Notre Dame. univerity;ý Jack Ha rrison, zvho played at Neuf Trier and also on the K. of C.- team j,:i fihc Wilmewtte (cagite for , everal years;, Dick Oelerich,ùflho played ot Notre Dame;- Vincent Mleter,ý former St. George 'High school ployer; James Bagnali. u'ko Played zWth,the Dtuight High school team w/en it wu "-3ta te chamnpion ; Robrert M4efer, anwtkhr playcr" wko perftrmed uwth St. George High schoof. He made al-toyrza ment teait~ in the National Catholic High School tournainent. Mathew, F.rancis lPhoto Reed G. Landis Given Distinguislzed Service Cross for War Bravery Reed G. Landis, 784 Grenwondii,( avenue, .Glencoe, has been awardi'd the distinguished service cross bv the War departtnent for extraordim-. ary heroism in action during the World wàr. Mr. Landis is a son of Judge Kensaw Mountain Landis, czar of American basebaîl. The citation for the distinguished service Cros, awarded to Mr. Landis was: "Reed Gresham Landis, formel3 captain', 148th UJnited States acro, squadron, royal air forces, British.ex.- peditionary forces, for extraordinar.y heroisrn in action. During a genceral engagement west of Douai and souith of Vitry on Aug 8, 1918, Caot. Landis i. Uptown Players to Give Benn Levy Play Feb. 27 Jamnes Bradiley,-(riffii n will, prcesent his Uptown players ini'*The Devii Pàasses," i> Beinn L.evy at a joint mneeting i- -th,,- Vomna's vJ.ub of Evanisto ii ddite Ivanston Dramia club on Tuiesdav,. February 27.. Mr.~ Bradley-Gýri fliin is welI knomll in 'he Chicago dramiatic world. .1-l was a nielliber of the Goodman thea- ter- Mi the seasoni of, 1927-28 and is on the faculty of the Chicago Schocl of Expressioni. Sinice 1927 he has directed the Uptown Players..of the People's church, Chicago. In the Chicago Draina leag:ue con- test of, 1928 the Uptowni Players were one. of* the four finalists. In 1929 thev "'ere awarded the Edith Rocke- feller McCorinick cup. Not content with performances of N\ew Y ork suc- cesses. thecY have pro(llce(l originial The lecture was given in conflection wi th an exhibition in the store of a selected list of toys and books pre- pared by thie Parent-Child Institute of America. .M,&fis.s. Van Cleve discussed the stib- Ject. "VYour Child and His Reading." Que of the p oints- she brôught, ont was t hat, overemphasis on certain book.s should be, avoided.. 'Maii% a child, and adults, too. have developed a disiniclinati.on* to read a too-nîuch praised, book, she said.. Suggests aBudget lu 'Miss Van. Clëve's opinion a child should be allowed a book budget. so that he- can buy books that lie likes occasionally. This budget need not be large, she said. but it can be handled in the saule way as an ai- lowance fo)r cand(ly or.motion 1icture shows. Anoither suggestion made hy. 'Miss Van Cleve %vas that books to coux- meniorate various occasions be given to cliildren. For instance. a book aboutanimals Would be apprppriatc after a visit to thie circus,, sie pointc'l1 ' u.:What Books' Should Do Miss Van Cleve sumnmarized what ihook reading Shxould, acconplish for .L cii da oos It- should help hirir to understand the %%vorld. it should d-- velop and stiniulate in'hini a vivid hn- agîniatioti aid it ,Iiottldei talislh aý growid \\ork of ethics. Mrs. Ç. R. Erwvin, who lives at 61,; Warwick road, Kenilwortlt, was hostess to a group of, ol dOak Park friends at a luncli>n aturdav at thle Patio ini Oak Park. Mr. George -Jones,.318 OxiIý, road, Kenilworth, was hostess at a foursome for luncheon and b)ridge Monday., Mfrs. Walter Knoop, 221 Warwick road, KenilwNorth, enitertained a-four- some at luncheon and.bridge on W'ed- nesday of thiswe. M r. and M,\rs, Henr.y A. Pope, 910 Lake avenue. left Sunday, Februaryý 11, *motoring to Miami, FIa., where M vr. and Mrs. W. B, Uaggaley, 19 istsilike an The Ouilmette Camp Fire' Girls Warwick avenue,' Kenilworth, enter- the older girls, have changed the time of their meet- tained sixteen, guests at tea Suinday est. They 1ea * ings from Sunday to Tuesday after- evening, February 18. make beds. M noon immediately after school, in the -o--to learn. how parlors of the Congregational church. Mrs. Walter L. Cherry entertained Ross, scribe. Tuesday, Fabruary 20, the girls held her bridge club at luncheon Tuesday of e service .meçtinig. at which they last week, at ber home, 517 Sheridan sewed for chiari*ty. road, Kenilwortb. At a' meetin ,went to tflls1 make beds.- tg. the Kenilworthi ;aru- planning a session for their parents and and decided to stage this event Feb- [Use ruary 20 from 4 to 5 o'clock at the joan Union church. At the close of their regular meeting the Girl Scouts sang -Now Run Along Home."- Mary' IWilder played ."Tapsý" and then we Girl %,venît home-Ellei Wat son scribe.