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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 13 Oct 1938, p. 3

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to Grade Sepa ration. Urges Villagers fo Partici pae in Lunclmeon M. efng 'This Frday. in Chicago Wilmette, Civic league, recogniz- ing' that.grade separation now en- gages the attention of a, great ma- jority. of Wilmette villagers, will devoteits entire meeting of tomor- row (Friday, October 1W, to 'an Open forum on. that important top- ic. Preparations fur a capacity crowd have been made. The meeting will Field's State street retail store, and luncheon will be served promptly at 12:30. It will not be necessai y to make reservations, and every citizen of Wilmette who can do so is urgently. invited to be present. This session will mark the open- ing -of the series of 1938-'39 rnonthý Iy luncheon meetings, at each of which will be discussed somne topic )f paramoint importac to vil- to) both proponents and opponents Launch Post Card Ref erendum 'on ip Suggested Grade Separation Pro ject. in. Wilmette; ImproveenÉOtined HarerHono-red by Teachers at DinnerSession J. Robb Harper. sUperintendent of Wilmette sehools for the past 30 yea rs, was honored, Wedniesday eve- ning of this week, by a dinner, given for him by the Wilmette Teachers' couneil at thMe Methodist.ch>urch, -Wil- mette and Lake avenues. Speakers were James Roy Skiles of Evanston, Miss Margaret Hayes, retired principal at Byron Stolp school, Elmer L. Nygaard, Kenil- worth superintendent, Paul James Misner, Glencoe superintendent, and Frederick W. Nichols, Evanston. Guests included: MVrs. Henry Drucker. Mrs. E. C. Hildreth, Mr. Mvrs. Nygàardý, anco wir.,,Miusnit of- proposed public measures, andi Walker was toastmnaster. opinions of villagers are always wel -_________ comed.yýmeigwa ups New Minister Wil advanced two weeks inQrder that. Take Pulpit Sunday Opportunity might bc afforded for a thorough discussion of the pro- The Rev. Erskine Jeffords, new posed' grade separation project in minister of the Wilmette Parish advance of Ilié postcard referendumn Methodist church, will occupy the now .being conducted by the vil- pulpit of the churcli for the first lage board, Urne at the il o'clock services Sun-, dav mornin. Octobr 16. Vote as You. Think! The Village board ii conduct- ing a postcard, referendum on the proposition of grade séparation. If you received one of thie card ballots, mark- it and put iti là the mail on or before October 17. If you favor grade separation, VOTE for if. If you are against grade separ- ation, VOTE againat it. In either case, VOTE! Village board, whlch lias pre- sented the matter for your con- sideration and awaits your ver- dict. Richard Lyens, Senate Nom inee Trier Township High school auditor- ium, Winnetka avenue andi Abbotts- ford road, Indian Hill1. The meeting is belng sponsored by the township's regular Republican organization under the direction of. Henry A. Gardner of Winnetka, township committeeman. Other speakers at the meeting, Board' of Trusfees Issues Statemeni Seitng Forth Plon, Cost of Pro-. Posed, Improvement The property üwners of; Wil- mette now have an opportunityr to expressItheir views on the sub- ject of grade separation. The Vil- lage board has mïailed to ail citi- zens a letter in explanationt of the proposed projeet, with a post card ballot which it requests be marked and returned flot later than October 17. The president and board of trustees have definitely laid d i- rection of their futuire action ini the lap of the voters, and it is plain that they will be guided by, the answer of a hiajority. The are macle. No propaganda ap- pears. It is a clear and lucid statement of the proposed proj- ect, what it will cost, how that cost may be paid, and the effeet the improvement will have upon the taxes of the property owners. There it stops. The answer is in the liands of the citizens of the vi11laÊre- ning, October 20. Ini addition be-t7toEaNd¶p it.I ,WKA18 A7AJL L5N Ab FVar %AM ceremonles attached to the. annual J. A. A. Sue Lamprey, 207 Hartsdale road, The Board o tribute to former leaders o! the- White Plains, N..ý Y., formerly of wish to prôceE lodge, there wilU be work on the Note: Economy Shop 1.5 conducted Wilmette, is recovering in the White without obtaini ,Master Mason degree that evening, by the Woman's Club of Wilmette. Plains hospital from an operation citizens of Wiln according to George F. 11f, master sroes.aedrce o hlnho for acute a.ppendicitis. She expectt have been aul of the lodge. ipss to be home in 'another week. (Continuý te. Accordingly, 1 rized to mail this on Page 10)

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