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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 20 May 1937, p. 77

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war, acldressed the Sunday vc- n club on May 13. yEvnn War activities of ail kinds are in full blast, practically the entire citizen- ship working in some branch as aids ta the goverrment. Wilmette Boy Scouts *gave an im-- pressive* first aid exhibition., Lu answver to a mnobilization call fifty-oneý Scouts reached the Village hall in forty nine -miniutes. Frantcis 1. Walker, head of the Eng- lish depaýrtment at New Trier -High school, b as, in collaboration with his- brteFerdinand G. WalIker of Louis- ville, Ky., composed, an unuisually beau- tiful other's Day, sonig, entitled diMemories of Mother." 't follows:- 13y nIght and hy day l hEr-r n'y nmother's Oh mother volce, sweet mothýr voice, T.hear thyr tender call, and 1 wflla anSwer thee. Bidding my falnting lieàrt be strong and rree. Oft' In my dreams 1 see my rnotlier's Calllng across the fleetlng years to me,. flyes that smile back when vIctory 'crowns the day, Eyes dimed wlth tears when lone and dark the way; Oh mother eyes. hright mother (eyes. Your 11lght 1.9 on my path, and 1 shali fInd the way. Through ail the years r fitl my mother's hands, Hardehed wlth toi], but softer stili to to me, Pressed to my brovv When T1 would wayv- tisnrd'A 1- 1 *1insurnce payments in 1936 with $104.- 31,0,compared to. $97i890,000 in 1935. Chicag-oranked -second 'among al cities in the country. -Evanston was second in payments i Illinois With $4.326.000 in Y1936 and. $3,295,00 in 1935., Peoria ýcame ,-third with $1,747,00 flowed by Lake fors, 1498,OQ Springfield, $1 '424 '0060- Oak Park, $1,- 348,000;' Highland Parke, $1 ,347,000;- East St. Louis, $1,229,00; La Grange, ;-46,000. Winnetka, $878.000; Rock- or,$876,000; Decatur, $872,000; Rock lsland, $809,000; joli'et, $786,000; Free- port, 8776,000; Elgin $731,00Ù0; Mline, $720,00; Aurora, $683,000. In com menting upon thé $M2,50010%o in payments last year by life insurance companies tô citizens of Illinois,- Gov- ernor H4enry Ilorer said: "The paymnents thus made to widows and orphans wil! In part compensate, them. for'th(, econoi loss 8Iafre4.by the~ deht~h of the breadwînner of the fam- i!y. Today life insurance has become so firmly Jmplanted In our social and. eco- nomie ife that it la now looked tipon as aL necesslty by .households in this state and the nation. ýmy extended experience as probate Judge,ôf Cook countY has long ,since conylnced me of the great value of life insurance. It flot only provides pro- tection for the famil!ies of those who die, but creates a competence for old age.' "Due to the growlng Importance of life, Insurance in our daily lite, I, as gov- ernor, have been greatly Interested I the pr<>per supervision of lite tnËuran4ce STANARDTIRES TOD AY ANKD SAVE TOUAV 1AE e paent trctin fatues givo yVou greatet biowour.protection and safety (rom skiçding. Q8E adus ýe Fretone Standard Tires give you iow bini tia o ~ andlowe cos permile. YO AEbybuyving now as tire pric es1 are advanci.g. The pri S of crue ub li asgone up 100 n ot mr hn26% during the past two years. BUY NOW AND $AVÉ. The .Wilmette Garden club i5 pre- RIDGE CLUB HOSTESS parirîg to hold its first Garden market Mrs. G. H. Weaver of 1020 Ashland on Saturday, May 21l. avete wîll be lbostess.to the rnem- The ort shoe ws viite by *ber's of lier bridge club for luncheon terrific wind and bail stormi on May 10, -1 I(rdv) thrôe inflicting heavy damnage on greenhouses, tmro Fia'.a e oe trees and public service. wires. . Paving of Main street (now Green held its first meeting, appointing coin- Bay road) was brought a bit nearer mittees and discussing important munici- when the Board of Local Improvements pal projects. sought estirnates of thie côst. Louis Bouîrgeois, architect of Baha'i The dramatic club of New Trier temple, lectuired on "The Promised Saturday 9 A. M. tô 9 P. M. The Bible and Works of Mary Bakcer Eddy, and ail other authorized Christian Science Liter ature may be read, borrowed or purcha8ed at the Reading Room. THSE PUBLIC 15 CORDI4LLY INVITED TO ATTEND THSE CISRCHSEVICS AD ISIT TI t READING R00M IITIALO*81 I ~ I AUSE TH WiIm.'t$e ond Prairie Ph... WiImeli'e 1900 M SAVE à #78 es \j. Wilmeffle ond Prairie

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