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by innetka Weekly Talk 1c © rerio in Y= 1D FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK | | aggression and it will be for us now The Lake Shore Publishing Company '© Prove in our actions that we do not 1222 Central Ave. Wilmette, Ill i approve of the transference of people Business Telephone...... Wilmette 1921 | | from one government to another for Iditorinl Telephone... .. Wilmette 1920 other reasons than that they so wish Winnetka Oflice Telephone. . Winn. SUBSCRIPTION. . Strictly in advance Address all communications to Winnetka "Weekly Talk, Wilmette, 111. Anonymous communications will passed to the waste basket. The same applies to rejec seri 288 | . : : . Pp jected ie eg Meinl very definite idea of the meaning of | hf | return postage is enclosed. ...3L00 A YEAR e| 38S | to live. It will not be easy to prove to a | world disposed to eye us distrustfully | the| that we have no ulterior purpose to | for publication should reach this office | "riocht" : "justice." B at is a | By Bees enoa reach, this office right" and Justice. But that is the ance in current issue. | necessary part for the United States | : | i { Resolutions of condolence, cards of to play, and for those other demo- thanks, obituary poetry, notices of entertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge will be made or a collection taken, will be charged for at regular advertising rates. Entered in the postoffice at Winnetka, Illinois, as mail matter of the second elass. under the act of March 3. 1879. FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1919 A New Epidemic The government is calling for help to combat the epidemic of "I'm- thru-enza," that insidious "war is - over" feeling that threatens the program of saving and investment in government securities that is going to be necessary to provide the funds for the carrying on of the business incident to the tompletion of the war. It is natural that there should be reaction after_the excitement of the war is over, a certain feeling that occasion offers for a little indulgence in the pleasures that have had to be given up in order to meet the finan- cial demands of the campaigns for subscriptions to the loans of the government. But we must rally from this feeling, must remember that much still remains to be done before the men may be brought back and re- turned to their homes and life resumed under normal peace- time conditions. cracies which have professed a faith | in the right of people to determine | for themselves the government un- | der which they will live. | A Tribute To Governor Lowden A recent issue of the Fort Collins (Colorado) Courier pays a fine trib- ute to the governor of Illinois in a| two column editorial in which is re-! viewed the record that Frank O.| Lowden has made since he was es-| | | tablished in the gubernatorial chair | in Illinois. The successful reorgan- | ization of the government commis- | sions and the resultant administra- | tion of the business of the state upon | a standard of efficiency instead of | upon a system designed to provide | the maximum of jobs for political supporters receives particular atten- tion and comment. The editor of the Courier once lived in Illinois, the publisher of a| newspaper in Mount Vernon. Per- haps he looks back a little longingly to the state of his youth. Perhaps he sees opportunities for the same sort of business administration in his own state. Certainly he recognizes the general need of the country for busi- ness principles to be applied to pub- lic business, for the editorial, "The Governor Who Is Doing Things," concludes the summary of the extra- ordinary qualifications of Governor Lowden with these words: The government must have money. It will be secured in one of two ways, loans made by the people to the government under absolutely safe conditions and a most reasonable HAE of Met oT a of "It has made such a reputation for this generation will pay the bills of Governor Lowden that even out here the war which is to benefit the gen- | far away Colorado his application erations to come more than that of of honest business methods is receiv- today. consideration. It Patriotic people-of today ought to require no argument to enlist upon a program of saving and which will fully reach the financial needs of the government. We have had just enough experience in. that line to realize the possibilities of saving even small amounts regularly ing serious has brought his name forward as a suit- able man to undertake the applica- tion of the same principles to the United States government at a time when are absolutely necessary in order for the nation to investment such methods wipe out indebtedness in carrying on the war. STL a > hlic: " rong ¥ and ought to be ready to apply that The Republican party could go farther and fare much worse than experience to our programs for the future without the urge of the gov- ernment. We have just begun to re- gain a little of the talent for thrift that resided in our forebears. ought to hold fast to the good that accepting Frank O. Lowden as a can- didate for the presidency in 1920. He would make an equally good presi- They Can't Resist It We | dent." i the future. We, have loudly protested against wars of | | | | i | ! | i | | serve in the negotiations at the peace | conference, to show that we have a| we have reaped from its practice dur- ing the two years of the war and con tinue it into the year to come, and the year after, until the habit be- comes. again ingrained as a national trait. Great Britain service which has been rendered the nation by Sir Douglas Haig by mak- ing him a duke. He will be the third great British soldier to be elevated from the rank of commoner to the highest rank in the peerage, sharing honors with John Churchill, who be- came the first Duke or Marlborough, and Arthur Wellesley, who was made the first Duke of Wellington. To the American there is a bit of irony in the bestowal of ducal rank upon the man who has successfully led the British armies through the great war for Democracy. Rank and the attributes of royalty have their appeal even for the strongest advo- cates of freedom, equality and brotherhood. Blessings Not Unalloyed "Blessed is the Peacemaker." That we - have "upon: seriptural authority and must not doubt. President Wilson has gained the reputation. of being a peacemaker of the highest quality, but he is finding apparently, that the blessing that he has' every reason to expect to des- cend upon his head will not be un- mixed with tribulations. The Test We Face In his reply to the toast of King George, President Wilson touched the meat of the matter of the peace conference when he said that the re- sult of the discussion at the peace table: would be the test of whether we and the nations of Europe realfy understand the meaning of the high The Popularity of Profanity One of the side issues of the war has been an amazing increase in the use of profanity. Never in our his- tory has the word "damn" been so widely recognized as an essential to terms that we and they have used so|the expression of the national and freely, "justice" and "right." { individual sentiment. We have seen We have grown accustomed to the) nothing to criticise, apparently, in phrases in which has been voiced flaming posters that recommend "To more the indignation of the allies | Hell with the Kaiser." We set before against Germany and condemnation |our children cartoons whose point of German practices than the ideals |lies in the "Damn the Kaiser!" at the of themselves. It is easier always tol end of the series. Even the "funnies," criticise than to live above criticism, | that incomprehensible joy of the and that is the task that we shalllchild and the adult, has not escaped is to reward the | ur | circumstances which might be utiliz- | gran' mere." how was it with your | 'EV. STEPHEN A. LLOYD TN FIDaT am ArnN SUNDAY | L.oyd Reverend Stephen A. Lloyd, who cently accepted the pastorate co: 1e Wilmette Congregational churc sumed his new duties in Wilmett 1is week. He will preach his firs :rmon Sunday morning. Reverend Lloyd has been pasto { the First Congregational churc Poughkeepsie, New York, wher he achieved great success and pularity. He comes to Wilmette eralded as a distinct power for goo f in church, school and municipal fields. Reverend Lloyd commenced his career ar a worker in the coal mines of the east. He is characterized as a "self-made" man. He received his advanced training at Syracuse Uni- versity, Columbia University, Union Theological Seminary and Auburn Seminary. LIEUTENANT C. SMITH REPORTED RECOVERED War Emergency Union Activities Sunday ' evening, December 29,{house? "Oh Madame," she exclaimed | there was held at Community House, "They hurt nothing, your noble boys, {one of the most interesting of all the !and they evén secrubbed my kitchen meetings conducted during the past | floor." Uyear under the auspices of the War! The proclamation to the American Emergency Union. The object of|soldiers was then put into the hands | this. meeting was to arouse the|of Lieut. Haines to be auctioned. | especial interest in the organization | Taking as his slogan, "Is that worth known as the American Fund for while," he spoke most strongly of I"rench Wounded. Madame Delebec- | what we ought to do for these suf- | que having been working for over a fering people. Finally he aroused year with this association and hav- | the audience which Madame Delebec- ing just, returned to Winnetka, told que had worked into a very sympa- { what she and Dr. Brown had been | thetic mood to such a response to the | doing for the old people, the women | call for help, that when Mr. Davies and little children in the war de-|read the list of contributions they vastated regions of France. totalled $1,470. Since then the pledge The meeting was opened with some [cards returned from the meeting { musical numbers given by Miss Pratt, | bring the amount up to $2,212 to be | pianist; Mrs. Brewer, violinist, and used during the next six months in | Mrs. George Ogam, soloist. Then to [the work. The meeting was closed | the stirring strains of the Marseil- | with "America", everyone singi | laise, those in charge of the evening, | joyously, glad indeed that it was came upon the platform, Madame | America that could help the world. Delebecque and Lieutenant J. Allen ---- | Haines, both in their overseas uni-| WAR EMERGENCY UNION NOTES | forms. After the singing of the Star | { Spangled Banner, Mr. Davies offered | a prayer. Mr. Horace K. Tenney, ; | president of the War Emergency | terest will be held in Community * | Union, in a very appropriate address, | House, Sunday evening, January 3, | then turned our thoughts from the { 1919, which will give a very splendid ! blessings which Mr. Davies had !idea of operations across the seas i spoken of as ours to the sufferings of | and help make clear the part of ur Allies in France, introducing | America's contribution to the war. { Madame Delebecque as one who | could picture to us as her own eyes | had seen it. A Patriotic meeting of unusual in- Second Lieutenant Guy W. Bolte is with the Army of Occupation near : : . "oblenz. In speaking of her address, we wish C | that limitation of space did not | prevent our teiling more of the many | experiences which she related, hav- | ing that human kindly touch "which | makes the whole kin" and which leads us to see that the feeling of sympathy and brotherhood is one of the good things which has come out of this terrible war. This special work of the organiza- tion as described at the meeting lay in or near the province of Lorraine, | Nancy being the center. First the work was at Toul where there were 450 children in the dispensary (our Winnetka dispensary) later at Frou- ard, therm at Pompey, Pontamousson _ First Lieutenant Frank Kultchar is an instructor of Gunnery at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Set in Their Ways Will Meddle, the efficiency sharp, is trying to teach the hens to lay square eggs so they can be packed to better advantage, but is not meet- ing much encouragement from the oldfashioned hens. Few Motives Entirely Unselfish The gold of our best motives is so etc., extending through a circle of a half dozen towns. The work began with the care of 300 patients but 17,775 were finally handled monthly. One of the duties was to get tubur- guidance of search lights, is reported | cular people to Querqueville, 2,000 of is recovered from the effects of the | Whoni were ireated successfully, all accident. | of them being under fed. Madame Lieutenant Smith formerly lived in | Delebecque and one nurse at one Wilmette. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. | time took S50 old people who had fo GC. R. Smith. now reside at 811 Lake. | ¢vacuate their homes up to Paris, side place, Chicago. He was a com- | among the group there being a wildly panion of Louis Bruch, recently re-|insane man who was most difficult to ported missing in action. manage. Word «of Lieutenant Smith's mis-| The trials of the poor old people hap reached his mother indirectly | were most-patheiic actold by Mme, through a girl friend of a companion | Delebecque. At one time they had to} of the young pilot who received the |leave their home near Nancy because information in a letter from France. |of the incoming American troups Through the efforts of Paul Lobanoff,| who were to take the place of the employed in government service at|war worn French lads. The aged Washington, Mrs. Smith early this | men and women felt that never again | week was advised of the recovery of | would they see any of their little old | her son. hHeloved possessions. Madame Dele- es | becque said to one woman, "oh, our | Spends Holidays Here | American boys will not touch any- thing, but will leave everything as they found it," and this feeling led to the printing and posting of a large notice, asking the soldiers to refrain from disturbing these treasured Lars and Penates which were often noth- ing more than a kitchen box or an old bed. When the inhabitants could return, Madame Delebecque said to the same old woman, who had been so discouraged on leaving, "A bien Lieutenant Cedric Smith, reported injured in a fall from his plane on the evening of November 10, while attempting to make a landing near the front lines in France under the o Lieutenant E. P. Gowing of the 22th Engineers, spent the holidays at his home here. contamination with what has grown to be a general habit of speech. The New Year is at hand and the is over, a combination of ed to furnish the basis of a campaign mixed with the dross of selfishness and unworthiness that we can nei- ther take too much credit to our- selves for any of our good deeds, nor afford to throw discredit upon any performed by our neighbor. It is good to be proficient in the "Art of Not Saying the Things We Would Rather Not Have Said." Repairing STORAGE PARTS R. D. Ciptinglem 810 Church Street, Evanston {Phone 4884 FORD SERVICE for the elimination, or at least the 2] | Good Health A Public Duty The influenza conditions are im- proving daily now, but the citizen is not on that account relieved in any way from responsibility to exercise every care of his health, both on his own account and because of his duty to help to keep the health conditions of Wilmette as nearly perfect as pos- sible. It is not altogether a personal mat- ter when one contracts an infectious disease. It concerns all those who have been in contact with him, all those who must minister to him dur- ing his illness, and, in the case of an epidemic, those who must suffer fin- ancial loss because of the imposition of a quarantine which stops certain sorts of business altogether and les- sens that of other types. It becomes everybody's duty to protect himself from infection and to protect others from danger on his account. In other words, and to be brief, don't get your feet wet, don't expose your- self to chill, don't forget the ordinary CEMETERY yourself a family lot --all YOU ARLE Trust Department of the limitation, of the profanity with EA which the ears that have remained sensitive are now so constantly - 1 wicted. The Cemetery Beautifu LANTED amidst nature's own beauty, man has created a beautiful park ceme- tery. The sunken gardens, the winding paths, and the imposing chapel makes this spot a vision of beauty. It is indeed a fit- ting final resting place for our beloved ones. MEMORIAL PARK @ross Point Road and Harrison St., V5 Mils West of Evanston We rant you to visit this cemetery. You will find _ it interesting and attractive. You should reserve for sold with full perpetual care guaranteed. Suitable easy payments no interest. Don't miss this opportunity. to call or write to the main office, 703 Mar ette Bldg. . and make appointment t> have one of our representa- tives call for you in an automobile to take you to and from the cemetery. No obligation. Investigate NOW! Central Cemetery Company 703 Marquette Building, Dept. 8619 Chicago Our perpetual care funds are on deposit with the and ANNEX lots in Memorial Park are INVITED Central Trust of Tilinois. rules of health.