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Newspaper

Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1924

Page

29

Cheer To A Veteran Sparks Christmas Kindness

A veteran in Helena Montana receives donated wool blankets and comforts via the Legion, sharing thanks that warmth helped him endure last winter. He invites friends to write again and suggests others pass along cheer to him.

Canvass for New Trier City Directory Under Way

R L Polk and Company editors are canvassing New Trier township villages for the Evanston City and North Shore Directory edition due early next March. Workers visit every home and business to gather complete data, with Wilmette Kenilworth Winnetka and Glencoe business areas nearly finished. Identifications from the village Chamber of Commerce are shown by canvassers.

New Trier R. L. Polk and Company Evanston City North Shore Wilmette Kenilworth Winnetka Glencoe Polk Company Chamber of Commerce

New Trier Alumni Plan Evening Meeting and Party

New Trier alumni hold a Monday evening meeting and social from 8:30 to 12 in a local venue. The session includes a business gathering followed by a party with classmates and refreshments.

New Trier

Mess Hall and Party in the Auditorium Scene

Readable fragments describe a mess hall event and a party held in the auditorium. The items hint at activities or gatherings but lack full context or clear outcomes. Further details are needed to establish participants, location specifics, and significance.

Teachers Frolic at Wilmette Yuletide Dinner

Seventy five members of the Wilmette Teachers' club attended the annual dinner and Christmas party at the Howard school last Monday evening. Miss Mildred Van Horn chaired the social committee and Desmond Devitt decorated the tree. The group decided to send a present to L. J. Mitten, a former Wilmette teacher now in a Montana government hospital.

Wilmette Teachers’ Club Howard School Mildred van Horn Desmond Devitt Manual Training Department L. J. Mitten Montana

J C Ballweber Named Wilevansbrook Leader

At the December 5 meeting of Wilevansbrook Encampment No 177 the session focused on by laws adoption and officer elections. Elected officers include J C Ballweber chief patriarch A H Morley high priest Carl Rydell senior warden O E Chapman junior warden H G Cazel scribe and Charles Knobel.

Wilevansbrook Encampment No J. C. Ballweber A. H. Morley Carl Rydell O. E. Chapman H. G. Cazel Charles Knobel

Unclear fragment from Masonic lodge notice

Fragmentary OCR mentions A. T. Sherman Lodge No 892 of Wits mette and a staff composed of members. No clear event or date provided.

A. T. Sherman Lodge No. 892 Witsmette

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Legion U. S. Veterans Nee Helena Wilevansbrook Erica Brac Carl E. Sterner Wilmette Ave Hickok Lumberjacks Central Ave Kimonas Essary
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