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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1928
Page
1
The 1600 Wilmette public school pupils will parade to Wattman Park for a field day program starting 9:30 AM Tuesday June 5. An afternoon track and field meet at the Village Green begins at 1 PM with divisions by grade and age and events like sprints jumps and team races.
Kenilworth residents will vote next Monday on issuing 111000 in bonds to buy two tracts between West Railroad avenue and Coventry road extended for a village hall site and a fire station. Condemnation proceedings set the purchase costs while Kenilworth Realty coowner donates land worth over 22000 to reduce the expense.
Hoyt King will be the principal speaker at An Evening of James Whitcomb Riley in connection with the Fellowship Club dinner at the Central Y.M.C.A. in Chicago. The program is led by Miss Callie Jeanne Stillson with Miss Watford performing several vocal selections Saturday evening June 2 at 7 o'clock.
Dr. Horace G. Smith pastor of Wilmette Parish Methodist church returns from the General Conference sessions in Kansas City held in May. He resumes his pulpit at 11 o clock Sunday morning and served as a Chicago area delegate on several key committees.
The Parent-Teacher Association of St. Francis Xavier School meets this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Brother Elzear is the invited speaker. A large attendance is urged. Mothers of seventh grade pupils will be hostesses.
Wilmette leaders convene for annual dinner and conference Monday June 4 at 6 45 in First Congregational church dining parlors. Attendees include all Scoutmasters assistants and troop committeemen with a program on troop reports court of honor roles and troop committee duties led by D C Leach J R Harper and Walter McPeek concluding with troop stunts.
The Wilmette Civic Luncheon club unanimously backs the Wilmette School District 39 plan to issue 110000 dollars in bonds for four new Howard school classrooms and an auditorium and to add an auditorium at Central school. Supt J R Harper and board member Ralph H Durham cited rising enrollment and future needs with projections of needing up to 27 rooms across grades in three to four years. The measure seeks a June special election for approval.
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