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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1938

Page

22

Annual Garden Market Set for This Saturday

Wilmette Civic League nearing leadership changes with Howard Miller named president and a full slate of officers and directors announced at the Friday luncheon. A zoning reform open forum is planned for May 16 at Stolp School with Robert Kingery of the Chicago Regional Planning Commission as guest speaker.

Wilmette Civic League Howard Miller Greenleaf Avenue Joseph H. Hinshaw Kenilworth Avenue Charles O. Main Greenwood Avenue W. D. Leary Tenth Street Louis Becker Chestnut Avenue James C. Leaton Oak Circle Tloyd G. Gage Taurel Avenue League Stolp School Robert Kingery Winnetka Chicago Regional Planning Commission Wilmette

Legion Auxiliary Dessert Bridge May 11 at Masonic Temple

The Wilmette post American Legion auxiliary hosts a dessert bridge on Wednesday May 11 at 1 30 PM at the Masonic temple 1010 Central avenue. Mrs Carl Alfred Peterson 144 Maple avenue handles ticket sales.

Auxiliary of the Wilmette Post of the American Legion Masonic Temple Central Avenue Carl. Alfred Peterson Maple Avenue

Mrs. Orville G Daily to Head Poppy Sales

Mrs. Orville G Daily of 618 Tenth Street will direct the American Legion auxiliary poppy day activities in Wilmette on May 23. Poppies will be sold to aid World War I veterans and their families, with the flowers made by veterans in hospitals.

Orville G. Daily Tenth Street American Legion Auxiliary Wilmette Flander

Rotarians Attend Evanston Sessions

North Shore Rotary members gather for the 147th district conference in Evanston with meetings at the Women’s club and convention HQ at the North Shore hotel. The Governor’s banquet is slated for Edgewater Beach hotel and Chicago-affiliated Rotarians from nearby villages will attend.

North Shore Northern Illinois Evanston Woman’s Club North Shore Hotel Edgewater Beach Wilmette Winnetka Glencoe Highland Park Deerfield Rotary Club of Chicago

Citizens League Elects Officers Directors at Meet

At the New Trier Citizens League annual election held Friday, officers named include President Frede ric O Mason and Vice Presidents Henry Fowler Mrs E F Snydacker Ayers Boal Jr Sherman R Barnett. Directors from Wilmette Winnetka Glencoe and Kenilworth were also chosen or held over.

New Trier Citizens League Frederic O. Mason Winnetka Henry Fowler Wilmette E. F. Snydacker Kenilworth Ayers Boal, Jr Sherman R. Barnett Glencoe Max W. Zabel Esther D. Bower Edwin A. Robson Edmund W. Burke Robert Stoddard Edward A. Zimmerman John P. Ballman William H. King, Jr Edward R. Lewis George W. Gordon J. L. Houghteling Sherman Booth Robert H. Wienecke Frank Loomis Walter Clyde Jones Vernon R. Loucks

Reunion of Ye Old Towne Follies Promises an Evening of Gayety

Village issues $20 000 in tax warrants for 1937 budget funds. Warrants issued by Kenilworth village council will not be offered to the public but placed against surplus water funds with a one percent interest rate. They serve as liens on current 1937 taxes in collection.

Kenilworth

School and Camp Bureau Aids Parents via Advisory Service

An important announcement shows the establishment of a School and Camp bureau by the magazine, led by Marjorie McLean Leary, a consultant in education and camps. Parents facing placement problems are urged to read and use the Free School and Camp Advisory service offered by the publication.

Marjorie McLean Leary

Ye Olde Towne Folkes Dinner Set for May 18

Invitations will be mailed by Miss Rebecca Fitch for the annual Ye Olde Towne Folkes dinner at the Wilmette Masonic temple on Wednesday May 18. Former Wilmette residents eligible if they lived there 25 years ago, with many nonresidents planning to attend.

Rebecca Fitch Wilmette Masonic Temple Wilmette Ye Olde Towne Folkes

Wilmette Garden Market planned by local clubs

The Wilmette Garden Market will be staged Saturday May 7 on the lawn east of the North Western station. Garden clubs will offer choice perennials annuals potted plants and other garden wares with farmers and professional gardeners in attendance. Proceeds fund civic beautification projects.

Wilmette Garden Club Evening Garden Club Wilmette North Western Station North Shore Bureau of Garden Information Charles Norman Wilbur Gillies John F. Weedon J. Benton Schaub Gillies John Mills E. H. Burge A. V.gruhn Herbert J. Naper M. C. Goodrich

Convalescing Wilmette grocer after operation

Tonie Hermes owner of the Rig way grocery store in Wilmette is slowly recovering at St. Francis hospital after an operation.

Tonie Hermes Rigway Wilmette St. Francis Hospital

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Legion Auxiliary Citizens League J. R. Harper Lyman Drake Albert B. Tucker I. R. Adkins Minnie Hughes Frank J. Gathercoal Victor Metzger C. S. Smith
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