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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1924
Page
6
The Rotary club backs a single drive to fund Wilmette’s charities through a central committee. A budget would be set and funds distributed to groups like the Salvation Army and Arden Shore after quotas are met. Donors choose allocations or let the committee decide. Why not in Wilmette.
A reader contrasts a substandard trip from Kansas City to Excelsior Springs with the North Shore line praising its fast schedule modern cars and firm road-bed. The piece urges gratefulness and not taking transit for granted.
Former Wilmette teacher F. J. Mitten, listed as U. S. V. No. 72 at U. S. V. Hospital Helena Montana, is gassed in the war and incapacitated for active teaching. He lies in Montana hospital, a lonely figure awaiting care and recovery.
A former Wilmette public school manual training teacher, Mr. Mitten, recalls happier days before the war in France and laments long confinement in hospital after gas exposure. He hopes former students will write him messages about old school days.
An amused note on golf terms and a tease about a two day Highlander event in Wilmette. It hints at a 24 man field and a Jubilee gathering by the North Shore, with playful confusion over golf lingo and venues along Church Street and the Chicago River.
The New Trier Parent-Teacher Association formed from a plea by Superintendent Clerk for active parent cooperation in education. The article notes fathers’ engagement and informed conversations with school officers about students’ studies and progress, inviting ongoing participation.
Clare C. Hosmer of Wilmette directs the Chicago Architectural League which issued its 1924 year book featuring illustrations of rest homes schools and commercial buildings of notable architectural merit. Wilmette congratulates Hosmer on the achievement.
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