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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1931

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Memorial Day Parade Planned by Huerter Post No 669

The 32 piece drum and bugle corps from United States Veterans Hospital North Chicago, the 72 piece band from St. George High Evanston, and the 50 piece band from St. Joseph's La Grange join Peter J. Huerter Post 669 American Legion to stage a major Memorial Day parade. The parade forms 9:30 a.m. at Hoffman Hall and ends with services at St. Joseph's cemetery for Civil Spanish American and World War veterans. Walter J. Quigley and Rev. Joseph Wagner speak. Legionnaires Auxiliary and Boy Scouts participate.

United States Veterans Hospital of North Chicago St. George’s High School of Evanston St. Joseph’s Institute of la Grange Peter J. Huerter American Legion St. Joseph's Cemetery Walter J. Quigley Seventh District Joseph Wagner Hoffman Hall Ridge Road Washington Avenue Elmwood Fifteenth Street Wilmette Avenue Legionnaires Boy Scouts Memorial Davy Legion Memorial Park Cemetery Girl Scouts Frank Camp Albany Park Samuel H. Volwell Evanston Camp No United Spanish War Veterans Evanston Camp No. 57 Wilmette Post Wilmette Village Central Avenue North Shore Wilmette The American Legion Auxiliary Home Guard Eleventh Street Grammar Twelfth Street Lake Avenue Sea Scouts

Dr Frederick Shannon to Address New Trier Graduates

Dr Frederick F Shannon pastor of Central church Chicago will speak at New Trier High School commencement in Leslie Gates gym Thursday June 11 at 8 oclock. He is known as successor of Dr Frank Gunsaulus and has addressed Wilmette and other north shore groups. Nearly four hundred students graduate, the largest class in New Trier history.

Frederick F. Shannon Central Church Chicago Middle West New Trier High School Leslie F. Gates Shannon Frank W. Gunsaulus North Shore Wilmette Sunday Livening Club New Trier

Reappointment of Village Fire and Police Chiefs

The Wilmette Village board reappointed Fire Chief Walter H. Zibble and Chief of Police Henry Brautigam. Appointments were announced at an adjourned Saturday meeting, made by Village Manager C. M. Osborn and confirmed by the board.

Walter H. Zibble Henry Brautigam Wilmette C. M. Osborn

Memorial Speaker Major Watkins Active in Legion Roles

Memorial speaker Major Watkins has held major offices in the American Legion at state and national levels. He served as first lieutenant of infantry in World War I with the 356th Infantry, 89th Division, Meuse Argonne. He has been commander of North Shore Post 21 and served on the state executive board, department judge advocate, senior vice commander, department commander, and national executive committee member for two years, plus national chairman of legislation last year.

Watkins American Legion Meuse-Argonne 356Th Infantry North Shore

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Huerter Frederick Shannon Underwood & Underwood Ferre C. Watkins Watkins, Ten Hoor and Gilbert Department of Illinois Washington Park Bock D. J. L. Walther Village Hall Park Avenue Eighth Street Sixth Street Linden Avenue Fourth Street Harold O. Mohr Hubert Carleton Ferre Flanders Fields S. C. Stanton Nan Cochran Unit U. S. Naval Reserves Carl A. Peterson Stanley Peterson Drum and Bugle Corps
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