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G I O N L A U N C H E S M E M B E R S H I P D R I V E CH DRIVE NEAR EAST e Churches and Civic Combine to Raise $6,000 Fund E THE ORPHANS to Make Complete vass of Village KENILWORTH SCOUTS SEEKING A CONTEST Kenilworth Boy Scout Troop Number one is looking for competition. Through their scoutmaster, Bob Townley, the Kenilworth scouts this week issued a sweeping challenge for a meet with any troop on the north shore. They suggest a meet that will include all regulation Scout competitive events such as: knot tying, drilling, first! aid, signalling and building a fire by friction or any other events which the scout- masters of the competing troops may de- cide upon. "We think' we have a pretty good out- fit here," says Townley, with due modesty, "and we'd like to stack up against some - of-the neighboring troops, if they are willing. We will take on ^iill comers from Evanston to LaW . . . . . Forest, bar none." civic and religious orgamza- T h e Kenilworth scouts seem well pre- ding all the churches in the p a r e d t 0 b a c k w t b e i r challenge. This will observe Church Field' weet, t uev a r t , concludir.tr a wiv- day, February 3, at which •be launched an intensive cam- aise $6,000 for Near East Re- ,000 J Christian refugees from ing in camps, caves or dilapi- Idings in Greece, all of them tress because of economic con- the country to which .they their life; and with at least phan children among them fac- by starvation or exposure by_ e ministers--.of.-.Wilmette _xe^^een points -rjiflter^nce between- the high- t with E. T. Baer, represent-[est and lowest. The_winners in allthe 'ear East Relief, to formulate raising Wilmette's share of y needed to save the lives of eless children. ^ Favor Canvass Hare found that, the pastors, protes- 'cathdlic, as we'll as the presi- thc Wilmette Sunday Evening re heartily in accord with the t and unanimously in favor of i-wide canvass. Consequently, ik McClureL1j^jjdent of ^ the Evening club, was asked to be- lirman of a general committee 'or such a canvass. t€fetfe called a.iuuutiu^ Friday January 25, at which the organ- 'as completed and the follow- srs elected: Thomas H. West, ; Dan G. Stiles, treasurer; Mrs. Ballard. Mrs. R. E. Pattison IV. Gilbert Stansell and J. R. icmbers of the Executive com- oi $6,000 was decided upon ittc's share in the nation-wide and definite plans were ef» raise that amount. ', !"Church Fiald Day" f, February 3, has been desig- thc churches as' "Church Field len various Near East Relief will speak and the remarkable rendered by that agency will be 'riday evening, February 8, the who will conduct the canvass eet at St. Augustine's Parish to be assigned their-territoriesr lotion pictures portraying condi- ul work being done, and receive ions and material for the can- It will be the plan to launch the Sunday afternoon, February 10, h it to conclusion as rapidly as $60 Supports an Orphan hoped that at least fifty Wil- week they are concluding a hotly- contested inter-patrol and individual contest with a keen side race to see who will be the first Eagle scout. The first class scouts who are trying for the honor are: Frank Watt, Webb Baugh, "Pep" Farley, Jack Rathbone, Bob Sweet, Harry Dubsky and Wally Marx. In the individual contest Frank Watt is leading with second _and third honors split between Jack Rathbone, Webb Baugh and "Pep" Farley. In the patrol fight there are but four- SOVIET REGIME S. E. CT0r 1C Sir Paul Dukes Secret Ser- vice Expert in Russia to Relate Experiences SERVED IN RUSS ARMY Narrowly Escaped Death at Hands of Spies _____ ART JUDGES HONOR WILMETTE PAINTER contests will be determined by the end of this week. $700 MORE WILL - a r i t t r o s i f l s Sir Paul Dukes, who, as a member of the British Secret service, joined Red Russia's cohorts witnessed the awful spectacle of famine, desease and death, felt the tyranny of the Bolshevik police and escaped only after a most thrilling experience with Lenine's extensive spy system, will be the speaker at the Wil- jnette Sunday Evening club on Febru- ary 3. His subject will be, "My Ex- periences in Red Russia." There is little question but that the First Congregational church auditorium will be crowded to-capacity Sunday eve- ning, for it is extremely doubtful wheth er the_jresidents_ of the north shoreJiave ever Heard as thrilling a story and,a^_ intimate an account of the inside'tacts concerning the Bolshevik regime, as will be given next Sunday evening. Educated in Russia Sir Paul Dukes is an Englishman who was educated in Russia. He studied music at the Petrogracl-Conservatoire as early-as -M09 and, whWe the Czar wa<> still at the height of his power was as- sistant to the director of the Imperial Marinsky opera. In these years he also Contributions This Week Make It $1,290.56 science and economics, and wrote extcn^ sively for newpapers and magazines. He learned to speak and write Russian flu- ently. ... -- - The Band fund to date: Arthur B. Seibold,,. ... $ 254» Previously acknowledged. 1*295.56 Total $1,290.56 Slowly but surely the New Trier High School Band Uniform fund cam-, paign conducted by IJqyd__HoXlisJtcrv Inc., Ts-appToachfng the goal of $2,000 the sum necessary to fit out the 120- piece band with attractive uniforms. A single contribution at the time of reckoning this week brought the total to within $9,44 of the $1,300 mark and prospects for an early realization of the goal are bright. An illustration of the effort put forth by the high school pupils to boost the band fund in connection with the re- cent, benefit, concerts in the. .school auditorium is given in the instance of Harrington Mitchell, a student, who, without aid, disposed of 112 tickets for the concerts. Richard Houren, son of the Winnetka fire chief, came second with 61 tickets. Very few of the 600 tickets sold were purchased by students, a fact which "ndicates that most of the contribu- tors were fathers, mothers and friends Marie K. Lusk, one of Chicago's pioneer artists, who has been a resident of Wilmette for .the past few years, has been notified by the Chicago Art Institute that her latest canvas has been accepted for the forthcoming annual ex- hibition of Artists of Chicago and vicin- ity open at the Art Institute next Satur- day. Acceptance of the canvas marks a notable achievement for Mrs. Lusk in view of the fact that of the approxi- mately 4000- pieces submitted by Chicago artists for the forthcoming exhibition only 205 paintings _were selected. ^ Mrs. Lusk has studied in Paris and has exhibited at the Paris Salon, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco and as early as 1884, in the Chicago Art In- stitute. The title of Mrs. Lusk's latest paint- ing is "The Violinist--Milan Lusk.^ The canvas is that of her son who is the widely known Wilmette violinist. NEED YOUR HEP, LEGION APPEAL Wilmette Post Officers Pen Letter to Community Ask- ing Co-operation WOULD RE-VAMP POST Want txr Hmrtfp witfr Bet terment WAGE BATTLE ONREZONING Home Owners Fight to Pro- The announced proposal, indicated in recent notices of public hearings before the Wilmette Zoning Board of Appeals, to re zone as commercial property on the east side of Fourth'street between Lau- rel and Maple avenues, has caused more excitement in the southeast section of the village than has been apparent since the days of the controversy about the Msumed=3n^ -political-'-eWvat«t--termina4-tw«Ive- yea*« ago $tood with Kerensky He was a liberal on the side of Ker- ensky during the. first great revolution. Later he was employed by the British (Continued on page C) Occasionally the Editor Feels i*e "Qtmm'Qn" While, as the "colyum conductor" intimates, there are times when the editor would like to be anywhere so long as it's beyond reach of some irate citizen, there are other times, to be sure, when he can scarcely refrain from getting himself into print fol- lowing the receipt of a nice bouquet. All of which has to do with a brief but noble comment in the January 27 issue of the First Congregational Church Calendar, to wit, as follows; "There is much to be cpmmended in our local newspaper, WILMETTE LIFE. Not only does it contain all the local news, but its devotion to the propagation of the highest ideals of living makes it particularly worthy of a place on the reading table of every home in our village. We congratu- late the editors and publishers in the growing success of this publication." Modesty prevents, etc... Two meetings of home-owners have been held and an organization effected to fight any attempt to extend the com- mercial-area in tho-southeast section. At the first of these meetings, held Friday, January 25, John Clark Baker, Was elected chairman; Andrews M. Vernon, secretary; Dan C. Moore, John D. Pahlman, Clarence Kavanagh and W. Earle Dunn, members of the Executive committee, At a meeting on Tuesday evening of -t4«s--week-more than i^ST.'^l^^X-^^- - Trs^'eTe^slfown tTiaTa protest against the proposed extension of the Linden ave- nue commercial district has been signed by more than 200 property owners re- siding in the immediate vicinity of the tract in question. At present the canvass of property owners is being confined to the southeast section of the village but if found neces- sary will later-"be extended throughout the village. The protesting property owners, it is announced, will be out in full force at the public hearing before the Board of Appeals on Zoning to be held Wednes- day evening, February 6, at 8 o'clock at the Village hall. Wilmette Post of the Ameri- can Legion, Lea J. Orrr~£oTtt- mander, comes to the citizens of the community in the accom- panying letter with an earnest appeal for co-operation in nx>t merely giving Wilmette a 100 per cent membership in . its Legion unit, but in the matter, as well, of helping the war veterans' organization to take its place among 'the other potent civic forces..in the community. The first object of the post, the letter indicates, is to secure the active support of every person in • Wilmette eligible to membership in the post. This can be accom- plished only, it is explained, by , having those eligible persons affiliate with the post a* active members. The second specific object for 1924 1 ies-m--t4te~ endeavrrr-ta s~e- cure the co-operation of every citizen in the community in pro- viding a memorial ""that will fit--- tingly perpetuate the memory of the Wilmette boys who made the supreme sacrifice, in the World war. The third object is the foster-: ing of a spirit of good-will and rn-nppratinn through 4¾¾--¾^ N. T. C. A. Membership Drive Great Success Forty-three business and profes- sional men signed up this week to be- vanccmcrrr of- every " Inirdatole^ community enterprise; to link the legion and the community as a whole, into a fofcF that will have ^"permanent influence for mutual betterment. The legionnaires' letter reads as follows : The Letter "White this letter is intended pri- marily to reach such men and women who are resident in this village, and who possess honorable discharges from the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and Hospital service, it is also intended to reach the mother and father or the brother and sister and possibly, the, sweethearts and friends of those who have not as ye: aligned themselves with any organization which has as its purpose the retention and foster- ing of that same spirit which sent us, $60 Supports an Orphan hoped that N at least fifty Wil- eoplc will each assume the sup- one orphan for a year," one of icers of the local campaign or- ion stated this Week. "The cost l support is given as $60, which paid in monthly installments, ed was never more pressing than ent. This is chiefly due to the of the Greek monarchical gov- credit. The Greek government ri doing all in its power, and the thurch and people exerting them- the limit to care for these for- "fugees who had been suddenly Upon them. The burden has been vy. Only America can save the ; these refugees who fled out of to save their lives. Only Wil- »n do Wilmette's share, of this i"g work." the Xear East workers and persons more or less indirectly !«l With the work who will speak Imette church this Sunday arc and Mrs. Constance P. dellabn, Vnna Daniels, and Lieut. C. W. lin dcliahn, who will speak in Justine's church, was an officer Rtiss'i var and later served with "Gen v r mgle in that leader's effort to (Continued on page 7) tors were fathers, mothers and friends of the students who were interested in heloing the cause of the uniform campaign. . The band needs $?00 dollars to com- olete its uniform fund. If you have not already contributed, do the boys -p-nd girls a good turn by mailing a rheck for the New Trier Band Fund to Lloyd Hollister I NT., 1222 GENTRAI, AVKNL wilmette. ILLINOIS. Let's clean it up for the boys and girls 1 Junior Police to Get Their Stars Tuesday A big time is in store for the forty members of thr Wilmette Junior Police who, on Tuesday evening, February 5, arc to receive their badges of authority from none other than President Zipf and the Board of Trustees, Tuesday will be formal presentation night and the boys, froift the chief down to the rookie patrolmen, are looking for- ward with pardonable pride to pinning in the stars. The Junior police were organized by ian general staff during thai Superintendent Dewnan and, in more Modesty prevents, etc... than one instance, have been tS.material assistance to the regular patrolmen of the villagr; Only $65! Worth $175! Washing Machine and Vacuum Gleaner. Used, but just as efficient as new. FOR SALK "KDKN" WASHING machine, HwlnginK wring and "Ohio" vacuum dinner with attachment*. Will Hell both for North Short- Klretrie. Shop. Tr-1. Winn. 44. BIG BARGAINS AT LITTLE COST Read Want Ads sional men signed up this week to be- come members of the New Trier Com- mercial association, bringing the total membership of the organization to well over the 1,10 mark. Leaders in the association decided upon a whirlwind membership cam- paign at the annual session last week and agreed to devote some of thoir .nie this week in making* a canvass of the business districts of the vil- lage. They met at luncheon Monday noon and soon after were on their way to get every eligible man in the village lined up with the association By evening that day 33 prospective members had signed up. On Tuesday and Wednesday the total was boosted to 4,3, with several "doubtful Thomases" remaining to be convinced of the merits ot the organization. Missionary Society to Hold Session in Chicago The semi-annual meeting of the Woman's f Ionic Missionary society of Rock K'iver conference of the Methodist I'.piVopal church, will be held in the Knglewond church, Stewart avenue and Mrd street, VWednesday, February 6, at o'clock. This is a very Important meeting and it is expected that a large delega- tion will attend from Wilmette. ing of that same spirit which sent us, as individuals, to our various positions both combatant and non-combatant during the world war. "It is" sincerely hoped that the folks fbove mentioned will consid r serious- ly the thoughts and purposes which are set forth in this letter. T^okin^ back over a span of years, our most illustrious evample of the same spirit and comradeship for which the Ameri- can Legion of toch'y stands, is best ex-, amplified by our noble comrades, the Grand Army of the Republic. It was certainly an inspiring sight on Me- Tifrfial Hay, two years ago, when these n--that small handful representing the Army here in Wilmette--appeared in a| body on the platform at the nark. TheVe were remarks at on v hand concerning the spectacle .md they seemed to say: if the mevicait Legion, Wilmette Post o lf go- ing to survive, as has tlit- (). A. k more members, that is to -ay. active members, »mst take their piu-c on its roster and assume and carry out a small portion of the responsibility which rests on us in carrv'ng forward to nosterirv the SC ideals which thr thinning ranks of the l»raud Army of the Republic must lay down. It is , 70od m. Miv yars a.s T n ivc this Crar Army was oreanbed and our duty (Continued on page 8)