Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 1 Apr 1927, p. 42

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42 WILMETTE LIFE HOLD RUMMAGE SALE April 1, 1927 Mrs. H. L. Root of Kinsman, Ohio, will return home at the first of the week after a visit of three weeks with Mrs. L. E. Penberthy of 1524 Wilmette VETERINARIAN f avenue. 8peelallllng In tile treatment u· Miss Natalie Redfield, daughter o -oyo·r beet friends tile Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Redfield, 1131 Mrs. Carl Keith and her son, John "Dor and Cat" Forest avenue, has returned to the Na AII enlle reeehe my personal tiona) Park seminary at Washington, Keith , 310 Warwick road, returned to attePtlon · · 1AAO lttllvf' An. wnm-t·-. 111. D. C., after spendmg a w<~ek's vacation Kenilworth Monday morning after spe nding a week in Biloxi. ·~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ at~h~o~n1~e~. Mrs. Walter H. Williams of 1306 BAHAI LECTURE SUNDAY Gregory avenue and her son, Charles, The · public of the . north shore has returned last week from California .. Thev were in San Francisco. Santa been invited to attend a meeting for Barbara, and Los Ange le s during their the elucidation of the principles of the two months' stay. Bahai Movement to be held Sunday afternoon, April 3, at 3 o'clock, in the studio of Louis Bourgeois, architect of Telt-pbuu Wilmette II·H the Bahai temple, at 536 Sheridan road. The Ladies' Aid society of the Wilmette Parish Methodi st church will Biahop Kelley of Oklahoma T ella Story hold a Rummage sale at Economy shop of Wilmette Youtb Who Won Him Thursday an~ Friday. April 7 and 8. Ov~r to Boy Scout Cause A SCOUT'S GOOD TURN. DR. FRANK B. ERWIN 1·~ .... ·-r-q ' ~ :\'""~": : Scnut ExPcuti\·,. 'Ya 1tPr McPeek, North Shore Area. ('(\"" " q . Rov Scouts of America, passes along- th i" fnllowing- story told at a Scout EXt-f'l l· tl· ·es' conff'rence la~t September. by tlw Rt. Rev. Francis C. K e lley, bish op ( I f the Catholic <'hurch In Oklahom q ·· ·111 formerly pastor of th e St. Francis X a ,·i··r· <'hurch ln Wilmettt·. The tn.le rPlat··~ t· :>n Incident w~1ich oeeurreil to Ri!=:h(q r Kf'ller when hf' c::~.me to 'Vttrn~tt·· H!': ; , l'.trangt·r ~nnw ~ixtPPn years agOt Just a few miles back from the sandy shores of Lake Michigan-where lake-blown breezes croon their tuneful melody through endless ribbons of copper stretched on a line of hightension electric towers-and where sleek trains glide swiftly over a new, solid roadway of steel and stone-there the Skokie Valley calls to all lovers of the beautiful. On high-speed trains of the North Shore Line, operating over the Skokie Valley Route, thousands of people every day enjoy the natural splendors of this favored section. And more each day are choosil)g home sites in this beautiful locality~for now, in addition to its natural advantages, the Skokie Valley offers convenient North Shore Line transportation directly into the Chicago Loop! A train to Milwaukee N OMATIER what time you wish to leave for Milwaukee, the North Shore Line is ready for you. Limited trains from here make comfortable connections at North Chicago Junction with hourly Milwaukee trains. There is no need for adjusting your plans to fit infrequent train schedules. North Shore Line service is so frequent that it fits any plans you may have! It's a short, pleasant ride to Milwaukee on the North Shore Line. Heavy all-steel cars, and a roadbed of solid rock ballast, make your journey replete with comfort. No smoke, no soot, np cinders. Courtesy that's nationally famous! · Milwaukee trains carry dining cars at meal times, and many of them have parlor-observation cars. All Milwaukee trains stop ar Racine and Kenosha. Thoae deairin1 to take Mil\VIIukee train· from Chica1o will find our Loop atation (Adama and Wabuh) and our North Side ltationa (Grand Avenue, Wilson Avenue, or Howard Street) a real convenience. All Milwaukee traina atop at theae atationa. For schedules, fares and other information, inquire at ticket cffice. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Co. The Road of Sewice 1-ll:J Motor Coach Connections Kenoaha to: Lake Gene· va and pointl between. Waukeaan to: Fox Lake diatrict, Gurnee, Lake Villa, Antioch, Yolo, McHenry. r · . " I met mv fir.;' Rov Sront in the yj J la l!e of Wilmette, near Chicago, ahO\lt ·ixteen yea r s ago, th at is, the fir st R(~ ~ Scout 'vho made an imnre"sion on mt·. T had just gotten off an interurban rar at a corner and was loo kin g ahout ror a ch urch steeple which, I hooed. wouM he mv g uid t> to find the Catholic Rt ·c tory ~· here T was t o he g-ttest. l Sa\\ no steen le. There seemed to he 1111 bodv about on that particular strtt·t from whom to make inquiries. I start ed to walk rather aimlesslv awav frn nt the ca r lin e honing to meet SOillf' Otlt · who would send me in the right din·c tion . T had a sui tcase als·o to hothl' r me and there was no hope for a tax i. Those were not the davs of taxi s wa n· dcrin!! ahout in horde s.' "Suddrnh· a hov rushf'd out frr 1111 . · somrhodv\ front lawn. T tunH·d atHf saw other boys there at nla v. This 011<· hart left them and now came up to me smilinl!. "'Do vnu w<tnt to find Father fh·rnt-' , hou se. Father?' he asked . . "~You '!uessrd it right. son.' "'T.rt 111e take vhu there.' Yo\l'rr l'n;nCT the wrotHr wav.' "·~n. so n. T don't want to hreak un ,·our nart\·. and vnur (!arne. Just t<·lT mr the " ·a,· and T'll find the ho us e all ri[Yht." . "·'No. no. Fat her. Let me show W·\1 . Tt', not a hit of trouhlf'.' . "He sta rted me off the other wa' ;:m d walkrrt alon·r with me . All at one~· he seemed. to think of somet hin g he had missed. "'Sav. Father. let me earn· vr 1ur suitcase.' - . "Now lH' was a small hov and the case w<l s hcav,·, so T objected: hut t i, c discussion en live ned our walk to t l1c· rcr.torv when· th e hov left me witll ;1 chl"f'nr. 'Gnod-lwc. Father.' '·'When T met Father Bvrne. I :-;aid: 'You must have the right kind oi tf'ac hers in vour sc hool.' - and T told him about the hoy. He laughed. · "'I certainly have· the rig-ht kind <,i teachers, but they can't find c:redit f(lr that particular boy. I saw who he wa . . when he left you at the door. H e i.;;· not one of the Parochial school. He is not even a Catholic.' "'But he called me Father a1Hl seemed-' '"'Of course he did. He gave yo11 your proper title, and he has to he kincl and courteous. He is a Boy Scout who was using your trouble to do hi s dailv good turn for someone.' "Since that time I have alwavs triec1 to do good turn for the Scouts h,. saying a word for them when opportunitv offered. Brother Barnahas thinks thl'lt Mr. \Vyland. Bishop Con roy, and himself hrought me here today. Brother Barabas is mistakened. Tt 'vas that Boy Scout from the village of Wilmette who broug-ht me. He is now a grownup who perhaos is helping to make other boys kind and courteous through the less!)ns underlying- the Scout lav.-. 1 h.ope he hears of thi,· story." · ) a · a · WILMETTE PASSENGER STATION T tltpbont Wilmtttt ~ 5 l.f Baggagt Cbtcktd Mr. and Mrs. Lester Corrie and their little son, Harlan. left Wednesdav for their home in Fairfield after a - visit of. several weeks with Mrs. Corrie's si~ter, Mrs. Charles L. Morgan, 1401 H1t1 street.

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