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Aptil 1, 1927 WILMETTE LlfE 51 Directs Oratorio Orville J. Borchers audience that filled both the auditorium and the chapel oi the \Yil mettc Pari sh ~~ ethoclist church li stened to the rendition oi tht· "l ·:lija lt la st Sunday. Thi s large and apprt· ciativc audience wa s a fiJll· trihutl' ~o the s plendid work done ·In· thL: choir and ~oloists uncln the in s pi-r ing leader :-hip ·o f Orville Jennings Borchers. The as~i~ting artists for this prt·:-.entation wert : ~I adallll' Sid en iu s Zendt, soprano; ~fi ss Betty llouston, contralto: \Villiam O'Connor, tl'nw. and Rollin Pease, baritone. T hc c x c e lie 11 t interpret at ion (, i t In·· "' l: "oloi'>ts and their dral)lat ic pres~.·nta. tion gave a ll a greater apprL·riatinn of this oratorio. Much credit is also due the quartet. ~1 iss Adelaide Jones, sopra no: Mi ss Betty Houston, q)lltralto; Elbert H erlocker. tenor; ancl Rollin Smith. bari tone. In s n ·era 1 11 uml H' r s t hi:-. qua r i l' t 'r as asisted hy ~frs . R. ] . Hurrnw, ancl ~vf rs . A. G. Ackerman. soprano: ~~ .. :... l. E. Colvin and ~1rs. E. J. ( mlnn, contralto; Mr. Irving Belott-. tenor , and ~fr. L. H. Hanawalt, bass . The Trio of Angels, "Lift Thinl' Eyes," "·as bcauti fully ~ ung by ~r i:-;~ ~fahcl \Yilhar and ~1iss ~[arion Bald win, soprano; ~1iss Catharine Bick ham, ~fiss Ruth ~fill er, and ).fis . Luella Burrows, contra lt o. :\n joy and good which a child can be trained to receive ·by coming into contact with nature and being taught to appreciate it. If we have such a group of little folks in \Vilm ette, will they By M. 0. E. please notify 'M rs. C. D. Ewer, 1111 Much has heen said of late about Ashland avenue, telephone Wilmette 2014, that such a class may he formed. flowers and gardc 1~s. There is nothing which hrings forth a ,..,·ider range of BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT emotion than t8 look into the hearts The preliminaries in the basketball 1630-1632 Central Street and face s of flowers. There is no tournament sponsored hy the PlayNear tht Stadium time in life " ·hen deeper impressions .' ground and Recreation board v.·c:1 c are made than in childhood. Taking started last \Vednesclay night <H the ~ 7 ·hrs week we continue out·' these facts ·into consideratio;1 it has Hov.; ard gym when the ~{ethodist occurred to the vVilmettc Garden club team m e t the St. Joseph 1., team. that a class fo r children might be Good bask etball was played by both foy,med in <:>rdcr that the young of teams, hut the txperience of til e playThis is the most attractive co.llec\\' tlmette n11ght h e led to appreciate ers on the 1Iethodist team was too much for the Ridge a venue boys and tion of decouted Parchment Shades nature in all its beautv. we · have ever shown. At the pric.Summer is the time. wh(·n ·most nf they lost 59 to 18. This puts the St. . ing for this Sale every one of them our children haYe little to ncrupv their Joseph five out of the tournament. is an unrivalled bargain. 1ime. Shall we form such a ·cla ss? The second gautt wa s betwten It depends upon the children of \Vil- lea ders of the basketball league, the;; mette. The only re<.tuiremen t is that Presbyterian:-; ,allfi. th~ State Hank. Also be sure to inspect our values they shall be really in earnest. There At the end of the half the score was in Lamps, Furniture, Chinaware. are many pretty little legends con- 20 to 6. in fayor oi the State Bank Glassware, Mirrors and Objects of nected with flowers and birds which five, but dunng the second half, the Art. i i they told tn children "·ill lead them Pre sbyterians went wild, Hill making to look not only into the hearts of three ba sket s in quick succession from Interior Decorating Service fl owers hut far be,·ond. the center of the floor . The Pres by._! . __'!_~_!_"_:!c.-!_.,.!_ ······ There is no limit to the amount of terians won 31 to 26. Garden Club News !ltlltllanb~s: ': Sale of Lamp Shades at 40c on the Dollar ·=-1 SERVICE adapted to · each individual CADILLAC Each Cadillac is individualpersonal in character- reflecting the driving habits and require .. ments of its owner. The men in Cadillac Service: soon come to know these slight "differ.. ences." They treat each car with expert understanding -with a nicety of handling, with a sure grasp of the individual's require.. ments. Fifty-five Students Sign Up for Trip Through East Fifty-five stude nts of New Trier High school had made reservatiom at <J o'clock la st Tuesday night for th e second annua l educat io nal tour. which ,,·ill sta r t on Friday, April 8. from Chicago Yia the Pennsylvania railroad. and will cover an itinerary including \\ ashington, D. C., \\'in chcster, Va ., Endless Caver~1s. 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