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May 27, 1927 WILMETTE LIFE A~~~~~~~~~~m~M~M~, The \Vilmette Police blntter as::.,umed the proportions and appearance of a full-fledged Chicago station record early this week as five automobile accidents, two spirited and public frccf or-ails fights and a disorderly conduct rase were booked. "Circronian" activity began ~ hartly after midnight Saturday when three rars collided on Sheridan road near \Vas hington avenue . An u ut -o i-town cab going north on Sheridan road collided· with a south-bound car driven by ]. F. Coughlin and was in turn struck by another north-bound machine driven by C. H. Rogers, according to the re-i port. All three cars were considerably damaged and t \"O people, Mrs. Clara Bellcrus ~ and Mrs. H. ]. Crowe ll, were injured. Mr ~. Bellerus. , it is reported, received a serious cut on the ne·c k and it wa s found necc ssan· to take her to the Evan ston hospit.al ior medical at tention. The next mishap to be reported occurred on Sunday when a car driven by ] . .R. Brown of Scn~ nteenth street, collided with anoth<'r rnachine driven by 1I. ] . C;ivanaugh of Glencoe at \Vilmctte avenue and Seventeenth street. Both machines Wl'rc ~lightly damaged . · ~hortly afterward Fred ~[. Lutter, 1I 17 Dobson annur, Evan ston, wa s arrl':-.te<l following an accident in \\'hich his machine collirled \Vith an ot her car driven h\· Edward l3crsdorff oi )JorthtiC'Id, on -Lake avenue. Lutter wa s rcle;t~r d on bond and hi s tria I ~t't for l;ttl'r in th e week. :\ t 5 : 15 ~f o nd a y n ·e n i 11 g a car driH·n hy ~1r . . ~Iargaret Oakton, 4501 .\I ;tlcll·n an·r1ue, Chicago, wa s stru-ck by ;1 train 0 11 the :\orth Shore lint· at th e Lind l'n a ,·e nue eros. in g. Although the ( >akt on rar was badly rlamaged, ~f rs. ( )al.;ton escaped . injury. At about the same tim e, ~I o nclay, the police received a call from Fourth ~trl'l't and Linden a,·cnuc where two lltllignc·nts were reported to han· been t'Il~aging in the ancient art of facial massage a Ia ).I a rqui s of QtH:t:nsbury . . \ rraigned hdorc ~lagi:·-trate ~lirkry. <lilt: " ·a:, a~sesscd an amthrmcnt tax of ~.~ and co~ts whik the other paid a rin~~i de ftc of $10. :\noth<'r call (lll a casl' oi similar purJH·rt wa:-. n.·cci\'<.' d at t·xactly the same t Illll' from a cliff crent s~.:ction of tbc; 'illagt' where t\\ <> young men oi charartt'r were :-.ettling their ditT erl'nn·s. J>tdire aid wa s not needed . Tuesday evening HO\\·;trd Elting, re:-.iding at tl1l' Ambas sador hotel. Chicag<!, lost control oi hi~ car at T.indrn :tH·nue and Sheridan road. Damage " < t~ conf:ncd to a battered ~idewalk. Peter Hill (colored), arrested at \Vilmette avenue and Fifteenth street on a charge of disorderly conduct, was fined $3 and costs. on a Firm Foundation :\ny g-ood. builder \rill tell you that a \\·orth\Yhile :-;tructure tnust ha ,.c a strung and ]a~ t ing: f uundatiun. \ Yi thou t this. his building can not and \\·ill nut with~tancl the shock:-; to "·hich it nn1st certainly he subjecttd. The :-icunc rule applits to characP.<! · ~~ 2~ ter. ()11(.' Tht experience of ag-e:-; ha:' ta ng-ht .us that there i~ but ~aft and certain rock upon \\·hich -~ <1 \Ye can safely bnil<l uur . character . 'l'hat is the Church of Christ. LaY and stren~·then . the proper foundation ior thL· character of your children and YOUr:'L'If bY an active n1ctnber of the Church of - bccon1ino· ~~ ... .· Directory The First · Presbyterian Church Ninth Streer and Greenleaf .A_ venue of Churches: St. Augustine's Episcopal Church 1140 P. T. A. Card Party Is Mecca for Large Crowd There wen· guest.; fnr thirty-two tables :lt the rard and bunco party given hy the Log;~n lluward P. T . :\ .. ~atmda\· n ·c nim>:, ~Ia\' 21. ~ixtt·<:n table-.: of h.ridgl' \\"t:rt· ronrlurtccl iJ,· :\lr:-;. :\ . ~trihling and ~lr:-;. II. ( ). Sr.hrl'ihcr: ninl' tahk:-. 11 i 300 h,· ~fr:-.. Sparks. ;uHI ~l'\"cll table:-. 11i hn11CO !)\· ~Irs. l'. Cc,ll". l·: ightvt'll prizes w~·rc a\Yarded. Following the two hour~ oi playing, in· rr<'am and cake \\"l'l'L' :il'l'\"ed . ~frs. \\.illiam Hlankshei1n and ~fr s. 0. IT. Bersch sold randy and ~fr~. \\'il liain l·:clmonds dispensed lcillnnadc. · It was a most cnjnyahk affair throughout, and ~Irs . 11. 0. \ "Oil rlt'l' lloff wishes to express her thanks to all those whu aided in making the meeting the great success which iL proved to he, including those who donated the candy and prizes. Rev. George P. M agifl Wilmette Avenue Rev. Hubert Carleton First Congregational Church Lake and Wilmerte Avenues St. John's Lutheran Church Wilmette and Park Avenues Rev. Stephen A. Lloyd ·Rev. Herman W. Meyer Wilmette English Lutheran Church Greenlt>af Avenue and Seventh Street The F1rst Methodist Church Lake and Wi·lmette Avenuu Rev. Horace G. Smith The Wilmette Baptist Church forest and Wilmette Avenues Rev. Francis C. Stiffer Published by the lrstwcllurcls Adwrlutrtg CoMMitttt, WilMetlt Church FtdtrtJtitna