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10 WILMETTE ary yellow are a distinct contrast to the windows which are painted a bright cinnabar red, making the motor car a bright colorful spot in any scenery. The American · Radiator company's "Ideal" trademark-the clover leafreplaces the English coat of arms. The body was executed by the Hoover Body company and the chassis and motor were furnished by the White Motor company. The interior is every bit as intriguing as the exterior. It is panelled in walnut with a black and white rubber tile floor, furnishing a fitting setting for the display of modern heating equipment which is on exhibition. A visit to the exhibit should help you solve your heating problems. The motor car will ·be located at the Village hall. LIFE Iuly 1, t9~7 .. Heating Displa:v on Wheels Comes to Village Today BEACH P·LAYGROUND OPENS A "showroom on whe.els" containing a complete display of heating equipment as manufactured by the American Rad~ator company is scheduled to arrive in Wilmette today. J. U. Farley is in charge of the display. This t rave 1in g . exhibit has covered the greater part of the territory in the triangle formed by Connecticut, Florida and Texas and much interest has been created in all the towns visited. Only recently the exhibit returned from Texas where considerable difficulty was experienced m g e t t i n g through the flooded country. Architect Raymond Hood of New York, who designed the famous Chicago Tribune building and the American Radiator Company's "black and gold" build~ng in New York, designed the body of the bus, taking as his inspiration the old English stage coach. The heavy brass luggage rail was re8. Hurdle raC' t:>-boys 15 and under. tained and the colors used are those -o-9. Undet· water raee-boys 11 and undt>r. which were so frequently seen along Mrs. Charles M. Burlingame of 812 LO. Dead 1\Ian·~ float-girls 11 and under the English highways in the 17th cen- Greenleaf avenue has as her guest, Mrs. (for distance) tury. The three large panels of can:- Anna Mann of Marion, Ohio. ('nnw out and see the fun. The playground at the beach under the direction of the Wilmette Playgr.ound and Recreation board opened Tuesday of this week with Mrs. J. P. Caldwell and Dudley C. Stone in cparge. The point system in vogue last summer will again be used with minor changes. This will include the weekly Beach Day. and the awarding of swimming suits and medals to those showing proficiency in the activities there. This will continue until August 26, when thi- 'playground wiH close. Special stress this summer will be put on swimming lessons, and life saving tests. Anyone ipterested in any of the above see the in~tructor !' and receive further information. The program oi the first Beach Day follows (this is Friday, July 1, at 2 George A. Zabriskie arrived Tues- o'clock) : day from Cuba to join Mrs. Zabriskie 1. One-arme d ra c-·t--girh:: 1 :J and undt·r. 20 yd . ila~h-boy!-' 11 and under. and the baby, who have been with 2. :~. 20 yd. dash - girls 11 and under. Mrs. E. H. Yonkers, 911 Sheridan road, 4. 50 yd. das-!1-boys lG-16-17. for six weeks. They will be here for 5. 50 yd. dash-g·irl!:.' 15-16-17. 6. 25 yd. dash-boy~ 12-13-14. several weeks longer. 7. 25 yd . . dash-girl::; 12-13-14. SEES MEMORIAL DAY . AS PEACE MESSAGE Margaret Bickham, Wilmette School Girl, Takes ·Third Award in Essay Contest Editc,r·:-; not~: The following is. a copy t' H!:i::t:V <'n l\h·morial Day whtch was ratt>d third pla('t> in the \Vilmette Optimist dub annual :\fe morial D:"-Y Essay <'Ontest, pa.rtieitlated in by puptls of the Wilmette grade schools. ThE> . first .and St>c·ond award t's~ays w ert- p~bhshed m a recent h.::f':U t- of 'VII,l\H.:I'TI·: LIFE. of an I ' I -------- What Do You Think of Business Vacant at 75 Per · Front Foot? Especially on a Through· Highway from Chicago $1 U NDOUBTEDL Y every property owner has very carefully followed the action by the Village Board covering the new boulevard which is to go through our Village in a north and south direction on what is now Main Street, immediately west of and adjoining the C. ~ N. W. Railway, connecting the Green Bay Road on the north and McCormick Boulevard on the south. It is estimate.d that this new thoroughfare will relieve Sheridan Road of approximately so% of its present traffic. being a short cut to certain portions of Chicago. Those of you who have driven over the completed portion of this boulevard from the heart of Winnetka's business district to the Indian Hill Station, know what it means. If you have not already done so, drive over this new section at once. It's an eye opener. Wilmette's portion is to be 52 feet of solid concrete, 40 feet of which is to be paid for by the county, the remaining 12 feet by the abutting property owners. Have you any conception as to what effect this is going to have on property values? A business lot one block east of the railroad station sold within the last 6o days for almost $900 per foot. Most of the property on this boulevard to be, and close to the station, is now held at about $soo per foot. In the north end of Wilmette, on the proposed boulevard between Ashland and Greenwood Avenues, only 200 feet from both main stations of the C. 8 N. W. Railway and the North Shore Line at Kenilworth, we have a quantity of business frontage. The owner of this property has had it for about twenty years and he now tells us to sell at $ T 7 5 ,per foot. The terms are unusually generous. 1 If this isn't honestly worth while, then we never saw opportunity. We can sincerely recommend this as a genuine investment and worthy your utmost consideration. KROLL & SMITH 419 Fourth REAL ESTATE End of "L" in Wilmette Phone Wilmette 500 MEMORIAL DAY AND \VHAT IT MEANS TO ME By Margaret Bickham ?vlemorial Day was first ohserved ~·1av thirtieth. eighteen hundred sixtyeigh1. General John A. Logan, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, was the one who set aside thi!' dav as a memorial to our soldiers who ·fought for the North in the CiYil \Var. ami also for the soldiers who had fought for our country in any previou s war. In the South in differ rnt states different days are observed for the honoring of their soldiers. Since eighteen hundred ninety-eight the cele hration ha!' been extended to include the ~olditr~ of the Spanish American war and in nineteen hundred seventeen the soldiers of the \\'orld war. When the da" wa s first appointed it was oh served hy placing cut flo\\'crs on the <Yrave-. and hy tJlanting shrubs and flc,\v(· r ~ . from which it received the name ·· Decoration Day." N[ore and more it i. ohfen·cd hy memorial ser Yices and patriotic celebrations: At these . eni·ces and parades the living soldiers are h0110red and often soldiers are the ~pea kers of such occasions. In the towm and cities \\'here there are Girl and Bov Scouts thev are usually asked to joit~ in the ceremon~·. Many other organizations are frequently ask ed to participate. As it is a day to . honor the dead there is always an ef fort to put the cemeteries in· order by raking the lea\·es and trash and cut ting the grass. The graves are deco rated by strewing cut flowers and planting flowers and shrubbery. On Memorial Day some group, such as members of the Grand Army of the Republic and other military organiza tions, Girl Scouts. Boy Scouts, schoo children and Women's Auxiliaries, marches to the cemetery in a body and puts flags and flowers on the graves of the soldiers. Saviours of Nation ~emorial Day means to me a day on which we pay tribute to the soldiers who saved our countrv and other coun tries. Had it not bee-n for the soldiers who so bravely fought for their land, the hi.story of the world would be very different; for instance. m the Civil War, if the soldiers had not fought so courageously our country would be divided into sections, the North and the South. My first recollection of the celebration of Memorial Day is hearing a band play and following a parade. As I grow older, more and more of the real deep significance of the day comes to me. I realize that the life of a soldier is not merely uniforms, parades, music and adventure, but rather a life of sacrifice. discomfort, loneliness and homesickness, danger from disease and exposure, an in addition to the great danger of being shot or captured by the enemy. Modern warfare makes no apu.eal to the well-brought-up Amencan boy. He is not trained to hate and to be bloodthirsty. While Memorial Day is now a day on which we pay tribute to the soldiers, I hope and think most people hop#! with me, that the Memorial Day of nineteen hundred and eighteen was the last one on which we shall add to the honor roll a new ltst of solder dead. I t .. , .· · · . t.