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e a niversary vf the birth of one of America's citizens. Ahqost 13> years ago A b r a h a m Lincoln was born in t~ backwoods to a life ·of hardship and hard work. With little help from those nearest to him he fought ·. his way to the presidency, a position whose promi ence·and honor are Dnly surpassed by the burden ·of responsibility it places on its occupant. It seems to us that his two primary qualiThe Wlimette Sunday Evening Club may ties \Vere his ambition and his sympathy. ruly be said to be a public service institu- Had he not been ambitious he would have tion. It renders not only to Witm· e tte but been content to remain a backw:oodsman, a also to the entire man like thousands of others. He probably North Shore a ser- would have acquired a little plot of land, vice of inestimable . cultivated it, married, raised a family, and vatue. '!'here are few lived an everyday existence. But something . ' organizations in the unusual within young Abe spurred him on nited States that &> for their constituents and continued to drive him onward towards hat the Wilmette Sunday Evening Club excellence. Call it "divine discontent." oes for those who attend its regular His ·sympathy with suffering in man and · eekly meetings. animal seems also, like his ambition, to have During its ·y~ar, which extends usually been uncommon. A slave sale, which he atfrom the beginning of October into the fol- tended in early years, hurt him as if it were lowing April, the programs of the Club pre- a sword piercing his vitals. The knowledge . sent a remarkably wide range of interests that American boys were being killed by and subjects. · Throughout its year occur the hundreds in the war was almost more · concerts and recitals, both instrumental and than his tender heart could bear. The marvelous statue by St . .Gaudens shows the ~ocal, solos and choruses. Pianists, violin· ts, cellists,-all contribute to the varied sympathy of this remarkable man~ this great American. programs of the club. Timely problems are discussed and soluUnfor~unately there are in almost every ·tions suggested by the world's ablest men and women. Scarcely a question that at- communtty men and women who treat tracts public attention that is not presented policemen as social inferiors. Obviously these men and w.omen t these Sunday evening sessions. During think that the proper at· .the current year of 1927 and '28 the follow- T"Ythe titude to take toward the · g topics will be or have been discussed : Golden Rule police. is that of conrime and Law Enforcement, What is Hapdescension and fault-findpening in China, Prisons, The Foreign ing. And the language and tone they adopt ~gion, Discarding the Veil in Turkey, Problems in Ancient Capitals. Religious when speaking to these guardians of pubmessages are given by John Timothy Stone, lic welfare is harsh and arrogant. Recently we heard of one of our North · tephen B. Wise, Frederick Shannon, and Shore matrons with more money than kindEdwin H. Hughes. The club's programs are ness or manners, who when asking for proindeed comprehensive. · tection of her home during a short absence The expenses of the club are heavy. As treated the police as a drill sergeant treats , ight very well be expected, t'he year usuala raw recruit. Instead of requesting she . closes with a deficit. This very fact itordered. And anyone who has been ordered self is evidence of tire unusually high value knows the difference. She quite insisted of· what the club offers to those who attend. that her needs and demands receive imThe expenses are met, as far as possible, by mediate attention and that the police being dividual subscriptions and collections. We village employees were the servants of the ge our readers to turn to another column citizens and nothing more. the paper which they are now reading. What a distin. c t contrast this treatment ead about the work of this valqable ornization and its needs. Give your cordial is to that nf . those liberal minded citizens pport in the form of dollars to this great who not only sent a gift to the police for blic service institution-the Wilmette their valuable aid in time of most urgent n~ed but, what was more deeply appreunday Evening Club. Ciated, also sent a letter expressing heart----~ -· :-------------felt gratitude. What does it mean to be a First Class It will be a good day for every community out? It means first of all just what it when every resident without exception uses ys. It means th;1t a boy· must be a ~rst the golden rule in dealing · with village class scout. And that officials. · · · means a great deal. It moeadans. that hetputs tihn- · The habit of the late Edward L. Ryerson t t1 y prac tee e f · · ...... h . . h"l ideals and rinci les of 0 gty·n&: "" ~ arattes w 1 e able to make e Scout Oath and Law. Th: Oat6 is as t~e.gtfts tn person and .of not delegating .the llows: ( 1) To do my duty to God and gtvtnJ to executors ts surely a seJ}sable y country and to Dbey .the Scout Law practice. If we had plenty of money we ) To help other people at all · times: ~h~uld also .take great pleasure in usint:r it ) To keep myself physicall stron , . e ~~e we dted to h~lp. needy and deservnlg entally awake, and morally cl~an. ~ lndtvtduals and .socaetaes.. ~fter death we t Law requires a Boy Scout to be should not be tn a C:ondatton to get any stworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly cour- p!hasure ~u~ of '?u.r ~fts btofthe poor, and 0 ,,Rl4·~~k;iad=, obecliut, clae rful thrift . ers. n .a~ttctpatlng e or.e death the , c . , ad4 · , v rent. · - · ' y, - · f!~s re.~of~Ctvm . ~~~r_ ~~~~~ _1·~ not ~~ch .. I Aft.-lla_., OIJ lo,_,, eold, bleole ffiOIIth, Dreariest of Gil IM ytM, . Hove you one .rt~~t~ll eseue f'!r btirtgf Ortt, perltap.r--1 coflfiDI fiatl st. · Ala, lv!tl·f«etllanus, 110111 yn tttUe u.r Willa a bli.r8M'tl, tlata a More/a dtJy. H (JfJI yo· '"" oftt deiire lo llftllt tU Sllivering iJJ your witlry ~last 1 Y nr days are ,.,.,.l,rttl, OM by OM, Tlaty ffiiiSI illnlitobly /NUS, · ltl.fl Dfltt again lf*tllll qtltfj--1 do admire yoar .rublk witH a11e one Sllltlll ISCfl.ft for bring f 0111, perhap.r-1 tGflfiDI Jifld, il. "* -GSOilGIA lb:B. TlaeFeeliqlaM-..J Stem-visaged as the public prints please to depict the irrepressible Mussolini, he has to date failed utterly to hand us even the semblance of a scare. This in spite of the fact that a solicitous flapper friend volunteers the information that II Duce is the mortal foe of all bachelors. If worst comes to worst, we'll climb Alei· Herr Doktor Peltzer's ruecken and give the Big Guy the run of his life. L..aouia And, speaking of the merry, though just now precarious state of bachelorhood, what do you suppose those married girls over at . the Wilmette Methodist church mean by inviting their unmarried sisters to a Leap Year party. AP..-,. The midt~iglat lwur approaching fast, His tired form iff bed he cast. About he tossed, no sleep, no rest/ · So he sal up tmtl cursed this ble.rt "Excelsior." A11 overstuffed pi11i suite he spied, A lovely present for ll.i.r bride : "HOfll is it yoa ctm sell so cheap!" The salenna· chirped a little peep, "Excelsior." The bridal pair at brealefast cooed Wt'll toke CJ little breakfast food." . The bridegroom SU!Ore he co11ld lurve felled Thot raucous waiter ·when he yelled, · "Excelsi3r." 11 P.....-·1· A pocketbook 011 birtlulay came With lnllgi11g sitles-"Oia, is lae 'game!" A lauflllred dollars, I'll be bound"But whtrt she looleed inside slat /DMfltJ "Excelsior." N OfiJ whm slat quit this tvorld he hied Himself Nfllo CJ medium-cried! "Asle why .rlae gave me such o jolt." Back caJM her voice like tlat,ulerbolt" Bxulsior." -H. F. S. F-ta of KaowWp T.his Mik~ Angelo Portenhau5er, who, with his gemal. assoca~tes, has been engaged the past few days m daubang the confines of the sanctum sancrol'lllll: devel!lps c~n~iderable philosophy tile while he Wl~lds hts artastac brusla. 'Twixt he and Jim (the raght bower? one can readily provoke copious comment concemmg any possible subject of dis~ssion. During their stay~ for instance, has come hatherward all the knowledge that really matters. In fact, we'~ been busy all. the while 'gathering up pearls ~f wasdom and rubbang paint spots off our new swt and overcoat. ·tart.~ ,_ - ...............ta,N - ~tnl ..................... AWenlaa c..a. ... .11.,..., Bil Ta,._, Lowell ..,._, F.... 1e1i11. o. aw.. _. FNd .....-. ..e to ....... .u ..: Canl of Tluual&a . ~tlloaewlao .... ao~--tedAI Woltr (witla ~ .me.) ia ....-. tlaat hole .. .,..... _ __. 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