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September 14, 1928 W_ l ~.M e ·y T E L.I.F.E ( ,Wilmette Legion Next meeting of Wilmette Post No. 46 is Tuesday, September IS, at 8:30 sharp at St. Augustine's club house. This will be the first fall meeting and there will be several important matters to come to the attention of the members. Corps Wins Prize Wilmette Post Drum and Bugle Corps won third prize in the class B division in the parade at the state convention of the American Legion at W~ukegan <?n Monday, September 10. Thtrty-two members turned out in our resplendent new uniforms, and as Wiln;~tte ha~ entered the class B compe~ttiOn, whtch consists of corps of thirty men or less, comrades Carter and Van Inwagen volunteered to drop out of the parade in or~er to bring the corps down to the maxtmum strength. Under the leadership of Drum Major Klebba the corps_ hit exactly the required 128 beats per minute past the judges' stand. Evanston corps won fourth prize in class f\, which consists of corps of ove_r thtrt! men. Their nifty blue and whtte umforms received much comment . . __ A dainty buffet lunch was served the Wilmette and Evanston corps later. D. C. Leach carried our colors in the parade. Con-vention Delegate Van Inwagen and Alternate ~opp att~nded all district and conventJon meetmgs, and will make a report on T~esday.. September 18, at the Post meetmg. Fred Lippen was also an interested attendant at Tuesday's session where Dave Shillinglaw of Ad Men'~ post was elected state commander. recording secretary; Mrs. George M. Record of Barrlnston and Mrs. V. K. Kendall of GJen Ellyn, ~treasurer; and Spicer of Lake Forest. IDiaoia Gardea Clah MUea Prelim. the following members of the execuillal7 Arr..,emeata for E·ent · . tive committee: Mrs. De Loss S. H. Earl Poronto, Jr. of 901 Elmwood Brown of Peoria ; Mrs. Fred C. Court avenue will leave Sunday for WilliamsPJ 10s for the third annual flower of West Chicago; Mrs. Charles A. town, Mass., where he will enter WilGrier of Oak Park, Mrs. Fred A. liams col_ lege. show, which each spring interests a large company of Evanstonia,ns, es+ · pecially the members of the Garden ~·······································~···········~ club of E':anston, were st~rted Monday at a meetmg of the board of directors of the Garden club of Illinois, in the Hotel Sherman. T~is year's show will take place agam at the Hotel Sherman and its + · dates are announced as Feb. 23 to PEERLESS & HOWSE SCREENS : March 9. Plans were also instituted : + · for. the semiannual meeting of the club : WOOD & COAL . BASKETS : whtch takes place sometime in October + · or N ove~ber, according to arrange- : PREPARE FOR THOSE CHILLY FALL DAYS NOW : ments which can be made with a cerQUAKER : ~ain lecturer the organization is trytng to engage. ·' + ELECTRIC Visit Our New Store GARAGE OIL · + HEATERS HEATER + Mrs. Frank W. Kingsley of the Evan+ · ston . Garden club attended Monday's meetm~ ~s corresponding secretary of the Illmois orgamzation. Others present were Mrs. Frederick Fisher of : ~~where You'll Like To Trade": Lake Bluff, president; Mrs. Ernest C. 411 Linden Ave. Phone Wit. 284 3 : Hoefer . of Riverside, vice president ; : Mrs. Charles D. Ewer of Wilmette , ~·++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++~+++++++++++~ PLAN FLOWER· EXHIBIT : i i Now is the Time to E04oy Our FIREPLACE SETS ANDIRONS : ' i i : I ! · TERMINAL HARDWARE i · · · A UJ2~~!!!:~ on all makes. Motor overhauling, carbon removed, valves reground, electrical checking. 332 Lindtn A.vt. Ph. Wit. 3064 )GN1!l~~on system on a R~:!l~!~~a jack-of-allcar is as important as the trades affair. Therefore heart in the human body. Let us take care of any defects along this line. An ~t.tractive innovation in outdoor adverh~mg has been introduced by the Ch~cago ~ orth Shore and Milwaukee railroad m the territory which it serv~s with the erection at important traff_Ic points of artistic statues ~s a medmm for carrying its message of service to the public. These statues, w h i c h are const~ucte~ of a solid composition that will Withstand the elements, present the fi_gure of a town crier of early Ame~Ican days striding along with a bell m one hand and a scroll in the other. On the scroll are inscribed in large letters. the words : "Did you ever !ravel 80 J?IIes an hour ?"-emphasizmg the htgh-speed operation of allsteel North Shore Line trains hetween Chicago and Milwaukee. The figure of the town crier is seven and one-half feet tall and appears to be carved out of marble. It stands on a seven-foot base, which is finished to represent light grey granite. On the four sides of the base are large North Shore Line emblems in bas-relief and placques telling of the territory and leading commuities served. Ten of these statutes are being e~ected by the North Shore line, and etght are already completed. These are located at Dempster street and Briergate stations on the Skokie Valley · route, Milwaukee avenue north of River road, Milwaukee avenue at Half Day road, Waukegan road at Everett, Sheridan road north of Waukegan nd Sheridan road north of Kenosha. The two other statues will ·be located on Waukegan road at Northbrook and on Sheridan r<9d at Wilmette. The picture shows the statue at Briergate station on the Skokie Valley route. North Shore Line · Adopts Statue as Advertising Mode · L &: R AUTO SERVICE repaired or Also new batteries ones at a saving. BA~=!~~r W1LMET1'E BATI'ERY and ELECTRIC SERVICE 740 · uh St. Ph. Wil. 691 you'll find definite inviduals or firms engaged in definite lines of repairing. Those listed herewith and are dependable . welcome your patronage. Radio ... re-charged. . . or used P SH?~uild and re-sole shoes 1 1 58 AINTER WILMETI'E BATI'ERY ud ELECTRIC SERVICE 740 12th St. Ph. Wil. 691 0 Artistically planned and completed work. Superior materials that assure you of complete satisfaction. to give them that newlooking appearance. A good . way to Economy. Get my prices. MISSTY SHOE REPAIR Phone Wil. .. 3 54 Wilmette Ave. PORTENHAUSER · 1030 Greenleaf Wil. :176 .. c~~:~~ I New sidewalks laid, driveways, etc. work repaired. PICP~~hat old picture frame. Cracked and broken picture paired. frames perfectly re- T!!!:~!hes made to order; 5:11 4th St. Phont Wit. 1907 cleaning, pressing and repairing. ' JOSEPH KNEIP Phone Wit. :16 1 8 7 l4 Washington Avt. PAPAGEORGE BROS.· SUTPHEN l SUTPHEN 1183 ing or re-wiring homes. Repairs on vacuum cleaners, irons, toasters and other appliances. EL~~!~A.n:n for wirWM. G. BEYRER 1 1 :19 Ph. Wil. 844 Wilmette Ave. R 1 12 9 T IRES , ADIOS We service all brands of sets. Will check over your connections, aerial, tubes, etc. Accessories at standard prices. Expert workmanship will add many miles to the life of your old tire. Our fine equipment allows us to do the best possible job. Central An. Ph. Wit. 8 1 WM. G. BEYRER Central Ave. Ph. Wil. 8 1 WILME11E BATI'ERY and ELECTRIC SERVICE 740 I :tth St. Ph. Wit. 6gl FU~~~!~~n d repairing. Old ones made to work as they should; new ones installed. Metal return air ducts, smoke pipes, pipe covering, new moist air humidifiers. · R OOFER Attend to those leaks now. Shingles or composition roofs . . . or will lay new protection right over the old coverinv. up~~~~~~~aning ART FURNm'URE CO. Phone Wil..... sa Linden Ave. lf Fourth St'. · of chairs. Complete repair work on all furniture. Forty years' experience assures you of a good job. WOIIF-GRIFFIS, Inc. 1 1 1 9 Central Ave. Ph. Wit, 1 83 AJAX ROOFING CO. 607 Main St. Ph. Wil. 1 :1 .. 8