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WILMETTE LIFE October 25, · 10~() A L ~fA WEE() Pianist and Instructor Available in \Vilmette Monday and Tuesday afternoon . In-struction fo r young children a specialty. Solo mnnher.;; o r accompaniment s for socia l functions hy arrangements. N. U. PrQfeaaor Praised for His Chemistry Book Commendation of Charles D. Hurd, associate professor of chemistry at Northwestern university! is being re ceived from many sources ·for his new book on chemistry, 50th of a series of· advanced reference books controll ed and sponsored by the American Chemical . society. This work, "The Pyrolysis of Carbon Compounds," deals with the behavior of organic substances of ~11 types at high temperature and how 'heY decompose on ht1ating. Some · Studio- 22 Bellevue .Place Chica~o Phone Superior 8798 every day illustrations of this type of reaction are the cracking of petroleum oils into ·' ·gasolii1e, caramelization of ?ugar by ~eating, the chang~ of starch mto de"'tnns, a process whtch occurs whenever starched goods are ironed, coal tar formation bv distillation oi coa l, and the lik e. The Journal of the American Chemical soc iety, Jocclyn F. Thorpe, president of the British Chemical society, writit1g in ." Nature," and Benjamin T. Brooks, consulting chemist of New York, writing in "Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering," are among those ~~ · ho have nraised this work. . :Prize Com petition Offered CJu bs (l f Garden-Flower Shott' .\ schedu le of ;unateur cluh comtH:titions in the fourth annual Chicag11 (~ankn and Flower show. to be ht·ld ~larch 28 to April 5, in the Hot l'l ~herman, was adopted at a lun ch.eoiJ meeti ng " ·!Jich was attended by rcpn·ser·tatin·s nf more than Pile hundrl' d club~ Saturdav, October l<J, in the .nal Taharin. I Jut~l Sherman. AnY orga nized group interested i11 gardc11ing 1:-. l'ligihle to compete in tiH· t\rtln: different .classes in this scc titll1 lli the sho w. Then: ,,·ill he ril>hn! I. mt·dal. and cash awards. .\ll cntrie~ arc in the names of clubs, and the pri;tt·. . go int(l the cluh tr('asuries . . " rs. Charles E. Cal<hn·ll, ~tate gar den chairman of the Illinuis Fcderati(llJ ni \\·()ml'n 's clubs \\'hiclt is cooperat ing "it h 1he shn\\', pr<:sided at 1ht· \;llarlH·PJL Central Ct)lllmittees organil'cd h,· tht· ft·dcratitm ,,·i ll manage th~ · cluJ, rt'111Pl'l itiun, but }.1rs. Cahhnll 111adl' it clear that in add it i\)JJ to " t l mcn's clubs thr ough out tile stale, an othl'r club~ 1ntere~tcd in gardening art· cligibl to Ctlll1JH.:tc. Tht: contests include the follo\\'illf.! : Ta hie decorations, di,·ided ii~to tlm: v ~u lH.:Ia :'st:s . formal dinner tahl l'-- . lunrhcor1 tablt:s, limit ed tt> nne hundn· t: dollars in ,·aluc, and garden tta talJJe . . : exterior "·indow boxes; interior windtl\\ hoxt:': fl ora l arr;tngcments or fl:rncrit·-i(lr indtlOr decnration; sun-1iarlo'r dec t>rations; nuniature home grounds, rt·prtHluring ilkal hous(· an<l Jut 75xl0fl teet: . llP\n~r arrangements in shado,,· i>nxt:~: blHH(lH'ts of plant mat erial other than A(J\YCr · ; bouquets of flowers ot natin· trn·s and s hrub~; gardt'll Le(lnard 11. \ ·aughan. chairman Il l the e:\Ccu tir c co mmitt et: i1i charge tll tht· ~hnw. e:-.pla intd the plans for mnl~ i11g dnh compditinns more \·aril'd :111d 1nstructl\'L' . t11an hdnre. Leonard H. \' aughan, chairman · ·i the cxecuti\'e committl'c in chargt· tli the ~hnw, t:\p lained tht~ plan ~ inr mak i:lg club co mpetition~ mor e \·aricd <1111l in~ t ruct i n· than hd ore. ·our minrature gardens," he ~aiel. "arc n0t. to .he shown mere!\' as ii1<J!. \·idual m~Hiels, but \\'ill he ·as~L'Inhlt:d in a suburb, with strcl'ts, park\\·ay =- an.\ a community playgruun~l. l':\ttnplii~·ing tl:e mod ern idea of C\llllll~nnity plan nmg. "In tl ll' \rindt\\\' box cuntcst., the exhibit~ tnu..,t make the uf planb suitable ior " ·indow boxes, . u that visitor . . f(l the shuw c:u1 select pl;tntings whic h 'r iII ·s e r \'l in their own d c cor at io 11 s. ln tire sunvarlor compctitit)ll, plants suit -. abk fo'r gro\\'ing in sunparlor l oca tio~1 ~ must be used. Throughout the sho\\·. insist ence will be placed by the judgl' ~ 011 the practical nature of th e exhibit~. so that def111ite help ·will be given hy displays to all who are seeking examples of home beautification." Frank \V. Bering. managing direc : tor of the Hotel Sherman, welcoml'd the gathering to th e ne\v Ral Tabarin . and a demonstration of the Thom a.., \\"ilfred colo r organ was given. It was announced tha t anv cluh dt·siring to enter th e show c0mpe tition~ may obt ain a copy of th e sched ule from the secretarv of the execu tiv e committee, Rooin 1311, 130 North \\'ell~ street, Chicago. .... . I 'I I I I ew Comfort and Charm in Fireplaces i. I iI ~ ARTISTS and I l engineers have joined forc~s to preserve the charm and beauty of antique ONLY ONE ·DOLLAR DOWN coal- baske-rs, and-. Abof!e /J a good examplt of tht Adam Perrod. Simtlar stylts i11 irons and other fire- .1 olid bronze, pfJiiJhed fJr anttque, $I 25 tiuh installed. Done i11 Oxidized brau in anttqut or statuary bron:u finishplace equipment, ouh tnJtalltd._ { PrutJ apply to ordinary imtallationJ.) adapting them to the convenient gas fuel of modern . times. Your choice of many beautiful Radiantfires may be purchased «<tittle by little" at a cost pnly slightly higher than the cash price. Come in today and select one .of these handsome fireplace heaters. Be ready for chilly fall days. $80 CONVALESCES PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS JOSEPH W. KEHOE . Disuict Manager . 1 L~ 1 Jerry Born, 11 year old son of .Mr. and ~~ r s. Paul Born, is reported convalescing at his home at 1705 F oPest ?.venue. During his long illness, which dat£._s from last fall, five blood tran sfusions ~ave been performed . Andre\\· E. Wigeland of Shawnee Cou ntry club was host to ten friend s at the Harvest Home dinner dance at the club last Saturday. Central Ave .. Wilmette Phone Wilmette 2899