Between twelve and sixteen acceptan- ces are expected before the entries close tomorrow evening at 8. Indications f rom inquiries point to a strong field of contestants, accord- ing to Mr. Weston,. who states that amnong those who will enter, are St. Luke's, Skokie Reds, Schultz-Nord, Spencers, Niles Center and the Pub- lic Service. These are the best teamns comnpeting, in local leagues, including those of the Y. M. C. A., the bureau of recreat ion, and the North Short. Amateur league. Thumb prints of every player of the' entering teamns vill be required. to avoid questions of identity. These will be filed with theentries. Public drawings for the preliminâry rounds are schediuled2 for 'Saturday. noon, an d play will begin the follow- ing Tuesdayevening, March 17. Suc- cee ding rounds. will, be scheduled for Wednesday, PFriday and Saturday nights. The champion.hip teamn wiIl bê awre ght individual pedestal tro- * phies. 3,000 Teachers to HoId Annual Meet at E. T. H. S. More than 3,000 teachers of north- ern Illino is wiIl assemble at Evans-, ton High school for the annual meet- * ing of the Lake Shore division «Of the State Teachers' association Mon- day. April 20. Both elementary and Details of the program- are beingj outlined by the executive committee of which David E. Walker, assistant superintendent of district 76, is a ebebeing secretary of the di- vision. Among -the outstanding speakers so far announced are Miss Florence- Hale, famous Ohio judge; Dr. Thom- as* ]Bridges of the faculty of the Teachers' college of Columbia, .and Dr. Ernest Horn of the University of Iowa. Gr»inleaf 3840, 1 I Chicago Avenue. Ev.nston' Som LttrsARE: 'Hard ýto WriteI B UT whas dificult towmite i olt en easy lto Say! Say ièt y Long Distance tele- phlone. Perlîaps you fret over a letter' to a (riend. You become critical, rewrite and, Anally, tear it up. Stili you know you cou d say it, I6ut the woecis on piper lookc cold and Juil. How muck simpler to pick uP your telephone,, say it in person, andi kear rates are surprisingly Iow., Bell Lines Reach Everywhere ILLINOI*s BEL L T EL EPIMON E COMPAN-Y totes to It tlaat came to attend tte maYriage oi ner cousin, the former Miss Mary Har- ding of Hu.bbard Woods, who was wed on.February 28, to Albert Car- téton Simmonds o Nw York City., =