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lion books Dorrowed, zrom the. public libraries in Illinois during 1932 were piled one on top of another, accord- ing to a reporf fr'on the Illinois Li- brary extension division made public this week, by Anne L. Whitmack of the Wilmette public, library. The Wilmette, public library- was one of 270 public libraries of the state con- tributing to the report. One out of every' four persons ini Illinois having easy- acce 1ss to .a, pub- lic library is a registered user of ibis, privilege,- according to the 1932 fig- ures. Hundreds of thousands Who were, -not rgeredctowded the reading roomns. In Chicago, wbere more books Were borrowed from, the public library last year than in any other city of the United, States, help was requested by more than 300,000 visitors, and their questions ranged f rom ,*How does one adopt a child?" to material on. derricks and hoisting. machinery. The telephone in the main reference room rang 14,000 ties. Sometimes an inquirer wanted to verify an im~- portant. name or date-again he needed specific information on some such question as "Does kerosene rust steel ? " Some questions involved b ours of research. Book Huunger of 21 Nations A study made at the Legler branch library in Chicago revealed that 50,- 000 books on more than one thou- sand subjects--excluding fiction and biography-were borrowed ini within a period of six montbs. Patrons of this branch have a background of twenty-one foreign countries. In Evanston where approximately one tbousand persons~ a day use the library, a recent investigation showed littie apparent relation between a man's occupation and his reading ini- terests. Among representatives. of $ësventy occupa,tions using the library one. day,'a chauffeur, borrowed books on ocean travel and orchestral music: history. of civilization;- an . advertis-: j ing man, Englisb poetry; a ayr ing of non-fiction. JuIW eRaden P.umue.r Lv.. In Joliet, biographies are increas-* ingly, popular both -in the cbildren's roomn and.1n the adult departmient. The new wateeway bas creatied a demand for lives and stories of joliet, Marquette, La Salle, Buffalo Bill, Kit Carsnad, other famnouscharacters of -earlier days, -and also requestsý for books on boat building. In Bloomnington, more of, the. new readers are mien than womnen, accord- ing fa Miss Nellie E. P.jerbam, hi- brarian. Mucb reading of books on economnics, is being, dont by young men ýand womnen interested as neyer before in the financial and economhic problenis wbich the world is called upon to, solve. In Wilmette, a sumnmary of twenty years' growth shows that wbile the population bas increased 3.1 tiipes, use of the public library bas in-. creased 9.2 times. Keen Rivalry Develops in, Playground Contests The first of the inter -playgroun d basebal ames, scbeduled between the Village Green playground and Vattmani park, were to bave been played Tuesday of this week. The senior girls' team1s were scheduled to play at the Village Green and the senior boys' teains at Vattmali park. The J unior girls' kickball teams were scheduled for combat this morning at Vattman park and the junior boys' playground baîl teamns at the Village Green. GUESTS FROM EAST Mr, and Mrs. Theodore E. Moritz, 226' Warwick road, Keniilworth,'have, as their guests, Miss Emma Muedes, a sister of.' Mrs. Moritz, ber nephewj George Muedes, f rom New York. This weék they also expected three young men f romn Massachusetts to be their guests. was institutea for the youniger chïi- dren, those of ail ages participate in it. *Miss Hughes bas also offered an-, o'ther courtesy to the children by' preparing libraries for each play- gr ound. The books remnain% at the playgrounds during the summer, and may be chargçd out to the individual playground children by the instruc- tors. She -is also organizing a, read- ing club at the Village Green play- grounid. List High-Point Winners at Playgrounàds for 1932 The following list, contains the names, playground,. and, number of points, for . acb. of- the bigb-point Winners, at the Wilmette playgrounds. in 1932: Dorothy Davis, Vattman, 64; Blancee Kreusch, Village, Green, 58; Eric Samuelson, Vattman, 53; How- ard BaIl, Vattman, 50; Nancy Hen- derson, Vattjnan, 43; Hildegarde. Voeller, Vattman, 43; Marion Schnei- der, Village Green, 42; Marcia Anderson, Vattman, 41; Ray Small, Vattman, 40; Albion Pientka, Village Green, 38; Jimmy Steen, Vattman,, 38; Mary Ruth Fanckboner, Vatt- man, 37; Dorotby Ortegal, Village Green, 34; Peter Schaeffer, Vati- man, 33; Ray Tripicchio, Village Green~, 32. ENTERTAINS AT BRID~GE Mrs. Thompson ,Wakeley of 730 Elnwood avenue entertained a bridge foursome at luncheon Wednesday in bonor of ber houseguest Miss Kath- leen Elliott, alumnae secretary of Wellesley,,wbo is attending the Secre- tary conference at the North Shore botel. Mrs. Wakeley's other. guests were al Wellesley girls.> DRAWLS AND WHINES Andy Clyde will droop, drawl and whine as nieyer before in i is newv cousin of the btîdegroom. The bride's attendanits were lier sister, Miss Sara Bushness, and Miss Loretta Steiffens, a sister of the bridegrootu. Dolores Kieser, daughtcr of,' Mr. and *Mrs., Fred Kieser oé Winnetka was flower girl4. The bride wôre a white satin gown and'a white tulle veil attached to a 'small cap trimmed- in orange blossoms.- Miss Bushness wore Pink satin and car- ried a bouquet of Pink roses and blue larkspur. Miss Steffëns' gown, was blue satin> and she held a: bouquet of yellow' ros 'es and larkspur. Both attendants wore bats and slippers tW match their frocks. Immediate-ly' after the w edding mass the. families. of the bride andý bridegroom were- guests at break- fast at the Georgian hôtel.,A recep- tion for twenty-fivé guests-miembers of the familïes and a few. friends at- tended a-reception >at the home of thegroom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John M., Steffens,, 1611 Washington avenue. .After a inotor trip to the bride's home in Minonk, Mr. and Mrs. Stef- fens will réside in the Nelson apart- nients, Wilmette. DINNER GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. John MicDoniald, 419 Ninth street> entertained at. a, dinnei on Wednesday evening, jùne 28, fo'r Miss Halcyson Mýitchell of LaGrange' and John Sloss of San Francisco, who will be mnarried on june 30, at the First Methodist church of Evanston. The guests froni out-of-town also were in- cluded. GUESTS FROM COAST Mr. and Mrs. Kingsley B. Colton, 354 *Kenilworth. avenue, Kenilworth, are expecting Mrs. Joséphine Williams, and Miss Josep hine Bell this week as their- guests. They' are motoring here frogni California. Mr. and Mrs. Colton spent th e last week-end at a family party at Lake Villa. Roberta Beckler of. 632 Abbots- ford road, Kenilworth. returned *Welton Stallssnith and son, John, for- avenue, on juIy 3. Tbey are the brother ('Duke") Childs cap w. vv * .inuentsiMr andeeM s viiam J. n ne ,r mier residents of Kenilworth, are spend- and sister-ïn-law of Mi's. Coyne. 1 Canada. cam,5OakozeenentMr sad rse. Wlimj hly ing two weeks in Evanston. 0 O - 0-o-- 0John William Powers, Jr.; (Billy) is Frances Freed and Julia Marsh of The Misses Katharine and Frances Harey Craig, 716 Lake avenue, re- leaving Tbursday, June 29, for a two Denver, Colo., récently came to see A Wells. of Minneapolis are bouse guests turncd Sunday froni a trip to Lon- months' vacation at Camp Red Cloud, Century of- Progress and visit Mr. and this week of Miss MaryPope of 904> don, England. Story, Wyo.* Mrs. Ray Warren of 932 Forest ave- Lake.avenue. 4 j r F .4 K, j