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August 9, 1934 WILMETTH LIFE FLeagueW "où1d Slash Auto Fes Gas Tax An aggressive campaign to reduce Illinois automobile license fees and the gasoline tax has been inaugurated by tbe- Automoébile Tax Reductioiî leagbie, 5555 -Sheridan road, Chicago, with the election of Judge 0. B. Irwin. of the Sangamnon County court as president. Other officers elected were first vice-president, F. M. Miller; Chicago automobile dealer; second vice-presi- dent. T. J. Schmitz of Elgin, who bas served continuoiisly for twenty years as president of the Elgin Motor club; treasurer, Walter A. Wade of Chi- cago, an attorney with the firm of Winston, Strawn & Shaw; secretary, Ray H. Weisbrod of Chicago. Si Mayer,. president for the last fifteen years of the Automobile Club) 4 of Illinois, is the league's managing executive. The objectives of the organization are cited as fourfold: (1), A legisia- tive act that wiIl end for ail time the diverting of highway funds; (2) a state license fee reduced to a flat $3 charge for every kind of motor ve- idle; (3) one tent off the state gaso- line tax, reducing it to 2 cents a gal- lon: (4) a provision forbidding any municipality to impose a city vehicle tax in excess of $2.50. 1Judge Irwin, who resides at Spring- field, is well known throughout the state as a champion of the car owner. He is president of the Illinois Drivers' Safety committee and for tbree years was president of the Springfield Au- tomobile club. He is an active mem- ber of the Kiwanis club in the state capitol. E1e will complete bis second termi as judge of Sangamon county in December of this year. Give Last Parties Before Klotz Wedding Thie end of this week brings several parties preceding the wedding of Miss Catherine Klotz Saturday, Au- gust Il. The bride berself will be hostess at a spinster dinner this eve- ning at Indian Hill club while ber. father, Charles A. Klotz, entertains the men of tbe bridai party at dinner at the Chicago Athletic club. Mrs. Klotz and bier daughter, Mrs. Austin Pardue, are entertaining at tea toda.y !n lionor of Mrs. Klotz's daughter- in-lamw. Mrs. Charles Klotz, and a sister of the bridegroom, Miss Doro- thv X illiams of Duluth. Miss Jean Rawlins of Evanston w111 entertain at breakfast Friday and Mr. and Mrs. Klotz wili give the bridai dinnier at Indian Hill Friday evening. Mrs. Mary O'Brien, 80, Dies at Residence Here M'rs. Mary O'Brien, 80 years old, died Tuesday morniing at the home of bier daughter, Mrs. Christopher J. Curran, 415 'Gregory avenue, with whom she had lived for a number of years. 'Mrs. O'Brien was the. widow of Timothy M. O'Brien, who was a widely known contractor. in Chicago prior to bis retirement. Mr. O'Brien didfifteen years.ago. Besides the daugbter in Wilmette, Mrs. O'Brien is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Helen McDermott of Chicago and Mrs. Grace Dillon of Evanston, twosnsE. ado ViWlmette, and Morgan of Chicago, and tbree grandchiidren. The funeral services are being heid today (Thursday) at 'St. Francis Xavier church, with. burial taking place at Calvary cemetery. FIVE CONTAGION CASES Only five new cases of contagious diseases were reported in Wilmette in the week ending August 5, the. local health department records show. Ail of the ive cases were mumps. Christian, Science i Choirches I "Love!' was the subject of the les-., son-sermo n in al Churches of Christ, Scientist, ýon' Sunday, August 5. The golden text was, "He shall feed bis fiock like a shepherd: hie shall gather the lambs with bis arm, and carry them in bis bosom, and shahl gently lead tbose .tbat are with young" (Isaiah 40:11). Among the citations which com- prised the lesson-sermon was the following from the Bible: "Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. H1e that loveth flot knoweth flot God; for God is love . . . And this com- mandment have we f rom him, That lie who loveth God love bis brother aiso" (I John 4:7, 8, 21). The lesson-sermon also included the foliowing passages f rom the Christian Science text book, "Science and Health with Key to the Scrip- tures," by Mary Baker Eddy: "The depth, breadth, height, might, mai- esty, and. glory of infinite Love flîl ail space. That is enough !" (p. 5-20). Coast Guard Rescues Disabled Lake Craf t A tbriiing lake rescue was effcctcd by the Wiimette Coast guard Sunlay evening when it succeeded in towing; the 40-foot cabin cruiser, Arturus, whicb had been disabled several miles off Glencoe, safelv into Wilmette harbor. The Arturus, owned by Paul H. Coleburg of Chicago and carrying a passenger list of fifteen week-end pleasure seekers, was bound fromi Waukegan to Chicago when the steering cable broke when the cruiser was a few miles off the Glencoe shore. Whiie the boat waes drifting helpless- ly, a. member of the crew sent up several rockets. They were sighted by the lookout at the Wiimette Coast Guard station. .A cutter under command of Capt. M. A. Jacobson immediately put out into the lake to assist the stricken craft. A line was made fast f rom the cutter to the cruiser and after an hour's .beavy pull the Arturus tva-s 1towed safely into harbor. WINS SELLING AWARD Dick Prouty was high man in the sale of tires at Braun Brothers Oil company's fifteen filiing stations :during the month of July, and as a resuit lhe was pregented with a radio at a meeting of ail station managere- held Monday night. Mr. Prouty is manager of station numnber 6, at the corner of Linden and Gage streets, ,Hubbard Woods. Because of the success of the contest in the sale of, .tires, Braun Brothers plans to iaunch a contest each month in 'the mer- :cbandising of various products. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES 1 "Spirit" wiii be the subject at serv- Sices in Firsi Churcb ofChrist, Scien-. tist, in Wilmette, held, Sunday morn-. ,ing, August 12, at Il o'clock in the e difice at 1003 Central avenue. Sun- day school convenes at 9:45 o'clock. Mrs. Louis B ouchard, 222 Oxford ,road, Kenilworth, entertained twelvc guests Monday at Tripoli and a buffet 1supper in honor of Mrs. Virgel Hicks ;of Tulsa, Okla, who is visiting in 'Kenilworth, and Mrs. J. M. Martin of Two Harbors, Minn., who is the guest of the Walter Andersens of Kenilworth. 0o Mrs. Percy Andrews and bier daughter, Miss Nancy Andrews, are ,the guests of Mrs. Andrews' sister, .Mrs. H. A.. von Pfiugk of 533 Forest avenue. LESSN et Playecres North Shoare residents know this is ex actly whaf f hey gef-Fre. individ- ual- instruction. YOU, TOO. can improve yOur gamne if you take advantage of tIls offer- there is absolufely no charge except for the practice baîls. ,Golf professional on dufy aIl day to serve you. Corne out any fire- preferably in the rnorning or early' afternoon fo assure indivildual atten- tion. Affer 4:30 p. M. if, isn'f always possible fo give privafe instruction. These lessons are available to anyone over 12 years of age. Don'f forgef, Playacres charges only fiffy cents for a large pail of good pracfice bals-has wafered tees- fine fairway beaufifully wooded, and is semi-private.- Corne ouf and try a few lessons during the day-or phone for appoinfrnenf. Northecast Corner Lake Avenue& Hibbard Roud WILMETTE Harvey Olse.n, Pro. Phone Wilrnette 5301 1 . August 9, 1934 WILMET-TE WFE.