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E.VANSTON- -WILMETTE -- KE NIL WORTH -- WIN NE.TK A -- GLEN CO E--HIGHLAND PARK-LAKE FORE i vot. vv no. W WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, ^THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 19, 1914. PRICE FIVE CEK1 WOMEN VOTERS SAVE DAY IN Activity of Women Voters In Glencoe Saturday Blocks De- featoWBbhld "(sisue For $42,000 ForSchool. 614 VOTES ARE CAST Unusual Showing Madf By "New" Voters Almost Doubles Vote In Village Protest Based On Higher Taxes. ~ Women voters pf Glencoe are cred- L; ited withsaying the day In the spe- cial election in that village,Saturday on the $42^000 school bond issue. ;T.he proposition rbarried by a majority of 140 votes, after" quite a skirmish was ;■ engaged in during the last hours in I.- the afternoon to get put the vote. A total of 263~wpmefi voted, 16& ^casting, their ballots in favor of the passage of the bond issueand 95against it. The --• 351 men who voted were divided, 209 t for ^:b0nd:ii||^^'fl^^42J^Mteit^^ The total was 614 votes, the largest numher_iifJballots ever cast in a school: election in GlChcoe. "~*7"~"'" Small Vote at Noon. ----A^^ooh "Saturday ~only thtrty^flve i- women had voted. 7 The vole of men voters at that time totalled 175. Sev- eral property owners in the north sec- tion of the village, who were opposed __jo the bondtissueforkedylgprbuslyin; the. morninggetting out the vote of ---;nidie3wlflO&Jee^^ .eral-husiness .iraen in Chicago had. r -faUed ta vote in the morning before tliey left their suburban homes and at once prominent citizens began to keep the" wires 'busy ta Chicago, im-. ^^^rlmT-titesfr-progreBsive residents to L return home before 7 p.m. and vote. ;• 4 Women Worker* Get;Busy. 1 i Theni^tmt^b^ ; ;j8^ored the improvement-of the pub- lic sch ools %a; Glepcpe, became active ■---=and-hegaj»7WOl^ingrio>get out the fem- inine vote after tfie lunch hour. A - line was sobn formed and for a time r: it was necessary for the new voters to wait several minutes in the street --before thiy entered-the offices of the Suburban Electric company, where the polls were located. .;.' Among the women who organized a squad to save the election were: Mrs. --Winthrop Girling, candidate on the ___Citizens^eagUe^cketTfor--township- -- ■ school trustee; Mrs. Otto Raymond ~"Barn^tr active Eqlial Suffrage^wprkerf --Mr&r Fred W. King, ^wsident-bf-the Glencoe Equal Suffrage association; Mrs. E. E* Height, and' others. Registration Not-Required. '---- The new Glencoe women voters . -were not forced to register in order to vote at the election Saturday, and con- sequently were saved the embarrass- ing questions concerning their age, etc. HoweveT/ manyT amusing sifua7 Z--tions^a_roser~"piie~wonian carrying a market basket on her arm? after mark- EELJngJierZballol, dropped: It among the pile of groceries in the receptacle. "Where's your ballot, madam?" asked MiBS Jessiede Lang, who acted -y___as clerkas the absent-minded woman sauntered toward the door. ~ "Oh, I forgot,'; she exclaimed as she, F_r^SSel?a^wnof amdngTief parcels In the basket looking for the-aiarked ballot. "Here-it is. 1 guess I'm a trifle excited." Other Instances equally as amusing happened. One mother telephoned to an excited worker that she wOuld be unable to go toithe polls because she could not leave her baby, since her maid had gone put for the afternoon. ;3knzautombblle^^ and babe and while she cast her bal- lot, the infant was cared for by friends. "■'■">..' High Taxes Objection Raised. The principal objection raised by those opposed to the' passage of the J. Seymour Currey Writes of How Eyanstpn-s First Citizen landed Here; Arriving on^ a Lake Schooneiv MANY CLAIM THE HONOR Mr. Scott and His Family Arrived Off Gross Point on August 26, 1826, Being the Only White -T^mrtlf^Ttrts^iurofChicago. By J. Seymour Currey. *Pirst Things" present, the history of its develop- ment is most interesting. In the many chapters of Prof. Hahvey's history Ore contained the details of t this de- velopment . Tlie book contains 900 pages. hazardous matters to put .into a rec- ord, fOr it quite "often happens that later inquiries bring to light a prior claim to the first placer Whoever may be distinguished by.the title of the first settler, for example^it Ja .usuallyll--.. Ratri^ds^^uTrrSy^ears found that some deiyer in the musty records of the past will later announce the discovery of an earlier claimant to^heJionor. However, "weshalt"riot be terrified by--such a prospect and will boldly give an account of the first settler of whom We know any thing who settled on the soil of what is how comprisedT within the limits of the city of Evanston. - ... :..,■ "■ * Hpnor <o Scott. V. On the 26th of August, 1826, Stephen J. Scott and his family ar- rived in the "schooner ■'Sheldon" off Point, as the locality now Gross known as Evanston was theh^called. The point of land-on--the shore of Laker Michigan upon which a~^all lighthouse now stands received its name long? before.Meveja the first be- ginnings of Chicago" as a settlement jjverb^ known; The Prench-Canadlan voyageurs, passing ;Jb^se:;;sheres; .on their way to" tradingr Tiostff' atr thf mouth of-ike Cliicagb- river ~ahd"-pther. points, 'gave the name to the site be? cause of its prominence on a coast otherwise of a somewhat monotonous character. When the1 lake came to be nayigated4^yl sailing vessels the captains and sailors adopted the name which had been handed down from previous generations, and regarded the spot as one of unusual beauty and attractiveness. The sailors called it "Beauty's Eyebrow,'^ and w well known was the land there situated IhWit" became IakecCaptains^heh-they~retired-from the occupation of sailing upon which tb-settie as farmersT loathe region. Many-of-the old residents of Evans- ton in the thirties and forties were formerly- captains, of vessels = sailing the lakes. .. -:. ■ ~ - ; Seafaring Men. Stephen J: Scott had been a sea- faring man on the Atlantic coast and bad determined to- settle in the west At Buffalo in the course of nis jour- ney he took passage wltivh^^^^ for Chicago, that potnt"1mvIng. begun tcTbeZmentiojttejdjiby eastern-people even at that early time as an enter- prising frontier town. For some,-Teak son the captain of the schooner "Shelt don" dropped anchor opposite tirose Point,: and Scott-seized-the opportuni- ty' to go ashore and examine the lay ot the land. He was quite captivated by. the prospect and^ decided that he would go ho further. Landing his family and goods be proceeded .to build a rude habitation of posts, poles and blankets, and this may be said to have been the first civilized dwelling in this-regionrrr -,::,; _ _. _ .^.±.. i .:-Had Spverar Children.« :Scoitiad Beveralgrown-up children and one of thp^ boys, Wlllard; some three years later, sought another lo- cation and* became: a settler at Naper- villO.theh somewhat of a rival of Chi- cago* as its innabitahts claimed. He descendants remained real New TVorfhSto^ E^ Hulsey Splendid New Volume ot900Pages Containing Data From Period When Indians Inhabited ■ This Section Jusi Published. Another volume of history of -the famed north shore, edited by Prof. John J. Halsey, head of the political science department ; pf Lake^FpreBt college, has'; Just been issued. The volume is styled, "A History of Lake County," but contains much valuable information about the section south of Lake county. from Evanston north, which the author has procured from newspapers, books, etc., to say noth- ing of from his own memory. He has resided along the north shore -for thirty-five years and much of the his- tory recorded In that time has been written from memory. __There is probably, no other section of the middle west which is known so wJdely_fo£jtB_iarge .number of beau- tiful homes as the north shore. From the period in which this region was ndtans uhtil~ttte" 'b^lls^TBtta^^eTnrastc^ofra_lliIwaukee One fact which may interest the commuter, on the Nprthwestern line is that the first train 'went over tjais line nearly thrjee^score-years ago--to be exact, fifty-nine years last month. band.-'.' -y\-:-:'\:.i ■ __'-:'/J___■ "^•Aidlntter^as served for3Wguests in Dickinson hall and Capt. Hiram Hugunin was 'tbastihaster. On this occasion a Dr. EVans of Chicago made a prophetic speech in responding to Hlhe^oas5^Waukeg»n^tOTBe-tlte-^ deuce of Thousands of the Business Men of the l^ture Metropolis of America--Chicago.*" _^ >r./, Had a Train Every Day. ~Tke~iifsl: advertisement was printed ^s-he^ontinues-to^elve-lttto^ther^act8-- birth^^CKIca_go^^^ bond issue was tbW^fact" that toxes would be--increased. Theyr-arguetf -- that soon the $10,000 sewer bond issue would be up for passage and that the. taxpayer; would be forced;to Jake ^pn an added burden...^.^^^^,r This and other ObJections^were an- swered in a circular letter which was --~gotteirTip'after^r^bli(rnreetiug last week just prior to tha election. - It was pointed out that the modern facilities which.were npw lacking in the Glen- 7 coe nubile schools wbh* greatly and his dents! -of that- JntersBting^-Old-^town | [0"^otttinue regularly through?the~ win from that time to the present, (ter: leavtog^the ManBlon house In needed because of the progressive spirit btithe. agb. The bonds are to be paid in small payments: at inter- vals, which, it Is declared; will not cause an appreciable increase in taxes. ■ Pottsrs Are Used. Home-made placards and posters were, even .used: by the..more: enthusi- astic voters ;faypring_th^ passage of the bona issue. These wets tacked up the villager and attracted considerable Step^ntJheHithe^follpwed his-Bonrfg^j^^T^n Mondays and Thurs- to Naperville In 1838, and his history ^ hencefor4h-belongs4o-that of Du Page ican county.- The Scott family must have had,a lonely timenfJt^jfts there were nc wbite Settlbrs. nearer than Chicago, flam. w&lcb-4hey ^were separated by of ^ forest and twelve miles of - forest ana swamp. Indians"were^of^course ranging about although at vthat'tlme they jwere not f days at X0 o'clock p. m., and the Amer [ce-tionse In Chicagtrotr Wednesdays and Saturday? at 6 o'clock a. m. The above express will pass through Little Port each way; taking the lake road from Southport made the run taWaukegan. The Wau- kegan-editor who described*the ride said it was all very flue. The train was^adj:iip_M:i«BBenger cars "with all the modern Improvements." "They were, if anything, a trifle ahead of any we have yet seen," he wrote, and to give the statement em- phasis and the show of authority, he added: "And we have seen a few in our time.' ;'..";'- . "The com pany on the train was made up of ladies and gentlemen from Chicago, including members of the city council. The -train made the run of thirty-six miles In three hours and was welcomed ot the end of the line with the roar of cannon, tendered by the brass fieldpieee from Col. Swift's artillery, of Chicago. The salute was re-enforced by vthb pealing of church and very important feature in these cars is the mode of. VentuaJEToer^Br means of small apertures in the raised roof, protected by fine wire gauze, -fresh air is freely admitted, while the sparks and cinders, are ex- cluded. The windows are so arranged as to admit of opening only In a small section, allowing^ the* fresh air* whicjii is admitted near--the^roofr^after^per4itt forming ■■ its cooling, refreshing ml8- sionl^oTpaBsputryet horiarge efioUE'f spread out by the historian, the reader will find that Winnetka, which prides itself, as do its neighboring towns, on Its •banishmentr^f-the--8aioohr^d-:ar tavernkeeper as its first citizen. In 1835 Eraatus Patterspn, with" his wife and five children, located near where the Episcopal:" church^ how stands on Sheridan Toad, and" opened a^tavernT whtclrj>ecame famous^ftr^ther^earlr days as a stopping place for 'travelers from Chicago to Milwaukee and;Inter- mediate points ^vhp^pughtTrbfre8hv ment or lodging. It was the only '•tavern" between Chicago and Wau- kegan then. There is uoMJtpdajri ^;i\r#»re Wilmette Got its JMame. J-J^ilmette^tbok^ JPrenCh^ trader, - Ouilmette. who■- had an Jndian^ -Jtelfe^a inpottawattomle named Archihget The couple--ahd their 'eight children came into the ppsaesslon_of|£A8_0 acrjes7, assigned by cago & Milv/aukoc railroad.^-A-new the Indian treaty of July 29, 1829, and lived. apparently until 1888 on land covering a tract npw bounded by Cen- tral street, Evanston, on the south; North avenue, Winnetka, pn thb north; Fairview avenue on the west, and the lake on the east. PrOf. Halsey's acquaintance with people in all the towns of the north jahQiS-jMid. among _nlL .claasea-jjfiJthe- population is so extensive that it has imade^rfwork the mo^pthJeTOBtini; He has consulted those who have lived in Lake cOimty longest and the descendants of the earliest pioneers. The task covered three'years and was a labor of love, no remuneration being accepted by him. Among the interesting chapters are historical articles • concerning the churches in each township and the tu£ stitutions iSTLake"Forest, andTaThliK tory of H2ion^City,-pr whdse^fouhder, John -Alexander Dowie, and his col- ony near tbe;Wisconsln line Dr. Hal- sey made a thorough study not long before the death of Dowie. There is also a study of the fiora of the north shore and of its birds^ JUnpng^ thpse "who^ have^writtenchapters for the his- tory are Frank R. Grover of Evans- ton, Jesse Low)e Smith, Ellsworth J. Hill andHenryKelspLCpale^_____■'- ,:; Stage Coach Line Attractive. Luxuriousi travel preytpus to the day of the railroad was not unknown, for in 1845 a stage coach line de luxe was being operated between South- poiti_;now. Kenosha, Little -Fort, now Waukegan, and Chicago twice a weeitev An advertisement, printed in 18*5 and discovered by Prof Alalsey; contains-i.his notice: •'Express line from Southport„lo Chicago;: through by daylight. The subscribers intend starting a semi- weekly express between the above places on the 10th of November next, Jn a Chicago paper,^showing that the^-provemente such as street paving, to admit of passengers getting theh heads and bodies through, thus sub- mitting themselves to the dangers which too frequently occur to persons thus exposed.'* ;• ~ .. Lake Forest a Flag Stop. Lake Forest was made a flag ata- tion in 1857/ The peculiar spotted BtPnesJa-the-Lake--Forest--Presbr- terian church, which have^attracted the attention of niany vfslfprs to tiie north shore, are the subject of an in- teresting par£vpf a historical 'sketch by the Rev. James Gi k; McClure, D, D., president of McCormlcK Theo- logical seminary and former pastor of the church.; These Stones were In the old Second Presbyterian church, which before the fire 6| 1871 stood at North Wabash avenue and" "East Washington street. After the fire they were bought for a Church at Win- netka, but never were used for that purpose, but lay beside the railroad track in the suburb until 1882, when they were taken to Lake Fores, to be built into a home to be erected on the present site of the residence Of Alfred^ L. Baker on the lake shore. Again they were not put to use and in 188G they were made part of the church edifice. " ' Winnetka Avenue Station Assured Chicago and Northwestern Line Purchase Station Site From Roland D. Whitman.r™ Ry-a deal closed recently, the Chi- cago and Northwestern railroad coin* pany has purchased from Mr, Roland D. Whitman of Winnetka a strip ot land, 200 feet wide and about 700 feet long, adjoining the company's right-ot- way on" the west and runntng parallel north from Winnetka avenue in Win- netka to Hill road, for a station site; Thus the station -accommodmlon^afr - the south--end -ot-^Winnetka on the steam road, is assured at last. For some time the promoters of the Winnetka Country club, the golf-links of which are located near Winnetka avenue, have been negotiating with the railroad company fa* a station at this point. With the purchase of the: tract of land from Mr. Whitman, their efforts have at-last-borae-fruiL-^vai1 no statement has been given out by the railroad company, it is thought that a station probably wilLbe srected and accnmmPaations provided by the time the club is formally opened, July 1^ The location of a station at Winnet- ka avenue will not only serve the residents of the south portion , of Winnetka and members of the Win- netka Country club, but, it will be a boon, to the New Trier high school pupils and instructors who live either in Glencoe, Wilmette or Evanston. jrbelhigh_school Is, located less than two blocks from the station site. . The south portion of Wiqnetka Is buildlng-ap- fast^becauseFofr the-lh* sewers, lights, etc., which have' been installed recently. With the assur- ance"pf"a~Bteain-i^a^istattoTrther^^ is predicted that a half hundred new homes for commuters will be started tliir" spring: Already several addi- tion's have been laid out there. train left every day except Sunday at 8:30 am., arriving -at Waukegan at Htrf30"ahd: maklhg^; direct cohhectioh with the stage for Milwaukee, Kenosha and Racine, and that, returning, the traveler might reachi Chicagaat 5:^u P.Utn,. TJftlTllhe passed tiwhgh the newly laid out ^pW»s of Chittenden (liosehlll), Evanston, WInhetka and Port Clinton (hoW Highland Park). The heST'fall the IJne to Milwaukee ^ras flhished. but until 1863 two com- panies made up V! the "system,." con- necting at the'state line. Sj|4-iher«3?a>caft^w and Also Hubbard first" movement andjpeat advancb ^ras%ih«ae^fficaTr^i^l^ ^niJhushiatic^ealtbr^iwhO have been found, said: ^'Ih the car^worka: In Cliicago we were Bhowh a -new car for' tbe Chi- Heigh Hoif Coasting K^eatlnWinnetHi f^Mefttator Youth* for ^^---^inter-Spoh* -:-T^ :: Hundreds of rosy cheeked boys and girls, and some^^oldei^yotttha^andiila* sles. too, of the north 8hbre,ohave an? joyM to the limit the splendid old time winter sport--coastih?4-o% the natural hills in Oak street, Winnetka and Hubbard hill, in Hubbard Woods during the last week, in Oak street, traffic was halted,'insofar as it could be controlled by the police, so that the youngsters mlglit Imve full sway the long gradual--inqUhe^from middle of the roaaway was and a track like Ice waa made for the hundreds of red-blooded youths to enjoy. Hubbard hill is a trifle hazardous 'and only a scattering few of the dare- devil type, took chances coasting there. The hill winds about so that a dash down the Incline almost Invari- ably results in a spill before the end of-the-slope^ia reached.---- '.*/„;■ ;';." No accidents have been reported thus far. Especial care Is taken by the older youths, including «ome roeh and women on the; hills, to see that the younger children are hot injured by the flying bob?Bleds and coasters. jJtahyiLpartlea, froinx5Kilinette,bEvanB: ton ahd even Chicago, have Journeyed to Winnetka during the laat wiaek, to fcnjoy the good pJ^LfasatoneduipprA.,,, S^oUToB&TdpUi At Woman's Evanston and Kenilworth Men Lose-UveszJn Battle^ With Pe rti Cannibals Acc6rdtn| to English Travelers. ■ POISOW^PEAt^ KltLMEN OPPOSITION ISSllEii Members of Besley Expedition Return and Tell Fate of NortK Shore '"WOTTn^ifflrXmwicatf.'"" l Country. According to a dispatch sent out by_ the Associated Press, bones and other human-fragments have been found in the wilds bordering the Amazon region, which tell the fate of W. H. Cromer of Evanston and William H. Page of Kenilworth, members of the, ilMated Cromer expedition, at the hands of cannibal tribesmen "who attacked them with poisoned spears and ar- rows. The members of! the party met with terribie-- tortures, according te members of Urn Besley expedition, who returned to New York the jBrst ot the week. ;z-- ~jr-r--:;-'-^-----;;'■-- The story contained . in the Asso- ciated Press report follows: --Entered Peru Two Years Ago. The Cromer expedition was headed by twp young men. W. H. Cromer, of Evanston. a former West Point cadet, and William h. - Page, a former high school teacher, whose "wife isCfiowTl'iy* ingrte^Kea^ortbT"Th^By"ejn:^ wlUls of -Pera-over two yeare ago. The last message that reached the outside world .was one,received by Dr. CJharles ! SJ I^ige; a - brother of the teacher; whose office is in the Masoaic Temple. This note reached Chicago in Februiyfy,Ci9i3. w - : Definite news of the finding of bones inLtheji'raan Waters'^^Lcountr^."revives an ugly rumor that the men had been betrayed to cannibals by a half-breed ] woman-'guide.-'-; This^^trumor developed last October, when an appeal^ wa» : made to 'Theodore Roosevelt to .seek the lost men during his South Ameri- can journey. ------- Grief Overwhelms Relatives. Horror and grief overhelraed rela- tives and friends of the two young : men today when they were Informed of the finding of the grim evidence of the cannibals* crime. Besides, his 1 wife andHDrr Pager the young Instruc- tor is survived by another brother. IN NEW TRIER Portion of Citizens1 League Ticket is Announced WithTwci Women Candidates, In Raw for Office. Nothing It Heard Frorft Camp of Old Time Politicians In North Shor* y District-- Women Tor ' Be Active. Cherry street to Sheridan road.-The ooded Benjamln-Page^lin businessi at 3815 Ravcnswood avenue, and Cromer leaves a brother, C. E. Cromer, who with Dr. Page had cabled the appeal to Roosevelt. ,- Capt J. Campbell Besley, the Eng- lish chief of the Besley expedition, told the Associated Press representa- tive that he encountered on the Ama- Mrs.McGueisFather Dies m Minnesota Rey.E.H. Bronsoit^WeitKnonm in Wilmette Passes Away to Chicago^_____ ■ f ■'; • :;"•" "Covered carriages with steel springs, will rurrduring wagoning and peaceably disposed., ;v Scott was not t j^yg^: 8ieighs during the wlntervUtH Bronson at Ws- hoaw^in joined by. etheiLaettlewijmffl.attfeg^-^Q|^ood teams, careful drivers, speed and' Minn. Rev. Bronson and wil Black Hawk war (1882). when a few (Continued^isn Page 3^) attention___One of the posters. read^ ^Vote Saturday, Everybody. The first chance for women voters (you don't have to register). Doht letvjrur schools ax> hackward. And dontSiar., ■ - ... gS ^aradea>ate schobirfacmue °» 0«jy %* bona ,ssue. ™ese were ^^ »ea^h Mglier laud values. Vote for to^ about the various^ublicpIace^4ni4he:l>ond^ rgood conveniences are inducements to the trayeteng public, the 8ub9crlhera-flat-r ter Jhemselves they shall receive a good share of patronage. ""-*J .J. and E .M .HtnaisT' " Railroad Opened; Great Day! Jan. 20, 1855. was a great day for Chicago and Waukegan as "well as In Mrs. Edwin T, Johnson of Oak Park and Prof. Harper to Address Women zon trip fierce cannibal tribes, armed fwlth-poison arrows, and rbn^he:^occa-- sloh his party war attacked by them. A few shots drjove^them-olf. " l^forrbrs of Trlp_ DsscriMd.:: ~ _ In^escriblng tte jungle section hi which Cromer and Page met their fate, a^membejo^lte party "said: "It was one of the most exciting and "srilcj! 'oumeys that a whits man has ever unjterjtakenj^land passed through--all v«v----Tijeite--^ere-Jtteies when a Wrong move meant death, not 'only among the, savages, but also while traveling the treacherous Hual- layo river, full of rapids and- whirl- pools. We had to divide our nights into fbttr watches as protection both against the Indians and wild beasts." _The political pot has began to boll in New Trier township for the coming spring election. Already a list of probable candidates on the Citizen's league ticket has been announced al- though, no official statement has been given out by members of that party. Two woman candidates for township offices have consented to allow their names-to be placed On the Citizen's league ticket. They are Mrs. Win* throp Girling of Glencoe, who will be a candidate for School trustee and Mrs. H. P. Thurston of Wlnnetkar who^-will be a candidate for super* visor. \ ■'* Each doubtless will be given the support of the voters in the league because each. Is well qualified for the; office she seeks. Atj probation officer in Winnetka, Mrs. Thurston has shown her ability to discharge the duties of public office in a splendid manner. She Is capable, efficient and irtwaysjittxJoustp^perrorm thetiutlei of the office in a manner crcditabi to herself and to her constituents. Mrs. Girling School Authorit iMrs. Girling has had much: cacs in school affairs; She has; as a member of the school. Glencoe and; was active in, all of that body, She is a gradu the University of minOIS and to her marriage was engaged in ;i teaching. Being prominent- in ycluJi circles, she has studied problehi which deal with schsci topics; She is a member of the Chicago Woman's club, the Association Of CoHegii Alumnae, the Literary club of Glc coe, the Chicago Fortnightly club and other organizations. . No caucus has been held yet but activities have been started and meet* ings probably will be held In a short I time. As yet no announcement has been made by any; of mtt oh*jSfflt Trier political leaders. Carltoh ProutyFtown^coilaotQrof Near^Trier, who has been prominently identified with politicsi In thai township for sev- eral years, declares that he will apt be a candidate for any' office thU; spring. He has no statement to make: about conditions in .bis bailiwick; That there will be a scramble for position ot town collector la svjdei from the rumor that several candi The second of a series of opon meet- ings which are being held to acquaint the Wilmette women voters with their duties as citizens, will-be conductefl in tm, Woman'«"dub building in Wil The results will '"be v ery big. i now. -the Chicago & Northwestern Word reached Wilnjette Friday of the sudden death of Rev. Edward H Luverne, wife are well known In Wilmette, having repeatedly visited at length with their daughter, Mrs. Charles McCue, of 631 Washing- ton avenue. .; '. •» ,y Rev. Bronson has preached for the Methodist people here a number of times. He leaves a wife, three daugh- ters and one son. Mr. and TrrsTMcCue and MIsrrlSlbF ahetbriwent^to^.uverne, starting-be- fore wprd was received of the passing of the father. tnette this afternoon at 2:3j0o clock. Mrs. Edwin t. Johnson of Qak Parte and Superintendent J. R. Harper of the Wilmette public schools, will be the speakers. 7____^ __lz^___^ ^^MrsT Johnson, who is a member of the Oak Park township high school, and,, also a former instructor there, will talk on the government, taxation, etc., -relatiHg^toTthe townahfa high school. She is particularly well versed on this subject and an instructive talk Is expected. Mrs. Johnson is a prom- inent Chicago clubwoman and Is being mentioned as one of the possible can- didates for the presidency ot the Chi- cago Woman's club in the coming elec- tion. ."---v. ".'..:.'--'.'-.-.'-. '- Superintendent Harper will talk on tiie7 law and organization pertaining to village^aciioola^* v?llmette,ti^a«' ing much interesting data wmeerniog methods pf taxation, election ot Bchool officials, etc Tenors and Bassesp IVmtM for Chorus Dean Lutkin is Anxious to Find New Voicesfpi'Annual "^Festival Chorus* j|atps;wlU be in the race for that Of-; lice. Already three avowed candi dates are seeking the support of the north shore" voters* They "iie^Hoylfe King of Wilmette,; who- irlll hothf Citizen's league candidate; Samuel H. Greeley pt Winnetka, Who state) that he will run independently, a Robert H. Wallace of Wtanetka. The office pays a salary of $3,000 a year. The duties of the office require about sixty daya^me of a cotieptof; No one has been mentioned yet a* a candidate for iiM office pf towa clerk. Gangolf Sesterfeean of Gross Point Is the retiring eterk.. Neither has any candidate announced himself for the office of commissioner of high* ways to succeed Paul Naniig Pf Gross PomV" '^'*m ! March 23 la the last day for fillag petitions for the township ofitces.iewl it is expected that in the month that intervenes much activity wtti be wit« nessod in the township political af- fairs. In addition to the three aia- nounced candidates fur the office c towaneollector; it is rasaof«druia»:i t- erai other men are contemplatiigL entering:the race. Jtth^btT|Bfpii the vote will be divided until, old-tha prt)ittrtan« dMTiaro. it will be aaav Rehearsals for men only are held every Monday evening at Music Hall for the7app>baehlng"May Music Festi- val. Dean Lutkin would be pleased to meet any men interested in chorus music at these rehearsals with a view to their Joining the great chorus, The requirements■•for membership are apt especially exacting, a fair voice and some little knowledge of music being all that Is necessary, Haydn's "Crea- tion,'.* one of the most tuneful pra- torios ever written, and two interest- ing modern works will be given at the Festival. Membership In the chorus given valuable training and experience in'..' vocal music at up expjmso wrsit ^ver^SBSBaeiBSaFl^^ body's contest The advent of women in .township pdltties putra new phase on the New Trier situajlon^l It la je^peuli* that the vote in the spring ^^km wtll;|M almost doubled because of the activity the women will take in the contest - A BO I tOING BOOK. ; Building s not at all slow Ja.f netka as building permits grante* the last' village council jneeting y : >■ show. Permits were granted ihe following: E. P. Maynard in Hubb Woods, John Mbrtoo. Waid and Fig street; Goasalvee, tw< Monday evenings and are held at Mu ,nue; E. ErJchaoa, sic Hall pn University place just waatf streets;_ I* of Orrlngton avenue.