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* 9.7 A clean Newspaper for a Clean Community MIL NO. I WILMETTE ILLINOIS, FRIDAY OCTOBER 5. 1923 TWENTY-EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS New Quartet At Sunday Club Opens Sunday Evening, October 7, with Dr. Richard Burton as Speaker Noble Cain is Organist Congregational Church will open Doors at 7 o'Clock The speaker at the Opening meeting of the Wilmette Sunday Evening Club, Sunday evening, October 7, will be Dr. Richard Burton of the University of Minnestota. He will speak on "Educational Ideals of Today." By reason of his wide experience as a professor and an editor, and his sympa- thetic attitude toward human nature he is one of the most sought after speakers on the platform today. The New York Times says, "as a literary man and lecturer he is among the first men of let- ters of this country." New Organist The new Sunday Evening Club organ- ist, Mr. Noble Cain, will render the fol- lowing program next Sunday evening. Preliminary recital Prelude and Fuge in D...Debois Harmonie du Soir...Karg-Elert Evensong....Johnson Offertory "andante Cantabile" from Quartet op 11 Tschaikowski Postlude "Hour of Joy"...M. Bossi The doors of the COngregational church open at 7 o'clock and the program be- gins at 7:30 O'clock. Every resident of the north shore is invited. This season's program promises to be the best since the club was inaugurated. Eastern Star Members Attend State Session The annual meeting of the Grand Chap- ter of the ORder of the Eastern Star was held at Springfield Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week, the following members of Wilmette CHapter attending: Mrs. Hattie France, Mrs. Paul A. Hoffman, Mrs. C. L. Hoskin, Mrs. E. J. Lundin, MRs. J. Segsworth and Mrs. H. Kramer. Mrs. Effie Watkins, of East St. Louis Grand Associate Matron, was installed Worthy Grand Matron to succeed MRs. Helen Brakefield, of Chicago, at an ela- borate ceremony on Thursday evening. The contest for associate matron, the first step in line of advancement to the office of matron, was an interesting one, eighteen candidates from various parts of the state competing for that honor. Gross Point Villagte Hall sold for $7,500 The Gross POint Village Hall was sold this week to Hoffman Brothers of Gross Point for a consideration of $7,500. Bids were openned and the HOffman offer accepted at a meeting of the acting board of trustees of the village Wednesday evning of this week. Second high bid for the hall was sub- mitted by Hoyt King, who offered $6,500. The hall was sold several months ago but the bidder failed to pay, causing the board of trustees to again place the struc- ture on the market. Funds received from the sale of the Village Hall will be employed to liquidate the debts of the village and it is expected that complete dissolutin of the village will have been effected within another month. Major Denman Improving Satisfactorily, Report Reports from the home of Maj. Albert I. Denman, newly appointed Wilmette superintendent of police who recently suffered a partial stroke of paralysis, this week were to the ef- fect that the major was recovering nicely and it was expected he would be in a positi9on to assume his duties by November 1, the date when his appointment takes effect. LIKE THE THEATER? READ THIS COLUMN ----- Every resident of the north Thom we believe, is interested in the affairs of stage and screen, and it is with that thought in mind that the editors of Wilmette Life are pleased to announce the introduction in this issue oi a new department entitled "Here and There on Stage alai Stitsii." which will be devoted to news and reviews of dramatic productions appearing in Chicago and on the north shore. It is a well known fact that Chi [ago theater managers regard north %hore pepole aa the "cream" of their audiences. The 'wee*, or failure of many a production is determined by the reception accorded it by north shore patrons. The managers have a way of diagnosing the sentiment of this community and are quite generally guided by the attitude of focal theatergoers. The column Is detagned to provide a guide to the better dramatic productions on the Chicago professional stage. Also, the Stage and Screen section, will "cover," impartially, the local field of the Drama, including produc Mina of North Shore Theatre Guild, the North Shore Players, Wilmette Dramatic and Operatic society, New Trier High schixd, the grade schools and dramatic events staged by local organizations. Amateur dramatica will have a large place in the column. The "Movies, as well. vill be given prominent mention ill the department. There will be announcements and reviews Of the best motion picture productions at every phiow of the silent Milt be touched upon in an in- ;creating manner. Begin with this issue, as a reader of the "Stage and Screen" column. You will not be disappointed! "I (ere and There on tile SCret11" appears on Page 3 of this iSSue of Wilmette Life.. DON'T WANT SIXTH ST. . AS THROUGIUMWAY ,jariv. 0 **tilt street ared at the Village board meeting Tuesday of this week :o enter protest awaited the propmed designation of that thoroughfare tiM a 'lit-moth highway. It was the contention of the group :hat Sixth street wit.; a quiet residence street and that the board WAS not Ill converting it into a heavy traffic Oionatglifare. The delegation abet complained bitte•ly of the mettuxia employed in the recent improvement of Sixth street. The thick gravel dust on the street, they declared, was a ...oree of great anoyance tit the hintacholdera. They expressed the lielief that the cootractors had done a "bad jtib." The board decided. to defer the matter I f designating Sixth street as a through highway until a further investigation could be made. It was intimated that the newly appointed superintendent of police would Lit' aasiened the task of mapping ait through highways and recommending alicr traffic regulations. No Chance Overlooking This Fellow, Says Nurse Miss Marguerite Deuel, public health nurse for the Chicago Tuberucolosis Institute at Chicago Heights, related the attiuming little incident that occurred in connection with her work recently. She was putting down a health record for a little boy, who had come to be examined. When she witted 'lie routine que4t1on, "Have you any brothers and sisters?" he said, "I have two sisters and three brothers." She questioned him a little further and found that there were only five children in the family; so she asked him again how many brothers he had. he replied, "I have three brothers and one of them is me" Auxiliary Dance to be Bright Social Affair preparations have been made fit sifte"titithil dfnitet andldance of the Wom an's Auxiliary eif the Wilmette Post. American Legion,. which will he held October lg at the Woman's club, Tenth street and Greenkaf avenue. The various committees are working diligently and the general osipion among he officers is that the affair promises to rank with the biggest social events of the season. BUYS FOREST AVENUE HOME Mrs, Goehten of Chicago nurchased the Olson reaidence at 1522 Forest avenue, Wilmette. W. G. Stacey and company negotiated the sale. • BY ALEXANDER DEAN (Director, North Shore Theatre Guild) It is to be through the Little Theatre of these United States that the American National Theatre and drama will be developed. The Little Theatre developed tome fourteen years ago in this country la an amateur organization. Essentially and inherently it wa% the people of this onintry which composed this Little Theatre and whose expression WAS going to achieve whatever results were gained. The number of Little Theatres in this comitry reaches approximately' six hundred. They Cover the entire country and are found in hill countries, in the prairie owns and in the big cities. It would ievm then that the original purpose, which was to give the amateurs of this iiiintry an opportunity to express them- ;elves, was bring ralized and the mtalium whereby the people could give us a drama hat was diatinctly American was at hand. Cites Dramatic "Fiasco" We hail last winter a case which howed that if we were to have a Na,Halid Theatre it %vas not going to come !trough the money or the will of cerain capitalist% and specialists in the l'hcatre. Seldom hal there been a worse ,iasco than the production lo the Naional Theatre 'toiler the auspiceaif Nir. Augustus Thomapi, self-styled dean of the American Theatre, and the 'Theatrical Managers' Association of -IM )'ork when thy produced "As You lac It" with Miss 'Marjorie Rantheatt That was an artificial production and lot one which flavored of the national Tharacteristics and of the people. Already, the Little Theatre, have con oletted many leader% to the American professional theater. ?daily a person in wrested in drama, in production, and in ming, vIi.) might this day lie living a humdrum existence, by trying and testng themselves and by experimenting and leaching themselves have found that they did have the knack and the ability and the imagination to conceive great things in the theater. There is hardly a line of theatrical endeavor which does flu it have its contributora front the Little Theatre. Robert Edmund joues and Lee Sinionsoto the leading art directors in this country, both had their beginings in the Little Theatre and the university. Eugene o'NeirT. America'a example of great playwright, Susan Glasbell, and Zona Gide, were sill trained in the Little Theatre. Monroe Pevear, who hat preen' ally revolutionited stage lighting, be- tom his work in Professor Baker's 4/ Work Shop. Some of the most charmaig and most promising of our younger actors and actresses, names which perhaps lift layman wool(' out recogni7e hut whose performalwes are being watched closely by the managers, are hom our Little. Theatres and l'iliveraity Hicatres. Natio ally they have not (('ontinued on Page 16) "Congratulations on the new name --Wilmette Life. At first I was not impressed, but after rolling it around in my mind, I arrived at the conclusion that it was an excellent selection. It's the life for me I" "The little girl's essay told it all and told it well. Wilmette I,ife covers he field. It has the advantage of being short and it sounds well." CHAMP 'FARMER' MAY GET PRIZE Techler Offers Loving Cup As 1924 Award Foal Lechler, 230 Maple avcime, ho devotes most of his leistwe momenta tending his door-yard garden, culturing bevy and attending to the 'needs and comforts of NVilmette a bird life, come.' rth with the annouticenwnt that he offer a Loving cop to \"ilmette's 'Cliampeeti" 1924 door-yard, gardener. NI r. I.echler submits the following plan to tli .! readers of \Vilmette Life: "Editor, Wilmette Life-- It !Items that my 5 foot corn anWit/IK'eMellt, Annie link dm", hat some interest in Door-yard Farmiti brought ont the fact that there This is line, in that it is the BEST (it o door sport, being healthy, recreative, and, most important, creative. I iiorder to further stimulate this movement, I will donate a silver loving cup, provided that the staff of the \k'ilinette Life will do the o'st, I. C. uiuiuiish judges, announce dates, etc. One of the conditions of the 1024 Door-yard Farming Contest of \Vilmett• must be that the products must he raised and shown itt the conteatalit's yard ill Wilmette. Further conditions to be announced later. This loving cup will be a rotating cup, each winner allowed to keel- in his possesision until the next year's win ner it antiounce(1. All enthusiaats should gather their prire-seeds tow, afal plan their next year's garden. \VII., can tell but that Wilmette may priKluce a ttecond Burbank ? Truly yours E. FRED I,F,C41,ER. McClure Is Re-elected Sunday Club President W. Frank McClure, popular leader of the Wilmette Sunday Evening club s MCC it S organization eight years ago, W a *4 this week re-elected president for I he season 1923-24. Other officers chosen to serve with Mr. McClure were: Lemuel I. Owens. vice president ; Clare Hosmer, secretaR. ; E. Anderson, treasurer. George I,. Martin, Joseph Michaels :old E. Anderson were aelected by President McClure to comprise this season's Einance committee. Committee Chairmen chosen by Mr. McClure included Erwin \V. Weber, publicity ; Dwight Chapman, ailvertiaing; G. M. Hubbard, ushers. Wilmette Donates $280 Toward Japanese Fund Wilmette contributed $280 toward the great Japanese Reliel fund recently collected throughout the United States at the behest of President Coolidge. The contribution locally Was made through the Wilmette Church council, which turnect the funds over to the Moo Chapter .91 the Amcrican Red Cross, The fpnd drive closed officially Thursday. September 27, according to Thomas H. West, secretary of the church council. -- BANKS CLOSE OCTOBER 11S The Wilmette State Rink Oil the Viral National Qank of Wilmette will be closed all day, October 11, in observance of Columbus Day. - Watch Your Garage! Car Thieves Are Busy Watch your garage! An epidemic of auto stealing is raging in Evanston these days. The thieves are breaking Into private garages, politely driving the cars out and away to the lonely regions west of the city, where they engage in the masterly art of "stripping," leaving the "hulls" for the police to tow in the next morning. No reports of such depredations in Wilmette, hut this may serve as a gentle warning. Venire welcome. Central P. T. A. Holds First Meeting T The first meetind ,of the 134I season of the Centrel--tebool Parmti,- - Teacher association will he hekl Tuesday afternoon, October 9, at 3:Ic o'clock in the Byron C. Stolp school gymnasium. Mt*, Colton, known as The 041 Woman -of Illinois" will speak on The subject of "Bird Migration." A group of children will sing bird songs and thir-iiiiItth grade mothers will be she liostesaes for the social hour.