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December 25, 1925 ~--~II ~ ;.:~ ltl~ f},.._ J:~ ·~ &i r.. r = WILMETTE LIFE 21 GIVES RADIO PROGRAM The North Shore quartet gave an interesting Christmas program over Radio station WRDO last Sunday, singing Alexander Matthews Cantata. "t'fhe Story of Christmas." The quartet is composed of Miss Dorothy Rae, ~oprano; Miss Harriet Hebert, contralto; A. B. Elliott, and Charles F Chamvlin. baritone. · The Postman Prominent Leaders Join Chicago Opera Trustees , l'd' .., 1tor ' s no t c: The accumpanyllJg · verses are rcprmted herewith in the f I l interest o t wse men an< won1c·n in our community who arc entru sted \\ith the dispatch of the mail s. There is an e . . pccially burdensome ta-.k at thi , -.t·ason of happines s and th(: ir ardtH·th labors merit COilsider;t tic 111 and a pprv ciation. THE POSTMAN \Vhn f'arn· til· · l ' rdt· ·tl Stall·~ ~fa i i) In ~-wrriN l ranks thn ··· thr,u s <~rlll str·~.n~ \\'p wat<·h··d th(·l!r Labtor I 1:1' lr pt·rftf't lhlf · as th· ·.\ rrr :rn· l~t · d· 'l·llrt· Tht' }J()ys who'rt · d r· ·ss o·d 111 ;.: r :1'. 1> · ·· P in ··ac·h ht ·art th· · r···~ a 1111 ,;,,,,.~. T h·· thoug-ht that th ·. , . rr· · \· · r· f : rrl A f·· ··ling- of )O\' t · and r,'·s po ·· t f··r· t ,;" :-- ·· \\' ho C'arry tllf ·ir· <'tlt tntr ."s lrt:tll Thos (T o fwo nn,· lllvtn Ln s han· been added l'i, In the ic Opera hoard CJt <'o lrtr--tet·._ . · S· of the Chicago I· . mp,ln~ ·. · .unuel A. Et,( 1'-O n .tlld ll t·r nJ·uJ \\ ·tld ·k ' . 1 \I ' . ec · 1: 111 1 · r. ·. . 'r~ n . . "'. \\'Hlcly known ,~~.l ~ Jou_gh hh ;trtJ.\ l ith Ill public liiel ha vJr ,~·1 .. 1 ft.lkd th(· IIIIJHJrtant p :J,h of cor1111 ' " H>ll ~ c~ttlht·l and '-tat<' S<'ilator, and 11 ' (ol hn 1 ' " 11 1' l l h 1 ' i Jilt h li e trust. :\ nati\·e --~- -· - - -----------------;~~~~jiiiiiiiiijjiiiiiiijijiiiiiijijiii-- son of Chicago, Mr. Ettelson has always been an ardent supporter of artistic acttvJtJcs, especially in the realm of music. He is an attorney, a n1 ·mber of the firm of Schuyler, Ettelson and \\'einfeld. 't \ ·' r. Valdcck is vi.ce president of the ontinental and Commercial Nationa! Bank of Chicago and has long 1> en identifJ<:d \\'ith activities of the character symbo lized hy the Chicago (' 1\·ic Opera co111pany. , as "a<' h d a~ ~ "· · s L: I i d i 11 r..: 1, ._ ,,. ,. watc ·h for til· · ,,. . 11- 1· ,,.,,, " tl· ;,,, , ,. , th· · ··ht·t · l ',\' \'fl it· ·· tlr :t t \\· · l\1111\\ :--; , ; 1f, 1 ' W(·)J, r·... 1 \' it h a thr · ill 11f cl· · liglrt. "' sa dnt ·ss and jo .' t" ··:r··lt ol1·· :ttl. 11 f, . ",., p :r l· ·. f111 .ll brought, flush, or· th· · c·lt· ···k :..:r .. \\!" .still Wt· Watc ·h :1111! \\ :tit Announcement ol ers in North Shore Line Station Naming Contest 75,986 suggested station names were received in the North boys tl:·· \' ho <':tiT~· tllt · ir ,.,l\llttry's lll:til Slli·W, t 'If' in tht · t;lrornr , tiJ, . lr· ·a t . tl11· gro ·: tt rt · w :rn l . .\ . uty \\·c· ll and 1'111 ·· r·f ull y dr11 1· ~ 1rt· )~· Wt· c·a II :r !Tr I I'll '! . t" n . .:· ·t a tllist :tl.;, .. :r !"· ··fltifl :..: ol·l:t ·" thought of a )hore Line St.:1tion Naming Contest. The winning chosen by the judges are as follows: . names ~.. l'ffl' Wt' 0 kllllW tho \\I ll L: I \ ' t. f t I]I. I" . s t · . .' (' II I f.t;l :.: f · I · d - \\ I II tI; Jt · \· · 1' Station No.l-"Harmswoods" "To commemorate the Harms family's name and the Harms Woods." tlHHH' \\ lto .\' carT:-· th· ir \\ h· ·ll l ' lltlldr~ · :- rn:tll. $100 awarded to Mrs. J. A. Barber 609 Woodbine Ave., Oak Park, Ill. 1. · I t }l, \ 'r·· L:':r I lr · l'··d llo · r· ·, \\' t·)c ·tlllt ·· t11 III· · IJI · .\l o·rtd. t·:tc· h c>II, . f, · I :t !" .' < ·II t.: 1 :c:-c J · tro\\' Station No. 2-"Glenayre" $100 awarded to Mr. Ogden A. Clemens 8824 S. Loomis St., Chicago It i ·' g-· ·t h··r hand ~ di.to ;.,;,,_a,, 1 ""- ........ 1··, rht · h· · ~t ~~ ""1 .. · ""' ~ ..... 1 r . :...: .... l·r tht · \ · ,, . tt a\·l.ol :t ltof t~.. l··!t.· t ra i 1 : ,-\ ' '· !llay f;,~o~ ·s rit · IJ J,j, ~:-ci t r!..! tf, ~.' !:. ! on \\ h" Tlr. t t ,,. ,,11 "1 ·· I'! l ttrll t · ·· l.t .. ,t f1·i· " I, "Glen may be associated with the Glenview Road or the town of Glen\"iew that is just west. The name is attractive yet simple, not easily confuaed. yet easy to remember and spell." LAKE MICHIGAN Station No. 3-"Wau-Bun" $100 awarded to Bertha F. Gordon 432 5 Champlain Ave., Chicag~ "An Indian Chief associated in the movement protecting the Whites from at.acks bt their fellows. He used his eloquence for which he was famous in trving to persuade his Tribe not to join in the massacre, but was not SliC· cessful." lin the Indian language, Wau·Bun means between darkness anddawo.) thu:-.· l':tiT,\ ' rlro · ll' ' '" " ' tr·.,··:-: rn : trl . c'lf . \HI.l ·: ~ 1-:f·\\'.-\Hil l 'l·:c :LJ·:Y r J:. · r~t ra! it·rr t'l· r!.;, I 't ·S t 0 tli c·o·. ) Ric hard Ta\ l()r oi 330 OxforJ road, rtturned to Kt·nil\\' n rth l ~bt Thur,day irum hi~ three tllonth · bu-.ine ;;. trip in the South. 4'J 0 Station No. 4-"Northbrook" $100 awarded to Northbrook Civic Association Northbrook, Ill. "Northbrook is the logical name (1) because the station will be in North. brook township, the ~arne town:;hip in which the established and progressive village of 'Northbrook' is Situated; 21 the location of the station is also within the present Northbrook School District; ( l) the station site and adjacent ter· ritory is in the 'Northbrook Post Office' rural fr<!e oelivery district; (4) the station will be only H mile east of the present village limits of 'Northbrook" and "ill eventually be within the village limits; (5) passenger traffic will naturally come from people now living in or near the village of 'Northbrook'." "' 3 2~ 1~ DEMPSTER ST.\ OAKTON ST. "' ...__ I\'umh:n md,,tae · Station No. 5-"Woodridge" _., $100 awarded to Mrs. Marjorie M. Weese Kenilworth, Ill. "The most characteristic features of the territory adjoining this station are the woods and ridges. The combination of these t"o natural features in a word which is euphonious a s well as descriptive of tne contiguous territory justifies the use of this name" the STATION SITES on the neu Slwkie Station No. 6-"Briergate" CHICAGO. LOOP "It is appropriate .because o~ the beaut~ful go~f co~rse ne~rby. All of ~e people Irving in th1s commumty are fam1har With thua locat1on as near Bner· gate Golf Club. .In fact this club has be~n instru!llental in helping to build up this commumty. It suggests a defi~1te locauon With ref.!rence to the adjoining towns and wo.,Jd not create a Jealousy between the two t01VDI of Deerfield and Highland Park." $100 atvarded to Bessie R. Alexander 234 Lee St., Evanston, Ill. \ 'ul!.:y Rtlure I I I The Contest Cash awards totalling $1,000 wert: offered. for suitable names to identify the nme stations along the new S~okie yalley ~oute of t~e North Shore Line whtch will be m o~rahon early next spring. The contest closed December 1. The Contest Judges were: Station No. 7-"Highmoor" "Representative. of ~oodland. ~auty and variety. of landsc~pe descriptive of this vicimty wh1ch 1s so remm1scent of the Scottish Moors. $100 awarded to 1\-frs. Gertrude C. Crane Box 52, Morton Grove, Ill. V.i ould You Send Your Child to School Blind-Folded? A grut many children might JUSt as wdl be! They arc forced ro grope their way unable to keep up with their classes ; considan.i dull and stupid or stubborn - often bec10se of eye-strain. H.1ve thea t\-' l' s examined. 7 j j Station No. 8-"Sheridan Elms" "'1'he' name combines in assoc1at1on Fort Sherid.a n a.n~ Old ~lm Road. It bu an old world sound possessing t_he charm and SI!Jlphclty wh1·:h are lie? repre. aentative of this suburban locahty·.and also typifies the sedate architecture which characterizes this vicinity." I I I 0 '}'ears of successful l racticc DR. O.H. BERSCH Optometrist 1177 Wilmette Avenue Wilmette For AJipolataeat P·oae WU. 2766 II I ! J '--~--------~----~· S. Charles Iverson, President Chicago Real Estate Board; W. L. Bailey, N h t Professor of Sociology, ort wes em University; Frederick Rex, . . . Municipal Reference Ltbranan, Miss Caroline Mcilvaine,. Chicago Historical Soctety; 0. H. Burnham, . Co · · Pres. Chicago Regional Plan mmtssion. In some cases the winning names w~re sut gested by mor~ than one conte~ta.~t; scl~ti~g s the Judges were goveme I cahse · by the reasons each contestant h' · accordance t e wmners gave for his choice. T ts was m with the rules of the contest. $100 awarded to Mrs. Belle Falwell Box 1147, Milwaukee, Wis. . Station No. 9-"Skokie Manor" $100 awarded to Miss Dorothy Shandberg 931 Margate Terrace, Chicago "'t is the head of the Skokie Valley famed for its beautiful estatea aDd redoundant with beautiful vistas and picturesque scenery." In the opinion of the Judaes. the name "Sheridan. Elms·· was the mnet a~riate of the rune wmn10g names; an additional.lOO has accordmaly been awarded to Mn.BeJJeFalwell. We tak this oppmtunity to chank 1M many conratanta /or 1M ..._, &neerest they luwe shown; thousands of acellftlt~ma were rece&WIL We also desire co tlwnk the judges /or eMir splendid co-opercarion. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Company 79 West Monroe Street, ~go, DL