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March 19, 1926 WILMETTE LIFE WOMAN'S CLUB FAVORS I . BIG BUILDING PROGRAM II Concert Soloist ______________________________ ICELLIST _: HAS INNING ISENATOR MCKINLEY IS Estelle S'!iga~t and Carl B rueckner Are Soloasts m Next Symphony Players' Concert SUNDAY CLUB SPEAKER Addition to Present Structure W ould Cost $50,000 ; New Auditorium Plans for a proposed ne\\' addition to the \Yilmette \\'oman·._ club, to CO!-. t approximately $50,000. were placed hefore the general club mcmher:-.hip at a meeting held \V cd ncsda\' of this \H'l' k and,_ were accepted. The plans for the nc\\' building are rdered to as tentati\·c. l>ttt it is thought that they will prohahh· he followed with onh· ~ light chang~:;. According to the pro·gra m of the club the construction would he <;tartcd within the next t\\'0 {,r three weeks. The plans were drawn up hy the finn oi Perkin s, Fellows and Hamilton. ).[ r. Hamilton. architect of the Arthur H. Ho\\·a rd . chool, gave them his per~unal attention, it is said. It wa~ iound that a two-stor\' addition on th<.' rear of the present cl~b building would be practicable and would conform to the line s of the present structure. I P lan New Auditorium Till' addition as planned prO\·ide:; for a tire-proof unit. with foundation and \\·all" adC(!ttatc to ~ustain a ">t.'cond story at such future time a:' club needs might determine. The adrlition \\·ill contain a new auditorium ha\'ing a capacity of 700 persons, with a larg<> stage. It is estimated that this wilt more than double the present capacity of the club house. The club now has a building fund of " P E L I C AN" E NROUT E ~·,·;~·,l:;~c~o $20,000 and it is thought that within I .\tlagit>tto (String orchestra) 1 the next three \ _·e ars this will have in- The-tre Gua'ld Performance to Be "In'arillon ~ th·· ;-;pinning Hoom (Opus 6, creased to at least $30,000, which is the j Given in Stolp Auditorium Next Xo. 1) . . . . . . . . . . . · · · . . . DYorak Organize Music Clubs figure \vhich has been set as necessary Wednesday "l'aprkci .. ltali· n" CO!)U~ 4;'i) before \vork started. It is proposed Ts chaikows k;.· in Elementary Schools to pay the entire cost of the building \\'ith th._· tir:-.t periurmance:- of "The ~fu:;ic .;;tudents of Xew Trier High \\'ithl ut restoring to special assess- Pelican" hy Xorth Short" Theatre I :-chool arc co-operating with music 111 c 11 ts · ("',u!lc . l PI ayers prO\·mg . . . . 1 1. . a success t l11S :--up~n-~sors ot t 1e . t0\\'11S up lt1 esThc building committee of th<> club. \\'eek, at E\';lJbton. local playgoers are : tahlt:-.lHng :-mall mu.;;tc clubs. patterned \\·hirh ha~ been in charge of plans for looking for\\'ard 1 ~ the performance in aiter the Xc\,. Trier ~fusic club: in the addition is composed of the fol- \\'ilmette on \\.edne::.day. ~larch 24. .. . . . I the grammar schools of the vanous lowing: , 'I d . ~txty ant.~" f!.t tht." tern!ory lytng \'itlag·es in the township. Clubs are . 1 1 )fr:-; . naYid .-\ndt·nwn. )ft·~ . F . )f. I h' play l:'lpro< 1ucc 1111 nort 1 1 :; wref soutln~e . . t or \\ tlme.tk ~nd.mcluded tn I ali·ead\· t':'tahlishcd at \\'ilmette. Win1:n\\'··"· ::\Tr~ . A l'thut· nixon. ::\Jr:-: . r. tO\\'ns t uoug 1 persona courte..;y o tl 1 '"100 l I t > o )0 ·cd . ~-:,·;~no.;. ::\It·.s. <;,·o rg-t' Kihhf', :\Ir.s. n. E . .-\. H. \Yoods. and \\·a:; made aYailahle le ··, . arrc;. w 11<:.. 1 ~ ~~ I r I _ =l nctka. and. Glenco~, and ~me wilt he 1 1 1·'. Klinf', :\Irs. Harr;.· Griswold, Mrs. localh· throu 17 h the influence of his to _a,~nc..lx· to.\: lmettt: \\I!!. t .. no~' .ap~ ?rgan1z~d tn Ket;1lworth m. the near .\r·thur trowanl, ::\Jrs. John :\Jantwt·ud, . , ·. . .·("' , . . · . ~ pears. >ccomt: a part ot t 1lt Cit) ot I tuture, 1t was sa1d. The h1gh school :\lr-.: )lot'tO tl r) · ·ttr·y·<·()t) ~ y_Ia\'e"' l fnt.ncbhlp \\tth ~{arke}. IE\ans- 'E\--U1Ston . . f or t h ose · ·· · ... "' · 'Ir· ·' s. J:. · · ., · T Gene · · · · · ..;tu<lent..; I10 ll c cxammat10ns :\11-Kinn··'> )fr!" . <'arl \\-idtwy, :\ft·s. ton \\T1ter. t CtlJOYCC1 a long- . on<~on :\t a mt!eting of the EYanston City I ~\'1 10 wi..;h ·~ join the cluhs and help .\1 .' rorr \\ t':-;t. 1 run ta ... t :-.eas..on and successful :;howmg council Tue..;daY e\·ening tlw proposi· · · · t' ~f 1 · t t t t t · X Yo k I tion of placing · - before the · people ·ot. I in \\'It 1 1 t1 1e orgamza 1011. ~ uc1 1n eres a~., au m :. c.w r ·. the moYement is being displayed by fhe t eltran '" a1 four-act a {)hn to annex the 60 acres tl1e pupt·1s o f t 1 't Award Contracts for · 1 · · ~drama f I that cit\· · · · · 1e grammar sc h oo 1s. 1 I concernc< 1 ,\\'It 1 a mot 1er ~ sacnhce or of the tt.?rrit( r\' on the . northwest 15 · 'd ~ treet mprovements her son. and presenting the problem corner of E,· an~ton " ·as appro\·e d h\· sat · - - - - - - - - T!w larg<:st .meeting of the Roard oi of the ~lttty of the ch!ld to the parent I the council. The property is bounded Flu Epidemic H its High Local Improvements ever held was wh~·n Ius ow.n care<>r_ls at sta~e hy lcntral and Isabella on the south held last Tuesday c\·cning- when ten 1·.rma Rlame ~[~f(cndry ot ~van~- and north hy .the city limits and the School Attendance Hard contractors were present for the open- ton plays t.he lcadll:g- role earned 111 ea. t line oi the \Vcstmoreland omary The epidemic of influenza and colds ing of J,ids on two paYing jobs. Each th<> professiOnal pcrtormance by ~:far- club on the ea:'t and west. \\·hich ha:-- been felt in Chicago and all oi the contractors had hid on each gar~t Lawrence. Hawley ~1ertz, also This is a small portion oi the tract 1 nurth slwre :o.uhurhs resulted in all abpiere of \\·~ rk. and all of the bids "·ere ~f 1·,\'anston. plays the lcadmg mascu- being proposed for the \Vilmette an- . sence recurd" for 1\ew Trier high within the estimate of the Yiltage l~ne role and Norman I_ arker. Eugene ncxation plan. and in no wise will in- school being broken last week. it was en~inecr, it was said. The :'uccessfu! 1-.. ~facy and Leon ).fc~endry ~rc oth- terfcre with this movement, it is ex- said. According to school authorities. bidders were H. G. Golitz of Oak er local players. The c:1st mclude" plained. more than 250 pupils were absent from Park. for two large altevs. and the also Snaulding Coffin and Samuel Otis I The \Yilmette annexation plans. it is the school on \Vednesday of last week. qrects and allevs in the A;thur Dunas and ~[iss Oli\·~e Fentress ..< i \Vinnet- said. are no.t suffici'ently far enoug-h This co.nstitutes nearly 20 per cent of ~uhrlivision at ~faple a\'enue and Sher- ka: I·.dward l·elke .of \\ tlmette and! ad\·anced to be presented to the Vii- the ent1re student body. ~he attenidan road. and the Central Construe- ~1 ISS )..1 ar~are.t ~ferr!\"-·eather and ~{rs . . !age hoard for action, but it is hoped dance a,·crage \\'as only sltghtly over tion companx. of hicago Heights, for Roger.s S .. Va1l of H1ghland Park. The to have them ready very soon. ?O per ce~1t th~ l_atter part of the week, the street wiclening in the central busi- play 1s d1rected hy Alexander Dean 1t was . a1d. 1 h1s week t!1e att<:n~ance ness district. President Earl E. Orner of F.\·anston. I Bishop Hughes Preaches average has been much h1gher. tt ts resaid that the large number of conI · · ported. tractors bidding on the work indicated PASS E LECTION MEASURE to Students at llhnoiS A · R · Edd· R etums 1 1· t · H · H ug 1 f 1 tnJl . ton I)· the high financial standing of the \'ilAt the meeting of the Village board liS 10 P '.C "' 111 les 0 t le lage. . Tuesday evening the resolution for ~fethodist Episcopal church. Chicago From Winter in Florida the annual Yiltage election. together Area, 'w ho resides at 941 Sheridan road, \ R Edd" t f th 1 t spent last \\·eek-end at the Cnivcrsity · · · .. mg on, 0 e rea esta e with the appointments of judges and of Illinois. firm of Eddington and Allen. of 410 GET SEWER ORDINANCE An ordinance providing for the in- clerks and the question of taking adSunday morning Bishop Hughes Linden avenue, returned Friday from stallation of a sewer and water system vantage of the state recreation act preached at Trinity Methodist Episco- Ft. Lauderdale. Florida, where the west of Ridge avenue in Wilmette, to providing for levying a tax of 1~ mills pal church, Champaign, and in the eve- family spent the winter. ~{rs. Edcost $203,120, was presented to the for recreation purposes, was passed. ning spoke at the All- University ser- dington returned about a month ago, vice in the University auditorium, which having been called back by the serious Village board at its meeting Tuesday The election will be held April 20. inaugurated the seventh annual Life illness of her father. \Vitliam R. Witevening by the Board of Local Improvements. The Village hoard passed Mrs. Collins H. Slayton, daughter of Work Conference in session this week Iiams. at Racine. Wis. Mr. Williams a resolution ordering the ordinance Mrs.. T. B. Potter of 607 Forest avenue, at the state university. Bishop Hugh's passed away Monday morning of published and referred it to the sewer has returned to \rVilmette. She has been ~uhiect "·as. "The ·Motives to a Life of this \Yeek. Funeral senices were held in .Miami for the past three months. at Racine, ,Wednesdayy afternoon. and water committee. 1 SerYice.r' 1 I · · · · · · · · · · Tuesday ~[arch 23, will be violincellist:. · day at Ke".; Trier High school, \\·hen the Symphony Players of Chica~o, under the direction of George Dasch, will present the fourth and last of the afternoon young people's concerts and the sixth of the evening series. 11i. s Estelle Swigart will appear a. 'cello soloist \Yith the orchestra in the afternoon, playing Grutzmacher' s "Fantaisie Hongroi e." In the evening concert, Carl Brueckner will be heard in the "Variations Symphoniques" by Boellmann, a 'cello solo of unusual interest with orchestral accompaniment. The complete programs, as announced I by ~I r. Dasch, . are as follows: Afternoon Program Symphony No. 2, D Major, Opus 36 ............. Beethoven .-\(lagio molto-.\.llegTo con brio Larghetto Scherzo Finale: Allegro molto "Fantaisie Hongroise," Opus 7, for Violoncello and Orchestra ........... Grutzmacher Soloist: Estellf' Swigart Carl Brueckner, noted 'cellist and Two Spanish Dances, Opus 12, teacher, will be one of the soloists at No~. 2 and 5 · · · · · · · Moszkowski · 1 1 L' 1 Evening Program t I1e concert to 1 >e g 1ven >y t le 1tt e On·rture, "Russian and Ludmila" Symphony Players of Chicago at New GI' k · · ·l\finor · · · · · · ·(The · · · · tn a Trier 11 igh school auditorium on Tues- S,\·m phony ~o . S, B da\· afternoon, ).farch 23. The concert 'Tnfinisl.ed" Symphony) \\·iil he under the direction of George ............... Schubert · he espeAllf'gro moderato Da-,ch and the program \\'Ill A 1 nc ante Symphoniqu con moto cially arranged for young pecple. ~fr. \-ariations s, Opus 23, BnH:r kner i" w('tl knm\·n in hicago for Violonc ·llo and Orchestra and north shore music circles. . · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Boellmann 1 Snlo1st: Carl Brueckner I ;-o;uit· ·. "L'A rlt:!'; ienn e" <~o. 1) ... Bizet " World Court" Issue to be Discussed by P r oponent Sunday Evening, March 21 The . peaker Sunday, March 21, at the \\'ilmette Suuday Evening club \\'ill be Cnited States Senator \\'iltiam B. McKinley. ~{r. McKinley ·will sp(·ak on "The \ Yorlu Court." He undouhtedlv \\"ill be greeted by a large audience. is one of the best known men in the C nited States Senate and has long been a leader in Illinoi public affairs. Joel Lav \viii be the soloist. Senator 1IcKinlev's address should be of especial interes ~ :n view of the fact that he is now engaged in a verbal battle with Col. Frank L. Smith, candidate for tJ. S. Senator from Illinois in the Primary election next month, and \Yho has come out as opposed to America's entry into the World Court. Sh annon Here on E aster The program for most of the balance of the year has been definitely arranged as follo\\·s : Dr. Fred F. Shannon of Central church, Orchestra hall, is to deliver the Easter message Easter Sunday night, April 4. On the following Sunday Dr. Max :Mason, the new vresident of the University of Chicago will spe~k. On April 18. it is possible that United States Commissioner of Immigration, ·Major Henry H. Curran, will speak. On the closing Sunday, April 25, Glenn Frank. the new president of the t.:niversit~· of \Visconsin. and widely known e(lucator. author anrl orator. will speak on "The Spiritual Quest of a Restless Generation." He E V vanston to ote on Annexation of So;,tthwest Parcel ' P. l m;m. S I 1