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WI.LMETTE LIFE A Weekly News-Magazine for. Wilmette and Kenilworth WILMETTE, ILLIN OIS, JUNE 25, 1926 VOL. XV, NO. 39 .PRICE FIVE CENTS· FORMULATE PLANS FOR REAL GLORIOUS Committees at Work to Provide Villagers with Day of Varied Activity on July 5 I Postpone Opening \WILL GIVE CONCERT I APPOINT DIRECTOR OF FOURTH of Daily vacatio-n Ambrose Wyrick, Chicago Tenor, to .COMMU· NITY RECREATION . Bible School Here ~ppear at W!lmette Parish Method1st Church Fnday, June 25 . . . I Stay at home on the Fourth of July and get in on the fun of th~ community celebration. That is the challenge of \Vilmette re : idcnts as sounded by the committee :; in charge of the conimunitv Fourth of July celebration in \Vilmette. The event:; thi s year wil.l again he held under the direction o£ \Vilmette Post, No. 46, of the American Legion. The Fourth of July program will be carried through on Monday, July 5, and the tentative program announced this week by the committee promises a day replete with activity that will intere st young and old. Tn the morning at 10 o'clock the \Vilmctte Athletic association baseball team will inaugurate the day's events with a game in which the \Vinnetka basehall team will provide the opposition. Thi s event is almost traditional and an 0c ca-..ion of keen civic rivalry. Patriotic Program. The afternoon events will hcgiq with a brief patriotic program at the Villag-e \.reen, followed immediate~\- bv athletic events and contest s for. ail ages. with suitable and useful prizes offered the winners in the various events. The merchants of the village ha-,e again promi sed to furnish manv of the p:izes, just as they have done. in prenou s years. For the children there is promised a real magician's act and a Punch and Judy show. The following advisory committee has' been appointed by Dr. \V. W. Hawkins, commander of the Legion Post, to assist in completing arrangements for the day: Names Advisory Board . Village President Earl E. Orner, \Villiam Taylor, president of the Chamber of Commerce: Dr. Stephen A. Lloyd, president of the Rotary cluh: Dr. George Upson. president of the Optimist club, and J. R. Harper, superintendent of schools. Chairmen of other committees include Paul A. Hoffman, prizes; Emil Nord. baseball; Dudley Stone, Athletic events: Harrv Flentve, entertainment and refreshments. · . ) . · Daniel M. Davis, of Ypsilanti, Mich., has been appointed director of community athletics by the new Playground and Recreation commission, of which John Clark Baker, village t,rustee. is chairman. Mr. Davis will take up his duties July 1, it was announced this '""et1c. The new playground director come: to Wi·l mette with a wide experience in physical education and community recreation work He is a graduate of the lTniversity of Michigan and of the Organ Rt>cital 7 :45 to 8 :15 p. m. The Angrlus . . . . . . . . Agnes Y. Flannery National Communitv Recreation school 0 Sleeu Why Dost Thou Lea \'e ~[e .... and has had three )·ears experience as . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Frederic Handel physical instructor in Michigan public C(:lesh: Aida (.From Aida) .Giuseppi Verdi schools, two years as physical director Mr. Wyrick in Kansas schools and four vears exViolin Solo The First Two Movements the Fantasie perience as physical director of the Appassionata . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yieuxtemps Terre Haute. Ind., schools. ~1r. Swigart During the war he was physical diHowd'y Do :\li~' Springtlmf' .. . . Guion [I' You ('ross Your Heart and SaY Your rector at Camp Wadsworth, S. C. He Sorry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fianner~· is a member of Sigma Delta Psi, a naTomorrow will \\·itness the annual La::;t :\ight BdoYed ........... . Wyrick tional athletic fraternity, which numpicnic of the \\'ilmette Baptist church. Mr. Wyrick to he held in the Lake Front park Impromptu in C minor ........ Reinhold bers only 250 members throughout the Pianofortt> Stucke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sinding entire t nited States. from 11 in the morning until <tusk. Mr. Heilman Events of the dav have heen outDefinite announc-em('nt of the recrealined lH' the committee as follows: tion program to be followed has not Introducing Personnel of Camn \VilAthle.tic program at 2 :30.-potato mette. yet been made. but it is thought that races. three-legged races, relay races, The Paupttrs Drive .............. Homer it will he essentially that which was men's race, . women's race. barnyard \'(·Sti La Giubba (From Pagleaccl) .... outlined hy the Advisory Play and . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leone a \'allo golf tournament and . races for hoys Recreation committee. forerunner of l\fr. \V~: ri c k :w d girls of all ages. Violin Solo ........... Brahms-Hockstein the present Play and Recreation comSupplementing these contests will be Waltz ................ Brahms-Hockstein mission, last winter. a hasehatl game with the "Comers," La Donna e :\Iobile (From Rigoletto) .... Map Play Program Verdi captained hy Fred Schmidt, pitted Tht> . ............................... At that time a comprehensive, yearOld Refrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kreisler against the "Has Bcens." · headed by ~lother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyrick round nroe-ratll nf COmmunitY rPcreaQuerida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doda tion was mapped out, with \Vatter Haas. plan of Mr. Wyrick There will be refreshments for the co-operation between all viltajle bodies children and all the families attending to get the maximum use of all pta~ have been requested to bring lunchfacillties in the community. Appoint Committees for cons. Starting with the summer months. Wilmette Day Activities it was planned to have swimming, Plans for Wilmette Day, the annual various sports and baseball. both for Illinois Bankers Honor Parks, school community sponsored by the children and adults. J. M. Appel of Wilmette Chamber of holiday and municipal playgrounds will be Commerce and tentatively The Jl1inois Bankers' association set for August 18, were taking shape used. In the fall there will be footconvention adjourned last Friday af- this week when Dr. C. B. Blake, gen- halt. has ketba It and other sports. In ter honoring one of Wilmette's busi- eral chairmen, completed the appoint- the winter there is to he skatin~. inness men, J. M. Appel, president of ment of chairmen of standing commit- door sports, and gymnasium work In the spring there is baseball and track the First Wational hank of \Vilmette, tees. sports. with the election to the vice-presiMembers of the Chamber of ComGrowth of the village, with the condencv. Under the rule of rotation. Mr. · App_ el will be promoted to the merce who have accepted chairman- sequent elimination of play space for ship .. to date were announced this week children first drew the attention of presidency one year hence. · civic leaders to the need of adeouate Other officers elected were : \V. B. as follows : Erection of booths, John H. Davies; recreation facilities. and the Advisory Crawford of West Frankfort. president; M. A. Graettinger of Chicago. booth workers, Orian Galitz; baseball, Play and Recreation committee was secretary, and W. H. Drewel of Emil Nord; concessions, \Villi~m Tay- appointed and made a study of the Bond Issue for Addition lor; Dance, J. Walter Nelson: decora- situation, resulting in the comprehenCharleston, treasurer . Carl E. Sterner; finance. Dan G. sin· plan which . is now being fotlowrd. tQ Howard School Voted The association prides itself on a tions Stiles; grand prize, Ruth Forberg; membership of about 1,800 banks. Bv a vote of 28 for and 1 against, the Danville was selected as the conven- grounds, F. J. Budinger; lighting, J. C. Attractive New Jewelry proi>osition for a $50,000 bond issue to Gapcn: parking areas, L. J. Schild~en; tion city for next year. construct a six-room addition to the parade, David Nelson: prizes (retail), Store ()pen for Business Howard school was carried at the speA. S. Van Deusen; prizes (wholesale), Paul Davey's new jewelry store at BEGIN ONE-HOUR SERVICES cial school ele~;:tion .held Tuesday of George White; publicity, Lloyd Hollis- 1165 Wilmette avenue ooenerl last ~~t The first of the One-Hour Summer this \\·eek. According to Herbert B. ter; races, Ernest C. Cazel. urdav. The store carries a comolete Mulford. president of the Board of services . at the First Congregational line ·of hi~h-JZ'rade iewelry and ~itver church is announced for Sunday mornEducation, work will begin in the near ware and will make a specialty of NOTICE, BOY SCOUTS t future on the addition, which will be ing, at 11 o'clock when Dr. Stephen A. watch and clock repairing-, it was anAll Boy Scouts in the village who completed by or hcfore the first of the Lloyd, minister of the parish, will give nounced. Associated with Mr. Davey have agreed to take part in the tree vear. Plans· ha\·e already heen drawn a sermon appropriate to the vacation is his brother, Dr. Burr Davey, opsurvey of the village, announced h\' architects and it is expected that season entitled, "As Ye Go, Preach!" tometrist, who is an expert in his tine several weeks ago, are requested by htd!:> \Yill be received hy this Saturand witt take charge of his end of the HOLD PICNIC TODAY Scout Commissioner George R. Harda\· and that one will have been achusine!'s. The new store is large and The English Lutheran church is to baugh to send their nam· e s and telecei)tcd by July 1. That the gr?wth ~f <~ttraf'tivelv decorated. The location is phone numbers to him at once as the community would make thts addt- hold its annual picnic in the Lake that formerl\· ocruoied hy R. H . Schell the survey is to be made as soon as tion necessary was forseen wh.en th~ Front park this afternoon and eyening. find compan·y, which moved out somca th~ names are filed . school was built, aad plans for tt were A committee has arranged an interesttime ago. ing program of games and contests. outiinrd at that time. Ctrcumstances made tt necessary to postpone the opening of the Daily Vacation Bible school of the .First Presbyterian church to Monday, June 28. The date originally announced for the inauguration of the school's sessions was June 21. Several new features have been added to the program of the school, it \Yas announced this week. All the children of the primary and junior age in the Sundav school will he admitted to the classes. A unique system of · Bible instruction is promised and special attention will be given to music. Recreational periods will be held in the gymnasium and bO\~.:ling alley. Beginning Monday, June 28 .. at 9 o'clock, the school will continue from 9 to 12 o'clock each week day, except Saturday. Ambrose Wyrick, well known Chicago tenor, is to appear in concert in Wilmette Friday evening, June 25, a,t the \Vilmette Parish Methodi5t church. He comes to the village through the courtesy of a group of interested citizens. The concert will be 'given at 8:15 o'clock. Artists assisting Mr. \\\rick will be: George Swigart, violinist; Albert Heilman, piano; Estelle Swigart, piano, and Geo~ge Edward McClay, Organ. The program \\·ill be as follows : Man of Wide Experience to Take Charge of Community Athletics Jul~ 1 Baptists to 11ave . Their Picnic at [Jake Front Park a