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WILMETTE A Weekly News-Magazine f~r \V,ILMETTE, ILLINOIS, AuGCST 20. 192o. LIFE PRYCE FIVE CENTS Wilmette and Kenilworth SUCCESSFUL SESSION ENDS AT NEW TRIER ,. SEIZE "SPEED" BOOKS Library Plans to States .i\~torney'a Office Demands Police . Books But Returns Records With Apology to Chief Have Book Party For Young Readers RECORD CROWDS TURN OUT FOR WILMETTE DAY .School Has Large Enrollment; ~fi:;s \Yiniired Bright, the children's Celebration Is Biggest and Best Twenty Students Receive \\'ilmettc police · department records librarian, \\·ill have a book party in Ever Staged Here; ThousTheir Diplomas This August ands Enjoy Program r,f speeding arrests "·ere taken for c"X- September for the children \\·ho have . .. . - -. I ;1mination hy the state~ attorney's of- read some oi the books (li ted on the 1 rtcr . c1 1lllll 1 l'ttd nne c)f tts · · I r.. nee 1ast S . aturday C'n'nmg, hut were book page of this issue) to be found 111, ". -.u tT t > ~lttl and \H~II attended I retnrncd early -:\fonday morning · with in the juvenile department of the :..u i1'1'1n ~ch(lol ~ L·-.:-.illth la:-. t week and ~n apology, arrnrdin~ to Chief of Polibrary. ~[iss Bright has prepared the J..!T< t:1tv d dip),,nla:; to twenty graduates. l ~tee ~harl~· s. G. Leggett. who said that list' of travel books for children her.-\ ,· (·r ·rd i 11 ~ t 1, a statL'Illtnt from \\\::;lev 111 hts opmton the reco~ds had not , . .. ) .· . . · l·:n:n heen opened. Chtcago papers self, and she hopes that many will read T.., I, J, ·\\ 11. · 1 at, ar t.tr 1 _ I ttnctpal nt . the ~ummer 1 ,..arne< e s , unc1av te 11·mg o f them during the vacation. At the hook 1 :- l" ·· "· f,J, :.tttclt·nt:; rcg~:-.tered for . ttm- i ·hc matter. <~ncl linking \Yilmette with party, there will be an opportunity of n~c·:· \'.n rl-. and only fiity-iour dropped 1<;ocri~h·ille. \farkham and other com- givi~ informal talks about the books O!::. ( )j thr,:-.e \\·ho w~:re dropped mttniti~s which have been .accused of which have been read during vacation. i r, :;:· tJw r 1 d). iour or fi,·e intencl to nperatmg ~ne~d traps. Ch~ef Legge~t The June number of a library bullet;d..:·· "Pl·cial L 'Xtttth in September. and :\'as '"ery m<ltP'nant. as~ert11~g that tt tin contains a s torv called "Oberon. t ilt· rL ·JJ J;tindcr \H'rl' reviewing subjects. ," well known that nothmg tn the na- Otherwise Bill," .wl;ich is unusual in T' l n~..· \\ ' <l> an average attendance of t ur~ to! al ~ne~d t~~IP has ever been that it i:; composed of hidden titles of (J/ per cent daily. or hut eighteen stu- m7,m .atnec Ill t le vt age. book . Miss Bright states that the d c· nt~ ah:-.cnt each d~y. A good record h I. told thr ma_n wh_o came for the boys and girls of the village will have \\· a~ madl..' a:; to punctualitY, onh· an ooks that he "as "elcome to. take fun guessing the titles of the books an· rag~..· oi t·ight students l;eing tanh; thrm or ~.m· o_ther records o_f tl~,ts de- from the hidden titles in the storv. She t':trh 111 ,)rning. ' · n::~rtm~nt. Chtcf Legg-ett saHl. hut I has a number of copies on hand. and ,. . told htm that we had always been open . I IlL· tacul_tY_ _ num!>rrecl t\\-enty-two, and above-hoard here and that the is sure that thev "·ill be of interest. An .tnd the :-.Ubjclb "·lllch \\·ere shO\\·n to ·'II ld t I . r k d . h e>.:ample of the hidden titles follows : he in greate:;t demand by the large 't age wou re.se? ~em~ m ·e w~t "Far away and long ago, in the days (·tJrollntL'llt for tllem were. in order of the spee.d. trap ~~~' ~st\g-atton and wtth of giants. there lived one whom thev their popularity, English, mathcma- ~ommflnttt~s Wff11C l lave alpparently called. 'The girl who sat by the ashes. ' tic~. thl..' ..;ocial sciences and com mer- )e,~n a.grant o enc .ers on. t 1at sco;e. Now as she \Yas sewing, once upon a cia! ~uhjccts. Of the commercial subThe '.<:l~a of classttH! \Vtlmettr wtth time. in her granny's wonderful chair. jeer..;. typewriting- drew the greatest ('?mmutllttes of a few l~ouses where a listening to the rain on the roof, and knight's nt!l n iler oi enthusiasts. there heing <>mgle motorcycle policeman makes thinking of the days when mon~ :;tudcnts that1 tn>e\niters. ~ore than two hundred arrests a week were bold. she fell asleep, and dreamed :\ IlL'\\. :;ystem \\'hich has proved verv ,_, preposte:ous. \Ve haYe more traffic a dream of magic casements and of helpittl to incoming freshmen was triecl ::tlong Shendan road _than any of those rainbow g-old." A few of the manv c'ut thi..; sun1mer as an experiment and towns. have on thetr roads and our hidden titles contained in that short ]lr"'·ed a succcs~. Adjustments were soeedmg arrests numher only two or paragraph are "Far Away and Long ~nadl' ='? that the freshmen ""ere put three a week. In Ken_ilworth. whose Ago," "In the Days of Giants," and ·tn ..;pcctal classes fnr those who \Yere arrests are recorded wtth ours. there "The Girl \Vho Sat B\· the Ashes." There is an exhibit at the librarv of "·eak in their scholastic \\'Ork. These has not been a case in ten days." students \\·ere taught In· the best teachIt was thought hy local officials that a list of 40 hooks published in· the cr..; at the school, and ·\\·ere not speed- <>orne disgruntled n.10torist who is not Spring bv the t;. S. Bureau of Edued up hut were dealt with slowly and in sy~pathy with the local police de- cation. They are proving of great inpatiently. By this system, about 75 nartment, provoked the se izure of terest. and there have been manY calls · for them. per cent of them passed the <:ourscs. records. wh~·rea~ only 20 per cent would have Officials to Confer on got ten throu~h if they had been put in ordinan· classes. Ann· exation Diff~rences The list. of August graduates is as President Earl E. Orner stated at fniJm,·s: Harriet Anderson, Marian the meeting of the Village board TuesBlunt. John Dewar, Alice Enright Bernice Fleming, Helen Fraser Cor~ Allowance of the final amount due day evening that the representatives dnn Gibson, Bruce H ulhert, ' John the contractor for the wid~ning of of the Village of \Vilmette and GlenTe\\·ell. En'l~·n Johnson, Elizabeth Lips, Central and \Vilmette avenues. in the view to whom has heen referred the Tnm ~f cGinley. Haig Nahigian, Ralph business section was made bv the matter of adjusting the claim to the Orner. James Sheldon. Stanley Soren- bo~nl of local improvements ·at its rJi sp uted territory along the new Sko~on. Charles Troy, Alice Van Arsdell, meeting Tuesdav evening. Not. hm:o;- kie Vallev line which was annexed bv Pierre \"an de Kort.h and Merle Wyld. eYer, until considerable discussion had both villages. expect to meet soon to ensued in which President Orner, the settle this matter. board members. as well as Villag-e EnPrepare Estimates for l!ineer C. N. Roherts. expressed genVAC~ TION ON FARM New 12-inch Water Main er.., I dissatisfaction at the manner in \\.illiam G. Bevrer of the Bevrer On the recommendation of Trustee which the work of connecting the old EIPctric shop, 1129 Central a\·etlttP, is \\'. \\". DeBerard. the Village board at brick portion of the pavement with thj} enjoyin~ a week's vacation on his farm near Niles, ]\tfich. The Beyrer Electric it s meeting Tuesday evening author- new concrete sections "'as made. The ron crete work, itself .. \vas pro- sho).J is one of tl-te pioneer enterprises ized Village Engineer C. N. Roberts to prepare plans for the continuation nounced satisfactory, . and the Village in th~ village and several months ago of the twelve-inch water main laid will hold the $4,500 which was oosted occume_d ~nlarged quarters in the Kel· son butldmg. about two years a~o in the first alley bv the contractor until such a time as 1 north of Central street, from the in- the ohiectionahle features of the work 1 ;::. tersection with Wilmette avenue back h~ve b~e.n righted, it was d~cide_d. In : I PLANS TENNIS TOURNEY of the Village hall, north in Twelfth t e 0 P 1!110 n of the board, Jt wtll be Plans for a tennis tournament at street to an eight inch main in Lake c:"!lle tnne be.fore all the defects . of the close of the season are bein~ a\·enuc. The estimated cmt of the thts n_ature Wlll sho~ up. The br~ck formulated .bv Daniel M. Davis. d1- ' work was said to be about $5,500. are latd .o;t a f_oundahon of sand, whtch rector of th; Wilmette Bun·au of heavy rams, . 1t w~s . contended .would Recreation, it was announced this ROBERT SKELTON ILL wash ;,.way. perm1tt111g the bnck to week Mr. D·wis requests that anvRobert Skelton of Wilmette, world's fall below the edge of the concrete. on~" interested send his name. age . rhamniun breast-stroke swimmer of the and telephone number or address Miss Pauline McKeighan and Miss to him at the Central school. · It Illinoi~ Athletic club, is seriously itt of typhoid fever. He was stricken white Dora D. Berry of Chicago were week- wilt also he possible to register with competing in the Sesqui-Centennial enrl 11uests of Mrs. Albert McKeighan, any of the playground directors. 1025 Greenleaf .avenue. swims in Philadelphia recently. ·" l ". 1 Officials Criticise Work o.f Contractors in Street Widening ================ Threatening clouds in the morning failed to dampen ,the enthus ia sm of residents on \\"ilmett e da\·, held last \\"edne..;da...-. and the sun hr.oke through before the. festidties had really begun, to witness the biggest and best \Vilmette day ever staged. Sponsored hy the \\"ilm ette Chamber of Commerce, who:'c members haYe been hard at "·ork for ,,·ecks arranging the program, the big community celebration " ·a· a huge success from the start lO the finish. Bv the time the parade st1rtrd at 9 :30 o'clock the sun had chaserl most of the clouds from the sky and the gaih· decor a ted automobiles. trucks, Aoa.ts and horse-drav:n vehicle~ presented a beautiful appearance, ""hlle a pleasantly cool north breeze tossed the bunting and decoration s. The parade wound through the residential and business sections of the Village and ended at the American Legion park on Lake avenue shortly before noon. No sooner had this feature of the day's program come to its end than another ,,·as started. This was the two games of indoor ball ptayed simultaneous!\· at noon on the Vitlage Green. The ·teams \Yhich participated in the contest. to the huge enjoyment of the soectators. were the Bonesetters against the Discounters, professional men of the village against the merci1ants. Ja nel Bennv 11:eyers' Coal Heavers against Hoffman Brothers' Kopper Cokes. Races Please Crowd \Yith the close of these games the races started and the largest crowd e,·er assembled on the Village Green lined the field that had been roped off for the events. The races were numt>rous and the entrants were more so. Tht>re was r~. ra-:e for ever:'t·one. :'t'OUng and old. and not a race lacked entrants. Some were especially amusing and made the spectators roar with laughter. Some created an intense interest and the Green rang with cheers and applause for the contestants. No accidents marred the races although there were manv tumbles. Even before the close of these events some of the crowd had deserted them to watch the Children's narade. which was lininP" uo on the Green. There were hundreds of children in costumes and manv in h~autifullv decorated wagons. baby carria~es ·anrl bicycles. The parade wound its lenP."th from the Green to the Legion park where the winners were picked. Tht> program was so planned as not to allow a minut~'s cessation of interest, and as the Children's parade left the r.reen the brl.seball teams were w:Hmi,-,g uo for their l!'ame. In this h-:~tt1P hetWf'f'n the Wilmette and Fort Shf'rirfrtn te~ms the former were victors ·~~ thf' verv end of sixteen hardfoug-ht innings: iust as darkness was about to stop. the game. Rut alreadv some of the soectators h~d l,.ft for ·the dancing on tht- platform in the Legion park which was about to bel!in. anrl Toe Schneider's orchestra could .be heard tuning up . . (Continued on page 4)