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August 20, 1926 WILMETTE LIFE Kenilworth Puts Electric Lighting Syatem Into Operation; Coat to Be Reduced Many Contestants Win Prizes Carnival Tomorrow to Attract The matter of paving Tenth street from Chestnut street to Sheridan In Program of TwentyScores of Youthful Nataroad was again a matter under considKenilworth officially put into operafour Events Wedne&day tors: Yacht Race Feature f'ration by the Village board of local tion its new electric lighting system, · improvements Tuesaay evening. It when the current was turned on perThe annual vVilmette ~'ater Carni- came up in the form of a recommenda- manently la st Friday evening. The No one would have believed there val will he held at the beach tomor- tion from President Earl E. Orner that new system was authorized last Sep- were ·so many children in the village rm,· afternoon. events starting prompt- the \\·ork be done. and after some dis- tember. and has been in the process before thev assembled for the races h- at 2 :30 . o'clock. The program is cussion '"·as referred to the streets and of construction since early spring. The at the Village Green on Wilmette day, (~·i n·n jointly by the \\filmettc Bath- alley~ committee to report at the next estimated cost for the system "·as ap- held last \Vednesday. And no one imT neach and the Playgrounrl and meetmg o~ the board., pro~imately $118,000, but villag-e of- would have believed the fat men could Recreation hoard. Plans are completed . Tn Pre~tclent ~rner s. recomt!lencl~-~ ficials say that the actual cost will fall be so nimble nor the fat women so tq mak~ thi s the biggest carnival to tlon lookmg to nnmedtate pavmg. tt considerabh- below that sum. The re- fast on their feet before he saw those dat e. was stated that the real estate firm of ·duction is ·to be spread over the last races. In addition to fifteen swimmin~ ~furray and Terry, large owners of four installments due on the assess-~ The races were one of the main feae ,·e nt..; arranged to suit all ages. and this se~tion. and o~hers, . a.re con- ment. . tures of the day. There were t\venty,.. tn·~ inl! from the 20 Yard dash for tet~lpla\mg ~n exienttvc lbutldmg .ca~nThere are 368 lights in the Kenil-1 four of them, with a tug-of-war added l'OY:' an(l rrirls under f2 ,_·ears up to p~u~n t 1erem. anc a :;o t 1~t ce~tan~ ~n- worth svstem, n1ounted on twelve foot for good measure, and. there. was some '"' rhvtdua l propert\· O\vners 111 thts nc1n- r · ed gr · 't t d d Tl t event for evervone young or old in · t1 ,,. tOO yard and 440 yard races for . · f . d ant e s an ar s. 1e 1 an erns . · 1 nldcr people:. will he added a number tty who have hereto ore o )Jecte t.o are octagonal in shape and of bronze the vtll~ge. For each event there \Vere of Pn,·eltv e\·ents. Included in the th.e pavement. have changed thetr construction with ornamental spike five pnzes, and for some there were -· 1111nd and now favor the same. tOJ)S. In them are installed ZJ"O candle ten. so tl.1at a gre.at many .pro.ud and 11m·ell\· en'nts will he a wheelharrmv 1 11 1 h )e e. llJOYlllg t e l)o\\·er lamt)S with steel reflectors and lal~PY wmner. s \\'1 P"" ·or hO\·s. threc-leg~ed race for clear glass refractors. fruit:-. of thetr efforts. thts week. ":rl.;_ watermelon f!rah. night shirt re. Ernest C. Cazel was m charge of the Jrt., .. and a new . feature known as "Csc " The hgl;.ts are arranged 111 · the races, ,,·ith an able corps of assistants Yom Head." All of these events are Would Enclose Kenilworh Water Tank stal!gerecl plan. ex<e.ept on Shert~~n \vho acted as starters, judges and fun-makers and will prove a source in Structure to Be War Memorial road, \\·here t~ey are mstalled o~post.te helped to make the dav a success. flf entertainment to the spectators. and Air Beacon f'ach other. fhe t~ew r·system . 15 dtf- .I Among the most interesting of the Toy Boat Race --ferent fr?m that ot \\ tlme~te m sev- events was the dog and wagon race, .\not her extremely interesting event Plans to enclose the new Kenih\·orth e.ral parttc~!ars.. In the. restdence sec- in which a near fight between two of ,, ·hid1 "·ill nro,·e to he of interest is \\·(Iter tank in a structure \vhich will ttons of \\ llmette the hghts used are the canine contestants nearlv stopped the toy yacht race. This e\·cnt is an will he at once a memorial to the onlv one h~nrlred candle . po\\~er, the event. It was only with the assistinm·ation on the beach program. It Kenilworth aviators who lost their 111.ounted 01 ~ tron stan.~ards mne, feet ance of a considerable number of the i.; n ;:rec dinglv interestin!.! to watch the lin·:-. in the \\'oriel war and a beacon htgh. The~ are also staggered, but ,·ounger members of the crowd that \"Oilll!..!'.;ter:' race their little boats for to present clay and iuture a\·iators ., Ke ·fl~sct; tog~~})er thaln ~hose lof Dick Preston, winner of the"event, was 1 the prize. . passing along north shore air routes Ken~t" ort 1· e~l P anfmlngb t : e ahle to persuade his dog to navigate 1 R . . · · k \\r en1 wort 1 s,·stem 1t was e t · v vt 1 - t h e course. Th e crow d ran a h ea d o f . F ann· cI n·1tH~ contests open to all \\"eH· out 1 1nec1 t 1 11s wee · 1 )Y · · ffi . · d 1 1 1 1 a n,~,· c.:)t,· comic .stunt a;Hl a 240 vanl ~fnrison. 339 Kenilworth a\·enue. fa!.!etlo etas t lat .t ! e re .was. no 11 ~el the dog and the latter chased them, to 1 'f · · t1 ummatton w 11c 1 1 11 1 . r cl;n· race w111 complete the program .\ unson 1as 1 )een appomtec 1ea d o f . or 1c amount d 1 ot ou d app1 ause f rom a II t h e assem II >age. 1 P~ iz e.; \\·ill ·be awarded at the clos~ :.t committee to work on the project 1st redconlmlfen ect )Yt e ~1 g- m.eers as ha The fat women's race also drew n1uch A · · p · A · s an arc or s rec 1 1g 11t111g, so t e 1 d . nt tlw program . . John Clarke Baker I 1 >y t 1 1e vtatton ost ot t 1 1e . mencan r 1 t . d f tl aug 1 1ter an app1a use. "ltl( l 'r . T· · n . f 1 \\T') r.ecrion located in Chicago. \\"illiam . 1 g l s \\ere p 1 ac~. ur ler apart t 1 lan Rare Winners · ·' r:-. . . cl} rO\\ n o t H' I mette tn the case of \\ tlmette ·w inners of the races were as follows: Pl:"· ~-rontHl R.-creation hoard. and P. ).{acCracken ot · \~ mnetka .. who · · Kiddi e car race-25 yards (children up . Harn· Hopp of . the. Park hoard willll~as recentl~· been appomted Ass1sta1.1t The new system was put into ope~a- t~ 4 _year~)-Betty J ean. Arcus, fl~st; off , · 11. . t tl ~ · I d · ~cretan· ot Commerce and who w 111 tion without am· formal ceremomes l·.t'tt~ Ste\{'nson, second. George Stnck, 1 1t 1:1 ~ a\\ arc H: pnzes. n a c 1-, . .· l I d d f hut many compliments from residents third. girls' race (6 to 8 years)-Lucille tir'n to the prizes for the water carni- 0 ,rgamze .anc 1 ~a. a . epartment 0 h 1 ·, · . · HoffJ~an. first; Loretta Steffens, second; . 1 1 'II 1 1 d d C n1nmerc1al AvtattOn tor the governed dunng the 'l·uy Wh1'te th1'rd · Frances ., ~chwall ' \a f'\ "C ' llh t H're W1 a so >e awar e . ave )een . l recet\ () Sl 'd d "eek, . . r · · · . h · ·r _· · · . f ·f h fi fi . I ment. is a member of this post. as is It " ·as sate· n · 1en an roa . parttcfourth: Gertrude Fritz, fifth: boys' race 1l.t 1 111 ..... qut:-; or some o t e rst \e 'f · I"' G. C amp. 1 d · 1 Cl · ularh· the new lirrht ])resent an es (ll to 9 years)-Howard BaU first· , · ·oo · . f ·' a)flr .... 1ea ot t1e 11· . · . ""' :. · G · ,. 1 11 c- , ( r..: n to <'arn :'1 pomts 111 t 1 1e e A . . . B 1 ~[ . pcc 1a)h· attracttve appearance and ( .eorge · reen, second; Frank Koenen,· ftcie 11 ,.,. test' j,·en weeki , thro 1 h- cago v1at10n comnuttee. ot 1 ·. aJOf . .. ._ . t~ird: :rom Finfayson, fourth; Walter · g . Y t g 1 C'amn and Mr. ).[acCracken are mter- 1 ha,e recel\ed the prabes of restdents 'on Remsperg, fifth. ottt the season hy tl:c \V1lmettc Play- estrd in building this combined mem- oi other north shore communities. 0irls' ract> (8 to 10 :rea~s)-Elsle von t!rnu11d and Recreatton hoard. .. d K . . tl Retnsperg, first: HE-len M11Ier, second; . Leach Is Ref r on,t 1 an 1 >e.acon. Ill em 1"or 1. :\loreen :\fitcheJI, third; Ermis Wood, e e~ . Wtll Dtscuu Plans fourth; ~[ary Michelson, fifth; boys' . \hrk T.~ach. local swtmm.mg Ill\fr. ).facCracken will return to Chioar asses ax evy; open ho_rs.e and rider race-('urtis_Buetow ~trurtnr. \nll referee the carmval. a:;;r tl , tt , t t. tl11 · ·t Exceeds 1925 $3 . 000 and W1lham Anderson, first: D1ck 1\le"1 ·, . 1 1 . h 1 cago !c 1a rr 1:c1r 0 ? \\.e ek · 1 ~ A lister and Evans De Berard, second: . 1_ d 1 · ttc .~~ t e )eacl guans an me.m- l was satd. and alter a conterence on The annual tax levy ordinance pro- noh :\JacLean and Lyman Goss, third; 1.~..,., 01 the Plaq.!T<:lliHl and Recreat10n the matter a committee from the Asia- viding re,·enue of $118 ,-fOO as against Edward Schuett ~nd Robert Steffe~s. hoard . ).[tiler. famous water tion Jlost will meet with a C011lmittee ll.:::.J-OO la . ..:t ~···ar ,,·as )a .~~ect 1 )~· tile f_ o urth: . .-\rthur H11l and Claude Htll, 'r Omar f E . '11 1 '. . . ' 1 ·"-> f;flh: girls' race (10 to 12 vears)-Lois con_lL( 1a 11 r<?m _,anston, \Vl >e a of the Vtllage Board to dtscuss turthcr \~illag-e board at its regular meeting Hanawalt, first; Margaret Tawes, secma111 attraction at tlw. meet. · pl:-1n:-;. Tuesday evening. There is an increa:'e 1·nd; :\fargaret Bickham, third; Rosconna The order of eYents ts as follows: The firm of ~[uri son. Cttlmninqs and in the Jlla, _ ·nrotmd aJ>JlrotniatiOil of Hoffn~~n, fourth; P~tsy Boylston, fifth. 1. \\"lj· ···lllatTo\\. rae(·-hrw~. c . l I. . ·l . I ""' Bo~ s race (9 to 1 .. years)-Hugh Saxon, ., ~~~ ~·n rrl ri:tsh-hon: undt·r 12. ,,'tnt.orc . .arc utects, Ot \\ liC l ~[r. from S5.000 to ~8.000: library, of from flr~t; Claren~e St·.> ffens. second; Eugene :~ . ~~~ yard rla~h-g-irl!'; unctPr 12. 1 ).f ur1~on ts the head. haYe · been ap- $10.000 to ~10.750. There has been a Prochnow, thtrd; Harold. Sc~mler, fou~th; 4. -111 :rarrl da~h-IH~~·!'. 1~ 1:1 nnd 14. pointNl hy the Adation post to draw reduction in the amount from \Yhich ~~1 m.':'S · 1 ')-~Hsonl, fifRth ;dglilrlsfi rta?eD(L hto .· . 111 ,·arct rla!';h-g-1rls 1? 1? and 14 I f I l t I I ~eats e en on e , rs , orot v :; 11 ~-~~rrl rl:~;h-hoy; 1 t to pa~ · !>onds. irom ~~.000 to ~3.5.00 and I f'aley, se~ond; :\foreen Ta":se, third:; 1: . 1 r."'n 1 li. · ~1p Pans or t 1e propo:"cc 0\Yer. ·. :ill yani <ht!';h-C;irls 15 . Hi :tnd 11 . t'i hnnN! that hec.ause ot tl~e nature .of I to pay lllterest 011 bonds. $1.2~0 mstead f:!uth. Sm_lt.h, fourth; Franc·s Tusom, 111n· bto~~ rfiace. (Rl2 bto 15F years)-Cur~ till ~·arct <ia~h-g-irls on·r 1i. the nro]ect the mterest ot the ent1re of ~2.000. ProYi:'inn is made ior an f 1 / !· :\"io·ht shirt r r l'lY ·11 1 d 1 t . . . , t.s ue O\\, rst, o ert ~ Ik e, second. · ))· · rl ' -· :-nd Y1 atre can )e arouse anc a s one mcrcasc m the pnltcc and firemen 5 Austin Cook third· Dick Schuettge 1 11 . :.:.11 Yar r:1n·- 0 1>~'11 to a 11 16 " · ·. · · Hill. fifth; · vr;d· ·r. · ' structure o f d'tgnlty an d I>eauty as- pen:-;ion from Sl.OOO to ~1.200. tc·urth, Arthur _girls' ra<-e (14' 11 . 1~0 Yard haf'l' strokt -open to girls. sured. ;~~ 16 years)-Dorothy Sm1th, first; :-\nn 1~ . )f)l). Yarrl hr ... ast strokt>-OJH. · n to The -\\·iation l)Ost would pro,·ide a .orstne~ St'cond; Dorothy Paley, third: · · · · I · 1 ace look, fourth; Frances Tusom. 111 '1~> bronze tablet a~ a mcmonal to the f.fth. .... , ."t . · 1011 ... yard 1.11 .·.., !';trolH'-Open to git·J~. heroes. it \\·as said. The light to he .-, You~g nwn's race, ·oJ>en. 100 yards for 11 141! ·'·arrl rat ·t·-OJH'I1 to fill. 1fi ,"nd llSC'rl . a 1)"aCOI1 t"1r lll.fTIJt fl,·illO' \\"Ottlcl ' ~, \ r } I t·hampwnship of W"ilmette-Dick :\Jr..\1(1","1"1:. " · a~ ~' t ~""~. · .'"' istt'l', ti1·st; ~fill'S Friedman, second; \\'ill:i. Fanr·~· rtl\"ing·_._npt·n to all (~ n'- be a re~·olnn;!.! type. \\'htch he sltatrs at ' / (Continued on page 40) r,ui,···d n.nrl 2 r>nti·1nnl diwsL a certam pomt 111 the compass. The I ' -::_-" lti . Tm· Yar ·ht rncc.'. li!.!ht \rould he a regular beacon as_ _ 17. Th.n·P-It·g·g···ll r:tc'I'-0Jwn to girls. signed by the department of commerce New Trier . Book Store d~ ·~ : · 1.i.t·s~· Your 1 ft·n.d-open to boys un- a nd \\"Ottld be sho\\"n on gon?rnment to Qpen September I !·. "·:1tcornwlon g-rah. charts. 20. 2-10 varrl rl'laY. Announcement is made this week A 11 t·ntri~·s fnr tht; ntrious f'n·nts tt1U!';t that the r\ew Trier Book store, J,,. in hv 12 n'r·lnt·k ~aturdav. Tlw en- Water System Extension tri1 ·s tn "ct:ltl' arP fl.!'; follows:· managed by David E. Johnson. in~il ylnd dash-lm~·s unrlPr 12: Jack May Necessitate Tower structor in the commercial courses Fords Leave Home ll·dnws. Pr>.·.1l ~oule, '\~latTt'n :Moore, at the school. will be open for busiThat the erection of a \\·atrr tmYer Ft';l nk ~fr-f'alw. Yance Soule. IT \VAS Friday the thirteenth 2n ~·arrl dash-p-irls undPr 12: Eilt·en as a nece ssan· adjunct to the \Yater ness September 9', 10 and 11. when Lizzie began her errant l'unrkl'. Yirg-ini:t ""erde n. C:Porg-ia Alice S\' _ tem of the. Village miQ"ht become a All students, especially freshmen. Yoshurgh, Ht·lf'n Taft, :\Tarion :\Tichaelwanderings. If she comes home n·~',..~"-~ it Y. Trustee \\·. \\". De Berard, are urged to buy their hooks and S!tll. through this ad on today's classi~ll yard d:tsh-l>oys 12, 1:1 nnd 14: Bill rh"' irma·n of the se\Yer and water comsupplies at the school store on those fied pa-.e, all will be forgiYen: Hnhnt·s, .Junior Kanwaugh, C:t'orgt' Quin- n,;t1e". stated at the meeting of the davs in order to avoid the rush at hl n. <'harlt-H ~t ilPs. Steve Hopkins. Ri<'hthe opening of school, which is \ ' ilia!!~' board Tuesda,evening. The $50 :nd .·\ rnolrt. :\Tnrtin Heberholz, Francis REv~· ARD A~D XO Qt:ESTIOXS rxtension of water se.n·ire throughout September 13. Lists of books Kt·ntwd~·. Fred Kaumess. asked for the return of a new, 40 yard dash-girls 12, 13 and 14: June tllf· nrwl~· acq11ired territory to the needed for even· class will be found latest mod el Ford Roadster taken .:\ nrlt·r!';on. :\farjorie Evers, Jessie Butler, west of Ridge avenue is a matter posted on the bulletin boards of the from front of Village 'l'h~atre, Dorothy Tucker. · school, it is stated. August 13th. Tel. Wilmette H68. Toy Yaf'ht Race: Jack Holmes, ::\fartin which is now demanding im111ediate study and survey. (Continued on page 40) YOUNGSTERS READY FOR Paving of North of Tenth ANNUAL BEACH EVENTS Stretch Street Is Assured VILLAGE L I G H T s UP. RACES WIN APPLAUSE AT WD.IEm FETE I I p L A N AIR BEACON I · . · · I 1 1 1 · · · ""' · ·· I B dp T L by 1 c _ :; 1 ·' '- <· ;rt 1 I I - Why