October iS, 1926 W·IL:ME TTE NEXT WEEK IN WILMETTE Friday, October 15 7:30 p.· m. Wilmette Chapter R. A. M., Masonic hall. :LI .~ .~ 3. TAKE ACTION AGAINST PROPOSED BEACH CLUBS (Rec~r~fdC~~~:rc~~amber 'CANDIDATES' NIGHT 1 W~men Voten .Invite Senatorial ~Jl· d1datea to G1ve Platform· Evening, October 29 STRICKLAND GILLUN COMES TO SUNDAY CLUB Fnday . . . . . . . Famous . Humorist, Poet, Lecturer I to ·Address North Shore Au· · eli O be ence cto r 17 . -- Wilmette Park Board Instructs Attorney to Draw Up Condem· nation Resolution George W. Hess, attorney for the \ \'ilmette Park board, has been in:-;tructed to prepare a resolution to condemn park purposes for "No Man's Land," the triangle of county land lying between Wilmette "and Kenilworth. This action was . taken at the meeting of the Wilmette Park board last Monday. evening, and was the result of r eq uests by Village President Earl E. Orner, and Arthur Bennet, represent-· ing Kenilworth citizens, that such act ion be taken. According to Attorney Hess, the resolution is being dra\\ n up and will be presented to the Park board at an adjourned meeting to be held next Tuesday evening, October 19, at the \\'ilmette Village hall. At this time t ~ 1ere will be a discussion of the situat;ion and residents will be invited to , 7ltend. V Residents of Wilmette and Kenil-· \\'orth who live. near the strip of county bnd, as well as many others, have been alarmed at the prospect of the erection of two club buildings to be known as the Vista del Lago and the Breakers. A moving picture theatre :md a block of stores is now under con~tr uction. Sunday, October 17 7:30 p. m. Sunday .Evening club. · · kl an d W . G'll'l t 1 an, spea k er. S tnc Congregational church. Hold Ma11 Meetings These residents feel that no building of the kind should be allov.·ed there and have begun a move to oppose them. There was a mass meeting at the Kenilworth Community house two weeks ago and last Sunday Wilmette and Kenilworth citizens met at the hon~of Arthur Bennet. in Kenilworth, to discuss the situation. It was the re u t of these citizens which led the Park hoard to consider acquiring the land for park purposes. It was felt that this was the only way to stop building on the land. It cannot he annexed either to Wilmette or to Kenilworth without the consent of the property owners, which, of cour~e, is out of the question. It· was found, however, that although the villages have no jurisdiction over the land, it comes within the limits of the Wilmette Park district, and the faction opposing the club buildings hopes to he able to prevent their construction hy acquiring the land as a park. Various values have been given the strip ?f Janel. one as low as $500,000, but Vttlage Attorney Charles H. Jackson of Wilmette said that the Gage family placed the value · of their holdings there at $7,000,000.000. According to real estate men, offers of $1,000 a front foot for some of the land have f>een declined. The plan of the Park board is to raise the necessary funds to acquire the land hy special assessinent which would reach even-one in the Park district. Kenilworth residents have also promised some financial support. it is said. Important developments ar<> expected at the meeting next Tuesday. Urge Women of Village to Join Gymnasium Class The Women's gymnasium class of the village wilt hold its first workout Tuesday evening, October 19, in the Howard school gymnasium from 7 to 9 o'clock. · The registration fee for this class is extremely moderate, it is explained, and anyone wishing to enjoy this physical culture and recreational activity is urged to sign up. The class is open to every woman in the yiJJag-e and wilt continue through the \\·inter months. Stickland. Gillilan, humorist, po.et, phiMonday, October 18 8 p. 111 · Ouiunette Court Ko. 8-t8 losopher and lecturer, will gtve tne Catholic Daughter's of America, address at the Wilmette Sunday ·EveOdd Fellow's hall. ning club' Sunday, October 17. . Tuesday, October 19 Mr. Gillilan, who spoke befor~ the 12:15 p. m. Luncheon, Wilmette Sunday Evening club last season with Optimist dub, Lake Shore Tertelling success, is described as "neither .race. a genius nor . a ·marvel, nothing but a 6 :30 p. m. Dinner. \i\'ilmette Forum .Jt:rtectly normal man who has done 1 HXY!c Voting. Congregational the best he could-which is is what 110t one person of a thousand does." church. · i . 7 :30 p. m. Village hoard meetmg. J:fis earlier years fraught with difficulVillage hall. ties, he gradually rose by dint of sheer R"P.' ·m. Wilmette Camp Xo. 10334 labor and perseverance to the position Modern Woodmen of America. where he is now found as contributor Odd Fellow's · hall. to scores of the leading periodicals in Wedneaday, October 20 the country. · 12:13 p. m. Luncheon, Wilmette "Normal Human" Rotary ·cluh. Ouilmette country ·"There is nothing pessimistic, bitter, club. erotic or cvnical about what Mr. GilliThuraday, Octoher 21 lan writes> states one critic of his 7 :30 p. m. Wilmette Chapter ~o. works. "He aims, as he says, 'to put 931 A. F. & A. M., Masonic hall. .into cc;mstantly underst::~ndable ·lang8 p. m. A. T. Sherman Lodge No. uage the sort of things the righf kind 892 T. o~ 0. F., Odd Fellow's hall. Non-Parti..n Discu11ion of people think and feel.' Human norFriday, October 22 The league discussed candidates and mality has been the keynote of all he 7 :.30 p. m. Wilmette Chapter R. A. po, l itical facts and policies without has written and said." M ., ~[as·onic hall. · partisan bias and its principal effort is "He is as dependable as a Rolls8 p. m. Wilevansbrook Encampto get voters to vote intelligently. Royce and as ·democratic as a 4 fliver,'" ment No. 177 I. 0. 0. F., Odd In addition to elect,ing officials, the comments another critic. "Every year Fellow's hall. · voters at the Noven1ber election will he confides to the management that he vote · on a proposed revenue amend- is 'about to learn how to do this thing.' ment to the state constitution; a ques. tion of opinion upon a matter of public "No Need of Gloom" policy-the referendum on the "wet "One thing about him has never and dry" question: and a proposition changed-his purpose til be funny submitted by the state legislature con- without being silly, and\ to be deep Numerou-.. postal cards addressed to cerning the Illinois and Michigan without being dull. He has always believed that serious things are not foreign countries are being mailed canal · lease. Mrs. John Campbell .is conducting mournful things, that there is no need without sufficient postage, according to information received thi's week from a round table discussion of- -the -propos- o.f .-fear and gloom in the world~ - that Postmaster Joseph E. Shantz Most ed revenue amendment Thursday morn- crises are to be faced, confessed, but of these cards, he says, do not bear a ing at 10 o'clock at the home of her not feared; that truth tickled into peoreturn address and so are sent to the father, \V. C. Shurtleff, 815 Lake ave- ple stays there much longer than if it nue. were sobbed into ·-them. dead letter office. ".I n oratory, he holds . that the only Residents are urged to see that · the . Monday morning, 9ctob~r 18,, at 10 proper amount of postage is put on o clock. Mrs. H. G. Nordberg wttl lead. m~n who needs to yell and glare at their cards before they are mailed. the round table discussion at the home . .an audience is one who doesn't know The postage to the following countries of Mrs. G. T. Hellmuth. 1705 Forest cleariy enough what he is trying to tell them; that if you are really sure of is two cents: Argentina, Bolivia, Bra- avenue. Mrs. C. P. Evans is president of the a thing, you can tell it in easy words, zit, Canada, Chile, Columbia, Cuba, with the directness and ease of conDomenican Republic, Ecuador, Gua- League of Women Voters this year. versation. 'In my entire lyceum career temala, Honduras, Republic of HondurI haven't sweat a quart ranting an auas, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Para- Odd Fellows Entry Wins dience,' he says." guay, Peru, El Salvador 1 Spain and all Village Quoits Honors of its colonies, and Uruguay. The play-off for Village outdoor The rate to all other countries is three cents. This includes all the Eu- horseshoe championship was won by ropean countries except Spain, which Odd Fellows' team No. 2, who defeated the Optimists 50 to 26, in one 50 point comes under the lower rate. game, which was agreed upon as the method of determining the championBOARD · MEETS TUESDAY The Wilmefte· School of Religious The Wilmette Village board will ship. The winning team was composed of Education which will be held on six meet in the regular session Tuesday evening, October 19, in the council H. H. Trego and A. Franko. The Tuesday evenings beginning October members of the losin~ team were Dick 26, has already ~een assured the active chambers at the Yillage hall. :-====:..:====-====:;:;;;;;:~ , Burns and Ernest Cazel, A silver tro- co-operation of six Protestant churches. phy will be awarded the winners along The Baptist, Congregational, Episcowith the other awards made b,· the pal, Methodist, Presbyterian and English Lutheran congregations have defi . . Playground board on Halloween~ nitely assumed through their leaders or representatives the quota of memJunior and Seniors berships assigned by the committee on · Name CJass Officers Standard Training school of . which E. Class officers of the junior and sen- V. Tubbs is chairman. The financial ior classes at New Trier high school response has been unusually nrompt were elected last week. In the senior and it is anticipa~ed that by Sunday, election Fred lioerber \Vas elected October 24, at the latest, this imporpresident, Ann Laurence, vice presi- tant feature in the plans for the school dent, Virginia Bradford, secretary, and ,,·ill be fully provided. Someone who knows how to Courses in "Church School AdminJunior . Smith, treasurer. Johnny Shelhandle a needle will find a don is president of the juniors, Mar- istration," "New Testament," "Princigaret Wittsett, vice president, Curtiss ples of Teaching and Study of Adolessteady situation q u l c k l y Tat hem, treasurer and Jane Burrill, cence" will be offered by a strong through this ad on today' s faculty whose names are well known secretary. · in the field of religious education. The Want Ad Page: courses are open to the public. All PROMOTED HELP WANTED -IMMEDIATEwho enroll are requested .to signify Bradlee Pruden, 531 Central avenue, ly. Experienced seamstr·~ss for senior at the University of Illinois, has the same to the Superintendent of their shop in Winnetka. ldNtl working conditions. Telephone Winbeen advanced from first lieutenant of Church school or mail the membership netka 804. the R. 0 ..T. C.:· to rrajor of . engineers card to the registrar, the Rev. William at the Umverstty. · Guise, 521 Seventh street. -The ~ilmette .League of .Women Voters ts sponsormg a pubhc mass meeting to be held at the F . t'rst Congregational church Friday evening October 29, at 7 :45 o'clock and entitled a "Candidates' Meeting." Candidates for the United States senate will present their platforms as this meeting. Further announcement of the speakers' roster will be made next week by Mrs. Jasper King, progra111 chairman, it is explained. · The Wilmette League of Women Voters is now conducting its annual membership campaign under the leadership of the Membership committte, Mrs. C. M. Cozzens, chairman; Mrs. A. H. Howard, Mrs. Frank Briggs, Mr;,, Emma Camron, Mrs. Clarence Kavanaugh, Mrs. Earl E. Orner, Mrs. F. E. Parry, Mrs. John Ploner. A letter has been sent to each--member of the league, asking that each one · get a new member before . October 30. Last year in the state-wide campaign for new members. - the \Vilmett{' league ranked second in the gain of new members. Postmaster Tells Post Card Rates to Foreign Countries Fine Co-operation Assures Success of Religion Courses Just Sew