.I ETTE VOL. XVI, NO. 22 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 25, 1927 LIF-E ORNER WITHDRAWS AS A Weekly News-Magazine for Wilmette and KenilVJOrth CAUCUS DEVELOPS NEW POLITICAL MOVEMENT Citizens Favoring Candidacy of Paul A. Hoffman UPbraid Home Party; Call Meeting An adjourned caucus of the Home p; a rty terminated in a storm of protest Wednesday evening- of this week ~hen it became known that the party's nominating committee. appointed a reek before, had omitted in its suggested ticket the name of Pau I A . Hoffman, \\·ho, at a prc,·ious caucus gathering, had been indicated as the I P9PUiar choice oi a large representation of citizen~. I . Immediately after the nominating 1 1 ~otmnittee report, gin·n ln· G. T . Hellmuth, had hren conclnde;l and a mo- I ~ion intro(lucccl asking it'> approyaJ. I pandemonium reigned. From en·r~· part of ·'he m·ercrmnlt·d ronm came i loud cries of prote~t yo icin~ thl' com- I' · ~ton demand that the name ni Paul A_. Hoff111an he ~uh~tit uted for that nf 1 N-icholas T. ).filkr. An amendment to tb t d'f (:d. off crt·d h ,. p ol· illiam F. : 1 William ". 711 l.ittcl cn :t\~t'tt\1~ and ..;cconded . failed tr1 obtain r .n~·n1t'c1n from Chairm :tn Jrd111 ('Ltrk .1\ :tl.;cr, wlt o r:dkrl i·1r a \'cJt t·. In tht' m=d,t of the g·l'ncral cnniu,ion the YOte \\'a s taken. in which it appeared. the tllotion J had h l' l' n \' (I ( t' rJ d 0 \\' n. I 1 Candidates Explain Why They Decline Nomination The following statement was issued Thursday morning of this week over the s ignatu;·~s of Village President Earl E~ Orner, Village Treasurer Har.ry W. Miller, and Ernest C. Cazel, noniinee for Village trustee : "Since, at an adjourned session of the Home P£!rty held \Vednesday night, February 23, 1927, in the Council Chambers of the Village llall, our names were placed on the ·H ome Party ticket as candidates in the forthcoming 1927 Village election in a procedure that '"as very evidentlv unsatisfactory and contrary t~ 'the ·se ntiment of a large majority of t_ he citizens present at t11t Caucus. we therefore decline to hecomr cai1didates on the Ticket of the Home Party thus effected, Earl E. Orner Opera-Drama Club Presents Program · of Plays Tonight HOME PARTY NOMINEE New p[ Movement Born !. f Demand..; for a rising- count failed recognition from the chair, hmYcver. and ~I r. Baker declared the motion !tad carried. That dcci ~ ion marked \ the hirt h oi a new mo,·emen t in t hr 1 V i I I a .£.:!' <· ; t 1t l' sing I c d c Ill and that Paul .\. I foffntan he nominated for a !rtl" t'<'~ hip. .\ suh~equcnt motion for adjournment c:uried. hut thr mcl'1ing, it app<·a red. rd tt~l' d t n stan cl adjourned. At any rate fully threeCourt hs of the assemblage rema,i ncd and. in the twinkling- of an rye, Ealph C. \\'cs sc l. 21() \\'ond comt. had gained thr floor and launchrd a new mrrtin~ which promptly effected an organization with Hans von 1<cin~pcrg as unanimous choice for chairman, ancl Lra ]. Orr, for secretary. The new organization immrrl iatclv espoused the candidacv of Paul A. Hoffman for Village tru.stee. appointed a rrsolut ions commit tee comprisingChairman von Rcinsperg, A. F. Hooper, and \Villiam E. \\'illiams, anrl a nvminating committer ·composc(l of Ralph C. \V essel. Alhert N. Page, Washin gton vV. Winberg. J. Rohert McClure. and \Villi am Ta \·lor. The latter committee was instructed by the meeting to call upon Villa~e Presi.dent Orner to determine whether or not l1e would consent to remain a candidate on a tickrt which, it was felt had been placed in nomination in 'a "most high-handed and unfair procedure." The Resolutions committee was instructed to prepare a resolution for publication in the public prints of the village and the session adjourned after it had been decided / that a second meeting would be held at the Village hall Wednesday evening, March 2, at 8 o'clock. Schools to Hold Denzonstt·ation of Physical Training After a week of strenuous final re- Harry W. Miller and Ernest C. hearsals, the Wilmette Opera and Cazel Also Decline; ·Zabel Drama club will present its second . Quits as Cbainnan · offering of the season at the Wilmettl! Woman's club tonight and .Saturdav. "The Drama of Oude," by Austin Strong, and '~The China Shop." by A. A. McKeighan, general c~airArthur Penn, are the two plays chosen man of the Ho"!e p~rty commtttee, for this unique double-hill enter.t.ain~ '· Thu_rsday . mornm_ g rs~ued .the f?lment feature. The first is desef..t~(t :,~;,;. lo~ng stalem.e'!t m _conn_ect1on wrth as a tense one-act melodrama ·~ ~/~._t9.t loco~ pol1t~cal s1tuat1on followwill he presented by a talented anri 1ng 'Wedn~sday s caucus a~d the sub: well-rehearsed cast. Unusual stage sequent Withdrawal of V1llag.e Presleffects will be employed. it is said. and dent Orner and other nommees of the piece promises to be one of t~1e the" Hom_e party: .. . . best performance<; lw amateurs evct In. vzew of t~e ~ltf.!atzon . whzch offered in the village~ has ansen today It zs 1mpo~szble to "The China Shon" is a lit!ht Chinmake any ~efinzte staten:ent m regard e~e operetta directe(t hy Cecil 'f. Mmto what wzll be dune m the matter. gan anrl promises to be of snecial inIn r~gard tn the cor:duct of t_he terest to music lovers of the no'rt 1 ; · · meetmp Wednesday nrght to wh1ch hor excepfron seems to have been taken: C'andidatt> for Prt>Rident s Ti~kets for the Opera club's ent<·r"This ~as a'! ~djourned m~eting Harry \\'. ~1 iller ( 'andidatt· fur Trl'a!Surt.:r tainment may be procured at the door. ?f a meeting orrgmally called m the rnterests of the Home Party. We beE. C. Cazel lieved on Wednesdaq night, and we ( ':t11dillat1· fur Tru::;t ec still believe, that we were entirely Librarians Attend Annual · within our legal and moral rights J. R 1farper and E. C . Bentley. Conference in Milwaukee in refusing to recognize or consider J f nm e party c a n cl i d ~~ t c ~ i u r the o ffi the LJotes of the contingent of an op.At the annual meeting of the lllin.ois ce" oi Library trmt~es. expressed position party which came to our LibrarY association, held in Mi1wauthe ck . . irt', Thur~day morning, to meetinq and souqht to seize the kee Frida,· afternoon, Fehruary · 25, ha,·e tl.te ir name:; \\·ith hdll from the govern.ment of the. Home Party. tbrre questions of prime consideration part,·\.; t !cket f(}r 1ht: pre;-;ent since, " As to whether or not . we are were di sc ussed; the development of in their opini~n. it \\'as ad\'isable. right in this position we are willing lihran· facilitie": and new books. I in the brq intnr ~ts oi the entire to leaue this point to the fair-minded Am~e L. \Vhitmack and \Vinifred rt1lllllltlllit\· t hat the office:-; of Licitizenship of Wilmette." Hri fl' ht of the \\'ilmrttr library, ~fiss hran· lrt l~t ee~ ami lih ran· aiTairs in S. S. Hammond of Glencoe and Mary gen~ral he kL·pt l'lltin:l~: free from E. He\\·c . . \\ innet~a lihra:ian. '.'·ere Yillage President Ea.rl E. Orn~r all discussions tli a C\)ntroYersial na1s.s Bnght, J Thursday morning formally withdrew :u;~ong those ~tten~m& . M t lift'. \\ J!nwtte ch1ldr~n s llbranan, .ad- ~ as a candidate for .re-clccti ~lll on the dr~ssed t!1e m~etmg upon the suhJec:t l [ome part\· ticket and \\'ith him, Harry "~ew Ch!ldren s ~?oks anrl New hdt-1 \Y. ~filler: candidate for Village treastJOns of Old Ones. 1 urer. and Ernest . Cazcl, nominee for \~illage tru stee. A .signed statemeilt forth the dcclinati::ms of these Dr. Gallie Talks at Joint · setting candidates was presented to \Vrr.:-.t.ETTE The first of two school physical Rotary-Optimist Luncheon LIFF. for publication early Thursday training demonstrations will be held Dr. D. ),[. Gallir spoke at the joint morning. The brief statement came as at the Stolp school auditorium Tncs- luncheon held by the Optimist and a direct result of a Home party open Rot:1.ry rluhs on Tuesrl~y at Lake caucus held at the Villag-e hall \Vedday nig-ht. ~{arch l. at 8 o'clock. The program, according to Recre- Shore Terr~ce. Dr .. Gallte spoke vn nesday cn'ning and marked by proational Director Daniel ~1. D;n·is who the Yalt~e. ~t the ser\'lce clnhs and the cedure termed as "very evidently un:'atisfactrwy and contrary to the sen~ is in charg-e of the p1 1 y~iral education resp~nstlHltty that rests on them. . in the school, is gin'n with the object .. llw clubs_ .1.1ave a tremendous _m- timent of a large majority of ·the citiin view of acquainti1ig ·the par~nts Atll'ncr on CtYlc. and other orgamza- zens present at the caucus." with the work bring clone iil phys1c~l tions." Dr. Gall~e stated. T~1ey pro· \\" i 1m e t t e, enjoying its cuo:;tomar'y education. 1fr. Da\·is is assisted 111 mote social servtce and espectally 'yet- peace and calm as late as \Vednesclay this drt~artmcnt hy 1\liss Olga Stopka, fare work among boys and . gtrls. r\·en ing-. was the scene of a rapidly Dudley C. Stone and Glen GathercoaL These. clubs haye the opportumty to deYeloping political feud before the The pro<rrai11 is announced as fol- he a Yttal force 111 all welfare \\'Ork and dawn of a new day had arrived, and all lows: 1"'o rrform. such as purging the country because certain leaders in the Home 1. :\Totlwr C:noRP Jingl<'R. of crime. he asserted. party had provoked a storm of protest (a) Round and Hound the Villag-e. at the caucus session in the Village (h) 'l'horrw Rosa hall. (d) II j('kor_,. l)ic)(on· Dod< TO TALK ON NEAR EAST It' ) Pu~gy Cat Lieutenant C. vVay!and Brooks will Asserting- their conviction that the lHt Grad(' JlUPils from ~Trs. Rchur·s nnd talk to the ~ongregation at the Wit- office of Library trustee should not Mn:;. Gilberts' rooms. 2. nhvthmics . mette Baptist church Sunday morning .becon_1e involved in political differences, ·Tolly Is Th(' MillE'r · about conditions in the Bible lands. Candtdatcs }. R. Harper and E. G. A Hunting \Ve ·w ill Go. Lieutenant Brooks is in close touch Bentley, also nominated by the Home Danish Da.nct> of Ur eling-. ~rd Grad~ pupi~-Miss Smith's room. ,\'ith the work there, and his message, party at the ednesday cau.cus, ex~. ·wand Vrill-8P. Girls. it is said will be of interest to his pressed the destre to have thetr names 4. Children's Choices. audience. ' He i~ know,n as a talented withheld for the present. (a) net>dle Deedle Dumpling (b) Rahbit in the Hollow conversationalist and is one of AmeriTrustee· Elmer D. Becker and Village (c) Brownie Dance Clerk Nicholas J. Miller, the other ca's formost speakers. (d) \Vood~n Sho s 2nd Grn<le Pupils-1\liss Turner's and Lieutenant B i o o k s, who is now Home party trustee candidates, deMiss Carmody's Rooms. assistant states attorney, was in the dared Thursday morning that they 5. Triple Posture Test-8B Boys. front wave of the U. S. Marines when were at that time unprepared to 'm ake G. Folk Games. Klappdans (Swf'dish) they smashed through the lines at definite statemf'nts, desiring first to Chimes of Dunkirk Belleau Woods. During the battle he confer with leade.rs of the Home party. 4th Grade pupils-Mrs. Glennon's Room 7. Tarantella (Italian)-6th Grade Girls. was promoted from the ranks and dec- They expressed the hope that complete · 8. Formal Gymnastics ·and Relays-7B orated with the Distinguished Service harmony might be effected and an Boys. Cross by General Pershing and Gen- unpleasant political fight thus avoided. 9. Flag Drill-5th Grade. era I Petain. (Continued on page 9) 10. Ka~inka . (Russian) 1 ' \Y