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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 13 Apr 1928, p. 3

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. ....... ,,". ( The seco1;1d annual =_ spring banquet for athletes in· the Wiimette Playground. and Reereation board leagues will take place at .7 o'clock this evening the .Central .cafet~ About·· seventy registrations have been made for the .banquet, which is to be -the largest that the · ~rd · has ever sponsored. ·Village President Orner will be the· spUker of the eve-1 ning and ·several juvenile artists will . furnish music for the occasion.· Awanl ..... Trapl._ The evening's program will center around the awarding of trophies and medals to the members .of the winning teams in the .Yarious athletic leagues. These awards will be made by J. R. Harper, superintendent of the Wilmette Public schools and an active participant in the winter sports super..· vised by the board. A cup or trophy will be presented to the captain of each championship team and the various members of the teams will each (Photo by Lehle) receive a medal . Work was begun last week on the excavation of· ·;\he bluff at the lake Cwp f· w....·. T... shore in preparation for the erection of Kenilworth's new water plant. The A woman's athletic team will re- above photograph, snapped early this week after op4ffations had been in ceive a cup for the first time within progress a · short time, offers a striking view of the start of actual conthe history of the Recreation board struction work on what is to be one of the best mu~icipal water plants in this evening when Mrs. Norman D. the Chicago area. Betts, captain of the champion woman's The difficulties to be encountered are brought out clearly. The building bas.ketball team, is presented with a in the foreground is the old plant, around which the new structure must be lovmg cup for her team. . Mrs. Er~est erected so as not to interfere with tJte service now being rendered. Following H. F~eeman. of the s~c·al occast~~s the construction of the new building, sufficient machinery must be set up commattee will make thas pres~ntatao.n; to handle the supplying of water to the Village, before the old structure and fea~ures eyenmg wall equipment can demolished. beOther the plannmg of of thethe ensumg season's __:_.......:..._ _ _ _ be __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ program and a discussion of the league· rules. Hold Kenilworth Village at Arthur B. Adair, George R. Benson and John L. Wilds, at present memhers of the Kenilworth Village board, A Tuesday in April appears to be are candidates for re-election in the synonymous with election day this seaThe Music department at New Trier village election which is to be held son. Two Tuesdays have passed by, High school is to take a very active next Tuesday. In each instance the each bringing with it the call to the part _in the M_usic Supervisors' Napolls. There was the annual New tional convention, which is to be held term of office is for two years. Wen- Trier Town election on April 3, folin Chicago next week. Mrs. Marian dell H. Clark has been nominated as lowed by that histone "Tuesday, April Cotton, head of tbe Music Depart- candidate for the position of village · 10," when Wilmette polled the largest fill h d b h vote in local history to perform her ment at New Trier, is also secretary, 1 k · com- expiration c er to t ethe vacancy Y t of e bt"t ··n crush1·ng the Small-Thompsonan d . a membe r of t he executtve of term cause of office mitt~e of the convention. Clive J. Taylor, who, because of the Crowe political machine. Now, as a sort of ~nte-climax, comes On Saturday, April 14, the annual press of personal affairs, has declined music memory contest is to be held at to run for re-election. The polling our very own Village election ToesOrchestra Hall, and after the contest place for Kenilworth is at the Village day, April 17, which, fortunately is completed, and while . the judges hall. enough, will be a peaceful and are making their decisions, the New I;:;:;;;;;;:;;;;;;:;;;;;;:;;;;;=;::=====;::=:::::;;. thoroughly harmonious affair, what Trier orchestra will appear in concert. with an unopposed United People's party ticket in the field awaiting the This will be a great oportunity, as the Checb Now Due From Artist-Recital Patroaa formality of a complimentary ballot to contest is well known, and Orchestra Hall will be filled with music lovers land its candidates in the · various viiand those interested in music. Notice was sent out this week to lage offices to be vacated this month. The candidates to be voted upon subscribers to the Artist-Recital New Trier is sending a music series sponsored each winter by next Tuesday, all of whom were setmemory team to the contest, as usual. the Winnetka Music club and which ected at a People's party caucus early New Trier teams in the past have brings to the north shore some of in March. are as follows: been very successful, and New Trier the outstanding artists of the world Three Village Trustees- Gordon has hopes. of equaling former sue- for the programs given in the New Wilson, 419 Ninth street: C. Miles Mccesses. The team this year is composed Trier auditorium. Donald, 1046 Michigan avenue, and A. of the following members : . Lottie The notice is to the effect that L. Grinnell, 2425 Kenilworth avenue ; Kuenkele. Dorothy Paley, Elaine Nel- the subscribers· checks are now due the candidate for Vi1lage Clerk, Lea son, Rose Fieman, Georgia Schoenthal and payable. There is a large wait- J. Orr, 1002 Greenleaf avenue, and the · and Marion--Jean Sax. ing list, it is explained, and it is candidate for Village Treasure.r, Harry 0 n Mon day, Apra"I 16, th e orehes t ra, therefore imperative that subscrib- w . M"ll 1 er. banq, and glee clubs . will give a con- ers mail their checks promptly to On the same ballot will also be the cert in the New Trier auditorium, for Mrs. Bessie Grant at the Winnetka two unopposed candidates for the two the benefit of the visiting .supervisors. State bank, the checks to be made vacancies on the Library board: }. On Tuesday, a ,.rroup of students from payable to the Winnetka Music Hugh Foster, 921 Greenleaf avenue, club. Ne'!, Trier and Evanston High schoo1 s "Mail your checks today," reads and John F. Hoffman, Jr., 1927 Ceowill act as a music appreciation class, tral avenue. under Mi.ss Sadie Raflertv as teacher. a portion of the noti~e, "so. that you may not lose the opportunity Forty ~rls of the girls' glee club of hearing such splendid artists as ·, RECEIVE REPORT CARDS have been invited to act as ushers at Claudia Muzio, Albert Spalding, and New Trier ·students received their Vladimar Horowitz. The other. two report cards for the second grading a formal b::Jlquet at the Stevens hoteJ artists who complete the list for period of the second semester Tueson Thursday evening, April 19. On Tuesday. April 17, the boys' and next ·season will be announced in day. April 10. There are still two grading periods left in the current P'irls' ~lee clubs will present a concert the very near future." school year. at Lyon and Healy hall. National Music Supervisors Hold c onIer-ence H ere Electioaa Next Tuesday Gotta J7ote Again Next Tuesday; It's Village Election Dr. George P. MagiD was f~ installed as president of the W:~ optimist club at the · tMUiar :meetblt« of the club helcl Tuesday ~~~ 10, ;at the .Shawnee clu · A co~s of officers and a board of tors . were also installed at the · · ing. A musical .program wu 11¥ Orian A. Gatitz. former- pr ·deut ,qr the ·toeal Optimist club, serv. e d ·. ·i stalling officer and · .the progra ~::of muaic was given by Carleton : meyer, violinist; Mrs. Erna ·~~th Akely, pianist, and Mr. Andretea, tenor. Group singing was ~led by the Rev. William E. Mtormack. ciate minister of the First Congregational church, who is official lOili· Ieider Qf the Optimist club. · . , Wo.- Are Y.aitan Several members of the Chicagq and Evanston Optimist. clubs attended the meeting at which the wives of the local members were also-!ipecial pests. Formal installation ceremonies were precet:\ed by a s~mmary of the dab'1 activities during the past year, given by John H. Davie!, retiring president, and the presentation of gifts 'to tM retiring president and Secretary RaJmood C. Klehm in aporeciation of their services to the club duridg thtlt period. President Magill, in his inaagdral address, sounded a plea for th~ tillqualified co-operation of every member in the interests of the continued growth and welfare of the club. The officers of the Optimist club for the ensuing year are as follows : Dr. George P. Magill-president. Dr. W. W. Hawkins-First vicepresident. W. B. Robinson-Second vice-president. Marcus Mick-Third vice-president. B. B. Udell-Fourth vice-presid~nt. William Scott-Sergeant-a~arms. Edward H. Kerr-secretary. A. C. Pearson, J r.-treasurer. Bpard of Governors-Dr. D. W. Rapo, L. F. Todd, .Richard M. Burns, }()hn H. Davies, John H. Schaefer. N. A. Schwall. · I as.- Present· M emorial Painti·t 111 P. T. A. Meeting Tuesdtly A beautiful picture will be presented to the Wilmette Public schools by the Public School Art league at a meeting of the Central-Laurel ParentTeacher association Tuesday evening, April 17. at 8 o'clock in the Byron Stolp school iomnasimn. This picture is to be given as a memorial to Miss Viola Caswell, who was for many years art director of the local public schools. The School Beautiful committee has charge of · the program for the evening and Mrs. John F. Weedon, chairman of the committee, has . securect a well known speaker, Lena McCauley, art critic for the Chicago Evening Post. Members of the Logan-Howard P. T. A. are eordiallv invited· to attend this meeting. Mothers of eighth grade pupils will be hostesses. LEGION DANCE The Peter J. Huerter post, No. (/), of the American Legion will give a dance at the Grosse Point Village haft on Wednesday evening, April 18. U: usic will be furnished by Joe Schneider's orchestra.

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