May 11, 1928 WILMETTE LIFE Rev. J. J. Mertz Speaks Winnetka· Residents · to ' St. Francis P. T. A. ·Purchase H omesites The Parent-Teacher association of in Westmoor Trail St. Francis school was favored at its More than one-third of the Westmoor Trail subdivision being offered ·by Glen C. Bull in Winnetka west of Hibbard road at the foot of Westmoor, formerly Fig street, has been acquired by Winnetka residents for future homesites. Erwin A. Meyers, Joseph E. Winterbotham and J. P. Stout acquired 125 feet frontage on the south side about two months ago and more recently E . P. Snyder acquired a like frontage on the south side of this tract and James A. · Young acqujred frontages of 125 feet on the north side. · The fact that all of these . men are long time residents of Winnetka who have been looking for some time for a beautiful homesite upon which to erect larger and more beautiful homes, .is an indication of the high regard which is held · for this section overlooking the beautiful skokie Valley. Plans for improvements are being rapidly completed and work is expected to be underway within the next two months. Mr. Bull reports that all of these men have purchased with the expressed understanding that these sites have been acquired for the purpose of building a home for the use of the respective purchasers and is an assurance of the high quality of development that is to take place there. Among the unusual features of this development are the restrictions which a plot of ground of a frontage of not prohibit the erection of any house on less than 125 feet and a minimum of 600 feet between houses which will always assure prjvacy. The improvements are so planned that there are to be no overhead telephone or electric wires to mar the view, all electric conduits to be underground. last meeting with an enjoyable program. The Rev. J. J. Mertz, C.]., of Loyola university, was the speaker. Among the enlightening things he commented upon . was the propos~d Educational Bill in Congress which would provide for a Secretary of Education in the President's Cabinet. Mrs. Walter Miller, president of the St. Francis P. T. A., and Mrs. Flood, progr.,am chairman, attended the recent state convention of the P. T. A at Streator· and another member, Mrs. Barker, attended the National convention at Cleveland. Miss Eleanor Rockafellow of 405 Prairie avenue had as her guest last week-end, Miss Miriam Blew of Morgan Park. LAWN CUTTING By Experts Turn .your season's job of lawn cutting over to our staff of tra1ned men. We specialize in work of this kind and take pride in doing i( well. · REASONABLE RATES L. 2 J. THALMANN WILME1!E PHONE WILMETTE 56 1 Architectural Landscaping Lawn Rejuvenating-T tee Surgery-Maintenance--Gardening 3 I I LAKE AVE. .... ·lrom the Orient an annual event· that is breaking its own records for values! Brilliant Young Pianist Plays at Winnetka School By R. L. P. A v.·ell organized program was given by George Seaberg, Chicago pianist, at the Jane Kuppenheimer Memorial hall at Skokie school last Wednesday afternoon. Mr, Seaberg is a young pianist who plays with the poise of one \vho has been in the concert field game many years. He has a marked and personal talent which displayed itself as soon as he had played several measures of his first number, the "Rondo" from the Second Partita of Bach. And in the "Capriccio" from the same number, which followed, his playing was accurate and his fingers nimble. It was good Bach. Three Brahms waltzes were taken with ease, and given interpretations they deserved ; and a "Dance Caprice," by Grieg, delighted his several hundred hearers for its sheer beauty. In Niemann's "The Humming Bird," Mr. Seaberg was put to a more severe test, but there were never too many notes to keep him from giving a delicate sense of shading and lightness. It was a picture in swiftly changing color. His program was concluded with the F. Major Etude of Chopin, brilliantly done; and the C Sharp Minor Scherzo of Chopin, which he played with fine effect. Well-trained fingers, intelligently used, and clean pedalling made it Chopin playing of the first class. · 1 Included are the fine antiques remaining from our recent purchase of an Eastern buyer's collection! All very much reduced. Superb Persian lrans $65 Values Ball $45 Thick, lustrous rugs-deep, close silky pile-symbolic patterns done in blendings of rose, blue and mulberry. · Average size, 6-6x3-6. Runners $65,$15 and $19 AaatoUan Prayer Rugs $19.15 : average size 5x3. $30 value. Natural bright color-prayer and all- · ·over designs. This type of rug increases its richness of tone and ·silkiness of texture, with use. Silky Lilihans $22..50 average 4x2-6. S35 values. Beautiful Persian designs and harmonious blending of color. 12 to 15 feet long, values up to $150. Natural shades of rose and blue, mulberry and tan. · with heavy nap. Persian Rerl2i $Z95 average size gx 1 2. $4 oo values. Heavy pitt of very durable wool, with all-over desian, rose or blue predominating. NEXT WILLETT LECTURE Dr. Herbert Willett's next talk on Wednesday evening, May 16, will be on "Isaiah: Problems of a City." This is the last of the series of lecture-studies on "Ancient Prophets and Modern Problems." Everyone is cordially invited to , attend these lectures at the Union church, Kenilworth, at 8 o'clock. ttMlrAIN .saYARt· tvANSTON University 1024 Wilmette 3 700