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August 10, 1928 WILMETTE L.IFE L 3. AIR MAlt VOLUME IS DOUBLED ·JN VIUAGE Reduction of Rates Brings Quick Response From Public; Open Campaign \Vilmette residents are taking advantage q{ the drastic slash in air mail rates, according to Postmaster Joseph E. Shantz, who states . that the average amount of air mail going through the Wilmette postoffice has doubled since August 1 when the new · rates became effective. Postmasters in all parts of the United States are undertaking extensive drives to educate the citizens of their cities on the advantages of the air mail. Launches Drive Here A progr~m of this kind is being carried out by _ P ostmaster .. - Shantz through the cooperation of . National Air Transport, Inc., air mail contractors for the route between New York, Chicago and Dallas, Texas. Special announcement cards have heen prepared for distribution by .the postmaster containing all of the information regarding the new air mail rate. In addition to these cards special labels have been made up showing the last air rriail .collection time for each mail box and posters have been provided for the trucks. The new air mail rate of five cents for the first ounce or fraction and ten cents for each additional ounce means that it · will only require three cents additional postage over the ord~nary. mail rate. to send a letter by a1r mall and receive from one to 'three days' savings in time of delivery. In other words for three cents more a letter consisting of three or four sheets can be posted before the last air mail collection time and 24 hours or more can be saved to eastern sou.thwestern and western cities. Ai~ ma!l may be sent anywhere in the Umted States. · While Wilmette is not on a direct route the mail is sent to the nearest terminal and then dis! patched by plane. Mail in Any Post Box It is now possible to put an air mail letter in any box and know exactly whether or not the letter will g<? out in the night planes. All boxes Will b~ ma~ked with the last air maH colJectwn time with the labels which the postmaster has been provided by' th~ Nati~al Air Transport, Inc. The postoffice _has is_sued a new air mail stamp, prmted m two colors. It is n~t ne~essary, however, to use special air mad stamps. Any ordinary postage stamp may be used and any envelope b Y stmply marking "Air Mail" across the face of the cover in bold letters. Next W ~ek at Ravinia JOIN ·S CHOOL STAFF (Program of Opera· and Concert·) Sunday, August 12 Afternoon-Program of Ballet Music, featuring Chicago Symphony orchestra and Miss Ruth Page. E vening-"Rigoletto." ,Announce New Teachers Augment Joseph Sears K~nilworth Nest Month LUTHERANS INAUGURATE Who Will BUILDING FUND DRIVE Faculty at Memben of English Lutheran Monday, August 13 Evening-uMarouf." Tuesday, August 14 Evening-44 Tosca.". Wednesday, August 15 Evening-"Lucia." Thursday, August 16 Afternoon - Children's program, featuring Chicago Symphony orchestra, Eric Delamarter, directing; and pupils of Miss Mildren Haesseler is in pantomime presentation, "The Sleeping Beauty." Evening-"Lohengrin." · Friday, Auc~st 17 Evening-"L'Heure Espagnol." Saturday, Auauat 18 Evening-" Manon." (Note: Detailed information concerning next week's Ravinia program is to be found in another column ·of this issue.) tne Visiting J1inisters Preach at Baptist Church This Month Ministers from widely separated points in the United States and Canada will occupy the pulpit of the Wilmette Baptist church during the month of August while the pastor, Dr. George D. Allison, is having his vacation at Pelican · Lake, Wis. This Sunday morning the Rev. Charles T. Holman of the University of Chicago will preach at the 11 o'clock Baptist church services. Sunday, August 19, will bring the Rev. A. . C. McKenny of Hartford, Conn., to the local church. The supply pastor for Sunday, August 26, will be the Rev. W. C. Graham of the United Church of Canada, and on Sunday, September 2, the Rev. Ray Abrams of West Chester, Pa., will give the sermon. The autumn program of the Baptist church will begin Sunday, September 9. Reschke Gets Contract to Pave Several Alleys Seven more alleys in Wilmette will be paved in the near future as a resuit of action taken by the Board of Local Improvements at a special meeting last Thursday night at the Village hall. The paving work was let to Paul Reschke, of Winnetka, at a total cost of $26,061. The following alleys will be improved: First alley north of Lake avenue, Wilmette avenue to Seventh street ; first alley west of Eighth street, Central to Lake avenues; first alley south of Maple avenue, Fourteenth to Fifteenth streets; first alley north of Oakwood street, Ninth to Tenth streets; first alley north of Lake avenue, Fifth to Sixth streets; first alley north of Forest avenue, Sixth to Seventh streets; and fir;st alley north of Maple avenue, Fourteenth to Fifteenth streets. Bids for the resurfacing of Gregory avenue from Park avenue to Fifteenth street were also opened, but were rejected. This project is to be re"'dvertised. · Vincent Pagliarulo Takes Limited But Misses Stork Vincent Pagliarulo, 1604 Central avenue, recently got a telegram while he was. on a business trip t~ New York Ctty, and hopped the Twentieth ~entury Limited for home. He lost h1s race, ·for the stork beat him by twelve hours. Mr. and Mrs. Pagliarulo are announcing the arrival of a son Theodore Louis, on July 31 at Evans~ ton hospital. Mr. Pagliarulo is connected with the Electric Research Products, Inc. as an engineer. He has had a great deal ~ to do with the development of the talking movies and was doing work in New York City in connection with them when he made his sudden trip home. \Vith the opening of school in KenPariah Lauach Campaign for ilworth only a little more than four New Chureh Edifice Tonight weeks in the future, the new teachers . at the Joseph Sears school for the Member~ and friends of the Wil1928-1929 term have been announced. There are five new teachers, three of mette English Lutheran church will whom are filling vacancies in the regu- join in a "New Church Social" this lar teaching staff, while two others evening on the church premises at Seventh street and Greenleaf avenue, have been added to the faculty. Miss Gertrude Herrick, who comes the occasion being an evening of ento Kenilworth from Oak Park, will be tertainment and general festivity inathl~tic director for the girls, assist- augurating a campaign to raise $25,000 ing Robert Townley in the gymnasium toward the building fund of the church, She is· which contemplates an ultimate goal and playground activities. spending this summer at Camp Quini- of $125,000 for an imposing church edifice and auxiliar·y departments· on the beck, Ely, Vt. Miss Leah M. Clark of Platteville, Greenleaf avenue site. \Vis·., is the new teacher who will asCompletion of the drive for $25,000 sist in the third grade work. will signalize the actual execution of Miss Marjorie Stanton, of Oak Park, plans for the first unit of the edifice, will take the place of Miss Irene Mor- which will entail a cost approximating ris as kindergarten teacher. $40,000. Miss Ruth Barnett Smith, of Gary, Tonight's program, · held in conjuncInd., will be the new fourth grade tion with a meeting of the Luther teacher. She replaces Miss Lillian league of young people in the parish, Bitting. will include selections by the Stlnday Miss Juliet Hanford, of the Carbon- school orchestra and soloists, and an dale, Ill. Teachers' college, has been. address by the Rev. F. W. Otterbein, engaged for the English department, pastor of the North Austin Lutheran replacing Miss Dena Thompson. church of Chkago. Refreshments will There will be a meeting of all Joseph be served. Sears school teachers Saturday, Sep~ Supplants Bungalow-Chapel tember 8. School starts Monday, SepThe movement for a church edifice tember 10. to supplant the present bungalowchapel-the meeting place of the parJessie ·L. Pocock to ish since its establishment several years to extend to the Greenleaf Direct Dance Classes ago-and avenue frontage of the church propThe Wilmette Parent-Teacher Dane-· erty, gained impetus last January whe'!... _ _ ing classes for the coming se. a son will the Rev. Carl Empson was called fo be in charge of Miss Jessie L. Pocock the pastorate. of Evanston, it was announced this Committees appointed early in · the week. year have been completing plans for Miss Pocock will leave for New York August 18 to attend the convea- the fund campaign now to be inaugution of the American Society of Teach- rated and which, it is expected, will be ers of Dancing at the Waldorf-Astoria. completed within a few months so This is the society's fiftieth annivers- that work on the first unit may be ary. Among those on the program are started not later than next spring. Albertieri, the Carinos, Fokine, Kotch- Members serving in this connection were Scott S. Smith, Joseph Johnson, etowsky and Tarasoff. Charles F. Brandt, Mrs. E. B. KnudtOpening dates for the classes will son, Mrs. Gustave Buchholz, and Mrs. be announced at a later time. Mrs. Paul R. Leach of Wilmette is A. D. Gash. Direct Finance Plans chairman of the Dancing committee. Others appointed to places of responsibility in connection with the proMOTORS IN EAST Prof. Gordon Van Kirk, New Trier posed building project were E. B. High school instructor, is taking a Knudtson, treasurer of the building motor trip to Cleveland, Pittsburgh, fund; Arthur Stark, chairman of the Washington, D. C., and other eastern campaign committee; William Melbye, secretary of the campaign committee. cities. These committees, at a meeting this week, made known their readiness to proceed with the actual campaign for funds. The new church edifice, when all units are completed, will contain all the facilities essential to the diversified and greatly broadened scope of the modern church. In addition to the house of worship, there will be provisions for the educational and recreational activities of the parish. Committee to Campaign Against Sunday Movies ' 'Dad, why did Mother stay back at the summer hotel instead of coming on this side trip with us?" "She had our WILMETTE LIFE sent up here while we're on our vacation-and this is the day it arrives!" Opposition to operation of motion pictur<: theaters in Wilmette on Sunday, a question to be settled at a special election Tuesday, September 25, W'as said to be centralized in what is termed a committee of one hundred representing- various churches in the village. This committee, appointed about a week ago, is said to be formulating a campaign having as its purpose the defeat" of the Sunday Motion Picture proposition. ON VACATION Miss Winifred Bright, Wilmette children's lilbrarian, is spending a month's vacation with friends at Green Bush, Wis. She will return to her duties after Labor Day. DOG BITES BOY Ralph Hoffman, of 1627 Washington ave~u~.l- was twice bitten by dog at the Wilmette bathing beach Monday, August 6, ~ccording to police records. The dog also attacked Officer William Kruehl, who shot it. The head was taken to Chicago for examination. a 1 J.ost call our Circolauon Dtpartmtnt-say w b t n and w b t r t. They'll do tbe rest. t VISITS IN NORTHWEST Miss Jessie Sentney, tt:acher at New Trier ·High school, leaves today on a trip to Yellowstone Park, Portland, Seattle, Vancouver, and other western points.