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August -17, 1928 WILMETTE LIF·E. -3 Junior Life Guard \ I PLAYGROUND SEASON · IEND.WORTH TO AID Wins North Shore .Music Director HAS RECORD. CROWDS WITH.SEWER PROJECT Championship Swim.__ _ _ _ _ _ __, Village Board Names Committee to Work With Wilmette and Winnetka on Relief Plan Definite steps toward the construe- . tion of a storm sew~r through the territory served by the Skokie ditch were taken at a meeting of the Kenilworth Village board Monday evening, which was attended by representatives from Wilmette and Winnetka. TrusJee John .L. Wilds, of Kenilworth, was app..ointed chairman of the committee from Kenilworh which will study ·the problem of providing a storm sewer for the territory west of :R,jdge road, where jln adequate storm water outlet has been under consideration for several years: Similar committees will be named from Wilmette and Winnetka to _meet jointly with the Kenil"" worth committee at a later date after ~onfe.rring with the ~ngineers and gomg over the matter thoroughly. PreaeDt Sewer baacleq~te The sanitary district sewer now serving the at:e~ carries away both waste and storm water. Its capacity is not sufficient to hand_le both the w~ste and the storm water, however, in times of heavy rains, it was pointed out at the board mee~ing. Modern engineering calls for two sewers to take care of the waste and storm water, it was stated. A movement for the construction of the storm sewer Wa$ begun sometime ago by a committee of Wilmette citi~~ns in t.he territory affect~d. A petttron askrng that action be taken on the matter was presented to the Wiimette VillaE"e b9ard by the Greater Wilmette Improvement association. After the petition had been given careful study negotiations were started to hold a me_eting of representatives of the o.ther north shore communities, and as a result the regular meeting of the Kenilworth village board for .this month was decided upon as a good time to bring together the various groups. interested. Postponed MeetiDg The meeting on Monday night was a postponed ·s ession of the regular monthly meeting of the Kenilworth board, which usually convenes on the second WednesdctY of each month. Bill Holmes, one of the junior life guards at the Wilmette beach, won the north ·s hore championship swim held in connection with the third annual water car~ival conducted by beach officials and the Playgroupd and Recreation board Wednesday afternoon. Some 500 cont~stants participated in the meet which w~s watched by more than a thousand SP-ectators. Daniel M. Davis, director of recr~ation, acted as director of the carnival and members of the recreation board and life guards officiated a.s. judges. D. C. Stone acted as judge of the finish and Glen \\y. Gathercoal was announcer. Mrs. ]. P. Caldwell, instructor of swimming in connection with the Wilmette Playgrounds, was scorer and Miss Joe Skidmore awarder of prizes. Winners of the various events were: North ·s hore championship swim: 1. Bill Holmes; 2. Lorry Bennett; 3. Phil Cressy. Time: 14 minutes, 35 seconds. 20-yard dash boys 10 years and under: 1. Paul Ogilvie; 2. Gerald Spinper; 3. Byron Fisher. 20-y!lrd dash girls 10 years and under : 1 Darcy Kennedy ; 2. Geraldine Miss Adelaide Jones, for several Starnes; 3. Virginia Scheckler. 40-yard dash 'boys 11, 12, 13 years years a soloist at the Wilmette Parish old: 1. Ned Shapker; 2. Bob Hewitt; Methodist church and a teacher of voice in this viCinity, has aG,cepted the 3. Jack Holmes. 40-yard dash girls 11, 12, 13 years position of music director and soprano old: 1. Ka..tblyn Welter; 2. Mary Lau~ soloist at the North Shore Methodist churc:;h at Glencoe. She is well knqwn er; 3. Jane Moore. 40-yard .swim boys 14, 15, 16 years in Chicago musical circles and has freold: 1. Stephen Hopkins; 2. Charles quently appeared on important radio programs. Robb; 3. George White. 40-yard swim girls 14, 15, 16 years old: 1. Dorothy Tucker; 2. Sylvia Young; Elsie Paterson. 1oo-yard breast stroke under 17: 1. Bud Solomon; 2. Gerge Darling; 3. Ned Shapker. Plain diving: 1. Arthur Lampke; 2. George White; 3. Jane Norman. The Rev. Vere V. Loper and his Fancy diving 1_ 5 and over: 1. Paul . family will arrive in Wilmette next Green; 2. Paul Crumlich; 3. Phil week frol)J Minneapolis, Minn. The Cressy. Rev. Mr. Loper is to be the minister at the First Congregational church and will take up his duties the first of September. New Trier Book Store During the ·s ummer months the Will Open September 6 manse of the Congregational church The New Trier Book Store will be has been compJetely renovated lookopen September 6, 7 and 8, from 9 ing toward the arrival of the new minto 12 daily, according to David E. ister who comes to Wilmette from the Johnson, manager. Students should pastorate of the First Congregational purchase all books and supplies needed church in Minneapolis. for the opening week of school at that 'rhe Rev. Mr. Loper will preach for the time, Mr. Johnson advises. first time in the Congregational church on the second Sunday in September. The Rev. William E. McCormack, who has been as·s ociate minister at the church for the past three years and who has been in charge since last February .whe.n the Rev. Stephen A. Lloy~ resi!{ned to go to Pontiac, Mich., will preach the r~maining Sundays of this month. Total Attendance Record· Puaea 40,000 Mark., Leaders Award Prizea Tbia Week Although the season was shortened one week and adverse weather conditions caused it to get off to a bad start, the third CJ,nnual Wilmette playground season, officially closing today, was one of record attendance. The total attendance record for combined swimming activities, adult leagues and tournaments, playground attendance, and sporadic visitors to the various recreation centers had already reached the 40,000 mark at the end of last week and the first few days of the c.losing week had been more than 3,000. GiYe AtteDclaDce Fiaurea Approximate attendance of the children alone at the various playgrounds ran thus: Vattman, 6.681 ; Village Green,· 12,770; Laurel, 2,998; Beach, 2,500 (girls); Beach, 2,000 boys); total, 26,949. Complete accu~te figures will not be available until the final week's reports are in but the attendance already exceeds last year's total by 3,000, Daniel M. Davis, director of recreation, announces. · Final awards were maue at the separate playgrounds today aad ribbons .for events not pr:e,viously recorded are also being given. The silver loving cup for gaining the most points in Villag~ Wiqe contests again goes to V attmarl playground, of which Miss May Witcher was the instructor. Her playground gained a sum total of 15:4~ points during the season. The Laurel playground with Miss. _Dorothea Mplholand as instructor came second again this year, gaining a total of 132 points. Village Green playground, which was in charge of ¥rs. Gertrude Fanckboner, came third with a total of 95 yoints. Cloae Race Here In the individual awards the two gold medals for ge~ing the q1ost points in participating in village wide ev~nts go to L~~rJ!l playground. Else vonReinsperg, daughter oi Mr. and Mrs. Ha.c_s vonReinsperg, 726 Laurel avenue, receives the senior medal and has gained a total of 66 points during the sea·s on. Her brother, Walter, is the winner in the Junior division and has received a larger number of points than any contestant in any. division, making 69 points during the season. Dorothy Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Davis, who attends Vattman playground, comes a close second in the Junior division with 67 points. Since the playground track meet in June the race in the Junior division had been between her and the Laurel contestant and. bv dint of entering one .. more Village-wide event, he defeated her by two points. Second place Ln the· Senior division was taken by Lucille Hoffman of the Vattman playground. Colin Finlayson of Laurel was third. Fourth place in that division goes to Dick Huck of Vattman. Third place in the Junior division goes tp Marcella Bruchhauser of Vattman playground who gained 57 points durin~ the season. Rev. Vere v. Loper to Take Up .Duties Here September 1 Jane Philbrick Receives High Wellesley Honor Miss Jane Philbrick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen E. Philbrick of 982 Elm street, Winnetka, who was graduated from New Trier High school l~st June with Ligh honors, was chosen to be the recipi_ent of the scholarship given each year by the Chicago Wellesley club. Miss Philbrick was interested in dramatics literary work, athletics, excelled i~ French, and was chief news editor of the New Trier News for two years in addition to maintaining an exceptionally high standard of scholarship. She was a ma·s ter of T. N. T., the honorarv activity society of New Trier. · New. Trier Girls' Dean Invites Consultations Miss Elizabeth E. Packer, dean of girls at New Trier Township High school, will return to her office Tuesday, August 28. Parents or girls wishing to consult with her are advised to telephone the school office for appointments to make sure what mornings thereafter she can be seen. Realtv Board Acts to Lessen "For Sale" Signs The North Shore Real Estate boatd is working to eliminate excess "For Sale" ~igns on north shore properties, accordmg to a ·statement in a recent issue of the bulletin of the National Association of Real Estate boards. The board recommends that in order to prevent the injury to the sale value of properties occasioned by the presence of .ten to fifteen signs on a single Jot, as is sometimes seen in 1 site facing a highroad, t]le present signs be removed and a single ·s ign put in its place, reading: "See your Realtor." Any vacation is a better vacation if you have WILMETTE LIFE sent to you while you're away! FOR MOTORISTS On the first page of the fourpage section devoted to automobile news in this issue there will be found a two-column box containing information of importance to motorists of the north shore and particularly those who "go touring." It tells of the condition of roads, where repairs are being made, the necessary detours, etc. Kenilworth Enacts Law to Ward Off Mosquitoes A mosouito abatement oridnance similar to the one passed by the Wilmette Village board at its regular meetin~ last week was passed by the Kenilworth Vill~ge board on Monday ~ve ning. The <;>rdinance provides for the abatement Qf any mosquito nuisance such as sJanding wate~ or any collection of water where J»o.squitoes are likely to br~ed. J.ust call our Circula- } : .., uon Department-say { w h e n and w h e r e. They'll do the rest.