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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 Sep 1928, 2a

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. September. 21, \ftLimi_ JOJNS·FIGHT · Board Contributes to Regional Plan Fund Aiding Lake Bluff in Court Battle l . TO PROTECT ZONE LAWS - 1928 W·. l L M E·T·.T E·· ~L ·.F B. Harvard Bound IH _ LaRoy Chosen Chairman Wilmette ~A. 2A '-----------· Recreation Board H. A. LaRoy, 1746 Washington street, was chosen chairman of the Wilmette Playground and Recreation board at the regular organization meeting of the board last Thursday evening at the village hall. · Mrs. Jay R. Brown was reelected secretary of the Board. The meeting was the first one that the newly ap~ pointed board members, C. Miles McDonald and Henry Fowler, attended following their appointment as representatives of the village board and park lfoard respectively. The recreation board is made up of five members four of whom are representative of civic bodies appointed by the village president. Mr. LaRoy was appointed as member-at-large; Mrs. Brown as representative of the Wilmette Woman's club; Lincoln C. Torrey as representative of the Wilmette School board and Mr. McDonald and Mr. Fowler as representatives of the village and park boards. RECREATION muD HOLDS FAU EI'ING Village President Earl E. Orner To Present Victory Trophy . ' The Wilmette Village board Tuesday evening voted the sum of $200 'as its share in the general contribution to the fund solicited from various suburban . communities by the Chicago Regional Planning association to carry the battle of the Lake Bluff Zoning case into the Supreme court. Tuesday's 'ballot on the matter of making the contribution was marked by a :-feadlock in the vote which was broken when President Orner cast a ballot favoring the appropriation. The difference of opi~ion among the trustees was not in the nature of a dispute over the validity of the Lake Bluff appeal. but concerned itself solely with the question as to whether the $ZOO appropriation represented Wilmette's just portion of the total contribution sou{!ht by the Regional Planning association. The Bjork vs. Lake Bluff case in Question has raised the question as to whether a community shalt be permitted to soecify the intensity of use of land within its limits . It P'rew out of the refusal of the Lake Bluff Zoning- board of Appeal'! to grant a permit for the erection of a three-storv lRanartment !'tructttrP in its romm.ercial zo11e. The Lake Rluff law limit" ponulation ctensity to fourteen familiP'I per acre. whereas the Riork permit. it "':ac: noipteft out. would nermit sixtv-four families !)er acre in that area. Reverse Zoning Board Judge Persons of the Lake countv Circuit court reversed the decision of the Lake Bluff Zoning- board and the Appellate court upheld his decision. The case is now being taken into the Supreme court. The cost of carrying the case to the higher court was estimated at $3,300 over and above $1.800 which has been appropriated bv the village of Lake Bluff, the Regional Planning association communication to the Wilmet~e board stated. The Reg-ional association's letter ofaced emphasis on the fact that uevery residential community" (by virtue of this court action) "now faces the nossibility of losing its power to snecifv intensity of use of land, at leac:t in respect to apartments." Several suburban communities have ioinect Lake Bluff in this fight, it was announced. Wilaon Makes Motion Village Trustee Gordon Wilson made the motion favoring Wilmette's contribution to the court fund, exnlaininf! that. in his opinion, the cac;e involvect the basic princinals of zoning whic.h Wilmette anrt other suburban communi.ties were in duty bound to protect. Roland Simonds, of 834. Sixteenth street, Wilmette, left on Wednesday mornipg for Harvard university. Mr. Simonds is a New Trier High school graduate who ranked high i'n ·scUo... rship and was especially prominent in debate work. He is also a champion horseshoe player, haying won the recent Wilmette horseshoe tournament and the north shore singles championship ip. the tournament played at Evanston. With hi·~ father, E. M. Sin1onds, he won the Wilmette doubles tournament. Kenilworth C burch Will Be Scene of Ministers' Session Episcopal ministers of the Chicago area will hold a quarterly meeting at the Church of the' Holy Comforter in Kenilworth Monday, September 24. Between. fifty and sixty are expected to attend, according to the Rev. Leland H. Danforth, rector of the Kenilworth church. The meeting will be opened with Holy Communion at 11 o'cloc'< Monday morning. Dean J. H. Edwards, of the Northeastern Deanery of the Episcopal church, di ese of Chicago, will preside. Following the c munion service Attorney Philip rrow, of Chicago, will give an ad ess on "Moral Conditions in C 'cago." Luncheon will be served in t e dining hall of the Church of the Hoy Comforter at 1 o'clock by the R tor's Aid society of the church. In the afte oon at 2 o'clock the Rev. Arthur Rogers, of St. Mark's Episcopal church, Evanston, will speak on the subject, "A Ministry of the Modern World." The Rev. Mr. Rogers' address will conclude the day's program. Mallinckrodt High School ()pens for 1-928-1929 Term Classes at the Maltinckrodt High school were resumed Monday morning, September 10. School was opened with a High Mass, celebrated in the chapel. Increased enrollment in both the academic and commercial departments made necessary the opening of three more classrooms and the addition of more teachers. There was a large · increase in Freshman registration. Dramatic and athletic activities at the high school were resumed this week. W. Ewart Cook Returns to Scoutmaster's Post W. Ewart Cook has resumed his duties as- Scoutmaster of the Boy Scouts at the First Congregational church. Mr. Cook was leader of this Wilmette troop eight years ago. Mrs. W. Ewart Cook succeeds Mrs. H. A. LaRoy as guardian of the Camp Fire Girls. Mr. and Mrs. Cook are living at 930 Seneca road, Wilmette. Members of the recreation council of the Wilmette Playground and Recreation board received notices this week of the autumn meeting and dinner of e r 28 the group to take place Septemb. at the Linden Tea room. The dinner preceding the meeti.ng will begin at 7 o'clock and will be opel'r to members of the recreation board teams, and friends of the members as well as to members of the council. A lively musical program including · acts by a popular juvenile accordionist will be interspersed between courses. Lincoln C. Torrey will be toastmaster. Village President Earl E. Orner witt give the address of the evening and will later award the medals and trophies to the winners of the summer playground leagues and to the team acquit: ing the highest number of points during the season. Wilmette. Ice Wina This victory trophy goes this year to the Wilmette Ice team which piled up a total of ~ points during the season, just nosing out the St. Joseph tean, More than 500 members and friend ' which had 333 points to its credit. of the Wilmette Parish Methodis· Ursal Sutton, captain of the Wilmette church participated in the ground· Ice team, will receive the trophy in bebreaking ceremonies la·st week whicl' half of his team members. The St. formally inaugurated construction or Joseph · team was also second place the new $400,000 modified Gothk winner last year. The Presbyterian t:hurch edifice at Lake and Wilmeth· team was third with 198 points. avenues. The services were under diThe system by which t*>ints are rection of Dr. Horace G. Smith, pastor awarded to the various teams is unique of the church. with the Wilmette Playground and T~e first spadeful of earth wa~ Recreation board, according to Daniel turned over by Mrs. William Panushka. M. Davis, director of recreation. Each a charter member of the local Methodist parish which was founded in 1874 team is awarded five points for enterThe ·silver spade she used was place<' ing any league, 15 points if their sportsin her hands by Thomas C. Moulding. manship is unquestionable during the chairman of the general building- com- league's duration, 15 points for reliabilmittee. The ceremony was witnessed ity, 25 points for winning the championby a large proportion of Church school ship of the league, 20 points for winning second place in any league, 15 and congregational membership. A brief address reviewing the ·steps points for third place, and 10 points for which had preceded the eventful fourth place. Make Individual Awards ll'round-breaking ceremony was given by Dr. Smith. The Wilmette Ice won second place ]. B. French and company, builders in volley ball, quoits, indoor baseball, of the Dyche Stadium, the Shawnee and playground ball, and third place Country club and mauy other notable in horseshoes. St. Joseph ,won firsb structures in the Chicago area, starte<' place in horseshoes and third places in 1ctual construction of the first unit o-' indoor and playground ball. 'T he team ·he new church building Monday of was also entered in all other sportj, this week. This unit includes a spac· cotlectitig points in that way. :ous community hall and ·subsidiary In · addition to awarding the cham~ facilities. pionship trophy, President Orner will also present the individual medals· to North Shore Girl~· to Be the winning teams in the summer next Friday evening. The Models in Fashion Show leagues medals will go to the memb~rs of the A group of north shore girls as well Ridge Electric team, winners in playas several professional models will exhibit attractive fashions of the hour a·s ground ball, the St. Joseph team, windisplayed by the N. A. Hanna company ners in horseshoes, and the Horseof Wilmette at the benefit fashion re- feather team, winners in the women's vue Epiphany Group Three of St. Luke's playground ball league. church is sponsoring Friday, September The fall meeting and banquet wi11 28, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, at the serve as a general rally for all the home of Mrs. Edward S. Westbrook, teams and will inaugurate the winter 1514 Ridge avenue, Evanston. season, which starts in October. The Tickets for the style show are on first games in the leagues will be played sale at St. Luke's church office by Mrs. October 29 Director Davis announces. George L. Parkhurst. START INTRA-MURAL GAMES WOULD LAY STORM SEWER The intr.a-mural athletic program The Village board Tuesday evening was inaugurated at New Trier High instructed Village Engineer Roberts to school this week when preliminary prepare data for the installation of football practice was held. The schedstorm water sewers in the Pine Crest ules for intra-mural football, golf, and subdivision lying west from Ridge ave- tennis at the high school have not been nue between Wilmette and Washing- ~ompleted but will be announced ·t ton avenues. a later date. .- - Charter Member · Breaks Ground · /or New Churc! :vote Tuesday! Polls ' ' · · ' 1 .9P~1J · .,. , _ 0 ,, , ) ~ 7.A. M toSP.M. · ·' · · · ·' ol

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