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.WILMETTE VOL. NO. XVIII. NO. 17 WILMETTE, IL·LINOIS, JANU~RY 11, 1929 LIFE PRICE FIVE CENTS Publishetl 1Veekly by Lloyd Holli8te1· Inc., JZJZ-JZJ6 Central Ave., Wilmette, Illinois. Ente1·ed as second class matte1· March JJ, 19l4, at the post office at Wilmette, Illinois, under the Act of ..\la1·ch J, 1879. 8ubsc1·iption price Sl.OO a yea?'. VOTERS' COMMinEE IS SYMPHONY PROGRAM PRAISED BY CHICAGOANS Wilmette Organization's Suggestion to Prosecute Crooked Officials Gets 0. K. Wilmette, through its Voters' Advisory committee, made up of representatives appointed by the churches and civic organizations in the community, this week received lofty commendation from the Chicago Citizens' association in consideration of the \Vilmette committee's active interest in urging prosecution of public officials found guilty of graft and other irregularities in public office. This word of approval, accompanied hy assurances of complete cooperation, came to the Advisory committee in a letter penned by Shelby M. Singleton of Wilmette, secretary of the Citizens' association in reply to a letter-copy of which was published in the December 28 issue of.\\'rL:\lETTJ<: LIFE-directed to the association and urging action to bring about investigation and, if possible, prosecution of dishonest officials. ~~ r. Singleton's letter follow~: Little Symphony Orchestra to Give Third Concert of Series Monday; ~------------------------------~ Gradova h S-oloist The Little Symphony orchestra of Chicago, George Dasch, . conductor, will give the third concert of its present series under the auspices of the New Trier Orchestral association, Monday evening, January 14, in the New Trier High school auditorium at 8:15 o'clock. Miss Gitta Gradova, pianist, who has pre\ iously appeared on the north shore with the Little .Symphony orchestra. will be the soloist for this concert. Miss Gradova has played with all th" more important orchestras in America. Leading critics call her an artist who is "sensitiYe and poetic. yet combines fire and brilliance with a technical equipment equal · to atl demands upoP it." Her success in the north shore ser ies last season was such as to com# pel a re-engagement. The following program has been announced for next Monday night's concert: Explorer SUMMONS CITIZENS TO I ANNUAL"CHEST"PARLEY Elect New Directors of Com· munity Cheat Association Next Monday Evening Hector Dodds, president of the Wilmette Community Chest association, sent out a letter this week announcing the annual meeting of the association next Monday evening at the village hall. Since every resident of Wilmette is a member of the association, the directors are expecting a large attendance. Mr. Dodds' letter follows: "Dear Fellow Chest Subscriber: "You are cordially invited to attend the annual meeting of The Wilmette Community Chest ARRociation, Inc., called for Monday, January 14, at 8 P. l\1. in the Village hall. . "As is customary, the terms of five board members expire each year. These, with the death of our beloved Leslie F. Gate~. leaves six vacancies to be filled at this meeting. "The pa::;t three years ~ub~criptions have totaled a:s follows: 1926 .. . ................. $21,206.29 1927 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21,703.95 . 192~ ..... ... . . .... . .... S2a,3a0.50 While we have had a MORE THAN 15% INCRF.ASE IN THE PAST YEAR, we should raise m11ch more in 1929 as the capacity of Wilmette to give is so capable of FURTHER DEVELOPMENT and the need of the beneficiaries is so great and their works so deserving. "Will you please make a valuable contribution of your time by coming out with many of your neighbors to this annual meeting? . "Thanking you for your 1928 support, I am, Yours in This Great Work, HECTOR DODDS, President." Part I 0Yet·turt:· by Mendels!;ohn . "Ruy Blas" Completf> :-;ymphony, ~o. 4 in B Flat Major by BeethoYen. Part II Spanish Caprice, Opus 34 .. . .. ... ..... . .. . .. . .... Rimsky-Korsakow Capt. Donald B. MacMillan, famous Concerto for piano and orchestra, No. 2, arctic explorer, witl be the speaker at I .. ettt.>r "Able and 'J'Im.-Iy" C Mino1· "I am writing, on behalf of the Citi- Opus 18-Raehmaninoff CGitta bradon\, the Wilmette Sunday Evening club, zen's Assoc:iation, to acknowledge th e January 13. His subject will be, piano soloi:-;t) receipt of your communication of Decem"Under the Northern Lights." Capber 27. The publication of that able and tain 1vlacMitlan is well · known to the timely le tter in the newspapers was a very ht>lpful prelude to the written renorth shore and is · expected to attract queRt prel'ented to State's Attorney Rwana capacity audience to the First Conson by the itiz('n~· association on the following- day that h e institute a Grand gregational church this Sunday. Jury inY e~t igation of the enormous graft in the affairs of the Sanitary District that By unanimom \'Ote of the board of this associ<1. tion had been inves tigating BACK TO NORMAL for se\·eral weeks. trustees of New Trier township, at a "I han' no doubt that the prompt action meeting held January 3, the entire In\Vhen classes were re sumed at til-.: taken by the State's Attorney was in part due to the demonstration, through your dian Hill Estates territory. includin~ J oseph Sears school in Kenilworth 011 unior Addition to the~ Monday all of the teachers and n10'..;t published statement and our own request the fortv-acre T that the kind of people who elected hin~ east, w~s admitted to the \Vilmcttc; Qf the pupils had returned. Colds atvl wer e expecting such action and would give him all necessary support in such School system. the transfer being Dis- influenza took a heavy toll of ah· an investigation. Enclosed is a copy nf trict 37 to District 39, or from th1_ sences during the week before vacathe Citizens' association request. Avoca school to the Howard school. t~on, but the school is running un On Trail of Violators An earlier ·p etition, in which the practically a normal basis now, ac"I need hardly say that we of the Ci.tizens' a~sociation are in full sympathy boundary lines were irregula!, wa s cording to Superintendent Nygaard. With your feeling· that the public welfare requires that public officials who can be referred back b" the office of the shown to have been guilty of grafting· Cook county sup~rintendent of schools. or other viola,tions of the laws shall be with the recommendation that the prosecuted criminally. Your letter will be laid before the directors of the Citizens· boundary lines be made regular, and association at a meeting· to be held within in the ne,\· petition, as granted, th e> a few days and you may rest assured boundary line s were straightened out that our organization will spare no efforts to make an example of public of- so as to include territory which wa" ficials who have laid themselves open to not included in the first petition. JJrosecution. A private motor coach belonging to "Permit me to [o;ay that in my opinion your group, by asserting itself in the the Indian Hill Estates community The quick way level-headed and aggressive · manner ex- carries the children of parents residemplified by your letter to us, if.; setting ing in the Estates to and from th~ an example which if followed by other to get similar groups in each locality would do Howard school and also to and from much to keep aliye the interest in public New Trier High ·school. ~. ffairs which led to such remarkably good printing healthy results at the April primary and at the November election. This association. will be glad to receive other :-;ugis to phone us geshons from you at any time." "Yours very truly, ' (signed) "S. l\f. SINGLETON, The American Legion auxiliary, Wil· to send a "Secretary." mette Post No. 46, will hold a mas· Indian Hill Estates A rea Now Joined to Local School System Court Rules With Board of Appeals in "Cleaner" Case Judge L. P. Harriss of Du Quoin, Ill., sitting in the Superior court, handed down an opinion Wednesday of this week that the writ of certiorari in the case of Armstrong versus the Wilmette Board of Appeals be quashed and affirming the order of the Board of Appeals which resulted in the granting of a permit several months ago to Schultz and Nord, Inc., authorizing that firm to operate a cleaning and dyeing plant in the village. In the Armstrong vs. Board of Appeals case the plaintiff had appealed from the judgment of the Board of Appeals which directed the Village Superintendent of Public Works to issue a permit to Schultz and Nord, Inc. authorizing operation of a cleaning and dyeing plant. Evidence in the case was heard by Judge Harriss about a week ago. Village Attorney Charles H. Jackson of Wilmette represented the Board of Appeals in the case, while Burt B. Crowe was attorney for Schultz and Nord, Inc. Counsel for the plaintiff were Edward A. Zimmerman, and Myer N. Rosengard. * Legion Auxiliary Plans Masquerade Dance Feb. 8 Dr. Samuel A. B. Mercer to Preach at Kenilworth Dr. Samuel A. B. Mercer, will be the guest of the Kenilworth church of the Comforter, this Sunday. Dr. Mercer was formerly Old Testament professor at Western Theological Seminary, Chic~go, and is now head of the department of Egyptology· at Trinity college, Toronto. He is president of the Drake Older, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oriental Research society, and is a Semetic scholar. He is leaving at the Clifford Older, 1026 Elmwood avenue, end of January for Asia Minor to be returned Sunday to the University of Illinois. gone two years in excavation work. querade dance in the Wilmette Masonic temple Friday evening, February 8. The auxiliary has announced the engagement of Joe Schneider's orchestra for the event. Prizes are to b~ awarded, according to posters announcing the dance. Tickets may be obtained from members or at the Snider-Cazel and Renneckar drug stores. representative right over PREACHES HERE SUNDAY The Rev. E. G. Meister, associate pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Oak Park, will preach at the First Presbyteria.n church of Wilmett~ Sunday morning, January 13, at the 11 o'clock services. Dorcas Branson, 817 Central avenue, returned January 3, to Monticello seminary at Godfrey, Ill. LLOYD HOLLISTER INC. WILMETTE 4300