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WILMETTE VOL. XVIII. NO. 29 LIFE PRICE FIVE CENTS Publfal1ed weeklll b11 Llo11cl HoUwter l ·J&o.1 1ZJZ-1ZJ6 Ceatral Ave.1 WUmette 1 lllt·ota. B·terecl aa aeooacl. olaaa matter Jrtarcla J J. 1914, at the poat of/ke at Wilmette~ Illf·of·~ u·der the Act ot Jrtarcla J, 1879. Bubaori-tu"' price sz.oo a IIBar. WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, APRIL 5, 1929 KENt~~~~ r:t,~ILl&l.__A_c_ce_Pt_s_N_ew_P_os_t~ L. M. Willis Defeated for Park Board Post; E. F. Hamm Ia Re-Elected All members of the Kenilworth Village board whose terms expire this month were named as candidates for reelection at a Village caucus held in Kenilworth last week. The Kenilworth Village election is to be held Tuesday, April 16. Members of the board who were nominated to succeed themselves in the offices they now hold are : Ralph R. Hawxhurst, president, John L. Wilds, and Richard Wolfe. Joseph Joyce was nominated for a full term as trustee · to succeed Leslie McArthur. Mr. McArthur, whose term would have expired this month, resigned several months ago when business duties ., called him east. There are six trustees on the Kenilworth board, three of whom are elected each year for two year terms. George Rothermel was the choice of the caucus to succeed himself as police magistrate of Kenilworth. Frank R. Young acted as chairman of the caucus and Ralph Starr as secretary. Opposition Ticket Rumors of an opposition ticket. 'in (Tolotr Photo) Kenilworth prov~d well founded early The Rev. William E. McCormack, Tuesd~y morning when a petition was minister of education at the First Confiled bearing the names of the following c~ndidates for the various village gregational church, will leave his work offices: Albert W. Dilling, formerly in Wilmette September 1, to assume chief engineer of the Chicago Sanitary district, for president ; B. H. Bisbie, directorship of the Pilgrim Foundation Stanley H. Knight, and Charles Gud- at the University of Illinois relating to religious work among the students brand~en, for trustees. Several serious legal objections were at the state university. raised as to the form of this petition, forty -five of the fifty-two signers of which live in the old west side section M. H. Bickham Leaves of Kenilworth. A board of decisions for Ohio College Meeting provided by law and composed of the village president, the village clerk, and Dr. M. H. Bickham, 429 Ninth a village trustee chosen by lot was to street, left Wednesday evening for meet at 6 o'clock this Thursday evening Columbus, 0 ., to attend a conference to decided concerning the Jegality of of the Ohio Federation of Colleges. Dr. Bickham was to address the main the pe_ tition. body of the conference this Friday Park Board Election R. Ward Starrett, independent candi- morning and he will speak later bedate for member of the Kenilworth fore the sociology department of the Park board, defeated L. M. ·Willis, pres- federation. Yesterday he planned to ident of the board and candidate for stop in Delaware, 0., for a visit with re-election, by a 2 to 1 margin in the his daughter, Catherine, before she Park board election· held Tuesd~y, April leaves for Washington, D. C., on a 2. E. F. Hamm, another member of this concert tour with the Ohio Wesleyan board whose term expires this spring, was re-elected. It appeared at first Singers club. there would be no opposition to either of the board members whose terms expire this spring, both of whom were candidates for re-election. However, Pages sometime between last Saturday night Automobile News ...... 53-59 and Monday morning the vi11age was Boy Scout Affairs ... 36 & 37 flooded with circulars asking the voters to elect Mr. Star.utt in place of Mr. Book Comment ....... ·..... SO Willis and to re-elect Mr. Hamm. Church Items ....... 20 & 21 Charles. H. Fox Is Named Director of 1st National Bank At a recent meeting of the stockholders of the First National Bank of Wilmette Charles H. Fox, a senior vice-president of the Chicago Trust company of Chicago, was elected a director. Mr. Fox has long been prominent in banking circles and has been active in both the Illinois Bankers' association and the American Bankers' association. He was formerly treasurer of the Illinois Bankers' association and a member of its executive council. In 1923 'he was state vice-president of the American Bankers' association. He is a vice-president and director of the Chicago Trust company, the C. T. C. Securities company and the Monroe Safe Deposit company, the two latter named affiliated with the Trust company. He is also a chairman of the executive committee of the Old Dearborn State bank. Mr. Fox resides in Kenilworth. FILING TilE ENDS FOR VWGE CANDIDATD Coi.teat for Police Magistrate Post Claims Interest; Lee. Seeks Trustee Post Filing time for prospective candidates in Wilmette's annual Village election Tuesday, April 16, expired Monday of this week with the United People's party of 1929 represented by a complete slate of candidates, and Earl E. Pettibone designated as a carididat~ for police magistrate on an Independent ticket. Another candidate, Arthur Lee of West . Lake avenue, who seeks a post as Village Trustee, tendered a petition, -signed by .about 350 citizens-to Village Clerk Lea J. Orr last Saturday. The exact status of Mr. Le.e, with reference to position on the ballot, remained uncertain this week, since it was stated that lie had petitioned under the banner of the United People's party, though that slate had been completely. filled at the recent People's party caucus. Mr. Lee is a subdivider interested in large properties in the far west section of the village. Mr. Pettibone, local insurance man, is a candidate in opposition to Samuel ]. Nordorf, lawyer, for the office of police magi ~ trate which for many years had not been included on Village ballots, although that office is provided for by ordinance of many years' standing. Candidate~ of the United People's oarty include President Earl E. Orner, Treasurer Harry W. Miller, Trustees Ernest C. Cazel and Hans vonReinsperg. all seeking re-election : Stanton VanlnwaJren for trustee: Samuel J. Nordorf. for ma~istrate: Mrs. Josephine L. Gates, and Mrs. Bessie L. King for the two library trustee posts. Finish Putting Roof on Howard School Addition Work o~ the new · north addition to the Howard school is progressing steadily, and the roof was put on early this week. The new addition, which balances the gymnasium annex to the south of the main wing of the Howard school, will be completed sometime this summer and will be ready for use when school re-opens after the summer vacation. It will contain an auditorium and four classrooms for the use of the kindergarten, general science classes, and art ·and music departments of the school. Dr. GIVES SHAWNEE RECITAL Milan Lusk, violinist, is to give the program at the music hour in the Shawnee Country club lounge Sunday afternoon, ApriJ 7, at 4 o'clock. Tea Request Improvement ol is served at the close of the musicale. Portion of Laurel Ave. Miss Esther Thoman is to be the accompanist for Mr. Lusk. Village Engineer Charles N. Roberts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - has been instructed to prepare a survey of Laurel avenue between Sixth street and Eighth street, with recommendations for improving the street. Complaints of , property owners that the gutters in this section of Laurel avenue are full of water most of the time were responsible for action by the Village board Tuesday night looking Tell 'em through the toward draining and improving the powerful medium of street. * In This Issue good printing. A properly worded message announced by an attractively printed pamph· let is sure to a t t r a c t .a t· tention Two Park Commissioners Are Re-elected Tuesday Louis Gillson and F. L. Bateman. uno.Pposed candidates for re-election to the Wilmette Park board, were ~iven a complimentary vote Tuesday of this wetk. Mr. Gillson received 228 votes and Mr. Bateman 236. Mr. Gillson has been president of the Park board since its or~anization twenty years a~o. while Mr. Bateman has been a commissioner for about ten years. West Section of Village to Get More Sewers Soon Construction of sanitary sewer house drains in Washington avenue between Twenty-first street and Ridge road and Construction of a system of storm water sewers with house service in Highland . avenue, Washington avenue, and other streets in the western section of Wilmette are provided for in ordinances adopted by the Village board at its meeting 'fuesday night. Club News ............... 46 Editorial-Shore Linea .... 42 Junior Life .......... 30 & 31 Music Page ............... 48 Real Eatate News ...... 60-70 Sports, Recreation Bd. ..... 22 Society Newa ............. 44 Travel Comer ............. 52 1nbeaters ............ 72 & 73 Classified Ads .......... 76-79 We Do It R;ght. LLOYD HOLLISTER INC. Telephone WILMETTE 4300 IN NEW LOCATION The Charles N. Roberts engineering firm, who . are village engi~eers for Wilmette, have established their north shore offices at 1222 Central avenue in the building formerly occupied by Wn.Mt'l"l": iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil Ltn.