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. " .·· . .. ~. · .. ~ · .· w ··. . ·_ ·. : . .:. ..~ .. . . . :. . LIFE WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, JUNE 7, 1929 PRICE" FIVE CENTS ... . Published weekly by Lloyd Hollister Inc. , 12 32-12 36 Central Ave., Wilmette, Illinois. Entered as second class matter March 13, 1924, at the post office at Wilmette, Illinois, under the Act of March 1, 1879. Subscription price $2.00 a year. · VOL: XVIII, No.38 ·DECLARES TOWNS READY FOR GRADE ·sEPARATION Engineer Tells Wilmette Meeting Plans are Completed and Petition Ready to File SCOUTS HOLD RALLY Fear Skokie Ditch Polluted; Request Sanitation Survey Complaints were registered by sey- Commencement Exercises to Be Held June 13; Former Judge \ \'i!mctte Scoutclom will occupy th~ : ral Kenih,·orth property holders at the Cutting Is Speaker limelight tomorrow after~oon and C\"C- I"l'gular meeting of the Village hoard of tru~tces la~t Monda~· night that there . . ning-, the occasion being a great Field i.., -.till snme pollution from the terri ton \\" {~ ~t of Kenilworth entering the Skokie New Trier High school will graduate . Fn!!inetr.ing p}flns · ior grade separaa cla ·s of 315 at ·the annual commence~! itch which passed through the Village' .; . ti~~l· in the . nor_th shore villages from j SCOUT RALLy PROGRAM · · · mcnt exercises to be held Thursday . \\ tlnH;~ tte to ;H1ghland Park inclusiYe. exrlus1\·e rcs1dent1al section. · 1 8 o ·c 1 111g lt, .1 oc k . Th e c1 ass 1 une 13 , at . are completed. ~ubject to ·the ·aJ)J>roval . 3 .P. ~\1. - \~ ... t·mhh·. \' illal..!·e hall. l' ;1 r:Hk l<l \ "illn<Yc Cr~'l'll. . A few . years ago a s~tn· ey _made hy , i:-; larg~r than that of last year, which o f t 11e various \ -illage hoards and the .., tl.le state department ot puhhc h<:alt~l fell below the 300 mark. ·t· · · 1 separatton · ' which .i~ Drum and !ill'..: le l'nr]>S of \\'il1t1cm tor grace .pe d1:-;clns.ed. that the creek \':as being 1~ol Charles S. Cutting,· former jud~ .to he presented to the ntinois Public mc ttc Pn . t nf 'the American l.egiotl :11!.cd at several place> ~lll.ce ~hat t11~1e of the Probate court in Chicago and l'ti1itics co 1i 1111 i~si 1111 is prepared. \\' a!\\ill l"-Ctlrt tilL' trn(lp .~ ir nm the \ "il \'_tlmctte <LI.Hi the Ch1.cag·o ~an1tary d_1s - no"" a practicing lawyer in the city, ter · :\ . Shaw. ron:Tulting engineer ior bge hall tn the \ "i llagc Green. tnct han~ lll'.; talled s_e\\"er system:-; _lor I ~,· ill give the commencement address. the ~orth Shore Grade . Separation 3 :.~1 ) t() (, I'. \1. - ~ "tlttting contrst·.; the purpo~c of remov111g: such pollution. His subject will be "A Contrast." · ~·on)tnittet:. stated at. a public meeting ;u1d il : l\ ·· lt\ en·nts. The Kenihn:1rth board of tru:->tecs. l Edward }. Phelps. president of the ·tn the Hn\\"ard :-;chool auditorium Tm' ~I. l ·n;lre~:-;ing f~ace. helie,·ing that it is possible that ;o;onw :\e"· Trier Board of Education. as-. _ da\· en' ning called by · the· \\'ilmettc 2. Shue Scramble. pn_ l lution oi the Skokie ditch still exi:-;ts. - i~ted by Ott? R. · Bar_nett, chai~man . ('ha111her o f ( ommerce. 3. ~f odel Air Race. ,·oted to request the state department ot the boards educatton commtttee, ··).fr. . Sha\\·, ""ho \\"as intni duced 1)\ ()P.M . tn 7 P. ~f.- Dinncr . Hort King. chairman of the civic con1 i P. ~1 . to l>a t k - l;irc and C':1111p ()f public health to make a survey of IYil! make the presentation of diplomas. rnnditin tr.;; along the creek. Frederick E. Clerk, superintendent of mitte<:· oi tht Chamber. explained th·: F i r.~· Pr,)gr :1111. ( l·:ar h tr< HI P \Yill lw the schoo l, vvill present the class. engineering a:-pects of the propo~ed ra11t-tl <lll 111 pr(l(lt~t · · · a o..;t11nt ar<lUllrl Hold Informal Danc:e --eparation _pr oject. He pointed out till' rn· .. .;aid -.tlJnt 1Wl" t ::> takt· rlltfft' Hold Senior Dance at The customary in formal dance folthat \\"hen tht' gr:ade sep·aratiot1 petitinn tl1<111 tiH· nlilllttcs . l lowin~ the commencem~nt exercises is· pre· .-ented · to the Illinoi:- Puhlir New Trier on Saturday will hf' held in the school mess h~ll for l ' tiliti~s conimi:;~i o n it will be the clttt\· n ~e"· Trier Hi(}"h school'· annual 1 R a ll ,. o f a II \\..1!mette tro < the 1929 graduates, parents or relatives. · 1 · · d · · j ua \' an< )P" ·. ' " ' : , ot t 1at cnn_lmtsst~)n to <::termme t_1 1c . · , ,r· : , , .· . . . . ,t·ntnr hop will be held thi:; Saturdav rh_aractcr o l tht: tmprovement. constd - .It thL \ t!lagc (Jrt:en. hegtnmng \\"tth a I night in the school mess hall with and alumni. No under classmen will .. L'rllli.!" _hnth thy right~ of the Yillaf3"es ~trcct p·rocessi<ll1 frt"llll the Village hall.; Peterson's orchestra furnishing the syn- he admitted. Officers of the senior class this vear an:l _o_ t the. ~~tlro~cls. and ~o. apport101~ to the .~ecene of the rally wht're con- j.:<?Jlation., ~eniors. junio:s. and alumni are: ~f orric; X elson, president; Gretthe . t:xp · t s anc1 s t lltt t s 111 · grca t num 1 tlt · New. fncr · and outstde (Tuests ac- chen Dre,·er. vice president: Mary 'II the:- bet" een the rat! roads atH, I 1cs )er wt-11 1 >e i ·'=' ·. . t1 1e n ages. . . Ct)mpame<l 1)\· members of the seni·w Htl's \\'Cll I class \\·ill attend. F. · C. \Yindoe:-; and Elizabeth Parker. secretary, and Arthur Secures Enabling Ac:t ' 11 order. The program contt 1 \Yienecke. treasurer. A complete list T o meet the anticipated .~xpense. ;, o into the enning. including a dinner and ~[is.;; Helen ~falonn· are iacult\· ..;pnn ot the 1929 ~raduates \-.·ill appear in far as the villages are concerned. Fran- novelty· stunts ;tr·HIIHI the campfire: sors for the affair. next \\"cek's tssue of \VIJ.~lET'fE L1F1·:. r~~ X. _ Bqsch;, legal advisor_ for the Father:-;, mnthers. si~ters. brother:->. in Commencement Program :\orth Shore (.rade SeparatiOn co·nl- . . . . ·. :., . Wilmette Beach to Op Folio" ing is the program · for the 1 mittee. has secured the passage through act all fr~en~I.., ot ~coutmg. ha_ve been I Wilmette Troops Join in Elaborate Field Proram on Village Green Tomorrow; Opens With Parade 315 SENIORS TO GET NEW TRIER DIPLOMAS 1 .. the Illin ois House and Senate of an ttrgently 1nvtted to attend tin ..; great act to u1ahlr each village to lev,· a tax. e\·rnt of the year in the \Vilm ette Such a tax is necessarv in the -case oi Scouting program. The committee in all oi the to\vns ,,·ith the exception f)f charg·r has outlined an elahnrate prc)\\'ilmette, whose bonding power is in- gTam con~r-ing- every concei,·ahle pha~L' tact. If a tax for the purpose of meet- t)i Sc uting enclea,·or. · ing the_ cxpen:;e ~ ·f ~eparatin~ t1 1 · ~ The \Vilmette Prum and Bugle corps gTade:-; t:-> to be I ·ned '!1 the nllag\. s \Viii sen-e as escort to the troops in the ~hev must adopt the plan througb rc- march from place of assembly at the · ter~nclum. . · Village hafl to the Village Green. Tt w~1s potntcd 0ut at the meetin!! Rttle s govcrn1nn· · tl H' vanous · . . " event~ ~flllHla\· ntght that when the vtllages Ji-1\·' I ee 11 r1 l t0 I1 ... mn·th \\~i !mette go before .t he Pu;>- ' ~e > 1 ~ spa \~e< eac Scoutlie l'tilitit's cnmmission. \iVilmette ma\' nalar~ ·erl att11( lC len tre program \viii he .. : . - c n c 1roug· 1 111 accepted Scout JOtn nr may he summoned 111 ll\· the t· · 1 · · ' . . I l I l I ·. . tlS 11011. C01lllllhS1011, an< S WU ( t lt' C0lll1111SS101l , , ··· decide· that grade separation he auhe da~· ~ actt\'ltte~ will he climaxed t hnrize~l. it i~ likely that it \\:ill require . wtth a · dmner out-ot-doors. to he fol~he · imprnnment to extend thrnu;..:·h lmYed hy a program around thl' camp \\'ihnette · al:->ll. [f \Vilmette is not fire. read,·. the \Yholc improvement would he "delayed. it \\' rtS explained. Public Hearing June 11 Await Voice of Public: \~il!aQ"e President F.arl E. Orner. \\"htl on Great Sewer Project also m~cle a short talk at the meeting A. public .hearing on the installation reiterated hi"· statement made a fe\~- of a proposed sewer sv. tem in the sermonths ago at another public meeting ti. o n of \Vilmette \\·est- of Ridge avenue ra·llecl h\· the Chamber of Commerce at an estimated cost of $1.80-L950 will to nmsider grade !'e.naration. that. the be held in the council rooms of the Yil\\.ilmette Doard of Trustees is reel(h la.ll"e hall Tuesday · night. June 11. .1t to t~kc an\· action in the matter that· 7:30 o'clock. The date of the hearingre,idents of the Yili::!.Q"e demand. was set at a meeting of the Village Two rlam of action r~re onetr to .t he hoard of local iml?rovements two weeks public. Hoyt King. a leader in the- !!racle ago. separation movement. has pointed out. Tbev are: ! 1. · To seek appointment hy the Vil- Chamber of Commerce has advocate~} lage board of trustees of a commis- immediate steps for grade separation sion of · citizens to advise ·with it. (Thi:; and· began its campaign with a pul~lit olan was ·voted down hv the \tVilmette meeting in Februarv addressed bv Francis X. Busch on· the leg-al .2J1ase.s hoard a few weeks ago). 2. To ask that a public hearinl! 1>e of th·e improvement' project. The ~leet called by the Village board itself at ·ing at the Howard school this week which its views can be given publicity vvas the second sponsored hy the Chamber to discuss plans for the imand the. public's ideas presented. Within the past year the \:Vilmette provement. June 15, Hopp Announces ~~.!~~.~~~~~~~n~~~lent exe~~i~-~~ - : ..... .. . .. . ... . Anwt·i<:nn Cnf1olcl Yt- Ported~ frnm "The j oi 1 tJ Rumors that the recent storms )n ~ . r.ake :vfichtgan ha,·c caused datnage along the \Vilmette short' line which \\·oulcl delay the opening oi \YiltnettL· l>eacb were set aside this \\"eek \\·hen Harry -vv·. Hopp. secretary ni the \\'ilmette Park board. which ha..; jurisdi;.:tion over the beach. announced that 1t ' 1 \\'Oll II c open a:; P1 anne(l on ::-,aturc ay. June 15. (Audien<.:e ... standing·) Carev Audience ······· · InY··cati()n TieY. E. Ashley Gerhard ! Dry Cleaning Prices Reduced As- the result of a pnce war many of the reputable Chi.cago cleaners have adopted a new standard of lower prices. To meet this situation the north shore cleaners also announce a pnce reduction to conform to this new standard of pnces. Full details may be found in the dry cleaning advertisements appearing in this issue. 11t-dt-mptinn" · · .. Gounod C'h(Jl'U:-: n ncl nlee f'lubs J'r· ·:-··tlLtti·m qf 1knr:-· P. Williams prizes Louis ~r. ·williams f' 1 ·mm,·tl<'t>nwnt :Hldre:-:!'i; "A Contrast" . Judge Charles S. Cutting !low Sm=' E't thP .-\nswet· Echo :\-rake:-; .... . . Kriens (· Gids' Olee Club Song· of tht> Jolly nog-f' r .... . . C'andish Boy::;' Glee Club Cln.:-·s of 1~2~-Represented by Morris Xelsnn, pre:--iflent. Respom;e by Edward .T. Phelps, pre-sident nf the Board of .\ll ... lui:t: <~hrh.:t is l~i:-: t·n A. Kopolyoft l""~s:llm li'iO .f'esnr Frank ComhinPcl · Glet> C'luhs Prl:'~t-n t:tt ion n( hts:s ...... . .. . ... . .. . Supt. Frederick E. C'lerk Prt-;-;t>tltatillll nf Diplomas- Edward J. Pht>l]l~, })l't>~idt>nt of the Board of Edu<·<1 ti(ln. Otto n. Barnett, chairman of tltP ··du<':ltional committee of the board. R~·c· t>!'Hiotlal l~du cntiott. In This Issue Pages Automobile News ...... 47-53 Boy Scout Affairs ......... 30 Book Comment ........... 40 Church Items ............. 18 Editorial-Shore Lines ..... 36 Junior Life ............ ~... 44 Real ·Estate News 54-M Sports, Recreation Bel .... ·. 24 Society News ............. 38 Theaters. ................ 65 Clauifiecl Ada ......... 66 &: 67 Travel Corner ............. 42 ·