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WILME1~TE YOL. X \ ' II., ~0. Published weekly by Lloyd Ilollistet· Inc. , I 2 32-1236 Ce.ntt·al Ar e.. · n·amctte, Ill inois. Entenc-d as .'ieconfl class matter Marc h 13, 1924, at the 11ost office at Wi l mette, Ill inois, 'l.tnclrr tltf' 1t ct of .Mm·ch J, 1879. Subscription price sz.oo a year. LIFE PRICE FIVE 55 CIVIC OPERA WEEK GETS Approve Plans for Kenilworth OFFICIAL ENDORSEMENT ~T_o_L_ay_c_o_;·_ne_r_st_on_e---l Section of McCormick Highway President Orner Issues Proclama- ; tion; Make Chicago Area "Opera-Minded" I l \\ . IL~[ETT I ·:. ILIJX.OI~. OC'TOn ER ~. 1929 CENTS .------------~~-=. \ Village Hard to R elieve? 1Ve'll II ope to T ell }' ou! But Th at's Sure flis Story nnirial n· ro~n itil l 11 (li l'i,·it· ()pvra " tT k. ( k t 1 1h vr 7 t , 1 12. a :-. a 11 c 11 t n p r i_ ., e ,·,nrtl!,. ol the harking 11i :ht· \'illaL!.L' t·i \\'iillll"tt· \\;1:-; illrthrnmin:...!' thi.; '·"l'k in 1lw ~hapt· 11l ;1 prt,rlam;ttinn ir,~m · L r n c ... t l'. 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(.'i,·ic ( lpna Club:-; oi ~l ctropohl:tn Chi\\ ':....-l' . 1\i,·lllllt·Jtd l1a . . hct·n ,·kctcd t'a!..!<' la~t ~ I :t\· and '"11 11 ha~ dc\'CHed ' l't1llllllandcr "1 \ \ .i!Jnvttl· ])11:--t 111r tltl· lH··r t'1Jtirc :-.t11l.lllH'r t11 the 11rganizati<~n Ill'\\. rear. II. ( >. ~1 11 h r 'rill hL· ·Jrcoi tilt· lll:tll\' h1ca l clubs \rhich make up L'Pll111lalldl'r. :tnd llar n Fkntn·. tin:tll··l· n ni rn. . tlH · p:1rent · body. -----------------I Buy Seats in Blocks VISITS SISTER HERE ~f an,· 11i tllr~l' rluh-, ha\'C purrha~t· d 1 \lr:;. Ci~hcrt !'ell,·. ~ 12 Cumntlr r<l:td. 1,]1l,·k., 11a~ 1 · -,~:-.\l'r · · ( )J'1\T · lll :-.~·ah on :-.tJb~rriJ;ii(lll iur the 1· ' '-l'111·1\\·nrt 1 1 1er . .\1 h-i :-.ea~llll. and \\'ill attend perlormance..; 1 \iddlehvr. !..!vr 11 j \\ .; hhi 1 1 ~tnn. I> . C., a~ 1 <lllrt' a "cvk in a hod,·. There arc her g u c~t . \I i-,~ J~iddkher!..!n L':".Jlt d:-; ! a l r~.·ad ,· 12.000 mclnhtr;-; - in t he clu b:;, 1 !d l>e hL'I'L' t\\.(1 1,r three \\Tek.;. the Jn;-txiJnun t lt H :m her:-.hip a llnt trcl, a nd ;======-....::. · :- ---------..:. ·! as ma ll\' more 0 11 a " ·ait i11g li~t, a n xious 1 t11 jni n -the gro ups. I C(1inrickn t \\'ith t he prnc la mation tli Pages Pre:-;idcnt ( )rncr comes \\·onl from j npe r a headq u a rt er~ t hat \\'l'<:k-to-weck . Automobiles .... . ...... 49-51 sak:-; of s ubsc ripti on sca t ~ cunt inn c tv Boy Scout Affairs .. . . . ... . 28 hr<:ak a ll recor ds a nd there is n ow Book Comment ........... 42 l'\Tr\' indica ti on uf a co mpl e t e se ll-o ut Church News .. . ........ . . 52 un :\.ub scr ip t ion o f all t he r egul a r s uh Club Activities . .. . ....... 38 ~cript i o n se ri es. 1 Clubs Sponsor W ee k l'i,ir (lpna \\t:vk i-., "1H'Il" "n·d ll\· th ~· .\-. -.< lt·i:lt l·d Ci,·ir c Jpcra rluh:- 11i lllctr··pPlitan l'hi~·:tL!Il, " ·11(1:-ol' a~:-.i-.,t:tlln· in a ,. a : 11 p a i .~.: 11 t t ' 111 a k v t 11 t' a r 1 a .. n 1 w ra 111inded" \\a-. ghdh· an·t·ptvrl l>y t1H· ( ·hil·agtl l'i' ir ( )pvra r"lllJlall _ , h-.t 111 111 ' th. ] )uri 11 g· t 11 1 "1Tk 11t ( h'lllhl'l' i t· 1 1.!. ,.I ,IJlt ltn·r \\l·rh·r . . ir11111 the \\ 'il llll'lll' l'i\ ir ( lpna rlllll, L'tlllpl'rating· \\ith ;tll .. j tll1· local l ·i,·ic ()peta ciJd, :; in llll'trtlpPlit;uJ Chicago \\·ill dn·Ptl' tlw ir t·fH'r<>·il'~ 111 l11·in·rin" ht.·i rl' the Jlt·IJII , ()i ·~!.! rl'atn Chi~ag:1 tile 111 rits 11l ;til t'lltnpri-.,e ,,·hirll i ~ r!i-,tinctly ~·i,· ir i11 cltarartn and o11e 11i the out-.,t:tJHliJJ~ cultural ""~t·b 11l thr t·,nn- i 11 ~ a t 1ll :-f! I , 1\·!"' k i : 1 1l1 \· l; 1' : 11 ...: " 1. t h v ll.' 11 v r ~ t nn v . 1. t !11 · ... l·r · 11.\ 111 i t ' ' i ~ it l' m· \\ \\ ·i In tv t tv 11; t r i . . ! 1 \ ] ,. l1, " I i - ,·IJ 11 r ,· i 1. Bi . . IJ,Jp llu!.!ht.·.., '.\ ill:.] .... , ;q·, -; ,,·11 :tt til{ 1ll11r lll lll! "l'l'\ ll'l', l·l ,)l" hl·;,, :tt j 1 I·L.l< lt' k. 1 1 t Wilmette Legion Post to Offi Q Install cers ct. 15 1 \ . . h:t- hv<'ll ro..·l'·lrckd in thi . . ~·hrliJl irll·. \lr. l'a;t·l drn\ hi ... l1ra-.,-.,i~· <Ill thL'11i 11 t h 1 a II'\' ; l\ , 1i t I. l' .t 1 ., 1r e 111v 11 t i, ' 11- · d \!i . . .,i,·ll llill-. C.'lllltr_,. club g-"li Cll\lhv . l1 1 \\hich li~.·.; ll··thin~ vithn Jlv \\ ·lr ·Lt rt lin ,L:. I\ut \\ IIL'Il ~- I r. l'a1vl hr· ·u~ht hi-. rluh <1<1\\ 11 in thL· :tr,· ~cnvrally pr~.· -.n i h l'.! i. ,r ;t r k a 11 l i 1. t t , 1 h ·t t n i i 11, 11 l1i~~~T phl·l'.., th,· hall dnrriht.·rl a t" i -.1 i Ill!. . . " i r I i m.:· ,., ·u r ~ l' ., 1 r a i ~ h t i 11!·1 th1· ;tir and .il· ll int<l \lr . \':t i'l' l\ ri~.:ht hip pnd;-t't. I l·:rlit·lr. l'"p~-rv:t<kr :Jllcl f),lttht inQ" 'l'h n 1na~e~: ~ton· checked \'. ith and ;lui~· crrtitlcd h~: Gcnr~·t· 1Ii t'f. . l '. .\ I . I : 11 r l i11.!..! a 1111· and \. . l' . IJ, ·JHJl' r-.,,)11 . tlthvr thrl.'c Jllt ' lllhL· r~ tl i Fire Prevention Week October 6 to 12 Fifteen thousand li ves and eight billion dolbrs are sacri ficed annul a lly to the fire demon m the United States. This appalling loss can be mostly eliminated if each one of us accepts our responsibility by eliminating rubbish. avoiding the use of gasoline about the home. insist on fireproof construction, and by keeping our valuables tn fireproof vaults and storage places. In This Issue FETED ON BIRTHDAY Mr. and Mrs. C hristi a n H. K lemm \rill e nt ert ain a t a large fa mily dinn er pa rty ~nnd a y at th eir hom e, 420 Park ;nenu c, on th e o cc a sio n of Mr. Kl emm 's birthday. Editorials-Shore Lines .... 34 Junior Life . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . 44 Music Page . . .. .. ... .. . . . . 40 Society News . .. . .. .. . . .. . 36 Classified Ads . ........ 60-62 1....:~11ihrurth ha:-. apprm l'cl plan.; inr a 1H'\\' lift,·-six iont \\'ick hil.dl\\·a,· t ra,·c r:-.in~· the Yi ll ::t~l' ir,,nl lltlrth tP ~n~1 tlt and runnincr naralkl 11' the l'hica~..:m and \"prth \ \'e:-;tcrn rail\\·a,· track:'. :\ t a tHtblic hearin~. held \f onda:: ni~ht i11 t he Kvn il\\·l..,rth :\:':'l'lllh h · ha ll .inr thr purno ~l· 11 i di.;cu~~inf..!' the natu:·e ;1nd vxtl'nt < 11. the PJ'<I JlO-.l'd \\·idening :tnd impnl\· in~ Pi \\.l':-o t i~ai l roacl m·enue in Kenii\\Prth t·' i(ll'lll that Yi ll age':; tHlrti,,n Pi tiH· \l~·c,lrm i ck high \\·.:ty thr<lll!.!h tlw nPrth :-.h<lrt· Yil la.gc:-', t he -.cntimt'1lt Pi Yilla!..!·l'r:-; \\· a~ unani m ously in ianlr 1li thl' in11·r\1\·ement. T he hl·ari11~· \rhich \\·a:-; L·alkd 1)\· the Krni l\\<·rth 1\uard 11i l.,,ral lmpr~n· cnlCllt". ";1 . . :tttt'tldl·d 11, 12.::: l(l'nil\,,,rth re:-;idl'nt ~. Adair D iscusses Project .\rtlmr 1:. ·.-\chir. a lllt'mhc;. 11i the J,:l' llil"t'rth \.illa!..!l' JJ ,,arcl. adclr~.· :-.;;(' d thl' lllL'l'tin~· at l~·n~· th. ,,mJining t he ,.a ri tltt-. pha:-~·~ Pi t h~· prnpn:-;ecl tm Jir< ·Yt'lll\'llt and t'XP I:tininl! ~.· ach in detail. · F~,JJ,,,, -i ll!.! arl' ..,,,Ji ll' tli the important il';tturo 11i thv pl~tll:-o ; · nr f.:'enihnwth's Ill'\\' hi!..(]l\r:l\': I. The intpl'll\·cnlt'Jlt i:-; til rn:-;t in t It"' Ill' i l! h h' 1 r h 1 " HI (I i S1~(), 000. r xt'l\1 ~ i \'(' I I i t h l' \' l l :- t I I i l:t 11 d t () h(' tak<:n . 1 Thl' nt·\\· -.,trtTt " ·ill he fiit\·~ix it·<: t \\idl'. \\ith a ri. l! h t nf \\a,· "i :--l'\'l'llh' Int. Th \.· prl..'~cnt ri~h t oi ,,.a,· i.., nnh· flit\· ket. :tnd t he r,·tn:tiniJa~· hH'llh· it·d tn hr taken irnm the iro11t 1)i k1t:; J>,,nJerin !.!· \ \·l',t l~ailroacl a Yl' llllt.' nn the \\· e~t \\ iJJ be C:llldCtllllC'd, .). TIH"rl ,,·ill Ill' a thn' t' innt ' park\\·a,· 11n the c:t~t :-ide ni t he .;trcct inr .-tr,.'\.'t lamp . . . trat'tic :--il!·n~. :tnd the like. and a tl'n j,,l,t par k \\"ay 011 till' \\'C'~t ~ick ni th1' ~tn·d. f Eliminate Ha zard ~- .\ 11 t·a.,,· rmn :tt the K~.· n i l \\'t1 rth :1\'('lltll' intcr..;crti,,n 1li \ \ .c:-;t l~aiJr,,acJ ;t \.l'llt tl' \ri ll hrinL!· the ll C'\\' hil! lnra,· a,q,· fro m t h ~· JHfll)O:>ecl ~ulm· ;n· to he bui lt \\'ht' rc Kc nil" ."rth an·n u c crn:-;~c-. th e ?\ort h \\.l'..;tnn rail\,-a,· track~. the ~ n h '"a'· tn hr a Part nf t he prt,Pn..;e d !:!Tack . l'Pctratinn st'hcmc t hro nl!h the \'i lhcre. ;1. T he rn u nt\· \\·ill pa \· for a part ni t h~· im pr(we m cn t. a nar t l'<t ll ira ll' n t to a fnr tY fon t ~t ri p of th e CP \1111\' hi g h\\-a \· t\' pC of pa \' Cm.c nt . ()_ 1'he K c nih,·or th Vill age hnard \\'i ll a cl n· rt isc inr hicl s fn r th e im n rn n .·m nt a" soon a . assess m e nt -; o n p r o nert\· ad io in in g th e n ew stn·et haY c h re n confirm ed. Approve Rezonin~ Ordinance T he r cznnin i! o f \Ves t R a ilro ad a\'\'11\H' nnrt h n f Ken ilwc wt h a \'C' Illl e t n th e n n rth limit s o f K e nilw orth fc1r htt . in e~s \\' as a noth er matter which again catne t o th e att enti on of th e Kenilworth V illa ge o ffi cial M o tHla\· ni.crht . A puhiic h e arin f! call r d ln· the K enilw o rth Zonin f! commi ss io n t o rli sc uss th e pronMed re zoning was h eld las t ,,·ee k. The K e nilwnrth Villaf!e hoard on ·M onday night o f this w eek overruled objections to the rezoning and passed th e ordi(Co ntinu ed on pag e 8)