Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 14 Jan 1937, p. 5

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six trustees, all. of wfom are to be j term, was made this week in Kenil-worth with the convocation of th.jCitizens' Advisory committee. Tecommittee, a permanent body, is composed of the pre sidents or ýadministrative officers of, al lt.e village's icivic and political organiza-. tions.: One of its inost important duties is to nominate, with4the advice icke of the voters of the. village of oficers for each village election. Arthur W. Wakelcy, 234 Leicester r-oad,, president of the board of education, is acting as chairman of thle 1 A t its règular ,nonthly mee1ting Monday evening, the Wilmette, Park committee, -and a request was formally made this week, to have him céon-, to full1 quota by, appointing. JosePh m District board bt;cuht its oemberskip' tinue in that capacity. W. Lechner (leit) and Charles H.«Peltmoni to fil the unespired terms of thelote Heniry.,J. Haack, whw at the time of hi:.death mas presient,-and Miles Wil Pick Slateo BÀR. Geringer, resigned' becauJe of removal front the illage., Both ternis nul Ail the citizens of Kenilworth are expire in April. iinvited to send in the nyames of qualified residents of the village f0 any 1 o~f the members of the aviry coni- joseph W, Leehnr, 1445' Wilmette. I41»41 areoar Rei4 4ports mittee for village offices. It is ex- avenue,' was appointed to complete on Holiday Activities pected that the advisory. committee the fem of the late Mr. Hack. He board. at a Welfare Wilnietfe The represenfing brokero insurance about by an is slate ifs will have chosen March 1, since the deadline for fling the Traveler's Insurance conipany, recent meeting at ifs headquarters, wifh Chicago offices ini the Sheridan 905 Ridge road, with fourteen meinthe petitions will be March 16. building af Lawrence avenue bers and directors present, reported Members of the advisory commit- Trust He ha. been active that 178 *baskets of food had been Broadway. and tee, in addition to Mr. Wakeley, are: in varions Llvic affairs, notably the distributed to needy families during Mrs. Harry A. Olin, 205 Wàrwick Community Chest, relief work when the holidays jusf past. At Thanksroad, president of the Kenilworth com- giving time 85 were given out and, League of Wornen Vofers; Mrs. that was a major need in the at Christmnas, 93 known baskets were George W. Vaught, 505 Ridge road,_ ____________ elected on April, 20 for a four-year subrnitted an interesting report on street improvements and repairs made durinig the p'eriod from June 1,1which 1 1935, to December 31, -936, period Constitutes the incumbency of the present administration. The. work. is apportioned according, f0 the following .headings: 1"-General repair and re-surfacing, paid for. ouf of the Village road and' bridge fund. .?-!Work paid for from the 'Village's share of the mofor fuel fax fund. S3-W ork done with the 'assistance, of the Works, Progress administration, cosf of which is sharedibetween the WPA. and the' Village road and bridge fund. List Villae Pwuj.ts Under the firsf classification, and paid for ouf of the Village road and bridge füiïd,, theè fôllowlfg improvements, complefed ini 1936, are noted: The re-surfacing of Sixth street, from Isabella street f0 Elmwood avenue, and Washington avenue. Repairing and applying two coats of road oil to Easf Railroad avenue, Schiller streef, Birchwood avenue, Harvard streef, Locusf road and Laramie avenue. Grading of. Elmwood avenue, 23rd streef, 2th street, 21st street, Yale president of the Kenilworth H-ome and Garden club; Miss Dorothy Sears,: 761 Cherry Street- Winnetka, president of the Kenilworth Historical Society; R. Ward Starrett, 221 Woodstock avenue, president of the Kenilworth',park district; Mrs. Leon T. Ellis, 207 Cumberland avenue, administrator of the. Kenilworth Welfare committee; A. B. Carlson, 118 (Continued on Page 7) H. Feltman, 800 Sheridan road, will complete the unexpired terma of Miles B. Geringer, formerly of 1000 Michigan avenue. Under the title of Feltman and Curme Shoe Stores company, with, general offices at 209 South Sfatr street, Mr. FeItman ôperates 21 retail shoe stores in Chicago and one in Evanston. Hie bas been a resident of Wilmette for several years, and bas become in-Charles Francis hospÏi taI, Evanston, bas inaugurated the "fiat rate" plan~. Under this plan the total cost of ail hospital services1 including X-ray, operatlng rooni, anedicine, laboratory work, are al included in one price of the rooni. Privafe roonis witl varv in costf and stone, in order to reduce the high bumps caused by set tling. Utilla.G«. Puit. Under the second classification, completed in 1935 and paid for from inotor fuel tax. funds, the following improvements are set forth: Wilmette avenue, from 23rd street tthe west village limits. This work repaired by building up 'in aspnalt 20, at 6:30 c dent of the mnen and b ys of the churc church scho a very good din fine fcllowship. i evéning. ski suits, articles also highfý'ajppreciated by the outdoor loving people. -Marion Kreiner, chairman. and ous nc in itsl i Te m1 st district includes the vanii shore Iodges, and others, rnbership. Note: Economy sliop Io conduoted by 'thé Woman's Club of Wlmnete

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