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Pod» d. 2 v i ers, will christen the pavement ac- opening of the road to traffic will be | entrusted to several sweet little girls, who will cut the symbolic barrier, in arkiaied a. 1: i : B ol': be the scissor maids, and the fol- | the Scout organization, several strik- Mn En En EE YOU WILL FIND SOMETHING OF INTEREST UPON EVERY PAGE. ee ------ VOL. VI, NO. 4 IF YOU DOUBT THIS, READ AND BE CONVINCED. WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK = Ey WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1917 PRICE FIVE CENTS NORTH SHORE BELLES | TODEDICATE HIGHWAY Bevies of Handsome Young Ladies to Formally Open Sheridan Road. CUT BARRIERS SATURDAY | | Prominent Men to Participate nd] Naval Cadets Will Drill--Half | Holiday Declared in New Trier. | Ex-Governor Charles S. Deneen has promised to take a leading part in the dedication Saturday at 2:30 p. m. of a stretch of permanent pavement | in Wilmette and Kenilworth, a part of Sheridan road. These new stretches recently paved with concrete and other permanent types are to be dedicated with inter- | esting ceremonies and Governor F, O. Lowden, ex-Governor Edward F. Dunne, members of the Cook County Board and local officials of north shore towns will cooperate with the Sheridan Road Improvement associa- | tion in making the formal opening | of Sheridan road an event of state- wide interest. There will be three | ceremonies, one for Wilmette, an- other in Kenilworth and the last em- | bracing the entire township of New | Trier. All Join In Improvement Work. The Sheridan Road Improvement association has made substantial progress in its work of obtaining the pavement of Sheridan road between Chicago and Milwaukee. By working in conjunction with the local authori- ties in the towns and villages through which the road passes it has already reached a point where motorists and all north shore residents can see sub- stantial betterment. Several stretches paved with concrete are the equal of any speedway. Naval Cadets to Drill. The dedication ceremonies will have several unusual features. One hun- dred and twenty cadets of the United States Naval Training station at Lake | Bluff, accompanied by the cadet band | of fifty pieces, will drill along the tral avenue, Wilmette. Following | brief remarks by prominent men, three young ladies, representing Wil- mette, Kenilworth and New Trier township, each. attended by many maids of honor and two scissor bear- cording to time-honored custom. The ~ this case silken ribbons. Wilmette's Favorite Daughters. The following young ladies have | been chosen by the Woman's club of | Wilmette to represent the village at | the initial ceremony: Miss Minnie Mae Schmidt, queen; Misses Eliza- | beth Kerr and Marian Reese, scissor bearers; Misses Virginia Kendall, "Florence Gilson, Dorothy Yunkers, Helen Dennett, Dorothy Dennett, "Mildred Affleck, Margaret Gallagher, |Margaret Couffer and Elizabeth Cut- 3 ler, maids of honor. Kenilworth's Fairest Flowers. Mrs. Chas. Ware, president of the "Neighbors of Kenilworth," announces Miss Virginia Little as queen, Misses Patty Foresman and Carolyn Jane | Everett as scissor bearers and the fotowing as maids of honor: Misses | 1 ary Armstrong, Helen Cresap, ouise Durham, Elizabeth Hannah, | Elizabeth Jackson, Katherine Merrill, irginia Ridgway, Elizabeth Stolp, elen Taylor and Louise Tinsman. High School Beauties Chosen. For the New Trier township cele- | RL Miss Katherine Scheidenhelm will be queen, Henrietta Bird and 3 | 1 2 i ary Worthington, both 7 years old owing are the maids of honor at- "ending the queen: Misses Helen "nglish, Christine Bauman, Vivian Radcliff, Mary Paynter, Dorothy Kil- "en, Gladys Jones, Anna Wegforth, Ruth Upton, Helen Brush and Vir- id Lillienfield. Pen fe em Rm Me | There is a general feeling among | e grown-ups that during spring | cation the kidlets should sit in a _ane-seated chair and read improv- ag books instead of yelling and' | and GIRLS AID RECRUITING Miss Marion Keehn "velyn Isom of Kenilworth, members of the women's special service de- and Miss | | |Reouoy LeeLee eeeey @ §&¢ WINNETKA WOMAN'S | o CLUB MEETING a | | tachment of the Navy league, were | & ' called out Wednesday to assist in se- curing naval recruits about the loop district of Chicago. | of Glencoe was also instructed to render assistance in this connection. EES ES WILMETTE VIOLINIST BACK FROM EUROPE Milan Lusk Returns Home, Bringing Harrowing Stories of Suffering. LACK OF MILK KILLS BABES | Germans Are Furious and Vindictive Toward Americans--Lack of Food Serious in Central Empires. Milan Lusk, | the violin under Scvcik, the master who turned out Kubelik, has returned | to his home in Wilmette, bringing | harrowing stories of suffering in the central powers. "They are eating bread made out of straw, bran, and the husks of a peculiar nut they have," he said. "For a week or two it makes one very sick, but finally it tastes good. When I left they had four meatless days a week. And on two of the other days only lean meat could be eaten. Eggs were 8 and 9 cents each. Starving Women and Riots. "There were bread lines and starv- ing women and riots. Often they turned the fire hose on the women to stop the riots. Babies are dying for lack of milk. Rich food speculators have bribed the military authorities. These have stores of provisions for speculation. If a pdor man hoards food it is confiscated. "The Austrians, too, have a grow- ing bitterness against the German nation. The sole fact that the Ger- | mans stand between them and the Russians holds the bond unbroken between them. The Bohemians at new road, starting at the foot of Cen- | heart are against Germany, and many | Austrians secretly want the allies to win. They have wanted to see the United States enter the war, because they felt it would bring quicker end | to the strife. Bitter Toward This Country. "The Germans are furious, deter- mined, and vindictive. Austria, too, is bitter toward the United States no food. that T was an American and they | wanted to see me suffer. They said | America was feeding the allies and | starving the women and babies the central powers." Mr. Lusk left when that the break with | near. it was America seen days. In the last year he gave fifty | concerts, traveling through Austria. The money went to the Austrian Red Cross, and for this work he was given a Red Cross medal. LAR BOY SCOUTS ORGANIZE TO RENDER AID TO COUNTRY Advance Class In Medical Efficiency Formed at Chicago--Will Meet Once Each Week for Study. All Boy Scout masters of Chicago | {and vicinity gathered together in the Trade building at Chicago, Board of last Saturday afternoon, to discuss ways and means of rendering aid to the country under existing tions. by men prominent in the affairs of | ing speeches being made. A class was formed for the study | of advanced hospital training, the membership being composed of scout masters, assistant scout masters | Scouts over 17 years of age. Meetings will be held each week in the assembly room on the second floor of the Board of Trade building. This class will make a study of medical efficiency as applied to the dressing of wounds, care of the sick] room and arranging of emergency | rampling around the neighborhood. | hospitals in field huts, dwellings, etc. | Miss Darcy Orde | who went to Vienna | three and a half years ago to study | of | was | At the border he was arrested | | and held in prison for twenty-two §¥4¥ By the Press Committee Qe | The regular meeting of the club was held on Thursday, April 5, at| three o'clock, Mrs. Wortley calling | the meeting to order. Before the] minutes of the last meeting were | read the members joined in singing | "O Beautiful for Spacious Skies." A splendid American Flag hung behind the chair. The next meeting, April 19, will be the annual meeting and the last one | of the club year. | make a particular effort to be present |.to vote for the new officers and to | | hear the reports of the chairmen of | the different committees that have | performed such splendid service this year, furnishing programs that have { been a pleasure and an inspiration. { The meeting will begin promptly at |2 o'clock instead of at 3 o'clock as usual. There will be no luncheon this { year but the meeting will close with | unusual frills and furbelows. Mrs. Wortley urged that all women seriously consider enrolling for what- ever work they can do with the Spe- cial Service branch of the Red Cross. One office at 60 East Madison street { has on file the names of hundreds of women willing to help in the nine different departments. Every woman can do something, from scrubbing the floor to driving a delivery machine, so that the work at home can go forward if our young men are called to the colors. The committee, in charge of the enrollment of names of such willing workers are Mrs. Francis P. Mason, Mrs. Lowell Copeland and Mrs. Chas. S. Buell. Mrs. Gordon announced three Spring Clean-Up Days, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 12, 13, 14. Six wagons will do the work, start- ing at the north and south ends of the village and working towards the center. If everyone would burn up all possible trash and place what can- not be burned id the parkways by Thursday morning, the village could | soon be neat and healthful for sum- | mer. Mrs. Gordon also made an ap- | peal to save the Dunes, those haunts | of wild birds and flowers. | The board will be very glad to re- | ceive contributions and the money will be sent in the name of the Wo- | man's club. { Mrs. Conway gave notice of an ex- | tra social evening on April 17, to take | the form of a May party, with both Jets and dancing. Mrs. Wortley welcomed back Mrs. | Healy, chairman of the educational | committee, who is here for a short A -| time or her way back from California Once I was in a hotel and could get | I complained, and was told | and before she and Dr. Healy start for Boston where they will make their permanent home. Mrs. Healy | will be a great loss to the Woman's club and everyone regrets her de- parture. Mrs. Healy then took charge of the | program and introduced Mrs. Addi- son Moore who gave a most interest- ing talk on "Education in Switzer- land." She spoke of a nation with no aristocracy, no beggars and no illiterates, of their painstaking atten- | tion to details and their efficient and thoughtful handling of the problems | of their country, and of the tender | care accorded the children. The pic- | ture she drew was delightful and everyone enjoyed it heartily. Mrs. Burnham and Mrs. McClain, dele- gates to the meeting of the 10th dis- trict at Wilmette, gave brief reports | of the proceedings and the meeting | was then adjourned for tea and a so- cial half hour with Mrs. Kultchar, Mrs. Mordock, Mrs. Nicholls and Mrs. Rudolph as hostesses. ES Eh EE CHARITY PERFORMANCE THIS SATURDAY EVENING condi- | The meeting was addressed | The three plays set for Wednesday at the Winnetka Woman's club have | | been postponed to Saturday, April 14, at 8:30 p. m. One or two members | | of the cast have been changed and! | those taking part in "The Sire de | Maletroit's Door" are Mr. Have- i meyer, Mr. Nelson and Mrs. Butler. | "Catherine Parr and Henry VIII" | will be given by Mrs. Havemeyer, | Mr. Ballard and Mr. Curtis Nelson, | while Mr. Butler, Mrs. Ballard and | Mrs, Bell will represent the char- | acters in "The Twelve Pound look." L008. §_-§ Read All the Newspaper. All members should | MAY PARTY TUESDAY EVENING | The last social evening of the sea- | son, to be held Tuesday evening, April 18; will be styled a May party. | Comfortable summer costumes will be in order. There will be excellent | music, dancing and cards. All mem- | bers of the club and their friends are | urged to come and help make the evening a success. EERE FINAL RETURNS FROM TOWNSHIP ELECTION New Trier Citizens' Party Candidates | Defeat the Old Line Politicians. WOMAN'S VOTE NOT STRONG | New Element Victorious By Large | Plurality--North Shore Ticket Is Swamped in All Villages Final returns from the township election give to the New Trier Citi- zens' party a plurality of 5484, the total vote cast being 28,538. The New Trier ticket received a total vote of 17,011 and the North Shore ticket 11,527. The woman's vote was not as strong as was looked for, only 1,747 making their appearance at the polls, giving to the New Trier candidates 1,345 and the North Shore candidates 402 votes. The vote in detail follows: The Woman's Ballot. For Commissioner of Highways-- Frank P. Collier, 656; Peter Borre, 213. For School Trustee--Nina F. How- ard, 689; Dr. Eugenia M. Culver, 189. The Complete Ballot. For Commissioner of Highways-- Frank P. Collier, 1,314; Peter Borre, | 987. For School Trustee--Nina F. How- | ard, 1,349; Dr. Eugenia M. Culver, 907. erick B. Crossley, 1,337; Daniel M./| Mickey, 1,257; Asa Q. Reynolds, 1,265; Henry F. Tenney, 1283; James R. Crocker, 1252; Daniel McArthur, 920; Carlton Prouty, 969; Lochlan Maclean, 1,013; Percy M. Bingham, 948; Loren H. Myers, 930. For Constables--Chas. Brautigan, | 1,334; Joseph A. Sheppard, 1,334; Al- fred Johnson, 1,297; Herbert V. Rich- | ardson, 1,336; Henry A. Happ, 1,308; Lewis C. Conrad, 896; Charles] Schroeder, 910; Alton P. Graham, 853; Asbury P. Crume, 898; John W. Sel- | zer, 894. EE BANK OF M. K. MYER NOW ILLINOIS CORPORATION New Trier Financial Institution to! Be Known as Winnetka Trust and | Savings Bank--Same Officers. | The Bank of M. K. Meyer, estab- | lished at Winnetka in 1894, has been | incorporated as a state bank and | hereafter will be known as the Win- new organization has a capitalization | of $35,000 and will be conducted by the officers of the old.institution with M. K. Meyer as president, A. D. Herr- mann as cashier and Allen T. Hem- stock, assistant cashier. The Winnetka Trust and Savings the same lines that have made of the Bank of M. K. Meyer such a solid financial institution in the village of | Winnetka. The interests of its de- positors will be taken care of to the fullest extent possible consistent with good banking and everything will be done to safeguard and promote the | business of the bank's patrons. hE Ee | VILLAGE ELECTION RETURNS | | | 3 village officers, received too late for | publication last week follow: Women Men | Wm. D. McKenzie....... 179 504 Re E. Durham. ..o05. ....- 177 501 Russell McHeller ....... 174 499 T. N. Wheatley.......... 174 500 { Fred 'H. Deily..........: 177 504 Theo Flynn ..... vcivin 175 504 C.:T.-Northtop.-,»....-. 443 BA. Nelson... .o.0 00a 502 RH. C-Miller.....i.... pa 9 RC. Hamill.i.. oni... 176 501 Pauline Rudolph ........ 176 501 Totals... ..i ease 1408 5058 netka Trust and Savings bank. The | bank will conduct its affairs along | Complete returns of the voting for | WINNETKA CITIZENS IN PATRIOTIC UNION Start Community-Wide Organization to Promote Emergency Work. AIM TO ASSIST COUNTRY Military Drill Will Be Held Wednes- In Community House Gym--Other Plans Up. day Evenings Citizens of Winnetka have formed an organization for the carrying on of the various activities which may be demanded by war conditions. An organization committee has adopted the program here set forth and a large public meeting will be held Sun- | day evening, April 22, at Community house, when the entire plan will be presented, and opportunities for serv- | ice by all citizens fully explained. The War Emergency Union of Win- netka is a community-wide organiza- tion designed to meet the various ex- igencies likely to arise in the com- ing months and to afford an oppor- tunity for all citizens to render use- ful service, according to their inter- est and ability and experience, in the particular fields of activity for which they are especially qualified or in which they are especially interested. The union is in hearty accord with the work of the American Red Cross and will work in harmony with the Winnetka branch of that organiza- tion. The union is subdivided into vari- ous branches or departments, each having separate jurisdiction of activ- ities related to its own subject mat- | ter; and each department will co- | operate with all other departments, | with existing Winnetka agencies and with outside organizations. so far as Soldiers' Relief--This department will have to do with the following: {1) Encouragement and relief of the families of absent soldiers and sailors ; 2) Correspondence and fellows { with the men at the front; | (3) Cooperation with the Y. M. C. | A. in its provision for the comfort | and welfare of the men in the mobili- | zation and training camps. Census--This department will un- | dertake a complete census of the | military and material resources of | Winnetka. | Schools--This department will co- | operate with the school authorities in | educational work in the schools. Food Production and Supply--This department will provide information | and instruction to the community re- | garding the production and supply of food, cooperating with governmental agencies in all possible ways. Conservation and Economy--This department will develop plans for the | conservation of resources and econ- omy of living, and conduct a cam- | paign for the elimination of waste. Military--This department will pro- vide opportunities for military train- |ing and drill; will give information | on the various branches of service, and cooperate with the military au- thorities of the government as re- quired. Publicity--This department will af- ford publicity to the activities of the union, will establish and maintain a Community Roll of Honor of those entering the service of the Nation, and will cooperate with its various departments in their work. Finance--This department will pro- vide funds for the carrying out of the . work of the several departments as the needs are presented. The committee on organization is the following: Victor Elting, chair- man; J. W. F. Davies, executive sec- retary; Frederick W. Burlingham, | Edward B. Burling, Harry P. Clarke, Geo. W. Gordon, Raymond Harden- burgh, Lawrence Howe, John A. Jameson, John R.-Leonard, Wm. D. McKenzie, John R. Montgomery, Philip S. Post, John R. Riley, Fred- erick H. Scott, Robert Stevenson, Jr., Thomas Taylor, Jr., H. T. Tenney, J. A. Teske, Edward Yeomans. X All citizens will be anxious to ally themselves with the organization in some manner and in this way Win- netka will attain the maximum of community effectiveness. While all of the needs suggested may not be obvious at the present time the or- pod { th nt Ior Justices of the Peace--Fred-| €y. desire to operate in Winnetka,