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~ 3% WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk : EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS SKOKIE WOMEN LEAD TEACHERS ARE TOLD IN GOLFING CIRCLES SCHOOLS MUST LEAD {Win Third Position in Series of North | Superintendent Washburne Addresses First Teachers' Mecting and Gives Pointers On Work MRS. HARDENBROOK LEADS | ; ; COMMUNITY CO-OPERATES _ VOL. V11I, NO. 26. PLAY SATURDAY FOR NEW PLAYFIELD CUP W. H. Martin of Winnetka Presents Cup to Golf Association to be Played for Annually WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1919 North Shore Villages Open Campaign to - Raise Fund for Hero Flagman's Family Winnetka this week opened a cam- Shore Championship Matches | paign to raise a relief fund for John Miller, Glencoe, gateman at the Gage street crossing of the Chicago and Northwestern railway, who risked his life in a vain attempt to save the lives of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Tanner in the path of a limited train. representing the sale of tickets and donations for the Tanner children fund in Hubbard Woods, Winnetka and Kenilworth. All the Villages on the north shore J as far as Glencoe, inclusive, have been | Other Leaders arc Mrs. Willard, Mrs. brought into line for the Miller Fund Mrs, 'Lerch, Mrs. START PLAY SATURDAY Qualifying Round To Be Played Sa- Trainer, and Sunday Morning; Plan Three Flights turday Members of the Winnetka Playfield association are to have a final tour- nament on the Winnetka Golf Course during September. Through the gen- erosity of W. H. Martin of Winnetka the association has been presented with a handsome cup to be known as the Martin Challenge Trophy and to be competed for annually. The win- ner each year will retain possession until the following year and will then surrender it for competition. It is to become the personal property of any member who wins it three times. Offer Special Prizes The qualifying round of -eighteen holes for the cup will be played Sa- turday afternoon, September 13, and Sunday morning, September 14. entries to be received at the golf course by Charles J. Eastman, chair- man of the Sports and Pastimes com- mittee. If there are sufficient entries they will be divided into three flights according to their qualifying scores. The first flight of sixteen will play for the cup and special prizes will be put up by the association for the winner and runner-up in each of the other flights. The tournament will be match play entirely, without handicaps, and will continue or the | ty week ends following the 14th. | ciation are' eligible to compete. | The tournament recently held on the course for the cup offered by the 4 two ! Only members of the Playfield asso- | ytrse Golfers Magazine did not bring out | a larce number of entries but the | play was very close--Arthur Wood | woil. with a net scoreof 74. 'W. D. | Rumsey took second prize with 94-- | A r= oT® = wit) 18-76 and A. V. Horsman third, witl ha 93--14--79. DeYoung and Miller Sweep Primary Vote Frederic R. DeYoung of Harvey and Amos C. Miller of Kenilworth swept the north shore in the Repub- lican Constitutional] Convention dele- gate primaries Wednesday. Both candidates received the great bulk of light ballot cast along the north shore with only scattering votes go- ing to the other aspirants, William H. Malone of Park Ridge and James . Strong. g Tite balloting marked the day and in many precincts on the north shore the judges and clerks found it a dull day. The ballots were count- ed within half an hour after the polls were closed. se NEW TAXI BUSINESS NOW IN OPERATION People of Winnetka and Hubbard Woods are commenting favorably this week upon the new taxi business opened at 906 Linden street, Hubbard Woods, by the Fjellman Brothers. The concern is promising to give the public the best service procurable anywhere at the lowest rates. The latest model Dodge cars are used always and passengers are assured comfortable rides. Tire repairing is a side line in the new business. i ci rear Discontinue Women's Day Announcement has been made that the regular Woman's Golf day at the Playfield golf course has been dis- continued. The women of the Vil- lage may play on the course on any of the days of the week but there will be no day reserved exclusively for women. Mrs. H. H. Barnum 1s chairman of women's activities on the course. he LE Lael Appointed Lieutenant Colonel Q. R. C. Major Hoyt N. McClain, 258 Ridge avenue, has been appointed 2 Lieut. Colonel in the Officers Reserve Corps, | United States army. Reserve officers | are not on active duty until called by War Department orders. Rev. Richards Returns to Pulpit Reverend James Austin Richards will preach at the Winnetka Congre- gational church Sunday morning, September 14. Sunday school at the Congregational church opens this care of the Relief Sunday after the summer recess. Village officials inaugurated the new campaign at a meeting at the Village Hall Tuesday evening and named IL. Sherman Aldrich to take fund for Miller. Oak Wed nesc f f $1,108.63 to Pe 6 and co-operation is promised in all towns. In order to facilitate matters all donations are to be directed to Mr. Aldrich at the above address. He will appoint a committee by request of north shore representatives to take charge of the drive in all the Villages. Already Mr. Aldrich has asked Mrs. R. S. Farwell. Mrs. Laird Bell, Mrs. Allan 1. Wolff, and Mrs. Hugh A. Forseman to act on the committee and more appointments will follow. It is hoped to reorganize the old Liberty loan teams. Meanwhile Mr. Aldrich has been getting affidavits from witnesses of the accident, with the idea of sending them to the Carnegie Hero Fund for considera- tion. Leading actors playing in Chicago theaters will conduct the Fund drive in all loop playhouses. Young wom- en of Hu:Lzrl Woods are expected to circulate pledge cards in the theaters following brief talks from the stage. Miller is still in the hospital and reported improving gradually. He suffered a broken arm and leg when he was thrown 40 feet against the cateman's shanty when struck by the speeding train. He will be at the Evanston hospital for several month: as the result of his heroism. There were only his : to keep his invalid w children home is , and his as to be aid to News-Tndex started Evanston for the Miller family, last week and has already re- Timely Advice on How to Prevent Crime Chief W. M. Peterson of the Win- netka police long ago earned the title of the "most efficient police official on the north shore." That means he yeads every police chief in every town between Chicago and Milwau- kee in point of really efficient service rendered in protection of life and property against the ever hovering menace of desperate characters and thieving prowlers. One of the obvious reasons for Chief Peterson's success in his chos- en line of work is the fact that he maintains confidence in the people resident in his district. That is, he makes the people help him and his men do good police work. Upon sev- eral occasions he has given Winnet- kans some timely advice through the Weekly Talk and solicited co-opera- tion in the prevention of crime. Win- netkans can assist the police mater- jally in the apprehension of burg- tars and other miscreants if they will just do as he asks in the accompany- ing letter addressed this week to the Weekly Talk. Every householder in Winnetka should consider it his duty to read this letter and follow out its precepts in every detail: Notice 1 am anxious to call the house- holders' attention to burglaries that usually start when cold weather approaches. You will be assisting this department greatly by following the suggestions here- 1, When leaving your home for the evening, please notify the Police Department by phoning Winnetka "O07", giving name and street address, and for what length of time your home will be un- occupied. If light is left burning, , do not lower the window shades, for the prowler will do it as he gains entrance to your home. Also instruct members of your family and servants in case of burglar gaining entrances. not to handle anything until after the police have come and made ar as soon intermingling them so that it makes it impossible to obtain the important details as to the proper classification of said prints, and making same impossible to photo- graph for future reference. The prints are obtainable on highly polished furniture, electric bulbs, glassware and silverware, also window glass in case it should be broken to gain entrance. Please notify this department at once of solicitors or parties representing themselves as gas, water, light and health inspectors. Demand of their credentials before permitting them to enter your home, and in case at night you hear strange sounds about the house, call us up immediately. We will not be discouraged, in case it is the wind or your neighbor's cat upsetting your garbage can. We would rather make runs than miss an opportunity of apprehending an unwelcome guest. My reason in writing this and requesting you to co-operate is on account of the large beats the patrolmen have to cover, also the shrubbery and woods that this Village contains, making hiding very easy, especially for the night prowlers. I also solicit any sug- gestions you may have by letter or by telephoning, and do not feel peeved in case you are stopped by an officer in the late hours, in case he does not happen to recognize you, because he is only perform- ing his duty, as instructed by us and protecting your property by knowing who is traveling about in late hours. Your co-operation in this matter ¢ Glencoe, temporarily. liams and Mrs. Small Twenty to thirty women have been | regularly competing in the Monday oolf events at Skokie. Both 18-hole and 9-hole plavers have been accom- modated by the program, and as a result golf at Skokie has taken for- ward bounds. i Improvement has shown certainly in the showing made by Skokie's visiting team, which finished in third position in the series of North Shore Team matches. Upon one occasion it actually lacked but a few odd points of the crack Indian Hill team, which day was a red-letter one for Skokie. Due to so much activity, the club championship this season proved a real test. Mrs. B. C. Hardenbrook's well earned victory gave her the coveted title. Runner-up, Mrs. Sted- man Willard. Second flight honors went to' Mrs. J. M. Trainer, runner- up. Mrs. William G. Lerch. And third fAicht to Mrs. S. L. Williams, runner- | up, Mrs. Noted Pianist Takes Residence in Small. Glencoe ow pian- st whose udios are in e Arts cago. This conversion was the result of as motor trip with friends along the Glencoe shore, this summer. Mr. Granquist has taken the Sher- win bungalow on Greenleaf avenue, He is expected to locate permanently and build a home there early next year. Mr. Grancuist is not a stranger on the north shore. He has for several years been a leader in musical circles in Chicago and vicinity and enjoys a wide acquaintanceship on the north shore. EXPECT RECORD SCHOOL ATTENDANCE THIS YEAR Registration at New Trier High school is progressing slowly this week since many of the students have not returned to the north shore from their summer vacations. The registration reported early today was only about half of the expected enrollment at the secondary school. School sessions will commence Mon- day, September 15. Eston V. Tubbs. newly appointed principal of New Trier High school, has been in Kenilworth for several weeks arranging for the year's work and was this week active in direction of the registration. GROSS POINT COW SEES "SIGHTS" AT WINNETKA Gross Point is the oldest village on the north shore, and Susan, erstwhile sedate cow, belonging to Joshua Browne of the village, got tired of it all Tuesday and decided to see the world. She wandered as far as Elm street, Winnetka; poked her nose into the shops, strolled onto the lawns. and held up traffic at Green Bay road. She was attracting un- gallant comment from automobilists when Joshua appeared and reclaimed her. will be greatly appreciated by this department. Respectfully, W. M. Peterson, These Dogs Like Peppers Complaint is made by Anton Swe | inspection of the premises. Our previous experience has been that] usually the occupant and the] neighbors have "hardled- articles move by the prowler, before our arrival, hence leaving finger prints along with the prowler, and also 1607 Howard street, Evanston, of a half-dozen neighborhood dogs who are playing havoc with his garden of green peppers. The dogs take keen delight in biting the peppers from the vines and carrying them off to a vacant lot, Swen complains. erson ey! WOMEN Chief of Police. | {| ATTENTION WINNETKA Every woman in Winnetka is invited to attend a meeting at the Winnetka Woman's club Tuesday, September 23, at 3 o'clock, to hear Mrs. O'Dell and Mrs. Kingsley of Evanston tell of the success of the Evanston Community Kitchen. Plans will then be completed for such a Building, Chi-| north | Wil- | Tells Teachers Winnetkans Are Bes hind All Progressive Measures of Instruction | | Forty-one teachers met last Sa- | turday. for the first teachers' meet- ing of the year, and were served luncheon by the Parent-Teacher association after the meeting. The committee in charge of this welcom- ing luncheon to the teachers was composed of Mrs. R. S. Childs, vice- president of the Parent-Teacher as- sociation; Mrs. B. McGivern, Mrs. Frank T. Crawford, and Mrs. C. W. Washburne. : During the course of the teachers' meeting Mr. Harry P. Clark, super- visor of physical education outlined to the teachers the many recreation- al facilities of Winnetka, and invited them to make full use of these. his opening address to the teachers outlined briefly the policy of the | schools for this coming year. He said m part: A 7 Must Be Leaders ; I'he schools of Winnetka should take a place of educational leadeér- ship. We have here évery oppor- tunity for developing an educational he very finest type. The s back of us, and is co- ting with us. You teachers ars trained and have been chosen om a wide field, and are capable of giving Winnetka the excellent srevice which Winnetka has every t to expect. We are not hamper- by want of supplies or books. Our school buildings are clean, light, and ventilated. Our playground acilities are unusually good, and our | physical education staff is capable of Winnetka's children bodies can_carry the work of the well | WCil | giving which schools. "We must dream big dreams and envision great ideals, but we must act conservatively. Let us,take each | step with the utmost care, being sure of our footing, and sure that we will | not have to retrace any forward steps that we may take. Find Child's Needs "One of the ideals toward which we shall work is that of giving each child instruction which suits his in- dividual needs, allowing each child to go forward at his own natural rate of progress, not held back by slower pupils, nor pushed forward too rapidly by those who are capable of a faster pace. We cannot individual- ize our system suddenly. It requires careful preparation and thoughtful study. If we succeed in establishing a really individual system in Win- netka within the next three of four years, we shall do well. making this start, I am counting upon your thoughtful effort and whole- hearted co-operation." ' LITTLE BOY CRAWLS OVER ELEVATED BRIDGE Crawling on his hands and knees from tie to tie, Robert Cooper, 21% years old, Monday crossed the bridge used by the elevated electric road spanning the drainage canal north, of Central street. Robert had wandered away from his home, 210 Wood court, and had approached the car tracks just south of the Wilmette limits. No one had observed him until he was half way across the bridge when several brakemen and flagmen ran to his assistance. After Robert had reached the other side of the bridge he was taken home in an Evanston police auto. Skokie Women's Play The following program is schedul- ed for Women's Day, Monday, Sep- tember 15, at the Skokie Country [ club. 9 A. M.~9 hole and 18 hole Two- Club Team match. Three-fourths combined handicap on Medal score. Prize to winners of each event. | 2 P. M.--Putting contest with priz- | es for winners. W. C. T. U. Meeting The annual meeting of the Wom- en's Christian Temperance Union will be held at the home of Mrs. Lewis Norton, 370 Walnut street, . : : . Winnetka, September 15, at 2:30 ESmmy kitchen in Win o'clock. Mrs. Norton is president of neta. || { the north shore chapter. Cage Superintendent C. W. Washburne in - : But we can - make our start right now, and in