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WINNETKA WEEKLY TAL Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk VOL. IX, NO. 31. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1920 TWELVE PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS SOCIAL SERVICE TALKS ~REATE MUCH INTEREST Leaders on Social Work Present Needs Before Audience at Christ Church and the Parish House MEETINGS NEXT WEEK Mrs. Ira Couch Wood Among the Speakers; Harvest Home Servic- es at Church Next Sunday Much interest is being evinced by the people of Winnetka in the series of meetings which have been arrang- ediby the vestry of Christ church in the interest of Social service. The meetings are attracting the atten- tion not only of those Winnetkans who are regularly engaged as social workers in Chicago, of whom there are many, but also others who are convinced of the fact that this social work must be prosecuted with in- creasing vigor and intelligence and must continue to have the active sympathy and support of the Chris- tian churches. Emphasizes Charity Needs Charles W. Folds, president of the United Charities, gpeaking at the morning service in the church last Sunday presented the whole subject of the church's responsibility for this form of activity in a strikingly force- ful way. On Tuesday evening Wil- liam P. Sidley and L. Wilbur Messer, who are well known as outstanding Y. M. C. A. workers, gave a splendid account of what the "Y" is doing and is proposing to do among the boys and young men in Chicago. And on Thursday evening. Prof. George H. Meade of the University of Chicago spoke on, "The Origin and Develop- ment of Social Settlement Houses." Continue Next Week The meetings will be continued through the coming week and the people of the community are cordially invited to attend them and to share in the inspiration and information they offer. The speakers in the Parish house on Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock will be Mrs. Ira Couch Wood, whose subject will be "Social Service as an Aid to the Good Health of the Children and "Families of the Poor" and the Rev. M. W. Ross, Field secretary for Social Service in the Diocese of Chicago. On Thurs- day, in the same place and at the same hour, the work of the Juvenile court and its various agencies will be discussed by Judge Victor P. Arnold and Joel D. Hunter. The series will close with a Harvest Home service in the church on Sher- idan road mext Sunday miorning at 11 o'clock. At this service the people of the parish and community will present their offerings of fall fruits and vegetables, which will afterwards be distributed among the necdy of Chicago; and the rector of the parish will preach a sermon on the subject, "The Parish and the Community." MRS. RALPH SNYDER LEADS FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE WORK Ask Working Girls of Village To Join Ranks of Working Girls' Club at Community House Friendship® Circle, a club for girls working in Winnetka homes, held a highly successful meeting Tuesday evening in the club rooms in Com- munity House, a large group of girls being present. Although many of them were strangers to each other and are new residents of Winnetka, they were soon made to feel a#t home and welcome through the cordial spirit of the new leader, Mrs. Ralph Snyder, and some of the former club members. ; Plans were made for the winter which promise many delightful so- cial hours in connection with gym- nasium and dancing classes, and the girls are enthusiastic over the pros- Sects for recreation. ga girl, working in Winnetka homes will be welcomed in this club, which meets every Tuesday evening in the Neighborhood rooms in Com- munity House, at 8 o'clock. Further information may be obtained from Mrs. Snyder, phone Winnetka 1093, or Community House, phone Winnet- ka 470. : SINAI CONGREGATION SERVICES The North Shore branch of Sinai Congregation will hold its regular services Friday evening, October 22 at 8:15 o'clock at the Winnetka Woman's club. Dr. E. G. Hirsch will conduct the services. The text of Dr. Hirsch's sermon will be, "The Value and Content of Religion". The public is invited to attend this meet- ing. FUN IS FUN Within a fortnight will be celebrat- ed the ancient and mysterious Halloween Night, with its precursor, childhood's playful "cabbage night". Halloween has long since been a source of pleasure to the young and often of annoyance to the older in- habitants. For the children and "teens" it has meant gay parties, spooky parties, frequently hilarious and marauding parties. It would ap- pear that on that particular night the youth of the land so far forgets the laws designed to uphold property rights as to actually engage in most unwarranted and harmful pranks. While in these modern days there are few fences to be torn down, a scarcity of gates to be suspended from telephone wires, and few gar- dens to be trampled under foot by youthful foragers in search of over- ripe missiles, still, much damage and an abundance of nuisance can be perpetrated by the exultant and more or less irresponsible adolescents. It has been necessary each year at Halloween time to augment the police department with a force of specially deputized watchmen and preservers of the peace of the community. The children, young and those not so young, should be permitted to en- joy Halloween to the fullest. They should, however, be reminded by their elders that even such an occasion as Halloween excludes the privilege of wanton by destroying or damaging property. Fun is fun, but fun that violates the rights of others ceases to be regarded as such, becoming, rather, a nuisance, making the funster liable to harsh treatment at the hands of the law. Legion Members Honor Major Hardenburgh Leader of Local Post Resigns To Enter Active Army Service; Presented with Gold. Wrist- Watch Major R. W. Hardenburgh, com- mander of the Winnetka Post of the 'American ILegion was the recipient of a beautifully engraved gold wrist- watch Tuesday evening at the regular meeting of the legion. The token was presented as an expression of the appreciation of the legion members of the excellent services rendered the post by Commender Hardenburgh who has tendered his resignation as commander tos re-enter the active service in the United States army. Major Hardenburgh's resignation was tabled at' the request of vice Commander Dickinson, who, assum- ing the chair, suggested that action upon the resignation be postponed until the regular election of officers at the annual Legion dinner on Nov- ember 11. Cornelius Linde, upon presentation of the wrist-watch to the retiring commander, expressed the sincere appreciation of the legionnaires of the services of the commander and regret at his departure from the village. Commander Hardenburgh has been commissioned Major of Infantry in the regular army and will soon leave for active duty. He held the tem- porary rank of major during the World war. He is a graduate of West Point and has previously held commissions in the army. Earlier in the meeting Mr. Snow presented valuable information on Government insurance urging the members to reinstate before Jan- unary 1. Stanley Clague requested the men submit their discharge papers so that all may receive the victory medals at the annual dinner on November 11, Armistice anniversary day. Mr. Clague stated he would be at Com- munity House on Monday evening, October 18, to receive discharge papers. This will be the last time at which applications for victory medals can be made so that they may be received before Novembr 11. MEN'S GYM CLASSES p AT COMMUNITY HOUSE Committees for basketball and the men's gymnasium class at Commun- ity House have been selected. For basketball, C. I. Davis has been ap- pointed chairman. Anyone interested in that sport can reach him by call- ing Winnetka 403. The men's gym class which includes volley ball has as it§ chairman, L. L. Buchanan, telephone Winnetka 104. Both of the above classes are held on Monday evening in the Commun- ity House gym. HARVEST HOME GOLF AT PLAYFIELD LINKS Rich Harvest For Bargain Hunting Golfers Offered in Closing Tour- nament at Winnetka Play- field Course MANY PRIZES OFFERED List of Prizes Not Completed but Will Be In Such Number As To Give All a Chance A Harvest Home Golf tournament, the final event of the season, will be conducted at the Winnetka Playfield Golf course on Saturday afternoon, October 23, and Sunday, October 24. "Golfers Bargain Day" is another name which has been given this event, owing to the large number and variety of prizes which will be awarded. Two Conditions ' Only two conditions are imposed in connection with this tournament: 1. Each player participating must be a member of the Winnetka Play- field association. : 2. Contestants must play eighteen heles, including the new nine holes in regular order. This is the first tournament in which the new nine hole course has been included. This portion of the course has been open for play for some weeks past and many golfers have given it a trial. For the most part they are enthusiasti¢ about the beauty and attractive features of the new nine, and the course is in sur- prisingly good condition, consider- ing the short time that it has been under development. Variety of Prizes The list of prizes for the Harvest Home tournament is not complete but is intended to give every golfer a chance to win one or another prize. A stipulation is made that no indi- vidual may carry home more than two prizes. The partial list follows: Prizes will be awarded for: lowest gross score, eighteen holes; lowest net score, eighteen holes; highest gross score; best on any one hole; highest score on any one hole: best total score for the five short holes, including the three water holes: for the player who lases the smallest number of balls on the round, for the player losing the largest number of balls on the round. Further suggestions for prizes will be welcomed by the committee. NEED CLOTHING The Winnetka Relief and Aid so- ciety is greatly in need of used clothing. As cold weather draws near the demand becomes more in- sistent. Anything in the way of human apparel will be greatly ap- preciated. Look over your belong- ings and spare a few of the things you put away because you might need them some day. Telephone Mrs. Lawrence Stein, Winnetka 170, and she will call for the clothing, or take it to Miss Kate Dwyer, 858 Elm street. EXCHANGE PULPITS Rev. Hugh Elmer Brown, pastor of the: First Congregational church of Evanston will speak at the Congre- gational church tomorrow. Rev. James Austin Richards of the Win- netka church will occupy the Evans- ton pulpit. YOUR MEDIUM The classified advertising column of this newspaper is your medium for telling your friends of your wants. It is the Community Market which is open to everyone, the nominal cost bars none. Every week more and more people are receiving the benefits of these columns. Are you receiving your share? A three- line advertisement may be placed in this newspaper for thirty cents. Here are some of the advertise- ments you will find one page 7 of this issue: 'FOR SALE--LARGE AIREDALE DOG; housebroken; also 5 four-month old Airedale pups. Call at 1080 N. Green Bay road, Glencoe or phone Glencoe 799, LTG49-1tc FOR SALE--ATTRACTIVE TWO APT. building; in choicest location in Ev- anston; sun parlors and sleeping porches. Phone Evanston 3481. LTG49-1tp FOR SALE--HANDSOME JACOBEAN dining room set; 8 pieces; cost $1500 4 years ago; sell for $450; may be seen at Eklund"s, the TUpholsterer, Park avenue, Glencoe. LTG49-1te SAME OLD BUNK Positive disregard for truth and accuracy and persistent exaggeration of north shore news by Chicago newspaper correspondents is illu- strated in the account of a blaze in the Winnetka Village hall, found Tuesday in a Chicago morning paper. The entire "story" is re-printed here- with as an example of the utterly re- diculous depictions. The correspond- ent was only 48 hours late in getting his information, considerably slower than the "hero" of his yarn. The ac- count is replete with discrepancies. WINNETKA FIRE DEPT. BURNS UP Hours seemed interminable ages to Assistant Fire Chief John Schultz of Winnetka as he waited nightly for years for the fire alarm to ring. But it was his duty to wait. For when the time came he and the other members of the fire department would distinguish themselves. Last night the time came. The fire house caught fire. The hook and ladder was the first to go. Then the fire ate into the vitals of the big hand pump--the pump that had made Winnetka citizens proud by throwing a stream of water higher than Winnetka's tallest building. The fire house filled with smoke. "Pop!" went several containers of fire extinguisher. The noise caused Assistant Chief Schultz to stir slightly. The fire burned on. Motorcycle Policeman George Balkow rushed in and found the assistant chief partly overcome. He carried him to the lawn, then rang the alarm bell. The regular firemen and the volunteer squad responded, but when they arrived the fire had spread to the police station. There was nothing with which the fire department could fight the fire. All fire buckets, pumps, ex- 'tinguishers and paraphernalia had been destroyed. Buckets were re- quisitioned from nearby kitchens and after two hours the city hall was saved, after a loss of $3,000. Efforts then were made to revive Schultz. When this was accomp- lished he "riz" up and said: . "I'm blanked if this isn't tough. After waiting all these years to become a hero, 1 almost got burnt to death in my own fire house." Spontaneous combustion caused a blaze in the coal bins in the base- ment of the Village hall late Sunday evening. The blaze was discovered by patrolman Balkow who im- mediately summoned the firemen. In order to more effectively attack the fire the fire apparatus swas removed from the station, necessary at- tachments made and the hose carried back through the building to the scene of the blaze. Damage was confined to the coal bins, a corridor seperating the coal and boiler rooms from the police and fire department headquarters, walls and ceilings in the upper rooms. Damage was estim- ated at $2,500. | Realters to Adopt Sunday Closing Plan Members of North Shore Real Estate Board Vote To Discontinue Sun- day Business Real Estate interests of the north shore Monday evening at the session of the North Shore Real Estate Board voted unanimously to discon- tinue business on Sundays for a period of three months commencing November 1. Wilmette real estate brokers who discontinued Sunday business more than a year ago suggested the prac- tice be adopted by all the members of the Real Estate board declaring they had found the Sunday closing of help to their business rather than a hindrance. Brokers operating north of Wil- mette expressed the opinion that conditions in their territories did not warrant Sunday closing as a per- manent movement until given a trial affording them an opportunity to "iron out" existing difficulties.' "If the people from the city who make it a habit to choose Sunday as 'the only day we can come out to loow for a home'," one of the brokers declared, "would just consider the agent's side of the problem, they would make it a point to come out on weekdays." The session of the Real Estate board was held in the offices of C. T. Northrop, president of the board. | opportunity will MEN'S CLUB TO HOLD POLITICAL GATHERING Dinner To Members of Club To Be Followed by Meeting in Gym- nasium Open to General Public WOMEN URGENTLY INVITED Sen. James Hamilton Lewis and Sen. Walter Clyde Jones Selected As Speakers for Evening The Men's club of Winnetka will hold its first meeting of the season on Tuesday night, October 26. Dinner will be served in the assembly room of the Community House promptly at 6:45 o'clock and at 7:45 o'clock the assemblage will adjourn to the gym- nasium to listen to speeches by Sen- ator James Hamilton Lewis and Sen- ator Walter Clyde Jones. : Famous Speakers This meeting, therefore, should be of exceptional interest to every mem- ber of the club, because both Senator Lewis and Senator Jones enjoy na- tion-wide tame as speakers. The event coming as it does on the eve of the election is doubly significant. Senator Lewis is the Democratic candidate for Governor of Illinois and he undoubtedly will have some impressive things to say in relation to public affairs. Senator Jones, too, has been active in public life for a long time. For several terms a State Senator in Illinois and was the Pro- gressive candidate for Governor in 1912. As the co-author of Jones and Addington's Annotated - Statutes of Illinois, he has won a distinguished place in the legal world. Women Invited Charles L. Byron, president of the club, announces that the new sphere of women in public life, will be fittingly recognized. The Men's club feels that the women of Winnetka will be glad of the opportunity to participate in this first meeting of the season and to hear Senator Lewis and Senator Jones. Seats will be re- served in the gymnasium for the men who attend 'the dinner. The doors of the gymnasium will be open at 7:30 o'clock for general admission. Make Reservations Early! The event will be largely attended and in order to provide satisfactory arrangements for everyone, it is re- quested that the men of Winnetka | communicate immediately with the club secretary, Charles F. Simpson, telephone Winnetka 1563, and make reservations. The Winnetka Weekly Talk is re- quested to extend to all the men of Winnetka an invitation to attend this dinner and to join the club, the membership fee being only one dollar a year. DR. ISAAC YONNAN TO SPEAK ON NEAR EAST Appears at Community House Sunday Evening, October 17; Has Re- markable and Thrilling Story On Sunday 'evening, October 17, an PI be given to the citizens of Winnetka to hear Dr. Isaac Yonnan of Persia speak on conditions in the Near Fast. The meeting will be held in the gym- nasium of Community House. i Dr Yonnan is a most interesting and magnetic speaker, and his story of the conditions in Persia and Ar- menia carries the weight and interest of personal experience, The appalling conditions in this part of the world have rivited the af- tention of all civilized peoples, and the United States has played her part in the relief work there. Dr. Yonnan tells a thrilling story of experiences at first hand in these Fastern countries. The meeting is a 8 o'clock. the doors will be open at 7:30 o'clock. No children under fifteen years of age are to be admitted. CONDITIONS IN POLAND SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION On Sunday evening, October 24. William C. Boyden will speak in Community House. Mr. Boyden will tell of his experiences in Poland while serving as the head of the Red Cross Commission for American Re- lief in Poland. Mr. Boyden volunteered his ser- vices for this work, and for six months was stationed in Warsaw. He has an interesting and vital story to tell of present conditions in Poland. No one should miss this opportunity of hearing him. Keep in mind this date. Sunday, October 24, in Commun- ity House.