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WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 1925 1 WOMEN VOTERS LEAGUE MEETS Winnetka Women Told of Work of State League in Legislature "Women think too much in terms of social legislation," declared Mrs. Leonard Peterson, secretary of the Illinois League of Women Voters, in a speech before the Winnetka League of Women Voters at the annual meet- ing of that organization on Monday, April 13. Mrs. Peterson stated that 738 bills had been introduced so far before the Illinois legislature this session and that more of these had to do with ap- propriations than with any other one subject. In fact 66 of these bills con- cerned appropriations, 45 routine, 51 city and village improvements, 25 rivers and bridges, 21 courts, 20 elections, 16 insurance, and 10 constitution, while social legislation came away at the bottom of the list. Mrs. Peterson made a plea for wom- en to study state appropriations as by far the most important matter with which any legislature had to deal. She declared that just as a family budget is the deciding element in what the members of the family can do, so the state budget is the foundation upon which all state activities are based. Mrs. Peterson said that the Illinois League of Women Voters, having de- cided to postpone work on the child labor amendment ratification until the next session, was working, this ses- sion, for bills concerning the follow- ing matters: the adoption of the pure Australian ballot at all elections in Illinois, which would remove the party circles from the ballot--such ballots are now in use in several other states including New York; a shorter ballot by removing the names of presidential electors--this bill has twice passed the legislature and been vetoed by Gov. Small and is now up for a third time; the extension and improvement of civil service. The league is now work- ing in opposition to the bill which is designed to do away with the direct primary system. After Mrs. Peterson's address the annual reports of officers and com- mittees were given and the following officers were elected for the coming vear: Mrs. Walter Benson, president; Mrs. Donald McPherson, first vice president; Mrs. Morris Greeley, sec- ond vice president; Mrs. John Van der Vries, recording secretary, Mrs. Frank Crawford, corresponding secre- tary; Mrs. Edwin E. Brown, treasurer. Mrs. Peterson was so impressed by the reports of the Winnetka commit- tees and the splendid work they showed that she requested that copies of them be sent to state headquarters of 'the league to be used as samples to be sent to other local leagues when they ask for advice or suggestion. She also asked that a copy of the new budget, adopted at this meeting, be sent to the league headquarters. A song written by Mrs. William A. Otis, member of the league, was sung, after which the meeting was adjourned. The song, which is sung to the air of "Marching Through Georgia" fol- lows: I Let us hear your voices, girls, Come join us now in song, Telling how the Voters League Has pushed the World along. Sing so loud we'll surely sound Just fifty thousand strong The Glory of the League of Women Voters. Chorus: Hurrah, Hurrah, the Women Voters Cheer, Applaud the League, the Politician's fear, Let us praise its Chapters, in tones both loud and clear, Glory to the league of Voters. Women II The millennium is coming, The deed is finely done, The reign of graft and boodle Its course has nearly run. This blessed work accomplished By the daughters, not a son, Is the Glory of the League of Wom- en Voters. III Here's a dry-toast to our Presidents. To Benson, Greeley, Brown, And we hope that Mrs. Van der Vries Will surely jot it down. There's Crawford and there's Parker Added to the great renown, To the Glory of the League of Wom- en Voters. Iv b We'll sing the other names now Which have made our work O. K Gemmell, Hibbard, Peterson And Harvey and De Lay. While to Nichols and to Gooder Our thanks we'd like to say On the part of the League of Women Voters The Foxdale Avenue circle met at the home of Mrs. E. Kordick, 824 Fox- dale avenue, on Tuesday, April 14. PUBLIC FORUM Eprror"s Note: The following letter has been received from Mr. Carl Nie- mann, candidate for Park Commissioner on the Winnetka Tax Payers' ticket at the recent Village election. Editor, . Winnetka Weekly Talk :- In the issue of the WINNETKA TALK of April 11 you stated that the west side was carried by the Village ticket of 1925." This statement is an error and requires an explanation. The first meeting of the public hear- ing on the park question was held at the Village hall on August 11, 1924. The territory to be taxed by special assessment was given as follows; from Pine street to the southern limits of the village and from the railroad west- ward. I would like to call to your atten- tion the report of that meeting appear- ing in the WINNETKA TALK of August 16, 1924. It was after this meeting that the Southwest Winnetka Tax Payers' league was formed (the name was later changed to Winnetka Tax Pay- ers' league). Petitions were circulat- ed and almost 700 taxpayers signed the petitions opposing the purchase of land on the south west side of Winnetka. The signers of the petition were prop- erty owners in the election districts 7, 8 and 25 and some in district 10. We were not.organized in other dis- tricts. District 7 was carried by the Tax Payers' ticket by 71 votes major- ity; district 8 was carried by 108 votes; district 25 was carried by 50 votes; district 10 was lost by 120 votes. The reason that the tax payers in district 10 were not opposed to the parks was , first of all because there were no tax payers in the first and second zone; that is, none who would have to pay $10 per front foot and none at $5 per front foot. The near- est property owners are in the one which was to pay $2.50 per front foot, provided, of course, that the land could be purchased at the price which the Park Board thought it could be pur- chased for. These property owners in the $2.50 zone would greatly benefit by the pur- chase of this land as that would give them a clear view across Skokie val- ley forever at a moderate cost to them- selves and a heavy cost to many others who would not get the same benefit, Most of the property owners in this district live in the zone which was to be taxed 55 cents per foot, and as this meant but a small sum, many did not oppose it. District 8 is the district in which reside Mr. R. H. Wallace and Mr. William Carey, both of whom have made a strong fight for the parks from the beginning, as well as a candidate for trustee and one for park com- missioner. A heavy fight for the vote was made in this district but it was carried by the Tax Payers' ticket al- most two to one. The whole section in question was carried by the Tax Payers' ticket by about 100 majority and if in spite of this showing the Park Board should still insist on going on with the pro- gram they will find the Tax Payers' league ready for the fight to the high- est court with the confidence of final victory. The Tax Payers' league will remain in existence as there are other matters to be taken up, especially why the taxes of most of them have increased four-fold and still the total income in taxes has only increased three times since 1918, and that in spite of hun- dreds of new tax payers. We did not even have a man at the polls in the other election districts, except the four mentioned, as we well knew that, especially on the east side, we could expect little favor, since resi- dents on that side were little concerned with the problem as it did not cost them anything. Everybody was sur- prised that the WinxETka Tarik did not give complete election returns by districts as is customary and was con- sidered more important than many other items 'appearing in the paper. Respectfully, Carl Niemann. YOUTH THRILLS OVER CONCERTS Symphony Players Win the Children By MUSIC CRITIC The last of the season! The Little Symphony Players of Chicago delivered their 1924-25 swan song on the after- noon and evening of Wednesday. April 15. Seven concerts have filled the hall at New Trier with a throng of north shore music lovers, and now there will be no more until next fall. The afternoon concert was unusually attractive. The children must have felt this, for no audience of sedate adults could have been more quiet and closely attentive than the hall-full of ordinarily active and vociferous young people. They, the children, have made an im- mense improvement during the year in real appreciation of great music. The program contained three numbers. The first was a Haydn composition for string quartet, a cheerful, beautiful piece. It was flawlessly played by the quartet made up of Mr. Dasch on the first violin, Mr. It.e on the second, Mr. Roehrborn on the viola, and Mr. Bruck- ner on the cello. The remainder of the program in the afternoon was the entire first Beethoven symphony, not one or two movemenis, but the entire symphony (think of that, Oh, tired business man!) and excerpts from the Music Memory list. Next year there will be four matinees by an or- chestra of from 40 to 45 men. It was stated by the president of the orchestral association that the children of the four towns co-operating in these afternoon concerts will support as ambitious a se- ries next year as those supported in Chi- cago by 700,000 children. The evening concert was introduced by speeches from Herbert B. Muliord, the retiring president of the association, and from Mrs. Homer E. Cotton. Mr. Mulford spoke of the closing year's ac- complishments and next year's prospects. He emphasized the gratifying fact that the organiation was finishing the year in solvent condition, almost unique in undertakings of this sort. Mrs. Cotton followed with an expression of appre- ciation to Mr. Mulford for the very solid help he has given during the year and for the skill and foresight he has shown as executive. She also presented the report of the nominating committee, which was adopted. The" concert itself was very interest- ing, the first half being made up of com- positions by Beethoven, Tachaikowsky, and Smetana. The second half opened with a group of {wo numbers by Mark Wessel, originally piano compositions but transcribed for the orchestra by Mr. Wessel at the suggestion of Mr. Dasch. The numbers were enthusiastically re- ceived, and an encore demanded and given. The composer himself was pres- ent and bowed his acknowledgments. The concert closed with the well-known Dance of the Hours by Ponchielli. Boy Builders to Visit Glencoe Masonic Lodge Members of the New Trier Chapter of the Boy Builders, an organization for boys, sponsored by the Masonic frater- nity, will be the guests of the Glencoe Masonic lodge Monday evening, April Degrees will be conferred upon several candidates of the organization. The Boy Builders' organization was founded about three years ago by Ar- thur Milliard and is in the nature of a Junior Freemasonry. Sons of Masons, between ithe ages of 14 and 21 years, are eligible to membership and every son of a Mason is privileged to introduce into the order one friend who is not the son of a Mason. The organization has as its principal purpose the establishment of a moral code of ethics for its members and the teaching of standards of conduct that make for healthy manhood. Camp Fire Girls Cook for Honors; Sell Food Saturday The Camp Fire Girls of Winnetka will be glad to welcome their friends and all who wish the best of home cooked food at reasonable prices, on Saturday morning, April 18, at 10:30 o'clock in the Community House. They will have just what you need for your week-end table and will save you the effort of cooking it this week. What- ever these girls cook is delicious--and they are winning Camp Fire honors through their efforts. Keep this in mind when you do your Saturday morning's shopping. COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF MUSIC Clare Osborne Reed, Director Winnetka Ave. Phone Piano Kathleen Air, Principal Katherine P. Hedglin, Mary Esther Winslow, Phyllis M. Kellogg voice Evelyn Wienke, Soprano Violin and Ensemble Playing Valona Brewer Main School, 509 So. Wabash Ave.. CHICAGO 545 974 ° FRIEDMAN ¢ a tet 1% BITTER WINDS OUNG SAMSON winces, under the bitter- est March wind. 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