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HE PS yy ™.. LE Er I DS AY AC LAK 4A 1.7 E11. T 21 --- ll ~ WINNETKA WEEK A Clean Newspaper for a Clean Community ALK VOL. XIV, NO. 14 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1925 TWENTY-TWO PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS THRONGS ENJOY STREET JUBILEE Host of Villagers Celebrate With Hubbard Woods Business Concerns 'GET BIG BARGAINS Speeches, Music, Dancing Feature Program The Hubbard Woods street opening celebration was a huge success. Dur- ing the first day, Wednesday, which was featured as a bargain day by the merchants of the community, great crowds turned out and took advantage of the unusual bargains offered by the various places of business. The second day, Thursday, was given over to speechmaking and entertainment. In spite of a shower in the morning, on Thursday, with threatening clouds low at noon, the program went on as scheduled, with the exception that the speeches were postponed until evening. They began at 7:30 o'clock instead of at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, as had originally been planned. Village Leaders' Speak Those who spoke were H. I. Wool- hiser, village manager, Sherman Ald- rich, former member of the village board, Frank Windes, village engineer, and Charles G. Kapschull, president of the Kapschull-Davis company, the contractors who paved the streets. The speeches lasted until 9 o'clock, when the dancing began. Mr. Windes told of the community as it was 46 years ago, long before con- crete roads were known. He said that he was a helper on the delivery wagon of the first grocery store in Winnetka and that he used to start out early. in the morning and take all day to make his rounds. In those days there were only about two trains a day on the Chi- cago and North Western railway, and on these the people depended for their supply of food. If the Winnetka gro- cery ran out they could always hitch up their teams and drive, or walk, to Gross Point, which was the nearest outside business center, he said. Band Gives Concert The feature of the evening Wednes- day was a concert by the Chicago Daily News band. This band was ob- tained through the efforts of the en- tertainment committee of the Hubbard Woods Opening Day Celebration as- sociation, an organization formed by the business men of the community. This band will broadcast from station WMAQ, the Daily News station, Sat- urday evening from 6 o'clock until 6:45 o'clock. The street dance drew a large crowd, and proved a big attraction, es- pecially for the younger people. Through the efforts of T. R. Adams, chairman of the entertainment com- mittee, Bud Jewell's orchestra was ob- tained. This orchestra is comprised of a group of young musicians from New Trier high school, and it played a brand of music that made everyone's feet itch to dance. Kiddies Revel in Cones Many of the merchants offered spe- cial bargains for the occasion and some distributed free merchandise. The Hubbard Woods filling station gave away free oil Wednesday and T. R. Adams of the North Shore pharmacy gave 1,500 ice cream cones to the chil- dren in the afternoon and evening. Great satisfaction was expressed by all at the way the celebration "went over" and Mr. Adams, as chairman of the entertainment committee, expressed his appreciation at the cooperation offered him not only by members of his own committee by the organization as a whole and the village officials. One of the main attractions of the Thursday evening program were the dances given by various groups of chil- dren. Those who danced were pupils of Miss Patricia Taylor, pupils of the Hubbard Woods school, the Winnetka Czecho-Slovakian society, Margaret Bayberg of the Hubbard Woods school, and pupils of Miss Viola Specht. Skokie School to Honor Most Highly Valued Pupil Skokie school will hold its last as- sembly of the year next Tuesday after- noon, June 16, at 2:30 o'clock in the school auditorium. At this time base- ball, sportsmanship and service medals will be awarded, as well as the Donald Auderson memorial medal. This is given to the one member of each year's graduation class who is recognized as having the most sportsmanship, char- acter and general helpfulness. TO HOUSEHOLDERS! Recent hot weather and the unusual lack of rain have placed a heavy demand on the water filtration plant and forced it to operate under a very heavy overload, accord- ing to Village officials. In spite of these conditions no regulations regarding the use of water have been issued by the village, but it is requested that residents cooperate by refraining from sprinkling lawns between the hours of 4 o'clock and 8 o'clock in the evening, which are the hours when there is the greatest de- mand for water. Plans and specifications for the enlargement of the present filtration plant were prepared and submitted to the Village council some time ago and the improvements were authorized and are now nearly completed. Pierce, Greeley and Hanson, Sanitary engineers of Chicago, are doing the work. It is ex- pected that bids will be taken in the near future for the con- struction of an addition to the plant which will more than double its present capacity. The addition will not be ready before April, 1926, it was said. NEW TRIER HAS 240 GRADUATES Commencement Exercises Scheduled for Friday Commencement exercises for the class of 1925 at New Trier high school will be held Friday evening, June 19, at 8 o'clock in the school auditorium, when approximately 240 pupils will re- ceive their diplomas from Leslie F. Gates, president of the New Trier Township High school board of edu- cation. The speaker of the evening will be Hon. R. Gray Williams, presi- dent, Handley Foundation trustees, Winchester, Virginia. School authorities announced this week that admission to the exercises will be by ticket only, as there are only a limited number of seats available. These tickets will be distributed to the graduates to pass on to their relatives and friends. It is also requested that no flowers or gifts be sent to the school at this time as they cannot be pre- sented on the stage. The tickets are not to be confused with commence- ment announcements. The program follows : Commencement Program Processional America Invocation .. Rev. E. Ashley Gerhard (a) Cello solo, Andante Concerto in A Minor Gottermann (b) Scherzo . Van Goens Estelle Swigart Presentation of English Prizes......... Mr. Henry P. Williams ....... Commencement Address--"A Word of Cheer for an Age of Doubt" h Hon. R. Gray Williams President Handley Foundation Trus- tees, Winchester, Virginia Presentation of Class oI TERee Superintendent Frederick E. Clerk Remarks and Presentation of Diplomas President Leslie F. Gates Class of 1925 Represented by President Franklin Arnold (a) Song of the Western Men......... Protheroe (b) The Wind.... Ty .....Clokey Senior Members of Boys' Glee Club Benediction Rev. Stephen A. Lloyd Recessional * *The* audience is requested to re- main standing until after the invoca- tion; likewise until after the reces- sional. There will be a short recep- tion in the mess hall for graduates, parents and friends, immediately after the commencement exercises. SCHOOLS CLOSE JUNE 19 All Winnetka public schools will close Friday, June 19, and will re-open Mon- day, September 14, it was announced this week. Sd a Lary, ' whi MATZENAUER IS RECITAL ARTIST Noted Metropolitan Opera Prima Donna Secured for Concert Here FAMED AS CONTRALTO Wins Wide Acclaim as a Concertist If the Artist-Recital series of 1925-6, sponsored by the Winnetka Music club, has one star which shines more brightly than the others most people will agree that Margaret Matzenauer is that star. She will appear in a song Mme. Matzenauer recital next March at New Trier High school auditorium. Mme. Matzenauer the well known prima donna of the Metropolitan Opera company comes by her great gift most logically. Her fa- ther was a director of the orchestra and her mother a singer in the Royal Opera house of the small town in Hungary where she was born. At the age of 20 years she made her operatic debut at Strassburg as "Puck" in "Oberon." Three years later she re- ceived a call to the Court theatre in Munich, a signal honor. For seven vears she was leading contralto at the Wagner festivals in Munich, and dur- ing that time guest singer in the lead- ing cities of Europe. She came to America at the request of the Metro- politan Opera company, and made her debut in 1911 as "Amneris" in "Aida" and has been reengaged for every sea- son since. Has Remarkable Range Matzenauer was first engaged for contralto roles only but on New Year's Day in 1912 she hurriedly assumed the soprano role of Kundry in "Parsifal," and scored such a triumph in it that she has been identified with similar parts ever since. Her interpretations of "Brunhilda", "Isolde", "Venus", etc., are unsurpassed. The late J. C. Huneker, famous music critic says of her: "Mme. Matzenauer's (Continued on Page 4) Parlez-vous FRENCH? Voici! L'opportunity! FRENCH NATIVE TEACH- er gives private lessons and forms classes for adults and children. For information call Wilmette T63-M. LISEZ LES WANT ADS! WANT AD DEAD LINE THURSDAY NOON KEEP THIS RECORD! On page 21 of this issue of Winnetka Talk will be found recorded outstanding events in the Community during the sea- son beginning September, 1925, and continuing through the spring of 1926. These events were recorded at Community House follow- ing a conference of officials of various community groups and are given as an advance rec- ord for the citizens and organ- izations to serve as a memo- randum during the next sea- son. Each week during the sea- son of church, club, civic and social activity, Winnetka Talk publishes a record of events scheduled for the week imme- diately following each issue. These events are recorded each week at Community House, thus providing a system which has served as a clearing house to avoid, insofar as possible, serious conflict of events. The list as recorded on page 21 represents events for which definite dates have already been fixed. Reference to the list will afford an opportunity to learn what are open dates and which would be conflicting in connection with any con- templated community activity. Organizations in the commu- nity are offered this record as a guide to their programs for the coming season. LAUNCH FIRST YACHT RACING Sheridan Shore Club Opens Season Today The first regular yacht race of the season will start with the firing of the starter's pistol at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon when 10 boats will dash from Wilmette harbor to contest for honors of the Sheridan Yacht club. The race is to be over a ten-mile course, according to present plans, and will be so laid out as to test the ves- sels' speed at all directions. Some hard work has been done on the boats dur- ing the past two weeks, preparing them for the opening event. New sails hang on the masts of most of them, gleaming white in the sun to make the race an impressive spectacle. Paint has been used unsparingly and hulls thoroughly overhauled. Last Saturday, an informal race was run between five of the boats over a six-mile course. The wind was light, sinking to a dead calm at times and scarcely rippling the lake. Max Hay- ford, getting away to a good start on a fine tack, took the lead and was never headed, though H. H. Kerr was at his heels most of the way. Hayford is credited as an expert sail- or, since his performance last Saturday and many believe he will be in the showing most of the time. He is known to be a good hand with his boat in heavy weather, but this race was the first in which his ability in light winds was shown. Weekly races, staged each Saturday afternoon, are to be a regular feature of the club's summer program. This will extend over a thirteen-week period, ending on Labor Day. The first special regatta is to be on July 4, according to W. L. Cocroft, chairman of the regatta committee. On July 18 the Sheridan club will join with the Bel- mont club in a big regatta in which at least 20 yachts are expected to compete. Captains of boats in Saturday's race will be: Gordon Jones, William Noble, H. H. Kerr, J. H. Twitchell, Dr. Charles Galloway, Sam Goss, Harold Elliot and Max Hayford. W. A. Hadley Recovers from Serious Operation Reports from the Evanston hospital are to the effect that William A. Had- ley, head of the Hadley Correspond- ence School for the Blind, is recover- ing satisfactorily from a serious opera- tion performed last week. Mr. Hadley will remain in the hospital for some time, it was stated. PLAN GREATER MUSIC SEASON Orchestral Association Gets Large Orchestra for Chil- dren's Series ASK PARENTS' HELP Subscription Blanks Are Now Available Directors of New Trier Orchestral association are preparing, next season, to give the children the greatest op- portunity for musical enjoyment and appreciation that has ever been offered them. At a recent meeting it was de- cided to present the large orchestra at the matinee concerts instead of the re- duced number that has been used in the past. This will place the afternoon concerts on a par with the evening en- tertainments, except that the programs will be somewhat lighter in character. "With the evening concerts an as- sured success by reason of a large sub- scription, the directors feel that the next step is to make the young peo- ple's affairs better and more entertain- ing," reads a communication from the directors. "A special invitation is ex- tended to mothers to attend with their children and they are assured that they will find the occasions most enjoyable. This will be an opportunity for adults who are not able to attend in the eve- ning to hear the finest orchestral music superbly played. Rely Upon Parents "The directors of the association are depending on the parents to make this aovement a success. They point out that the children cannot he expected | pppreciite whi a splendid chance eing given them A vast majority not continue active musical work into adult life. They become listeners. The greatest thing they can hope to secure from their musical work in school is a capacity for appreciation and enjoy- ment. And of all the means to this end nothing can compare with concerts by a capable symphony orchestra. The few hours spent at the concerts will do more, perhaps, toward true musical cul- ture and pleasure than a good many months of lessons. They will open to the child a source of enjoyment and satisfaction that will be a benefaction through all his years. The more seri- ous students of music will naturally se- cure tickets of their own volition but in most cases the parent must see to it' that the child attends. "Subscription blanks are being dis- tributed to the children by the music supervisors of the several towns and all of the upper grade and high school teachers are assisting. Information may be had by calling up any of the schools. There will be four concerts and the price of a season ticket will be $2. The directors anticipate capacity houses and feel that the attendance of a good many mothers will do much to add to the interest of the children. "While the evening tickets are some- what oversubscribed there are always some who drop out in the fall so that it is still possible to get a few seats. Application to be put on the waiting list should be mailed to R. D. Burtner, Monadnock block, Chicago. The di- rectors have already conferred with the conductor, George Dasch, over next season's concerts, and plans are being made for a splendid series of enter- tainments with appearance by a num- ber of soloists of note. "The following officers were elected for the ensuing vear: H. F Horton, Glencoe, president; Mrs. Homer E,. Cotton, New Trier High school, vice president; R: D. Burtner, Wilmette, secretary and treasurer." 22 Horace Mann Pupils Enter Skokie Next Fall Pupils of the Horace Mann school who have completed their courses there and will enter Skokie school in the fall are as follows: James Alsdarf, Florence Anderson, Betty Augdahl, William Brackett, Ballard Bradley, Helen Bratschi, Robert Chapman, Mary Alice Cochran, Robert Conway, Eleanor Elmer, Hugo Hartmann, Maryanna Hilton, Richard Houren, Helen Larsen, Dorothy Lum, Mary Jane Mess, Jamie O'Dell, William Onderdonk, Robert Pierce, Eugene Schuett, Gladys White and Leona Yoder. MOVE INTO NEW HOME Village Manager Woolhiser has moved his family into their new home at 964 Gordon terrace. They had been living at 1614 Elmwood avenue, Wil- mette, while awaiting the completing of the Winnetka home.