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WINNETEA TALK A Weekly News-Magazine for Winnetka VOL. XV, NO. 31 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, OCTOBER 9, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS SYMPHONY PLAYERS IN FIRST CONCERT OCT. 18 Leo Sowerby, Famous Pianist- Composer Is Engaged for Appearance This Season George Dasch, conductor of The Symphony Players of Chicago, has pre- pared a brilliant program for the first concert of the Orchestral association series, to be given at the New Trier High school auditorium Monday eve- ning, October 18. The orchestra of 45 artist-players will open its program with the overture to von Weber's opera, "Euryanthe." This is to be followed by the famous Fourth Symphony (Opus 36) by Tschaikowsky, which will receive its initial performance at these concerts on this occasion. The second part of the program will open with the lovely "Petite Suite" in four movements, by Debussy, after which the strings of the orchestra will play "The Last Spring" (Grieg) and "Valse Triste" (Sibelius). The program will be brought to a bril- liant close with the intricate Prelude to "Die Meistersinger," by Wagner. Engage Sowerby Announcement is also made of the engagement of Leo Sowerby, famous American composer-pianist, for ap- pearance on one of the programs of this season's series. One of Mr. Sower- by's compositions for orchestra will be presented on the same program. Other soloists of distinction will also be engaged for appearance with the orchestra. Those who have not arranged for their season tickets are advised to get in touch with their village chairmen at once. The chairmen are: for Glencoe, Mrs. Dwight C. Orcutt (Glencoe 238); for Winnetka, Mrs. Roland D. Whit- man (Winnetka 243); for Kenilworth, Mrs. Amuel B. Spach (Kenilworth 429) ; for Wilmette, Mrs. Miles McMil- len (Wilmette 839]). The officers of the association this year are Homer F. Horton, Glencoe, president; R. J. Burtner, Wilmette, secretary and treasurer; and Mrs. Homer E. Cotton, director of music at New Trier High school, vice-presi- dent. Winnetka P. T. A. Helps Teachers Get Settled Under the direction of Mrs. Warren Agry, 711 Locust street, the Parent- Teachers association of Winnetka has cared for the new teachers who have come to teach in the Winnetka Pub- lic schools. Mrs. Agry has been in charge of this committee which reports that all are provided with rooms, and furnishings, excepting for a rug. If anyone has a spare rug, or knows of one, she asks that they notify her at Winnetka 2113. VISIT WATER PLANT Two of the civics classes at Skokie school, now studying city government, visited and studied the working and management of the village water plant last Friday, under the guidance and instruction of village authorities. Principal S. R. Logan says the village authorities are co-operating splendidly with the school. LECTURES AT SKOKIE Charles R. Knight, Artist and Scien- tist, to Lecture on Ancient Animals October 12 "Life through the Ages" will be the subject of an illustrated lecture by Charles R. Knight of the American Museum of Natural History in New York, to be given at the Skokie school Tuesday evening, October 12, at 8:30 o'clock under the joint auspices of the Charles R. Knight North Shore Country Day school and the Winnetka Public schools. Mr. Knight is in Chicago to lecture at the Field museum. He is an artist and scientist of international repute. His models and paintings of prehistoric animals are known around the world. In his lecture Mr. Knight traces the origin and development of such ani- mals as the horse and the elephant, illustrating each stage with slides made from his own models. He tells how he makes accurate restorations of prehistoric animals through the study of living creatures and of the fossils of those which perished ages ago. Will Illustrate Lecture Mr. Knight's lecture will be illus- trated with sixty colored slides of his own paintings and models. Those who have visited the American Museum of Natural History in New York City are already familiar with some of Mr. Knight's paintings, as he is the artist who did the large murals of pre- historic life. The dinosaurs shown in the motion picture, "The Lost World," witnessed by many Winnetkans last year, were patterned after Mr. Knight's models. Tuesday afternoon Mr. Knight is lecturing to the children of Country Day and the public schools. The schools are being dismissed early so that all children from grade four up will have an opportunity of hearing the lecture. High school students from |New Trier and Country Day are also lexpected to attend in large numbers. The afternoon lecture will be repeated in the evening at 8:30 o'clock for the {benefit of parents or any others in- terested. Demand Is Great for Tickets for Artist-Recitals There is a great demand for tickets for the Schipa song recital to be given by the Winnetka Music club in its Artist-Recital series at New Trier au- ditorium Monday evening, November 8, it was announced this week. Tickets for the series of seven re- citals are now ready for delivery, it is explained, and all subscribers are advised to send their checks in at once to Mrs. Bessie Grant, Winnetka State Bank, to avoid the possibility of losing their opportunity to hear this splendid artist since the waiting list is growing every day. The second artist to appear in this season's series is Cecelia Hansen, emi- nent violinist. Not since Jascha Hei- fetz made his famous debut in 1917 has any violinist made so sensational a debut as did this gifted young woman. She, in 1922, astonished the New York critics. Miss Hansen, though Scandi- navian by extraction, is "a' native of Russia. It has been said of her, "she plays like a man." Her tone is individ- ual and has tremendous power and purity. Residents Allowed to Burn Leaves in Gutter Residents of the village are in- formed that there is no prohibition on the burning of leaves at the edge of the pavement, in the- gutter, but the cooperation of householders is re- quested in burning leaves in small quantities at a time, not projecting in- to the street. _ It is also requested by village offici- als that the ashes from such leaves be left in the gutter uniformly distribut- ed along the curb, rather than in piles, so that the street sweeping machine can pick them up more readily. It is very difficult to pick up with the ma- chine accumulations which are in piles. The observance of these regulations will enable the village to keep streets in a more cleanly condition, and may prove of assistance to householders in getting rid of excess leaves during the present fall season, it is announced. Seeks to Supply Boys With Work on Saturday S. R. Logan, principal at Skokie school, says that frequently he has inquiries from boys who are in school who desire work on Saturdays. He infers that there are families in Win- netka who have work of this nature and would be glad to get in touch with one of the boys. Therefore, he fre- quests that boys desiring the work and the citizens desiring the boys' ices: telephone him at Winnetka Break Ground for New Auditorium at School Ground was broken Wednesday for the new auditorium at the North Shore Country Day school. The first build- ing operations will necessitate remov- ing the entrance hall to the girls' gym- nasium, at which point the stage of the new building will be connected with the old gymnasium. The new auditorium, which is a gift from the parents of the school, will cost about $100,000. It is planned to have it com- pleted sometime next March. HOLD SERVICES FOR PROMINENT WINNETKAN Stewart Johnson, Killed in Motor Crash in Egypt, to Be Buried Monday Funeral services for Stewart John- son, former Winnetkan and diplomat, who died, following an automobile ac- cident at Alexandria, Egypt, Septem- ber 10, will be held at the residence of his mether, Mrs. Lorenzo M. Johnson, 711 Sheridan road, at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon October 11. Right Reverend Charles P. Anderson, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Chicago, who married Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, will conduct the memorial services, assisted by Rev. Dr. J. W. F. Davies. The bearers will be Mr. Johnson's four brothers-in-law, Ayers Boal, Haven Requa of Lake Forest, George B. Massey, and Major R. W. Harden- burgh, Governors Island, N. Y., and his two nephews, Loren Massey and Thomas Boal. The honorary bearers, all old friends, will be William S. Mon- roe, J. L. Houghteling, William C. Boyden, Samuel A. Greeley, William P. Sidley, Frederick K. Copeland, Ex- Governor Frank O. Lowden, J. Roy West, S. Bowles King, William B. Requa, William S. Miller, John M. Scott, and Roswell Dgagon. , Services in Egyp Mr Johnson's body was brought to this country on the S. S. President Hayes. On September 10 funeral serv ices were held in St. Mark's Episcopa Church, Alexandria, attended by mem- bers of the Egyptian cabinet, the gov- ernor of Alexandria, the acting Brits ish high commissioner, and all the foreign consular and diplomatic oy An address was made by Mr. Ca well of the American colony, and many Americans resident in Alexandria ape Cairo were present, including h officials of the American mission a § the American university at Cairo. ? Escorts of the police attended at the church and accompanied the wasket to the ship. Expressions of SOITOW : nd Mr. Johnson's death ysre offered by very many people a di official and private life, as he Bik Mrs Johnson had made many rio gh ing their two years in v on son had been for 2 108° 0 ro mer at Sn diplomatic corps, Bulkley-Ramleh, Alexandria. ule 1 BT Winnetka Man Publishes Fourth Religious I «phe Story of Methods, is the i f the latest book by I = Hee of 1028 chery biveet, Yana It is just off the pre D wed I comprises 508 pages how; 3s henisve review ol 3 % re hodisn, from the time of Jont Wesley down. The book 1s splen a ly illustrated by Harold Speakman and the work throughout 1S said to, 3 most fascinating, historteal relation St subject and the perio i ra Halford E. Luccock, "head of the Methodist publications WR £ s associated with Mr. utc SO art the book. This 18 inson in writing Mr. Hutchinson's fourth work, his ious . "The Spread three previous books are, ) of Christianity," "The Next Step" and "China's Real Revolution."