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Shore i>itfa:ai,^ "vnftf VOI- VI, NO. 18. Phone Wilmette 1640. WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, MARCH 12. 1915. Room 2, Brown Building. The Civic Association Issues a I4st of l>rizes for Annual Contest. SHOW MORE INTEREST Value of Awards Higher and Large Entry List Is Expected. REVIVAL NOW Union Meetings at Congre- gational Church Are At- tracting Many ^ People. DR. EATON IS SPEAKER U. of W. Man Conducting a "Safe and Sane" Appeal to Religious Life. Tbe activities of Wilmette Civic as- sociation In outlining the garden con- tests for this year 1b a more certain sign that spring Is coming than a whole tree-full of robins. Congres- sional seeds have been received, cata- logs of trees and shrubs and flowers fill every mail, all true harbingers that the out-of-door season when hoe and rake are useful Implements again i# at hand. Author Interested. More interest is being shown in the Wilmette garden contest this year. George W. Cable, well-known author, has interested himself in the activities of the civic association and has sent on an outline of the same scheme which he inaugurated in Northampton, Mass., about twenty years ago. He followed out the plan initiated by Mr. Andrew Carnegie at Dunfermline, 'Scotland. At Northamp- ton more than a thousand homes enter the contest each year. Handsome prizes are offered to stimulate inter- cot. A description of these Massachu- setts gardens is to be found in one of Mr. Cable's latest books "The Rena- teur Garden." They are his personal experiences In beautifying his own home. Tho prize list announced tor the Wilmette competition exceeds that of last season. Twenty-flve awards, in .tbMe^u^plMSi*^!**-^© total ea*fr value of the offerings up to $160, Wil- mette has no Andrew Carnegie, but it does possess a large number of pub- Ho spirited citizens, who have gen- erously contributed prizeB, either in the form of cash or shrubs. Hoyt King. W B. Matthews, and J. B. Whid- den of the civic association are on Who la running for office? That is tho common question asked in Wll- metto when people see the pictures of Or. El L. Eaton in the store windows and on the bulletin boards. When they get close enough to read the bold type they find that Dr. Eaton is not running for office, but is conducting a series of union meetings at the Con- gregational church. No Congregational Church. Rev. Roy E. Bowers has cautioned against the use of the word Congrega- tional chuych. He claims that the church has gone out of existence until after March 21, as far as Wilmette is concerned. It Is now the union meet- ing house of Wilmette. The bulletin board at the entrance of the building has been covered up and a new sign "Union Meeting House." appears. The Congregational church was chosen solely because of its central location and the size of its auditorium. Services are being held every eve- ning at 7:45 and continued until 9 o'clock. A unique way of further ad- vertising the meetings is the burning of candles in the homes during the evening. Every one who is interested in the meetings lights a candle and puts*It in the window at dusk. It burns until time for services, to be- gin. The meetings begin promptly and close sharp at 9. Afternoon meet- ings are held at/3 o'clock on all week days^ except Saturday aud Monday. ! On Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock there will be a young people's rally at the union meeting house, A Wisconsin Man. Dr. fi. L. Eaton, who is conducting the meetings, is from the extension department of the University of Wis- consin. He pays particular attention TO CAPITALIZE Lake Forest Residents Plan for a Neighborhood The- ater as Means to This End. AT POPULAR PRICES Idea to Furnish Very Best Entertainment at Lowest Possible Cost. tho list and the following nurseries | m tnj8 ^r^ to the correspondence havo oftered shrubs and trees: Bow-1 studies in astronomy. On next Mon- manvtlle Nurseries. Porter's Nurseries, j flay evening he will deliver an illus- Heath & Mllligan, Peterson Nurs- j t,.ated lecture entitled, "A Stroll Along eries. Stark Brothers, Otto Wlttbold, j the Milky Way." i.eesley Brothers, Leonard Seed com-, j^e subject for his sermon on Sat i any. T S Hubbard Co. and the W. j urday nigbt Is. "What Lies Beyond W Barnard Co. Prize List .1.. , ..n.plctc list of pH/.es, together ,t,i .he manner of ward, is given i. Me Clu Death?" On Sunday morning he will fill the pulpit at the Baptist church A special meeting for young people will be held at the Union meeting house (Congregational church) on Sunday afternoon. The meetings will coiui March 21. U..HI l -The most representative , ,.,we. (Points to be considered: ijutkltue, grounds and planting.) 1st prize, six. specimen hydrangeas, value) 512 00. presented by Bowmaaville I OPPOSITION HAVE Nurseries, Chicago. 2d prize, shrubs. trees or evergreens, value $5.00; pre- . cntej by Porter's Nurseries, Evans j _____________ ton. 111. flass 2-The house most economical Opposed to GleilCoe ., (bat well) and artistically painted| a"*'oc v'FFv^ aiding the months January to Septem- ber inclusive, 1915. 1st prize, five-! halloa can Best Prepared Paint, value; 510 00; presented by Heath & Mllligan! Mfg Co., Chicago. 2d prize. $5.00 cash,: i resented by W. D. Matthews. (lass 3â€"The best appearing yaid. Following out the scheme of neigh* borhbod clubs and community houses, several leading citizens of Lake Forest are planning for a Lake Forest neigh- borhood theater. The proposition has been set forth In a letter signed by Arthur Aldis, Alfred L. Barker, John M. Clapp. Olive S. Corrin, Samuel T. Croft, John Grif- fith. Marvin Hughltt and John T. Plrie. Theae gentlemen grant that there is a growing need of wholesome entertain- ment in Lake Forest and they propose that the local resources in the line of dramatic talent be developed and pro- duced In a neighborhood theater modeled after the English idea. College Has Club. There is at present a dramatic so- ciety in Lake Forest under the name of the Garrlck club of Lake Forest col- lege. It is under the direction of Pro- fessor Clapp, and It could be used as a nucleus of such a theater, producing interesting plays and furnishing en- tertainment at small expense. In the past three years this club has produced twenty-eight plays, all of value, some very interesting, and each year with marked improvement. So far this year forty students, out of an enrollment of 200, have taken part In plays. They seek admission as an honor, and are allowed to take part on the condition that they are up to a certain standard in their college work. Taylor Gives Priae. The club has been managed with close economy, and all the earnings have gone into equipment of the Du- rand institute stage. Mr. Cbatfleld Taylor has established an annual prize for the best use of English in the playB. Mr. Arthur Aldis has given some scenery. The growth of the club has in a large measure been due to the generouB support of the residents of the town. The proposition now is to reorganize the Garrlck club, uniting town and col lege in the management. The plays would be acted by students, by Lake Forest residents, or by amateur clubs from other places. That these enter- tainments would be in the reach of all. as low an admission as fifty cents; or even less, would be charged. To make this possible without deficit a number of sustaining memberships NOT FILED Til KET "Business Manager" Scheme Quiet. No opposition ticket to the buoi ness manager" one filed last wefek. for . tr four years old, Ranted with troas I vlUage 0mcea in Glencoe, has been t,r anrubs. First prize, shrubs, trees; fonoulated. That is, no one seems to ... evergreens, value $6.00; presented know that anything definite has been by Porter's Nurseries. Evanston, 111. ( agree^ upon among those who want 2d prize, shrubs or trees, value *3^: I a board ©f trustees who will not sup- port the present system. Rumors are that several -parlor- caucuses have been held, but no dsfr nlte statements could be ru» down. i.r scnted by Peterson Nursery. Chi i ago. Class 4â€"The yard . eatest improvement showing during the the NOW IN NEW Glencoe Congregation Is Housed in a Handsome Stone Struc- ture. WEEK OF DEDICATION Special Services Being Held to Celebrate Occupancy of This Building. The congregation of the North Shore Methodist Episcopal church are busy celebrating the completion of their new church building on the cor- ner of Hazel and Greeuleaf avenues, Glencoe. The church was completed and ready for services last Sunday. The main portion of tho dedicatory exercises were held then, although the program of events covers the week and will be* completed this com- ing Sunday. Bishop Dedicates. The Reverend L. F. W. Lesemann, superintendent Of the Chicago district, preached the morning, sermon and the afternoon service was conducted by Bishop William Erase* McDowell of Evanston. The evening sermon was delivered by Rev. John Thompson, secretary of the Chicago Missionary society. The annual fellowship dinner ot the church was held in the social rooms on Monday evening. An Informal re- ception, with a program of music by Mrs. Dwight C. Oreutt, Miss Jean Hur- ford, Mr. H. B. Boardmnn and Dr. Lloyd Bergen, was given on Thursday evening. On Sunday. March J 4. the morning sermon will be preached by Rev. D. B. Brummitt. editor of the Epworth Herald. The cv« for the church am the Roweii, principal' schools; Rev. A. A. service will be community and Arthur B. of the Glencoe McCallum, pastor ILLINI MEET PURPLE TRACK nrlEN SAT Coach Gill's Squad Coming Up from Urban a To Meet Northwestern at Evanston. GAME TO BE EXCITING Blue and Gold Have Better of the Dope, but Omer's ^wen Will Fight Hard. of the EplBcopal church, and Rev. D. H. Cornell of the Union church of Glencoe. Building Was Complete. There was nothing lacking for the dedicatory services. The church building was complete -In every detail, and Rev. Mr. Lesemann said it was the first time in his service as super- intendent of the district that such a record had been established. The church building is made ot stone in the modified English Gothic style of the Tudor period. The interi- or conforms with this general style, the walls of the auditorium being fin- ished In rough plaster with a celling of open timber construction. The wood work Is finished in natural colors, and the pews, windows and all other ap- would be offered, to cost the modest point men tn conform to that effect. sum of $5, which would entitle the holder to two tickets for each program given. There would be at least five such programs in each calendar year, two or more performances of eaph program. The plan has received the endorsement of the Woman's club and tbe Young Men's club of Lake Forest and the faculty of the college. NEW ICE COMPANY STARTED MONDAY Winnetka Concern Which Will Distribute Ice in North Shore Towns. months March to September, inclusive, j Tfae tfme for ming a tlcket does not 1915. 1st prise, ten assorted shrubs; | expire untii Monday. March 22, which presented by Stark Bros. Nurseries & i fa fifteen days before the election. Orchard Co.. Louisiana, Mo. 2d prize, | Mr Herbert gherer. the business bhrubs, trees or evergreens, value managci.f 8aid that work in his de- S5 00; presented by the Otto Wlttbold partment wa8 0f the routine nature Nursery, Chicago. * j aBd that there were no developments Class 6â€"The best appearing alley. of any importance. •«ot less than one block long. Prise,! The reguUir meeting of the village one hundred Standard shrubs . value | board Was held on March 2. The $35.00 to $50.00; presented by Leesley i mogt ,mportant business wss tbe open- P.ros.. Chicago. Noteâ€"Shrubs to be \ ^ of wds for fiTe equipment. Thes« pro rated among associated wi.«.«I.»g [ were referred to the committee on contestants according to amount of j ^ water and drainage. frontage. The resignation of Fred J. Luttig, Class 6â€"The most nearly perfect;^ vhm ot &* fire brigade, and the lawn. 1st prise, six named lllaca, aDpo|ntment of Frank T. Lane as suc- presented by ..jtowmaa-Cessor was approved. WELL IN W NNETKA. The h«»ith officer of Winnetka re- value 58.00; . ville Nurseries. Chicago. 24 Jft«**» *3.o&jaah;_ presentedbyJ> & ***!**â- - den.________-. â- -'•' '_______________ Class 7â€"The neatest yard" and vegetable garden. 1st prise, fS.W cash; presented by Mr. Hoyt King. 2d prise, flower and grass seed, value 12,00; presented by Leonard Seed Co., Chicago. A new ice company, which will dis- tribute Ice in Wilmette and Winnetka. opened Its ofllce at 927 Oak street. Winnetka, last Monday. The new concern, made up of men wno nave been engsged in this business tor some time and are local men, la called The Winnetka Artificial Ice company. They are confident that there is an opening for a progressive artificial ice company in this territory. This ice, which is produced by highly sanitary methods, is a big improvement over the old method of deriving the Ice supply from nearby streams and other sources of natural Ice Mr. W. B Kruse of Winnetka. one of tiie members of the new company, was very optimistic about the coming summer. When the lee trade should develop. Other members of the con- cern are Jos. Bnsscher of Wilmette and Oscar Augdahl of Winnetka. ports only two cases of chicken pox and one case of scarlet fever for the month of February. NEW GARAGE. Winnetka w to_hav a new Class gâ€"The best display of shrubs j garage. William Brandt or cumbers used particularly for j structure at Elm street and Lincoln (Continued on Page 6.) Isjsamue. DOG TAX NOT DUE. Dog taxes are not doe this month, but the first of June. An announce- ment io the effect that they were pay- able now, appeared last week. dogs however can live for three month* without having som paid for their Uvea. The main entrance is through a low, uut massive tower. The first story of this tower serves as a vestibule lead lng directly to the auditorium, in tbe west end of which is the pulpit, or gan and choir loft. Through another door In tbe tower, entrance is gained to the main Sunday school rooms, and to a stairway which leads to the social rooms on the second floor. The sec- ond story of the tower has been made into a kitchen, utilizing space which very frequently is allowed to go to waste. An advantage In this Is that all tbe odors of cooking have easy exit, sad do hot get out Into the main part of the church. ' Can Seat Five Hundred. The auditorium will provide for 240 with comfort, and the Sunday school and social rooms are so related to the main part of the church that they can give an additional seating capacity of 250. One hundred and forty can be served at dinner in the social, rooms. These rooms will also be used by the Ladies' Aid society and the primary department of the Sunday school. Every effort seems to have been made by the building committee to provide a bnflding in keeping with the standards of tho community. Glen- coe IS known ss a place of great natural beauty and the citizens have enhanced that feature by erecting fine homes and buildings. The church has not fallen below this Ideal. While the church is located la Glen- coe It is known as the North Shore Methodist church, and aims to unite In its congregation all members of the church living north of Wilmette. Glencoe. was chosen as the most avail- Hon In the territory to be served, there The only opportunity which Wil- mette and North Shore alumni of the University of Illinois will have of see- ing the Blue and Gold track team In a dual meet In this section of the country this season will be on Satur- day night at the Northwestern uni- versity gymnasium. Illinois la Strong. Coach Gill has one of the strongest teams he has produced in years. The aggregation is so well balanced, and has so many point winners among it that a trip to San Francisco to par- ticipate in the athletic events at the Panama-Pacific exposition will be made in April. Tryouts for regular places have been most severe and the Illtnl coach has weeded out all but the cream of the squad. He la bringing these men here on Sat- urday night, for he does not calculate that he Is going to have an easy time taking the long end of the score from Coach Omer's men. Tapping and Osborn will stage a wonderful fight tor premiere honors In the 880 yard run. The purple cap- tain has a shade the better on the down state runner, bnt the race la go- ing to be exciting to the finish and In Itself will be worth the price of admission. Osborn In Mile Run. Osborn will again have a fight In the mile run. Wright of Illinois has the best of the dope in this event. The two mile will probably be easy money for the lllinl. The James brothers have a pretty close hold on the high jump and the bar will have to read better than six feet to wrest the first and second puces from them. McKowam and Ames of Illinois will do well In the dsshes. Bradley of Northwestern hss done the fifty yards in five and two-fifths seconds, which Is the gymnasium record. Hohman and Murray, both- lllinl men, seem to be the pick of the hurdlers. Murray was suffering from a pulled tendon, but he will be In shape for Saturday night Northwestern is In a winning streak, having defeated five conference schools In some line of sport within the past two weeks. They win do their best to add a sixth one to their record. The first gun will be polled at eight o'clock. Tickets are now on sale at the mini club In Chicago. MARCH MUSTER OF MEN'S CLUB ID Over Two Hundred Mem- bers Were at Entertain- ment at Woman's Club Building. HAD SNAPPY PROGRAM Seven First-Class Vaude- ville Features Fill Two Hours With Fun. Wllmette's bogey bargain in brother- hood was played at a par score on Wednesday night. The march muster of the Men's club turned out more than two hundred members at the Woman's club building for the "mar- vela ot merriment" which were on the program. There were seven numbers and the entertainment lasted almost two hours. The men were not anxious to leave and had to be told that they couldn't expect any more, before they would go home. They left, laughing over the Jokes, and telling each other that It was the best show yet. Who- ever hooked the program had a faculty for picking out good vaudeville Clever Announcements. The man who made up the advance notices, announcing the dinerent at- tractions, waa just about as clever as the men who did the performing. He used alliteration to good effect.and characterized the offerings in a snappy fashion. L. E. Goss, pianist, waa la- beled Illinois' Ingenious Impeller of the "ivories" and Mr. Goss did not fail his publicity agent, for he did wander over the keys at a good rate and got out a lot of Joyful tunes. Possibly the number which brought out the most genuine and hearty ap- plause was the playing of Franz Mel- sel. violinist. He was billed as »| 1 former musician at the Austrian court, Franz probably never got a more royal appreciation of his work. He bad to come out on the stage with the aid ot a cane, having broken a leg recently by slipping on some ice, but his hands were not incapacitated, for he handled his bow with all the skill ot an artist. Don Taylor, a ventriloquist, who had a funny looking little dummy as a talking partner, probably scored second In the batting average of ap- preciation. He was heralded as the first picking of Spring, 1916, Jests, and he did unload some, whose line of ancestry back to the original seven Jokes would have been hard to trace. A dialect comedian by the name of McNabb told a number of stories, with his convenient friend "Kelly" as the butt of most of them. Clears Were Good. During the program Mr. Harry W Hopp went up and down the aisles DECREASE IK TA6I0N IS Dr. Moore's Comparison' Shows a FmngJilL. that Sets a Rec- ord. •â-  VILLAGE IS HEALTHY Still There Are a Few Cases of Disease; Quarantine Must Be Observed. HEALTH SUGGESTIONS. By Or. E. E. Moore. Good health la the basis of good morals. To clean up the community in which we live is to stamp oat dis- ease........... ......_._'.. The "safety first" policy is one of the fundamentals of all health work. Education to the keynote of the modern campaign for public health. The basis of any campaign against sickness must be an ac- curate knowledge of Its prevalence, and this demands prompt report- ing of all contagious disease. Prompt reporting will check epi- doptfea. According to D. R. B. Moore, com- missioner of health, Wilmette has been comparatively free from con- tagious disease until Quite recently. The neighboring towns have reported' many cases of diphtheria, scarlet fever, chicken pox, measles and whooping cough. Up^to March 1 few cases had been reported In Wilmette. Very Free From Contagion. During the hoiidsy season a case of chicken pox waa introduced Into when she came; Through prompt lee-; latlon and proper cooperation the cases were confined to a few families. Recently, , according to Dr. Mooro. there IS too much of the home-made diagnosis and a lack ot thoroughly examining the children suspected, of; the disease. As a result a child goes to school, breaks out with a m»h, and there is a general epidemic of chicken pox, which greatly Interferes with school work. A survey of the contagious disease conditions for Wilmette for a period from September 1. 1913. to March 1, 1814, and from September I. i»14, to March l, 1915, shows that there ha* been a decrease from 90ft eases to thirty-three. These are spread over the following diseases: Tabulated Survey. Sept.'13, Sept.; 14, Diseaseâ€" Mar., '14. Mar., 15. EFFICIENCY EXPERT AT THE CIVIC CLUB Tells Members that Associa- tion Should Promote Economy. Typhoid fever........... 4 Mumps................. ll •i'eumonla ... .^~. -!..... • 13 Diphtheria..............• 8 Scarlet fever.........•• 81 German measles .....,.« ! Measles ................. 9 Chicken pox............ttl "What the Bureau of Public Effi- ciency Is for Chicago the Wilmette Civic association should be for this village," was the expression of George C. Slices at a meeting of the associa- AfljMn ease MB&Ism fl ftmA tKM HOn Van Tf cUHCOUtt/ Mr. Slkes is secretary tor the bureau In â- Chicago, and has conducted Its numerous Investigations into the ad- ministration of municipal affairs. He farther said that the civic association should be a citizen agency for promot big the efficiency and economy In the management of public business and for furnishing the public with exact in- formation concerning the expenditure of the taxpayer's money. The Chicago bureau of efficiency has been to existence for nearly nve years. Its purpose to to promote ef- ficiency and economy In the adminis- tration of local government. In a pamphlet recently issued, the work of the bureau is reviewed. Some of the accomplishments are the action to the "deal." investigation of the practices of tbe county much after the fashion of passing a j Whooping cough", collection plate. But he wasn't asking for moneyâ€"he was banding out cigars. Most everybody was smoking and those who didn't took the cigars any- way and put them in their pockets, hut they were too good for the office boys or the Janitors and those who wouldn't take a chance, missed out. The Men's club has a membership of about 370. The yearly dues are $4.no and nine entertainments of some sort or other are offered for this amount, making the cost only fifty cents each time. There are two more meetings this year. In April and May. The club Is Inactive during June, July and August, resuming in September. The program for the next meeting has not been arranged, but It Is prob- able that some well-known speaker will Smallpox ............... 3 ft r t 3 « ft ft I 4 I* U , GARRICK CLUB WILL APPEAR AT NEW TRIER Wilmette and HIghwood. The chronol- ogy of tbe organisation can be stated in three sentences. The Era* service was held December 6, lftftft. Tho so- ?t«t» waa formally organised March Is. 'iftlft. The grooad for the_«ew building Was broken April 15, 1114, ~ Ceetmaed on"Page ft.) Lake Forest College Players WiH Present 3 Numbers Next Friday. The Garrlck Club of Lake Forest are coming down to New Trier High school next Friday night. March 19. to present three short plays. The'repertory will include. "Quar- ter of an Hour." by Louie R. Stan- wood; "Back Of the Yards." by Ken- oeth 8. Goodman: and "East and: Wast," adapted by John Milton '1ft. being no Methodist church between ^ oae^ redaction of employes In Lake Foreat College. tbe county fee offices, netting a of about $100,000 a year. Flutter these things they have ~ the organization aad â- â- thsas of the of the part boards. Hot of Its work to the ceOeattosi of on the ft* These plays were presented In Lake Forest tost Friday night and met with gsesroas approval of the college aad town communities. This presentation of thttr work away from home to a venters, and they are expect tog the north shore to repay them well Car their Totals..............tftft 'Report for pneumonia for year to September. 1914, to thirteen cases. September 1, 1914, to March I, »Hy six. Dr. Moore keeps a close tab on his reported cases of contagion by using a map of Wilmette and labeling the particular disease with a colored but- ton. At a glance he can tell how many; cases of quarantine be has, and also what the diseases are. '.. Liable to Arrest There are some people who consider whooping cough as an easeh^ tlal of childhood. Tbe following cup- ping from the Buffalo IN. V.) Sanitary bulletin may enlighten some as to the evils of the disease: "in view of an epidemic of whoon*; ing cough, which has been real ble for 1.98ft cases and fifty-' deaths since January h and 1 of tho took ot public which the * health commtoatonojr met In trying to stay Its course. I warns physicians. School ti parents and patients that be baa elded to send to court every where there to any evidence of a rib totion of the quarantine lawn.* Wilmette No Exception. Wilmette is no exception to wilful violation of tbe law. The 1 department has evidence of eases of whooping cough aad pox where physicians have net called, or have not been reeorted, not recognise wttful the plea, "I «h*;r To illustrate tho dangers front, m (Cowftonod en Page ft.)