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The Lake Shore ews Nearly Everybody in Wilmette Reads The News VOL. V, NO. 28. WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, MAY 23, 1918 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS NORTH SHORE WOMEN FIGHT FOR SUFFRAGE Many join Evanston Political Equal- ity League aa Body Widen* it* Scope to Include North Shore LEAGUE NOW 500 STRONG Leaders Are Active in Endeavor to Bring About Vote for Women The Evanston Political Equality Leagne has extended its organiza- tion along the north shore and com- pleted its membership drive started ten days ago. One hundred and fifty women from Wilmette, Kenilworth and Glencoe have helped to swell the numbers to over five hundred. The success of the drive is due to the earnest efforts of the following com- mittee: Miss Grace Packard, chair- man; Mrs. Louise Ayres Garnett, Mrs. Emory D. Frazer, Mrs. Edward L, Middleton, Mrs. George H. Tom- linson, Mrs. B. Frank Brown, Mrs. A. Hurlbut, Mrs. E. F. Snydacker, The new organization will stand as the league has in the past, for the enfranchisement of women both state and national. The prospects of disastrous consequences attendant upon the wet vote and upon the preponderance of the foreign vote in localities where the American men are leaving in large numbers, have induced all the suffrage societies to extend their activities. The federal amendment, too, although through the House is still doubtful in the Senate, and the National Suffrage Association has asked that large numbers of women all -over the coun- try stand unitedly for the support of the suffrage amendment in the Senate. The Evanston Political Equality League has numbered among its members women of achievement: TWzabeth Boynton Harbert, founder of the Chicago Woman's club and president of the Illinois Equal Suff- rage Association from 1876 to 1884; Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch, now master in chancery of Cook County and framer of the present Equal Suffrage bill of Illinois; Miss Helen Hood, who framed the school suffrage bill in 1891, and Mrs. Ella Flagg Young who is now at the head of the department of education at Washington. The woman movement has widened its scope and taken on burdens little dreamed of by Frances Willard when, disregarding the pleadings of conservative friends, she made her first suffrage speech in 1876. As now organized the Evanston Political Equality League has five departments of war service. It is expected that the new organization • with its encreased membership will be a large factor in extending the influence of women. OLD GUARD HONOR GUESTS AT CHURCH Veterans to March with Reserves at Methodist Patriotic Meeting- Sunday ' Memorial Sunday wil be observed at the Methodist church with a spe- cial patriotic morning service at 10:45 o'clock. The Patriotic organi- zations and societies will attend in a body. Company "D" and Company "K" will march to the church from the school house, led by the Boy Scout Drum Corps. The veterans- of the Civil war will attend and will have the seat of honor. Three, four minute addresses on local patriotic activities will be given by the fol- lowing men: Captain A. H. Howard, Captain G. R. Harbaugh and E. W. McCullough. These will be followed with an address by the Pastor, Re- verend John M. Schneider, on, "The World Conflict". Special music will be rendered, a chorus number, "To Thee, O Coun- try," a quartete number, "My Faith Looks Up To Thee," and a solo, "Carry On". The public is cordially invited. MEMORIAL DAY,--L BE CELEBRATED :foST FITTINGLY IN THE VILLAGE ,.-•> ^>^:^ CMC AND MILITARY BODIES FALL IN LINE Public Morale Will be stimulated by big Patriotic Parade Decoration Day Morning RED CROSS A BIG FEATURE Major Samuel H. Vowell will be Marshall There will be a most comprehensive parade of all civic and military or- ganizations, starting at 9:30 o'clock Memorial Day. The line of march will be east on Central avenue to Ninth street, south on Ninth street to Linden avenue, east on Linden avenue, to Sixth street, north on Sixth street to Lake avenue, west on Lake avenue to the West Side park. A most impressive part of the pa- rade wilt be the large number of Red Cross instructors and workers who will be in the line of march in costumes. Wilmette has nearly 1500 of these women volunteer workers. The uniformed New Trier High School Cadets will make their first appearance in public parade. Immediately following the parade, Company "K" and "D" will entrain for Chicago to take part in Chicago's afternoon parade. The parade formation will be as follows: Chief of Police, William Siever. Police Escort , Marshall, Major Samuel P. Vowell. r * Marshall's staff: Lieutenant F. A. Rye, Company K, 11th Regiment Illinois Infantry, Adjutant General. Lieutenant J. R. McFarland, Com- pany D, 1st Regiment Militia Reser, Ascsistant Adjutant General. Captain C H. Searle, 11th Regi- ment Illinois Infantry Medical Corps, Surgeon General. Frank J. Seng, Wilmette Home Guard, Aide. Frank L. Schantz, Wilmette Boy Scouts, Aide. Great Lakes Band. Grand Army Republic Spanish-American War Veterans. Company K 11th Regiment Illinois Infantry. Captain George Harbaugh, commander. Company D 1st Regiment Militia Re- serve, Captain Arthur H. Howard, commander. Red Cross Instructors and workers. Wilmette Home Guard. Boy Scout Drum Corps. Boy Scouts. Camp Fire Girls. New Trier High School Drum Corps. New Trier High School Uniformed Cadets. School Children in Automobiles. Citizens in Automobiles. Fire Department. Assemble 8:30 Start 9:36 Arrive at West Side Park 10:30 ORDERS OF THE DAY 1. Units taking part in the parade will assemble at their respective stations at 8:30 A. M. sharp. 2. Preparatory gun will be fired at Village hail at 9:25 o'clock. .Starting gun at 9:30 o'clock, at which time the parade will move.. 3. Units will assemble in the follow- ing order: The head of the section facing Central avenue. Police, marshall and staff, Great Lakes band, Grand Army of the Republic and Spanish-Ameri- can War veteran will assemble on Wilmette avenue north of Central avenue. Company "K" 11th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, and Company "D" 1st Regiment Militia Reserve will assemble on Wilmette avenue south of Central avenue. Red Cross and Home Guard will assemble on Eleventh street ,jaorth of Central avenue. Boy Scouts Drum Corps, Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls will assemble on Eleventh street south of Central avenue- .New Trier High School Drum Corps, High School cadets and school children will as- semble on Tenth street north of Cen- tral avenue. Village president, trustees and citizens will assemble on Tenth street south of Central avenue. The Fire department will assemble on Cen- tral avenue, opposite the Village hall. 4. Units will enter the column as follows: s. Chief of Policel^ Police, Escort. :,#>iiL : Marshal t. Staff. Great Lakes Band. Brand Army Republic. Spanish-American War Veterans. Company "K" 11th Regiment Illin- ois Infantry. Company "D" 1st Regiment Militia Reserve. Red Cross Instructors and Workers Wilmette Home Guard. Boy Scout Drum Corps. Boy Scouts. Camp Fire Girls. New Trier Drum Corps. New Trier High School Uniformed Cadets. School Children. Village President and Trustees. Citizens in Automobiles. Fire Department. The line of march will be east on Central avenue to Ninth street, south on Ninth street to Linden avenue, east on Linden avenue to Sixth street, north on Sixth street to Lake avenue, west on Lake avenue over to West Side park. All civic organizations will march in column, 8 fc'es front. Automobile drivers will drive in double column. By order Major S. K. Vowell, Marshall. Lieutenant Fred A. Rye, Adjutant General. PERCY B. ECKART ^ SPEAKER OF DAY EX-GOVERNOR DUNNE, MEN'S CLUB SPEAKER Patriotic Meeting at Wilmette Woman's Club on Evening of May 29, to be Big Affair WILL HAVE JACKIE BAND Community Sing and Address fey Noted Orator Are features The second episode, of the greateit and most impressive patriotic dl- monstration in the history of 'Wil- mette will commence at 10:30 o'cifjl sharp when the Memorial Day pfo- cession arrives at West Side Pai"||t| The program of events will s6to> with Comrmmty singing led by tj|| school children of Central and Logajrt schools. ^ Mr. Hope Thompson, chairman ofc the activities in the park ,in a brier\^f l .•_.__j..-_:___jj___ -.<____ r___ ICross campaign, and to usher in the introductory address, will next form-" ally present the speaker of the day, Mr. Percy B. Eckart of Kenilworth who will deliver a Memorial Day patriotic address. Community singing and special selections by the school children will conclude the exercises of the day. Should inclement weather prevent out-door activities the Memorial Day ceremonies wil! be conducted in Central school at 10:30 o'clock. *M A bomb will be fired at the Village hall at 9:25 o'clock which will be the signal for units to prepare to march. Five minutes later a second t^mb will be fired which will be the signal for the head of the column to start from Central and Wilmette avenues. All units will march to their sta- tions from the north or south on the streets assigned to them. By ob- serving this regulation they will assist in keeping Central avenue clear between 9th and 2th streets, the only exception being the Fire department which must have a clear street in all directions in case of an alarm be- tween 8:30 and 9:30 o'clock. Aides will place the subdivisions in columns as the parade moves east on Central avenue. Automobile owners and drivers are requested to assist the Marshall in securing a prompt start by not parking cars in Central avenue be- tween 9th and 12th street. Automobile owners residing on the line of march are requested not to leave cars standing in front of their homes until after the parade passes as the column will reach from curb to curb. AH units must be at their stations not later than 9:00 o'clock. Parade will move promptly at 9:30 o'clock. Wilmette Guard and Military Com- panies Co-Operating for Event With the announcement of Mr. Zabel, chairman of the committee on arrangements that Ex-Governor Dunne has been secured to 'deliver the address of the evening at the closing,dinner of the Men's club season, arrangements have been completed for an enthusiastic pat- riotic meeting. Governor Dunne, a talented and pleasing speaker, is a fitting re- presentative of the state to sum up the duties of every citizen, man or woman, in these trying times. It is certain that the occasion will prove h splendid get-together-meeting af- ter the strenuous days of the Red flionster parade which will follow on the morning of Memorial Day. In addition to the arrangement for the morning parade announced in last week's issue, Mr. Hayes McKin- ney now announces that Captain Moffatt, commandant of the Great Lakes naval training station has been a Jackie band of fifty pieces. A com- a jacky band of fifty pieces. A com- mittee from the Wilmette Home Guard and from the local military companies is co-operating with the Men's club in this fine Memorial Day program. It surely promises well for a war time observation of Memorial Day./^-l. v-^fe"; HONOR FIGHTERS AT I ^ - CHURCH UNION MEET SCOUTS GET $20,000 FOR WAR SAVINGS Make Enviable Record during War Savings Stamp Pledge Week VILLAGE HALL NOTES Fund For Library Announcement was made at the meeting of <$he' Village Board this week of the receipt of $87127 from the Township Collector which-jjs to be turned over to the Library Ftwid. The Wilmette Troop of the Boy Scouts of America again came into prominence as war workers last week--War Savings Pledge Week-- securing a total of 500 pledges amounting to approximately $20,000 in War Savings Stamps and Certifi- cates. Each Scout canvassed a small terri- tory as the member of a team un- der the direction of scout leaders with the result that the entire Vil- lage underwent a thorough canvass before the week's work was com- pleted. The work was conducted under the direction of Scoutmaster Skellen as- sissted byScoutmasters Rice andHar- baugh. The campaign was under the supervision of Richard W. Jor- dan, chairman of the Wi!1"***6 drive division. ."' ..".'■,,....,.•:■.>...,. ........ ■• ..... '■■ r •••-■ VILLAGE HALL NOTES Box------- Four brand new flags placed on poles anchored on the four corners of the roof of the Village Hall will be placed in position by Howard S. Bowen in the neaj future. The flags have been presented to the Village by Mr. Bowen and will be put in place at his expense. + + + A new policeman will be added to the night force in the Village fol- lowing action to that effect by the Village Board at the meeting Tues- day evening. + + + Permission was given Philetus W. Gates to altef the road bed in the street at the approach to his resid- ence at 336 Sheridan road, by action of the Board Tuesday evening. ~ The Wilmette Church Union will hold a special patriotic service Sun- day evening at the Methodist church in honor of our Wilmette "Boys" who have gone into the war. With- out question the citizens of this community will appreciate such an opportunity, coming as it does on Memorial Sunday, of remembering those who have gone forth from their homes in defense of the country. A special invitation has been sent to the parents and nearest of kin of all those whose names are on the "Hon- or Roll". It is planned to have the "Honor Roll" read as a part of the program. .Special music has been prepared for this occasion consisting of a song by the ladies trio, entitled "We'll never Let the Old Flag Die", a mixed quartet, "Ho,. Every One That Thirsteth," and a solo by E. F. Eilert. There will be two ten minute addresses by Mrs. Morton Patter- son on the work of the Woman's Corps, and Mrs. H. B. Gates on the work of the Soldiers Aid. These are branches of the Wilmette Guard whose chief business is to look after the welfare of the home boys. The concluding address of the evening will be gvien by Dr. George P. Ma- gill, pastor of the Presbyterian church. The pastors of the co- operating churches will participate PAUFMT TrArucoc u/m r» in the service. A cordial invitation PiMs, ir^toJlmT ^J?° °« is ^tended to all the citizens of Wtl- FINAL SESSION OF YEARjmette to attend this meeting. A complete report of the meeting will be found in next week's iss'ue of the Lake Shore News. Mrs. W. S. Hefferan to be Speaker at Annual Meeting of Association ^Continued on page t) Mrs. W. S. Hefferan, chairman of the Educational committee of the Illinois Council of Defense, will be the speaker at the meeting of the Parent^Teachers' association in Cen- tral school, Wednesday afternoon, May 29, at 2:30 o'clock. The meet- ing will be the last of the season and, the occasion of the annual business session and election of officers. Mrs. Hefferan, in previous appear- ances before the association, has al- ways brought a good message and members are looking forward with eagerness to the address next Wed- nesday. She has long been/' afeti.yiefy In- terested in the asso&alibikVand one' of its most earnestrworkersT" Books at the Library The High Romance, Williams; Rise of a Star, Zangwell; Martial Ad- venturs of Henry and Me, The Un- willing Vestal, White; Vicky Van, Wells;,The Panama Plotj Reeve; Professor Latimer's Progress, The Holy City, Lagerhof; The Devil To Pay. Greene; The Rider in Khaki, Gould; The Threshold, Cooke; Tar- zan and the Jewels of Opar, Burr- oughs ; The Flying Teuton. Brown; Secret of the Marne, Bergen; Mak- ing of George Groton, Barton; On the Right of the British Line, Nobbs; Over There, Knyvett; Outwitting the Hun, O'Brien; Miss Amerikanha, Gilbraith; Wishing Rfng Man,.Wid- demer; House of Conrad, Toben- skin; Mystery of the Downs, Wat- son; Bag of Saffron, Von Hutten.