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NI 'Nearly Everybody in Wilmette Reads The News VOL. V, NO. 34. WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1918 EIGHT PaG S PRICE FIVE CENTS FOOD CONSERVATION CLASSES FOR WOMEI Woman's Committee of Wilmeti Guard P rovides for Expert Instructions p' Begin next Monday FREE TO ALL HOUSEWIVE: Women are Asked to Register a Guard Headquarters at Once; to have Canning Kitchen Women of Wilmette are to hav the opportunity to attend practica lectures on food conservation to b given, commencing Monday, July by Mrs. Anna Petersen, under the di rection of the Woman's committee o the Vilmnette Guard. The lectures, held in the Domestic Science Room of Central school, wil include a course of 8 lessons in fooc conservation' in .three classes meet ing on Mondaj,Wednesday and Fri day respectively, of each week fron 10 to 12 o'clock in the morning an 2 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Plan Children's Classes A children's class is scheduled tc be conducted on Saturday morning of each week during the period of the lecture course. wiTthh ere is to be po charge conneeted these lessons, according to the women in charge, with the exception of a very small fee for materials used. A pledge guaranteeing each individual's attendance or the provision of a substitute at every lecture is one of the strict requirements of the course. Any woman may sign for two half days or furnish a substitute for the second half-day. Register at Guard offices Women wishing to register for the classes have been requested to leave their names and addresses and the day of the class they wish to attend, at the rooms of the Woman's c pa mittee. Bnml.vard hu-ildi;, i,,Q ,- tral avenue near Wilmette avenue. Mrs. Paul F. Lobanoff, 111$ Greenleaf avenue, is chairman of the Food conservation department of the Woman 's committee of the XWilmette Guard and the work will be under her sup ervi sion. Provide Visiting instructor 'In cases where conditions make attendance on these classes impossible it is desired that names of such families be reported to Mrs. Lobanoff so that a visiting house-keeper may be sent to each hume, free of charge. to teach the use of the substitutcs flours and to give other information of value in household economics. Twenty-five of such families can be acAco mcaondnaitnegd . kitchen will be held one day each week. A bureau of infornation is to be estalblished and will be open on any of these class days. An attendant will be furnished to take care of small children during the class' periods. OUILMETTE COUNTRY CLUB MEMBERS PLAN BIG YEAR J. E. Middleton gave a very delightr ful dinner to members of the Ouilmette Country club who are msembers of a committee of which he is chairman, at'the club, Thursday evening, June 27. Plans for the coming season were discussed and a prosperous year in club circles predicted by the memnhers of the committee. Charles E. Uastings, newly elected president of the club, and Mrs. Hastiigs are planning a dinner for early in September with chairmen of the various committees as the guests. JACKIES ELATED AT RAVINIA PROGRAMS A recent article in the' Great Lakes Bulletin, the station daily, announted that the tickets were "going fast" and that the men im blue were displaying great enthusiasm over the prospects for the summer days of enBtelrutae-injamckeentts aatt thteh e paGrkre. at Lakes. says the Bulletin, are prepared to enjoy to the utmost the entertainments planned for them at Ravinia Park, under the direction of the. a. vinia club of the north shore. bAW "COURT-MARTIALFOR 1 7 7 6 "K"COMPANYOFFICER Q ?Ka -W W W & Mess-Ser eant Long's Conduct brings Action resulting in Gift of fine S Wrist Watch GROSS POINT SETTLER SUCCUMBS TO ILLNESS Iuneral services for Mrs.Christiie PSocihnate, fgwene,r e 86 'years old, of Gross conducted from St. Joseph's church Monday morning. Burial was at St. Joseph's. theM rpsa. stS cthhareefeg eny eahrasd. bSeheen idlil edd,u ring Friday morning, June 28. Mrs. Schaefgen was one of the o•l'di esrte sriedseidd enitns tohfe GVroisllsa gPe oinovt erh av7-5 years. She was born in Germany and came in 1849 with her parents to this country who settled in Gross Point. She is survived by 9 children, 51 grand-children, and 38 great-grandchildren. WILMETTE BIRDMEN MEET IN SOUTHLAND J. Walter Nelson of 821 Elmwood avenue and Lieutenant Charles E. Hastings, Jr., of 503 Central avenue, are enjoying a visit together in DaNllealss,o nT erxeacse.ntly joined the air service' and is stationed at Dallas as a cadet preparatory to entering a ground aviation school. Lieutenant Hastings is at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, where he went from Wilmette last September: He expects to be transferred to Wright Field, tayton, Ohio, this week. Temperance Address Dr. George McGinnis, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of Illinois, will be the speaker at the morning services at the Wthnette Baptist'church, Sunday " WINS HEARTS OF THE MEN Gains their High Regard Through the age-long Medium; the Stomach By Corporal Ambrose It may be a surprise to some Wil- mettepeople that the actions of one souf chi ts thraets pfeocrt ed citizens have been some time they have been watched. The conduct of this nian has had a distinct and telling effect upon military and war activities, especially in W ilmette. - It will be a further surprise to know that this man is a member--a sergeant too-of Wilmette's prize military organization, "K" Company, of the Eleventh Regiment, Illinois Infantry. This Company stands for all that is best in good citizenship and patriotic loyalty in all war work and fulfilling its duty to state and nation. Naturally then, to find that the actions of one of the company's well-thought-of members are of such a nature as to effect the good standing of the organization in this conhminguhn. ity, has caused the feeling to run laTsth eSsee ptaecmtiboenrs bevgheann ttoh e bec onmoptiacneyd went to Camp Lincoln, at Springfield. They became so noticeable that all of the members--offiq'ers too-were secretly talking about 'them. These actions were quietly continued during camp, on the trip honie and have continued since. The fact is that the conduct of this man became so noticeable to everyone that the members of the cornpany demanded redrevs. However in order tot to be tog zlttya ' S '; S s a .. , it'was decided that each member, officer as well as men, watch the suspect for undeniable evidence. relUianbdloe umbteend, eavnidd eancctei own as secured by was decided upon--a Court Martiall Tuesday night at the Central school grounds, after a time spent in drill, 'Captain Harbaugh drew the company up into company front fo"rOmfafitcioerns , aAt baotttei-nFtaiocne. I" "Sergeant Loung-Front and Centem3 l" Captain Harbapgh then explained that Top Sergeanit Mitchell had a very painful dutyt;o perform in metimig out punishmept for the comiduct of the sergeant. Sergeamit' Mitchell was noticeably gveoroyd 'rsellducitearm itb e tof ulpfrilolceede dh,i s budtu tya.s a .Addressing himself to Sergeant Long, Sergeap~t Mitchell said that as a military man lie knew that a soldier meets many duties and experieInce-- some pleasant, some umipleasaint zand that a good soldier accepts them without, question. After a minute or two of keeping Sergeant Long in suspense as to his crime and punishment, Sergeant Mitchell allowed a hiuge broad smile to escapeas he said, "This is the most pleasant 'duty it has been my privilege to perform"; He then "accused' Sergeant Long of being the best Mess Sergeant in the entire Eleventh Regimet, and that his actions which had been watched were those3 of feeding the boys to their entire satisfaction. He said that as a good wife meets the heart of her husband through his stomach, ,so he had found the hearts of every member of "K" Company. Not only had he found a place in I our hearts by his mess, but through his mgnliness and hikhi qualities as a good soldier, a loyal comrade and a good' friend, he had won a real place t in bur good will and esteem. Sergeanlt Long is our friend. i That is not all. Here -is the:;seml tence. .. ' " 1 Serg'eant. Long was sentenced to be V "watched" the rest of his- life by bith s officers' and men Qf""K" Company, t when ::Sergeant .Mitchell pPesented t him withllgn elegai military wrist watch. Sergeant Mitchel saidthat asit s was impossible for each omie of us to U be telning emWi hat we.tiought of (Continued on Page Four) 0- WA 1918 TRUCK AND TOURING CAR HIT; NO ONE HURT A delivery truck owned by the Galitz and Schulz grocerywas wteck ed and a touring car driven by Mrs. John E. Shatford, 127 Linden avenue, considerably damaged in a collision -aTt ueWsdialmy ette and Central, avenues, morning. The driver of the delivery truck, according to the police, was moving' south in Wilinette avenue and atttermvepltiendg toin avoid the touring car Wilmette avenue. The front end of the delivery 'truck was demolished while a fender and rear wheel of the other machine' were damage d. Neither of the drivers were injured in the crash. PUBLIC INVITED TO McELVEEN SERVICES Dr. W. T. McElveen formerly of Evanston, now of the Manhattan Congrdgational church of New York, has commnencd his work as pastor ad interim of the First Congregational church of Wilmette. Dr. McElveen has already given three sermons to the people of this village. He will preach Sunday mornngs at 11 o'clock during July, August and September. A cordial invitation is extended to il residents of Wilmette to be pre- ent at these services, especially to hose who are not regular church atendant . Miss Susan Northam, 731 Tenth, 1 ltereliegth, tfsiipl enmt.o ltaosrt twriepe ka-se ntdh e ong uae svt eroyf fr. and Mrs. Martin Kent Northam f Edgewater. t t 1J ( C c b a bs b P 0 5 cU r.p I:2 BIG WEEK-END FOR NAVY ATRAVINIA Ravinia Club Prepares to Entertain 1,600 Boys from Great Lakes, Saturday and Sunday SEVERAL BALL GAMES More than 3,800 Men Entertained in four Days at the Park The Ravinia clubwould like to tell the public that on Saturday 1,600 boys from Fort Sheridan and Great Lakes entered the grounds and were given supper and enjoyed the various entertainments planned by the club. A baseball game played between Fort Sheridan and Great Lakes resulted in a victory for the army in the 10th inning and the Fort Sheridan team were presented with a silver cup donated by C. D. Peacock. "" Silver Cup Prize On Su Iday two teams from Great Lakes played cageball for a silver cup donated by'Charles F. Graves and Company, which the team from the Hosital school won; 800 men stayed for supper. On Monday and Tuesday over 700 men were admitted jon each night for the Opera, making a total of 3,800 men entertained in four days. Next Saturday the same team will play baseball at 1 o'clock, aid Great 'Lakes' is working hard 'every day, hoping to redeem their falIen laurels. A section of the band of the 40th Infantry from Fort Sheridan will play and a large audience is hoped for. Kenilworth gives Supper Kenilworth will provide the supper for this week-end and the committee consists of Mrs. W. Cresap, chairman, assisted by the following. Mesdames F. F. M. Cole, Percy Eckhart, H. i- Everett, H. A. Foresman, Grant R dgeway, 0. W. $uf, W. W. Wheelock. Mrs.-Leed Mitchell,-- .' Charman Publicity. DRAFT BOAR'D ORDERS I MEN TO REAL JOBS Men in draft district No.. 3 who have been placed in deferred classes and who hold "non-essential" jobs, are to be afforded a reasonable length of time, by the memubers of the local board, to get imito useful positions in accordance with the provost marshal general's "work\or figThht"e omrdeemr.bers of the board were busy all this week going over the lists of deferred men and advising such of them as are employed in nonessential work to seek other employment referring them, at the same time, to the Federal employment buTrehaeu . board announced that no drastic measures would be emhployed to force the men into useful jobs but that each man' would be given a reasonable 'legth of time to change his occupation so as to meet with the government requirements. It was stated at the board headquarters that practically eighty per cent of the questionaires mailed to the men in the new draft had been returned, filled out, before Wednesday noon. The last of the questionaires were required to be in the hands of the'board members by Friday eyening of this week. Two men were inducted into serv- ice on July 1 from the local draft board headquarters. Ernest McClenahan of Wilnette was assigned to, the Wendall Phillipps High school in Chicago for training in ahtomnobile mechanics.' rohn Henry Lyk, a new registrant, enlisted in the military aeronautics :orps and was sent to Fort Sill, )klahoma, for training. Automobile' Day Next Sunday morning at 10:45 'clock an Automobile service will )e held at the Methodist Episcopal hurch. All members and-friends of he church who own cars have been sked to bring them to church, and ring them filled with passengers. A pecial and appropriate service has een prepared. The pastor will reach a short "hot weather" sermon n "The Leading Car." _ lt1itc3 TilE