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HE LAKE SHORE NEWS Nearly Everybody In Wilmette Reads The Lake Shore News FVOL. VIII. NO. 16. WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1921 TEN PAGES PRICE FIVE GENTS 'RED A. RYE ACCEPTS BIG INSURANCE POST Well Known Wilmette Civic Worker and National Guard Officer to Leave Soon For Eastern Insurance Pott PAID GLOWING TRIBUTE New York Financial Daily Call* His Record "One of Achievement" In Insurance Field Announcement this week of the early departure from the village, of the Fred A. Rye family, 1219 Ash- land avenue, to make theirâ€"future home in New York, City, is received with regret by scores of villagers who appreciate that their leaving means the loss of one of its foremost citizens and a man who has been a forceful lufluence for good in many spheres of community life. Mr. Rye leaves Wilmette soon to become superintendent of an im- proved risk department of the Com- mercial Union group of insurance companies. Mr. Rye has severed his connections with the Western In- surance bureau. He is more intimate- ly known in the Middle West, where at manager of the Western Spring field Risk association, general man- ager of the Western Insurance bur- eau and one of the attorneys of the Underwriters Grain association, he has commanded the esteem of all in- surance managers, whether of West- ern Union or bureau affiliation. An article in a recent issue of the New York Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin pays this trib- ute to Mr. KyeT Record, Of Achievement i*_r "Mr. Rye's record is one of achievement, and not only has he shown marked ability in discharging his immediateâ€"duties but his skill and diplomacy in furthering the best interests of his organization, and yet maintaining, cordial and friendly re- lations with other groups of com- panies, are keenly appreciated by all who have come in contact with him and have won for him the complete confidence of everyone with whom he has had business relations. "It will be Mr. Rye's task to create the new department for the Commer- cial Union group. He will have charge of the developing and under- writing of improved risks ^for^that group and will also so equip the dej partment as to render prompt and effective service for agents in hand- 1 ingr theirâ€"large-iinesâ€"oi-sprinklered and other desirable business. He is ana Oilier UCSliams in».jiiiv.>v». .-j».- ui'UICi, is v-ikhrsu nim «.Tii»M.v -..- -wrtcomed-as an expert in-his-specialirattery-w the person of F. H. Perry- «< _ _ •___.. .. .1 1, „1.^f., 1 0 r\t _ • _« a. _ 1__________.... il..... Qrt task as well as a wise and helpful counsellor in the organization as a whole. Began As Office Boy "Mr. Rye began his insurance career as an office boy in the western department of the Great American In 1896. Later he became examiner for Indiana and Michigan and after that was confidential secretary to the late Judge Eugene Cary, then west- ern manager of the Great American. Following-the death of Judge Cary in 1904, Mf. Rye became a special agent of the Western Insurance association. When a number of companies which were not members of that organiza- tion organised the Western Sprink Learn to Gambol! Experts Will Teach You at This Party Forget your dancing pumps and ball room regalia next Monday eve- ning when you journey over to the Wilmette Woman's club to partici- pate in the old-fashioned recreation party given under auspices and. direc- tion of the Community Recreation club, sponsored by the Community Service committee of the Wilmette, Woman's club, which has as its prin- cipal task the supervision of Com- munity House activities. N It will not be necessary to "doll up" for the Recreation party. There is to he no dancing and no card play- ing. Instead, you will be asked to join in harking back to the olden days and to the old fashioned games such as our forefathers enjoyed. This promises to be an evening of genuine interest to every one, for one doesn't have to know how to dance or play bridge. You simply1 will have to know how to play, and if, perchance, you have forgotten, or what is more lamentable, never acquired the art, Monday evening will be the auspici- ous occasion to start. American people know how to work, it is often said, but, many of* them at teast, are not educated in the art of playing. There will be some "play" experts at this party to show you how to p1a> to the best advantage. It is probably the beginning in this coun- try of real folk games, played, as in the olden days, to real folk music. There will be many of these, par- ties and you cannot afford tonniss a single one of them.------- SCHROEDER ASSAULT CASE TO BE HEARD ON MARCH 2 Principals in the assault and bat- tery case, Perry vs. Schroeder, ap- neared in Magistrate D. M. Mickey's Wilmette police court Saturday and lingered hut briefly. All parties con- cemer and interested soon took cabs to the Gross Point Village Hall where Justice Falk wields the judicial gavel. Paul Schroeder. defendant, had requested a change of venue. At the Gross Point court Schroeder requested a continuance to Wednes- day. February 23, on the grounds that his attorney was unable to attend the Saturday hearing. Ojn Wednesday Justice Falk an- nounced Jhat another continuance had been granted at Mr. Schroeder's request. The case is set to be heard on Wednesday. March 2, at 4 o'clock. â€"Sehroeder. north shore real estate dealer, is charged with assault and of Glencoe. said to be more than 80 years of age. NO FEAR OF SCARLET FEVER EPIDEMIC IN THIS VILLAGE While an epidemic of Scarlet fever is raging in Winnetka, Wilmette residents need have no fear of a sim- ilar condition in this village, accord- ing to an announcement this week by Health Commissioner Moore. lered Risk association, Mr. Rye was selected as its manager." Mr. Rye is best known in Wilmette as Captain Rye of Company K, of the Eleventh regiment, Illinois National Guard. Organized at the outset of the world war this military unit, whipped into shape under the very able supervision of Captain .R.ye, came to be regarded by experts as the best drilled unit of the state military torces. Company K., disbanded about a year~ago, upon reOrganizationof^the^ national guard, was honor guard to General Stewart at encampments in Springfield and special honor guard to Governor Lowden upon the occa* sions .of his visits at the encamp- ments. Mr^JRyje-has^ince been^con- ith other infantry unitslb Dr. Moore reported that Wilmette has only an average number of cases of contagion at the present time and that the situation is so well in hand as to practically preclude the possi- bility -<*t ^n-epidemic.__Kenilwprfh js also reported as not in clanger. All symptoms of contagion must be re- ported to the Village Health deparU ment.immediately upon discovery. KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE An automobile driven by John M. Henderson, 619 Laurel avenue, struck and killed Mrs. Lewis Tallmadge, 70. of 1824 Hinman avenue. Evanston, late Wednesday night at Davis street arid Judson avenue, Evanston, _The_ accident, it was declared, was. Un- avoidable. A high" stone wall sur- rounding the estate of Henry. J. Patten at that intersection and ob- structing the view is said to have been responsible for many accidents at that comer. Mrs. Tallmadge died thesis va n st on^ospitaL~~~-^ the reorganized state _mjlrtia. Many T.7â€"Wilâ„¢^ tf'<f"'-twritt pentninent citi- zens served undecjCaptain Rye in the ranks of Company K^_He won the respect and admiration 6f~every man in his company. He and his men rendered exceptional*service to theJ village in protecting property when many homes and business houses were wrecked in the great Tornado of March 28, 1920. While Mr. Rye expects to leave -for New York within a few weeks his family will remain in the village until eariy jn june when the entire WHAT ONE OF YOUR TOWNSMEN IS DOING Henry B. Gates Described As One of Most Active and Leading Fig- ures On the North Shore Henry B. Gates,. 1126 Wilmette avenue, president of the New Trier Township Commercial association and prominent north shore civic worker for many years and former Wilmette Village President, is tenr deTea~a~glowing tribute in a recent issue of The Evanston News-Index, in one of a series_of business biogra phies of business leaders in this vicinity. The host of friends and acquaint- ances of the Commercial Manager Of the Evanston District of the Illi- nois Telephone Company will be in- terested in the accompanying extract from the biography. "Mr. Gates has been a ,business man for years. He was born in Chi- cago in 1860 and started to be an office boy in 1876 at the office of E. W. Blatchford and company. He stayed there until 1884 when he went west to Nebraska and took up the dry goods business. Two years was long enough for him to be so far away from Chicago, so he came back. He has tried a number of different kinds of business, but all in Chicago. Saw manufacturing,'drugs, an asphalt company, and a steamboat company have all iri turn claimed his energy. "Fifteen years ago he went into trie telephone company.and first had the management of the Winnetka and Wilmette exchanges. Since then, through the reorganization of the telephone system, he has had other exchanges added until now^he keeps peace in Evanston, Wilmette, Win- netka, Glencoe. Niles Center, Glen- view. Morton Grove and Shermer- ville. "Still other activities embrace membership in the Otiilniette Coun- try club, the Evanston Commercial association, the Wilmette Congrega tional church, the Evanston Elks, th Wilmette Masons and the presidency of the New Trier Commercial asso- ciation." Mr. Gates served the Village of Wilmette as treasurer Jrom 1896 to 1901. -He was elected president of the village in 1902 and served until 1905 when he resigned to take his present position with the Illinois Telephone Company. Mr. Gates' administration is recall- ed as one of the most efficient in _the history of the village. During his term were laid most of the sewers in the village and it was not uncom- mon to find the Village President dressed in ditch-tunnelers' garb di- recting operations inthelrtreets. Mr. Gates' election two years ago, to the presidency of the New Trier "Commercial association has had the effect of rejuvenating an organiza- tion 'rendered" practically~defunct be- cause of apathy among the business men of the township. He introduced special monthly social dinners and iellowshi.p gatherings and has been largely responsible for getting the work of the association on a more efficient and practical basis. THAT ENCLOSED WINDOW SERVES MANY PURPOSES Aii up-to-date.and sanitary confec- tion ery-â€"isâ€"theâ€"dreamâ€"ofâ€"Will iam Parks, proprietor of the Parks' Con-, fectiotiery at Lake«and Ridge ave- nues. Gross Point. Carpenters were busy this week constructing an enclosed display window. "It keeps the dust off the candies," says Parks, "and at the sathe time serves to keep the con- fections beyond the reach of those chubby little hands, jinn other hands not so chubby but equally errant. In Case You-Have Not Heard, Herman Has a Regular Job jghr- many, many years. Herman. Meyer's primary interest in Wilmette lay,,., in the direction. of well mani- cured parkways and dustless thor- oughfares. Most everybody recognized Her- man by the uncommonly dexterous sweep of his trusty broom. Scarce- ly a pedestrian passed by who was not greeted with a captivating smile and a word of recognition and in- Herman . theâ€"sweeper. Little children were pleased to loiter on their way to school for the grocery store to exchange greetings with the kindly Uncle Herman, a de- lightful departure which likely as not profited them to the extent of an extra penny of pin money,-later-to be carefully deposited with John the candy-man in exchange for an all- day sucker or other equally enticing confectionsjâ€" No, this is not a "sob" story. Her- man, for fear you may have had fore- bodings, announces he is still in the village and on the job, albeit he has laid aside the trusty broom and taken up, instead, a position at the Central avenue crossing of the Chicago and Northwestern railway. His head- quarters are in the-4ittle shanty just north of Central avenue on the west side of the tracks. His job is to "pump" the gates so that you and your little ones may cross the tracks without fear of being struck by the big locomotives. Herman, in 'addition to his sunny smile and kindly greeting and spare pennies, sports a reaLnickeUplated policeman's star attached to a real policeman's uniform, and the old slouch hat is replaced by a shiny vizored railroad policeman's cap. He's on the job every afternoon and eve- ning. Don't forget to smile in his direction when you pass by. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION GETS 'BANG-UP START Forty Young Men of Wilmette Cavort At Byron S. Stolp Gym in First Athletic Session of Commun- ity Association HEAR SOME LIVE TALK Get an Ear-full About Organisation} Line Up Some Real Teams and Plan Tournament : DR. SHAILER MATHEWS AT THE SUNDAY CLUB Well Known Divine to Speak on "The Validity of American Ideals"; Ed- win Markham Here March 6 Dr. Shailer Mathews, of the Divin- ity School of the University of Chi- cago, will be the speaker before the Wilmette Sunday Evening club on February 27. His subject will be "The Validity of American Ideals." Dr. Mathews is one of the most outstanaing figures in the Baptist rie'monmination. and is also* head of the religious department at Chautau- qua. He is one of. the few speakers who each year is recalled to the Sun- day Evening club because of his great popularity and sound thinking. Ethel Benedict, Soloist On this occasion Miss Ethel Bene- dict, soprano, who appeared in Wil- mette for the first time a fortnight ago in company with the "Philhar- monic String quartet, will supply the special music. On Marc-h 6, theâ€"club's speaker will be Edwin JMarkham, the cele brated author of "The Man with the Hoe." who will give an evening de- voted to his own poems. SATURDAY A. M. EVENTFUL ONE FOR FIRE-FIGHTERS TALK ON "TRACK DEPRESSION" "Track Depression" and the advi- sability and feasibility of carrying tTirouglPsuch aT project in the north shore villages in the instance of rail- roads passing through the township, will be discussed at a meeting of New Trier township citizens Monday eve- ning, February 28, at the Winnetka Woman's club.â€"3ViJliam_j\. Otis of Winnetka will be the speaker. The talk will be illustrated with stereop- ticon views showing the effect of . track depression in various cities of household will depart for the east, i the country.___________________ L. D. EASTMAN DIES Funeral services for L. D. East-1 man of the Grasmere hotel, Chicago, brother of O. C. Eastman, 1014 Lake avenue, were held Muuday, February 21, from Bentley's chapel. Chicago. Burial was at Memorial Park. Mr. EasfnTair^ssed away^oir Thursday? February 117,, a victim of heart dis ease. He is sur_v_ivedj>y-his wife. Mrs. EasTman^was knowTT to many Wil- mette residents. The brothers had Wen partners in business for~inore: than thirty years. PARENT-TEACHER MEETING The Parent-Teacher associationâ€"of the Central school will hold its regu- lar 'iTneetjng on Tuesday afternoon, March 1, in the school building. The mothers of the second grade pupils will serve the refreshments. The meeting' is^ochejluIed_foT 3 o'clock.. The' fire department -encountered one of its' busiest "days Saturday morning when four calls were an- swered before noon. The summary of the morning's events follows: 6:30 a. m., chimney fire at the Fran- cis V. Fitzsimmons home at 1537 Washington avenue. No damage. .9:00 a. m.. crossed electric wires at the-^^M^Cary^ nemstitchingâ€"es young men of Wilmette romped and played at the Byron C. Stolp gymnasium Wednesday evening at the first Athletic Night of the newly organized Wilmette Commun- ity Athletic association.They enjoyed fast tilts at basketball and witnessed a three-round sparring match staged by a pair of high-class amateurs. "Gog" Ellingwood, who is assisting director Bruce H. Corzine in per- fecting the organization of the asso- ciation, gave a brief talk following the athletic program in which he furnished some valuable hints on launching a community athletic pro- ject. Ellingwood, former all-around athlete at Northwestern University ea4er in the Boy-Scout move- ment,' was interested in the organ- ization recently of the Crucible Ath- letic club at EvSnston. Director a Busy Man Director Corzine was on the^ job directing the evening's activities, refereeing the basketball games and giving pointed instruction to the aspiring athletes. Director Corzine, ^appointed by the Commui vice committee of the Wilmette Woman's club, won fame in the field of athletics at the University of Illi- nois. He is expert in many depart- ments of athletics and the selection is considered a fortunate one for the work in, Wilmette. The Wednesday evening session concluded with the organization of basketball teams and the announce- ment of- a-tournament-J next Monday evening. Tentative teams organized are as follows: Reds: De Long, Capt., Jansen, G. Estes, Brewer and Steiner. Blues: Colegrove, Capt., R. Nilles, E. Leis, J. Schwall and Saunders. Whites: E. Braun, Capt., Schinler, E. Estes, Udell, Hill and Schimell, Purple: Flint, Capt.. C. Johnson, B. Johnson, P., Braun. J. Dusham, A. Schwall. Blacks : Brownlee, Capt., Antoniono, McDaniel, Huck, Goheeh. Browns: Dusham, Capt., C. Leis, H. Ni 11 es^Carey- an445chae£ er. Schedule of Elimination Tourna- ment: Monday: 7:30 P,-M-. Reds vs. Blues: 8:15, Browns yS. Whites. 9â€"-r Purpie vs. Blacks. , „.. â€"The three winnersâ€"ol___Monday___ evening's games wlill arrange. a schedule for Wednesday evening. Games will be played on Wednesday; at 7:30 P. M.; two of the three vic- torious fives. The third team will plav the winner of the first game at 8:15 for the honors of the first elimination meet.________-----------_tâ€" All Men Eligible All men of Wilmette are invited to join the Community Athletic associa- tion. Get a pair of gym shoes and troT over "fo~thTsr~-Jyron-Stohrschoo! next Monday evening I There is ample room for everyone and every man will be placed on a team. • Ybu don't have to be an expert to play at Byron rStolpr tabliidimejit. at 1131^Jlreenleaf ave-j. nue. caused a small blaze which was extinguished before any damage re- sulted. _____- „ â€"9:30 a. m.^burning fence at 628 The Wilmette Community Athletic association is sponsored by Wilmette Community House and is one of the distinct departments of that institu- tion. The Wilmette Woman's club is responsible for the establishment and maintenance _^oi___Community TTouse andall its attendant activ- Greenleaf avenue. Slight damage. â€"rfllGO-a~jn., prairie fire at 120 Dupee â- plae LOCALS LOSE TWO =-T!TF"WTImette=7r. C. heSvyWeighT cage ontfitwas defeated in a 39-19 encounter aTTndependence Park Sat.- 4ifday-^wgninjj^^he lightweights fin- ished on the short end of a Zl to 14 r.rgnment^ SELL HALL RESIDENCE M. L. Moody and "Company, real- tors, announce the sale of the W. H. Hall Jr.. residence at 212 Fourth street, to C. fr Will of Chicago. The consideration was $11,300. lties. BUSINESS MEN'S DINNER SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY Business men of New Trier Town- ship will assemble at Winnetka Com- niunity-IHoffs^-ai-T-oHrfoc evening, February 28, for the regu- lar monthly dinj£gP and business lec- ture given unde7==airectton===ofâ€"Jthfi^^ New-Trier Township Commercial as- sociation. Triangles Sales Company of Chicago, is the speaker. Special entertainment features are t Every business and professional man~"Tn~New Trier is invited to the dinner. It provides an exceptional opportunity to get acquainted with fellow business men. Dinner is served at 7 o'clock. _____________ ____________â- ___â- ____________. ____________________ â- _â-