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Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 29 Apr 1921, p. 4

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THE LAKE SHORE NEWS, FRIDAY, APRIL 29,1921 Great Work Of Khaki and Blue Plan To Establish PtmuNt Club Rooms For Sorvico Mo* in Heart off Chicago Loop • Citizens of Wilmette who in the days of the World War were ardent supporters of the Khaki and Blue club, situated in Grant Park. Chica- go, will be interested in the announce- . ment that the club is to be resumed with a wider scope uT acuvitjr with *~ promise of spacious jclub_rooms_ia^tlie "Heart 61 the loop. T Khaki and Blue club is maintained by ex-service and present service men. Club rooms to be opened soon 4n^the loop are to provide a place of rest, comfort and entertainment for all service men of the past and pres- ent, including men not affiliated with the club. It is maintained particu- larly for the benefit of "convalescents and men in vocational training. It has *>een impossible to find headquarters iu>r men on leave in Chicago and the result has been disastrous in many ways. The club is endorsed by such leaders as General Leonard Wood, Capt. Wurtsvaugh. commandant at the Great Lakes Naval training sta- tion, and heads of leading Chicago civic and business organizations. ~ Representatives of fifty ciyic or- ganizations in Chicago and vicinity held a meeting Tuesday at the Hotel Morrison, to devise ways and means of assisting the club in obtaining funds for the proposed headquarters. A great benefit dance given by the "Club is scheduled for Saturday even- ing, May 7, on board the U. S. S. Commodore at the foot of Randolph jtreet. MANY SALES REPORTED BY HILL * WHEELER. REALTORS Hill and Wheeler announce the accompanying list of property trans- fers recently. ' Vacant property sales: a 45-foot lot on Linden avenue near Tenth street, the property of Rose Schloss- er. to Fredvick E. Johnson of Chica- go Who is now building a -homo-.-on- the premises: 50 feet at the southeast corner of Ninth street and Linden avenue from A. H. Wilson to Fred- vick E. Johnson; A .R. Wilson also sold an adjoininer lot to Fred C. Wjn^ejiburg^of^XhJcago: 50 foot lot on Sunset road near Myrtle street. Winnetka, to William J. Dupal- (for- mer owner, William Remy): M. V. Hale of Kenilworth lot at northwest corner of Sunset and Myrtle street to Lee Ralph of Chicago: the Alma Marling lot on Forest avenue east of Sheridan road to Fred Newton of Chicago. Sales of homes: A. R. Webber res- idence at 916 Elmwood avenue, to Robert A. Hayes of Wilmette: Robert V. Chapman property, 210 Ninth street, to William A. Battye of Chi- cago: house at 450 Ahbottsford road. Kenilworth. to Edward C. Blomeyer ofChicajro; residence at 885 Vernon avenue, Glencoe. from Frances Wag- ner to Carl J. Larson of Chicago: Charles W. Bossert residence at 491 Hawthorne lane, Winnetka, to John H. Roos of Chicaeo: Viggo Hansen property at 146 Woodland avenue, Winnetka, to Sarah A. Hawigjfor merly of Winnetka, recently of Holly wood, Cal. at Evanston, April 30-M«y 1 Y. M C. A. Boy Hold , »SJ£5mE ran Big Spring Meeting« The warm days oi 8pring are *ug- ------------- I gesting that it is time to make plans Noted Boy Worh LoMlors To Appear for summer outings. The cabin in the lakes, all have th«rfollow«rs among the grown-ups. But to tne boys and girjs these places are all un- interesting since the summer camps have become so popular. The well- organized camp offers the boy and the iihi everything they wint and need for the summer mortthsâ€"swimming, rowing, canoeing, riding, dancing, arts aiid crafts, and alt Oie fj»«* that appeal to young people. Many north shore girls will spend their summer at Sandstone Camp at Green Lake, Wisconsin. Its prox- imity makes it possible for the par- ents to visit their daughters fre- quently on week-end motor trips High schdol boys from Evanston to Lake Forest met together Saturday and Sunday, April 30, and May 1, for the north shore older boys' confer- ence which is to be held at the Ev- anston Y. M^C-A,-und«r supervision f thc^ir^club^rf^Evanstotirâ€" C. M. King, boys' secretary of the Evanston Y. M. C. A., with the pro- gram committee of which Joyce Smith is chairman, have secured a number of well known boys' speakers. The WILMETTE MEETS DEFEAT Lake Forest Baseball artists rode slipshod over our local heroes Sun- day afternoon at "Millionaire's Para- dise" and crushed them 19-6. Al- though the result was unlooked for, Wilmette is not grieving, as some likely looking material was uncovered during the practice matinee. NEW MILLINERY SHOP Mr. and Mrs. L. E. H. Flinker. who on -of about May ID wiTT open a millinery and drygoods establishment at 1217 Wilmette avenue, have taken a residence at 318 Fourteenth street. The business, Flinker and Flinker, will specialize in high grade millinery and fancy goods. TO CAMP ROOSEVELT George Taylor Ault. 918 Oakwood avenue, is the latest Wilmette youth 4o=filc-application~ for a placeâ€"at Camp Roosevelt, the big summer training camp for boys near Muske- gon, Mich. George is a pupil in the Wilmette grammar school and will enter the Scoutcraft division of the camp to learn the mysteries of'wood- lore and campfire. Several other Wilmette boys have sought informa- tion about the camp. BEWARE OF ZION Fred A. Baron, 1714 Washington avenue, John Hicks and Carl Stein- hoeh of F,van«»nn, w«»r«» fined an ag^ gregate of $174.50 in the Zion Speeders' court Monday on charges of speeding and disorderly conduct. It was said the trio engaged in con- siderable argument with the Zion minions of the law before submitting to arrest. ; # M. C. A. board of directors; K. A. Schumacker, secretary of the state committees of Y. M. C. A.'s of Illi- nois; Harry Grausnick. Northwestern athlete; Glen Adams, high school sec- retary Y. M. C. A.'s of Chicago; A. J. "Dad" Elliott of Wilmette, and J. W. F. Davies, of Winnetka. The conference will open at 6:30 Saturday evening with a banquet. The purpose of the conference is to bring together representative older boys and workers with other boys from the schools of the north shore to consider the question of leadership. Delegates must-he older-boy^jj^to 20 years of age, and adult leaders. Only 125 boys and leaders will be admitted to the conference. The registration fee is $1 for each delegate and leader, which goes toward the program expense and includes the dinner charge. Chairmen of the different commit- tee s in cha rge of "the work of the conference are as follows: Program, Joyce Smith; music, Whitney Oates; registration, Richard Gunthorp; refreshments, Minard La Fevre; entertainment, Joseph Prend- ergast; publicity, Merrill Manning. The Murray brothers were chosen as ushers for the conference. list includes Rev. Hugh Elmer Brown; M„----- â€" , C. N. Stevens,.n>resldent of Hlie ~Â¥r ~ore hundrd aend fifty girls from all RECOVERS STOLEN MACHINE â€"JkCotorcyde^â€"-Folieemanâ€"â€"P etc r Schaefer, while driving on Sheridan road Wednesday morning, discovered a touring car in the ditch at the in- tersection of Tenth street. Mechan- ics from the Terminal garage towed the machine into the establishment. The owner, John Elfenbaum, of a Chicago tailoring firm, was notified and recovered the car, which had been stolen Tuesday evening. sections of the country come together in the three Sandstone camps to spend eight happy and wholesome weeks â€"out-of-doors. A staff of thirty specially trained councilors in- struct in the sports and the arts. And- the extensive camp farm provides ad- vantages of real country life. Among the north shore girls who are enrolled as Sandstone campers are the Misses Winifred Bilsland, Dorothy Campbell, of Wilmette, and Marjorie Ruhrer of Winnetka. "Sit" CLUB MEETS The M500" club will meet Thursday evening at the home of Miss Marion Schaefgen, Blum street, Gross Point. Dr. and Mrs*\ Frank B. Earle ma. ed on Tuesday from 829 Eun»S avenue, into the house formerhT^?- cupied by Mr. and Mrs. E. H. if CuHough, at 923 Elmwood avenue, {l Earle has also moved his office from the Brown building to his resided Mr. George E. Cole, who has been spending the winter in St. Petersbur* Fla^and the past few weeks inAnSSf inirton. D..C, returned on \Ve<W day to his home at 911 Greenwood avenue. ♦ â-  The Central Avenue circle. Mrs.* J. Taylor, chairman, will meet wl day. May 6, at the home of Mrs r R. Hope, 1526 Washington avenue Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Rock-hold of 1014 Elmwood avenue have sold their home and have taken rooms at the Westmoreland Golf club for the sea. son. â€"♦â€" Mrs. Paul R. Soule and children, 807 Forest avenue, have returned from Biloxi. Miss., where they have been spending the winter. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph W. Moody .who formerly lived at 711 Linden avenue have moved to 826 Greenleaf avenue! Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Tubbs have mov- ed from 1234 Ashland avenue, to 1350 Greenwood avenue. '____________________ %*, ^AuEDlII Some people wait until they have an accident but wise people insure their automobiles as quick as they get them and then rijde with the feeling that if they have a collision they are protected from loss. You Cannot Afford to Drive a Car Without Insurance You Can afford a Policy'with the Continental Auto In- surance Association of Springfield, Illinois, covering fire, theft, property damage, collision and liability. Call.on Judge Clark T. Northrop, 556 Center street Win- netka. He will tell you all about it. DrHers placed this week may be delivered May 1 st at the April price. No present rates will hold after that date. April is the time to nu your bin completely. At no time from now on in 1921 will coal be at the price it now holds. Order now and smile later. Carrying a Full Line of the Best Grades of Patent Fuel, Building Material Q I O Lake Avenue Telephone Wilmette 642 IO < I IO

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