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,mmmmm WILMETTE, ILLINOISri^rDAY;^PMIz1^^9^ SIXTEEN PAGES • PRICE FIVE CENTS ^mdfciam'--M Yes, Wilmette Citizens Asked to Vote Next Tuesday on Acquisition of trge: V|estSide ^rae£ HAVE GOOD PICKET Earl E, Orner Heads^Jxcel« lent "Community Ticket' !.»» -- With jio conteata_ foreseen in the annual Wilmette-Village election , Tuesday, April 18, attention of the voters this year is directed to the special referendum ballot which is to determine whether or not Wilmette is to acquire a large tract of west side____ property for purpose of establishing | ^gt^-ius^cloek, a municipal playground. ___-....... Citizens next Tuesday will be asked to vote "Yes" or ^No"^ on the proposi- tion to adopt an ordinance to acquire and equip a playground the location of which is immediately west of and '".'pff|By,CLARE C. HOSMER * You didn't know we taT Wumelle eduld boast of traditions, did ^you? Well^ we. have -'em, â- â-  ......... - "Wf :: #And upon seeing the many and large pools of water in back yards and va- cant lots the past few weeks, many of Wilmette's "boys" think back to Jfie time they waded around in quest ef frogs' eggs, or fished for the wary crawfish under the wooden culverts. Or perhaps the girls tied dolls onto whittled boats which "sailed" away[ lakeward, via deep, and still deeper ditches to the big gulley, our sole means of drainage for spring freshets. "ThenxjRere the days!" The "boys and girls" of those days/including those having lived in Wilmette for twenty-five years, who make up the organization known as Ye Olde Towne Folkes, are to enjoy their annual "frolic" in the parlors of the First Congregational church, April 18. Come for the social hour at 5:45, fol- lowed by the dinner__and entertain- Marie Mayer, "Mary Mag- saline" Character in Pas- hotel did a majority of distant a as &QIL nJProgram 1WSmpmW: MARKHAM IS SPEAKER wmsmm 'adjoining the site of the proposed new public school building on Seventeenth street between Washington and Lake avenues. The tract in .question lies immediately west of the school site and extends to Ridge avenue on the west, to the first alley^-sowth-of- Lake avenue on the north, to the west lin nat the school site on the east and to the firslr alley north of Washington avenue on the sonth;^;;.-;^^"^^-v^ r An overwhelming vote in favli^qf the acquisition of the playground site is anticipated in view of the lack of playground facilities in the village. The village Board of Trustees has ex- pressed favor of the plan, the Com- , munity Recreation association is said to "be enthusiastic over the prospect of securing a modern and completely Just see that Mrs. Charles Hosken, 627 Washington avenue, lias your res- ervation before April 15. Let's set aside Tuesday evening, April 18 as the night you are again to meet those who "pioneered" to make Wilmette what it is today, the ideal community in which to live and bring up our young- sters.WJKETTE IS RICH IN TRA- DITION. : SENIORS GET HONOR PINS AT NEW MR HH? J. A. Richards Ad- dresses General Assembly The most important general asseni- > high said to bo in accord with the placL- -The tract is sufficiently large to pro- vide playground nnaca for use by the entire village. This, coupled with the fact that plans are being considered for the establishment of a large gynu. nasium and auditorium in the pro- posed new school structure, would make of that location one of the most splendid community centers in the vi- cinity of Chicago. ^ The annual Village ballot calls for a vote on what has been designated headed jthe^CbmmuhItT"Ti«ket^"b^ Earl E. Orner, candidate for re-elec- tion as Village Clerk. The ticket is considered an excellent selection and is expected to call forth a generaland ^iineere^ex*res8i^^ ^x>tereJiueyW^ficlion QtlSe^ffigerr011^11^ P®"*6** The ticket is as follows: For Village Clerk: Earl E. Orner, .......^isisijairlLiiyjanue^^^ â- â€¢ _. For Village Treasurer: Harry "W. Miller, 725 Ninth etreet; ^ jr JOHaglL ^rftsfcagsjHasrj^M^ rachman7"124» Hill street? *| i iix,ouis T. Starkel, 926 Oakwood fe^^axenue; Claude E. Fitch, 1033 ::®¥*«?f Elmwood avenue. $$U For directors, Free Public Libra- lisSSIIgry:,. Percy M.. â- . Bingham,' . 208 SlSiiitlWdod court; J. Hugh Foster, yrp;;i,#'*3;92i Greenleaf avenue.//.'. # For IdirectaTpFree:: Biibttgjlaiftrgk 'Mmfim$ryt to fill vacancy f Eldred G. :l;El!lfiSBentley,,804 Elmwood avenue. Kenilworth Next Tuesday t^XJandidates for Village offices Tn kenilworth, selected caucus last Thursday evening, are to be voted upon at the annual Village election Tuesday, April 18. ^-CandWates-#or the various offices, *rwho will be unopposedxJte&QMS^ â- ::"%r are as follows: - :^€-j^|M^ Edgar__Stevens, 3auL_Aitj~: botsford road; Harry Vissering, 267 Kenilworth WenWf ^e3rS^oslinv^70^ Essex road. . 3 Village XJlerkrfHarry Kenilworth avenue tf^tftttth»e Month*' Delay mm- 43©agtr4iction^ttime^^ and Linden avenue, scheduled to resume again,, thia k foUowing a three-monUis period idleness during whicn^here^wasr Reports that the cessationâ€"©£ work was, d% to a dispute over ______^_____. _ the t^^a»^k Contract; coiri4^aotJje_dejr iMtely verifiedtMa week. A super- intendent located at the site 9EHs * week said wor^ would mm ing when all the classes met i& one pprfnd and thft flftninra Jmnnr studenta received their honor pins. Twelve boys and twelve girls were recipients of the hijfh honors aCcord- -sd in recognition of exceptional schol- arship records in their four years at the secondary school. „ Learns From Mule Rev. James Austin Richards, pas- tor of the Winnetka- Congregational church, gave a very inspiring talk on "Three Lessons I learned from amute/' as the,featurejafant Qf the assembly,^ He spoke of his visit to the Grand Canyon of Arizona and of how he learned from the mule that carried him up and down the narrow passes journeyâ€"the- Jthree_ ctualitiesâ€"Wisdomrâ€"persistenceâ€"-^ancU stubborness. He said he attributed his safety to the-^mule's knowledge ef-the trail its surefooted plodding and its stubbornness m keeping lo the Toad ji^ewttit ' '^itev^-' tha^p^©mised^a^^ttM_ itself and'"rider. â-  :M 7~ilS â- 0VM;|-The â- â- â-  Honor- Role Students awarded the pins wefe t Wilbur Brans, Edmund Berglund, Ralph English, Wallace Muehlberg and Edward Quayle of |;; Wilmette; Donald Cox and Philip Elsendrath of Winnetkai- John^ JaMloway_j^JPloyd Whltr^jf Olencoe- Arthur Poole and; NormsnnMillerTjf Kenilworth; Willis Strong of Evanstonj: Grace Beloian, Elizabeth Cullen, Marie Levi, Marion Melbye, Dorothy Miles, Ethel^Pattillo and Dorothy Troy of Wilmette? -Mar- garflt Delay, Ruth Hawley^ Eleanor at^A ^cJtizen^^J^e*ka,d^anor~Tx»wne^l Kehttw^^ PRECINCT COMMITTED Although^ it was necessary^ to ^tick^the^gaffles at the^^oot of an otherwise confusing ballot, the ballot- mltteemen in the annual Spring Primaries^ f uesday-was not the least important and inter- esting oTthe day's TsctivitteslpAfter the well advertised "smoke of 1>attle la* cleared «wajt«it was discovered tbaVthe" follbwiiir;"in» are the new nrecinct committeemen for Wilmette^ v - - â- -----^••po|ilt;^^^ Kenilworth and Gross Oscar WHmatte.....- ^^-- ^:r:::^L Eager, Richard Jordan, f^tnpiat, Unliifeft Stoddard. B: Springer, - Lewis Becker, Joseph ShanU, A. A. Faupel, John J. Peters and Henry F©wler.r Kenilworth Noted Poet and%5fiiiwvifd Easter Address SfcSJBs"-..:- " mimsmm ^Easter Sunday, rain or shine, will nrette. â- â- '/.mB^^mm^^^^M â-  Following the splendid services in the various churches in the morning and afternoon, the day jKiUi be brought to a fitting close in the even- ing when Marie Mayer the-"alary Magdalene" of the Passion Play of Oberammergau will make a thirty- minute address illustrated with the stfereopticon, and EdVin, Markham, author of "The Man With The Hoe," will .speak on the subject, "The &6- cial Vision of Jesus,MMSp:. 'm^f:mi-:' llfirie Mayer's presentation will cc ^f^ise the firat part of the even- W$m program. It will describe graphically the great Passion Play every ten years. Siyilmette^s station hall fair business Sunday, a the guests coming from spot as the town of Niles. There was f'rinstance, Stanley Walk ef~who was plucked Oft the fair high- ways of Niles whilst negotiating a zig- zag, hip-liquor inspired course over the highways of that village on a more or less high powered motorcycle. Mr. Walker wilt appear for trial tbdayipi Another name on the "guest regis- ter" was Ben Ochochl who last Sunday took It upon himself to parade the streets of fair Niles decorated with a huge tin star and other regalia sugges- tive of the law. Mr. Ochochi discov- ered after a while that he mustn't do that sort of thing in the town of Niles. Matter of fact, there appeared to be no doubt of that fact once he heard the great steer door clang imenacinelv at ftia h«rfr TVkJ ^nOU^ program ically the Which is given Edwin Markham, who wilr grace the platform in the second part of the program, is one of the best known of American poets. He is also author of a number of weil- known hymns used in, the churches. ^^ -ssm^mr: â-  :':' Special 'â- 6i^«n^ilual,^'^<^ .' Mrs. Von Hitter's progra%A> organ music will Include; PTeluffifelrMajrclL On Easter Themes, Andrews; Offer- toire: 'Evenings --Mfe-'and^^radle Song,. Mc;Pbriaji^^ii^ade:^.Easter current season greeted Prof. Ralph Dennis last Sunday night in his pres o£ the SEP°5^rZ~^?^5^!^^ Central and Logan schools; Parent-Teacher' associations and the Wilmette Woman's club, was elected last Saturday by a majority three more Sundays remain in this yeaiV Sunday Evening olub season, and it is hoped that the services will attract audiences that will tax the Congregational capacity church. of TBT BISTER FESTIVITIES Throngs ^^Wdrslnpers Services This Sundavj JBew^rjggyents of_J^_villajpTwiu want to remain at home this Sunday, or in "any other manner . fail to at* tend divine services, on that day. Easter Sunday, as always, will be a day crowded With interesting services of song and praise. 0an4ay schools are preparing excellent and particu- larly attractive evercises for SunJ- =day~roorlniiig end-a^ernooajp-ln-the regular morning services alTtEe va- rious churches there Will"be . music and sermons appropriate to the oc- casion^. Cantatas are to be sung by ttfe^chdirS in several of the churches. In the evening a service especially Olmsted of Win | appropriate to tne^Easter^seasonjgilL Complete and detaile^lahhoiince- ment of Easter programs will be found in the Church Announcement on an- ier^age^eizthis_ issuej tanr Arden Shore Camp Visitors are welcome at Arden Shore camp, Lake Bluff, at any time, but a spe^iaflnvitatiohz Is extended to school children to visit the camp on Saturday afternoons through April. From 3 to 5 o'clock are the best hours because: thel b%s^ave their rest from 1 to 3 o^clpck. _.•â- .... * " Saturday, April y, the Wilmette school band is going: to the; camp to boys. Lets make it a little chapsâ€"every- acquainted" is the entertain ithe big day for the body go and get slogan for that day. ^fhe^ lihleagov^^ Mil- waukee Electric railway has at the entrance to the camp Which is on the east side of Sheridan road Just liv^ te«m^^fkg^W^^^ north of Lake - TB- Bluft, M Om Village Gao/PP Once Olf^ed ^ 'WRjmJ^Hm Busy Day A third cell-occupant was Bohemnil Stepanik, 3870 W. 22nd street, Chicago, who was found wandering the streets of Wilmette in the late hours of the night. The unfortunate man was said to be demented. He was turned over to his family after safekeeping here over-Sunday. . .............~ MiMi&SSiS^Smi'- Candidates Selected by The JlComnutteev;Rl^^ â- Ms:â- â€¢..}.:â- â- â- :,' â-  s:icv--y :i'{-M^--^P,fc'^>%r!^^l^^^m:: With nearly one tho " "_ ~ ' -*« members of the Wilmette Board of Education, the ticket chosen by a Nominating committee appointed ing actual representation in the coun- ty and state legislative and admln-^ istrative departments of government. The most causal glance at the list of successful candidates in Tuesday's â- Prtoa%^eie^ionliihtt*t>v^ voter, with the fact that Ne^ Trier « has placed a group of excellently quail- n^^arra^thi^jeay^i^^ potent ifcHTOBS in affairs b^rohd tneiv township bounds but, none the jes»f important to every local Mittito"*^-^^ Henry Rlggs Rathbone of K^niiil worth, candidate for Congressman-aty large, is a man of ^^^^^ in whatever capacity he may be called to serve. It is practically conceded that his nomination spells election in '; :Cariii^5h;mlbW^^:vw^^pM^^ nated for Congress by at large nia^I Jority and N# Trte ^^^M^szii^eejfejfti the polls ifc. a vote which approximated an :ol of approximately 6 to 1. As a resuK~dT the election Arthur H. Howard, 1065 Wilmette avenue, be^ comes president of the Board of Edu- cation. Mr. Howard received the largest number of votes in the elec- tion with a total of 956. ~~~~^T Mrs. Edith Whitehill^ 1517LForest avenue candidate to fill a vacancy on the board received the second highest number of votes with a total of 938. ~~Mu1foTd and Burns Elected Herbert B. Mulford, 835 Elmwood avenue,r and-William ^ Laurel avenue, candidates for full terms received 786 and 768 votes re- spectively.â€": ;r: "â-  ~-^^~:^~r Waiterâ- '!'A^'i>iichufe1rr"^25' I%r1c ave- nue, and John L^jluebner, 825 Park aven^fe^wha^Br^rgaTididallBB^^ tion independent of the regularly nem inated ticket, and ip opposition to Mulford and Burns, received 171 and 156 votes respectively. As a result of Saturday's vote the personnel of the Board of Education of School District No. 39 comprises: President, Arthur H. Howard, 1055 Wilmette avenue, and members, F. L. S. HarntQnrlOll CheBtnut avenue; C> R. Hope, 1526 ' Washington avenue; Mrs. John B. Boddie, 1334 Wilmette avenue; MTs. Edith Whitehili, 1511 Forest avenue; Herbert B. Mulford, 835 Elmwood avenue; William Marsh Burns, 727 Laurel avenue. mm 'MMr WXim- The challenge made to Froviso hy New Trier High school to break the tie for first honors in the Suburban High School Debating league was not accepted by Proviso, with the result that the~firs£ anhaal series of de- bates has terminated with.- both schools claiming the championship. New Trier's negative team|r|iwon both its debates while the affirmative team won one of its contests. Mr. Hutchens, director of debating at New.Trlei, has'accepted both the challenges made to Wje>w Trier a month ago by Waukegan and Rock- ford High schools. Members of the Ifew Trier, teams that brought _honor|||tb the school __________ _ JB^t^^^^^^. Chapman and Walter Hughes; Nega- Towns! Representation in County Rathbone and Springer ^s â- 'tiMmmi. Primary Day is a memo! didates for consideration inN ing tall elections have been the public prints and there is little left for the citizenry of ^ie horthJi shore in the way of political gossip to the Imperative necessity of didate for a sembly, teamed with the tried and ef- ficient Howard P. Castle, successful candidate for re-election. Malcom McKerchar, another Wilmette man o unquestionable ability and merit, gave Springer a fight in all New Trier pre> cincts. 'â- 'â- â- :•â- â€¢' :^h,M<&<^'- 'â-  ~:W^::T-':"S". Frederick W. Penfleld and WiUiam H. Maclean, candidates in the same > group for membership on the Board of Cook County Commissioners were favored in decisive fashion over other 1 excellent New Trier candidates, Mrs.' Gertrude C. Lieber and Edw^ E^%^li As predicted, the Penfleld _^tiiap>t|pf proved the choice in practically every precinct in the-township. *t » a Prehistoric g|||MolWter^ tto, GirU' Sf^d^t^ttte^many7 gK^h^sluden*^ organizations at New' Trier-'â- vtt«rv||Sg$ 'yomecon'*, a group of girls in the, ^g" Borne Economics department at the~ fifty-seven Economic school. SK?Last Thursday jnejabjers wsE&^J^iate supper together. Officers of the new club are: Dorothy Shippen, of Glencoe, president; Kath- erine/Dean, of Winnetka, vice presi- dent; Helen Haaok, of Wilmette, sec- retary and treasurer. Program, so- cial, publicity and field committee chairmen'were selected. Tlteii^cWb meets once a month and is for the purpose of promoting interest In Home .. EconomiC8"work;^- to visit many of Chicago's Jeading dustrial concerns. IS and Robert Koretz. -I^SI;.. And jfpjtc^sibki^v^ll • thing f§§n Stnoderit 1; cdnvegg Such^a place, IcTSt y0ttfowi ideas and pocketbook may 4 assuredly be found in the classified ads of your own pj^er^iyF^Jnstaj^e---^^^ MISCELLANEOUS WONDERFUL OPPOKTUITT TO BUT A REAL COUNTRY HOME 8 ROOM, SOLID BRICK, OAK floors^4Wid flnkto throughont. Hot Water Heat, 2 Car Brick Garage, lit Trees. Lot 100x185 on Comer. .â- Terms*;----*â- :/."'â- â- â- â- .. '/:•"" x^iisgi J: H. SCHAEFE &_ -"â-  ""investments "â- '.""" Telephone Wilmette 484 i». J. QOliDBACH J1 Representative Telephone Wilmette 1088. tourd All The Want Ad*