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March · 2, 1928 .____1 _,_G_u·_·ltl_ .D __ ra_m_a_ Voters' AdVisory Committee Recommends Jurist u Beat Qualified Candidate Unqualified endorsement of the C!lndidacy of Judge John A. Swanson for the Republican nomination for the office of Cook County State's Attorney was made this week by the Wilmette Voters' Advisory committee. This committee is comprised of a group of representative citizens appointed, following a citizens' meeting several months ago, for the purpose of considering the qualifications of candidates for various offices and recommending for the approval of Wilmette voters such candidates as in its judgment will best serve the interests of the community. Numerous le~ding community organizations appomted one member each to this committee, the personnel of which follows: Ralph H. Ri~e, Frederick J. Ne~ey, Mrs. I. E. Co1vm, Frederic B. Crossley Lloyd Hollister, Hoyt King, Irene L: Stnckler, Mrs. J. Earl Ulmdale Harry C. Kinne, C. M. McDonald, Mr~. C. P. Evans, Milton H. Reid, Mrs. Willard H. Thayer, Eston V. Tubbs, William Taylor, Dr. N. P. Colwell, A. E. Logie, Mrs. Allen Rossman, Thos. S. S. Hardwick, George Turner. Committee'· Endoraement The committee's endorsement of Judge Swanson reads in its entirety as follows: "Report of Wilmette Voters Advisory committee on Republican Primary candidates for the office of State's Attorney for Cook COUI'!ty: "The office of State's Attorney is one of the most, if not the most important of the offices for which candidates ar~ to ~e chosen at the forthcoming primary because of its power to in. fluence or control the administration of criminal law: its patronage and disbursement of puhlic funds. "!he State's Att9rney employs 71 a sststants · 54 clerks. stenog-raohers an~ investil!ators; 50 or more Chicag~ pohcemen;? court reporters: and from 4 to 6 spectal attorneys at from $50 to $100 per rlav. "He ~xpends annually over $700;000 of puhhc m9ney, most of w'liich is dispensed at his own discretion "He is Counsel for each department of County Goyernment, and so has g-re;tt nower over the personnel of e;l_ch _department and over various instttuhons and their inmates. "H, mav investigate crime throug-h th~ Grand Jury or he may conceal <:rune from the Grand Jury. He mav nro~ecute offe!lders or he may prevent !hetr orosecutton. He has the powt>r. m a large measure, to control the ch.ar~cter. of the administration of crtmmal JUStace bv assiR"nment or' ca4;~>s to efficient or inefficient, honest or die:~ h0nest assistants: hy collusion with ~efendant's attornevs to mislead tht> .mdg-es :. bv so conducting- cases th!tt th,.,· ~dl rontain reversible errors : hy rt>ducmg- charPt>s from felonies to misd.emeanors and bv the oractice of ront'""anres for davs, weeks. and monthc: tln·nnrrhout :vears. ."He ha~ the nower to co-onPr~·" wtth the County JudJle to orevent vntP frau":· and ht>nre to preserve the ~a.,,.+,tv of the ba11ot · · . rareft,11v rn·-.. "T hP rommittPe .has ~uierPtf thP r~ndi<J~.t.~s. of thP :RpnuhHr.:..n "~"'t" tn h .. nrec:Pn+Prl fnr nnmi·1 ~ _ tton for t1-.p -nffit't> nf ~tat,.·._ A ttornPv th,. nr1m::.nr eJP,.t;nn tn h~> h~>M A nrll ~- ~ntf it rer~"tl1"'"",fc; to the ~"'""hl;,.::.n ~·otPrc; l"f 'U'ihnPtte th~t thf>:· "ot onlv 1rnte for. '"'t . th:.t thP~' actn·elv c:""""'"t the r~",f:f!aC\" of (Continued on..p~e . 4). _~+ I ~oti.ln~· ~o Observet~Fathers' .· . Night Ne~i Tul!sday· Energetic Civic Worker Lea · Wilmette to Enter New Busineu Field at St. Paul owaril· · ·· }f'; The next regular meeting of the Logan-Howard P. T. A. 1iill be held Tuesday evening, March 6, at 8 o'c1ock~ at the Howard School and will be Fathers' night. T.he spe~ker will · be Nelson. L. Gre~ne, edttor of the Educational Screen Magazine, and his subject will be "The Motion Picture and the Child." Mr. Greene was · formerly on the faculty at Princeton and Brown universities. The film estimates of the Educational Screen Magazine have bee!~. taken !'S th~ standard for appratsmg mot10n pactures by the National Congress of Parents and Teachers and the General Federation of Women's clubs. The musical program will be furni_she~ by Miss Adelaide C. Jones, who w~ll smg a group~£ songs. Miss Jones wall be accompamed on the piano by Miss Susannah Armstrong. Parents of the second grade children will be the hosts and hostesses. This is an open meeting and a cordial invitation is extended to all in the village, with their friends, to attend this meeting. Mrs. William D. Sidley of 180 Linden avenue, Winnetka, will have the role of .,Rita" in the forthcoming Nortll Shore Theater Guild play, "Little Eyolf" which is to tour the north shore towns during the next two weeks. Mrs. Sidley shares the lead with Guy Stuart Bailey, accomplished actor-director,.-who was one of the orfanizers of th~ Theater Guild. Wilmette C. of C. Opens Membership Drive This Week ':fhe first light artillery broadsides bemg fired by the Wilmette Chamber of Commerce resounded throughout the Village this week as the "big membership push" of that organization began to get under way. Plans are being formulated for the biggest drive in the history of the local chamber and it is planned to invite every business or professional man or woman in the village to join, regardless of whether his business is located in Wilmette or elsewhere. The stand is taken by members of the chamber that all business men and women are interested in the community in which they live and that for that reason they should all co-operate in the promotion of things for its betterment. Letters are being mailed out to all such residents this week as the pre_limin~ry step in the campaign whtch w1ll end on March 12 in a big dinner for all new members, old members and other people who are· interested in the activities of the chamber. Tickets for this dinner are now on sale at the Chamber of Commerce offices. Entaila Huge Expenae Invite Public to View . Scbmedtgen Paintings At the Howard school there is a beautiful exhibit. of the paintings of the well-known \Vilmette artist, William Schmedtgen. ·· The program of the Wilmette Public School Art league includes one-man exhibits by local artis~s. . These . exhlbits are designed prtmaraly to educate the ct.ildren, but arc open · to the public, it is explained. In these pictures· at the Boward school one finds the' charm . of grey days and of marsh and river with lowflying ducks. No 9rie· depicts such scenes more beautifully than Mr. Schmedtgen. All pllo&o~raplls wlllell ap~tear In tile 1peelal seet.toa d.eToted to tile new Lloyd HoiUster lae. »laat were takea by Lellle or Wllaette. teading cit.izens of Wilmette ar~ sponsoring a Testimonial dinner to· lw held this evening -in the Masonic tem· pie auditorium in honor of Ralph C. Wessel, 216 Wood court, who is leav· ing the village next Monday to assume charge of the northwest territory of the Cities Service company with headquarters at St. Paul, Minn. Reservations to date indicate an attendance of !DOre than 200 citizens on this occasion to bid farewell to one of Wilmette's most energetic civic workers. Mr. Wessel first came into promin~ ence in the village as a leading spirit in the Wilmette Post, No. 46, of the American Legion, which he served as commander for several .terms. It was largely through his influence several years ago that the annual Memorial Day and Fourth of July observances in the community became definite annual events under effective supervision. The success of these community eventl have been attributable in no small measure to Mr. Wessel's enthusiastic Kenilworth Improvement and active interest. Board Recommends Paving Civic enterprises looking toward adA public hearing on the proposed vancement of the community have improvement of five streets in west never failed· to claim Mr. Wessel's agKenilworth was held by the Kenil- gressive attention. He has been a worth Board of Local Improvements veritable whirlwind of activity in matlast Tuesday night. Following a brief ters requiring energetic campaignirw discussion of the project, in which or solicitation. Only recently Mr. Wessel and a no objections were offered, the board voted its recommendation to the small group of fellow Legion~aires Board of Trustees that an ordinance were instrumental in securing upward be passed making provisions for start- of $1,500 in a drive to establish a fun4 ing the work. This recommendation to maintain a Drum and Bugle corpt, was approved by the board. The five which, while a Legion project, ls streets to be paved are Sterling road pledged to give its services to all cold· Temple court, Linden avenue, Pleas~ munity enterprises when called upon for such duty. ant avenue and Rogers avenue. Mr. Wessel has 'been a member of the ·Wilmette Board of Appeals OQ Stage · Dance to Obtain Zoning since last April. Mr. and Mrs. Wessel will make their Funds for "Lindy" Bust permanent residence in St. Paul. A High school dance will be given at New Trier High school this Saturday evening under the joint auspices Rev. W. E. McCormack to of the New Trier Tri-Ship dub and Conduct Service Sundaf the New Trier Girls' club. The Rev. William E. McCormack, The proceeds from the dance will go toward a fund being raised through associate minister of the First Congre"~ such. affairs for the purpose· of pur- gational church, will conduct the· chasmg a large bust of Col. Charles Communion service in the morninj A. Lindbergh, which is to be mounted worship service of the church ne Sunday morning. He will use as tht in the new High school gymnasium. theme for Communion Meditatio!IP "Desire." At the service Amy -Leslit RECOVERS FROM ILLNESS Toskey will have charge of the mus Miss Mabel Park of the Superin- cal program. ;~ tendent's office of the Wilmette The Forum, which was an innova~ schools, returned to her desk last tion last Sunday morning by the d · Monday following a week's illness. partment of Religious. Education, received very well. Dr. Frank Beck, of Evanston, conducted t ECONOMY SHOP TALK Forum on "Can \Ve Christianize M The month of Februarv· h:i:s been ern Culture?" A large group attend what we ·calt a short month in that the meeting in Pilgrim 'hall. The con;., . we do not receive much in the way mittee sponsoring the Forum it1c1ud~ of donations. Our customers come H. B. Mulford, Mrs. George D. U and , do not find anything to buy. son, A. J. Coburn, Mrs. H. A. La R Do,~ t you want to send that bun-. Alber't B. !fucker. Miss Esther Du . die to us now instead of waiting shee. Dr. E. V. Tubbs, Karl D. Ki until house cleaning time? W f! and the Rev. W. E. McCormack. · would appreciate it very mucll. We would-like to have you come .in and . see what l:cind of stock we handle. Muons Plan to Spend Many of the things are good and . "A Night. in Hawaii . . many more are ba4ly . wo.rn, but uA, Night in Hawaii" is the title . all are salable. The pennies, nickles a program .to be given Thurs~ay ev and dimes soon count up to dollars ning~· March 15, before the Wilmet and then the dollars are given . back Masonic lodge in the Masonic_temp to the people in gifts to the chari. .. . ties of this vicinity. It is a· worthy auditorium. The evening's entertainment will i rause and mre which ·you cannot elude piano selections by .Mrs. :Myrt · fail to be interested in if ·once you M. Hopkins and Miss Eldora E. Ho get the' habit of helping. · kins; · motion picture and stereoptic -Mrs. I. R. Adkins~ ~hairman. view-s depicting Hawaii, and music the Vagabond orchestra. The Editor's note: Economy Shop Is · sponsored by the Phllantbropy d~ hers 9f the lodge have been invited . partment of the Woman's Club of br!ng· t~e member-s of their families . Wllll_!ette. m