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WILMETTE LIFE Wilmette fAmm~ity Chest Aids Y. W. C. A. Fellowship Agency Editor's note: The following article Is the ftfth of a series relatln to functions and achievements of the various beneftclarles of the Wilmette Co~mun\~e Chest, for wblcb an · y :1nnual uraUled fund campaign Is cond u c t e d In Wilmette. It Is felt of the village, who that the residents a re the contributors to this fund tor all recognised charity And welfa re age n c I e s, H hould be made thorough!)· famlti:u· with these objectives ol t h e l.r gf' nerous support. This artlc:le deals w i t h the Young Women's Christian ~t ~soclatlon. The facilities of of the Y.W.C.A. of Chicago are used by girls who live in Wilmette, Winnetka, Evanston, La Grange, Oak Park, in fact towns along all of the lines of transportation coming into the city, just as much as they are used by the girl who lives within ten minutes of a center. Looking over the registration cards for any of the health education or general education classes. or checking the list of members reveals this_more than metropolitan use. TheY. W. C. A. of Chicago is not one building. one particular group of girls, or one idea. Rather, it is a fellowship between business and home girls, industrial and school girls. There are no restrictions of race or creed. The 6,(XX) members in Chicago and its suburbs, and the 3,000 Girl Reservesthe junior Y in high schools, churches and institutions-are part of the great national membership of 555,000 and the international membership of 1,000,000. The Y. W. C. A. in almost every country of the world is linked together through the Y belief in promoting peace between nations, justice in indu~t.ry, understanding among races and sp1rttual development of the individual Special free services the Chicago Y offers every girl include employment, emergency help, advice on rooming, lounges, rest rooms, and library. Tp~ Y of!ers Jo every girl opportu!lltles · for mteresting classes. Swimnung, dancing,_ gym, psychology, charm and persona!1ty, cooking, arts and cra~ts, marnage, ukelele, literature, soc1al. usage, languages, and effective speakmg are among the fifty subjects off~red .· Last year's general education reg1str~t1on w:as 'J:/,5'17, and the health educatiOn registration was 41,235. . S~ial activities the Y offers each ~1rl m~lude. groups for business girls, mdustr1al g~rls, and school girls. Both !"en and girls are invited to take part tn the Glee club, Dramatic club, hik~s and the Sunday Afternoon Discussion clubs which meet at each of the branches. Chicaflo's centers are Central branch 59 E. l!onroe street, Randolph 2Q); West s1de branch, 101 S. Ashland boulevard, ·Haymarket 4606; an.d South ~arkway branch, 4559 South Parkway mexel 451.0. Four residence5-Central: ~-AMichif!an avenue; West Side, 318 · shland boulevard ; South Park;,av, 4555 South Parkway; and McGill, f ~.J?rexel boulevard, provide housinfl ~cj ·tiCs for more than six hundred R'l~ 5 · and the new 'McCoi'Q1ick Memonal residence at Oak and Dearborn s~re ets, now being built, will take care 0 more girls. Seventy percent of the ooeratinl( Coht~ ~f the Chicacro Y(..JO· Women's · nstaan asROCiation is paid by the ~nrJs ~hemselves throucrh membership an c ub clues, class fees board and room at residences and ea~ps. If the Immensity of Chicago's b u i I ding Two Cacnrt.le ~-- ~ volume may be ·more fully' appreciated · · ·· w~en it is re:alized that in January of JDtiona Ea~ a Mow th1s year Ch1cago construction volume for Greater 'Eflideac7 was greater than the combined total of construction in nineteen principal To· ol,>tain greater operating eflici~ ~id~le Wester~ cities whose popula- ency and clos~r contact with the teletion 1s about tw1ce that of Chicago. phone using public, the Illinois BeD ~omparative figures making possible Telephone company, it has been anth1s view of the construction situation nounced, will divide its territory into were available today through the com- two areas, each with a complete operpleted national monthly building sur- ating organization headed by a gen· vey is!'ued by S. W. Straus & Co. eral manager. qticago's building volume for JanuThe Chicago area includes the city ary was $27,091,400. The total of the of Chicago and the State area takes principal nineteen cities shown in the in the remainder of the company's tercomparison amounted to $22,839.196 or ritory in Illinois and Indiana heretomore than four million less than the fore constituting the Suburban and Illimonth's total for this city. The ·nine- nois divisions. The following appointteen cities whose building total was ments are announced: compared to Chicago included the F. 0. Hale, vice-president in charge · following : Cleveland, Columbus Cin- of operation; Homer W. Bang, vicecinn.ati, Indianapolis, Louisvill~, St. president ; A. R. Bone, secretary and Loms. Des Moines. Milwaukee De- assistant treasurer, succeeding E. C. troit. Flint. Grand Rapids, Minne~polis, JJrew, retired. A.~- Mellinger, general St. Paul. Kansas Citv. Omaha, Toledo manager, Chicago area; W. 0. Kurtz, Akron. Dayton and "Youngstown. ' general manager, state area; Frank C h i c a g o' s volume exceeded by Redmund, assistant vice-president; OPTIMISTS COME HERE $5.623,718 ~he total building volume of Verne Ray, general employment suthe nearby states of Michigan Indiana pervisor. District CoaYeatioa to Be Stapd ia Kentuckv, Missouri. Iowa a'nd Wis~ Chicago area-Chief engineer, L. R. £yaaatoa Ma7 5 consin, the combined figures of which Mapes; general commercial manager, !'t;ttes. based on the cities makin~ B. R. Cooper; general plant manager, Wilmette and Evanston Optimist official permit reports, were .$21.467,682. P. J. Ramsey; general traffic manager, clubs, together with other locals oi S. J. Larned. the Chicago area, will be the hosts at State area-Chief engineer, G. B. the convention of the eighth district, West; general commercial manager, which is composed of Illinois, MisE. R~ Cogswell; general plant mansouri and Iowa, to meet at the Nortla ager, L. C. Jones; general traffic manShore hotel, Saturday, May 5. ager, F. A. dePeyster. Paul Farthing, district governor New Trier High school dropped a Mr. Hale, vice-president in char~e from East St. Louis, Illinois, will pre- swimming meet to Maine Township of operation, was formerly vice-presiHigh school at New Trier Wednesdav, dent and general manager. Homer side. Prior to the meeting Saturday night the seniors meeting defeat by the W. Bang, vice-preside~t, wa~ form~rly there will be an informal get-together score of 35 to 20, and the juniors com- assistant to the pres1dent 10 charge dinner for the purpose of getting bet- ing to disaster, 31 to 19. of personnel and kindred ac.tivities, ter acquainted previous to the formal The invaders quickly jumped into which will continue under his superdinner on the following evening. the lead which they . retained through- vision. W. 0. Kurtz, general manager, out the contest when Kleimer of Maine was formerly chief engineer of t~e en.took the 100 yard swim, and followed tire company, and A. H. Melbnger, Scout CbarIea Southward . this by winning the 40 yard e.vent a general manager, Chicago area, comes to Be Awarcled Eagle Palm few minutes later. The breaststroke to Chicago from the New York Telewent to New Trier on Rogers' first company. Troop 13 of Kenilworth held its place, but the lads from Desplaines phone The Chicago area, on December 31, monthly Court of Honor on Tuesday, proved too fast for the home men in 1927 had a total of 903,460 telephones, February 21. This was the anniver- the backstroke. Granstrom and En- and ' the territory in the State area, sary Court and it was planned to have chelmayer, both of the Indian Hill 392,961. The company made a net ga~n 18 Scouts receive merit badges. This aggregation finished one, two, in the of tK)963 telephones during 1927. Th1s was suggested at the February Court fancy diving. Both the relay and med- extre~ely rapid growth and the large when the number was nearly eighteen. ley events were sent into the Maine extent and mcreasingly heavy traffic This time it was increased to 24 col.umn. over the company's system of tele· Scouts-the number for the anniverLarner took the junior forty yard phones form the reasons for the sary six years hence. The Scouts had event for New Trier but it was the changes just announced. to come up in groups of ten. It was only first place taken by New Trier. The company estimates ~hat . expenfigured that the total number of Murphy won the 100 yard swim, ditures for new constructaon 10 1928 Scouts that could have received merit Swanson finished first in the breast- will be $38.000,000, and for the next badges was about 36. At the next stroke and the backstroke, while }f. five years $172,000.000. The two-area plan became effective Court, Scout Charles Southward will Swanson, a younger brother, carried receive a gold palm, in addition to his off first honors in the diving. The March 1. Eagle Scout badge. This is the high- relay was put in t.he Desplaines lads' est rank ever attained by any Scout pocket. 151 Scouta to Receive · in the Troop. RummarleR.: .I · · Chicago .Sf)eetli·t: Builtli·t Permit& Hith for la·ury HAS . _ AREAS · M nine T ownshib Men ' Swamb New Trier·s Swimming Entries I NEW TENDERFEET Troop 10, the new troop of Wilmette, has been going fine for about a month. Thursday evening, February 24, 6 of the Scouts received their Tenderfoot pins. This new troop is being sponsored by the Wilmette Optimist club. F. J. Ryan is the Scoutmaster.-Frank May, Troop 10. girls carry two-thirds, it too m~ch to expect that the public should help with one-third of the funds needed for Chicago's service to its girls? The Y. W. C. A. is one of the organizations to benefit by Wilmette's Communitv Chest drive. Mrs. R E. Adkins, 848 Park avenue, is a member of the Y. W. C. A. Forest Beach Camp committee and the West Side Branch Committee of Management. Mrs. C. D. Thompson, 1356 Greenwood circle. is also a member of the West Side Branch Committee of Management. Medley relay-Won · by Maine (Brown. Krakora, JQrdan, Kleimer). Time 1 :JR. 100-yard swlm-1. Klelmer ()(.). !. Bennett (N. T.), 3. Krakora (JI.). Time 1 :01.! 40-yard swlm-1. Klelmer ()(.). !. BP.nnett (N. T.), 3. Krakora (X.). Time :21. Awuds at Area Court tOO-yard breastRtroke-1. Rocers CN. T.), Z. Jordan (:M.), 3. Anderson (II.). Time 1 :lt.f. 60-yard backstroke-1. Brown ()(.), !. PaRhby (JI.). I. Read (N. T.). Time :40. Fancy dlvlng-1. Granstrom (N. T.), 2. Enchelrnayer (N. T.), 3. Treglllus (M.). , ····11 . Rels.y-Won by Kaine (Kelber. Pubby, Krakora, Klelmer). Time 1 :!7.4. 40-yard swlm-1. Lamer (N. T. )~ ! Roos (N. T.), 3. Murphy (K.). Time :21.2. . 106-yard BWim-1. llurphy (II.), a. Roos (N. T.), 3. Kerber (II.). Time 1:01. 40-yard breutBtrok~1. 8wanBOn (II.), t. Lamer (N. T.), S. Sprlnaer (N. T.). Time :!9.1. 40-yard backBtrok~1. SWUUIOII (II.) !. Barlow (II.), a. ·K ine (N. T.). 500 Scouts from all over the north shore are eagerly looking forward to the joint Court of Award which will be held on Friday evening, Karch 16, at the Elm Place school auditorium in Highland Park. It is estimated that more than 150 Scouts will receive advancement awards on this night. Dr. G. B. Lake of Highland Park is general chairman and will be assisted in the program by the Court of Honor Chairman in the various towns. J. R. Harper of Wilmette~ N. L. Nygaard of K~nilworth, F. M. Debeers of Glencoe, Frank Read of Lake Forest, N. H. Wright of Lake Bluff. C. W. Getty of Deerfield and Rev. Geo. S. Watson of Northbrook. On Thursday, February 23, Troop 5 visited the Dearborn Observatory at Northwestern university. An interest:21. Dlvlng-1. R 8wanBOft (II.), J. Gar- ing time was had by all, gazing at the ring (II.), I. Bamanl (N. T.). Relay-Won by llaiDe (Barlow, Stein, l'tan. The trip was taken in Scoat Morris' car.-Henry Foster, Troop 5. Kerber, II~). Time 1:11.1... Time