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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 10 May 1929, p. 3

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May 10, 1929 W 1 L-M E T T E L I F .E 3' IOld .Town Folks to NEW TRIER DEBATERS Schneider's Bootery in COMPLETE KENILWORm ·Formal ~e~ing Tomorrow Hold Yearly Frolic POINT FOR CUP EVENT Formal opening of Schneider's Boot- He N Th d OFFICIAL PERSONNEL North Shore Team to Engage Cleveland Heights Orators Here Friday, May 17 Debaters of New Trier High school and Cleveland Heights High school,. of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, will compete for the Kuppenheimer cup in the third annual clash between the two schools Friday afternoon, May 17, at 1 :30 o'clock in the New Trier auditorium. The subject for debate will be: " Resolved, that the jury system in the United States should he abolished and its constitutionality conceded." New Trier will be represented by Albert Denton and Lowell Comee, sophomores, and John Erickson, senior, and will defend the negative side of the question. Erickson, who is the only experienced debater on the New Trier team, will be the third speaker and will present the closing argUii1cnt for the north shore school. Denton will be New Trier's first speaker and Comee, second speaker. The New Trier team is coached by Chester E . MacLean, who is well known for the excellent debate t eams he has turned out. Point For Friday'· Clash The strength of the Cleveland team this year is not known here. The Cleveland speakers will be James Rice, manager of the team, Victor · Pollak, and Milton Schlesinger. Their coach is C. Drury, graduate of Bates college and a member of the Bates team whic!1 first engaged Oxford in an EnglishAmerican debate. Both the New Trier and Clevelanrl debaters have been pointing their ef forts towards next Friday's clash, which v\'ill in a measure decide the superiority of the two teams. Last Year Cleveland defeated Ne,\· Trier in debate held at Cleveland, but in 1927 \vhen the Ohio school was champion of that state ~e\'.,· Trier won, taking six of the seven points on which the decision was based. John Er.ickson was a member of the :t\ew · Trier team that year. Retain Expert Judge ery in the Nehon buildillg on Ce~tral avenue, is announced for Saturday of this week, signalizing the occasion for a visit to the, ew establish11 ment by a host of friertds and acquaintances who will be eager to greet John J. Schneider in his new place of business. S c h n eider·~ Bootery is one of the most modernly appointed shops J. J. Schneider on the n or t h shore, in fact. a g-enuine reYelation to villagers who haH watched the tran'5formation of the store interior for several weeks. The shop interior is the work of expert designers and the window front has been pronounced one of the finest in this vicinitY, matching the finer Loop sh::>ps in arrangeme11t and decorative scheme. Mr. Schneider. a native of \Vilmette, purcha·3ed the Wilmette Shoe Store adjoining the former First National hank on Central a venue several years ago. [ncreasing demand for larger and more suitably equipped quarters brought him to the decision this spring to e::;tahlish himself in the Nelson building " ·here the busine.~s assumes the ne\\' title. "Schneider's Bootery." I Old fown Folks of \Vtlmette-those who have resided in the village twentyfive years or longer-will hold their re ext . urs ay 0 President Haw:xhurst Announces Appointments for Various Village ,Offices , annual frolic Thursday e\·ening, May 16, in the auditorium of the \Vilmette Masonic tempt~, 1010 Central avenue. There will be dinner and an entertainment. Advance notices bring the in formation that there will be ._"table refreshments at 6:30, '30cial con\'ersation, and elegant, refined entertainment, including some fiddling." Mystery surrounds the entertainment for which elaborate preparations are being- made. Mrs. Carl E. \Vidney, Dr. George D. Upson, and John \V. Panushka constitute the entertainment committee. The dinner committee is comprised of the following: Mrs. Henry A. Pope, chairman; ~1 rs. J. Melville Brown, and Mrs. Earl E. Orner. Edward L. Scheidenhelm is president of the Old town Folks, \Vitl N. Waidner is treasurer. and Mrs. ~{argaret S. Pierson, secretary. All persons having re sided in the village for twenty-five years or longer are eligible to membership and thus urged to attend the affair . . __ Organize Archery Club; Provide Wilmette Range a An archery cluh , the purpose of which will be to create a general appreciation of archery as one of AmeriSimonds Helps Harvard ca's c9ming sports, will be formed SatDefeat Yale Debate T eani urday evening, :May 11, at 8 o'clock at St. Augustine's Epi·.;copal church. All Rollin Simonds, ·son of Mr. and Mrs. Scouts have been urged to come and Edmond M. Simonds, 834 Sixteenth bring their parents. It . was pointed street. \Vilmette. was a member of the out, hO\\·ever. that the archerv club i~ Frank Loesch Honor Harvard freshman debate team which not to be spon ored bv the · xational at Dinner· Monday Guest recenth· won an unanimous decision Scout headquarters, but will he a sepFrank J. Loesch, special Assistant over '{ale. Simonds, N e"· Trier grad- arate organization. The \ Vilmette uate of last year, had an enviable Recreation boad has proYided property State's Attorney of Cook county, who in the past year ·and a half has unscholastic and forensic record at the for an archery club range. covered outrageous election frauds and high school. He is likewi·.;e making widespread corruption in public office, his mark at Harvard. Recently Simonds will address the Wilmette League of GRAND JURY FOREMAN was honored \dth a fifty, dollar prize \Vomen Voters at a dinner to be for the be.st tryout speech for the HarAlfred A. Amberg, 519 Ridge a\·enue, vard- Yale- Princeton triangular de- Kenilworth, has been cho en foreman given in his honor Monday evening, An expert judge, to be cho en from bates. of the May grand jury, which was :May 13, at the First Congregational a list submitted to Cleveland bv New impanelled this week b,· Chief Ju stice church. The hour of the dinner is 6:30 Trier. '"ill decide the winner this' S k C · John ]. Sullivan of the. Criminai court o'clock. In addition· to many tributes accorded . ,·ear's debate bet\\'een the two schools. ee atrtcia umm1ngs, · M r . .Amberg is secretary o f Clucago. . him for fearless investigation and prosA committee of the forensic board <lt Missing Wilmette Girl of Cameron, Amberg and company. ecution of vote fraud cases, and unNew Trier is engaged in arranging fo.r 1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -ceasing labors to ferret out corrupt the Cleveland rlebaters who will reChicago police are searching for public officials, Mr. Loesch recently main here through next Saturday. A ' Patricia Cummings, 15 year old daughreceiv~d the distinction of an honorary tour of Chicago and the north shore ter of Daniel Cummings, 1332 Forest avenue, Wilmette, a real estate dealer. membership in the Chicago Union and a dance at one of the large hote Is League club ; an honor that is customare two things tentatively scheduled Patricia left home thr~e weeks ago, arily conferred only upon distinguished for the entertainment of the visitors. tellinlg her tfat.her Cslh~ intendHed to seekd . . . emp oymen 111 11cago. e agree persons who are non-members. The pubhc !!as beet~ m:vtted t.o the to the plan but enjoined her to return Mrs. T. J. Moreau, 1507 Walnut avedebate next Fnday, whtch ts constdered I home once a week. She never renue, is in charge of the dinner reserone of the most important f?ren . ic turned. Patricia had been living with vations. which are now being m~de. events of. th.e ye~r at New Tner. A her father part of the time and also Mrs. Merle B. Snyder is program with her uncle, Sergeant Edward small admtsston wtll be charged. chairman. - ---Cummings, of the \Vinnetka police Would Fence in Water force. Ralph R. Hawxhurst, Kenilworth, village president, announced his appointments for the various appointive village offices at the regular meeting of the Kenilworth Village board Monday night, May 6. All of the appoint~ ments are ' made with the consent and approval of the Keqilworth board and are for a term of one year. F. L. Streed 'vas again named Village manager and collector. Other appointments to the village offices were: H. A. \Veese, treasurer; E. E. Jacks01i, at!o~ney; H. 0. Barnes, building comnusstoner; Dr. H. A. Orvis, health commissioner; C. C. Ley, plumbing inspector; \V. C. Yackel, marshal; P. J. Murray, police captain; V. C. Falstick, Thomas Napier, and C. E. Bradley, police sergeants, ~nd W. B. Griffith and \Villiam Thalman, police patrolmen. Chairmen of the various committee~ of th_e Village board were appointed as follows : H . . 0. Barnes, public service and building; George R. Benson, finance; Rich~rd Wolfe, police and fire; George R. Benson, streets, lighting, and sewerage; John L. Wilds, water supply; Richard Wolfe, health; A. B. Adair, North Shore line franchise; A. B.. Adair, legal advice and counsel; Joseph Joyce, tax valuation; A. B. · Adair, official . grade separation representath·e: H. 0. B.a rnes, electrical commission; Joseph Joyce, zoning commis- . sion, and L. M. 'Villis, permanent plat1 commission. J. of p . Tower to Protect Tots - - - - - - - - - - - A proposal to build a fence aronncl the \Vilmette water tank prese nted at the meeting of the Village hoard Tuesdav night was referred to C. C. Schult~. ·.;; uperintendent of public works, and ·the public service committee of the hoard for inve stig-ation. The purpose of such a fence, it was pointed out, would he t::> prevent children from climbing the ladder of the \\'a ter tower. TAG DAY MONDAY There will be a Tag Day in Chicago and suburbs Monday, May 13, for the benefit of Aged and Adult charities. This ·solicitation is by special permission of the local village authorities. Board Authorizes Paving of Several More Alleys In This Issue Pages Automobile News ...... Sl-57 Boy Scout Affairs ..... . ... 34 Book Comment ........... 46 Church Items ........ 62 & 63 Club News ................ 44 Edi.torial-Shore Lines ..... 40 Junior Life .... ... .' .. 58 & 66 Sports, Recreation Bd. . . . .. 60 · Society News ............. 42 Travel Corner ............ 48 1nheaters ............ 70 ~ 71 Classified Ads .......... 72-74 · TEACHERS MEET MAY 20 The next meeting of the Wilmette Teachers' club is scheduled for Monday, May 20. Various members of the club who have unusual musical or .__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___. literary talent will present the program . OU, too, can save yourself a lot of time and money by using the Classified Columns of this Paper. It's everybody's marketplace. Why not make it yours? Y Ordinances providing for the paving of the first alley south of Spencer avenue between Fifteenth street and Sixteenth street, the first alley south of Greenleaf avenue between Seventh street and Eighth street, and the firs .. allev north of Elmwood avenue between FiftePnth street and Sixteenth street were adopted by the Village hoard, whirh held its regular meeting at the Village . hall Tuesday night. 1 ...

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