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~~ 24, 1929' NEW TRIER' PLAYERS· . . , I COMPETE IN CONTEST .. WI L ~ E .T T E L I P fi.. ., ~ · ·· : 4.' 4 . - ...... , Guards Our Health Wilmette Board · Split$ on . Grade Separation V. ote A motion by Trustee Gord·(m' Wilson to the effect that the Villa~ President appoint a committee of three consisting of a member ·Of the . Wilmette board of trustees, the president of the Wilmette Plan commission, and the president of the Wilmette Chamber of .Commerce (or one representative from the plan commission and one from the Chamber appointed by the presi~ dents of the two organizations) to investigate and consider the matter of grade separation from the standpoint of Wilmette's interests and to report to the Village board, was voted down by that body in session Tuesday night after a heated disc ssion. Village President Earl E. Orner cast the deciding vote against the proposal, explaining that he felt a matter of this sort should remain entirely in the hands of the Village board. Other trustees voted as follows: for the motion, A. L. Grinnell, C. Miles McDonald, and Gordon Wilson; against the motion, Ernest E. Cazel, Stanton Vanlnwagen, and Hans vonReinsperg. ART WGUE EiECTs ·;~. . ·t929-t93o . omcERs· Outlines Plana for Next Year · Which Include More Ledures ~ ·~y Duclley C. Wat~·on Enter Chicago and Suburban High School Event at Goodman Theater Next Week Kew Trier High school dramatic player.s will compete with nine other Chicago and suburban high schools in a play contest to be held at the Goodman th eater, Chicago, Frida v and Satu~day~ May 31 and June 1, - under the dtrectwn of th e Drama League of Chicago. Other schools entered are: D eerfield-S hield s, Calumet, Harrison Tech, Senn, University High, Fenger, th e Englewood Evening High school, 1:[organ Park, and the Todd School for Boys, Woodstock. The New Trier players will present '·G ringoire," translated from the French "de Banville," which \Ya s adjudged the best of three one-act plays pre ·ented at the school about a mont'h ago. Following are the member s uf the cast: John Betak, Martin Cassell, Louise Hupsch, Louis Weber. Robert Pearce, Margaret \Vashburne , \Villiam Anderson, and John Atwood. Albin Anderson is property man. :Miss Elisabeth Stanwood, head of the. ~ e w Trier dramatic department, is trammg the players. The t\e,,· Tri~r ·!)lay '"ill be presented Frida,. afternoon. 1fay 31, at 2:30 o'clock.. A prize of twenty-five dollars, donaLt.:d l}y 1fr . Samuel P. S. Newton, and a silver cup, donated bv · Mr. and :\f rs. Ho,,·a rd L. \i\Tillet( will be a,nrded to th e ""inner of the play .contest. Another prize of twenty-five dollars for diction also is to be awarder!. This prize wa . \YOn by Ke"" Tri r last year. Each school entered in the contes t \\~ ill give a one-act play or its equivale nt. ~ e,,. Trier's opponents in the co nt est will present the followit1g: ~enn. "Happy Go Lucky"; ·c niver sity High. "Op-0-1fe-Thumb"; Fenger, ··::-. tati o n YYYY"; Todd, a condensation of the first half of "] ulius Caesar"; ~forgan Park, "The Robe of \Vood"; Engle,rood. "So This Is Politics"; Calumet. "The Sweetmeat Game"; Harri:;on T.ech, "T,vo Crooks and a Lady," and Deerfield-Shields, an act from "Tht> Copperhead." · · · Closing one of the mo3t succe.ssfut · years in its history, members of the North Shore Art league met last week at Winnetka Community House to review the activities of the past year, plan for the coming season of activity, and elect officers. Owing to the death on May 9, o( . Lionel Robertson, who had been nominated for re -election as pre3ident of the league, that office wAs left vacant .. With that exception a full slate of officers and directors was unanimously elected as follm\'S : vice:..president, Dudley Crafts Watson. Ravinia; recording secretary, Mrs.}. W. F. Davie·3,, 620 Lincoln avenue, Winnetka; cor: responding secretary, Mrs. Ralph Brackett. 255 Ridge avenue, Winnetka; · treast1rer, Miss Caroline Eckstrom, 888 Oak street, Winnetka; trustees-Allen Philbrick. 982 Elm street, Winnetka; Frank Peyraud; Ravinia; Rudolph lnDr. \V. W. Hawkins, well known gerle, Ravinia; James Cady Ewell, \\'ilmette physician, was appointed Ravinia; Mrs. John Vennema, 849 \Vii\Vilmette Health Commissioner 'I'ues- Hold Hearing June 4 on low road, \Vinnetka; Albert H. Ullrich, day oi this week by President Orner. $104,000 Paving Project 925 Lake avenue, \Vilmette; Mrs. The appointment was confirmed by the A public hearing has been set for Bertha Glass. 925 Hinman avenue, EvVillage board. Dr. Hawkins succeeds Tuesday, June 4, to consider the mat Dr. E. E. Moore who resigned recently ter of paving Wa·3 hington avenue and anston; 'Mrs . Felix W. Boldenweck, because of failing health. Mrs. Moore, other streets in Wilmette west of Ridge 823 Humboldt avenu·e. Winnetka; 'Mrs. George Haskins, 428 Cedar street, Winwho had been assisting her husband avenue at an estimated cost of $104,000, netka; Mrs. Stephen Balderston, 1205 in the health office during the past few and also to consider the matter Judson avenue, Evanston ·; Mrs. Marrears. will retain her connection with of paving the first alley north guerite Taylor, 400 Eighth street, · Wilthe office. of Highland avenue between Fifteenth mette; Mn. Gordon Wilson, 415 Ninth and Sixteenth streets at an C'3timated street, \Vi·lmette; Donald D. Burchard, cost of $4,813. The date for the pub- 1101 ~f errill street, Hubbard Woods; Kenilworth Zone Board lic hearing was announced at the meet- Mrs. Ed,yard A. Brion, 755 Greenwood Considers "Garage" Plea ing of the Wilmette Board of Local avenue, Glencoe; Mrs. Alonzo Coburn, The Kenilworth Zoning board has hnprovements Tuesday night. 915 Linden avenue, ~7 ilmette; and Mrs. taken under advisement the petition of C. F. Southward, 306 Oxford road, several Kenilworth property holders Ordinance Fixes Salaries Kenilworth. The board of directors is that the building ordinances of the to elect a chairman to serve as presiof Municipal Appointees dent until the first meeting of "the ,·illage be strictly adhered to in the matter of the erection of garag-e ., on . Sal~ries .of appointive village offi- league next fall. the Skokie creek line. The petition ctals 111 Wtlmette were established in Plan Extended Course was presented to the zoning board. as an ordinance adopted by the Village Members of the Evening Sketch a re sult of special permission being board at its meeting Tuesday night. given by the building commissioner to The annual compensation of these offi- cla3s, which worked throughout the a few prospective builders along Rog-er cials, as provided in the ordinance, will winter months on Thur3day evenings avenue, between Brier street and Ridge be as follows: superintendent of public under the direction of George Oberteu- · road, to build detached garages on the works, $5,400; village collector, $4,000; fer of the Chicago Art institute, were creek line immediately in the rear of fire marshal, $3,600; superintendent of enthusiastic in the reports, eighteen their homes, in·stead of on the rear police, $3,000; health commissioner, having attended the ses~ions. So strong Complete Registration building line as required by the build- $2,000; electrician, $3,600; assistant was the interest in thi3 activity that it ordinance. The zoning board ·will electricians, $2,400, and probation offi- was decided to plan a longer course of New N. T. Students ing next season, to begin at the vVinnetk1. meet again soon at the call of the ce r, $1,860. Registration of eighth grade pupils president to take further action on the Community House early in November, in .\'e w Trier township \Yho will attend matter. again under the direction of Mr. Ober:!\ cw Trier High school next fall has teufer. Continuing this work through been completed. Students nov.; attendthe spring and summer, the League ing th e school who expect to return Woman's Club Building is sponsoring a series of Saturday next fall will have registered by the a 1ternoon sketch cla3ses under the diThreatened Flames e nd of next week and the summer rection of Allen Philbrick. Members The \Vilmette Fire department was school registration is also expected to meet at the homes and gardens of called to the Wilmette vVoman'. club he completed .by that time, \Vesley L. north shore folk, and visit the Forest Brown, d 1rl'ctor of the summer session. at Tenth street and Greenleaf avenue Preserves and other nearby pojnts of stated this week. Ninety percent 'Jf Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, when interest e..tch w·eek. Saturday (May all registration will be fini shed hy sparks from the machine excavating 18) a large number of the artists travTune 1, Mr. Brown announces. The for the new \Voman's club building set eled to the Winnetka Legion Post hut ~arly registration, it was pointed out fire to the roof of the present structure. in the Forest Pre3erve, west of Glenat the high school, eliminates the rush The fire burned a small hole in the coe, for a luncheon and sketching and confusion which formerly marked roof, but no other damage resulted, Fire party. Chief Zibble reported. The call to the . the opening week of the fall term. More than 125 canvases were exWoman's club was the only summons hibited at the annual show, held during the Wilmette fire fighters had received Frank McClure Honored this week up to late \Vednesday afterApril in Matz hall of the Winnetka Community House. Two prizes were Advertising Leaders noon. awarded by popular ballot, first going W. Frank McClure, president of the to a work by Frank Peyraud, and sec\Vilmette Sunday Evening club. was re- Re-Advertise for Bids ond to Mrs. Elizabeth Boldenweck. elected secretary of the International An interesting feature of this exhibifor Grading Implement Ad\'ertising association at the t\Yentytion was the annual po3t~r contest 'conUpon recommendation of Trustee fifth convention of the organization ducted by the League. Fifty-three Ernest C. Cazel, chairman of the held in the Palmer House Thursday of posters executed by ·members of the last week. Mr. McClure i3 vice-presi- streets and alleys committee, the Wilart classes of Deerfield-Shields and F you waRt action, speedy and mette Village board at its meeting dent of the Albert Frank Advertising New Trier High schools, the winners resultful, we know of no better · agency, Walter A. Stron&', of Wi.n- Tuesday night voted to reject all bids this year being"selected by a jury conmeans to get it than through the netka, publisher of the Chtcago Dally which have been received for a new 3isting of Allen Philbrick, Winnetka, Classified Columns of this NewsC. C. News and chairman of the board of street grader for the Village. Miss Anna Helga Hong, of the Art, paper. To buy, to sell, to trade, Schultz, superintendent of .public the International Advertising associaDepartment of Northwestern univerto offer services. works, has been instructed to re-advertion, was toastmaster at the annual (Continued on page 5) tise for bids for the grader. dinner of the association last week. by W. by I