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July 12, 1929 I WILMETTE LIFE 2A WIU HOLD COMMUNITY "MIRALAGO" OPENS Coon and His Orchestra to Wei· PICNIC ON AUGUST 14 Dell come Guests ·to Formal Opening of Chamber of Commerce Commit- · tee Selects Grounds for Wilmette Day Frolic located \Yeclnesda\· Augu st l·t. has been set a s th e date . ~i the comnnmit'y picnic \Yhich the \\' ilmette Chamber of Commerce will hold thi s vear to take the place of the usual \\' ilmette DaY celelnation. The entertainment committee of th Chamber. consisting of Dr. C. H. Eldr ed, chairman, Daniel 1L Davis. S. C. ~f eYrrs. Dr. Ceorge A. Stone, and Han s v01~Rein s perg. is making arrangement s for the event. The committ ee ha selected the forest preserve west of \Yilmette on Harms road about two blocks south of G lcm·iew road as the picnic grounds. It wa s decided at the July meetingof the Chamber of Commerce last week t o abandon \i\!ilmette Day and to hold instead a picnic for members of the organization and their friend s. It will he a friendho con1111ttnity "get together." Prcliminarv plans for the picnic day, as announced in a letter mailed to members 0f the Chamber this \\·eek include the follmYing schedule of evenls: 10:30 o'clock in the morning-Parade in car s from Village hall to picnic grounds. A bus will he provided for those who have no other " ·ay to reach the grounds. 12:30 t0 1 :30-Picnic lunch. Everyone has been reque sted to hring a basket lunch. Drinks and icc cream ma,· he purchased on the grounds. 1 :30 to 3-Races and games for all. :\f am· prizes to he given hy the Chamhrr of Commerce. Those wishing to play golf at anv time on the cia\· of the picn·ic can do so at the . nearhv 1'\ortlnHstcrn Golf course. Arrangements are being made for a tournament to he held in the moming. New Ballroom Tonight· Laundry Clerk Swoons When Customer .Gets Place All Balled Up ~fain street at Central ayenue fell in a dead faint early this week and his collap se was not due to excessive heat. It was ::\Ionday morning a:nd t 1le aforementioned clerk was at his task bright and early prepared fo; almost any eventuality. But he hadn t counted on what \\·as about to happen. In strode a stalwart and well-tanned gentleman who straight-forth an11011 nccd himself as a golf Pro by trade and at the present time cni.{agql in the businc , s of conducting one of the senral Practice Fairways now flourishing along nearby highways. "Yes sir, and .\vhat c:tn "·c do for ·you this morning," queried the duly impressed clerk. "I\·e got a few bundles of laundry out here in the car." came the rc_spon~e. "\\'ould nHt mind giying me a hft w 1th 'em;-·· · "That's \\·hat I'm here for ," replied the rrcei,·ing gentleman in his most congenial tone. "Let's go!" So out they went to the waiting car at the curh. ·'You earn· the e twn and I'll follow with a couple, and then we'll come back and gd some more," instructed the Pro. "Oke." responded the R. C., th~ while "hefting" one of the small gunny sac k · s. A 11< l t I1en: "H e } 1, w } 1a t' s tl1 ·, s. ,' \ \'ho put the bricks in these sacb? They're as heavy as lead." "Bricks nothing," frowned the Pro. ·Them's golf halls. and I want 'em cleaned and polished like nobody's business." "Golf halls?" Good .t\ight," came from the R. C.. as he slumped to th~ sidewalk and passed out of the picture. Golf balls, indeed. Only 38,000 of them. And the .t\elson Laundry "did " them all up in great shape. There's an order for · you~ (Note: In \·ie\\' of the fact that t.ht Practice Fairway business \\"as Inaugurated only -a 1110nth or so ago, we ; sstlme that X elson's have the distinction of doing the first exten:-;iH la un clering job on golf balls.) ASK RESIDENTS TO .AID IN FIGHTING -MOSQUITO · Each .Householder U r g e d to Check His Premises for Breeding Places A drive to gain the co-operation of all householders of the north shore i.1 the fight to eliminate the mosquito nui sanrc was launched this week by North Shore Mosquito Abatement district officials ·w hen letters listing the habits of the mosquito and asking each resident to check his own . premises carefully for breeding places were distribute<!. · The letter follows: · ... ' Land .. between \i\rilmctte and Kelll~\\·orth, .i s to be formally opened thts .evening to the dance deyotees of the north shore. · ·n f 1 Featuring the orma openm~ WI be the appearance a s gue st arttst of ~1iss I_rene P_a'_"loska popular star ol the Chtcago C1vtc Opera company. . Dell Coon (X. t_· , '23) who originated and directed the Hoyal Purple orche:;tra of Xorthwest~rn . un~ve_rsit~·, at~d more recently gamed chstmctton 111 \\'ashington. D. C., ancl in Hollywood, Cal., ,,·ill pre side on~r the orchestra ,,·hich has been .ii1 rehrarsal for s~vera! days in anticipation of \Yelcom~ng a record . attendance at the opcntng dance tomght. The ballroom space of 3.500 square feet "·ill accommodate 1.200 peop:·~ . It has l~een leased to t!1.e ::\f1ralago Corpo:atJOn, hea~led by J'-tchard. Penney, tormcrly V1ce-pres1den t ot De\\'olf and company. It \\'as clevdopecl IH· Tobe,· in the most modern motif with silvered -ceilings, green draperies, black marble columns and specially drsigned murals hy De\\.itt. and by Davis and \i\'cst-with multi-change of colors effected by special sy ·tems of electric wiring. The building. of which ~Iiralago comprises the upper floor. also contains ten shops on thr street I vel. Bills Bros, Inc., were the general contract ors. "~liralago," the beautiful ballroom I The rccei\';'ng clerk at the Nelson on Sheridan road in "Xo ~Iai~ ' s Laundry and Dry Cleaning system, Stagnant Water Necessary "Mosquito eggs are laid in sluggish or stagnant water and the first t~o stages of mosquito life are passed m water. An adult mosquito needs moisture to maintain itself, hen'c e seeks shade of shrubbery, grass and forests during the heat of the day. This has caused many people to believe that mosquitoes breed in bushes. They do not-they breed only in water. "Throughout the north shore an:~a, from the Chicago city limits to the county line, a considerable amount vf work is heing done by the public taxing bodies engaged in mosquito abat~ ment work, to rid this territory of masquitoes. Swampy places are being drained, ditches are being cleaned, and the major sources of mosquito breeding which can not readily be eliminated by drainage, are b.eing oiled. This \'\'Ork is not enough, however, so we are asking all citizens to aid us to prevent further breeding of moscJuitoes on their own premisrs. On account of the rainy summer we are having, mosquitoes will hatch in places which would ordinarily not hold water long (Continued nn page 7) · Seventh District Legion Posts Meet This Saturday Members of the Seventh district, American Legion Posts, including the units in \Vilmette and \Vinnetka, will meet at the \Vanide Inn at 11orton Grove Saturday a-fternoon and evening, July 13, begin;1ing at 4 o'clock, for -a regular business meeting and program. The meeting this month is sponsored by Sesterhenn Post at ::\forton GroYe, and the Kiles Township Post, at !\iles Center. N. S. Chamber Jl,fusic Association A waits a Brilliant Season The l'.Jorth Shore Chamber ::\1 usic asso r iati011 announces the following talent for next season's programs. definite dates for which ·"·ill he given later. In October the well known and al1\·ays popular ~1uenzer Trio '"ill open the series and earh· in !\ovember the north shore will aga-in have the opportunity of hearing ~1r. Barrere, the famou . flutist, who created such cnthu::;iasm last April. Kext season he will appear \\·ith his \Yood \i\Tincl Ensemble. The M uenzer Trio will give the third concert in January and in March th.e as ociation will have the distinction of presenting the London String q artet, of world-wide reputation. The subscription list for these concerts is larger this year than it ha ever been and is rapidly filling. Those interested mav secure information from the secretan·. ~1rs. A. B. Spach, 228 Leice ster road, Kenilworth. C. L. Rogers Buys Krauss Cleaning Co., in Wilm·ette C. L. Hogers of Oak Park, who has been president of A. Schwartz and company in Oak Park, the large~t rleaning and dyeing establishment on the \\"{'st Side, this ·week purchased the Krauss Cleaning and Dyeing compam· at 1215 \\.C!shington· avenue, \Vilmette. ~1r. Rogers took possession n£ the hu:-.incss this week. A new firm name, and new organization of the business is to be announced soon. ~I r. Hogers " ·as head of the great we:-;t :-;ide cleaning establishment for six years, where he inculcated a policy oi high grade workmanship and fair dealing that is certain to be conveyed to his newly acquired north shore business. He has been active in Oak Park civic affairs for several years, particulariv in the ranks of the Chamber of Commerce and Optimist club. In purchasing the vVilmette establishment 11 r. Rogers has acquired wh.lt is undouhtedlv the largest anclmost completelv equipped cleaning and dyeing plant · on the north shore. The building on \Vashington avenue comprises three floors and is virtuallv new, having been completed less than a ve~r ago. It is one of the most attractively clesigncd commercial structures in this vicinit\'. Mr. and ~frs. Rogers arc tl) 111ake their home 111 \Vilmcttc in the llt'ar future. ON EUROPEAN TRIP Robert Berger and his daughter, Eleanor. 306 Kenih\·orth avenue, Kenilworth, left here \\T ednesday for X ew York to sail on July 13 for Europe, " ·here they plan to spend the summer. ~=~~-~.~ --~-~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert Meter Increases Point Supremacy at Beach Robert Meter, leader in the race for points at the \\.ilmctte beach, increased his score from 155 to 395 last week, mainly by receiving 150 points for the first person to swim to Gage's pier and back to the raft at the beach. John Pearson is second in the contest with 240 points, and 1\Iary Nash. third. with 205 points, eighty-five of which were received for swimming the quarter-mile distance to Gage's pier. Mary Lauer, who is in fourt_h place, also receiHd eighty-five pomts for the quarter-mile S\Yim, being the first girl to make the swim this ~r ~ar. Bob Hewitt is placing in sixth posttlon, ha\·ing added eighty-five poit~ts to his li;st bv being the fourth to S\\·tm to Gage s. - Others who have more than one hundred points arc Hilly Grinnell, \Vinniired Barry, El e vonReinsperg, and .1 ack Holmes. A TIP to our ADVERTISERS 1 1 11 Frances Specht Pupils in Piano Recital at Howard ... Piano pupils of Frances Laura Specht presented a concert recently at the Howard school gymnasium. Those who took part were Donald Specht, Pearl Anderson. Kate ~1cConnohie, l\Iartha Bakkemo. Eleanor Sperecles, Hans Hostnick, Billie Kempe, ViYian Abraham!', Mary Kubicek, Car o 1 Specht, Bob Hoza, Felix Hostnick, Carol Edenberg, ~largaret Sor. e.1. Phillip Hoza, Betty Bleser, an(l Anna :McXaughton. · The children. ranging from 6 to 13 years in age, played compositions by Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, and Chopin. I· A 'p rominent authority on advertising says: 41 Are you using the 4 Want-ad' or dassified columns of your local newspaper? You . I should. A dozen shoes. a wheel-barrow, a set of golf dubs, a stove-anything ----------------BICYCLING THROUGH IRELAND you can offer at a special Jack X a son. son of the Frank C. price, fits right into the !\asons, 733 Cummings road, Kenilworth, who will spend four or five classified. And, believe me, months bicycling through Ireland, Engthe ad is read. The cost lancl, Scotland, and \Vale!', and on the continent landed in Queenstown, Ireis small, too." ATTEND CONVENTION M cmhns of the Walther League 'for Young Pcoplr in St. John's Luthenn church will attrnd sessions of the International convention of the league to he held beginning S11ncby, July 14. at land the 'early pftrt of this week. He Concordia college. Genevieve Barrrode to Dublin on the fir. t lap of his man is the delegate from St. ]ohn·s unit of the league. trip.