The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

| Scams Nearly Everybody In Winnetka. Reads The Talk ; WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK VOL. VIII, NO 51. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1920 TEN PAGES PRICE (FIVE. CENTS BOWLES KING HEAD "OF PLAYFIELD ASSN New Officers Elected at Annual Meet- ing Held in Community House Tuesday Evening, March 2 $3,000 FOR A NEW COURSE $2,000 Needed for Additional Nine Holes Which will be Ready Next Summer The annual meeting and election of officers of the Winnetka Playfield association was held on Tuesday, | March 2, at 8 o'clock, in the Com- | munity House. The retiring President, Mr. Wallace D. Rumsey, called the meeting to order and the reports of the chair-| men of the committees on finance, | grounds, house, sports and pastimes, | rules and regulations and women's activities, were submitted in detail. The candidates for office as submitted Gives Plans and Details for Proposed Elm Street School 2 Because of the widespread interest | in the new building planned by the Board of Education, the Weekly Talk secured an interview yesterday with Superintendent of Schools, C. W. Washburne as to the design and character of the proposed building. "For what grades is the building planned?" Mr. Washburne was asked. "The building is chiefly for the 7th and 8th grades. When completed, however, there will be sufficient rooms to take care of those primary McCormack, architect for the Cleve- land Public schools, recently let bids for two schools with identical number and size of class rooms, cor- ridors, etc., and identical specifica- tions with the exception that one was to be a one-story building and the other was to be built in two stories. The bids for the one-story building were 20 per cent lower than those for the two story building." "Is the building to consist of just the usual class rooms, or will there be any special features?' ' by the Nominating committee to serve for the following year were unanimously elected and these offi- cers together with the three directors Mrs. H. H. Barnum, Darre¢ll S. Boyd, and Fred T. Richardson, Jr, who serve for another year, were elected. President--S. Bowles King. Vice-President--C. E. Burkhart. Secretary--John Ritchie. Treasurer--M. K. Meyer. Director--Wallace D. Rumsey. Director--E. E. Parr. Director--Barrett Conway. In order to make clear previous re- ports it should be noted that the an- nual dues of the Association for the coming year still remain at $1. The Park Board registration fees, for in- dividuals residing within the corpor- ate limits of the village, have been raised from 75 cents to $2 for adults and for children under sixteen years from 50 cents to $1 for the season; also the charge of non-resident for Saturday, Sunday and holiday golf has been raised from $1.50 to $2 per day over the period from March 1 to October 1. Report of Year's Work The following report submitted by the retiring President is of common interest: "The support which the community has given the Playfield association in its first year of existence is gratify- ing to us all, I believe, when we realize that there have been 261 who have indicated their interest by pay- ing the membership fee of $1. This interest may be further indicated by the showing which the following figures give us. There were 2 total of 470 registration tags issued by the Park Board, of which 97 or 21 per ant were members of our associa- tion. In other words, only 37 per cent of our membership actually used the golf course during the season of 1919. The remaining 63 per cent of our membership contributed to the support of this community enterprise as a result of their public spirited in- terest and apparent desire to further any activity which would benefit the community in general. You have heard from the chairmen of the dif- erent committees some of the things which as an association we have en- deavored to accomplish in our avowed object of promoting the use of the parks and playgrounds of the village for golf, tennis, baseball and children who live within a radius of | a few blocks of the new building. The building will, therefore, be chiefly an intermediate school for the upper grade children from the whole vil- lage, but will probably have one wing for primary rooms for the children in the immediate vicinity." "We understand that it is to be a one-story building. Why is this?" "A one-story building, where there is sufficient ground, is the safest, most hygienic and most economical building that can be erected. Danger from fire, therefore, is reduced to the minimum. "From the standpoint of lighting a one-story building makes possible sky-lighted class rooms such as we now have at Skokie school. Profes- sor Freman of the University of Chi- cago has been making a special study of the lighting of class rooms and finds that it is almost impossible to provide sufficient light for the pupils farthest from the windows of the regular window-lighted room without Perspective Picture of Prcposed Building "One wing of the building will be the manual arts wing. In this there will be a manual training room, a print shop, a room for drawing and art, a general science laboratory, a cooking room, and a sewing room with small fitting rooms opening off of it. In these fitting rooms the girls will be able to try on the dresses they make for themselves in the sew- | ing class. The arrangement of this manual arts wing is unusually con- venient. The manual training and printing rooms, for instance, adjoin one another, so that the same teach- er can supervise both rooms. The drawing room also opens into the print shop, so that children who make book plates. Christmas cards, etc.' can easily print the cuts made from their own work. The general science laboratory opens into the cooking room, so that the girls can readily conduct food experiments in the laboratory. The sewing room opens into the other side of the cooking room, making it possible to use the GROUNDS OF PROPOSED PLAN ELM ST SCHOOL providing too much light for the pu- pils nearest the windows. Professor Freeman examined the lighting at the Skokie school, and said that we | had achieved a desirable evenness of lighting in all parts of the class room by combining of windows and sky- lights. Consequently from the stand- point of the children's eyes, as well other sports subject to the regula- | tions of the Park Commissioners. The Women's Activities committee is cer- tainly to be complimented on the results of their efforts to interest the women in the opportunity which the Playfield has afforder them. "Contrary to the slogan which one of our cartoonists has made famous, the first hundred years of an asso- ciation such as ours may not be the hardest, and we may find it a little more difficult to interest the com- munity generally in the support of this association during the coming year. However, when we realize that only 97 of our members actually played on the course during the last year out of a total of 470 who signed up and paid for registration tags, it seems to me that our drive for the coming year should be among those who actually realized the benefits of this rather remarkable institution-- our Municipal Golf course. For the benefit of the new administration, let me irge that all those present sign up and pay for the coming year be- fore they leave tonight. Must Work to Raise $3,000 "Regarding this fund of $3,000 which the association voted to under- write in order that the Park Board might go ahead and finish up the additional nine holes, so that, the (Continued on Page 8) as the eyes of the teacher, the sky- | lighted rooms are the best. "From the standpoint of expense a one-story building is less costly because a lighter structure becomes | | | | possible and foundations cost less. sewing tables for school lunches. "The other special rooms in the building include a good-sized gym- nasium which with the stage of the assembly hall, and separated from that stage by a folding partition. This makes it pos- sible to witness events in the gym- nasium from the assembly hall. "The Jane Kupenheimer Memorial assembly hall will seat from one thousand to twelve hundred people. The floor is pitched, and there is a balcony above. At the back of the (Continued on Page Eight) VILLAGE DEPARTMENTS AID IN CONSERVATION OF FUNDS + All Employes Heartily Co-operating to Aid Village in More Economic- al Operation Following the request some weeks ago of Village Manager H. L. Wool- hiser to the police, fire, and public works departments and all village employes to co-operate in making the operation of the various departments more economical, a favorable im- provement in this matter has already been noticed. The reduction in elec- tric consumption for lighting purpos- es and other expenditures has shown the co-operative spirit of the depart- ments in aiding the village in its ef- forts to utilize their funds to the best advantage. Mrs. T. Philip Swift will return Monday from a fortnight's stay in| Bon Air, Fla. MRS. L. COOK, WELL KNOWN HERE, DIES IN KENOSHA One of the pioneer settlers of Ken- osha county, Wis., passed away at her home in Kenosha last Sunday. She was Mrs. L. Cook, whose daugh- ter, Mrs. Maurice Lieber, lives at 988 Elm street. Mrs. Cook, who was 71 years of age, had spent a great deal of her time with her daughter and made a large circle of friends in the village. Funeral services were held irom the Kenosha home Tuesday and interment followed at Oakwoods cemetery. ; COMMUNITY SINGING MEETING Everyone in Winnetka, without talent, is cordially invited to attend a community singing meet to be held Wednesday, March 9, at the Community House. The singing will begin promptly at 8 o'clock. Previous gatherings of this kind have proved very popular. is on the same level! with or Village Drives On Rubbish Offendors Offer Suggestions To Merchants In Cleaning Up Business District Of Waste Paper And Rubbish Co-operation between local merch- ants and refuse collectors in main- | taining the cleanliness of the Win- netka business district is asked by the village authorities, who have taken up the matter with some of the prin- cipal offenders and offered them suggestions, which, for the most part, have been kindly taken. The author- | ities, in commenting on the rubbish | nuisance were of the opinion that | most of it was due to carelessness. | Village authorties made the follow- | ing statement about the matter: | "The present unsightly condition | of the streets, alleys and | property in and around the business | district, brought about by the scat- | tering of papers and other light re- | fuse which comes from the various | business houses, shows a real need of more careful handling of waste by the merchants. The Village has | attempted to keep its streets tidy by, having such refuse picked up at regular intervals, but it is found im- possible to get any noticeable results, unless the merchants use more care in the storage and disposal of the waste materials which are accumu- business." A It is suggested that those merch- ants who have been in the habit of burning their refuse in the open pro- vide themselves with a wire burner. This will prevent papers from blow- ing around and reduce the fire hazard. Those merchants who have no adequate place to burn such waste, may have it collected by the Village rubbish collector , provided the waste is packed in sacks in order that it can be conveniently handled. "If all owners and merchants co-- operate along the lines suggested, our business district can be kept neat and clean at all times, and will soon become a source of public pride," declaired Supt. of Public Works W. A. Gibbon. WILLIAM G. HIBBARD, JR. WILL IS FILED IN COURT The will of the late William G. Hibbard, Jr. of Winnetka, one of the founders of Hibbard, Spencer, Bart- lett & company and until his death one of the company's directors, has been filed for probate in the court of Probate Judge Horner. The estate is valued at $575,000. A provision in the will directed that if children survived him, his widow, Mrs. Susan Follansbee Hibbard, was to receive the entire estate. There are no children and Mrs. Hibbard will receive all personal property and household effects, $75,000 in cash and the income on the bulk of the estate. The will also provides that at the death of Mrs. Hibbard the remainder of the estate shall be distributed among three sisters and a brother of Mr. Hibbard, who are given addition- al bequests of $5,000 each. BNE ER BISSET FUNERAL TUESDAY Linden avenue, were held from her late residence Tuesday morning at 10:30 o'clock. Interment was at Rose- hill cemetery. She is survived by her husband, two sisters--Mrs. William | Clark of Necedah, Wis.; Mrs. Edward Hermann; and two brothers--R. C. Hook and James Hook of Victoria, British Columbia. i KEEP CHIMNEY CLEAN Numerous 'chimney fires in the village might be eliminated if the ad- vice this week of Fire Chief G. M. clares that most of these fires are the result of accumulated soot in the flues, which, if properly cleaned, would occasion little worry to both residents and firemen. WILL HEAR HOYNE A number of Winentka residents have signified their intention of at- tending the meeting tomorrow of the Wilmette Sunday Evening club, where States Attorney Maclay Hoyne will deliver a vital address on, "The Crime Situation in Chicago." EDITOR CONVALESCING E. W. Weber, editor of the Winnet- ka Talk, who has been critically ill at the Evanston hospital, is con- valescing today at the home of relatives in Milwaukee. He will re- main there about two weeks. vacant | | | Funeral services for Mrs. Anna | Bisset, wife of George Bisset, 514 Houren is heeded. Chief Houren de- | NEW ASSOCIATION FAYORS 3 SCHOOLS Winnetka School Association Wants Three Eight-grade Schools and Central School For Special Subjects OPPOSED TO ELM ST. SITE Addition Tc. Present Schools Would Still Leave Plenty of Playground Space The Winnetka School association formed recently to study school prob- lems has gotten under way. Import- ant committees have been formed. These committees are actively taking | up auestions now before the com- munity. Citizens from all over the village are interested in the brood and con- struction policies of the organization. They are expressing their views on | matters freely. ! The immediate problem before the association and the citizens of Win- netka is the proposed central school and the large financial campaign con- nected with it. Tt has developed in interviewing citizens that there is a strong senti- ment against the location of the new central school far out from the center of the village at the foot of west Elm street. The majority of citizens approached express preference for three eight orade schools. One a central school subjects such as Manual training and printing. cooking, sewing, science and art work. Tt is not felt impractical nor im- possible to construct such schools on the present school sites by additions to the present buildings. A large cen- tral playground such as has been proposed would not be available but a well equipped gymnasium together with the quite ample ground that could be secured should adequately care for supervised playwork. Such suggestions are being assign- ed to the Survey committee of the association for investigation and rec- ommendation. It is expected that in due time there will be put before the Board of Education and the citizens of Winnetka a concrete plan propos- ed to solve the problem in a way that should be satisfactory to all. LOUIS P. CAIN WILL BE LEGION SPEAKER MARCH 9 Sharmmmm-- Members of the Winnetka Post of the American Legion are showing re- newed interest in the activities of the organization. Tn the athletic field, most of the members are enthusiastically planning to root for their "buddies" at the indoor baseball game with Evanston at Community House tomorrow. This will be the initial appearance of a legion team from the local post, although a team composed of legion and non-legion members has displayed promising ability. The all-legion team will be captained by Paul Kreger. As Ev- anston is reputed to present a formid- able line-up, a close game is expected. But the post activties are not cen- tered alone in athletics. Their bi- monthly meetings are featured by all sort of entertainments. SCOUTS TEST IMAGINATION At a meeting Thursday night of Troop No. 1, Winnetka Boy Scouts, the youths ©' imagination were put to the test in the telling of stories. The Scouts were 'divided into two groups and had the same subject to work upon. The group which more fully illuminated the details, was de- clared the winner. Then a short ad- dress on his experiences in Michigan copper mines was made by Assistant | Scoutmaster H. I. Clark. After two new scouts were initiated, a challenge [to a knot-tying contest by the Glen- coe troop was read and arrangements made for setting a date for the con- test. They also discussed the forma- tion of a basketball team. SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER A report that a suspicious looking character was loitering in the neigh- borhood of the Charles Abbott res- idence could not be verified by the local police, although thy scoured the vicinity in a search for the man. RUBBISH BURNS Smoke from a pile of burning rubbish in the garage of the Nelson Brother's Laundry at 801 Elm street, resulted in a jaunt to that place last Saturday by the fire department. No damage was reported. fully equipped for work in the special . Giotto oc ai dof Che none