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street, annual distribution of gifts / the Christmas tree. KLY Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk TALK VOL. IX, NO. 42. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1921 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS INDIAN HILL TRAIN SERVICE IMPROVED Request of Indian Hill Improvement Association Has Immediate Re- sults; Service To Be proved TRAINS ALREADY ADDED Predict Population of South-east Section Will Be Doubled Within Two Years; Many New Homes The agitation for better train ser- vice started by the Indian Hill Im- provement association, has already begun to produce results. One ad- ditional train for the morning ser- vice has just been added and several more can be looked for soon. A checking-up of passengers from and to Indian Hill station is being made to learn when the greatest crowding occurs and where the extra trains are most needed. There seems to be no doubt that the Chicago and North- western railway will take care of the situation brought about by the rapid growth of this section of Winnetka. Real Home Section In spite of the high cost of build- ing a surprising number of new residences have been built in south- east Winnetka since the war. Sev- eral large building operations are to start early in the spring, it is said, and there is little doubt that the population of Indian Hill will double within the next two years. So far, residents there point out, only good homes are contemplated and the present residents are de- termined that the high standard of the community shall be maintained. With the wonderful New Trier Township High school on the east, the fine Golf club on the west, and beautiful Kenilworth on the south, Indian Hill considers it has a reputa- tion to sustain and high aspirations for the future. The Indian Hill Im- provement association is the organ- ization through which the wide- awake citizens are working. Better train service will do much to satisfy the present commuters and bring more. COPS AND FIRE-FIGHTERS TO HAVE SMOKER TODAY Magistrate Northrop and other pub- lic Spirited Citizens Prepare Good Time For Men Winnetka policemen, firemen and Village hall employes are to come in- to their own this afternoon when they will foregather at the offices of Magistrate C. T. Northrop for a smoker and social hour.. The hours from 3 to 6 o'clock will be devoted to the smoker so as to afford every policeman an opportunity to "get in on the smokes and eats" at some stage of the affair. 5 The smoker is given in appreciation of the services of the village employes who are only too often forgotten by the residents in the swirl of holiday events. Refreshments of the "18th Amend- ment" variety only will be served, says the judge. NERVOUS BREAKDOWN FATAL Myrtle Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Nelson, 993 Ash passed away Wednesday morning following a proctracted ill- ness brought on by an attack of nervous prostration. The girl be- came suddenly worse Christmas Day, when the family was enjoying the around Funeral services will be held on New Year's Day at 2 o'clock. The girl had been a stu- dent at New Trier High school and it was thought her illness may have been due to over-study. SNOWBALL-CONFETTI DANCE New Years' Night will be a gay time at Winnetka Community house when the Kippy Orchestra gives its annual Snowball-Confetti dance. Everybody on the north shore is in- vited to this happy affair. VILLAGE TREASURER ILL Village treasurer H. C. Seymour was taken seriously ill this week and removed to the St. Francis hospital, Evanston, where, it is expected, he will soon undergo an operation. Mr. Seymour was said to be very ill. OPEN RINKS SOON Village skating rinks are nearing completion and the village expects to have them open to the residents with- in a few days should the weather continue favorable. J > INDIAN HILLERS TO HAVE BIG PROGRAMS Outline Plans For Many Social Gath- erings, Entertainments and Busi- ness Sessions An interesting program of meetings and entertainments it being planned in south-east Winnetka, to continue through the winter and spring. These social and civic gatherings are to be conducted by the Indian Hill Im- provement association which has re- cently elected new officers and ap- pointed new committees. It will surprise many residents of Winnetka to know that the south- east section of the village is the home of a large number of talented enter- tainers. Singers, pianists, violinists, elocutionists, etc., are to be found whose talents are much better known in Chicago and elsewhere than in their home town. These will con- tribute to the entertainment which will be a part of the communty gath- erings. Well-known speakers on civic betterment and other topics of common interest will also be heard. Real Get-Together At a recent meeting of the Ex- ecutive committee of the Improve- ment association a program for the first entertainment was arranged. There will be a short business meet- ing to work out civic betterments for Indian Hill. This will be followed by a few entertainers, entirely home talent; then there will be a cup of coffee-and a "bite to eat." Last of all, those who love to "trip the light fantastic" will remain to dance. There will be no charge of any kind to members of the Improvement asso- ciation. Everybody is talking about the new community socials and watching for an announcement of the first date, which will probably be Mon- day, January 10. Invitations will go out early in January. The committee in charge follows : Executive Committee The association officers, with S. Hancock, 153 Bertling lane, and W. Shoemaker, 188 Myrtle street. Ways and Means Committee The Executive committee with IL. M. Hamburger, 502 Willow street; George A. Johnstone, 491 E. Hill road ; Benjamin F. Odell, Jr., 329 Warwick road. are as Cs : Membership Committee John E. Lutz, chairman, 460 Haw- thorn lane; Mrs. Arthur Wyld, 518 Elder lane; Charles N. Ascheim, 384 Hawthorne lane; Robert W. Smith, 310 Fairview avenue; S. M. Zinner, 529 Sunset road. Program Committee Frank M. Root, 470 Sunset road, chairman; E. A. Anderson, 331 Wal- nut street; Mrs. A. B. Cooley, 472 Elder lane; Mrs. C. E. Karstrom, 345 Elder lane; Mrs. William A. Thrall, 416 Elder lane. Publicity Committee Arthur Earl Bryson, 182 Myrtle street, chairman; William F. Kent- nor, 310 Woodland avenue; IF. M. Simmonds, Jr., 286 Sheridan road; Harry Hansen, 260 Fairview avenue; Frederick I. Chapman, 404 Elder lane. Refreshment Committee Mrs. Delbert W. Poff, 562 Haw- thorne lane, chairman; Mrs. George R. Roehm, 390 Hawthorne lane; Mrs. Arthur F. Sterrett, 265 Poplar street; Mrs. Robert W Smith, 310 Fairview Bazaar for Dr. Brown Inspires Some Poetry Kiddies Sell Christmas Cards and Delicacies to Swell Dr. Alice Bar- low-Brown Fund A Christmas bazaar held at Horace Mann school last Friday, the pro- ceeds to go to the Dr. Alice Barlow- Brown fund for relief work in Serbia, inspired the accompanying lines penned by one of the chlidren: Fast the wheels of time have turned Since last your Christmas candles burned. How would you feel at Christmas time Away from home in foreign clime, No Christmas tree, no friendly greetings, No kindly gifts, no happy meetings? Just stop and think of Dr. Brown Far off in some plague-stricken town, Feeding the starving, 'tending the sick, Working away where trouble is thick. For more than a year she's been working along, To make the sick well and make the weak strong, If you'll give with a cheery smile, _That's all we'll ask for quite a while, It's for the poor kiddies, whose hard path is laid Near the famous Blue Danube in stricken Belgrade. The bazaar netted approximately $90 from the sale of Christmas cards made by the children, candy, pre- serves, cake and pottery ware. Persons desiring to contribute to swell this Christmas fund are re- quested to direct their donations to the Dr. Brown Fund, Horace Mann school. MOONSHINE WILL NEVER MAKE ANTI-FREEZE STUFF Read of the Exhilirating Experiences of One Flivver Owned by Super- intendent Gibbon : Several good citizens, lolling about the Elm street district last Sunday morning, looking for some excite- ment, saw plenty of just that thing. It was like this: Superintendent of Public Works Gibbon's trusty flivver was parked at the Adams pharmacy. A group of boys (not youngsters either), were eagerly inhaling the delightful fumes of the anti-freeze stuff one puts in one's car's radiator this time of the year. : Suddenly Henry jumped, shook itself like a spaniel and leaped clear across Linden street into the munic- ipal park and headgp-- hon in the general directi of the Village hall, narrowly missing a group of Blue Lawers in its wild career when Gibbon overhauled the rantin' con- traption. Now what kind of raisin' jack could that have been? avenue; Mrs. J. D. Pierce, 172 Myrtle street. . Social Committee Mrs. Sherman B. Orwig, 553 Elder lane, chairman; Mrs. Chauncey B. Hill, 220 Myrtle street; Mr. Edwin E. Vail, 310 Walnut street; Mrs. C. T. Davis, 132 Bertling lane; Mrs. John J. Ross, 557 Fir street. most interesting INTERESTING LECTURES PROMISED IN JANUARY Leaders in Education, Religion and Journalism to Give Series of Practical Economic Dis- . cussions A series of very interesting lec- tures are to be given at the Win- netka Womans' club, on successive Wednesday evenings, during the month of January, beginning on Jan- uary 5 The first two lectures of the series | will be given by Dr. A. J. Todd, of the University of Minnesota, and will treat of Social Economy. Dr. Todd is on leave from the university for one year to take charge of industrial per- sonnel work for one of the largest clothing factories in the United States. The subjects of his lectures will be "Democracy in Industry-- What Is It?" and "Democracy in 4 dustry--the Human Element." Third Lecture on Thursday The third lecture will take place Thursday evening, January 20, in- stead of Wednesday, January 19, John Hayes Holmes, of Community church, New York City, will speak on "The Collapse of Civilization; Can Humanity Be Saved?" Mr. Holmes is a man of dynamic personality, who senses the needs of a flourishing nation and offers a con- structive solution. Prof. M. C. Otto, of the University of Wisconsin, will deliver the fourth lecture on Wednesday, January 26, on "The Moral Education of Youth." Prof. Otto is said to be one of the educators on the Madison campus and is certain to have a message of worth for Win- nekans. Oswald Garrison Villard, editor of "The Nation," will speak on Wednes- day evening, February 2, on "Weak- nesses and Dangers of Modern Jour- nalism." Profound Thinker Mr. Villard is a thinking person with tremendous background, who has the courage of his convictions and who is putting into practice some of his finest theories. The public is invited to these lec- tures, given under the auspices of the North Shore Sinai Congregation. Tickets may be obtained at Adams' pharmacy. OAK STREET COASTING HILL NOW OPENED TO VILLAGERS The Department of Public Works this week completed arrangements for the opening of the Oak street coasting hill. The hours for coasting are from 3 to 5 o'clock in the after- noon and from 7 to 9 o'clock in the evening. The village is making every reason- able effort to safeguard the hill but recognizes the impossibility of mak- ing the place absolutely safe for the residents. The village therefore can- not assume responsibilty for ac- cidents and coasters employ the hill at their own risk. GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY Plans are progressing satisfactorily for the annual Winnetka Firemen's masquerade dance to be held at Com- munity House, Saturday evening, January 15. Better get your tickets early, advise the firemen, because there's going to be a big crowd on hand for the festivities. Prizes are to be offered for the most unique and effective costumes. door. ter'! your door. bell. But times have changed. Now- adays the men who make the "bet- things are "making paths" to Every time a newspaper comes a host of people are ringing your door- Merchants and manufacturers ANSWER YOUR DOOR-BELL Emerson said that if a man did something better than his neighbor, no matter what it was, the world would make a beaten path to his look at. Don't let advertisements offer you slip} by. No matter what you want, clothing, groceries, a fountain pen or a home, you will find the "better" ones in the advertising columns. you want it. Buying¥with a definite knowledge is so much better than shopping at random. are waiting on the doorstep to spread their goods at your feet for you to The advertisements tell you where you can get what fyou want when Study the advertisements. the opportunity that EVERYBODY IS GOING _ T0 THE CABARET BALL Its the Talk of the Town, in Home, Club, On the Trains and in the Shops; Season's Feature Event : REMEMBER: JANUARY 28 Winnetka Legion Men to Offer the Greatest Entertainment in His- tory of Village On That Day Most everybody in Winnetka is talking about the biggest social event of the 1920-1921 season. We refer, of course, to the Grand Cabaret Ball to be held on the evening of Friday, January 28, at the Winnetka Wom- an's club under auspices of the Win- netka Post of the American Legion. And it is not to be construed that the very evident enthusiasm over the forthcoming event is confined to the ranks of the American Legion. The ball, intended for the interest of every resident of the village, has be- come easily the dominant topic of: discussion in home and club circles and in every place where citizens gather. They talk about it in the rail- way stations waiting for the mora- ing train, they discuss it on the way to "town" and take it up again on the evening return trip. Worthy of Attention And, let it be said, the Cabaret Ball is quite worthy the attention accord- ed it. Not only in view of the fact that the occasion affords an even- ing of genuine pleasure in a gener- al get-together of the entire village, but, more particularly, because i, Cabaret Ball is given for the express purpose of raising funds to be di- rected to the immediate aid of dis- abled ex-service men of the World War. The Cabaret Ball is the plan of the Winnetka Legion Post for con- tributing, and permitting Winnetka as a whole to contribute to a most deserving and urgent service to these partially or totally helpless men who gladly offered their all for their country and the world at large in the greatest crusade for civilization. Read what J. W. Rixey has to say, in an article published recently in the American Legion Weekly: It would be small comfort to a man lost deep in a dismal swamp to re- flect that just on its outskirts there ran a fine macadam boulevard. For the moment he would trade all the broad stone highways in the world for a single dry,safe path out of the marshes. So it is with the disabled veteran of the World War. Entwined in a thousand legislative difficulties, sur- rounded on all sides by administra- tive red tape and inefficiency, con-. fused and dazed by the multiplicity and duplicity of sign posts in his wil- derness of suffering, he has little ear for the sweet music of promises that some day everything will clear up and be all right. For one thing, he may die in the meantime. He takes little stock in the an- nouncement that Congress is to be asked for many millions of dollars with which to build hospitals for him that will be ready in 1925. He sees Tucson, Ariz., where the tubercular 'ex-service men, pre-possessed of the idea that there in theh arid South- west is the way out to health and happiness, in the meantime crowd for what medical care and attention can be given the min tents, shacks and shanties. In addition to "getting after the Government" in behalf of the dis- abled ex-service men national, state and local legion organizations are interested in providing some material aid in the present emergency. "With the house on fire," they say, "we are perfectly wliling to design a new fire engine, but we most assuredly expect and demand that the firemen on the job. shall utilize the one they now have to the limit during this emergency." The Cabaret Ball will be replete with interesting and joy-instilling in- cidents. There will be something of interest to every villager. You may dance, play cards, enjoy excellent re- freshments, listen to most exception- al music, engage in numerous con- tests and thrills and generally have a real old-fashioned good time. A grand prize is to be offered at the conclusion of the evening's activities. Remember, Friday evening, January 28, and the Grand Cabaret Ball. It is your golden opportunity to help the men who preserved for you the coveted benefits of peace. Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Reinboth, of Wilmette, announce the engage- ment of their daughter, Winifred, to Mr. Harold L. Garwood, of Evans- ton.