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i H i } § | rH -- J Rn 3 The Timely Record of Community Events - WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK ¥O1. XI. NO. 5%. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1923 EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS HOLD PLAYFIELD BALLOT TUESDAY Charles J. Eastman Slated For President of Commun- ity Golfers' Body COMMITTEES REPORT Nominating Committee Sel- ects Slate BY BARRET CONWAY (President, Playfield Association) The annual meeting of the Winnet- ka Playfield association will be held at Community House at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening March 6, for the purpose of hearing reports of retir- ing officers and committee chairmen and for the election of directors and officers for the ensuing year. The Nominating committee, con- sisting of S. Bowles King, Gerald Burnham, Charles J. Eastman, A. V. Horsman, W. E. Ingram, Paul Kreg- er, and A. B. McDougall, appointed as provided in the Constitution, has selected the following ticket of offic- ers and directors to be voted upon, as announced in these columns last week : The Ticket For President--Charles J. Eastman. " Vice-President--Howard H. Hoyt Secretary--Elmer J. Baker, Jr. Treasurer--Allan T. Weinstock Directors, two years: Mrs. T. G. Rockwell. Ernest E. Ellis. A. V. Horsman. The directors holding over are W. " D. Rumsey, F. T. Richardson, Jr. and Gilbert H. Scribner. 3 The nominating committee an- nounces that the name of Daniel D. Craft, as nominee for the board of directors, is withdrawn, at Mr Craft's request. Alfred V. Horsman. 1110 Elm street, has been nominated to fill this vacancy in the ticket. Attention is called to the provi- sion of the constitution that any ten members of the association may sub- mit other nominations if desired. Rev. Hugh Elmer Brown Is Tuesday Lent Speaker Here Rev. Hugh Elmer Brown, pastor of the First Congregational church Evanston, will be the speaker at the Winnetka Congregational church Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in the series of mid-week Lenten addresses. Mr. Brown has many friends in Winnetka, and his topic "The Com: ing Christianity" has a special ap- peal. The address will be given in the Assembly room of Community House and is open to all residents of the village. Rev. George H. Thomas To Preach at Christ Church Rev. George H. Thomas, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church, Chicago, will be the preacher at the Christ Church Lenten service Thursday evening, March The service, beginning promptly at 8 o'clock, is one of a series of special ser- vices arranged by Rev. Ashley Gerhard, rector of Christ church. The church choir provides the music at these ser- vices. "The Good Samaritan," Men's Class Discussion "The Good Samaritan" will be the sub- ject of discussion on March 4, for the Men's Sunday Morning class of the Winnetka Congregational church. Questions to be answered at this dis- cussion include the one, "Who is my neighbor--socially, politically, industri- ally, internationally ?". The class meets in Community House promptly at 9:30 o'clock. Death Takes Mother of Mrs. Robert W. DePau Mrs. Anna Leiland, mother of Mrs. Robert W. DePau, 724 Center street, passed away Friday, February 23. Ser- vices, conducted by Rev. James A. Rich- ards, were held Monday, February 26, and the burial was at Memorial Park. DID YOU HEAR WINNETKA SING? Mass Meeting of Song Beau- tiful Event BY ONE WHO HEARD Did you hear Winnetka sing? Were you one of that great group that filled the gymnasium floor, bal- cony and stage Sunday evening, Feb- ruary 25, to mark the culmination of the National Week of Song? Thanks largely to Mrs. Burton H. Atwood, Winnetka, has really kept the week of song this year. Even so, it was a stirring sight to see, and more stirring to hear the different groups as they contributed to the harmony which was so fine an ex- pression of the community spirit. Each gave his best, whether is was the beautiful old music of Patestrina, sung by Mrs. Kohnsaat's A Cappella choir, or the Boy Scouts with their cheery "March On." The noble music of the Sacred Heart choir, directed by Mrs. Ingra ham, called out a most appreciative response. The British-American so- ciety led only by piano and violin sang well the old favorite "Loch Lomond; while the Scandinavian Pleasure club, under the quiet direc- tion of Mr. Linderholm, gave some lovely, unaccompanied numbers. The Girls Glee club of New Trier high school, led by Mrs.Homer E. Cotton, sang very beautifully, es- pecially Nevin's charming "Wynken, Blynken and Nod," Miss Mildred Lund taking the soprano obligato. The Camp Fire Girls (in costume), the Men's chorus, the sincere stirring singing by Mrs. Asa Cooley of a Serbian Folk Son, made an evening that cannot be foregotten. And, then the volume of song that filled the building as the whole group sang such songs as the "Star Spangled "Banner," "America, the Beautiful," "Come Thou Almighty King" and many lesser favorites. HOLD VILLAGE CAUCUS MONDAY NIGHT, MARCH 5 Winnetka's Annual Village Caucus, for the purpose of nominating a ticket to be voted upon at the annual general vil- lage election on April 3, 1923, and of discussing village affairs and future pol- icies, is scheduled to be held Monday evening, March 5, at Community House. This year the citizens of Winnetka will be asked to vote upon candidates for the following municipal offices: one Village President, three Village Trustees, one Village Treasurer, One Village Marshal and Collector, two Library Trustees, one Police Magistrate. Throng of Citizens Witness Masonic Corner Stone Event Dignitaries of the Grand lodge and representatives of a score of masonic lodges joined with Winnetka masons last Saturday in an impressive corner stone laying ceremony at the site of the new Winnetka Masonic Temple on East Elm street. Festivities began with a street proces- sion and actual corner laying ceremonies were conducted by Grand Master Elmer E. Beach. The Saturday event was preceded on Friday night by a radio-cards-dancing party at the Winnetka Woman's club, at which O'Hare's celebrated Drake hotel orchestra provided the dance harmony. Rabbi Gerson B. Levi to Address Sinai Branch Rabbi Gerson B. Levi, of Chicago, will speak before the North Shore Branch Sinai Congregation Wednes- day evening, March 7 at 8:30 o'clock at the Hubbard Woods school, Laurel and Burr avenues, Hubbard Woods. Rabbi Levi's subject will be "Relig- ion and Education." SEES PICTURES OF RUSSIA Members of Winnetka Post 10 Amer- ican Legion, viewed pictures Tuesday evening of this week depicting the hor- rible condition attendant upon the great famine in Russia. The pictures were shown and commented upon by Preston Kummler, who recently returned from the stricken country where he conducted an investigation in the interest of the American Food Administration. COURTS OF HONOR AT HORACE MANN SCHOOL Monday of this week was election day in the Horace Mann school when school officers of the General Assem- bly were named for the ensuing year. Officers elected were Martin Cassell, chairman; Winifred Dewar, vice chairman; George Campbell, com- missioner of grounds; Merritt Nic- holls, hall captain; Jack Odell, com- missioner for boys comfort room; Jean Snobel, commissioner for girls comfort room; William Truesdell, care of assembly; Agnes Erickson and Stephen Windes, superior judges. The school, under a constitution adopted at the beginning of the pres- ent school year, is governed by an organization of pupils and teachers in which the legislative powers is vested in a general assembly compris- ing all pupils of the third grade and over. All actions of the assembly must have the approval of the prin- cipal. The assembly elects the various departments. Courts of honor are established in- cluding a superior court for serious cases, presided over by two judges: a special court for cases of less ser- ious character, and a summary court for minor cases. The pupils have evinced keen in- terest in the plan which is said to be working out with singuluar suc- cess. MRS. O'NEILL SPEAKS BEFORE WOMEN TODAY Mrs. Lottie Holman O'Neill, state leg- islator who will talk to the Winnetka League of Women Voters and their friends this afternoon at three o'clock, has introduced into the present session of the legislature a bill for an eight- hour day for women in industry. Mrs. Walter Fisher, an ardent supporter of the Winnetka I.eague, was one of the group of young women to go to Spring- field to urge the passage of this bill when it was up before the legislature. Mrs. O'Neill will give her audience first hand news of this measure, the Ma- teruity and Infancy Act (popularly known as the Sheppard-Towner Act) and other bills of vital interest now be- fore the legislature. She speaks at the Woman's club. School Children Lecture On Washington and Europe Hubbard Woods school pupils are hearing some extremely interesting lectures this winter, given not by adults, but by their own schoolmates. A group of ten boys and girls in the fifth grade last week gave an illus- trated lecture entitled "Mount Ver- non" as their contribution to the ob- servances of Washington's Birthday. Some members of the group visited Washington's home and there se- cured the pictures utilized in the lec- ture. The lecture was preceded by an introductory history of the life of Washington. Five boys in the school have been giving regular Tuesday lectures at the Hubbard Woods school during the past several weeks. These 10 vear old pupils spent last summer in Europe and have been relating their experiences before an audience of 300 children. The lectures have scored a decided hit with the pupils. the heads of Begins Sermon Series on Events in Christ's Life Sunday evening, March 4, at 8 o'clock, in the Winnetka Congrega- tional church, there will. begin a series of special Lenten services with special vocal music, and addresses by Rev. James A. Richards on some events in the life of Christ that shed most of light and guidance on our present living. The topic tomorrow night will be "The Baptism of Jesus." All are welcome at these evening services. Tree Spraying Time Now, Forester Lynch Explains "Now is the time to spray your trees," is the expert advise to Winnetka prop- erty owners, from no less than an authority on the matter than Thomas J. Lynch, village forester and tree surgeon extraordinary. "Trees always should be sprayed be- fore the foliage appears Forester Iynch explains, "in view of the fact that spray- ing solutions are detrimental to the leaves." ~ Engineer Explains Track Depression Plan GRADE SEPARATION PROGRAM OUTLINED of interest concerning local municipal perative improvement. and Willow street. replaced by a modern reinforced The subways at Winnetka avenue, Sunset road and Willow street will be designed in such a way as to reduce the possibility of traffic accidents to a minimum. From Willow street north, track de- pression is provided, with the streets carried over the tracks on bridges Wherever possible, the sides of the cut will be sloped to permit of at- tractive planting. In certain cases, such as along the east side of the Electric tracks from Elm street to North avenue, it will be necessary to provide concrete retaining walls rather than slooes. It is necessary to eliminate the Ash street crosing so as to secure a proper grade and clearance under the Cherry street bridge, this clear- ance being eighteen feet from the un- derside of the bridge to the top of rail. This same clearance is provided for all of the bridges. On the bridges crossing the tracks at Cherry street, Pine street, Eldorado street, North avenue, Hubbard place and Scott avenue, the pavement will be twenty-eight feet wide with side- walks ten feet wide on either side. At Oak street and Elm street the bridges will be wider with an island approximately ten feet wide in the center and with roadways twenty- eight feet wide on either side of the central island. The total width of these bridges will be eighty-six feet. Four Tracks for Each Road The track depression plans provide for four tracks for the Chicago and North Western railway and four tracks for the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee railroad, with an al- lowance for a possible fifth track for the North Western. The bridges therefore will have an average length of approximately one hundred thirty feet, and will be treated architectural- ly to present an attractive and har- monious appearance. The two outside tracks of the Chi- cago and North Western railway will be for local service and the two inside tracks for express service. The same will be true of the tracks of the North Shore and Milwaukee railway, ex- cept that access will be had to their express tracks at the several stations. The North Western plans to run cer- tain trains from Chicago express to Indian Hill on the inside tracks, then to switch to the outside tracks for local stops. A similar arrangement will be provided for the operation of southbound trains. The Chicago and North Western station at Indian Hill will be at track level on the east side of the tracks, with a subway under all tracks to the east and west entrances. A service drive will be provided on the west side of the tracks with ample facili- ties for parking. The Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee railroad has Depression Would Extend from Willow Street to the North Limits of Village; Plan Four Track : Right-of-Ways Editor's Note :-- The accompanying article reached the Winnetka Talk through the courtesy of Village Manager Woolhiser, who contributes regularly of the Talk in a department known as "The Municipal Column," devoted to matters } affairs. The need of track depression, has been brought more forcibly than ever to the attention of the public in recent weeks as a consequence of fatal accidents occuring at grade crossings in the village. This article commands the serious consideration of p the fact that Village authorities are laboring to the pages every citizen, particularly in view of so diligently to bring about this im- By H. J. CARTON, Assistant Engineer The problem of grade separation for Winnetka resolves itself into two separate sections, namely, track elevation from Winnetka avenue to Willow street and track depression from Willow street to Scott avenue or the northern limits of the Village. Because of the fact that track elevation has already been adopted in Evanston, and is proposed for Wilmette and Kenilworth, it is necesssary to change from elevation to depression between Winnetka avenue The tracks where they now cross Winnetka avenue wil be raised approximately cight feet above the present grade, and the roadway of Winnetka avenue will be depressed to provide a subway at this point for street traffic. At Sunset road there will be constructed a new subway to allow free circulation of traffic around the Indian Hill station and to re- lieve the Winnetka avenue subway: The present subway at Willow street will remain, but will be concrete structure for both rail- roads. Willow street must be lowered approximately six and one- half feet to get ample head room under tracks. . expressed a desire to have its Indian Hill station located below the tracks at the northwest corner of Winnetka avenue and Wilson street. The North Western station at Elm street will be at the lower or track level, accessible by means of stair- ways from both the Oak street and the Elm street bridge, and also by means of a covered foot bridge span- ning all tracks over the station. The Electric station will be at street level at the east terminus of the bridge re- ferred to. Covered platforms will extend between Elm street on both sides of the tracks, with ample road- ways for parking. The North Western station at Hub- bard Woods will be at the lower or track level, on the east side of the tracks, and access to the station will be had by stairways from the Hubbard place bridge and Scott avenue bridge. The Electric station will be at the street level on the south side of the Hub- bard place bridge and at the east end. All stations will be equipped with elevators for handling baggage from track level to the street level. The plans for this improvement have been worked out in considerable detail, under the direction of H. C. Lothholz, grade separation engineer, and Frank Windes, Village engineer. The engineering departments of both roads have been consulted from time to time. .It is planned to have copies of the drawings ready for exhibition in the near future, at which time they will be placed on display at sev- eral public places in the Village for the information of interested citizens. Musical Swells Fund for Point Hope Mission Work An appreciative and fair audience attended the musical given in the Skokie auditorium last Tuesday night by the Woman's Guild of the Christ Episcopal 'church. The entertain- ment was a benefit for the Point Hope Mission in Alaska, which is maintained by Christ church parish. Allen Spencer, Louise Winter and George Smith, professional singers, were the artists. They were accom- panied by Miss Mabel Stapleton and Miss Florence Gullans. Winnetka Builders Hold Regular Weekly Sessions The Winnetka Builders, a group of alumnae and citizens interested in the erection of two college buildings at the new home on the north shore for the North Shore Kindergarten and Elementary college, are holding con- ferences each Tuesday at 4 o'clock in the Neighborhood room of Com- munity House. All interested per- sons are urged to attend these ses- sions. ¥ { 1 1 | | # | | | | | | J E, gl