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WINNETERANPTALK Published weekly by Lloyd Hollister, Inc., March 8, 1912, at the post office at Winnetka, Illinois, under the Act of March 8, i879. 564 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka, Illinois. Entered as second class matter Subscription price $2.00 a year. VOL. XVI, NO. 10 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, MAY 14, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS CARIN FIND SPONSORS SEEK PROMPT RESPONSE Reiterate Appeal to Citizens of Community for Funds to Es- tablish Winnetka Camp Campaigning for funds proceeded with marked enthusiasm this week in the effort to insure, without undue de- lay, the establishment of the camp for Winnetka young people on a site re- cently acquired along the Des Plaines river. Contributions now being solic- ited from citizens of Winnetka are to go into a fund to provide a cabin and attendant equipment for the camp which is to be located within hiking distance of the village. The committee in charge of the fund campaign in appealing to citizens to "help finish the job," issued the follow- ing statement this week: "The Cabin Fund committee reports that the response to the public appeal of Tast week has been encouraging, but a considerable number of five and ten dollar subscriptions are still needed to put the project over. Will you contrib- ute a log or two logs? If so, please mail your check to John C. Cobb, Jr., treasurer, 615 Elm street, Winnetka. No House-to-House Drive "There will be no house-to-house solicitation. This is the committee's ap- peal to many citizens who may not have seen last week's notice which is therefore republished : "The fine character-buildin work and play of the Boy Scouts, Girl: Scouts nd Camp Fire Girls organizations in our village are well known to most of you. Hundreds of our boys and girls have be- longed to these groups, are in them now or will be in the future. "Experience in other communities has shown the great appeal of a near-by camp site to and from which the boys and girls can hike and around which their outdoor interests can center. Such a_ camp has been the ambition of our Ww innetka leaders for years. 'The job is more than half done. The land, costing $5,000, has been given--a beautiful wooded tract near the Des Plaines River--given by the Winnetka Chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America, whose members have taken seriously the conservation principle of their National League--to save for our Thildren some of the fast-disappearing r America o J i 5 Sudo ur generation has en- "To complete the job a log cabin is needed. The Boy Scouts themselves have started a Cabin Fund. The 'Winnetka Rotary Club has come in generously. The architect's services are donated. Winnetka contractors and material men have promised labor and materials at cost. Money contributions have been volunteered. Only $3,500 remains to Te raised. It's your turn now. "Every citizen of Winnetka is entitled to share in this Permanent Community Institution insuring healthy interests for present and future generations of boys and girls, as well as adults. When you see it you will be glad to think vou took a share. "This is your opportunity. If not al- ready sent, please mail your contribution to John C. Cobb, Jr. treasurer, 615 Elm street, Winnetka. The committee personnel is: Dr. C. A. Aldrich, E. A. Anderson, J. M. Dickin- son, Jr, William 8. Elliott, Dr. J. O. Ely, A. M. Ferry, Arthur Fisher, J. Edgar Freeman, N. K. Anderson, Harry H. Barnum, Rev. E. Ashley Gerhard, Percival Hunter, N. H. Blatehford, Jr., L. L. Buchanan, S. Bowles King. Alfred E. McCordic, Perry Buchanan, Harry P. Clarke, Roswell B. Mason, George B. Massey, Fred E. Clerk, John C. Cobb, Jr, John R. Montgomery, Jr. John R. Reilly, Rev. J. W. F. Davies, Fred A. dePeyster, Eugene S. Rummler, Dr. C. O. Schneider, Charles M. Thomson, John N. VanderVries, James A. White, Arthur H. 'Woodward. Choir Sponsors an Evening of Music to Swell Piano Fund On Saturday, May 21, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Smith, 915 Sheridan road, Hubbard Woods, the senior choir of the Winnetka Congre- gational church is offering an evening of music and fun and an opportunity to assist in the purchase of a much- needed grand piano. The musical pro- gram will be in charge of the musical director, Raymond Allyn Smith, who will give several piano selections and who will be assisted by one or more soloists. The choir will sing. Mrs. J. W. Webb, who has had a school of dancing in London and whose last work before leaving England was the coaching of Dorothy Gish in an English country jig for the picture of "Nell Gwynne," will give this coun- try jig, as well as several other dances. She will also put on, with the aid of some home talent, the initial and only production of an original ballet en- titled, "Spring," a novel performance with a decided touch of humor. There will be refreshments and dancing at the close of the program. Tickets may be secured at Commun- itv House or from members of the choir. The affair will be informal. Invite Villagers to View African Wild Game Films Contributed On Thursday evening, May 19, in Matz hall of Community House, there will be given one of the most interest- ing talks on the wild game life of Africa that has been Winnetka's privilege to hear in a long time. Frederick S. Colburn of Evanston has made two safari trips up into Mas- ailand, going by way of Mombasa up to Nairobi and out-fitting his safari there. His moving pictures of the trip and his slides of the country and of wild game life are very interesting. And the Winnetka unit of the Isaac Wal- ton league feels very fortunate in hav- ing secured Mr. Colburn to show his pictures, and they extended a special invitatica to the Boy Scouts of Win- netka, their parents, and the public generally to attend. Washburne to Speak to Masonic Lodge on May 17 The program committee of the Win- netka Masonic Lodge announce that Carleton Washburne, superintendent of public schools in the village, will speak before the lodge Tuesday eve- ning; May 17, at the Masonic temple, at 7:45 o'clock. Following the lodge opening, Mr. Washburne will speak on "Individual Education." Mr. Washburne is well-known in educational circles, in this country and abroad. He is a graduate of Leland Stanford university, and received his doctor's degree at the University of California. Mr. Washburne came to Winnetka in 1919 as superintendent of schools. In 1022-23 he made a trip abroad to study European school methods. He is the author of several books on education and many articles lin educational magazines. Club President Photo by Wilhite Mrs. C. Colton Daughaday is presi- dent of the Winnetka Garden club which is sponsoring the Garden Market to be held on the Village Green on Sat- urday, May 21. The affair is an annual event and the funds thus procured each year are used to beautify some section of the village. Village Manager to Submit Annual Report Tuesday The annual report of Village Man- ager, H. L. Woolhiser will be presented to the Village Council at its meeting next Tuesday evening, in which a sum- mary of the work for the past year will be given and in which will also be submitted a budget providing for the revenue of the village and the ex- penditure of the general fund for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1928. The report will also include an analysis of the financial condition of Win- netka. Inasmuch as the budget to be sub- mitted at this time is the one used as the basis for tax appropriations and tax levy ordinances, the facts presented should be of interest to every resident of the village. All interested persons are urged by Village Manager Wool- hiser to attend not only this meeting, but any subsequent session of the council at which the budget is dis- cussed. Motorist's Wild Ride Ends in Police Court Edward Morris, of 312 North Rijch- mond street, Chicago, Sunday drove through the Chicago & North Shore railroad gates at the Elm street cross- ing and raced on north via Lincoln avenue and Sheridan road to Hubbard Hills where his car crashed into a tree and where he was overtaken and arrested by the Winnetka police. His hearing on a charge of driving while under the influence of liquor was set for today, Saturday, pending which he was released Sunday, on a cash bond of $50. CONTINITE DISCUSSIONS ON NEW CHURCH PLANS Home Meetings Next Week to Precede Great Congregational Gathering May 25 Eight meetings in homes throughout the village are scheduled for the com- ing week for the discussion of the proposed new Winnetka Congrega- tional church. With these meetings a total of thirty meetings will have been held to which not only members of the church but everyone in the village who has any contact with the church has been invited. Everyone interested in the church proposal is not only invited but urged to attend one of the following eight meetings : Monday evening: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B. Thomas, 680 Walden road; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Winter- botham, 899 Oak street. Tuesday evening: Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Ferry, 391 Sheridan road. Wednesday evening: Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Bersbach, Indian Hill road; Mr. and Mrs. Roswell B. Mason, 326 Ridge avenue; Mr. and Mrs. Louis A. Sherman, 1062 Oak street; Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Dickinson, 1228 Scott avenue, Thursday evening: Mr. and Mrs. A. Earl Bryson, 182 Myrtle street. Big Meeting May 25 These thirty home meetings precede what is predicted as the largest meet- ing of the Winnetka Congregational church which has ever been held, scheduled for Wednesday evening, May 25, at 8 o'clock in Matz hall. At that meeting, the church will decide whether or not it wishes to authorize the Finance committee to proceed with a subscription campaign for a new church, and whether it favors the proposal of the Building committee if the money can be raised. In commenting upon the home meet- ings, Lyman L. Weld, chairman of the committee of Twenty-One which was appointed by the church council to in- form the church membership of the Building and Finance committee pro- posals said: "It is the desire of the Building com- mittee and of the Church council that there should be the fullest possible dis- cussion of the proposal, and it was the purpose in arranging for a large num- ber of meetings in homes to encourage frank statements by people in small meetings, rather than to conduct large meetings where many might feel a he- sitancy to speak. "Tt would be a most remarkable plan which could be submitted and get im- mediate and overwhelming enthusiasm, for the artistic and practical point of view of people varies so widely. In the meetings held during the past week, there have been many sugges- tions made which will be communi- cated to the Building committee, and no doubt, many of them will be em- bodied in whatever plan is finally de- cided upon. 3 At the church meeting on May 25, the idea of the congregation will crys- talize into some sort of action, and it is probable that there will be some most interesting discussions of the pro- posal before the ballots are taken.