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Pes December 25, 1926 WINNETKA TALK NORTH SHORE BUILDING EXCEEDS $6,000,000 New Construction for Four Vil- lages of Township Shatter All Previous Records Building permits in Wilmette, Kenil- worth, Winnetka and Glencoe, during the year just ending, have reached the tremendous sum of almost $6,000,000. In fact, nearer ten million dollars is the sum total of building valuations which have either been completed dur- ing the past twelve months or are in progress, when the extensive develop- ment now going on in "No Man's Land" at Kenilworth, is included, but for which neither of the four villages issued permits. The total value of building permits up to this week in the four villages was $5,735,166, but it is estimated that be- fore the advent of the New Year, there will have been at least another $200,000 to be added to that sum. In Winnetka alone, there is pending, for issuance within the next few days, permits which it is said willl reach upwards of $175,000. This includes the permit for the new business and apartment block for which R. H. Schell is now razing old buildings to begin work on the new improvements, and there are a few resident permits contemplated within the next few days which it is said will easily bring the total, in the four villages, up to the six million dollar mark. $4,500,000 for Homes Of the total of $5,735,166 issued to date, $4,579,000 represents new resi- dence properties, of which there have been 292. The average cost per build- ing was almost $16,000. The work of remodeling residence properties in the four villages amount- ed to $271,749. Under the classification of apart- ments, business and schools permits were issued to the amount of $754,500. Permits for 292 garages costing $129,917 were issued. Wilmette leads in the total number of residence permits, showing 111 against 100 for Winnetka, but Win- netka enjoys a material lead over Wilmette in the total valuation for the foregoing residences, the total for Winnetka's 100 residences being $1,- 665,000 as against $1,277,700 for Wil- mette's 111, Glencoe had 48, costing $889,400 and Kenilworth 33, costing 746,900, a very high average per build- ing. ; Winnetka leads in the work of re- modeling, the total for this work being $146,500 as against Wilmette's $71,620; Glencoe's $35,529 and Kenilworth's $18,100. Winnetka Leads in Business Winnetka also shot far ahead of all her sister villages in the way of new apartments and schools, leading with $456,000 (which does not include the new Schell building, another $150,000). Glencoe is second with $238,000 and Wilmette third with $60,500. In the number of garages built, Wil- mette leads her nearest opponent, Win- netka, almost two to one. The total in Wilmette being 146, costing $57,- 724. In Winnetka there were 77, cost- ing $37,990. In Glencoe 53, the cost of which was $26 and 16 in Kenil- worth, valued at $7,435. The coming year, it is said promises to be an equally good one in the build- ing line on the north shore. : BUYS RESTAURANT Andy Giannos has purchased the in- terest of Charles Morris, his former partner in the inetka Cafe, 730 Elm street, of which nnos is now sole proprietor. ' P.T. A. Desires 1009, Membership Of Local Parents The Winnetka Parent-Teacher asso- ciation has been anxious to have 100 percent membership, or at least a close approach to such a percentage. They are sorry to announce that the quota has not been reached, and give the following data. The Hubbard Woods association rates the highest, with a membership of 70 percent. This means that 70 per- cent of the mothers and fathers of chil- dren attending the school are members of the organization working in co-oper- ation with the children, the teacher and the school. - Horace Mann and Skokie schools, with percentages of 55 percent and 56 percent respectively are the lowest, and Greely school with a percentage of 60 percent rates second. Memberships come in every day, and it is hoped that any parents who have not joined will do so immediately. The association provides parents an excel- lent means of acquainting themselves with the problems of teachers, and gives them an opportunity. of becoming familiar with the system. Christmas Seal Sales Exceed Those of Previous Years The Christmas seal campaign, which has been carried on with unabated zeal since Thanksgiving, has now reached an approximate total of over $3,240. The final sales' report has not as yet been received from the various schools but it is expected that it will run much higher, as at least one dis- trict has not been heard from, ac- cording to Mrs. John Hoffman, gen- eral chairman of the north shore sales division. Each of the schoois has attempted to bring its sales as high as possible in the hope of winning the silver cup which has been offered by the Grosse Point Health Center Board as a prize. For the past two years the cup has been won by District 40, which is un- der the direction of Miss Engles. Ii | this school takes it again this year it will be allowed to keep the trophy, since any school taking it for three years wins the cup. The returns as they have been es- timated thus far are as follows: How- ard school, over $200; I.ogan, $93; St. Francis Xavier, $214.41; Central and Stolp, $246; Laurel, $58; District 40, $97; St. Joseph, $66.62; Winnetka, not all in but around $600; Joseph Sears, $1,654, and Central (Glencoe), $625. The official returns and standing will be published at a later date. Invite to Vesper Hour Tomorrow at 4 O'clock Christmas Day, at 4:30 o'clock in the afternoon, a brief vesper service will be held in the Winnetka Congre- gational church. The Junior choir will sing. The congregation will also sing together the age old Christmas hymns. A part of the Christmas story will be read and the Rev. James A. Richards will speak a few words about it all. If possible, come and join in this brief season of Christmas fellowship and Christian worship. Bring vour friends and neighbors and children, the church leaders urge. HOME FROM SCHOOL Frank Stover, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Stover of 1183 Tower road, has returned from Princeton university, to spend the holidays with his par- ents. Mr. Stover is a member of the freshman class at Princeton. XMAS FOR VETERANS Women of North Shore Work Dili- gently to Bring Cheer to Disabled Men at Government Hospitals Mrs. J. K. Farley, Jr. of 300 Ab- bottsford road, Kenilworth, Mrs. Jo- seph Joyce of 531 Essex road, Kenil- worth, and Mrs. Andrew J. Maloney of 1518 Walnut avenue, Wilmette, spent the day, Monday, December 20, working with the Red Cross, packing boxes for the wounded veterans at the Great Lakes hospital and the Psycho- pathic hospital at North Chicago. These three women, together with the Red Cross workers, packed 650 boxes, filled with cigarets, candy, and Christmas gifts. Due to the contribu- tions sent in by the women's clubs of the Tenth district in Illinois, which in- cludes the north shore, fifty-six car- tons of cigarets, candy and cigars, and 200 pounds of hard candy were dis- tributed and packed. William Holmes, treasurer of the Chicago Evening American, donated 1,000 cakes of Her- shey bars to be used in filling the boxes. Under the direction of Mrs. Joyce, who is chairman of the Neighbor's committee on friendly co-operation with disabled veterans, the committee has been working to help the veterans at the two hospitals. Mrs. Joyce wishes to thank all the north shore and Chicago people who have helped either by actually working on the committee, i contributing to the Christmas boxes, or |attending the sale held a month ago. Mrs. Joyce also expressed the wish that public thanks be given to the Wi- METTE LIFE, the WINNETKA TALK and the GLENCOE NEws for the splendid co- operation the papers have shown. She feels that the local papers brought her project before the public, that a great deal of the success of the plea for con- tributions is due to the Hollister pa- pers. : The Woman's Catholic club also spent the day, Monday, December 20 at Great Lakes. The members gave a Christmas party for their Unit No. 8, and trimmed a Christmas tree. Village Council Opposes No Man's Land Enterprise : The Village council of Winnetka at its meeting Tuesday evening was again addressed by Alfred Bonnet of Kenil- worth, leader in the movement against the present development of "No Man's Land" in the form of clubs and theater buildings. The council adopted a res- olution expressing its sentiment as op- posed to such development, as being "detrimental to the home life of the north shore residents and that we pro- test said development and urge that vigorous steps be taken to prevent it." So Long, Winter! A delighted vacation awaits some- one who reads this ad on today's Want Ad Page: . FOR RENT -- IN CALIFORNIA, House in pine forest, overlooking Pacific. Five bedrooms, 4 baths. Also small bungalow. Both com- pletely furnished. Tel. Winn. 818. CHORAL CHOIR SCORES SUCCESS WITH PROGRAM Congregational Group to Give Another Christmas Concert Sunday, December 26 The program of Christmas music given Sunday, December 19, by the choral choir of the Winnetka Congre- gational church, was considered by many one of the finest pieces of choral work ever given in the church. The Christmas carols, familiar to everyone, were sung a Cappella (with- out accompaniment), and were espe- cially worthy of praise for there was no deviation from true pitch. During the singing of these carols the choir gave undivided attention to the direc- tor, and with him interpreted the moods of the carols sympathetically. The Hallelujah chorus was well sung and reflected the understanding spirit of the group, for a choir must appre- ciate and interpret its music in order to make it enjoyable and real to the listeners. ' In addition to the choir of adults, the quartet of soloists and the Junior choir, made up of children, appeared on this program of Christmas music. Give Program Sunday Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, De- cember 26, the adult choir, the quartet and the junior choir will appear in a program of Christmas music, pro- nounced by Mr. Hay, radio announcer for the Chicago Tribune Broadcasting station, as one of the most complete and well-arranged programs of Christ- mas music he had observed. Mr. Hay was anxious to have the choirs broad- cast over WGN on Sunday night, but too. short notice was given. The program to be given at 4 o'clock, tomorrow afternoon, will in- clude violin, harp and organ numbers, violin solos, vocal solos, the selections varying from carols, hymns, and fav- orite violin music to full chorus work of the three groups. The Program The program will be as follows: Prelude-- Invocation" C. Hugo Grimm ; Violin, Harp, Organ and Piano; "Ber- ceuse-Pastorale"--Armas Jarnefelt; Or- gan, Piano, Violin and Harp; Procession- al--""Adeste Fideles", Choirs and congre- gation; "Gloria" (12th Mass)--Mozart ; Christmas Story--Rev. James Austin Richards; Antiphonals and Prayer; Re- svonse; Lord's Prayer by quartette; "Brightest and Best", Coombs; Organ, violin, harp, Tenor solo--Dan Baker: Carols -- "The First Noel -- Traditional "From Heaven High"--XIV Century; "The Sleep of the Child Jesus'--OIld French; "Lo! How a Rose é¢'er Bloom- ing,"--Praetorius, (1609); "Carol of the Russian Children"--Traditional Russian ; "A Joyous Christmas Song"--Old French : "Holy Night! Peaceful Night!™~--C. B. Hawley; "Seraphic Song"--Rubinstein- Gaineg; Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah)-- Handel ; Closing Prayer and Benediction : Response--' "When Peaceful Night"-- Moravian Evening Hymn (1460); Reces- sional--"Gloria in Excelsis Deo '--Tradi- tional French. : Youthful Organization The history of the adult choir of the church has been brief, for it was or- ganized a little more than a year ago, with its members recruited from the church membership. And it was found that the church had many choral sing- ers, men and women who have sung with the best choirs in this country and Europe. Raymond Allyn Smith, the director of the choir, and organist for the church, has had a most inter- esting and valuable musical career. He was at one time organist for the Uni- versity of Chicago, director of music at Beloit college and organist and as- sistant director at First Baptist church, Oak Park. : Included in the choir are people who have sung in the glee clubs of the University of Chicago and the Univer- sity of Illinois, in English choirs in (Continued on page 6) Bh aiid