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28 WINNETKA TALK January 15, 1927 WINNETKA TALK Suppose it were the evening of January oe ISSUED SATURDAY OF EACH WEEK 3 and you were simply dying to hear some SHORE LINES by : . oe 2 LLOYD HOLLISTE . good piano music. If you happened at the 564 Lincoln Aver Woirmothe Gil, time to be in Western _ HAVING ENJOYED OUR JANUARY THAW 1222 Central Ave., Wilmette, IIL ue Sofi ) OVER THE NEW YEAR HOLIDAY INSTEAD Chicago office: 6 N. Michigan Ave. Tel State 6326 Bringing Springs or Maywood, you'd op IN ITS ACCUSTOMED PLACE AT THE POICTNOR tn sv «+e ax evans pinnerreane Winnetka 2000 have to keep on dying, be- BREAK OF FEBRUARY, WE MAY NOW EX- DEPROIE sakes ove ven re vse enrnrs wiimette 1920 Them to Us cause there wouldn't be PECT A YEAR OF UNUSUAL HAPPENINGS SUBSCRIPTION PRICE .............. $2.00 A YEAR any good piano music in AT EVERY HAND. ON THE CONTRARY, All communications must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer. Articles for pub- Heation must reach the editor by Thursday noon to insure appearance in current issue. Resolutfons of condolence, cards of thanks, obituary, aotices of entertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge is published, will be charged at regular advertising rates. Entered at the post office at Winnetka, Illinois, as mail matter of the second class, under the act of March 3, 1879. OLD IRONSIDES Ay. tear her tattered ensign down! Long has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in the sky; Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon's roar;-- T he meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more. Her deck, once red with heroes' blood, Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds were hurrying o'er the flood, And waves were white below, No more shall feel the victor's tread, Or know the conquered knee; The harpies of the shore shall pluck T he eagle of the sea! Oh, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave! Her thunders shook the mighty deep, And there should be her grave; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every threadbare sail, And give her to the god of storms, The lightning, and the gale! --O. H. Holmes No activity is more needed in America than the conservation of natural resources, -- ~aspecially the saving of such attractive fea- tures as waterfalls, for- ests, and unusual phe- nomena like great caves and hot springs. Amer- ica the beautiful, must be kept beautiful. The forces tending in the opposite direction are numerous and powerful. They can be held in check only by forces more powerful than they, by public opinion expressed in law. Public opinion is most effectively roused and kept alive by concerted and continuous activity of individuals and organizations, and doubtless more effectively by organiza- tions than by individuals. The former is, in the nature of the case, much stronger and longer lived. The Izaak Walton League with its na- tional and local organization has done much and will do much more in keeping America beautiful, in protecting our native wild ani- mals, in keeping unspoiled our rivers and lakes. To materialize these aims the League Izaak Walton League = has brought pressure to bear on legislators, and thus secured the passage of appropriate ws. . that particular neighborhood. But if you happened to be at that time in Winnetka or one of the adjacent towns, and had a ticket, you could go to New Trier Auditorium and hear one of the greatest living pianists, "the greatest woman pianist of the pres- ent, Guiomar Novaes." Five or six times during the season this opportunity of hearing a master musician is given to dwellers in our shore towns. They may hear and see Schipa, the foremost lyric tenor; Spalding and Hansen, two of the world's foremost violinists; Werren- rath, a famous baritone. And if our North Shore citizens attend all these recitals, imagine what a series of inspiring experi- ences they will have; experiences that are denied to the vast majority of Americans, not to mention other unfortunates in other countries of the world. We should therefore be very grateful to the Winnetka Music Club, which has given us these privileges. In securing these extra- ordinary artists and in arranging to the in- numerable details involved in arranging for dates, printing and distributing programs and tickets, etc., etc., the members of the Club have expended untold energy. Per- haps the most appropriate expression of our gratitude will be our continued appreciation and enjoyment of what is offered us so liberally, and with such rare concern for our genuine satisfaction. The north shore is fortunate in that it is not obliged to import its public speakers and solo musicians but on occasion can draw on its residents for en- tertainment and inspiration. Many other towns of equal size must bring in outside help to make out programs of any importance. A study of the direc- tories of Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka and Glencoe will disclose the names of sev- eral men and women not unknown to fame. For example, at a recent afternoon con- cert of the Little Symphony orchestra Miss Winifred Mickey of Wilmette furnished the piano solos to the great satisfaction of the audience. At the evening performance Mr. Howard Preston, also of Wilmette, well- known bass-baritone in grand opera circles, presented two classic solos. We trust that we shall be pardoned for thus taking pride in the successes of our home talent. A father is foolish who is over fond of his talented offspring, but is there any harm in his calling passing atten- tion to the fact that under his humble roof a star or two is shining? Local Talent It's good sense to buy your stamps for letters and parcels at your local post office. Help swell their volume of business. The bigger their sales the bigger appropriation they can get from Uncle Sam and the better accommodation you'll get. So do all your 'mail business at your home post office. HOWEVER, THE DAY OF THIS WRITING IS TYPICALLY JANUARY, ESPECIALLY SO SINCE THE CUSTODIAN OF THE EDITOR- IAL FURNACE NEGLECTED HIS FIRES OVER THE WEEK-END SIESTA PERIOD. We suggest as a sideline for those who have tired of the radio hobby, a careful study of the 1927 Almanac, and more particularly that portion relating to the weather forecast for 1927. It is surprising how often you can catch the weather man off his stride. In 1926, for example, we found him to be wrong exactly 365 times. The other quarter of a day in the year found his prognostica- tions to be fairly accurate. THE MARTYR One of Wilmette's prominent business men was observed emerging from a certain north shore beautification parlor (customarily reserved for the feminine gender) sporting a glistening manicure in addition to other evidences of careful grooming. When asked the why and wherefore of this pre- sumably untoward circumstance he replied with feeling: "Well, all chairs in all the barber shops were filled, including the waiting benches, and nary a man in sight, unless, of course, one may regard the modern tonsorial artist as such. I had to get this job done up in a hurry and the only places that didn't seem to be busy were the beauty shops." (That he was well served is further evi- denced by the fact that he secured a neatly mar- called toupe, a brilliant afterthought of the aggres- sive, not to mention beautiful manicure). Not content with having presented its citizenry with an Xmas gift in the shape of a splendid municipal bank balance for 1926, the Wilmette Vil- lage board went a step further by "saying it' with a new fire siren. The initial test of the new and terrifying device brought so many citizens into the street that a passing stranger suspected Wilmette of having an oversized volunteer fire fighting organization. Fortunately, the test was made in daylight. "Earlier Chicago" Glancing over the initial copy of the Daily Chicago American, dated April 9, 1839 (for which we are in- debted to Miss Florence Wood, Wilmette occulist) we note items of interest as follows: Steamboats were Tegoyating the trip from Buf- hicago in seven days. fal ow Hi and company, general dealers in staple and fancy dry goods, and staple groceries, Lake street, a few doors west of the Tremont House. Benjamin W. Raynion is mayor of Chicago, and hn H. Kinzie, an alderman. Io escaped from the Cook county jail. A re- ward of $25 for his capture (establishing the prece- dent). et of the Daily American sold at six and one- quarter cents each. All advertisements were payable strictly in advance. The public was kicking about taxes. - Under the heading, "Commerce of Chicago": Year Arrivals Tonnage 1833 : 4 700 1834 176 5,000 1835 250 22,500 1836 456 60,000 "The subscribers will exchange smoked hams, pork, lard or lumber for Michigan money--Newberry and Dole." "Ten bbls. of whiskey just received and for sale by G. S. Hubbard and Co." "Dewey's Tonic Tincture--a safe and cure for ague and fever." efficacious The issue of the Daily American from which the above bits were gleaned represents the first issue of the first daily newspaper ever published in Illinois. The editor and proprietor is Wiiliam Stuart. He is a man of vision! Just read this editorial comment: "When Alton supports her Semi-Weekly, and Galena issues her Tri-Weekly, cannot Chicago, with advan- tages superior to both combined, sustain a Daily? Possessing a flourishing population of 6,000--with her chain of noble lakes connecting her with the Atlantic on the one side, and the expanding valley of the mighty Mississippi opening to her its growing treas- ures on the other, she already stands in her infaney, the Queen City of the state, as she is destined to be of the Great West." Further, in a comment to 'correspondents and others," Editor Stuart writes: "As we wish to make our paper what its name implies, a news paper, we shall always be very thankful to our friends for any information which they may from time to time furnish us, interesting to our readers. An editor, in fact, should possess the power of ubiquity and intuition, but, 'as he is not thus blessed above his fellows, he . must depend like others on the usual sources of in- MIQUE. telligence."