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February 4, 1928 WINNETKA {TALK GRADOVA IS SOLOIST WITH SYMPHONY MONDAY Internationally Famous Pianist to Appear in Fourth Orches- tral Concert Program Patrons of the New Trier Township Orchestral association concerts have a genuine treat in store for them Mon- day evening, February 6, in the fourth concert of the current season to be given by the Little Symphony orches- tra of Chicago under direction of George Dasch. Featuring this pro- gram will be the appearance as soloist of Gitta Gradova, pianist of interna- tional reputation. The concert will be given in the New Trier auditorium. Gitta Gradova's playing is described as sensitive and poetic, yet combining fire and brilliance, with a technical equipment equal to all demands upon it. She has been re-engaged this sea- son for solo appearances with the New York Philharmonic, the St. Louis and the Philadelphia symphony or- chestras, and has very recently made an extremely successful solo appear- ance with the Chicago Symphony or- chestra, Frederick Stock conducting. She will play the Grieg Piano Con- certo, A. Minor, with the Little Sym- phony orchestra on Monday evening. Forty-four Players The orchestra on Monday will again number 44 players, and the program promises to be of unusual interest. It follows: Overture Solennelle, Opus 73 ............ : li dig ..Glazounow From Symphony No. 4, D Minor, Opus 120 POC lis (HE ER pe ee Schumann Romanza Scherzo Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, A Minor, {Opus 16.50. wt. 08 Gavia. Grieg Allegro moderato Adagio Allegro marcato INTERMISSION Waltzes, "Thousand and One Nights" .. agli leah i ah Oe Joh. Strauss Theme and Variations The third of this season's young people's matinees will be presented Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the New Trier auditorium, upon which occasion the youthful Norman Hess, pianist and junior artist pupil of Wal- ter Knupfer, will be the soloist. George Dasch will also conduct the orchestra at this concert. The program follows: The Program Overture, "Oberon" (a) Air from the D Major Suite .. Ch) Bouree 5k. sus alvi wpm Biba i String Orchestra Minuet from the "Surprise" Symphony . CSRRTTO SRR. EL Haydn Song, "America, the Beautiful" a Audience and Orchestra From Concerto, G Minor, Opus 22, for Piano and Orchestra ..... Saint-Saens Third movement: Presto Finale from Symphony No. 4, Opus 36 .. Tschaikowsky Firemen's Ball Swells Pension Fund Coffers The coffers of the Firemen's pen- sion fund were materially increased as the result of the ball given by the Winnetka firemen last Saturday eve- ning. A big, lively crowd filled Matz hall, in Community House, and each one seemed to enjoy the party. Joe Schneider's orchestra was there in its very best form. This ball is an an- nual affair, and the only benefit given by the men for their pension fund. "Companionate Marriage," Sermon at Christ Church "Companionate Marriage: A Sug- gested Solution," will be the theme of the sermon by the Rev. E. Ashley Ger- hard at Christ church, Sheridan road and Humboldt avenue, Sunday morn- ing, February 5, at 11 o'clock. DISCUSS GUILD PLAYS Leaders in North Shore Theater Guild Review 100 Applicants at Tryouts in Winnetka Last Monday Three plays are being considered by the play reading committee of the North Shore Theater Guild, one of which will be chosen for the next offering of the Guild. The three plays under consideration are "Caesar's Wife," by Somerset Maugham; "The Metropoulus Secret," by Karl Capek; and one called "Tons of Money." As soon as one is decided upon, plans will go forward toward selecting a cast and starting the machinery in motion for its presentation along the north shore, beginning March 6. The privilege of acting in North Shore Theater Guild productions is highly valued by actors and actresses in north shore towns. This was 'proved when about one hundred ama- teurs appeared at the Guild try-outs Monday afternoon and .evening, Janu- ary 30, at the Winnetka Community House. Most of the candidates have had experience in theater groups in their communities, and all seemed eager to give the Guild's new director, David Owen, a favorable impression of their voice, appearance and .talent in a sketch lasting barely two minutes. Mr. Owen was assisted by Mrs. Laird Bell, Mrs. Frederick Dickinson and Lewis Ellsworth Laflin in hearing all the candidates. Information regarding previous experience of each candidate was carefully noted, so that the busi- ness of selecting a cast for {future Guild productions will be easier. Since the Guild attempts to select actors that most closely resemble the char- acter to be played, the file thus made will prove valuable. Election 60 Days Off; Nominating Group Busy With the Village election only sixty days in the future, activities of the nominating committee appointed at the Village caucus last spring, are now in full swing. A number of meetings have already been held by the committee and others are scheduled. The three members of the village council whose terms expire this spring are, Trustees R. H. Schell, Carl J. Easterberg and D. F. McPherson. The members of the nominating com- mittee are, Charles T. Moon, Ralph M. Snyder, William H. King, Jr., Ly- man L. Weld, William S. Miller, Miss Ruth Matz, Mrs. John M. Vander Vries, I. C. Weisenberg, Mrs. Charles F. Karnopp, M. K. Meyer, William G. Taylor, Mrs. John E. MacLeish, George S. Parker, Roswell B. Mason, Fred Parsons, A. E. Bryson, Don Dallas, Mrs. E. E. Brown, Fred W. Loco, Sam Smart, Miss Martha Gemmell, Sher- man M. Goble, William J. Carey, Ro- land DD. Whitman, Robert H. Wallace. Zoning Commission Calls in Expert City Planner The Winnetka Zoning commission which is preparing a supplementary report on the proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance and which it ex- pects to have ready for presentation to the Village council at its next meet- ing, February 7, has engaged the ser- vices of Jacob I. Crane of Chicago, well known city planner and building expert, to aid the commission in ar- riving at the most scientific solution of this problem. TO HEADMASTERS' MEETING Perry Dunlap Smith, headmaster of North Shore Country Day school, leaves for Princeton, February 8, to attend the meeting of the Headmas- ters' association. He will give an ad- dress at one of the sessions on "The Tocarno World Conference of the New Education Fellowship." Talks on Sweden C. B. Hedstrom, prominent Chicago business man, will relate his experi- ences in "The Land of the Midnight Sun" next Wednesday evening at the First Scandinavian Evangelical church, 886 Elm street, Winnetka. Mr. Hed- strom is said to possess a very unique manner of presenting his subject, bringing in little touches from almost every section of Sweden, to the par- ticular delight of those who have come from any part of that country. He will speak in the Swedish language. Police Introduce Humane Method in Killing of Dogs Equipment for the electrocution of unclaimed dogs picked up by the Win- netka police was installed at the dog pound Wednesday, much to the satis- faction of the members of the force who have, in the past, been compelled to shoot these animals. : The satisfaction comes not in the electrocution of these unfortunate ani- mals, but because there has been pro- vided by the village, a much more humane manner of disposing of the stray canines. Shooting a dog was one of the most unpleasant duties a policeman had to perform. Now, instead, by means of the device installed by Superintendent of Public Works Harold Bonen, the doomed animal is placed in the cage, a copper collar, (not a copper's col- lar, Sergeant Harry Enault explains), is placed about the dog's neck, the cage door is closed and the current, about 2,300 volts, shoots through the animal's body. The floor of the cage is of copper, and the device is so arranged that in closing the door, the current is sent through the connection to the collar which the animal wears, and on into its body. Horace Mann Pupils Dramatize Fairy Tale The play, "How Boots Befooled the King," was presented by children of Miss Dorothy Olton's fourth grade of the Horace Mann school as an assem- bly program last Monday. The play was worked out by the children and was based on a well known story by the same name. HOSTESS "TO P. T. A. Mrs. William B. Hale of 900 Willow road will be hostess next Tuesday to a joint meeting of the ninth and tenth grade P. T. As of North Shore Coun- try Day school. Headmaster Perry Dunlap Smith will give a talk on "Co- Education." "LION AND MOUSE" IS NEXT COMMUNITY PLAY Community Players to Present Charles Klein's Drama Feb- ruary 15 and 16 Due to illness in the cast, the dates set for "The Lion and the Mouse" have been put forward one week by the Community Players. It is now planned to present Charles Klein's well known play on February 15 and 16, in Rudolph Matz hall, Winnetka Community House. ; "The Lion and the Mouse" is a strong, dramatic piece that has been used as a vehicle for many of the out- standing stars of the legitimate stage. Tts central character--that of Shirley Rossmore--was played with great suc- cess by Margaret Anglin, at the height of its popularity. The Human Octopus ! The story concerns a man of busi- ness--a human octopus, whose tent- acles reach out into every branch of industry and even, government. His influence is felt in the senate chamber of the United States, and the man who incurs his displeasure finds him- self up against a powerful machine that knows no mercy. In this instance it is Judge Ross- more who has the bad luck to get into disfavor through an adverse decision. As a result, he loses his seat on the bench. His daughter, Shirley, return- ing from abroad, finds her father crushed and beaten. ; Shirley makes up her mind to fight, and her first move is to apply for the position of secretary to John Ryder. her father's enemy. He is not aware of her identity, and takes her into his full confidence. He is greatly im- pressed by her proud spirit and cour- age to stand up to him. The conflict between these two strong characters forms the basis of an interesting situation. "The Lion and the Mouse" has all the ingredients of what the stage knows as "sure-fire drama. : : ' Mrs. Sherman Goble is directing "I'he Lion and the Mouse," assisted during her temporary absence by Mrs. Feagans, who is supervising rehears- als. It is hoped that everyone will no- tice the change in dates mentioned above, and alter their plans accord- ingly. Winnetka Reserve Officer Called to Active Duty Capt. Elmer W. Rietz of 940 Green- wood avenue, Winnetka, was listed among twenty-one reserve officers selected recently from throughout the United States and called to Wash- ington, D. C., for fifteen days' active duty, to make an intimate study of the organization and operations of the War department, through the General Staff. Each year two such committees are called to Washington for training bv the Military Intelligence Division of the General Staff. A CORRECTION In an article in last week's issue of WINNETKA TALK bearing the headline, "Enlarged Library to Reopen Doors in Week," it was stated erroneously that, during the interim when the ti- brary was closed while an addition was being constructed, many volumes of new books were purchased for the shelves, and that the purchase of these new books was made possible by the bond issue voted at the special election which provided for the Li- brary addition. The fact is that these books were acquired through the regular library budget. Funds de- rived through the bond issue are used exclusively for the building addition and consequent alterations of the Ii- brary interior,