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WINNETKA TALK Published weekly by Lloyd Hollister, Inc., §64 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka, Illinois. March 8, 1912, at the post office at Winnetka, Illinois, under the Act of March 8, 1879. Mntered as [4 Bubscription price $2.00 ¢ year. VOL. XVII NO. 39 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 1, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS INDIAN HILL PLANS TO DISCUSS IMPROVEMENTS Villagers Invited to First Im- provement Association Meeting Residents of the Indian Hill section of Winnetka have been invited by the Indian Hill Improvement association to attend the first general meeting of that body next Monday, December 3, at New Trier High school. Questions of importance to Indian Hill residents will be discussed by village officials at this meeting. The following letter has been sent out by Tuthill Ketcham, secretary of the improvement association: "Dear Neighbors: "You are invited and urged to at- tend the first general meeting of the Indian Hill Improvement association which will be held Monday, December 3, 8:15 p. m., at the New Trier High school mess hall. "This being the first general meeting of the new administration the party platform will naturally be in order. Mr. Tenney, our village president, and Mr. Woolhiser, our village manager, will be on hand to assist Mr. Lowy in presenting to you many important mat- ters you should know. How is Indian Hill zoned? How can land be re-zoned? When will the Northwestern elevate or depress? How about our new highway? How about more stop and go lights? How about skating at Indian Hill? What will the C. & N. W. do with land at the left of depot? "These questions and many more will be answered. "Our new residents are especially urged to attend. To get acquainted is most important and then to hear just how our village is operated is most in- teresting. "Refreshments will be served. Cordially Yours, Tuthill Ketcham, Secretary." Junior Red Cross Drive Last Week Nets $63.54 The Junior Red Cross drive at the Hubbard Woods school last week netted a total of $63.54. Eight rooms out of sixteen had 100 per cent roll call, each child contributing something. Following are the 100 per cent rooms: Miss Emilie Forbrich's first grade, Mrs. Frieda Barnett's second grade, Miss Ethel Van Cleves first grade, Miss Mildred Hughes' first grade, Miss Esther Wetzel's third grade, Miss Rose Damberg's third grade, Miss Dorothy McKee's fifth grade, and Miss Helen Johnson's fifth grade. WILL YOU HELP? "Don't forget the new thrift shop at the home of Mrs. Felix Balak, 395 Rosewood avenue. We have made a fine start but unless you supply us with clothing, furniture, etc, we cannot make of it the suc- cess we hope to. Children's books, and magazines, would be much ap- preciated." Frances I. Blatchford, Chairman of Thrift Committee. (Mrs. F. W. Blatchford--Win- netka 284) Community House Installs Phototone; Program Superior One of the greatest forward steps Community house has taken since the beginning of its career is the installa- tion of Phototone Sound Pictures. This improvement is representative of the latest inventions and modernizes the musical presentations at this institution. In addition to giving careful atten- tion to the selection of picture pro- grams, Community house is now able to present perfect musical settings that are on a parity with the better Chicago Theaters. Artists of note, symphony orchestras, and the works of the music masters combine to build a musical program that gives life to the silent drama. A quality of program far superior to past presentations is now made pos- sible with Phototone Sound equipment. It is a magical step forward in enter- tainment progress and is yours to enjoy as a regular feature at Com- munity House pictures. Mrs. Willoughby Walling Names Red Cross Aids Mrs. Willoughby Walling, chairman of the Red Cross here, urged her workers early in the week to finish their collections and to send their re- turns to her as soon as possible after the close of the campaign on Thanks- giving day. Active on the committee which made possible the organization of a house to house canvass were the following: Mrs. Randolph Buck, Mrs. Houston Clinch, Mrs. Barret Conway, Mrs. I. R. Cogswell, Mrs. Arthur Cox, Mrs. Frank Crawford, Mrs. Gilbert Crowd- er, Mrs. Percival Hunter, Mrs. Wil- marth Ickes, Mrs. Carroll Kendrick, Mrs. Warren Lamson, Mrs. George Massey, Mrs. Paul Macqueene, Mrs. George McConnell, Mrs. John Mec- Ewen, Mrs. Charles Mordock, Mrs. William Nichols, Mrs. W. J. Rankin, Mrs. Samuel Smart, Mrs. Ralph Sny- der, Mrs. Jerome Straus, Mrs. Harold Wilder, Mrs. Roland Whitman, and Mrs. Paul Williams. Scandinavian Church Plans Large Bazaar The young women of the First Scan- dinavian Evangelical church, 886 Elm street, Winnetka, are giving a bazaar Thursday evening, December 6, in the church basement. The women have been meeting once a week for about two months to sew and plan for this event, and they are expecting a large gathering next Thursday so that they may dispose of all the beautiful and practical things that are being donated for this purpose. Refreshments will be served during the course of the eve- ning. The sale will begin at 6 o'clock. The entire proceeds will go to the building fund of the church. North shore friends are cordially invited. DR. DAVIES TO SPEAK Dr. J. W. F. Davies will be the speaker at the Young People's meet- ing to be held in the neighborhood room at Community House at 7 o'clock. Dr. Davies' subject will be "Choosing a Life Work." Philosopher Dr. Will Durant, world renowned philosopher, will lecture in the Jane Kuppenheimer Memorial hall, Skokie school, Winnetka, Friday evening, December 7, at 8 o'clock. His subject will be: "Is Democracy a Failure?" Dr. Durant comes to the north shore under auspices of the Winnetka League of Women Voters. DR. N. BOYNTON TO PREACH Dr. Nehemiah Boynton of Newton Center, Mass. will preach at the Win- netka Congregational church, Sunday morning at 11 o'clock, and also on each succeeding Sunday during the month of December. Dr. Boynton preached here Sunday, November 18. The sports committee of the North Shore Real Estate board announces bowling at the Glenview Recreation alleys Wednesday, December 5, at 7:30 p. m. The keynote of all our printing is "quality" LrLoyDp HOLLISTER INC. WINNETKA 2000 PROVIDE SKATING FOR WINNETKA RESIDENTS George B. Massey Tells How Three Rinks Are Main- tained Here By George B. Massey (President, Winnetka Park District) For several years, the Winnetka Park district has maintained a skating rink at Skokie Playfield. The Hubbard Woods skating rink has been maintained partly by the Park district and partly by public spirited citizens who contributed each year through the Hubbard Woods Im- provement association. The Indian Hill skating rink has been maintained by the Indian Hill Improvement association, the Park District having levelled off the ground and raised the small dykes necessary. In golf and swimming, the general principle has been established that the Park board provide the land, the facilities and the equipment for these sports, the operating cost being de- frayed by the purchase of season tickets by golfers and swimmers rather than by the tax payers at large. This system of season tickets at very low rates to village residents automatically restricts the number of outsiders at higher rates. Mail Application Blanks In order to establish skating on the same basis, the Park district will mail early in December an application for an annual ticket which will entitle the entire family and house guests to the use of all three Winnetka skating rinks for the skating season. The charge will be one dollar to Winnetka residents. With the same degree of support from the community which is accorded the beaches, the Park district will be able to maintain three skating rinks in place of one, without imposing a bur- den on anyone, still conserving the funds of the District for additions and maintenance of parks and equipment. The shelter houses at Hubbard Woods and Indian Hill are deteriorat- ing from frequent setting up and mov- ing. By next year they probably would have to be replaced. If the plan as outlined above meets with support, the Park district would be able to erect permanent shelter houses of suitable architecture which would be a pleasing addition to the parks. Miniature Painter Will Make Portrait Sketches Mrs. Kate Bacon Bond who has made charming and successful minia- tures of well known people, residents of Chicago and the north shore, has given her services to the art commit- tee of the Yule Lane Holidoy shops to be held in Community House Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. She will make crayon portrait sketches in the small studio arranged on the stage of the gymnasium at a reasonable charge, entire amount going into the Congregational church building fund. The committee in charge announces that this will be an excellent oppor- tunity to have a good likeness made to be used as a Christmas gift.