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Nearly Everybody in Winnetka Reads the Talk /INNETKA WEEKLY TALK WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1917 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS N HILL GOLFER CHICAGO TITLE Letts, Jr., of Winnetka De- R OF firs. M. Jones for District onship at Midlothian. OR HA STERN CROWN AT , AND YAND RAPIDS THIS YEAR ONE W VHILE I ADVANG NT W YRTAB! olds Championship Laurels i-State Tennis Circles. C. Letts, Jr., of the In- ub, formerly Miss Mar- d of Cincinnati, transferred district golf champion- he west to Winnetka by rs. Melvin Jones of Glen 1, in the final at Mid- ursday. to taking up golf Mrs. star in midwestern ten- having held the tri-state ip. Last year at Grand won the women's western 'which she still holds. \ve., Great Uphill Fight. will confi etts' success was attained of golf which few play- the country could have y Going poorly in the early e was four down to Mrs. the eighth hole, the Glen up to that stage being 1 With this good lead it the champion would re- le, as she had outplayed nnetka 77777770 BA e the uncertainty of the demonstrated as Mrs. _ainth hole in man's d turned three down. e next four holes in one men's par and was 1 up. stemmed this adverse arily by getting a half t the short fifteenth with e result of a grand re- of a trap. les 20 Foot Putt. ybody's game with three o play. Both drove finely teenth tee, but Mrs. Jones her brassie second, while sliced a long brassie to Striving to recover her ance, Mrs. Jones sliced to only just got out on her . Letts from the rough ty yards, from the pin d and made up for a weak by holing a twelve-foot man's par 5 Mrs. Jones 0 more ead of 1 up, Mrs. Letts yards from the seven- Her long sliced brassie th a trap and ditch, stop- en them. She chipped up st and holed for a win, Jones being twenty feet e pin on her third. This Letts the match, 2 and 1. ampion Wins Bye Hole. n played the bye hole, the a] pion getting a4, making ing home and giving her 86 for the round. Easily erformance of the tourna- s' 39 was three over the and she played the last "with only two mistakes. coming home was two der the mark made by e Rosenthal when she set f 44-41-85, on June 17, in round. EEEEE NT EXPANDS AND 2 CLOSE ROADWAY for Lake When Bricks crete Fly Through Air. oad was closed to mo- Nilmette on Monday after- n the pavement expanded icks and concrete. flying air near Lake avenue. n their way to the Wil- were greatly disturbed he lake, believing the being shaken by an h immediately had the 0 protect motorists. the judges to Hw Ransome, Arma Vogle Fd arrel W ohn Beals, "Harry Por WA, and James | fad- PRIZES ARE. AWARDED TO LOCAL GARDENERS Garden Club of Illinois Give Win- netka Farmers Ribbons for Work. The members of the Garden Club of Illinois inspected the gardens in Winnetka last week and awarded prizes to the amateur farmers en- rolled in the War Emergency union. Mrs. Charles W. Hubbard, Mrs. Wil- liam G. Hibbard, Jr., and Charles D. Altschul were the judges of the local gardens. Miss Jane Hansen, Cherry street, was awarded the blue ribbon and five dollars for the splendid garden she has developed and for the great variety of vegetables grown. Early in the year, the garden committee considered the land unfavorably and it was only through Miss Hansen's urging that the board ordered the land to be plowed. Children Honored. Archibald Beebe was awarded the red ribbon and a cash prize for the garden he has cultivated south of the Lloyd estate. The third prize was awarded to John Boddie for his garden on the Kuppenheimer estate, which was found in excellent condi- tion and with every promise of great productiveness. The judges awarded yellow rib- bons of the Garden Club of Illinois and one dollar to Dr. E. G. Trow- bridge, E. P. Clarke, Charles Stor- deur and John Komen. Honorable mention was made of the gardens developed by six children, and yel- low ribbons with cash prizes were awarded to Harlan Ware, George Kirshaw, Philip Deily, George Ru- dolph and Jack McFadzean. Prizes Donated. Mrs. William G. Hibbard, Jr. do- nated prize money to be awarded by sen. The members of the garden com- mittee admired the many home gar- dens and lauded the efforts of the village farmers in cultivating vacant ground to assist in the war economy program. In all the gardens visited there has been no persons employed to help in developing them. LRH] MEMORIAL PARK GIVEN TO WINNETKA PEOPLE Mr. and Mrs. Ayres Boal Donate Twenty-seven Acres to Village. As a memorial to their infant daughter, Lesley, who died three years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Ayres Boal have deeded twenty-seven acres of land to the Winnetka park district for park purposes. The land is val- ued at $27,000. The land lies in a long strip 1,700 feet in length and 700 feet wide, ex- tending from Pine street to North avenue, between Scofield road east and Scofield road west. The only conditions of the gift are that the donors be permitted to erect a drinking fountain to the memory of their daughter, and that the land be used only for park purposes. The fountain design and location are to be subject to the approval of the park board. LRN COMMUTERS RUN WHEN SOLDIER DROPS BOMBS North Shore Citizens on Passenger 'Train Watch Explosives Fall. In plain view of a passenger coach load of north shore citizens Walter Fleming of Chicago Monday took a seat carrying 100 bombs in bags. One of the bags came undone and the bombs escaped. Only the speed of the train and the | fact that the windows were too small to permit the passage of two per- sons at once kept most of the citi- zens from leaping out and being as- | 'similated with the fleeting landscape. | Over Lake Forest and other | suburbs the report spread that a | dread anarchist was on his way to blow up Fort Sheridan and the Great Lakes station, | But no! Mr. Fleming was only de- | livering the bombs to Fort Sheridan | for the use of the men in training, the order for the explosives being one of the hurry up sort. So the scare was all for nothing. | Ce Red Cross News By Mrs. Thomas Taylor, Jr. THIS cable has just been re- ceived by our American Fund for French Wounded: "We need 1,000,000 COMFORT BAGS! One Million! "It means a touch of home in the bleakness of the trenches; "It means a bit of color in the grimness of destruction; "We beg of you to send them soon." One of the workers in Paris sends us the following report: "I distributed 'surprise sacks' to the 'grands blesses' in a hospital. Simple as they were, we could not give 'surprise sacks' to everybody; we gave them to desperately wounded men and to soldiers from the invaded country; poor souls, who are fighting for hearths long since destroyed. The next time I passed, the nurse told how one of her patients had done nothing since that last visit but fondle and stroke the bright-colored sack lying on his counterpane, taking out the con- tents and looking at them, one by one. When I came by that man a second time he held me there till he had shown them all to me. "Bernard Pretot of Paris, grand blesse, informed me that he was go- ing to write a word of thanks to the giver whose name was enclosed. Poor fellow, his strength was not equal to the task! About two weeks after my first visit they sent for me again--Bernard . Pretot was dying, and asked for me, not even his mother could understand what he wanted. He smiled a wan smile at sight of me and made a feeble ges- ture toward the bag, repeating with great effort, 'Remerciez, remerciez.' I took out the card and as asked i if that was what he meant? "His poor, hollow, haunting eyes flashed at me with pleasure of our understanding." The material for making these bags will be found at the Parish house, and the Winnetka Red Cross shop is pledged to make and fill one hundred "surprise sacks" for ship- ment to the wounded in France. We have the material and the money, but we need more workers. Miss Kathleen Air, 10 Bank build- ing, Winnetka, has. offered to give two music lessons a week, the pro- ceeds from the same to be turned over to the Red Cross fund. EEE KENILWORTH FLYER IS AWARDED HONOR CROSS Campbell Gets War Cross for Brav- ery at West Front Duels. Sergeant Andrew C. Campbell of the Lafayette escradille--a resident of Kenilworth--was notified that he had been decorated with the French war cross in recognition of bravery. Coincidently the French war office announced the departure from the unit of Sergeant John Armstrong Drexel of Philadelphia, who will join the staff of the American officer in charge of aviation with (General Pershing. Dispatches from the camp of the Lafayette escadrille told of a stiff engagement which Corporal Robert L. Rockwell of Cincinnati had with an enemy biplane early this week. Attention! The local office of the Win- netka Weekly Talk will be m~ved to 1222 Central avenue, Wim tte, on August 1. The management of the Winnetka paper, wishing to give this community the best service, has ordered this change in order to have all business and editorial matter come to the managers personally. In the new arrangement no toll charges on telephone mes- sages will be charged, and all communications will receive our prompt attention. After ~ August 1, the telephone num- bers for the Winnetka Weekly Talk will be Wilmette 1920 and 1921. WAR EMERGENCY UNION WILL CARE FOR SURPLUS Winnetka Committee Suggests Three Methods of Conserving Foods. The last week has seen two notable announcements. The first was the address of Mr. Hoover in last Sun- day's papers, announcing that on food production and conservation America had accomplished more in four months than Germany in its first year of the war. The second was President Wilson's request to the public to preserve surplus and avoid waste. The War Emergency Union of Winnetka suggests three methods of disposing of produce: "Those desiring to sell can market fruit and vegetables at the store pre- sided over by Mr. Flynn. "Those who wish to donate their surplus garden produce are asked to send it to the Horace Mann school, where it will be canned by the Re- lief and Aid society and used next winter for the relief of the needy in Winnetka. Helping the Poor. " "Through the Chicago War Board, the woman's committee of the Coun- cil of National Defense, the State Council of Defense and the Central Council of Social Agencies in Chi- cago, a system has been arranged whereby surplus vegetables can be left at the baggage checking room in the North Western station in Chi- cago. Those who desire to make this dis- position of produce may apply to the War Emergency union at Commun- ity house for the containers in which to pack vegetables. Those desiring to send packages into the city can arrange to leave them at the Win- netka or Hubbard Woods stations and they will be taken in without charge and left at the baggage I as VE details may be obtained at Community House. | =0.=R-R.-0. | . NAVY LEAGUE TO RUSH WORK TO HELP JACKIES Winnetka Branch Receives Urgent Appeal from Mrs. W. A. Moffett. An urgént appeal has been received by the Navy League from Mrs. W. A. Moffett of the Great Lakes Train- ing station for sweaters for the many boys who are leaving the camp each week. Last week five hundred boys were sent out and they were short one hundred and four sweaters to supply them. The Navy League is very anxious to send our boys out fully equipped, which means a sweater, scarf, one pair of wristlets and a helmet for each man. Everyone who can knit is asked to help supply these articles for them. Directions may be .received at the meeting of the Navy League on Mondays and Thursdays at the Parish house, and materials can be bought at the work rooms or from Mrs. James Weart of Linden avenue, for less than it costs in the city. As several hundred boys are leaving each week, the demand is very great. SRR R= NORTH SHORE BUSINESS MEN PLAN BIG BENEFIT The New Trier Commercial asso- ciation will celebrate at its annual picnic, on August 16, at the Skokie Playfield. © An attractive program, which includes many athletic con- tests and games, is being arranged by the entertainment committee, and prizes will be awarded to the winners of each event. The association has for members all the business men and tradesmen of Wilmette, Gross Point, Kenil- worth, Winnetka, Hubbard Woods and Glencoe. The men will have charge of the booths and sell candy and soft drinks. The proceeds of the sales will be donated to the Navy League and Red Cross societies. The committee in charge of the an- nual outing expects to have a rec- ord-breaking attendance, as all the stores will be closed during that day. [S00 0.0. Talks to Graduates. Thomas E. D. Bradley, 1104 Forest avenue, addressed the graduates of Highland Park college, Des Moines, Ia., this afternoon. The annual com- mencement exercises began on July 23 and ended today with the presen- tation of diplomas. LOCAL BOARD CALLS 604 MEN IN DRAFT Official Notices Mailed to Men in This District to Appear for Examinations Next Week. MEDICAL BOARD TO MEET IN WILMETTE ON MONDAY Physical Tests Prescribed By Con- gress Begin on August 6. The members of Local Board No. 3 of Cook county, in charge of the drafting of men from the townships of New Trier, Niles and Norwood Park, mailed notices Wednesday to 604 men of this district to report next week for the physical examinations prescribed under the army draft pro- visions of Congress for the new na- tional army. The physical tests will be held at the village hall in Wilmette. The first quota, consisting of 200 men, will report on Monday, August 6. A similar number will report Tuesday, and the third group of men notified will appear for the tests Wednesday. The physicians will begin the exam- inations at 8 o'clock in the morning of each day and continue their work during the evening until all the men called have been examined. Stolp in Charge. Dr. Rufus Stolp of Kenilworth, a member of the local board, will have charge of the examinations. He will be assisted in this work by Dr. Ed- ward E. Moore, Dr. John Segsworth, Dr. C. H. Searle and Dr. M. C. Hecht. The men rejected following the physical examinations will be re-ex- amined by Dr. M. C. Hecht, who is classified as the re-examining physician under the draft regula- tions. In order to insure complete and unquestioned thoroughness in the physical tests, the men exempt for any physical disability will be given a second examination. No record of the first test will be furnished to the re-examining physician and his re- port will be compared to those of the other members of the medical board. Exemption Claims. No claims of exemption will be re- ceived by the local board until the men have submitted themselves for the physical examinations. Blanks will be furnished to the men claim- ing exemption at the office of the local board, and instructions for fill- ing out the blanks will be given by the members of the board. District Quota. The quota for this district has been officially announced as 302. This number, it is hoped by the members of the board, will be furnished from the 604 men who have been called for examination next week. Physical disability and claims for exemptions from military service may force the local board to call another group of men to furnish the necessary quota. An army of stenographers and clerks, under the direction of George J. Pope, chairman of the board; Robert Stoddard and Dr. Rufus B. Stolp, have ben working for several days, following the arrival of the of- ficial lists from Washington, in pre- paring notices and mailing them to the men called from this district. Members of the board have made arrangements to take care of the number of men called, and they hope that any delay in waiting for their call before the examining board will be accepted by the men with patience. SB -0. 0.0 WINNETKA WOMEN PLAN CAMPAIGN IN VILLAGE Clean Streets and Alleys Will Be the Motto of New Organization. The Winnetka Woman's club, through its civics and philanthropy committee, has formulated a plan in co-operation with the streets and al- leys committee of the village to as- sist in maintaining the streets and alleys in Winnetka. The village has been divided into fifteen districts, with captains ap- pointed for each section. Mrs. Allan I. Wolfe and William S. Miller will have charge of the work.