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} . "A French hospitals in France. i a glorious tribute to us, and we know i you will be proud as we are of the Nearly Everybody in Winnetka Reads The Talk VOL. VII, NO. 9. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, MAY 17,1918 SIX PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS PRAISE WINNETKA FOR AID TO FRENCH PEOPLE Mrs. Benjamin Lathrop, President of American Fund for French Wounded, Pens Interesting Letter AGED PRESENT PROBLEM Teachers association the children of ! Local "Seachers" of American Wounded Women Honored by being (Part of a recent letter to Mrs. Russell Tyson irom Mrs. Benjamin Lathrop, President of the American Fund for French Wounded in Paris). "We are just in receipt of your in- voices from February 2. It is a magnificent shipment and we wish you would give notice that it brings joy to our hearts to know that such splendid things are en route. We note that there are designated cases for Dr. Davis and Dr. Brown, and we shal take the greatest pleas- ure in seeing that these special cases are shipped to them intact. Enforced Evacuation The Winnetka Dispensary is doing splendid work. Mme. Delebecque has been in town with Mrs. Cameron and they brought us the most amusing tales. They were asked by the Pre- fect Mirman to bring down' six old ladies and one insane man from L-- where they are evacuating all the possible buildings where they are able to install American officers. These old ladies had been living in a Jewish "Home for the Poor and Invalids" most of their lives, and to hear Mme. Delebecque, who is a true comedienne, tell of the depart- ure, is beyond description. She said when they took their farewell of their little bed and night-table, the only belongings they had these many hey wept and groaned and les, which numbered 50, and before they had gone many miles, valises, whose locks were rusty, would open, packages whose strings were worn would break and out began to tumble souvenirs, which held for them all that we call memories, old picture cards, combings from their hair, an old glove, daguerreotypes, etc., etc, for these women were all over 85 and two of them had been in bed for 35 years! They were brought to Paris and have found new places which they can call home, in different in- stitutions. Not a Picnic The Dispensaries are doing splen- did work .and it affords the real as- pirant for hard work a chance to come to France. Do not consider any more girls who are coming to have a good time or coming to get to the Front. They must make up their minds and stick tq it that they are coming to be of service in a poky office, rather than enjoy the comforts of home in America. These girls we really want, the others are | a perfect nuisance. Before this letter reaches you. you will have received by cable the an- nbuncement that we have been ap- pointed by the Ameétican Red Cross the "Searchers" for the American wounded, dead and missing in the This is confidence placed in us. The Bureau of Casualties of the American Red Cross will develop into a large de- partment, so to speak, which will appoint all searchers who will enter, all hospitals where there are Ameri- can soldiers, bringing to the ill or wounded boys comfort and sending news of them to the Bureau. Letters will be written for them to their parents, if they are too ill to write, news of their progress from time to time will be sent, and nothing will be left undone to bring comfort to the American mothers so far away. Work Among Americans Although our work is primarily for the French wounded, who need every atom of comfort we can give them at this critical moment, for alas they must go on fighting our battle longer than we thought, we hail with delight this opportunity of carrying to our own men the com- forts we hope always to be able to provide. i : das if it had heen a palace. And when they collected their bund- 'Skokie School Tots | In Nature Operetta | --a | Miss Glenna Griffith and Teachers Devise Beautiful Play to be Staged on May 25 | | At By Florence M. Smith the request of the Parent- |the Skokie school will present a nature operetta, "The Garden Cin- derellas", the proceeds of which will |be used for the War Relief work in the ; The production is under the gen- eral direction of Miss Glenna Griffith assisted by the Skokie teachers, Miss Fletcher in the dancing, Mrs. Sam- mons in the music and the mothers {in the costuming under the 'chair- | manship of Mrs. Raymond Durham. | The operetta has been written by {all the children, each having an op- | portunity to try for the different | roles, the children voting for the {child best suited to each part. The | story is based on the fairy tale of | Cinderella. The play will be given May 5, at 3 o'clock, in the Auditorium of the Skokie school. The admission is 25 cents. schools. --W. 8. 8. | VILLAGE HALL NOTES The special Council meeting to have been held, Tuesday evening, May 14, has been postponed until Monday evening, May 20. yi The property owners on Ashland avenue have petitioned the Village council to change the name of that thoroughfare to Chatfield road. The matter is now being considered by the council. The annual audit of affairsand ac- counts of the Village of Winnetka has been completed by A. H. Hig- gins, of Chicago, Certified Public Ac- countant. The report will be printed and distributed in the near future. The Village of Winnetka subscrib- ed $10,000 to the Third Liberty loan. The Village now has a total of $20,- 000 invested in Liberty bonds. An ordinance was passed at the last meeting of the Council authoriz- ing the vacation of Fairview avenue, between Cherry and Ash streets. This tract of land has been sold to the abutting property owners. been given a four month's leave of | governments Sergeant C. J. Cooper |has been appointed acting chief in | his stead. Trustee Wallace has been ap- pointed as a specigl committee to application of | follow up the the North Shore Gas C before the Public £. Utilities Com- mission for an incrgase in gas rates lin the Village. 2 W. SS. | RED" CROSS BUILBING IS NEARLY COMPLETED 2 RE The Red Cross building which is | being constructed in. the southwest | side -of the..Main "Hospital at the | Great Lakes station, will be com- | pleted in about two weeks, it was | announced 4his week by Medical In- | spector H. E. O'Dell, | The building will be used as a re- | creation headquarters for the men in the Main Hospital and will be splendidly equipped. It is in the shape of a cross and it is 81 feet from tip to tip of the bars. It includes a large assembly hall, stage, glassed porches, office rooms, is being installed for a moving pict- ure machine and there are two small balconies on either side of the as- sembly hall. There are two large wood fire places, and everything which would make the building attractive and comfortable for convalescents is be- ing installed. | | | | FAMOUS BELGIAN GIRL AT COMMUNITY HOUSE Silvercruys, Daughter of Belgian Chief Justice Here Sun- day in Patriotic Address Suzanne KNOWS OF HUN HORRORS Seeks Aid for Relief of Little Child- ren of War Ridden Country Miss Suzanne Silvercruys, a Bel- gian girl, daughter of the Chief Justice of Belgium, is to be the speaker at the Patriotic meeting in | | Community House, Sunday evening, | | | | | the Streets and Alleys committee of Chief of Police W. N. Peterson has | absence to engage in work for the | | wonderful | Thomson will preside. May 19, at 8 o'clock. Miss Silver- cruys is a wonderful girl with a more story. In a stirring ad- dress, she tells what she saw and ex- perienced during the German inva- sion. She is associated with Mr. Hoover, Chairman American Com- mittee for Belgian Relief and en- dorsed by Monsier de Cartier, the Belgian Minister to the UnitedStates. She is in Chicago and vicinity under the auspices of the Chicago Com- mittees on Belgian Relief. Miss Sil- vercrys is working for the relief of the little children in invaded Bel- gium. An offering will be taken. There will be good music. Judge As the seat- ing capacity of the hall is somewhat limited, and as this will be a meet- ing especially interesting to adults, it is urged that children do not come, unless accompanied by their parents. W. 8S. S. Issue Final Appeal for Aid to Ravinia The Ravinia club, which is the or- ganization of Chicago and North Shore women supporting Ravinia Park, has undertaken by far the most important work of its career. They are engaged in the double program of enlisting much needed financial support for Ravinia Park, and at the same time securing the necessary money to give many thousand sold- iers and sailors free admission to the Park and the entertainment planned by the Ravinia club for the coming season. In this latter work they have the sanction of the War Re- creation board and the hearty ap- proval of the officers in command at the Great Lakes naval training sta- tion and For Sheridan, who say that they consider the work planned by the Ravinia club the most important War Recreation work proposed for this vicinity this summer. Would Retain Park Ravinia Park is not and never has been on a commercial basi. It has never yet paid its expenses and | every year a comparatively few pub- lic spirited patrons have dug down into their pockets to cover the loss. When the danger arose of Ravinia Park becoming a second rate Coney [sland a few citizens of Chicago and 1pany's petition | kitchen and store rooms. Equipment | land Chicago {the north"shore realizing the damage that would result from such an out- come, agreed to guarantee the Park against failure for three years. This |is the last year of this guarantee and [the result of the Ravinia Club cam- | paign" will very largely determine | whether the public appreciation of {enough to warrant its | America has only one Ravinia Park, and the North Shore towns are fully justified in . their great pride in it. [t goes without saying that the ad- mission charge to Ravinia Park puts { within the reach of any interested person opera and music of a class and character that could not possibly be produced for such a low price. Many persons do not realize that during the coming season some of the most important stars of the Metropolitan Opera company can be heard at Ravinia at about one-tenth the price one would have to pay to hear them in New York. Ask Generous Response With such a remarkable program as Ravinia Park offers for so little money it must be clear to everyone that it must be generously supported or it cannot be maintained. It is the fond hope of believers in Ravinia that some day it may become self- supporting, but that basis has never (Continued on page 4) an interest in Ravinia Park is large | continuance. | Chief Peterson Quits to Work for Uncle Sam Will be Police Captain at U. S. Merchant Marine Shipyards in PRIZES FOR GARDENERS IS PLAN OF COMMITTEE | Useful Garden to be Given Best Gardeners in the Village This Season Implements Pensacola, Florida Waino N. Peterson, for the past | five years, chief of police of Win- PLANTERS ARE VERY BUSY netka, who had the reputation of wer -- being one of the most efficient | More Plots are Under Cultivation policemen on the north shore, has | entered the service of Uncle Sam land early this week left for Pensa- i : ; | cola. Florida. where he is to engage | Thus far the Garden committee has |as night captain of police in the new | been busily engaged in having as | many gardens started as is possible {Merchant Marine Shipyards. Chief Peterson has obtained a four [2nd as a result a great many more Here than ever Before | months leave of absence from duty gardens are under cultivation now lin the local department and wiil {than there ever were before. The fall | Garden committee desires to stim- months in the southern city working ulate every one to do his very best for Uncle Sam. with his garden and in that way Peterson has had twelve years ex- [aise as many vegetables as possible. perience in police business on the | To do this, there is nothing like north shore. Before coming to Win- | friendly competition and a fitting netka he had been in charge of the [Fecognition of those who excel. police at Lake Bluff. He has made a The prize gardens of Winnetka special study of the finger print which are taken care of by expert system of identification of criminals gardeners employed by the owners and was called in on most north |of the gardens cannot be entered in shore burglaries. He was responsible, the competition. No incentive 1s because of his knowledge of that |necessary in connection with such system, for obtaining a number of |gardens. As a result of this, every convictions. He held the record as|one who runs his own garden will being the best revolver shot on the have a chance to be successful and, north shore: therefore, evry home gardener ought Sergeant C. J. Cooper, formerly to enter into the competition for chief of police of Glencoe, has been |tWO reasons: - appointed acting chief of police dur- First: Competition will help make ing Peterson's absense from the Vil- successful gardens. { {spend the summer and early lage. Second: Successful gardens will ws Ss help solve the problem of the Food Administration. In doing this every one will be helping, in a small way to be sure, but in a very important way, to win the war. = Winnetka Garden Competition Prizes in the form of useful garden implements will be awarded to the | Pledge to Red Cross in Winnetka During the week beginning May wide canvass for funds. The Win- netka committees are all organized and ready for work, and every home in the village will be visited and an appeal made for contributions. This merciful and efficient organization needs more money to do its work. To give to this splendid work, gener- ously, and if need be, to sacrifice in order to give, is the patriotic duty of all who stay at home. It is the great agent of mercy which carries help and hope to suffering humanity and its appeal for money should be met by every one. This work will be carried on under the War Emergency Union. summer and honorable mention will be given to the next five best. The following are the terms of contest: 1. The owner of every competing garden must notify the War Emergency Union, at Community House, before June 15 that his or her garden is entered in the contest. 2. Every garden entered must be planted and cared for subsequent to the planting by the owner of the garden or a member of his family without employing anyone to assist. 3. In awarding the prizes, the judges will take into consideration the yield, the appearance, the size, the difficulties overcome and such W. 8S. 8. Leaves Wedding and other matters as in their opinion are determining factors in home veget- Gets Into Accident ables sardens. 4. All gardens which have been entered will be inspected by the judges, without the owner's know- ledge, at one or more times during the summer. Even a journey to or from a wed- | ding is often fraught with hazards these days, as Mrs. William D. Mc- [Kenzie of 1185 Laurel avenue can Garden Committee War [testify after the auto accident in Emergency Union. {which she was involved, occured at | W. S. S. | the front of the William B. Mcll- | ivaine home in Green Bay road, Hub- Issue Call for 102 Draft Men; 23 to Go bard woods, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. McKenzie had attended a | wedding cermony at the Mcllvaine | home. She was leaving the residence {and had reached the street from the Twenty-three drafted men, the last | private driveway just in time to meet | of the Class I-A men in Draft {a north bound machine in Green Bay | District No. 3. will be entrained for road, driven by Mrs. Clyde S. Blair, jo d : ob 8 war service some time during the of 1245 Jarvis avenue, Chicago. The period beginning on May 25, in machines collided after Mrs. Mc-| compliance with orders Yeon the 1 Kenzie, with perfect coolness,' had{ war Department to local draft (brought her car to a complete stop | officials. and the Blair car insisted upon, usurping the exact spot occupied by the stationary vehicle. The result was considerable damage to each of the machines. Police held the Chicago woman was entirely to blame for the ac- [cident. It had been her first ex- perience alone at the wheel of a machine, they asserted. Mrs. Blair's two year old child, who was in the car with her mother, was slightly injured as a result of the collision. The call to the local officials was for 102 men, but subsequent informa- tion from the army heads stated that the other classes will not be en- croached upon in the next call, so that but twenty-three of the number at first specified will actually leave the district. At a late hour today two addition- al calls for men were received by the Exemption Board officials. One re- quested the entrainment of 57 men during the period beginning May 20, and another calling for the entrain- ment of 25 men before June 1. The number of available men in Class I-A the district now stands at 59 including farmers who had gained extention of time until after the harvest season. Six colored men al- so remain in the district. Action on the calls has not been determined. WwW. S. S. Benet Address Mrs. Frank D. Fulton, 267 Ridge avenue, will give a talk on Woman's War work at a benefit for soldiers and sailors, Saturday, May 18, 4078 Broadway avenue, Chicago. Ie J 120, the Red Cross will make a nation {three best gardens in Winnetka this