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2 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk VOL. VIII, NO. 12. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1919 EIGHT PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS COL. REILLY SPEAKER AT COMMUNITY MEET Commander of Famous "Reilly's Bucks," 149th Field Artillery of Rainbow Division; Here Sunday FOREMOST CITIZEN HERE Lieut. Col. Raymond W. Hardenbergh To Be Chairman of the Evening; Greet Rainbow Men CHILDREN'S CONCERT |=. C OL ONEL JOB | CLOSES SCHOOL YEAR|} _» encom" 4 Children of Seventh and Eight Grad- es To Give Musicale at Woman's ART Miss Vera Poppe, Noted Cellist, T Assist Chorus of 150 Cchildren's The Club, ISTS 150 Who beneath the stripes and stars Brings us home a band of heroes Proud to wear the nation's scars? Here's a name to fire with fervor . Every patriot, man or boy, Daring, grim and great command:r, Colonel Joe of Illinois! Thursday, June 12 WILL ASSIST | ol "| You will read historic pages | Of the stories you have heard, Voices And no grander, finer record i RR Than our own brave Thirty-third; children of the seventh! How one leader led his fighters, Col. Henry J. Reilly who command- [and eighth grades of the Winnetka Urged with language good and strong ed the famous 149th Field Artillery | of the Rainbow Division will speak | in Community House Sunday even- ing, June 8, at 8 o'clock. Te will tell of the experiences of the artillery at the front, during thz months of heavy | fichting from February 1918, until the | last shot was fired on the western | battle front. Colonel Reilly needs no| introduction, either as a citizen of Winnetka or as one of the ablest, most fearless, and best beloved com- manders in the war. Winnetka is proud to claim him as her own, and to welcome him home. It is not so| many months ago that. this Village followed with anxious hearts, the news 'of this division through the) desperate fighting in Lorraine, Cham- pagne, Ypres, St. Mihiel and Argonne forest. Honor Rainbow Men Other Winnetka men who were in the 149th, and in the hardest fight- | ing of the American phase of the | great war are: Stewart Alden, Sergt. | William S. Bishop, Corp. Gezorge Hufton, 2nd Lt. Paul Kreger, Corp. | Fred Mason, Chief Bugler Raymond D. Orwig, Lance Cord Harry A. | Smith, John D. Sheahan, Corp. J. D.| Weart. Winnetka citizens will wel- come this opportunity of. extending | | a greeting to Col. Reilly and of de- | monstrating by their presence their | appreciation of all that he and the] men of the 149th have stood for. in| this great struggle. Lt. Col. Raymond | Hardenbergh the chairman | 1 will be Public scho ah Where the shot and shell were thick- will give a program, of songs at the Winnetka Woman's est, club, Thursday evening, June 12, at! But he never 'led them wrong. 8 o'clock. The program marks the' | closing exercises of the schools for How they fcught like veteran war-| the year. riors The concert is in honor of the| Where the bullets rained and hailed, | graduating class members of which | But their courage never faltered will be given their certificates of | And their purpose never failed. promotion by Superintendent Wash- On those bright, undying pages { burne at the close of the program of | Of the nation's honor roll music. | You will find Chicago's bravest The boys and girls will be accom- | Helped to pay the priceless toll. panied in several of the numbers by | stringed instruments, and are to! Give them no half-hrarted welcome have the assistance of the disting-| When those brave, brown ranks ad- uished cellist, Miss Vera Poppe, who| vance, will play two groups of solos. I'hey have brought you home your Fathers and mothers, friends, and] country, : others interzsted in the concert, will] Those bold, savior boys of France. be welcome. The program wiil be in| beet WE greeting find expression der as follows : n exuberance of joy, 1: America For the finest and their leader, ww i Colonel Joe of Illinois! sal JEhorus and audience : a of Notions Bal Let your welcome fill the heavens, Wi T Varin 4 AA SLD »aCH [1 et the sounds reverberate Be ay tan oi le Bach 'Pil the echoes reach the borders RF apa BA 10rus Of this grand old Prairie stata, 3. Violin solo i vorde Jooks tora her Miss Poppe IA you ye. ooking tor a hero 4. Canon, Like as a Father, Cherubini True Asistee] with no alloy. ' epi helene Crown with olive wreath and laurel EVs Girls chorus Colonel Joe of Illinois! 5. Dixie : Old Black Joe hl Jot aris ' FELLOWSHIP TROPHY IS - 6. Here's an Army of the Yankees! BIG BOB O'LINK EVENT Old French Melody -- Song of the Caissons American The First round of the Fellowship Boys chorus Trophy, 18 holes, will bz held at Bob WINNETKA HONORS HER SOLDIER DEAD Ceremonies Village Sunday Afternoon Are Beautiful Impressive Services Memorial on Green FINE PROGRAM OF MUSIC Merritt Starr Is Speaker of the Day; Judge Taylor, Chairman, Pays Fitting Tribute | Memorial exercises in honor of | Winnetka men of three wars who | sacrificed their lives in the cause of | freedom and humanity, were hzld on the Village Green, Sunday afternoon. The occasion was marked by and impressive ceremonies ling of Community singing, music by a detachment of th: | Lakes naval training station a reading by Florence Kiper {and vocal solo by Sydney | Cooley, an address by Merritt and invocation by Reverend E. | ley Geri rd. | Jud Thomas T the services, opan with a particularly beautiful tribute special Great Frank Smith Starr Ash- or, chair the appropriate of welcome Ville gers and the | erans of America's great wars. Taylor said, in part: Occasion of Feeling an occasion of only in feeble part and what we | finishes its] remain un- nan and and vet- Judge address to the "This WwW VV ( is fealing. rds express t we have thought When history volumes, there will still told the greater part of what has taken place. Most of the work you | have done and the dangers you have suffered will still be unrecorded. But | today, we desire to tell you bluntly, | simply, how deep in our affections | you are. We well remember how and whet! you went forth. wished you Godspeed. Our hearts beat fast, and we trembled and were | feel. | filled with foreboding. The future] | was dark and ominous. We knew, | we feared, but we hoped. Defenders In Just Cause | simple | consist- | band, | of | services { 18. Then we |S NELSON WINS VILLAGE BLIND BOGEY TOURNEY Leeds Opponents in Decoration Day Play on Winnetka Play Field Association Course ANNOUNCE FUTURE EVENT Must Qualify In Round of 18 Holes To Be Eligible; Partners To En- | dorse Scores | tournament held | Golf course on 2d the Winngtka | was won by | score of 90-10-80. 1 | The blind bogey on the Winnetka Decoration Dag by | Play Field association E. Nelson with a The prize given was an assortment | of golf balls. This was the first { competition which the association { has undertaken and the results wer» | very gratifying. Abouk thirty-five | members took part in the proceed- ings and most of them turned in { their cards. About fifteen new mem- 4 bers joinzd the organization which now has a total membership of 150. There was also a hard ball game in the afternoon between Winnetka and Highwood which the Winnetka boys won by a score 17 to 5 Announcement now made there will b» heldga handicap tournament for members of the -- field association on Saturday and id Sunday, June and 15. In order to | be eligible members ust, play la qualifying round of eighteen holes on next Saturday or Sunday, June 7 and Their scores should be endorsed PRS by their partners and turned in te i. the ground keeper or mailed to" C. 11 J. Boren: chairman Sports/ and i} Pastimes committee. No one will qualify unless such score is in by June 12. Handicaps will be posted on the bulletin hoard at the fizld on aturday morning, June 14. Excellent of that golf Play: 1S 14 prizes will be put up and it is hoped that every member will enter this tournament. | AMERICAN LF LEGION TO rening:. The 'doors wi .| 7. Violincello solo rel ; ; hp ; A HAVE DINNER, JUNE 9 { > a LA t The oor Will be bf olincell $e Poppe O'Link Golf club, Highland Park. You enlisted, as our defenders, in| : en at ha ast szven, the meeting | : g Satur : Th are: cM ata : [a canse which every = : 3 -- : . is. at. eight 'clack 3:The Boy. with the White Cockade Saturday, June 7. There will also be |a cause which 2very good man knew | Plans for the get-to-gether dinner | * nh : Scotch [a match play against par, three-| was just. You willingly offered to| of the Winnetka Post of the Amer- : The Meeting of the Waters.. Irish ' quarters handicap. First, second and| die for the flac. You worked and ican Legion, on Monday June 9: are Tro mH no Si ie Sg FAZeS Wi > awar . strove, and suffered hardships, morn- EE ee rrr 2 res a 23 a os pthizd prizes will be awarded: $ v : ships. [progressing favorably. With great i Maidens of Sorento bir Ine ingia The Second round of the Fellow- | ing, noon, and night. You did not | generosity the Winnotkd. Woman's i i Chorus Nea ship Trophy will be held on June 14,| complain--You went forth, each one, | (14), has turnzd over its building for | Edwin. H. Arnold of 490 Hawthe:oc Presentation of Certificates the semi-finals on June 21, and the|to help. Many of you faced death. | use on this occasion, and everything | lane, is announced as a member of |g Q.i1 on O Ship of State R. Cole! nals on June 28. The Qualifying Some have died. It has been a great|,¢ present hids well for a successful | " this year's graduating class at Armour | RGN Corie ae An round of the Walter W. Ross Trophy, | drama, a great tragedy. Now it is | evening. There will be after-dinner i Institute of Technology with the de-| : by the president of the Bob O'Link| ended, and you, the living, are here| speakers and matters of interest will grez of Bachelor of Science in Elec- | Field Servi | club, will be held on June 28. | wearing honor's laurels ; and the |e brought forward. Tha dinner is to M trical Engineering. 5 3 ie Dervice A Special Event which began at| others are there with God. | be held at 6:30 o'clock. As there are Arnold is a member of Sigma Kap- First lieutenant' Mvr T. Har the links this week is the we=kly| "With open arms, with full hearts. | shout 300 men in Winnetka who saw pa Delta fraternity, and of the hon- Shaw wh Snant i yon, - Har-lesompetition for Bob O'Link Bealers. | with love, we welcome you. And with | (ar ice in the great war is is hoped orary fraternities, Eta Kappa Nu LER ecely ed. tis ponrorahle It is an 18 hole medal play handicap. | profoundest reverence we kneel tolihere will be a large attendance. and Tau Beta Pi. A oo nteted in Moo anys a Wi 10. re-| Play in this event® began Sunday,| those who are gone. Membership in the Legion is open He has accepted a position with Red Cross paren ih tae Amezricant June 1. i to all who served in the war in any the Engineering department of the field ng is; now: In. Frauce, doing |ARGYLE AND ABERDEEN military capacity and only conscien- Western Electric company. : ' Present Successful Play CUPS AT WESTMORELAND | tious objectors and those holding ! eT 5 a dishonorable discharges are exclud- i LACOTA CAMP FIRE GIRLS Major Ellis Released 1 ] I D {up| The First round of the Argyle cup | ed. Men still in the service are not -- 2 St. Joseph's ramatic club | : ] ATg) 2 alhioible specially. desirable PLAN CHILDREN'S PARTY : s 3s he I i ad Ve 7 i 3 a . 7 | only eligible but especially desirable Major Edward W. Ellis, of the| presented "Ths Deacon," in the | hha wit he He ato, Joe a as members. On Soiar: \frernoon, June 14, in Quartermaster Corps, has recently! school hall Sunday evening. The play | ot he, Ayssimozsland ig gun the gym: nasium of Community House returned from overseas duties. He! pleased the large crowd present, the | © ourse." There will also be a Victory | Honorable Discharges | from 2 to 5 o'clock, the Lacota Camp | WaS, assistant purchasing agent, A.|acting of Phil Hillinger and Phil| cup event. = i Tom cto. 0 3 racote Pl EF incipally 3 > 5 > ho | Semi-finals of the Argyle cup and | " Fire Girls will give a Children's par- | Le ds principally on duty in London, Sesterhenn and Peter Thalman bz-| v ; : Ji : A Edward Johanszn, brother of Mrs. ty for children of the sixth. seventh | EMgland, has received his honorablejing prominent. Hillinger, who acted|? ictory cup events will feature 1e Henrv Bengston. has received his | by of. hth cvs : The admission | discharge. the colored servant, was especially activities at the club on June 14. The ROROTALLS divcharide. 'He wae with | and eighth grades. he admission : $ 3 >S Yl 81als of the Arevl ill be held | honorable discharge. e was wi : . : | wood and kept tl 1d inals of the Argyle cup will be helc ; . is twenty-five cents. There will be g E Kel 1¢ audience im an up- R 5 : the 124th Field Artillery, 33rd Div- i id | i i roar continuously by his antics on Saturday, June 2l, which day | | i dancing and games and each child} Inactive Service 5 Siy DY 3 <S- marks also the play of the Qualifyi islon; &i F | ' will be given an ice cream cone. Can- | on TL AR Salvatore di Francesco, 'who has : : round of the Aberdeen cup. There] . . Sh Gib ' dy will be on sale by the Camp Fire| puvid C. Korseren. chief dec Attends Radio School {vill beiz Victory cup SR an been with Co. B, 123rd Machine Gun Girls. The girls gre planning to | .:.: em NOISIY CUCL. clec- Cot i ot J Cine battalion, has received his honorablz spend one-half of the proceeds for| 52h Of the U. S. naval camp at| Ensign Lawrence A. Henderson is| 1he First round of the Aberdeen jij... ¢ pet e-aay 8 Droceeds. 10h! Gulf Pore, Miss. "wasireleased to in-1 stationed at th Radio, Telepl cup event, a Victory cup event and| jc 015% 1 tens : { their ceramonial gowns -and: theq.,. tive' servi May 29 stationed at the Kado, 'lelephone|' Cle C tits All be held Frank J. Klauke, of the 124th 1 ther half is to be tito the Tee" e service, May 25. school, Camp Perry, Great Lakes. 4.4L ass \.. competition, wi € Nel Machine Gun battalion, has recently other half is to be sent to the Ice on Saturday, June 28 Fund for the babies of the tenements PE lk = returned Foam overs 52 find has re- } of Chicago. Tickets may be obtain- - | ceived his honorable discharge. ed from the Lacota girls or from the | AMATEUR WRESTLERS TL office at Community House. VOTE FOR THE INCREASED SCHOOL FUND i TO MEET ON JUNE 17 Commissioned hl aR ET : ET i At Summer Home AT THE | A wrestling match between Edw ard] Francis Van Wyck Mason has rea- -- SPECIAL ELECTION | Braun of Wilmette and Victor Hlav- | ceived a commission as second lieu- Louis G. Schmid and family of 355] SATURDAY, JUNE 7, TWO TO SIX P. M | acek will be held at the Forester hall| tenant in the auxiliary forces of the 5 i . - . m IU Sy y 2 / y | Lincoln avenue, is leaving Winnetka IN THE at Gross Point on Tuesday evening,|U. S. army. He is in the Automotive ! " for the summer and will be at the! June 17, at 8 o'clock. | and Mechanical section of the Am- family summer home near Stevens- HORACE MANN SCHOOL |" Braun is being trained by Fred erican Red Cross and 1s in Paris at ville, Michigan. : SE ,"mnh ozo i Monte of Kenilworth, familiarly | present Sergeant Shales Mason, a | In Washington - i WwW fnnetka has lost some of its best teachers; becausz the Board | known as "Kid Monte, pa received | brother, is stationed at Marseilles. n Washington i Pte Sa | his training from Char es Postle the] TE { i | of Education has been short of funds; and has therefore not heen | I trainer" : of Chicago. Summon Tax Delinquents | Captain Frasier Hale is in Wash-| able to pay them salaries sufficient to enable them to live suitable. | Hlavacek is being trained by a sail- | 3 --_ : | ington, D. C., in the Bureau of Aero-| The recently passed Hicks bill allows our community to raise | or friend from Great Lakes. | The personal taxes for 1917, and a 4 - nautics. Erwin Hale is on his way | additional funds for school purposes. | If the match is successful others! 8reat Hany " te Yilage A §: home from France on the steamer The 'cata ae wats ; rad : ; ill be held in the near future. t arrears, have be:n turned over the | g "aAneon" [he salaries we can pay determine the quality of teachers we Bai 2 : : Judge Northrop for collection. Sum- i : : can get and keep. | mons are being issued on many de- i SE NE pe : i : i NEW ENGLAND Re : PTS i At St. Nazaire [he quality of our teachers determines the quality of our MOTOR I w : | linquents. BE chico! % ON VACATICN JOURNEY | ge a : ra S A S. | . . . Sanford Bissel is still at St. Na- I ics thie : : ; RET Summer in Wisconsin { hg . i addy ® et 'us. not miss this PO nity JIve our ¢ e 3 S a an | | ME IE Le a et s opportunity to give our children tha best | Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Whitman, 930 | £2 5 : { he is a surgical assistant in the in- titaed carton, { Greenwood avenue, accompanied by | Dr. M. C. Hecht and family this B firmary. Vote FOR the resolution to increase our School funds. { Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Wantz of Oak | week leit for Northern Wisconsin ¥ ' RAH re (Signed) Parent-Teacher Association of Winnetka | Park, left Tuesday Tob an Sxendyd and will return about July 15. : | Correction Afi fire lin WW Sra nla cf | motor trip through New Englanc i EE | ini W innetka oma s Club | with Atlantic City, New Jersey, as| The Young Ladies' auxiliary of the | Fy . : . 4 5e a | > . ~ 4 re { B In an article appearing in the issue Community gouge | (heir destination where they will so-| North Shore Catholic Woman's 14 of the Weekly Talk of May 31, 1919, Board of Education | journ for a time. J : league, held By Jretty dancing { entitled "Health Commissioner is- Village Council of Winnetka | Nelson Whitn % som, 1s chiow- cotillion on We nesday. cyening at | A sues Instructions," a recent exposure | C. W. Washburne, Supt. of Schools ii ng a visit with relatives in Madison, the Winnetka Woman's club. About { of contagion was referred. to as Hae! : eR it @ | V Wisconsin, during his parents' ab-|one hundred guests were in attend- chicken-pox. Small-pox was meant. I's sence in the cast. ance.