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Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK VOL. IX, NO. 11. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1920 FOURTEEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS ATTIC GIFT SHOP OPENS WED., JUNE 2 Winnetka Women in New Head- quarters For Receipt of Cloth- ing For Imminent Serbian Relief Work HELP DR. ALICE BROWN Winnetkans Asked to Dcnate Cloth- ing, Other Useful Household Articles and Money By Gift Shop Committee The Attic Gift Shop at Community House opens Wednesday, June 2, at 30o'clock.The Dr. Alice Barlow-Brown Gift Shop was organized for War Relief work. Its receipts of $5,000 were remitted to the American Fund for French Wounded under whose organization Dr. Brown first went abroad and later were sent direct to her at the Chateau La Fayette to aid in care of needy children under French Heroes Lafayette Memorial Fund. Camp Fire Girls Help The Camp Fire Girls of Community House relinquished one of their rooms in order to make space for the Gift Shop during the War. Realizing the value of this space to them and not wishing to tax further their generosity the Gift Shop committee has fitted up a corner on the third floor which will be known as "The | Attic Gift Shop." It will be used as | a gleaning quarter to conserve the | waste in clothing, household articles, books, pictures, jewelry and things having a distinctive economic value. A superfluity of things accumulate in our homes. Here is a place where we can unburden ourselves of them. They will be converted into money which will be sent immediately to relieve the starvation of little chil- dren in war devasted countries. We hope there may be not only discarded | articles but beautiful things of in- tensive value that will be gladly con-! tributed. Gifts of money are earn- | estly solicited. Winnetka Men Talk About Candidates eimai Hear Able Speakers on Prcspective Candidates; Hoover Buttons Much in Evidence Winnetka men Wednesday reflect- ed the increasing interest in the ap- proaching National Party Convention when republican and democratic leaders will nominate their candi- dates for the presidency of the United States. At the final dinner for the season of the Men's club of Winnetka held at Community House there was much discussion as to probable choices for the biggest job in the land and the verbal encounters were interesting as well as instructive. Before engaging in a general dis- cussion as to the merits of the vari- ous candidates for nomination the men heard interesting talks concern- ing question of presidential possib- iliities. Edward Yeomans gave an able paper on "Essential qualifications of the next president". Harold IL. Ickes spoke of the "Pres- idential situation in the Republican Party". Mr. Ickes outlined briefly the situation in the Republican ranks concluding his statement with the opinion that the race for nomination centered about the big trio of as- pirants Wood, Tohnson and Lowden. He intimated that because of a pos- sible sharp split between Wood and Johnson forces the nomination might go to Lowden. Mr. Ickes spoke highly of Hiram | | Johnson as a man and leader in Re- | publican ranks. B. Mason, who was an- nounced by the chairman "only democrat in Winnetka", ex- pressed the view that the Democratic party would experience a walk-a- Roswell {way with McAdoo lined up against the candidacy of Gen. Wood. He said the country would reject Wood as being a military candidate. Charlies T. Mordock gave a brief description of the life and achieve- ments of Herbert Hoover whom he | considered the logical man for the | high office of president. 500,000 Need Help Did you know that there are 500.000 fatherless children in Serbia? They | wander about the country in forlorn ragged bands feeding themselves on refuse. They sleep on the bare | ground. A gift of $500, from a citizen | of Winnetka has just been received | for Serbian relief and will be for- | warded immediately to Dr. Brown. This contribution came in response | to Mr. Henry Davidson's appeal and | powerful statement of facts. Twenty | dollars has also been received from | another citizen of Serbian birth. Al young girl has sent in a gift of two dollars. Will vou help to increase | these sums? We can easily bring] this amount up to $1000. Dr. Alice | Barlow Brown must continue to feel | that she is sustained by her towns- | people. She is bearing the burden | of this work--face to face with a fearful emergency. | Crying For Bread We heard her say when here that it was hard for her to eat when there were little children about her crying for bread. Have we become apathetic | and indifferent to their cries of hunger? Think of the jov a gift of $1.000 would bring to her heart! How many of those little waifs it would help to feed and nurse back into health! Who could adminster the money more wisely than she? Some of us think we have been drained to death by the number of appeals made upon us while really we have only been learning the A. B. C. of giving. Winnetka has tre- mendous resources. Let us unloose our money that our hearts may be enlarged and warmed with sympathy and love for others. Who wants an ignominious death of dying rich when there are little children dying of hunger in the world? Checks or currency may be sent to Mrs. Douglas Smith, Hubbard Woods, Ill. PEMIT US, ETC..--MR. ADAMS Elmer E. Adams has purchased the Exide Battery station in Winnetka and is in charge of the business. Mr. Adams also has been elected secre- tary of the Winnetka Building and T.oan association to succeed Jonas H. Madsen, resigned. BANKS CLOSED MONDAY The Winnetka State Bank and the Winnetka Trust and Savings Bank will be closed all day Monday, Dec- oration Day. Though no straw ballot was taken the number of Hoover-buttoned men at the dinner indicated a majority for the man of Food Administration | and Foreign Relief. Robert H. Wallace led the discus- sion following the principal talks. LOCAL BANK OFFICIAL ENJOYS SOME AVIATING Henry R. Hale, cashier of the Win- netka State Bank, spent the past week with his son, Capt. Frazer Hale, who is stationed at Norfolk, Va., in the Aviation service. During his visit, Mr. Hale made several ascents in the various types of aeroplanes, and was permitted by special favor to make a descent in a parachute from the height of 3,000 feet. YOU TELL EM, ETC Work of remodeling a residence | across the way from the Village hall has caused the police to wonder when the village will begin to build a new village hall "Everything about us is new and modern," re- i marked one of the policemen the | other day, "it seems a shame we haven't a new hall to match the sur- rounding neighborhood." Well said! The talk is, we'll have a hall some- time this year. LAY NEW RAIL Section gangs on the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee Electric railway were laying new rails on the stretch of track between Kenilworth and Indian Hill. Trains were operat- ing over single track during the pro- cess. DR. WHITE BURIAL Dr. Persis White, who for eight years was resident physician of the North Shore Health resort, Winnet- ka, was buried at Princeton. Ill, on Monday. Dr. White died Thursday, May 20, at St. Mary's hospital in Rochester, Minn. MEMORIAL SERVICES The Sunday morning service at the Congregational church will be ap- propriate for Memorial Day. Rey. James Austin Richards will preach on "Christian Patriotism." .. VACATION MONDAY Village school children and the students of the New Trier Township High school will enjoy a vacation Monday, Decoration Day. as the! MEMORIAL EXERCISES AT COMMONS SUNDAY Winnetka Post cf American Legion To Play Prominent Part in An- nual Commemoratory Cere- monies COL. JOHNSTON SPEAKER Will Plant Memorial Trees in Mem- ory of Winnetka's Ten Gold Star Heroes of World War Winnetka's usual Memorial Day exercises will be held on the Village Common Sunday afternoon, May 30, at 3 o'clock. The Memorial Day address will be given by Col. Gordon Johnston, U. S. A. at present head of the Intelligence service of the central department. J. M. Dickinson, Jr., vice-com- mander of the Winetka Post No. 10, American Legion, will preside at the exercises. Community singing will be led hy Mrs. Philomon B. Kohlsaat. Plant Memorial Trees A feature of the program will be the planting of memorial trees on the Common by members of the Winnetka Post, American Legion, in honor of Winnetka's heroes who died in the Great World War. The program is outlined as follows : Band Concerti... iass 2 to 3 o'clock | The Star Spangled Banner Invocation: vo lite. once isn des a Ln Rev. James Austin Richards The Battle Hymn of the Republic .. Si at as ite eres The Assembly Welcome ........ J. M. Dickinson, Jr. Address... Col. Gordon Johnston FAMELIC sunt ai sd tons The Assembly Planting of Memorial Trees ......... .Winnetka Post, American Legion aps... An ET Raymond Orwig In the instance of inclement weather the exercises will be held at Community House | very patriotic citizen of Winnet- ka is expected, if possible, to attend these exercises on the Village Com- mon to honor the heroes who paid the supreme sacrifice in the cause of | democracy and freedom for all man- kind. POST OFFICE CLOSED The Winnetka post office will be closed all day Monday, May, 31, Dec- oration Day. There will be no deliveries of mail. "MY PATRIOTIC CREED" In these days of unrest, the first restless days of Peace, every loyal American heart should be strength- | ened in the memory of those who | paid the supreme sacrifice to preserve to posterity the great heritage "America". . Every American must make this his "Patriotic Creed": "I believe In my country and her destiny, In the great of her founders, dream In her place among the nations, In her ideals I believe that her democracy must be protected, Her privileges cherished, Her freedom defended. I believe That, humbly befcre the Al- mighty, But proudly before all mankind, We must safeguard her stand- ard, The vision of her Washington, The martyrdom of her Lincoln, With the patriotic ardor Of. the minutemen And the bcys in blue Of her glorious past. I believe In loyalty to my country, Firm, unchanging, absolute. Thou in whose sight A thousand years are but as yesterday And as a watch in the night, Help me In my weakness To make real What I believe." --The Liberty Reader. ccapped Ty the necessity of utilizing Playfield Golfers Out Decoration Day Season Opens Officially Mecnday, | May 31, On Winnetka's Munic- Lavin ipal Golf Course On Monday morning at 9 o'clock, May 31, the Winnetka Playfield asso. ciation will open the golf season with a Blind Bogey, 18 hole tournament on the Community Golf course. First and second prizes will be awarded and the event is open only to mem- bers of the association. . _ Every golfer in Winnetka is priv- ileged to compete provided he joins the Playfield association. Bring $1 and Mr. John Ritchie, secretary of the association will be an hour early to sign you up. This membership will enable you to participate in all the golf events scheduled for 1920. Haul out those golf clubs--You don't have to shine them up--Place them in that old familiar bag--Get out early--beg, borrow, but bring your $1 bill--No other expense for the season except what you lose. Board Report Shows School Congestion Explain Necessity for Placing Chil- dren in Corridors, Assembly Rooms and Basements Those who have viewed with some concern the prospect of a large in- crease in school children in the next school year will be interested in a recent report of a Board of Educa- tion committee. "By the use of the Parish House for the primary grade at Horace Mann," reads the report, "and by half-sessions for certain of the low- er grades, we can accomodate the anticipated increase of some 140 pupils. But we will be further handi- for regular grade work roms now designated for specialized subjects such as manual training and domes- tic science. "All of the present makeshifts-- the use of corridors, former assembly halls, former offices of the superin- tendent and basement rooms as classrooms--will, of course, continue in operation." The Board is hopeful that these conditions may be remedied before the school year is up by the making ready of the new West Elm street upper grade school. ASK CHILDREN REGISTER FOR THE SUMMER CAMPS Winnetka boys and girls who are planning to attend the summer camps conducted by Community House should register at once. The number in each camp is limited to thirty and the ranks are nearly full. Preference will be given to Winnetka children until June 1. After that date the names of those outside the village will be considered. There are already several names on the out-of-town waiting list. Tt is desirable that those who are think- ing of going to camp should register at once with Mrs. E. W. Wortley, Community House. WINNETKA LEADER HEADS NORTH SHORE EXECUTIVES At the annual election of officers Thursday of the heads of the North Shore Municipalities, held at High- land Park, President John S. Miller, Jr., of Winnetka, was elected pres- ident; Henry A. Rumsey of Lake Forest, vice president; John Meyers, Highwood, treasurer; E. A. Warren, Highland Park, secretary, and Ar- thur Buckley, Waukegan, counsel. Rear Admiral Frederick B. Bassett of Great Lakes naval training sta- tion and Col. Willian F. Bischam, commanding officer at Fort Sheridan, were elected honorary members. NATTY POLICEMEN In addition to having the most efficient police chief and force on the north shore, Winnetka may also boast of possessing the nattiest bunch of minions of the law. All the men have acquired new uniforms thus adding zip to their natural man- ly appearance. GET KHAKI UNIFORMS Men of the Public Works depart- ment of the village were fitted out this week with their newly acquired khaki uniforms. The uniforms are similar to those worn by employes of HOLD MASS MEETING ON SCHOOL CAMPAIGN Men of Village Discuss Building Costs and Vote To Pro- ceed At with Fund Campaign Once PUBLIC MEETING TUESDAY All Residents of Village Interested in Schools Asked To Attend Mass Meeting -- Resumption of the campaign to raise funds for the new school will become a reality this coming week. The School Board will hold a public meeting in the Assembly hall at Community House next Tuesday evening, June, 1, to lay before the citizens the plans which have been worked out for the campaign. A number of meetings to re-organ- ize the soliciting forces have been held since the referendum, and the old solicitors have, without sub- stantial exception, expressed a desire to resume the campaign at once and to finish the jojb this spring. Favor Immediate Drive These meetineos culminated in one which some twenty representative business men attended last Tuesday. i Those present included Messrs. John R. Leonard, W. A. Strong, AW. { Shaw, John Stuart, H. P. Crowell, H. L. Ickes. R. E. Durham, A. S. Al- schuler, W. F. Wallace. F. H. Scott, Mancel Clark. Victor Elting, W. B. McIlvaine, W. B. Hale, and JW. Scott. At this meeting the distinctly business problems of the campaign were discussed. The committee in charge of the campaign reiterated the fact that they realized that present building costs made it an unfortunate time to build, but that the School Board has no choice. Tt was stated that building could not actnally commence for some {ime after the money should be raised. in any event, and that if there should be a decrease in building costs later in the year the School Board could take full advantage of it. After a full discussion, the men present voted unanimously to pro- ceed with the campaign at once, and to finish it up before summer. Start Next Week The canvassers will therefore be- gin active work next week. Invitation is extended to all who are interested in securing Winnet- ka's new school quickly to attend the Tuesday evening meeting at Community House. Let's finish the job! For Our Children Editor of The Talk:-- No deep study in problems of psychology is needed to prove that the minority in the Winnetka school question has a duty to perform and an unusual opportunity to serve the village. The new school facilities must be provided with all speed pos- sible. Obviously, this can only be accomplished, if we of the minority decide to join heartily with the majority and raise the required money. For a united, enthusiastic town this task is perfectly possible. For a half-hearted, divided one, it will be practically impossible. Therefore, let us gain enthusiasm from the fundamental fact on which we all agree namely, that our chil- dren must have adequate school facilities, and work together to raise the funds. After all, under democratic institu- tions this is only ordinary good sportsmanship. But when it means, in addition, the possible difference between success or failure in a matter so vital as the efficient edu- cation of our children, we of the minority have an unusual oppor- tunity to serve. Edward P. Farwell. FALSE ALARM The nearest approach to a fire in the village during the past week was a false alarm which called Chief Houron's men out for nought what- ever. MACHINE ON JOB The Village Public Works depart- ment this week put into operation the new sewer cleaning machine purchase of which was recently auth- the Lincoln Park district in Chicago. orized by the village council. 1 tid hit, i