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Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK . VOL. IX, NO. 40. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1920 TWENTY PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS MEN'S CLUB TO HEAR CHARACTER EXPERT L. Hamilton McCormick to Speak and Give Practical Demonstra- tions at Meeting in Commun- ity House Tuesday SEEK LARGE ATTENDANCE 2 Every Man in Winnetka Invited; Urge All Men in Village to Join Club. Tuesday evening, December 21, is another Men's night in Winnetka, for at that time the Winnetka Men's club expects to find most every man in the village at Communty house to hear a talk by L. Hamilton McCor- mick, of Chicago and England, a leading authority -on the reading of character, whi will speak concerning his hobby and give some practical de- monstrations by asking for volun- teers in the meeting to submit to a reading of character in explanation of his theories and practical rea- sons for his conclusions. Leaders in many fields of activity appear before the Winnetka Men's club from time to time with the ob- vious result that the club has become not merely a popular village institu- tion but a veritable educational force where a diversity of ideas and opin- ions are expressed and topics, of local as well as universal interest, are dis- cussed in the most unrestricted man- ner. Seek 100 Per Cent Membership The Men's club has consistently advanced the best interests of the village, has provided a means for. social intercourse among the men of the village and is looking forward to enlisting in its activities every man in the village. As has been customary at all regu- lar meetings of the club the talk of the evening is preceded by a fellow- ship dinner, served promptly at 7 o'clock. The speaking begins at 8 o'clock. Meetings of the club are held at Community House every third Tues- day of each month. Every man in Winnetka is eligible to membership. A comprehensive idea of the aims and purposes of the club -may be found in a recent letter sent out to members and friends by President Charles L. Byron. The letters reads in part: "My Dear Fellow Winnetkan: : "If you are a member of the Win- netka Men's club, this is a personal invitation to attend the meetings regularly and continue your, good pleasure to promote fellowship in our village. 3 i "If you are not a member, this is a personal invitation to you and all "men in your home to become a mem- ber and attend .all of our monthly meetings on the third Tuesday even- ing of each month at Community House. ; "Come early prepared to tell an in- teresting story, funny or otherwise, to your old friends and your many friends to be, at our 6:30 informal glad hand mixer. "Forget your business problems and wear the smile that won't come off while enjoying our wholesome one-dollar dinner served promptly at 7 o'clock. "After dinner, at 8 o'clock, some man of note gives an interesting and instructive talk on a previously an- nounced subject. "We need you and you need us to make the spirit of the Men's club and Winnetka what it should be. "If you wish to become a member of the Winnetka Men's club and to receive mailed notices of our meet- ings, kindly sign and return the en- closed blank and one dollar, the an- nual membership dues, and also please indicate on the same blank whether you will attend our next dinner on December 21. Your ac- ceptance for the dinner should be re- ceived not later than Saturday, De- cember 18, to insure accommodations for all. Come and bring your friends." CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE Christmas Dty morning at 10 o'clock the Winnetka Congre- gational church will hold its special Christmas Day service with Christmas hymns, Christ- mas prayers and a Christmas talk. Much of the music of Christmas Sunday will be rend- ered again at that time and there will also be another op- portunity to present Christmas offerings to save the starving children of Europe. Commemorate Landing Of Pilgrim Fathers Community House To Present Table- aux and a Masque Commemorat- ing Famous Episode Tomorrow evening in the gym- nasium of Community House there will be presented three tableaux and a masque in commemoration of the Landing of the Pilgrims in Mass- achusetts bay three hundred years ago next Tuesday. The tableaux will show-- 1. The Pilgrims Presented in Eng- land. ' 2. The Pilgrims Leaving Holland. 3. Signing of the Mayflower Com- pact. 1 The masque is entitled, "The Light- ing of the Torch", and was written by Fanny Buchanan. It sets forth the progress and meaning of the great adventure of the Pilgrim fathers. The tableaux are in charge of Miss Dorothy Chester and the masque of Mrs. S. M. Goble. Mrs. Burton H. Atwood will render two solos and singing by a quartet is a part of the masque. This is presented for the sole pur- pose of renewing and deepening the appreciation of the landing of the Pilgrims and is open without any charge or collection to the entire community. Municipal Column Edited by the Village Manager Community Rink Children as well as grown-ups will be glad to know that the Public Works department will start work next week on the preparation of a large community skating pond on the grounds of the Greeley school, the use of which is made possible through the co-operation of the school board. This rink will be larger than any- thing before attempted in Winnetka in order to provide facilities for the entire village The school grounds were graded last summer by the school board in order to provide a hockey field and this makes it possi- ble to have a skating pond of gener- ous dimensions without undue ex- pense for banking. Snow Plows Ready for Service. The village snow plows have re- cently been overhauled and are now in first-class shape for service after the first snowfall. In addition to the usual sidewalk plows the Council has provided this year a large steel snow plow to be operated in connec- tion with the village coal truck, and which is to be used for keeping Sheridan road open for through au- tomobile traffic. It is not anticipated that the vil- lage funds will permit of the use of this plow to remove snow from other streets in the village this year, but it is hoped to gradually extend this ser- vice as the financial condition of the village will permit. Winnetka Receives Recognition. Rudolph Horing, the eminent New York authority on sanitary engineer- ing, has just requested permission to print in his forthcoming treatise on "Collection and Disposal of Munic- ipal Wastes," a photographic copy of our Winnetka kitchen card, which gives every Winnetka householder a statement of the schedule for collec- tion of garbage, ashes and rubbish as well as the rules and regulations governing this service. HAS NARROW ESCAPE WHEN LIMITED TRAIN HITS CAR Andrew Channing, Sheridan road and North avenue, narrowly escaped | death Thursday morning when an automobile, of which he was the sole occupant, was demolished by a Chi- cago, North Shore and Milwaukee electric limited train at Winnetka avnue. Channing, according to the police, had crossed. the Chicago and North- western tracks, narrowly avoiding collision with a freight train. He slowed down his machine momen- tarily before crossing the electric tracks, then started suddenly. The limited train caught the rear of the car, dragged the machine several feet, rendering it a total wreck. Channing escaped with a few slight cuts and bruises. The gates at Winnetka avenue are operated from a single tower. Tt is said the gateman had failed to lower them in time to afford the proper warning. '| particularly b | | J.D. PIERCE HEADS INDIAN HILL ASSN Named President of Improvement Or- ganization at Annual Election of Officers Tuesday Evening, December 14 CE ------ PLAN MANY ACTIVITIES Seek Better Train Service for Indian Hill Residents; Discuss ing Questions Zon- John D. Pierce, 172 Myrtle street, Winnetka civic leader, who has been interested in advance- ment of projects sponsored by the Indian Hill Improvement associa- tion, was signally honored this week when he was elected president of the association for the ensuing year, at the occasion of the Annual election of officers Tuesday evening. With Mr. Pierce the following men were named on the staff of officers: Fred F. Parsons, 518 Myrtle street, vice president; Chauncey B. Hill, 220 Myrtle street, secretary and treas- urer. Plan Winter's Work. The annual meeting, held at the Greeley school, was called to make plans for the winter's; work, and it was decided to hold regular and fre- quent meetings, beginning immedi- ately after the holidays. These meet- ings are to possess social as well as business features, and will be made interesting for both men and women. For the greater convenience of those fiviig at'the north end of Indian Hili, the meetings will be held at Greeley school, except wher dinners or enter- tainments require the larger rooms at New Trier High school. Tuesday evening's meeting was at- tended by a majority of the more substantial residents of southeast Winnetka. The best evidence of their interest was the large number of one dollar bills stacked in front of th treasurer, when a suggestion for payment of dues was made. Every- body had a helpful suggestion to make, and one of the first results of the meeting promises to be a larger number of trains from Indian- Hill station. \ Ask Better Train Service, It wou!d appear to be a fact, say the Indian Hill residents, that more commuters now travel to and from Indian Hill than in the instance of the Kenilworth station. Therefore, they argue, at least an equal number of trains seems logical. It also was emphasized that the present waiting room at Indian Hill was entirely too small to accommdate comfortably the crowds at certain hours of the morning. Efforts will be made to have it temporarily enlarged pending the erection of a permanent structure later on. The forthcoming. announcement of Winnetka's Zoning commission was referred to at the meeting and its probable decision to preserve Indian Hill as a'district of homes. The meet- ing unanimously pledged itself to the exclusion of stores and flats, espe- cially on any part of the site of the proposed Indian Hill park, which has come to be the dream of every civic spirited "Indian Hiller." SECOND LAP OF INDOOR SEASON BEGINS JAN. 5 The present schedule of the Com- munity House Indoor league having terminated . Wednesday evening, plans are under way for a new sched- ule to begin Wednesday evening, January 5. Four teams will again occupy the floor. Any resident of Winnetka is welcome to join the league, but must notify Harry P. Clarke to that effect before January 1.° SE, COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS Plans are in course of formu- 'lation for - the - annual Com- munity Christmas Sing to be held on the village commons at 5 o'clock Christmas Eve. In accordance with the cus- tom of other years, children and grownups in the village will join about the brilliantly illuminated Christmas tree to sing the Christmas carols. In the event of inclement weather the exercises will be held in the Winnetka Woman's club building, nearby. Every resident of the village is urged to attend and participate in these brief and beautiful exer- cises. | Village hall and members : Tribune. Help Eurapean Kiddies At Christmas Services Winnetka Congregational Church To Give Big Offering For Starving Children Sunday Sunday morning the Congregation- al church will hold its special Christ- mas service with the usual special music and sermon. An unusual feat- ure will be the dedication of the en- tire Christmas offering (except that in church envelopes) to help save the lives of the 3,500.000 children of Eu- rope in care of the great relief agencies which have now been con- solidated under the leadership of Herbert Hoover. - Ten dollars will save the life of one starving child until next harvest. Any home contributing ten dollars will be counted as entertaining an in- visible guest for Christmas and will be provided with a poster for window display. It is hoped that these posters will be prominently placed as a means of spreading the good work. Mr. Richards will gladly receive and transmit any gifts that cannot be conveniently made on Sunday and after Sunday posters may be obtain- ed at the church office. The Church school will also make special offering for this cause which in the Christmas season must lie so close to the hearts of all of us. Re- member ten dollars saves a lifek UNINVITED GUESTS HIT BY SKOKIE COUNTRY CLUB Directors Decide Upon Registration of Guests at All Skokie Club Dancing Parties. "Strict registration of all guests" is the latest decision of the Skokie Country club directors in the inter- est of the "protection" of members. The action of the club officials is the result of alleged abuse of the privileges of the club by people (not members) attending club dances, ab- solutely uninvited. : "We want you to feel free to invite your friends to club dances and we ask your co-operation in carrying out this registration plan," reads a recent announcement sent out by the directors to the members of the Skokie club. A holiday party is scheduled for the club on Tuesday evening, Decem- ber 28, at 8:45 o'clock. There will be dancing and cards. THREE CHRISTMAS SERVICES PLANNED FOR CHRIST CHURCH Children's Festival on Christmas Eve and Two Special Services on Christmas Morning Christmas activities in Christ church this year are to be marked by three distinct services beginning on Christmas Eve with the usual Chil- dren's Festival to be followed on Christmas morning by services at 7 and 11 o'clock. The services will be featured by music appropriate to the occasion rendered by the vested choir of the church and special Christmas ad- dresses by the rector of the church, the Rev. E. Ashley Gerhard. i FIREMEN'S QUICK WORK SAVES KEMP RESIDENCE Prompt response and exceptionally effective work by the fire depart- ment prevented heavy damage at the home of Mrs. E. M. Kemp, 75 Sheri- dan road, Wednesday evening. Early in the evening the fire station received a call from residents in the vicinity of the'Kemp home. When the truck arrived on the scene one room on the third floor, a small sec- tion of an adjoining room, the attic and roof were ablaze. Chief Houren and one of the men worked their way into the house to the third floor and soon had the raging fire under con- trol. Witnesses state that the fine work of the company saved the home from practically total damage. - CHEER THE KIDDIES Employes of the main office at the of the Police and Public works department took up a collection this week for the purpose of sending a purse to the | Good Fellows' Fund of the Chicago A trifle more than $17 was the result of the canvas. NO MOVIES FOR TWO WEEKS No motion pictures 'will be shown | at Community House, Friday, Dec- | ember 24 and 31, according to an an- | nouncement this week by the man- agement. PLAN CABARET BALL FOR DISABLED MEN Winnetka Post of American Legion to Give Benefit Entertainment for Disabled World War Veterans. EVERYBODY IS INVITED Winnetkans Afforded Splendid Op- portunity to Lend a Hand to America's Fighters. Friday, January 28, is the day; the Winnetka Woman's club the place; the Winnetka Post of the American Legion the sponsors in the instance of an elaborate Cabaret Ball to be given for the benefit of disabled fighters of the American forces in the World War. Aid for the disabled veterans of the World War is a problem which demands immediate attention. The national organization of the Ameri- can Legion has taken up the ques- tion in a very practical way, the state organizations have followed suit and local posts in every section of the country are laying hold upon every means possible to give aid to these men who have fought the bat- tles and been rendered partially or totally helpless in the very important business of obtaining a livelihood. It is not charity that these men are seeking. In fact they are very na- turally and humanly averse to that sort of procedure. They deserve every opportunity to make a living, to enjoy the fruits of peace along with those of us who have been the fortunate beneficiaries of their sacri- ficing service to their country and the world at large. It's for Them. The Cabaret Ball, planned by the Winnetka men, is to afford Winnet- kans an unusual opportunity to con- tribute to the work in behalf of these war-torn men, at the same time pro- viding the means of a real good time, an event that will be of doubly com- pelling, attractiveness and inter- est because your enjoyment heralds a better day for those who carried the fight in the darkest days of hu- manity's paramount struggle against the forces of barbarism. Will you reserve the evening of Friday, January 28, for the Cabaret Ball? Plans are rapidly going for- ward under the able direction of General Chairman Cornelius Lynde and a band of capable assistants from out of the legion ranks. There is to be dancing aplenty; special boxes for those who care to come in par- ties; other reservations for smaller groups and a wealth of elbow-room for those who "come and go" in the course of the evening. The entire Woman's club building will be utilized for the purposes of the Cabaret Ball There are to be elaborately appointed booths and tables in the lower rooms for cards. There is to be a great prize offered at the conclusion of the evening's ac- tivities that is certain to attract the interest of every resident of the vil- lage. Everybody is invited to the grand Cabaret Ball! Reserve the evening of January 28. Remember, it is for the boys who need our help! We owe it to them! It is the least we can do for the men who gladly sac- rificed their own happiness to bring peace, contentment and happiness to the entire world. YOUTH'S PRESENCE OF MIND AVERTS SERIOUS ACCIDENT Reports current in the village that Harry Cadenhead, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forbes Cadenhead, 848 Lincoln avenue, was seriously injured in an automobile accident in Chicago about a week ago, were declared by the fam- ily to be considerably exaggerated. The facts in the case are these: In 'order to avoid being struck by an automobile while crossing a busy downtown street, Harry Cadenhead leaped upon the bumper of a passing machine, which almost immediately came to a stop. He sustained slight scratches and bruises. His presence of mind probably averted serious ac- cident. IMPORTANT NOTICE The date of publication of The Winnetka Talk will be advanced one day next week because of the Christmas holi- days. News contributions and advertising matter must be in 'the offices at 1222 Central ave- 'nue, Wilmette, not later 'than Wednesday noon to insure pub- lication.