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eT ------ WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK Ee Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk VOL. X, NO. 4. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1921 TWELVE PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS HERE'S PROGRAM OF THE BIGGEST SHOW Great Home-Talent Minstrel-Vaude- ville Musical Has Leaders of Village Among Cast of Characters TICKETS ARE GOING FAST Friday Evening Practically Sold Out; Benefit For Winnetka Parent- Teacher Association By Observer We have been gradually divulging some of the secrets of the "Jollies of 1921," the much talked of Minstrel- Vaudeville entertainment to be given at the Winnetka Woman's club April 14 and 15 for the benefit of the Winnetka Parent-Teacher associ- ation. This week we give you the pro- gram in its entirety, and leave you to be the final judge as to whether you can afford to miss it. Joe Bren, who has been directing the rehearsals and giving them the professional touch, says he cannot speak in too glowing terms of the work that has been done by the participants. Tickets are going fast. In fact, it will be difficult now to get any Friday night tickets. So, better se- cure Thursday night ones at once, either from one of the grade chair- men, from one of the persons in the cast, at Adams' Pharmacy, the Win- netka Pharmacy or the Hubbard Woods Pharmacy. The program follows: ACT ONE (A Novelty Minstrel Revue) InterlOOMIOr 'J. vives nsinenn "eee Mr. Carleton W. Washburne End Ladies....Mrs. Guy Stuart Bailey, Mrs. Isaac B. Connor, Mrs. Charles Burkhardt, Mrs. Joseph Bren End Men...... Messrs. H. N. Copthorn, Edward P. Farwell, Victor Whitlock, J. Williams Macy Harmonists.. Mrs. John W. Hansel, Jr., Mrs. J. Williams Macy, Mrs. Wm. D. McAdams, Mrs. H. Norman Copthorn, Mrs. Dwight P. Greene, Mrs. John Car- ter Marshall, Mrs. Stanley P. Farwell, Mrs. Frederick Dickinson, Mrs. Wm. James Hough, Mrs. Cordner West, Messrs. Frederick Dickinson, Alfred G. Freeman, Eugene A. Rummler, J. A. White, Louis W. Beale, Barret Conway, John Carter Marshall. MUSICAL NUMBERS Prelude, "Down in Sunny Ten- TICSBEC' ".., Sirs airinivinin albin Company Opening Overture, "Is Every- hodyY SHappVY? ui vi aves Company "Constantly" (parodized) 2 Satna ine Mrs. H. N. Copthorn hose! \. «5: Mrs. Guy Stuart Bailey "The Whiz Fish" ............, CE aa Mr. Victor Whitlock "By-Lo"...Mrs. Charles Burkhardt "Negro Spirituals" Pol en Mrs. .Tohn W. Hansel, Jr. "Aunt Jemima as Jubilee". ..... tale i eww nate Mrs. Joscph Bren Selections hy The Ebony Four Mr. V. Whitlock, Mr. J. Williams Macy, Mr. William 8. Carlisie, Mr. George (Gouge. 10. "I Wasn't Scared" EN Sy Mr. J. Williams Macy 11. Finale of the first part...Company Intermission 10 minutes only Selection--*"Entree Act" Lyman Goss Orchestra ACT TWO ¢ Scene One Original Sketch--*"The Mice Will Play" By two local Lady Anons. (An expose of facts hitherto kept ©» Am gs woop dark). Scene: A Living Room in Winnetka. Characters Lily Bell ....... Mrs. J. Williams Macy Pansy .. .Mrs. Dwight P. Greene FIHCY oven ens ors Mrs. Cordner West Ophelia ..Mrs. Stanley P. Farwell Rosa: 5.000 Mrs. John C. Marshall Scene Two A monologue--" This That and the En ee Mr. J. Williams Macy Scene Three Other" (a At a Garden Party Virginia Vandergould Mrs. William D. McAdams Mr. Will B. Dunn . Another Guest TEA re Ent Mr. Eugene A. Rummler Sambo, the Waiter : Mr. Frederick Dickinson ( "When Malindy Sings" Mrs. Frederick Dickinson (c) "Plantation Memories" Mr. James Fentress The Grand Uproar Sextette-- Mrs. Guy Stuart Bailey Mrs. Joseph Bren Mrs. H. N. Copthorn Mrs. William James Hough Messrs. J. Williams Macy, Victor Whitlock. (e) "Spring Song of the Robin Woman" Mrs. Asa Cooley.... (f) A bit of Mind Reading Prince Ali Ben Boayle, Mr. Farwell; his manager, Mr. Joe Bren (g) Grand Finale..The Land of Old Black Joe. . Dancing. SUMMER HOUSE BURNS Fire on Monday damaged a sum- mer house and barn on the Martin Adams premises at 1040 Elm street. Damage was estimated at $350. HEAR HAYDN CONCERT AT COMMUNITY HOUSE Famous Choral Society to Make First Appearance in Winnetka This Evening--Tickets at Door "One of the oldest choral societies in Chicago, the Haydn Choral so- ciety, under its conductor, Haydn Owens, has acquired a commendable range of dynamics, a strict adher- ence to pitch and a good tone bal- ance. "It is easy to see why the Haydn Choral society has won honors at International music contests, the purity of tone production and the adherence to pitch, even in unaccom- panied numbers, are qualities present in a striking degree. "The club sings well, with uncom- mon spirit, as though every member regarded his participation as a pleas- ure rather than a duty, and the work takes on added value because of this inherent enthusiasm. The listener feels the gladness of it all and grows gladsome himself." Win High Honors Those extracts from expert reviews by leading Chicago music critics af- ford an insight into the high char- acter of work that may be expected this evening in the appearance at Winnetka Community Hopse of the famous Haydn Choral society in its first concert before an exclusively Winnetka audience. Augmenting the chorus of 75 voices will be the ap- pearance of soloists of national prom- inence. Tonight's concert, President Proud of the society predicts will be one of the most important ard ably ren- dered in the fifteen years history of the noted society. Members of the chorus, he adds, may be considered to be quite as enthusiastic over this initial appearance on the north shore as are the scores of music lovers who will crowd into the gymnasium of Community House the moment the doors are swung open. 4 Colaborating the laudatory tone of the critics' reviews is the informa- tion at the Haydn: Choral society has been a blue-ribbon contender in many national and international con- tests. The society, known from coast to coast and in many foreign lands, was awarded first honors at the Pan- ama-Pacific Exposition at San Fran- cisco. Other first prizes were re- ceived at international contests. Tickets for the concert may be ob- tained at the door. Let Structural Work Contract for School Gage Structural Steel Company to Start Work Soon--Wage Ques- tion Delays General Contract Work on Winnetka's new school building is expected to be under way in the near future with the letting of the first contract this week at a session of the Winnetka Board tural Steel company was authorized to proceed with the structural steel work. The general contract was let to tlhe Charles E. AndersonConstruc- tion company under the that the carpenters agree to the pro- posed reduced wage scale, which proposition is to be voted upon by the union today. In the event the carpenters do not agree to a reduced scale the contract will become dor- mant pending further action by the Board of Education. The Anderson Construction company contracts to do the carpentry and mason work which is the general contract for the building. The Board of Education holds its regular meeting Monday evening, April 11, when matters pertaining to the new schools and other important school problems will be discussed, it is said. WATCH YOUR FIRES Ten brush fires kept the Winnetka firemen on the celebrated "jump" this week. Most of the blazes resulted from unguarded rubbish fires. Chief Houren warns the residents to watch rubbish fires and to refrain from building bonfires when the wind is high. NEW RESIDENTS Dr. and Mrs. Walton-Ball have sold their Wilmette home and are to reside at 574 Fir street, Winnetka. Dr. Ball is a dentist with offices in vv.imeite. condition | VILLAGE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION ACTIVE Discuss Important Village Better- ment Projects at Regular Session at John Ritchie Residence ME MB E RSHIP CAMPAIGN Will Launch Drive Soon -- Boost "Clean Up Week" and Would Beautify Oak Ridge Crossing Notices will be mailed by the Win- netka Village Improvement associa- tion shortly to all residents of the village urging membership in the as- sociation and co-operation with it in its efforts to make Winnetka a more attractive and a cleaner, safer place to live. At a meeting of the Executive com- mittee held Wednesday evening at the residence of John Ritchie, the re- cently elected president, many sub- jects of first interest to all the vil- lage were freely discussed. Would Beautify Crossing The association voted a contribu- tion of $25 towards the expense of printing the report of the Village Plan commission. The question of planting and otherwise beautifying the parkways and approaches to the new crossing at Oak street and Ridge avenue was referred to the Forestry committee, Mr. Hayes, chairman, with instructions to get in touch with the Village and railroad authorities to secure their co-operation. The com- mittee is authorized to spend not to exceed $50 for the object in view. Boost "Clean Up" Week It was voted to co-operate with the Village authorities in the observance of the annual "Clean-Up Week" to be held either late this month or early next, and a special effort will be made to induce owners of vacant property to" place their premises in a*inore presentabfie condition and to keep them so. The matter was re- ferred to the Committee on Parkways and Vacant Lots, Mrs. Allan I. Wolff, chairman, with instructions to make a survey of the village as a prelim- inary step. Some constructive suggestions were made at the meeting in reference to the problem of automobile parking at villace centers such as the Win- netka Woman's club, the approaches to the Lake Front park, the busi- ness district, etc., and the subject was referred to the Committee on Police Regulations, Buckingham Chandler, chairman, for further in- vestigation. This committee will also make suggestions to the village for the placing of additional "slow" sig- nals and danger signs at street cross- ings where traffic is heavy. Discuss Public Utilities Informal discussion was held in Fe- gard to the character of the service of | 'Education, by which the Gage Struc- furnished by several of the public utilities companies in the village and this matter was referred for consid- eration to the Committee on Fran- chises, Mr. Geo. D. Wolff, chairman. The Village Improvement associa- tion has been established for more than thirty years and has a record of valuable and continued service. Want a Home? Here is a new one. Frank Reid. who specializes in Hubbard Woods and Glencoe real estate, has joined the ranks of the north shore real estate brokers who are listing their offerings in the classified advertise- ment section of this paper. If you will read thesé small ads. every week you may find just the place you are looking for. Then, too, you may find a place for those friends in Chi- cago who "just love the north shoré" and want you to find a place out here for them. Turn to page 12 of this issue. FOR SALE--S$5,250; in Hubbard Woods; 7-ROOM HOUSE lot 50x200; old house; needs some money spent on it; fine location. Hubbard Woods; Colonial home, 7 large light rooms: nice location; $15,000. Hubbard Woods, east side, 7-room frame house; garage; lot 50x150; $11,500. ; Hubbard Woods, 8-room frame house; modern and up-to-date; 5 bedrooms; 2 baths; garage; $17,500. Winnetka, Indian Hill section; south west; English brick and stucco; 5 bedrooms; 3 bath rooms; 2 sleep- ing porches; large sun porch; at- tached garage; bargain; $25,000. FRANK A. REID 933 Linden'Ave. Hubbard Woods Winnetka 1300 [ Guess This will Hold That Cupid Person For a Bit The postman feels just a bit peeved and our busy superintendent of schools is working over time, lost to view behind a towering accumulation of dainty, pink, blue and lavender hued missles. Scandal, you say! Guess again. It's merely the generous and sym- pathetic response of hundreds of school ma'ams rcshing to the assist- ance of Mr. Washburne, who, as was divulged a few weeks ago, is faced with the vexing task of rebuilding his rences following a disastrous on- shlought by that persistent young person entitled Cupid, who, in the course of the current year, put in some effective licks on the teaching staff, copping five fair young intellect- uals out of the Horace Mann school, and coaxing them to desert the teach- ing trade at the close of the fiscal year. "Dear Mr. Washburne," scribes a budding school mistress somewhere in Maine, "I can qualify for a job in your schools. I'm loveproof." "Dear Mr. Washburne," teases an- other, "it's an ill wind that blows no good. Permit me to offer my serv- ices. How much do you pay?" And literally hundreds of other bids for employment, more or less cleverly veiled in sweet expressions of sympathy, all as a result of a lit- tle news item that spread throughout the breadth of the land. Meanwhile Supetintendent Wash- burne stole sufficient time from letter reading to skip over to Michigan where he signed up three teachers on "long-term" cupid-proof contracts. Others are in prospect. The superin- tendent visited Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Jackson, Whitehall and Muskegon. Several weeks ago he scoured the Wisconsin Normal college field and returned with one signed-up contract of the newer variety. New Village Council Seated Tuesday Night President Miller and Trustees Launch New Fiscal Year By Announcing Clean Up Week Winnetka's new fiscal year was opened under auspicious circumstanc- es Tuesday evening at the initial ses- sion of her new Village Council pre- sided over by her newly re-elected president, John S. Miller, Jr. The customary oath of office was taken by Trustees Lawrence M. Stein, re- elected, and candidates elect Tuesday, J. P. Pierce and E. E. Brown. Featuring the first session of the new council, was the appointment of committee chairmen by the president : Finance, Lawrence M. Stein; Water and Light, Harriet W. Huddle; Ju- diciary, E. E. Brown; Streets, Drain- age and Forestry, Walter F. Wallace; Health and Safety, H. C. Ballenger; Public Grounds, Buildings and Plats, | J. D. Pierce. Retiring members of the council are Russell M. Heller, who served the village with great faithfulness over | a period of 8 years, and Thomas N. | Wheatley, who served for 4 years. The council has designated the week, Anril 18-23, as Clean Up Week in the village in co-operation with the Department of Public Health of the state of Illinois, under proclamation of Governor Small. The Village Im- provement association is to co-oper- ate with the Council in a campaign of publicity to insure effective observ- ance of this important health venture. DR. DAVIES TO REVIEW GREAT CHURCH SESSION Dr. J. W. F. Davies will be the preacher on Sunday morning at the Winnetka Congregational church. According to the custom of the church, Dr. Davies was sent to the Religious Education Association con- ference and tomorrow morning he will bring a message from that con- ference. For five days the conference was in session in committee meetings puzzling over details, in mass meet- ings hearing and discussing experi- ments, and in popular meetings hear- ing the prophet's message. Dr. Davies addressed three of the sessions and presided at the Sunday afternoon meeting. The theme of the General Session of the Confer- ence was "Education for World Fel- lowship." INDIAN HILL WANTS LARGE STATION PARK Lay Plans For Beautification Project to Equal in Appearance other Winnetka Station Approaches TALK PRELIMINARY PLANS Would Follow Hubbard Woods Idea, in Acquiring Large Plot West of Railway Station If it be true that in spring, "a young man's fancy turns lightly to thoughts of love," it is even more true that in spring the thoughts of residents of the Indian Hill section turn seriously to the realization of their long cher- ished hope for a station park. ; Those interested in this improve- ment point out that there will never be a better opportunity for the ac- complishment of their desires than the present. The site facing the In- dian Hill station, bounded on the west by Wilson street, on the south by Winnetka avenue and on the north by Hill road is an ideal one for this purpose. Want Immediate Action This territory is unoccupied and the park boosters argue that delay in ob- taining it will only result in an in- creased price, inasmuch as the en- tire neighborhood is experiencing a substantial growth which will natur- ally find reflection in real estate values. At present both Winnetka proper and Hubbard Woods have station parks, the former having been acquir- ed in 1904, and a small additional site now being acquired east of the Lib- rary site. . Indian Hill residents point par- ticularly, however, to the Hubbard Woods station park as an example of how easily such an improvement can be secured by distributing the cost over a period of years and among all those benefitted by the park. What Hubbard Woods Did The Hubbard Woods station park, comprises .45 of an acre acquired in 1912, by purchase and condemnation at a cost of about $7,000, supplement- ed in 1919 by a donation of .70 of an acre by a citizens' committee, condi- tional-on the remainder of thé block being acquired by special assessment, which is now being done at a cost, including a building to be removed, of about $76,000. This assessment is payable in ten installments and is spread over the entire district using the station. : Inasmuch as a station park is primarily 'a beautification project, and its benefits being shared by all who use the station, the procedure ac- cepted by Hubbard Woods appears, say Indian Hill leaders, an emin- ently fair one, incidentally providing Indian Hill with a quick and easy means of fulfilling its commendable" desire for a station park which will rank equally with Winnetka's other station parks. Announce Plans Soon The Indian Hill Improvement asso- ciation which has been working act- ively toward the end of this beautifi- cation project hopes shortly to be able to announce that the first step toward its accomplishment has been made. Public sentiment, not only in Indian Hill but throughout Winnet- ka is heartily in sympathy with this movement, it is said, and it is pre- dicted that if active steps are an- nounced looking toward its realiza- tion, it will be pursued through to early and successful completion. This important matter is expected to be discussed at the next meeting of the Indian Hill Improvement asso- ciation, which has been indefinitely postponed from Monday, April 1, to permit development of some import- ant plans in this connection. WHAT DOES ONE EXPECT OF A FRESHMAN?--TOPIC What does New Triér Township High school expect of its Freshmen? That is the subject of a talk to be given by Principal Eston V. Tubbs, of the north shore secondary school before parents and teachers of the seventh and eighth grades of the Winnetka schools, at -the Horace Mann school Monday afternoon, April 11. Professor Tubbs maintains that par- ents and teachers are the real prob- lems in the schools. He will tell at the meeting why he holds to that opinion. : Mrs. John Smith, 819 Oak street, has returned from an extended trip. Sb | | | i | i 5 i |