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-- ot, aunt ay SO i Fa WINNETKA WEEKLY The Timely Record of Community Events TAL VOL. X, NO. 30. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1921 SIXTEEN PAGES RECOUNTS HISTORY ~~ OF SUNDAY CLOSING H. D. Hill, North Shore Realtor, Ex- plains Reasons For Discontinuing the Sunday Real Estate Business NO TIME FOR BUSINESS Asks Co-Operation of Home Owners and Prospective Buyers Sellers in Movement and Editor's note: The accompanying ar- _ ticle is the third of a series of spe- cial articles to appear in succeeding issues of this paper under the names of prominent north shore realtors affili- ated with the North Shore Real Estate board which is conducting a township- wide campaign to bring about Sunday Closing of all real estate offices in New Trier. These articles are of in- terest to every resident of this village. The fourth of the series will appear in next week's issue of the Winnetka Talk. Readers of this paper are invited to express, through these columns, their views on the Sunday Closing question. It is a matter that concerns every home owner who, at the present time or in the future, may have property on the selling market. By H. D. Hill (Hill'and Stone, Realtors) The North Shore Real Estate Board was organized well over a year ago with the primary aim to elevate the Real Estate profession and to bring about hearty co-operation among its members and with the public. Our membership includes practically every realtor on the north shore today. On November first of last year it was decided, after thorough consider- ation, to extend the Sunday Closing agreement then in force in Wilmette to the whole north shore from Evans- ton north to Highland Park for a three months' trial. At the end of this time the Board, through extensive advertising in the papers and various other mediums, succeeded in obtain- ing ample evidence from the people inn the various towns, the churches, civic organizations, clubs, etc., that they were behind us and in hearty accord with our aims to decommercial- ize the Sabbath as far as it was pos- sible to do so on the north shore. Factor in Town's Growth The Real Estate profession, more than any other line of endeavor, is and always will be the greatest factor for proper development and increas- ing popularity of our suburbs. The purchase of a home or building site requires a great deal of thought, not only by the customer but from the Realtor's standpoint, if he is to have lasting satisfaction from his clients. Experience has proved that Sunday work is not necessary and to go back to it now will lower the standard and undo all the work we have so far ac- complished. We should have co-operation from outside, from the home-owners and from the home-seeking public, if we are to be an influence for good in our various communities. You owners who have your properties listed with any of our members can help by letting them know you are willing tr back us up in our work, and not show your homes on Sunday. You people who are or will be in the market for property can help by making appoint- ments during the week. Let the women do the prospecting, and by the process of elimination. sift down to a few properties for the husband to choose from. Ask Consideration Have you stopped to give the matter thorough consideration? Sup- pose, for example, you were in urgent need of a home and stepped into one of our various offices on a Sunday afternoon. Your minutes may be precious and you find the salesmen all busy with other people, some there just to pass the time, some gaking inquiries for future decision. = ~Jurtesy impels us to take each one in his turn, and very often the cus- tomer doesn't get the attention he should properly have. This is the experience all of us have had many times. Wouldn't it be ever so much better to give the matter of finding a home (one of the most im- portant of purchases) the time it de- serves by coming to us on a week day when we can all give all we have of our services? Think these things over. We base our appeal to you on our personal experiences. Therefore. NO . SUNDAY REAL ESTATE WORK. Mrs. Arthur Duncan of Hubbard Woods, with her small sons, Arthur, Jr., and Malcolm, have taken a house in Douglas, Arizona. for the winter. Old Landmark Goes When Our 'Charlie' Quits The New Winnetka, the beautiful village outlined in that estimable volume, "The Plan of Winnetka", will have scant respect for landmarks. Take, for instance, Charles Schroed- er's meat market at 524 Linden street. "Charlie", a fixture at the Linden street location for two-score years, has bowed to the inevitable and sold out. In the place of the old land- mark there will rise a decorative and strictly modern meat shop to be erected by the Evanston Packing Company. This new market will con- form in every detail with the require- meats of the proposed Viliage Center scheme of things. So "Charlie" has gone to retire- ment, but he'll be on hand to cheer along the modern schemers. Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder recently celebrated their forty-seventh wedding annivers- ary. Big things are happening in 4 "Charlie's" life. Village to Obserce Fire Prevention Week Remind Citizens To Take Precaution To Lessen Fire Hazard; Fire Chief On Inspection Tour "Fire Prevention Week" established by proclamation by Governor Small, commencing Sunday, October 9, will He observed officially bv the Village of Winnetka. The Village Council Tuesday evening voted to co-operate in bringing home to the citizens of Winnetka the importance of safe- ouarding their homes against fire dangers. In accordance with the spirit of the week Fire Chief Houren is conducting the annual routine inspection, par- ticularly in the business districts, to 'ocate possible sources of fire and recommending changes that will in- sure safety. : The Village has also sent a folder to everv family in Winnetka, issued hv the National Tire Protection asso- ciation. entitled "How to Prevent Fires in the Home". Tt is expected the public schools will observe the week by calling to the attention of pupils the constant need for precaution against fire hazards. LEGION TO ELECT NEW OFFICERS ON TUESDAY Election of officers for the new year will provide the principal interest at the meeting of the Winnetka Post of the American Legion Tuesday evening October 11. Candidates nominated at the last Legion session who will be voted upon Tuesday evening, are listed in the following ballot: Commander-- Ayres Boal Harold W. Snell Vice Commander-- Frederick Mason I. Sherman Aldrich Adjutant-- Marcys Richards Clarence Happ | Finance Officer-- A . Lee Adams Gilbert Scribner Sergeant-at-Arms-- Grinnell Wylie. Delegates of the Winnetka Post who will be in attendance next week at the State Legion convention are Col. Hen- ry J. Reilly and A. Lee Adams. TARANTULAS, THEY COME WITH BANANAS, SHE SAYS Tarantulas, poisonous spiders that prey on the unwary banana harvest- ers, apparently do not confine their activities to the tropic climes. Right here in Winnetka, the other day, Mrs. Salvatore de Francisco met 'at the following bids on improvement up with one of the big fellows while plucking some choice bananas for a lady customer. Mrs. de Francisco saw the spider first. Then, on the] hunt, she discovered two more of the same family. The cowboys shoot them | off the chests of slumbering com- | panions. Mrs. de Francisco instead wielded a wicked stiletto. HONEST SOLICITOR With many bogus magazine solici- | tors working on the north shore res-: idents of Winnetka may be assured | of at least one solicitor who bears credentials and conducts legitimate transactions. She is Miss Evelyn Sternberg who is representing the Adams Pharmacy as solicitor for the Designer and the Woman's Magazine. GARDEN CLUB NEW ORGANIZATION HERE| Prominent Women of Village Inaug- | urate Movement To Foster the "Advancement of Gardening" ; | The first meeting of the Garden| Club of Winnetka was held Tuesday | afternoon, October 4, at the home of Mrs. Frank R. Fuller, 110 Church road. A constitution was adopted and the following officers elected : _ President, Mrs. Willoughby Wall- ing. Vive presidents, Mrs. Harry H. Barnum and Mrs. Frank R. Fuller. Secretary, Mrs. Alfred C. Maynard. | Treasurer, Mrs. Ezra S. Taylor. Librarian, Mrs. Frank J. Bersbach. The Board of Gardeners includes, Mrs. Charles W. Hubbard, Mrs. Her- mon B. Butler, Mrs. John H. Hardin, Mrs. George D. Forrest, Miss Kath- erine Beebe, Mrs. Rudolph Matz, Mrs. John Buckingham. A telegram of greeting was receiv- ed at the meeting from Mrs. Francis King, of Alma, Mich., the great authority on Horticulture. An interesting paper on "The In- stinct and Psychology of Plant Life" was read by Mr. William C. Egan of Highland Park. The object of the Garden Club is announced as the "advancement of gardening" and it is understood that its advisory board of gardeners stands ready to give advice to beginners con- cerning combinations of colors, times of planting, etc., and that it also hopes to co-operate in a civic way toward beautifying Winnetka. An innovation is the admission of men as members. Those desiring to borrow, lend or donate books on gardening, or those wishing to donate or exchange bulbs or roots during the planting season are requested to kindly communicate with the librarian, Mrs. Frank +]. Bersbach, phone Winnetka 35. The next meeting of the club will Ye held at 3 o'clock Tuesday after- noon, October 18, at the home of the oresident, Mrs. Willoughby Walling. ROAD AND SEWER WORK COST COMING DOWN, FIGURES SHOW Are prices coming down? A glance nrojects Village 'sdicate tons. For example, bids wer> the construction «¢° concer pave- ments on Ely and Starr roads in the Winnetka Heights subdivision. Low bidders were Farmer & Lamg of High- land Park who bid $12,450.50 as com- oared with the Village Engineer's es- timate of $15,918. Bids were taken on the sanitary sewer in Chestnut street near Sunset oad. The successful bidder was Paul Di Paolo who hid $799.89 as against the engineer's estimate of $£1.446.05. Bids were taken, also, on an new 'oncrete sidewalk on the cast side of inden avenue south of Gage street. Hubbard Woods. Paul Reschke and Company was the successinl bidder with a ficure or $462.50. The engin- eer's estimate was $660. accepted this week by the Joard of local Improvements a recession in certain direc- taken on CF WINNETKA BOOKS COST WINNETKA $2,794.38 PLAN Publication and distribution of the "Plan of Winnetka" books was at an expense of $2,794.38, according to a report heard at Tuesday's session of the Village Board. The total subscription to date by public spirited citizens of the village amounted to $1,537. The Council voted to appropriate not to exceed $1,200 from the general fund to make up the deficit. BANKER RESIDENT HERE The John QQ. Syme home at 853 \\il- low street, has been sold to O. J. Net- : terstrom of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. HEARING ON ZONING Of vital interest to every prop- erty owner in Winnetka is the Public Hearing on Winnetka's proposed Zoning ordinance be- fore the Village Zoning Commis- sion, Wednesday evening, Oct- ober 26, nt 8 o'clock, in the Vil- lage Hall Council chambers. All persons interested in the proposed ordinance may file ob- jections at this hearing. Notice of the hearing has been made by Eugene A. Rummler, chair- man of the Winnetka Zoning Commission. As a Chauffeur De Santo Is a { Swell Gateman Claudio De Santo gateman by trade, embryo bus driver by preference, will have to devote all his future laboring hours to gate pumping or some other similarly peaceful vocation, according to the Winnetka police. As faithfully recorded in last week's issue of the Winnetka Talk, Claudio encountered difficulty in manipulating his new bus and had a set-to with a hefty ice wagon. The bus is now in a garage awaiting repairs and De Santo's appearance with a bona fide state chauffeur's license. De Santo was under contract to haul the kiddies to and fro in the instance of the Christ Church Sunday school. He's not suited to any such responsibility, the police declare, so it appears, Claudio will have to stick to the gates. Ralph Connor Shows Here "The Sky Pilot" Will Be Shown Next Friday at Com- mnity House; Gem Among Pictures Probably because of the fact that he thoroughly knows the subject whereof he writes, Ralph Connor's story, "The Sky Pilot", which King Vidor has directed as a motion pic- ture, is one of the real gems among current motion picture releases. Ralph Connor, whose real name is Rev. Charles W. Gordon, and whose steady occupation is not writing books at all, but preaching the gospel in his little Canadian church, is to be con- gratulated upon the sincere manner in which the Cathrine Curtis Produc- tions have translated his story to the screen. Few authors can claim as in- teresting a film version of their work as can the Rev. Gordon. The story deals with a young min- ister who is sent into the Canadian ranch belt to spread the gospel among the cowboys. His trials and tribula- tions, his fights, his faith, his hope are masterfully interpreted hy King Vidor through John Bowers, who plays the title role. How the pilot, unpopular at first, wins a place for himself in the hearts of the cowboys, who sur- prise him on Christmas morning by leading him blind-folded down a snow-covered trail to show him the little frame church they have built without his knowledge, forms the human note of the story which is featured by several smashing drama- tic scenes. There will be a matinee at 4 o'clock and two evening shows. ARCANUM MEMBERS PLAN GREAT STATE RECEPTION Winnetka members of the Royal Ar- canum have extended an invitation this week to all members of the order to attend a reception to be given by the Illinois Council in honor of the distinguished Past Regent, Grand Secretary John Kiley. The reception is to be held at Arcanum Hall... Bnsh Temnle Building, Chicago, Wednesday evening. October 12, at 8 o'clock. The Winnetka members are expected to attend in a body. The Winnetka council held a mos* enthusiastic meeting at Community House Monday evening. Many visi- tors were present, including officials of the order. The next meeting of the Winnetka council is scheduled for Monday evening, October 17, at 8 o'clock. A social hour is enjoyed fol- lowing a brief business session. i WILL SELL OLD COLUMBIA SCHOOL AT PUBLIC AUCTION Tegal notice appearing in another ~olumn of this issue announces the snle on Saturday, October 22, of the old Columbia school site at the south- west corner of North and Burr ave- nues Hubbard Woods. The sale will be from 1 until 3 o'clock P. M., stand- ard time. The Colwnbiz school, named in the days of the World's Columbian Expo- sition in Chicago, was several years ao replaced by the present Hubbard Woods school. It has been in use since that time. NEW CLOSING HOURS Beginning Monday, October 10. Adams Pharmacy and the Winnetka Pharmacy will adopt new closing hours. The closing hour for week days is 9 o'clock. On Sundays the stores will close at 7 o'clock. BALLOT OCTOBER 15 ON SCHOOL ADDITION Board of Education Calls Election To Pass Upon Issuance of Bonds For Addition To the Greeley School TO RELIEVE CONGESTION Plans Call For Alterations By Creat- ing New Class Rooms; Addition Complete Building By Laird Bell (President Board of Education) An election will be held Saturday, of bonds for an addition to the Gree- ley school, and alterations in the pres- ent building. The necessity for this addition has been contemplated for two or three years. The Board of Education has re- sorted to various expedients to post- pone building under undesirable con- ditions. We have moved the seventh and eighth grades to the Horace Mann school. We have redistricted where we could. And still we have had this fall to put the first grade on a two-session basis i. e. half the chil- dren coming at one time and half at another--and we have had to re- strict the kindergarten. The pressure on our space is continuous and shows no sign of a let-up. Large house building projects in the southeast part of town are either under way or in prospect. Several New Classrooms ; The plans call for alterations of the present building by dividing the old assembly hall into two good rooms (enlarging to' a proper size a room made out of a cloakroom which has bHeen in use for some vears). The ad- dition will then provide a fine assem- bly hall, two more: class rooms. a teachers' rest room, and much-needed additional lavatory facilities. The present boiler and stack are not cap- able of any expansion. A new boiler and stack will have to be added, and nrovision will he made for easy fu- tvn=~ increase in the heating plant. The addition will run on a diagonal line southeast from the center of the building, between the two win=s. It will he a complete unit in itself. This has been worked out as the most economical ahd feasible addition that we could make without practically duplicating the present building. Tt will have ample light on three sides, leave the present light corridors practically unchanged and will not touch the playground. It also lends itself to future additions. Tt further- more can be constructed during the school year without interference with the operation of any of the class room.s Vote on $85,000 Bond Issue The lowest bids for the several trades aggregates $72 000. fees will be about $4,500. ations in the present building cost $5.500. Work on the grounds and other incidentals, together with the fact that the bonds may have to be sold at a slight discount, make it necessary to ask authority from the voters for a bond issue of $85.000. Building conditions, though far from good, have somewhat improved. We can find no clear feeling among architects and builders that the con- ditions will be much better for many Architect's The alter- months. Material nrices in some lines have in the last six weeks even in- creased. There is undoubtedly a great mass of building awaiting bet- ter conditions which will begin the moment conditions appear settled. and it is likely to cause at least a temporary increase in the cost of ma- terials which for a time would offset the effect of lower wages. Further- more brisk building operations in the citv mean great difficulty in getting sufficient labor in the country. In the meantime we cannot. in justice to the schools. wait indefinitely study- ing the market. : Sufficient Bonding Power Thanks to the generosity of our citizens in building the new "Skokie school" by subscription we have suf- ficient bonding power to proceed with this work. This addition to the Gree- ley school is one of the purposes for which we conserved this bonding power, instead of exhausting it for the new school. After using $85,000 for this purpose we "will have $59,341 bonding power still ayailable. While the cost thergfore is higher than the Board likes, we nevertheless feel that the work must be done, that materially improve our prospects for j cheaper building, and that our finan- tial position is now sufficiently strong to warrant nur proceeding. 5 PRICE FIVE CENTS October 15, to pass upon the issuance . a delay of several months would not