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EE -------- = Toe WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK The Timely Record of Community Events VOL. X, NO. 48 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY, 11, 1922 TWELVE PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS LIKE 6000 SINGING? B11 TO THI3 MEETING Winnetka Leaders Complete Plans For Week of Song; Mass Meeting February 19 COMMUNITY MUSICALES Week of Feb. 19 Observed in Homes, Schools, Churches The Citizens' committee in charge of the "National Week of Song" ob- servance in Winnetka announces that plans are being rapidly made for an appropriate celebration in Winnetka. As previously announced in the Winnetka Talk a great Mass meeting is-to be held in Community House gym- nasium Sunday evening, February 19. It is an event that promises to be one of the most interesting gatherings of the season with participation by sev- eral choruses, soloists and a complete orchestra. All residents of the village are urged by the committee to re- serve the date that they may enjoy together an uplifting program of music. During the National Week of Song there are to be several informal musicales in private homes, and neigh- borhood "sings" for men as well as women. Circles Plan Programs The Elm street Circle will celebrate Washington's birthday with a dinner in Community House. There will be a special musical program in observ- ance of the National Week of Song. The Oak street Circle will have a musical program in Communiy House on Tuesday, February 21, when Mrs. Burton H. Atwood will sing as well as direct singing by the group. Among the Winnetka people inter- ested in planning the neighboorheod observances of the National Week of Song are: Mrs. William D. Mec- Adams, Mrs. Guy Stuart Bailey, Mrs. Percival Hunter, Mrs. Robert Kingery, Mrs. George Fraser, Mrs. C. E. Kar- strom, and Mrs. John W. Hansel, Jr., Others are urged by the committee to entertain with music in the homes during the week of February 19. Committee Personnel The Winnetka committee includes: Mrs. Emory Cobb Andrews, Mrs. Bur- ton H. Atwood, Ellis E. Chase, J. W. F. Davies, Lloyd F. Hollister, Mrs. P. B. Kohlsaat,, Gustav Nelson, Wallace Rumsey, Perry Dunlap Smth, Eston V. Tubbs, Carleton W. Washburne. National Week of Song, to be ob- served throughout the country, has for its object the awakening of a sing- ing spirit and the cultivation of a taste for good songs and the bringing of people together in homes, clubs, churches and in large community meetings to sing songs which uplift and inspire. The movement is endorsed by na- tional] leaders and by nearly every state superintendent of instruction. It also has received the endorsement and active support of John Philip Sousa and other leaders in the world of music. . First Run Films Promised in Community House Shows Tom Mix, in "Prairie Trails," will be shown at Community House next Frday evening. The management is very pleased to announce that arrangements have been made whereby the latest News Reel--released in Chicago on Thurs- day--will be carried out by special messenger and shown at Community House on Friday evenings. There will be two shows, one at 7:15 and one at 9 o'clock. AMONG FIANCIERS The Skokie Finance corporation, the children's organization for financing school enterprises within the grades, has entered into a contract with the Domestic Science department for the installation of a candy store. to be operated at noon hours. The profits will be divided evenly, fifty per cent going to the Domestic Science de- partment for the purchase of an electric dish-washing machine. PUPILS IN COLONIAL PLAY A colonial play, depicting a session of the Continental Congress, will be given by pupils of the Seventh grades of the Wilmette schools Friday, Feb- ruary 17. Mrs. Vernon, teacher in the Seventh grade, is directing the play. esident John S. Miller, Jr., vening announced at the ouncil session the appoint- Winnetka's Board of Ap- pass upon questions and dis- volved in the recently enacted ka Zoning ordinance. rt Kingery has been named an of the Board of Appeals, according to President Miller's an- nouncement, and Charles IL. Bryon and Coran T. Davis were selected as the other members of the board. Their terms of service were announced for three, and two years, and one year respectively. Two questions have already been referred to the Board of Appeals, village officials report. One question involves the zoning of property on tiie west side of Lin- den avenue, Hubbard Woods, from Merrill street to Scott avenue. The second question pertains to the refusal of the Village department of public works to issue a permit for the construction of a residence on Provi- dent avenue, because plans submit- ted indicate, in the judgment of the department officials, that the structure is designed for a two-family apart- ment. WINNETKANG BOOST WILSON FOUNDATION man of Local Committee Mrs. Horace K. Tenney has been named by the general Illnois com- mittee as chairman of the Winnetka organization to secure subscriptions to the Woodrow Wilson foundation; The purpose of the Foundation, whic has already enlisted a nation-wide r¢- sponse to its appeal, is described as follows: "A fund of a million dollars or nore to be raised by popular subscription throughout the country. It is expected that the fund will be made up chiefly of many small contributions. "Its purpose is to honor, while he is alive, the great American, Woodrow Wilson, who during the War stood as the leader of the liberal forces of the world. "To perpetuate the ideas of de- mocracy and human freedom which he championed." Jury Makes Awards Awards from the income of this fund will be made, from time to time, by a jury, to the individual or group that has rendered within a specified period unusual service to democracy, public welfare, liberal thought or peace through justice. A board of trustees will administer the fund and will appoint a nationally constituted jury which will make the awards. A National Executive committee, with sub-committees in each state, is directing the raising of the fund. The expenses of organization have been underwritten, so that every dollar re- ceived from the public will go to- wards the permanent Foundation. The chairman of the National com- mittee is Franklin D. Roosevelt, and it includes such men and women as: Cleveland H. Dodge, Henry Morgen- thau, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Frank L. Polk, Edward M. House, Mrs. Charles L. Tiffany, Hamilton Holt, Stephen S. Wise. Emphasis is laid on the fact that no drive will be conducted on be- half of this enterprise. Every sub- scription is purely voluntary, a free- will offering. Small contributions are encouraged. GOT AWAY FROM THE ICE Harry Roberts, 722 Elm street, manager of the North Shore Distilled Ice company, returned to Winnetka this week after a month's sojourn in Florida where he visited at Tampa and St. Petersburg. Nice and balmy, down there, he says. Not so bad here. TAKEN BY DEATH Mrs. Levada Williamson Snell, mother of Harold Snell, commander of the Winnetka Post of the American Legion, passed away Monday, Febru- ary 6, at her home in Evanston. Mrs. Snell is survived by her husband, Thomas W. Snell, two sons, and two daughters. Mrs. Snell was affiliated with the First Church of Christ, Sci- entist, Evanston. Mrs. Horace K. Tenney Chair. aI ATE LEADERS STUDY WINNETKA A3 MODEL 75 Better Community Move- ment Experts to Investigate Winnetka's Institutions HERE NEXT THURSDAY Special Committee Will Enter- tain at Community House Winnetka is to be visited by a com- mittee of about seventy-five promi- nent people of Illinois interested in the Better Community Movement and members of the Art Extension com- mittee of the University of Illinois Thursday evening, February 16. An equal number of Winnetka people prominent in Community affairs, have been invited to act as hosts for this occasion at Community House where dinner will be served and a program given The visiting committee is headed by Professor Hieronymus of the Univer- sity of Illinois. They are coming to Winnetka because they consider it one of the leading communities of Illinois in the matter of community spirit and activities. They wish to learn what Winnetka has been doing in or- der that they may carry this informa- tion to other communities through- out the state who are seeking to de- velop comunity spirit. Review Community Life Before the dinner, J. W. F. Davies, director of Community House, will give an illustrated talk in the Neigh- borhood room on the activities of Community House. After dinner there will be several short talks on the work of such bodies as the Plan commis- sion, the Playfield association, schools, etc. The meeting will then adjourn to the Neighborhood room avheve there will="pe" da musical pro-| gram and a play given by the Com- munity Players. Mrs. Sherman Goble is acting as chairman of the Program committee, and will also give a short talk on the development of Communi- ty drama in Winnetka. The genera: committee on arrangements under the chairmanship of C. W. Washburne is divided into several sub-committees as follows: Program: Mrs. Sherman Goble, Chairman, J. W. F. Davies, Mrs. B. F. Tangworthy; Invitations: Mrs. Eloise Wortlev. Chairman, Mrs. M. L. Lieber, Eston V. Tubbs; Dinner Committee: Mrs. Carleton W. Washburne, Chair- man, Mrs. Eloise Wortley. Hugo von Hofsten will exhibit, by special request, some of hig recent nictures of the Skokie and attractive local points of interest, also some of his recent pictures painted in Sweden, which were on exhibition at the Chi- cago Art Institute not long ago. New Ordinance Provides For Wiring Inspection An. electrical inspection ordinance was passed by the Village Council Tuesday. The ordinance is similar in form to those in effect in Chicago, Evanston and other cities and pro- vides for rigid inspection of electrical construction and registration of elec- tricians. A feature of the ordinance is the prohibition of the so-called "knob and tube" wiring, except in the case of small residences having not more than two circuits. SAVE MONEY BY SPENDING WORDS When youare spending money for classified ads, remember the fact that the customer you are advertising to, wants a full discription of the article you have to sell. The more you tell them of it the more sure you are to sell it to them. USE THE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS. [DISCUSS 'MIRACLES' AT SUNDAY BIBLE MEETING "The Old Testament Miracle," will be the subject of discussion tomorrow morning at the session of the Men's Sunday Morning Bible class at Com- munity House, conducted in connec- tion with the Church school of the Winnetka Congregational church and under the leadership of William Ayres McKinney. Last Sunday Prof. D. D. Luckenbill, University of Chicago, gave a splendid depiction of the life and conditions in Palestine, Babylonia and Egypt during thet time of Elijah, or about 3,000 years ago. Tomorrow's discussion, the leaders say, will be "friendly and reverent-- but without evasion." A large atten- dance is expected, they declare, since "this is a question which every man of today would like to have cleared up." The class will have as its guests to- morrow, Wilfred W. Fry, of Philadel- phia. Mr. Fry is one of the very re- sponsible partners in the firm of N. W. Ayer and Son, advertising agents, which has been in business more than 50 years and is known throughout the country. Mr. Fry is said to be an excellent public speaker and will address the class for a few moments at the con- clusion of the discussion. The Goodell String quartet will also be present to furnish special music. The class meets promptly at 9:45 o'clock and adjourns promptly at 10.:45 o'clock. Men over twenty years of age are invited to attend the class sessions which are held in the gym- nasium of Community House. LEGION TALK' [53UE NEXT WEDNESDAY Will Tell 'All About Legion Purposes and Activities Wednesday, February 15, the Win- netka Weekly Talk will appear in an American Legion Booster Edition, is- sued in conjunction with the "1922 Cabaret Ball" to be given by the Win- netka Post of the American Legion at the Winnetka Woman's club, Fri- day evening, Feruary 17. The Legion editon will be a product of the energy of members of the Win- netka Post. In addition to advertise- ments taken by Winnetka business men who are interested in Winnetka Legion post, the Booster edition will contain a fund of informaton relative to the purposes and activities of America's greatest War veteran's organization. There will be news from leaders, na- tional and local, and ,finally, there will be a detailed description of the great Cabaret Ball, the most unique and democratic social feature of the sea- son. Previous issues of the Winnetka Talk have conveyed bits of information concerning the Cabaret Ball... The Special Legion Edition will be the final word to the residents of the village, young and older, to come out for the big evening of continuous jolli- fication. Be sure to get the Legion Booster Edition of the Winnetka Talk. Engineers Study Plans For Repaving Center Street The Village Council Tuesday in- structed - the Village engineers to make a study of the best plan to follow with reference to repairing or repaving Center street and Lin- den avenue. The present brick pavement is in poor condition as a result of the ab- normal amount of heavy truck traffic on these thoroughfares. There is a possibility, officials de- clare, that state aid may be secured in the event decision is made to repave the streets. No action will be taken on the prop- osition without first submitting plans to the property owners for a fair hearing. ZONING LAW COPIES OUT Copies of the Winnetka Zoning or- dinance, in pamphlet form, are avail- able for distribution hall, according to Village tention of builders and contractors, in particular, since it specifies the reg- ulations which determine types of construction permitted in the various districts. at the village! officials. | The ordinance is called to the at-! WOMEN VOTERS START LOCAL VOTERS LEAGUE Announce Meeting For Tues- "day, Feb. 21, to organize League of Women Voters MEET AT WOMAN'S CLUB League Is Non-Partisan; In- forms Voters of All Parties On Tuesday, February 21, at 11 o'clock will be held a meeting to organize a Winnetka League of Wo- men Voters. All women who are al- ready members of the Illinois League of Women Voters have been invited, together with all women in Winnetka who desire to share in this new organ- ization which will give women an opportunity to secure full information on both sides of questions before the voters. Miss Rockwood, the Executive Secretary of the Illinois league, will come from headquarters to help in this organization. The call for this meeting or conven- tion is issued by Mrs. Maurice H. Lieber, Mrs. George W. Gordon, Mrs. Stephen A. Foster, Miss Elizabeth Gemmell, Mrs. Theodore. E. Brown and Mrs. William G. Hibbard. The meeting will be held in the Woman's club. Mrs. Hibbard, a member of the Board of the Illinois league, said this week in an interview: Humanizing Influence "This meeting represents an effort on the part of Winnetka women to join in a movement which 1s country- wide in its scope. It will be a branch o? the 'Illinois League of Women Voters, which is the state branch of the national organization Tt unites the country's woman power into a new force for the humanizing of gov- arnment: has no political ambition, no jobs to give away, is not the tool of any polit- ical party, nor the slave of any political boss. It is therefore never afraid to tell the truth. It urges wo- men to join the political party of their choice and to work inside the parties. Women come to the league for in- spiration, to learn both sides of every question, and to take the woman's point of view into all the parties. Publishes Records It publishes the records of candi- dates of all parties at election time. Before election it asks candidates how they stand on questions of interest to women and publishes their answers. After election it invites these legisla- tors to come to meetings and report what they are doing. It keeps close watch on officials during the time they are in office. It offers an opportunity to women to pool their experience in the fields which preeminently concern women, such as the home, the school, and the neighborhood. Already, in the passage of the Sheppard-Towner Act, providing Federal aids to the states to develop facilities for the pro- 'ection of maternity and infancy, and the organization of the great pop- alar declaration for the reduction of armaments, the League of Women Voters, in co-operation with other or- 7anizations, has shown its capacity to assist in developing and expressing public opinion. Ptan Public Forums The Winnetka Branch is ambitious to develop the intelligance of the wo- men voters through forums and public conferences. and to become through its state and federal organizations a force for improved methods and pro- cedure in politics and for efficiency in government." Council Permits "Gas" Pumps Placed at Curbs Resolutions were passed by the Village council Tuesday authorizing the issuance of permits to retail deal- ers in gasoline for installation ot gasoline pumps at curbs, with under- ground storage tanks in the park- ways. Heretofore this type of construc- tion was not permitted, but the of- ficials enacted the measure to stop the nuisance of sidewalk blocking by cars under the present system of in- stallation at building lines or inside garages. LEGION INDOOR VICTORS The American Legion Indoor team won the final game of a seven game series from Bert Blow's All-Stars Wednesday of this week. The score was 5 to 4 and the game was a thrill- er throughout. Absolutely 'non-pariisam, it~ >