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- <p Pin 1. . SEE WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1924 11 PRISON REFORM CLUB SUBJECT Maud Ballington Booth at Sunday Club Maud Ballington Booth, known af- fectionately throughout the United States as the "Little Mother of the Prisons," will be the speaker at the Wilmette Sunday Evening club on February 10. Mrs. Booth gained her unique title by virtue of more than 20 years serv- ice in social service and reform work in prisons in every section of the country. She is regarded as one of the leading authorities on prison re- form problems and will have an un- usually interesting message for the Sunday Evening club patrons. "Multitudes of humanity-loving hearts have been thrilled by Mrs. Booth's story of her work in connec- tion with the Volunteer Prison league, which she founded and by her own efforts has sustained and vital- ized," reads a comment. "More than 85,000 men, while serving prison sen- tences, have ascribed their complete regeneration to the league and are still loyal to it. National prison re- forms have been promoted, and a num- ber of splendid and valuable rural properties in widely separated states. temporary homes for discharged prisoners, have been acquired, equip- ped and are now in operation." It is one of the prime purposes of the league to find employment for these but until thus provided for the friend- less men and women find a haven in these "Hope Halls," one of which is located in Chicago. In addition to her reform work, Mrs. Booth has written several books among which are "After Prison, What?" "Sleepy Time Stories," "Lights of Childland," "Twilight Fairy Tales" and "Was It Murder?" the last named having gained general favor throughout the country. Miss Mary Welch will be the solo- ist for Sunday evening. MAKE CHANGE IN CONCERT DATES Next Evening Concert to Be Given February 12 Two late and important changes of concert dates are announced in the current series being given by the Little Symphony of Chicago at New Trier High school under the auspices of the New Trier Township Orchestral as- sociation. Due to a conflict of en- gagements over which neither the orchestra nor the association has any control, the matinee scheduled for Monday afternoon, February 11, has been dropped. This engagement will be made up to subscribers in April The evening concert, which was sched- uled for the same date, will be given instead on the following evening, Tuesday, February 12. Subscribers, if possible, will be advised by mail, but readers are asked by the management to pass the word along to their neigh- bors. At a meeting of the board of direc- tors of the association held last Tues- day there was a long discussion of plans for the season of 1924 and 1925. These plans will be definitely for- mulated and announced later, but they contemplate an orchestra with an av- erage of about 45 men, instead of 35 men as heretofore. This, if accom- plished, will make available a reper- toire for concerts never before possible owing to the narrow limitations of such a small body of men. The program for next Tuesday eve- ning's concert follows: Program Overture to "Mignon" ........ Thomas Symphony No. 7, A Major. .Beethoven Allegretto Scherzo--Presto Adagio Pathetique Duet for Flute and Clarinet-- Tarantelle, Opus: 6...... Saint-Saens Messrs. Quensel and Evenson. Intermission Suite--L'Arlesienne No. 2........ Bizet Pastorale Intermezzo Minuet Farandole Serenade Lyrique ...u.... 0080 Elgar Valse Triste ...uu.. Sita Sibelius Slavonic Dances... Dia ic.: Dvorak N. T. C. A. Membership Drive Brings 50 Men A meeting of the New Trier Com- mercial association, scheduled to take place at headquarters in the Brown building on Monday evening, Febru- ary 11, at 8 o'clock, is expected to de- velop into a regular rally of business men, marking the close of a whirl- wind membership campaign in which 50 names were added to the associa- tion's roll. KENILWORTH BURGLAR LOSES KIT OF TOOLS What frightened the burglar who at- tempted to enter the home of Alexander Hannah at Woodstock and Essex ave- nues, Kenilworth, last Friday night? Chief of Police P. J. Murray does not know the answer to that question but he has a kit of burglar's tools which the prowler left behind when he departed. : The Hannah family is not at home at present but Mr. Hannah has been stay- ing at the house nights. He returned late Friday but noticed nothing irregu- lar but the next morning evidence indi- cated that a burglar, or a pair of burg- lars, had attempted to pry into a rear window of the house. The window was considerably scratched up and beneath it lay a "jimmy," chisels and other burg- lar's tools. Tracks in the mud showed that the man or men had probably en- tered the yard from a car parked near- by. The man who worked at the win- dow had stood on an upturned box which remained. Whether a passing car, a noise in the house or something else frightened the robber is not known but it was evident that a hurried exit was executed. Chief Murray called the next morn- ing, investigated the case but found no clues as to the identity of the prowlers. This is the first attempted burglary in Kenilworth in several months, the chief says. State Collected $40.78 from Each Person in 1922 According to statistics just given out by the Federal Department of Com- merce the state of Illinois, during 1922, collected an average of $40.78 in taxes of all sorts, from every man, woman and child in the state. The revenues included general prop- erty taxes, special taxes, poll taxes, licenses and permits, and special assess- ments. The total collected from these sources by the state and all its subdivi- sions was $271,610,097. This total was made up of $217,668,- Hy i [1 i » i Victor' Records RED SEAL Violin Solos by Mischa Elman 74. 10-in. Romance Souvenir Poétique Victor Record No. Fleurette That is Why! both by Orville Harrold Victor Record No. 980. 10-in. Sheep and Lambs Louise The Auld Scotch Sangs Homer Victor Record No. 979. 10-in. MELODIOUS INSTRUMENTAL Scherzo (Mendclssohn) Prelude (Mendelssohn) Piano Solos by Master Shura Cherkassky Victor Record No. 45378. 10-in. LIGHT VOCAL SELECTIONS Hold Thou My Fons a Alvadk Grass and Roses Victor Record No. 46377. 10-in. Oh, Baby! i Sweet Alice Frank Crumit Victor Record No. 19236. Chili Bom Bom Happy and Go-Lucky in My Old Kentucky Home both by Billy Murray-Ed Sr=:!'e (with The Virriaians) Victor Record No. 19240. 10-in. | DANCE RECORDS Blue Grass Clues--Fox Trot David H. Silverman and His Orch. | Honolulo Blues-Fox Trot { Jack Chapman and His Drake Hotel Orch. |, Victor Record No. 19237. 10-in. My Sweetie's Sweeter than That --Fox Trot Wow!--Shimmy Fox Trot both by The Benson Orch. of Chicago Victor Record No. 19239. 10-in. She Wouldn't Do What I Asked Her To--Fox Trot Hurdy-Gurdy Blues--Fox Trot | both ty The Virginians _ Victor Record No. 19241. 10-ia. . 10-in. NORTH SHORE Talking Machine Co. 554 Center St. 603 Davis St. Winnetka Evanston Phone 1793 Phone 4523 1vew Victor Records, Once a Week, Every Week--Friday 672 general property taxes; $3,106,269 special property taxes; $64,354 poll taxes; $28,114,400 licenses and permits, and $22,656,402 special assessments for improvements. The statistics also fixed Illinois' debt, less sinking fund assets set aside to meet such debt, at $364,018,917, an average per capita of $54.66 for 1922. This was contrasted with the 1912 total of $139,- 480,367 or a percapita average of $32.62. The increase in a decade was 161 per cent. The assessed valuation of all property subject to general property taxes was $4,000,497,373 in 1922, as compared with $2,343,673,232 in 1912, an increase of 71 per cent. The percapita assessed valua- tion increased from $396.96 in 1912 to $600.70 in 1922. The per capita tax levy increased from $14.37 in 1912 to $37.60 in 1922. Famous World War Play to Show on North Shore North residents are being urged to attend the performances of "A Buck on Leave," a musical comedy to be staged at the Evanston Country club February 12, 13 and 14 under auspices of Evanston Post No. 42 of the American Legion. "A Buck on Leave" is the original A. E. F. show which played before a million soldiers and civilians in Europe and later enjoyed an extended en- gagement at the Auditorium theatre, Chicago. Heading the cast in the Evanston performances will be Pat Barnes, the shore The Polly Prim Shop... mrs. nok) Smart and simple dresses for children. Exquisite layettes for infants> ;% &, = 809 Oak St., Phone 1635 Winnetka author. He will be supported by north shore talent and chorus. Tickets may be obtained at the Ren- neckar Drug company and at Wil- mette Motor Sales. NEW HOME FOR PACKARD A new building is to be erected by the Packard Motor company in Ev- anston to take care of its increased business, but the location has not been announced as the signing of the contract has not been completed, it is said. The proposed site covers an area of 75,000 square feet, according to A. A. Crumley, manager of the Evanston branch of the company. Sale Now in Progress 20% oft On our entire stock of high grade foot- wear with the excep- tion of Cantilever. North Shore Bootery North Shore Hotel Bldg. EVANSTON 529 Davis Street -------- ----< NORTH SHORE - The Charles A. Coffin Medal awarded to the North Shore Line for distinguished contri- bution to the develop- ment of electrical transportation for the convenience of the public and the benefit of the industry. Elm Street Safety--The Watchword of North Shore Service HIS Company's Safety Service record is the result of a con- tinuous accident prevention program which reaches every department of service and all classes of employment. [llustrating the thoroughness of this Safety Service policy, 152 meetings of employes safety groups were held last year--a meeting every other day. In addition to these meetings a Safety Director with a staff of trained assistants is constantly on the line and track crews are fully informed on all safety measures and the newest safety devices explained to them. Safety is the first essential of North Shore Service. Besides safety, the North Shore Line offers comfort, convenience and speed in travel between Chicago and Milwaukee and intermediate towns. is a train whenever you want one. Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Company Winnetka Passenger Station Telephone Winnetka 963 There