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i Ny aa A X 5 i i | | | . i i IN i} q - ee rT WINN m3 PR | ww Lh inne uv 111. A Clean Newspaper for a Clean Community KA WEEKLY TALK VOL. XIII, NO. 45 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1925 TWENTY PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS PARENTS LIKED DAVIES' SERMON Endorse Words of Advice Given Young People in "Courtesy" Sermon GET QUICK RESPONSE He Also Has a Word or Two for Parents So many favorable comments have been received on the sermon on "Cour- tesy," delivered by J. W. F. Davies, di- rector of the Community House, before the young people of the Winnetka Con- grezational church last week, that Mr. Davies expressed himself further in an interview this week. He said that he was much pleased by the way in which his sermon was received not only by the young people but by their elders. "Some of you fathers and mothers have been saying very kindly things about my speaking so frankly to the boys and girls about common courtesies at dances," said Mr. Davies. "If you had been present, I would have had something to say to you. About the Orchestra "You do not instruct the orchestras which play for dances. For instead of one encore, you let them play three or four and even five encores, so that boys and girls may 'get stuck' with one part- ner for entirely too long a time. One boy tells me of 'getting stuck' with a poor dancer for twenty minutes. "You have a responsibility as host and hostess both in your greeting of the young people and in instructions to your orchestra, that you cannot afford to overlook. "More than this, you can instruct your girls at parties. More thun one boy has gone to a dance with no word from you in regard to this matter. I know for some of them have told me so. Need Comradeship "When boys and girls overlook some of the finer things in the art of living together let us ask ourselves if we have been the comrade we might have been, or if we left them to drift into unfor- tunate situations, while we were con- cerned with lesser things? In the words of the poet-- "Yet all, if they but knew it, are one--Ilovers they are Who strive, each with the other, in a great mystery. "In the art of living together, each needs the experience of the other." "CHRIST'S PROGRAM" SUBJECT AT SERVICE "Christ's Program for Today" is the subject of the sermon to be given by the Rev. James A. Richards this Sunday morning at the Winnetka Congregational church. The service begins at 11 o'clock, with processional by the girls' choir. The music for the morning will be under the direction of the new organist, Raymond Allyn Smith, who began his work in Winnetka last Sunday. His organ postlude will be Dubois' "Hosan- nah"; the quartet will sing "It is a Good Thing to Give Thanks," by Stew- art; and, with the girls' choir, the well- known "Lovely Appear," from Gounod's "Redemption." The prayer response will be "Hear Us, Father," by Blackmer. At 6:45 o'clock, the Young People's club will have its meeting in the Neigh- borhood room. David Rumsey will open the discussion of "Service." High school age young peqple are cordially invited to this informal meeting. Appeals Board to Hear Plea for a Re-Zoning The Board of Appeals on Zoning will conduct a hearing at the Village hall Monday evening, January 26, to consider a petition, filed by B. F. France and requesting an amendment to the zoning ordinance designating a 50- foot frontage on Chestnut street, im- mediately south of the Winnetka Dairy as "C" Commercial. The prop- erty is now zoned "B" Residential. The hearing will be at 8 o'clock. MANAGES NEW COAL CONCERN J. E. Weinstock, brother of Earl Weinstock of the Winnetka Coal and Lumber company, has been secured as manager of the Wheeling Coal- Lumber company, recently established at Wheeling, IIL "BOYS in this matter of couftesy to NEXT WEEK IN WINNETKA (Recorded at the office of Community House for Week of January 19, 1925.) Monday, January 19--North Shore Catholic Woman's Club of Win- netka, Woman's Club House, after- noon. 4 Annual dinner, Christ Community House. Indian Hill Improvement associa- association--evening, New Trier High school. church-- Tuesday, January 20--Village Coun- cil meeting--evening. Winnetka Choral society--Woman's club--evening. Wednesday, January 21--Annual din- ner-- Winnetka Congregational church. Thursday, January 22--- Winnetka Woman's club meeting--afternoon. Friday, January 23--Rotary luncheon--Community House. North Shore Congregation meeting --Hubbard Woods School. club Saturday, Vanary: 24--North Shore Theatre ~~ Guild --play -- evening-- Skokie school. Editor's note: It is urged that all organisations planning events of gen- eral interest in the willage; give ad- vance notice to the office of Com- munity House for record there. Con- sult this clearing house when plan- ning events, and send in the proper records that there may be as little conflict in dates of things scheduled as possible. Mrs. Wortley, assistant to the director, will be glad to give any help possible. WINNETKA TALK publishes a schedule of advance events and meetings each week. CLUB TO HEAR Sunday Group to Entertain Rev. R. Hertz By J. A. H. The Winnetka Sunday Evening club has been unusually fortunate in secur- ing Rev. Rudolf Hertz as its speaker for the meeting next Sunday evening, Janu- ary 18. Mr. Hertz will present "The American Indian of the Present Day." For the last few years Mr. Hertz has been intimately connected with Indian life in his capacity as superintendent of a large number of Indians in western states. He knows at first hand how the modern Indian lives, the character of his home life, his occupations, his customs, dress, education, religious life, and probably future. In addition to the fact that Mr. Hertz knows a great deal aobut present lay Indians is the assurance that the sub- ject will be presented in an attractive and instructing manner. He knows how to handle his subject in a way that holds the attention and in a way that causes one to think. There can be no doubt that any one who attends this meeting will feel amply repaid. At last Sunday evening's meeting the presentation of three books, "Icarus," "Daedalus," and "Tantalus," by Miss Margaret Stewart, Edgar Dale, and Frank Bailey, was enthusiastically re- ceived. A good deal of discussion fol- lowed the reports. This program was entirely different from all the other pro- grams which the club has so far had. Similar ones will undoubtedly be given in the future since last Sunday evening's presentation proved so acceptable. Next Sunday evening's meeting will begin promptly at 6:30 o'clock in the Camp Fire room. Supper will be served. Tonight's the Night! Fireman's Ball Is On Tonight is the big night! Don't fail to be there. Come in costume and win a worth while prizee. Where? To the firemen's Masquerade ball at the Com- munity House, of course. All Winnetka will be there to dance to the music of the Winnetka Brunswick Shop orchestra, directed by J. M. Schneider. They thump a mean refrain, and no one who hears them will say maybe. There are to be five prizes for the men with the best costumes and five for the women. These have been donated by local merchants and are not mere trifles but valuable articles which will pleasant- ly surprise the lucky winners. The pro- ceeds of the hall will be directed into the firemen's pension fund. Tonight, at the Community House! Don't forget! ah Discuss Enlargement 'of Parish House Many of the members of the congre- gation of Christ church met in the rec- tory last Monday evening for the an- nual meeting of the parish. The prin- cipal business of the meeting was the election of the vestry for the current year and of the delegates who shall re- present the Winnetka parish at the an- nual Diocesan convention to be held in the Church of the Epiphany, Chicago, on February 3 and 4. Elected to member- ship on the new vestry are the following: Wardens--Edward P. Bailey, William B. McIlvaine. Vestrymen--Godfrey H. Atkin, S. Ballard, Francis P. Butler, Arthur M. Cox, C. Colton Daughaday, Victor Elting, John B. Guthrie, Robert S. Laird, Donald F. McPherson, Benjamin K. Smith. The delegates for the convention are-- Charles Howells Coffin, William Ogden Coleman, C. Colton Daughaday, Harry L. Street, Charles I.. Trumbull. In case of the absence of any of these the following will serve as their substi tutes--Robert C. Biddle, Thomas W. Hearne, . William P. MacCracken, Jr. Erskine Wilder, Harold Wilder. The annual reports of the various par- ish organizations, as well as of the rec- tor and the treasurer of the parish, were not presented, as it was decided to pub- lish them in the next issue of the Christ Church Chronicle. There was, however, great interest shown in certain features of these reports which were brought out, particularly the new organ which has recently been placed in the church; the Young People's Fellowship, which was started last September and has shown a very encouraging growth and much in- terest on the part of its members; and the reorganization of the Church school Ernest I October began her work in the paris as director of religious education. It was noted with regret that, because of illness, Mrs. Bishop was not able to at- tend the meeting. These reports and the discussion incident to them all served to make clear the growing need of more adequate quarters in the Parish House and the opinion was very definitely ex- pressed that at an early date it will be necessary either to enlarge the present building or to build anew. The first meeting of the new vestry will be held in the rector's study on Tuesday evening, January 27. Masons Call Women to "Ladies Night" Affair Winnetka Lodge No. 1078, A. F. & A. M., is rather unique among men's fra- ternal orders in that it has a "Ladies Night" at the Masonic temple at least once every month. A little over a year ago the lodge fostered a movement to organize the wives, daughters, sisters and mothers of Masons residing in this community and formed the Temple club. This organ- ization meets on the third Tuesday eve- ning of each month, the same evening the lodge holds its stated meeting. The meeting of the lodge is adjourned as early as possible, after which dancing and refreshments are generally in order. The officers of the Temple club are urging every woman in Winnetka, eli- gible for membership, to be present at the first meeting of the year, which will be held on January 20. your dreams! Build your home on one of these lots in Winnetka. FOR SALE--FIVE BLOCKS TO station in Winnetka. Vacant property. 100x102 corner ....... $70 a ft Bx100 0. Am... $60 a ft 770x187 op. new school $85 a ft. E." BE." Stults Realty Co. 10 Carlton Annex. Winn, 1800. For Choice Building Lots Read Our Want Ads WANT AD DEAD LINE WEDNESDAY NOON Y PROMISED AT wn CHURCH DINNER HAL ner of the Winnetka LE a by he alvihe i IE wily church mE pari Matz Hall and adjacent °T 'WHI hold the dinner tables. AD > _shurch office reports a large ad- bance sale of tickets, and asks that all reservations be made not later than Monday, January 19. John C. Marshall is heading the committee of men who have the dinner plans in hand. The after-dinner festivities are shrouded in mystery. Annual reports are expected. The program of their pre- sentation last year was given by some of the lawyers of the church, and thrilled the large audience. The publicity men are handling the matter this time; and though they are not advertising details of their plans a lively evening is antici- pated. Reservations for the dinner are to be made with Miss Mary Williams at Com- munity House, not later than Monday, January 19. COBB RESIGNS FROMV.L A. Improvement Association Head Steps Out When members of the Village Im- provement association assemble, on Monday, February 16, for the annual meeting and election of officers, they will be asked to name a president to succeed John C. Cobb who, in a letter directed recently to the board of man- agement of the association, tendered his resignation to take effect im- mediately. y The letter intimates that Mr. Cobb's gible committee promote og Sa diers' Memorial Fund" in the village. In the message Mr. Cobb also announces that Mrs. Wiley J. Huddle had resigned from the chair- manship of the Memorial committee. Mr. Cobb's letter of resignation reads as follows: "To the Board of Management oi the Village Improvement Associa- tion, Winnetka, Illinois. Greeting-- At this time I wish to report that the annual election and meeting is coming on. That TI have been unable to build a suitable committee to promote the Soldiers Memorial Fund, and that Mrs. Huddle has resigned from the chairmanship. All of this points out to me the desirability of a change as a healty move at this time. So I here and now resign from the Presidency of the Association in the belief that I am {furthering its in- terests in so doing. Sincerely, John C. Cobb. Kent Chandler, first vice president of the association, automatically as- sumes the office of president, pending the election on February 16. Christ Church Parish in Annual Supper January 19 The various committees of workers in Christ church have perfected their plans for the annual supper of the parish, which will be held in Community House Monday evening, January 19, at 6:30 o'clock. The supper will be served by the Woman's Guild and the meeting will be under the general supervision of the vestry and the guild. This annual gathering of the congre- gation always arouses great interest, both because of the subjects that are brought under discussion and the oppor- tunity offered the members of the con- gregation to enjoy this social contact. Trust and Savings Bank Re-elects Official Staff At the annual meeting of the stock- holders of the Winnetka Trust and Savings bank, held January 6, all of- ficers and directors were re-elected, for the coming year. The board of directors is comprised {of M. K. Meyer, Alfred D. Herrmann and Allen T. Weinstock. The officers are: M. K. Mever, president; Alfred D. Herrmann, cashier, and A. T. Wein- stock, assistant cashier. They reported that the bank's busi- | ness had increased greatly during the past year, deposits being over $200,000 greater than in the previous year. to| DISCUSS RAIL RATE PETITION North Shore Officials to Meet Monday to Consider C. & N. W. Action OPPOSITION IS KEEN Predict Demand for Better Service In response to the proposed increase in tariff by the Chicago and North Western railroad, the petition for which was filed with the Illinois Commerce Commision Thursday, north shore vil- lage officials will meet at the Winnetka Village hall Monday evening, January 19, to consider what action, if any, can be taken in the matter, by the various municipalities. The meeting was called by the village councils of Winnetka and Glencoe, and official representatives from Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe and Highland Park will be present. This meeting is for village officials only, and in that sense is not public, but a full report of what is said and done will be published later. The contemplated 20 per cent increase in rates has become the subject of a heated controversy in the suburbs at the present time. A letter from a prominent citizen printed elsewhere in this issue of WinnNErkA TALK gives the commut- er"s side of the argument while an of- ficial statement issued by the railroad in an attempt to justify its contemplated action explains their viewpoint. The verbatim statement is printed herewith: States Railroad's Side "One thing that makes Chicago great "highly developed suburban terri- tion "of the pi a place where the fam- ily can grow up amidst healthful and attractive surroundings and still, from which places the train service makes it as conyenient for the head of the family to reach his work as if he lived within the city and was dependent on the surface and elevated transportation. "Two important factors in the growth of the suburban territory along the Chi- cago and North Western Railway have been the convenient train service and the low commutation rates. At present, the Chicago and North Western Railway operates 184 suburban trains each week day and carries an average of about 33,000 passengers each way per day be- tween Chicago and the North Shore sub- urbs, the beautiful Des Plaines Valley and the attractive suburbs to the West. All Costs Go Up "As everybody knows, the cost of everything has gone up tremendously since 1913, The Commerce Year Book for 1923, published by the United States Department of Commerce shows that the cost of food, clothing, housing, wages and everything else that enters into daily existence, has gone up from 46 to 146 per cent since 1913. "The only increase in commutation rates was the small advance of 10 per cent made in 1918. Everything that enters into the cost of the suburban service has gone up many times that much. "As a result of these conditions, the Chicago and North Western railway has for a long time been suffering a large and serious loss in the operation of its suburban service. Want High Standard "We want to be in a position to maintain the highest possible standard of a suburban service and to meet the reasonable needs of the rapidly expand- ing territory. "Aren't you more vitally interested in having adequate and convenient service than you are with any comparatively small difference in the cost of your com- mutation tickets? "It is believed under the circumstances that every fair-minded suburban resident will accept as a necessary step to at least partly remedy the situation an in- crcase of 20 per cent in the present com- mutation rates, for which tariffs are be- ing filed with the Illinois Commerce Commission by the Chicago suburban carriers." Postpone Dedication of Horace Mann Auditorium Dedication of the new Horace Mann school auditorium, previously announced to be held on January 22, has been post- poned until Saturday, January 31. The postponement is necessary to af- ford more time for finishing work in the auditorium. os