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Winnetka Public Library, il]. KA WEEKLY TALK A Clean Newspaper for a Clean Community VOL. XIII, NO. 46 TWENTY-FOUR SKOKIE SCHOOL WILL HAVE ITS OWN BAND Skokie school is soon to have a band. PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS TOWNS OPPOSE RATE INCREASE WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1925 CLUB DEPLORES vex week wien | GIVE 'FASHION SHOP LIFTING) DRAMA TONIGHT (As recorded at the office of Com- munity House). Sunday evening, January 25, at 8 o'clock.--lLecture by Rev. James After much talking and planning ome Austin Richards in Congregational 3 thing is actually going to happen. e ; : 5 Young People Find Petty|| church. Third of Sunday evening || Theatre Guild to Offer Repro- plans are much more elaborate than|New Trier Village Officials talks on Genesis. any which have heretofore been at- Hold Session to Discuss C. and N. W. Plea duction of Play in Vogue in 1845 Thievery is General in Winnetka Stores tempted, which is due in large part to a very generous gift of money from Mrs. William Sherman Hay which has made it possible for the school to assist in financing the cost of instruments. Frederick Neil Innes, who for many years was nationally known as director of one of the leading band organizations of this country, and who since his resig- nation from that organization has spent Monday, January 26.--North Shore Theatre Guild play at Skokie school in evening. Tuesday, January 27.--Parent-Teacher association meeting. Winnetka Choral society. Wednesday, January 28.--Winnetka Woman's club meeting--afternoon. Thursday, January 29.--Camp Fire Girls contest meeting. CHILDREN OFFENDERS SHOW STAGE PROGRESS SEEK BETTER SERVICE Ask Parents to Help Stamp Music Program to Accom- Want Citizens to Write ™ Out Practice Fr.day, January 30.--North Shore pany Production his time at the head of various schools Commerce Commission If Congregation--Hubbard Woods. of band instruction, has taken personal | ERR Ta Saturday, January 31.--Dedication of charge of the instrumentation and organ- -- | : auditorium at Horace Mann school. i ization of the Skokie School band. One . ve : ar hy * Shop-lifting in the stores and shops in = 5 All the old fashioned songs of great|of his pupils, who is at present director Widespread opposition of north shore ~ ; 1 | | Winnetka is the subject of a public letter directed to the villagers this week by a committee of the Young People's club of the Congregational church. Thefts in local stores, which, in most instances are not reported to the police because children are the most frequent offenders, have been so general as to cause considerable annoyance, not to menticn loss to the shop keepers, the club committee reports. Fear Serious Results "There exists today in Winnetka a condition which is not only very regret- able, but also so serious that we, the members of the Winnetka Young Peo- ple's club, are seeking the cooperation of the residents of the village in stamping it out," states the letter. "The condition which we refer to is petty thievery. For a long time Win- netka merchants have been troubled by the repeated disappearance of small ar- ticles from their stores; pencils, candy, and the like have been picked up from counters and taken away. "When we first heard of such happen- ings we were inclined to doubt their actual existence, but a committee which was formed to investigate substantiated the reports by calling on several rep- resentative store keepers. These men all agreed that articles were being carried from. their, stores hy children, generally of grammar school age, but not infre- quently older. The proprietor of a dry- goods establishment told of discovering six youngsters pocketing things about his store, while the manager of a pharmacy reported that articles ranging in value from one cent to $15 had been taken. On one occasion some girls of high school age carried off three boxes of rouge. Seek Parent's Aid "That such a situation should be pre- valent in Winnetka seems incredible, and it is certainly not worthy of the village. In addition to its being outright theft, this evil practice does further damage by destroying the friendly feeling which should exist between merchant and customer, "We earnestly ask that the young peo- ple of Winnetka take this to heart, and also that the parents realize the serious- ness of the matter and aid in impressing the same upon their children." The letter -is signed by Betsy Beard, president; David Rumsey, vice president ; Elizabeth Richards, secretary, and Ben Crawford, treasurer of the Young Peo- ple's club. Hitching on Cars May Be Stopped by Council An ordinance designed to end the practice of hitching on behind auto- mobiles with sleds was introduced at the Village council meeting last week. This ordinance provides for a fine for any automobile driver who allows any one to hitch on his car. ; his is a very dangerous form of sport, the trustees explained, as sleds are likely to skid and swing wide of the car they are following, especially at corners, and may easily be struck by other machines traveling in the op- posite direction. ] No serious accidents have occurred in Winnetka up to this time, but there have been a sufficient number in other places to warrant the officials in tak- ing drastic steps to end the danger. Parents and drivers are asked to co-operate with the village in putting a stop to it before some one is serious- ly injured or lives lost. The ordinance will probably be passed at the next meeting of the Village council. Legion to Give Dance at Center January 31 The first of a series of three dances to be given by Winnetka Post No 10 of the American Legion is scheduled for Saturday evening, January 31. to take place at Community House. The Winnetka Chamber of Com- merce musicians, Ted Morse, director, will furnish the music for the frolic. Refreshments will be served and some special features of a surprising nature are promised by the committee in charge. Tom Brown is chairman. Epbrror's Nore: Above record of forthcoming cvents is published each week for the convenience of our readers. Events should be listed at Community House offices prior to Thursday noon of the current week. CHURCH DINNER PACKS WALLOP Ad Men Present a Unique Comedy Sketch EXTRA! Editor's note: The one and only Winnetka Squawk, the "North Shore's Greatest Newspaper," made its appearance Wednesday evening of this week at the annual dinner and meeting of the Winnetka Con- gregational church. It was a pink edition and presented in detail every phase of the annual session. Never in the history Jof creation were the records of a'imeeting so quickly transferred to the printed page. It seemed a marvel to the 400 church folk. But, they will tell you about it. For, verily, all Winnetka is talking about it. An exact reproduction of the Squawk will be found on Pages 20 and 21 of this issue of Winnetka Talk. Additional committee reports will be found on page 19. EXTRA! One of the most entertaining diver- sions ever presented on the north shore featured the annual dinner and busi- ness meeting of the Winnetka Con- gregational church, held in Rudolph Matz hall at the Community House Wednesday evening. The program was in charge of the advertising men in the parish who staged an amusing one-act sketch following the dinner and afterwards presented the audience with a special pink edition of the "Winnetka Squawk," telling all about the dinner and the play and showing a picture of the gathering, along with an advertisement, the contract for which had just been let to the rep- resentative of the "Squawk" in the play. The play, which was written by Howard H. Hoyt, was so constructed that the annual reports of the vari- ous church committees were read as part of it, thus serving a double pur- pose, as these reports must be read at the business meeting and it is sel- dom that they can be made as inter- esting as was the case upon this oc- casion. More than church were and meeting. It was sicted at the meeting--and this in all seriousness--that the Con- gregational church would, beginning with this issue of WinNETKA TALK con- duct a continuous advertising campaign which has as its purpose the setting forth of the mission of the church in the community, its relation to the civic and social activities of Winnetka and its general program of work. This weekly advertisement will be prepared by experts and promises to command the interest and attention of every reader of the TALK. 400 members of present at the the dinner Laymen Again Conduct Discussion at Services Four laymen members of the Win- netka Congregational church have agreed to lead four mid-week meetings on four successive Wednesday eve- nings. The first of this series comes Wednesday, January 28, at 8 o'clock, in the church auditorium. It will be led by William Ayer McKinney, whose subject is "Excen>t a Man Be Born 'Again." grandmother's day, sung by different members of the cast in appropriate costumes, will be one of the many features of "Fashion" when the North J. Williams Macy Shore Theatre Guild presents it to- night and Monday. Dr. Davies Lazear will sing "Believe 'me if All Those Endearing Young Charms," Mrs. Ar- thur Byfield will sing "Lily Dale," and J. Williams Macy will sing, "Don't Leave the Farm Boys." Besides these, there will be many duets, trios and quartets. A special orchestra under the diréction of Mrs. William Mec- Adams, also of Winnetka, who did the music for the Guild production of "The Enchanted Cottage," will ac- company the songs. Show Stage Growth In speaking of "Fashion," in his column in the Chicago Evening Jour- mal, O. lL. Hall, dramatic critictof that paper said: "The Guild's restora- tion of 'Fashion' may well be re- garded as service both to those merely in quest of entertainment or to those who take a studious interest in the development of the American stage . .. You could not write properly of the American stage without devoting a chapter of considerable length to Mrs. Mowatt and her play." Elaborate scenery, typical of the period, has been designed by Aleyn (Continued on page 8) BLESSED is the man who has a HOME! Here's your chance to get one FOR SALE--WILMETTE NEAR- ly new 6-rm. Kellastone house; hot-water heat; walls insulated with flaxlinum; large front porch; 50 ft. lot; garage, blks. from steam road; 2 blks. from electric. Reduced to $14,000. W. G. Stacey, 336 l.inden Ave. Phone Wil. 308. Don't Wish for a Home! Read Our Want Ads WANT AD DEAD LINE WEDNESDAY NOON of Northwestern University band been chosen as the 'instructor and direc- tor for. the children. The enthusiasm among the children is 'ntense and between 35 and 40 boys are candidates for the band. A full instru- mentation has been arranged so that a well balanced band will be organized, which Mr. Innes guarantees will be in marching order on the streets by the first of June. With the splendid band at the high school, under Mr. Schu- macher, for the boys to look forward to, the new adventure in music at Skokie offers an opportunity for a boy or giri to take up a permanent musical training. FLAPPER FILM HERE TUESDAY Dick Barthelmess is Star for Friday Next week's film offerings at Com- munity House will be Colleen Moore in "The Perfect. Flapper" on Tuesday at the two evening performances on- ly, and "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" at the special children's matinee scheduled for the same day. On Fri- day, Richard Barthelmess will appear in "Twenty-One" at both matinee and evening showings. The glowing story of Aladdin and his lamp is like a page taken right out of the Arabian Nights stories. All the splendors and mystic charm, the towering minarets glistening' in the sun, the star-sprinkled heavens twink- ling in the midnight blue, all the wonders of the written word have been transposed to the silver sheet in a picture which children will love and which will appeal to the imagination of the most sophisticated adults. "The Perfect Flapper," selected for presentation at the Tuesday evening performances, is described as "totally unusual but unusually entertaining." Colleen Moore, whose character de- lineations have elevated her to star- dom, plays the leading role--that of the perfect flapper, 'assisted by Sydney Chaplin and Frank Mayo. The response accorded the recent Community House showing of "Class- mates" led to the booking of "T'wenty- One" for the feature of Friday's pro- gram. In this production Barthelmess plays the part of a young man who has just passed the voting age. It is said to be a picture which will de- light all lovers of unpretentious mod- ern tales. "Jollies" Show Now in First Rehearsals Rehearsals for the "Jollies of 1925," the play to be given February 11 and 12 by the Indian Hill Improvement association, are going merrily for- ward. "Merrily" is used advisedly: you should hear the chorus singing some of the catchy songs which enliven this rollicking comedy. If the rest of the show is as good as the music--and they say it is--there is no doubt that it will be a great success. There will be a rehearsal of the speaking parts Sunday afternoon and a general rehearsal at the Greeley school Monday evening. The cast has not been selected in its entirety, as vet, but it is hoped that it can be an- nounced next week. This will be a real show, consisting of two acts and six scenes. The costumes and light- ing effects are beautiful and rival any professional production. PLEASURE CLUB IN DANCE The Scandinavian Pleasure club of Winnetka will hold its monthly dance on Saturday, January 24, at 8 o'clock, at Confmunity House. Music will be provided by Harold Anderson's or- chestra. has communities to the proposed increase in rates by the Chicago and North Western railroad centered in a meeting of vil- lage officials from Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe and Highland Park at the Winnetka Village hall Monday evening of this week. The outcome of that meeting was a decision to appoint a committee consisting of the president, chairman of the public utilities commit- tee. and the village attorney of each town, this committee to investigate the entire question of increased suburban fares and service, to follow up the matter with the Illinois Commerce com- mission, and accordingly to determine the policy to be adopted by the north shore municipalities, when the matter comes to a hearing before the commission. Want Improved Service Although the opposition to the pro- posed increase in rate extends far be- vonil the confines of the north shore, the consensus of opinion at this meeting and among various north shore groups. not represented at the meeting, seems to have been not so much an unalterable opposition to any rate increase as a de- termined stand against any rate increase in service. A Woods Improvement association, Stan- ley P. Farwell, president, addressed to the Village council, voices whet --ap- peared to be the geenral sentiment of those present at the meeting as follows: "We notice from the Winn TkA TALK that you, together with the officials of other north shore towns will meet this evening to consider the increase in sub- urban rates which the North Western railway is asking. In view of your in- terest in the matter, it may not be out of order to present the viewpoint of our association, ; Want Definite Improvements "The feeling of our association is that if it is necessary for the railway com- pany to increase its rates 20. per cent in order to earn a fair return on its in- vestment, this increase should be allowed only if the railway company will com- mit itself definitely to the improving of train service, including better equipment, more trains, and more reliable service. In conection with the improvement of equipment, adequate lighting should be provided. Iiven with the present equip- ment the lighting could be improved measurably, we believe, by the use of a white or cream paint on the ceilings of the cars rather than the green shade now used which is very bad from an illumin- ating engineering standpoint. "The improvement of train service at Hubbard Woods has received the atten- tion of our association for some time past. We attach a copy of our letter of August 26, 1924, asking for improved train service; also copy of the railway's reply of September 13. You will note that our request secured the addition of eight trains to the schedule. However, we got nowhere with a number of our requests, the most important being: Cite Specific Requests "Stopping of No. 399 leaving Glen- coe at 7:35 a. m. We wanted this train stopped in order to fill the ex- isting gap between the 7:23 and 7:52 trains in Hubard Woods in which we have no good trains. "The provision of better evening train service from Chicago by per- haps having a train leave at around 8:30, which would make its first stop, say, at Central street, and stop at each of the towns from Wilmette to Glen- coe inclusive. "Restoration of after-theater train service to that which existed a few vears ago when a train left Chicago at about 11:25 and took only 30 min- utes to reach Hubbard Woods. "Provision of an evening train be- tween the 7:01 and 10:59, in which period of four hours we have no train service. "We will appreciate any consideration you may give to our views in this matter." From other towns which are served by the Chicago and North Western rail- (Continued on page 4) without an ac:ompanying improvement A communication from the Hubbard