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\ ~ VEEKLY TALK api lor a Clean Community VOL. XIV, NO. 10 TWENTY PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS ANNOUNCE FIRST ARTIST-RECITAL Edward Johnson to Appear in Song Recital at New Trier Auditorium PLAN FIVE CONCERTS Price of Season's Tickets Re- mains Same The first of the artist-recital series for 1925-26 will be given at New Trier auditorium on October 12, it was an- nounced this week. These concerts are sponsored by the Winnetka Music club, formerly the MacDowell Musical club of Winnetka, while the price--$6 for the series--re- mains the same the unexpected suc- cess of the venture has made it possi- ble to increase the number of con- certs from four to five. All the art- ists have now been engaged and a sea- son equal to, if not surpassing, last year's is assured. The opening concert will be a song recital by Edward Johnson, the well known Metropolitan tenor. Popular From Start Mr. Johnson made his debut at the Metropolitan in the leading role of "The Love of the Three Kings." From the first his operatic work has been of the very highest order. He has also frequently appeared with great suc- cess as soloist with the leading sym- phony orchestras and the more im- portant music festivals in America. Mr. Johnson was born in Guelph, Canada, and began his musical edu- cation in this country. In 1907 a group of American theatrical managers im- ported Oscar Strauss' "The Waltz Dream," and engaged him for the prin- cipal tenor role as there was no singer on the stage at that time capable of mastering its technical difficulties. Mr. Johnson's success in this new field prompted him to seek an operatic career, so to Italy he went to studv and coach with the famed Lombardi of Florence. In Italy he became a great favorite under the Italianated name, "Aduardo di Giovanni," and at- tained a brilliant career as the prin- cipal tenor-robusto in the opera houses of Rome, Milan, Genoa, Florence and other cities. Never before in the his- tory of lyric drama had a male singer of foreign birth so won the admira- tion of Italy's best music lovers. Possesses Italian Timbre Mr. Johnson's voice has the real Italian timbre in both its ardor and sonority. He sings with power, but is capable of reserves and is subject al- ways to the discipline of musical un- derstanding. This concert should de- light both those who love a song and those who leve the artistry behind the songs. Summer Camps Secure $854 From Card Party The committee on the card party and reading recently given for the benefit of the Summer camps for boys and girls reports that the amount netted was $854. Such a result is most grati- fying to the large group of women who worked with untiring efforts, un- der the leadership of Mrs. Arthur Barrett, to make this a success, and they appreciate the hearty co-opera- tion of the many Winnetka people who responded. dn Indian Hill Camp on Lake Hamlin, Mich. is under the directorship of "Chief" J. W. F. Davies, and is part of the Community House extension program. It is not conducted for pro- fit, and could not operate as it does were it not for some financial assist- ance to help on needed camp equip- ment and also to make possible some "Camp Scholarships" for deserving boys and girls. There will be 18 days of joy this summer, and many happy memories that will come to some boys and girls because of this splen- did and successful effort on the part of Winnetka people. DEATH TAKES PICNEER Charles Knapp Waterhouse, a ser- geant during the Civil war and pioneer resident of Chicago, who was the grandfather of Mrs. Helen Woodcock Smith of 341 Ridge avenue, passed away at the home of his daughter, Mrs. A. E. Wilson, 3637 Bernard street, Chi- cago, Monday, May 4. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1925 MAY MARKET SPONSORS HOPE FOR BALMY DAY All that remains to insure the com- plete success of Winnetka's annual May Market, scheduled for Saturday, May 23, is a generous supply of sun- shine plus balmy southern breezes. Everything else is in readiness. For weeks the members of the Win- netka Garden club have been laboring assiduously with the fixed purpose in view of giving Winnetka the best May Market the village had ever witnessed. The scene of the event will be the Village Common and the florists and Nurserymen of the vicinity have prom- ised to cooperate in a most liberal way to provide amateur gardeners in the community with all the requisites for their spring planting. Bulbs and plants in surprising variety will be offered for sale. The day will resemble a gay carnival, what with brightly colored tents and numerous booths supplying things for the kiddies and grown-ups, as well. In addition to garden plants and ac- cessories, there with be a booth offer- ing home-made foods directed by girls 'from the Senior Sunday school of Christ church. A man will be on hand to take tintypes of whosoever desires to have his picture "took." Also, there will be a cafeteria luncheon-- served at 12 o'clock, and popcorn and candies will be on sale throughout the day. Profitable time for the mothers and a happy day for the little folks! CHURCH TAKES ON NEW FIELD Congregationalists Sponsor Chicago Mission A great new step in the development of the missionary interests of the Win- netka Congregational church was taken at the last meeting of the Church coun- cil, when it voted to adopt the work of the Onward Presbyterian church and Neighborhood House in Chicago as one of its special cares. The step is in har- mony with many of the trends of church life such as the desire to broaden the benevolent interests of the church and to make the benevolent work more con- crete. The last tendency has found its best previous expression in the Winnetka church by its adoption of its own mis- sionaries in China and India. Now a similar method is being followed nearer home. The work thus selected has been given very careful consideration and investi- gation. The Onward church is at the corner of Ohio and Leavitt streets, in the center of a needy field. It promises to develop along most varied lines, in- cluding all sorts of practical social service. It is young enough so that the churches playing big brother to it may help to mold it. The Union church of Glencoe is the other largest giver to the work; and these two churches together expect to supply over three quarters of the pres- ent budget. The work will be controlled by a board on which there will be representatives from the Preshyterian headquarters, the field of work, and these two north shore churches. Vots to Build Highway Parallel With Tracks A- ordinance providing for a through highway along the west side of the Chicago and North Western railroad tracks was passed by the Village ouncil at a special meeting held Mon- day evenino, May 11. The new high- v~v wil form part of what will even- vallv be =» throu~h route from Chi- caco to Waukegan. The next steno toward its completion, nr~cording to Village Manager H. L. Woolhiser, is to file a petition in the Superior court of Cook county for confirmation" of the assessment. It is hoped by officials that work on the -oad will begin by next spring at the latest. Dances, Field Events Feature May Day Fete Fifth and sixth grade pupils of the Skokie school will have an old Eng- 'ish May day celebration at the school 'n the near future. There will be archery contests, morris dances, may- pole dances, singing, athletic events and other amusements. The affair will be for the pupils concerned only. They are busy making costumes and prop- erties for the event, which is being held in connection with their school work. NEXT WEEK IN WINNETKA (Events as recorded at Community House office) Monday, May 18 Indian Hill Improvement associa- tion meeting at New Trier High school. Tuesday, May 19 Regular meeting Winnetka Vil- lage council, 8 o'clock. Friday, May 22 Rotary club luncheon at noon, Community House. North Shore Congregation, eve- ning at Hubbard Woods school. Saturday May 23 May Market on Village Green-- all day. Production of "Clarence" by New Trier Drama club at New Trier High school auditorium. DANCERS GIVE RECITAL HERE Pupils of Alicia Pratt Present "Aladdin" A group of dancers, students of Alicia Pratt, will present ithe story of "Aladdin and his Wonderful I.amp" tonight at 7:30 o'clock in Jane Kuppenheimer Me- morial hall, at the Skokie school. Among those who will take part in this entertainment are: Helen Smith, Stanwood Thompson, Josephine Seyl, Lucia Black, Virginia Gates, Joan Bosworth, Marguerite Butt- ner, Leola Gates, Virginia Ballard, Mary Trumbull, Jane Ward, Barbara Baggaley, Mary Hyatt, Grace Bull, Gerry Fitzpatrick, Alice Altschul, Banda Watts, Marilyn Martin, Katherine Wes- ton, Constance Lowrey, Barbara Leffing- well, Helen Fulton, Mary Ann Lowrey, Vivian Rice, Cathleen Johnstone, Jean Doerr, Catherine Hedman, Elizabeth Barden, Betty Weston, Fidelia Richards, Barbara Pitts, Jane Weston, Barbara Totman, Jean Jacobs, Marjorie Shuman, Eveleyn Shuman, Jane Bull, Jean Jack- son, Mary Frank, Betty Bailey, Con- stance Heineman, Kathrine Kendrick: Peggy Anderson, Lucy McCoy, Janet Reynolds, Peggy Brooks, Elaine Hutch- ins, Margaret Watts, Mary Germaine, Elsie Bell, Katherine French, Margaret Stevenson, Patty Hill Perron, Julia Kane, Charlotte Pierce, Katherine Weary, Doris Elmer, Frieda Salmen, Virginia Nichols, Dolly Uhlemann, Sue Potter, Hope Freeman, Jane Haskins, Janice Kahnweiler, Evelyn Totman, Helen Stults, Virginia Rich, Jean Has- kins, Katherine French, Josephine Tem- pleton, Marie Stevenson, Mary Alice Hunter, Dolly Elmer, Barbara Soper, Helen Fulton, Carol Salinger, Hope Freeman, Virginia Nichols, Margaret Cobb, Be'ty Gates, Susanna Pierce, Josephine Johnstone, Jean Thackery: Ruth Hamburger, Jean Jackson, Martha Etzbach, Janet Orwig, Winifred Dewar, Martha Etzbach, Caryl Salinger, Lawrence Cook, Hugh White, Edna Salmon, Leola Gates, Virginia Ballard, Virginia Gates, Joan Bosworth, Helen Smith, Jean Haskins, Margaret Mec- Kenzie, Jane Haskins, Ruth Tay, Vir- ginia Rich, June Orwig, Betty Bailey, Charlotte Pierce, Dolly Uhleman. Helen (Continued on page 3) ARE YOU self-supporting? If not, here's a fine chance to become so. WANTED--THREE YOUNG women of pleasing per- sonality and business ability to fill positions as buyer in our stationery department, and as sales- women in our fabrics and stationery depart- ments. LORD'S, Fountain EVANSTON BRIGHT YOUNG WOMEN Read Our Want Ads Square WANT AD DEAD LINE THURSDAY NOON 83 SUMMERS WEIGH LIGHTLY UPON HIM M. J. Timberlake, who spends much of his time securing new subscribers to WINNETKA TALK, and who has just completed another successful canvass of he village, had a glorious time on May 3, celebrating his 83rd birthday. Mr. Timberlake resides at 415 Maple avenue, is a veteran of the Cival War, in which conflict he saw real action and received some wounds, and an ardent worker in the Gideons, well known M. J. Timberlake traveling men's organization engaged principally in a distributing Bibles in hotels throughout the country. On his bir hday Mr. Timberlake made his regular attendance at the Men's Sun- day Morning Bible class at the Congre- gational church, and at the morning services of the church. In the afternoon his children took him to Highland Park where the sons and daughters, grand-sons and grand-daugh- ters, great-grand--etc., staged a birthday fete fit for a king. "They seem to think I'm getting old," said the energetic gentleman, in com- menting on the party. "They ran out of candles but I told them 38 would do be.ter than 83 and to let it go at that. I'm hale and hearty as can be and going along in great shape." MEN WILL HEAR CHIEF DAVIES to Address Class The Men's class of the Winnetka Con- gregational church has been particularly fortunate in having had a series of talks by local educators on 'the subject of "The Religious Background in FEduca- tion." Willard Beatty of the Skokie school, Frederick E. Clerk of New Trier High school, Harry Clark, physical director of he Winnetka schools, and Perry Dun- lap Smith of the North Shore Country Day school, have very generously given their time and thought to these sessions, with the result that the members of the class feel that they have a new concep- tion of the thoroughness with which our school problems are being attacked by those administrators. ' This Sunday the class will have as its speaker Dr. J. W. F. Davies, known to nearly every youngster and most of the grown-ups as "Chief." In spite of his many activities, "Chief" has ar- ranged to give the class the benefits of his long experience in the direction of Community House, and his knowledge of the younger generation individually and in crowds. On Sunday, May 24, Rev. James Austin Richards will speak to the class on a subject of his own determination which will be announced later. Since he has been in close {ouch with the activi- ties and discussions of the class through- out the year, it is hoped that he will pre- sent a recume of the topics with his own comments and reactions. The class meets at 9:30 o'clock in the American Legion room of Community House. A cordial invitation to attend is extended to all men of the village. Council Would Control Placing of Sign Boards Winnetka will probably have a new sign board ordinance in the near fu- ture. At the special meeting of the Village council, held last Monday eve- ning, May 11. the judiciary committee reported on the matter of a compre- hensive sign board ordinance for the Village. The present ordinance is felt to be 'nadequate as it covers the erection of 'ien boards in residential districts on- ly, where it specifies that no sign shall have an area of more than nine square f It has no regulations covering 1aet. the business and industrial districts. A new ordinance will probably be drafted and submitted to the council soon. RAVINIA GROUP HOLDS SESSION Talk Over Plans for Current Season--W.ill Entertain Park Ridge Girls | CONCERTS FOR GIRLS Thursday Afternoon Concerts Hold Attention y The Winnetka Ravinia committee for 1925 held its meeting at the home of Mrs. John Vennema, 849 Willow road, Friday, May 15. There was a discussion of they plans for the summer opera season and more particularly, the children's concerts This year's committee comprises Mrs. John Vennema, chairman; Mrs. Arthur Dean, first vice chairman; Mrs. Archi- bald Shaw, second vice chairman; Mrs. Chester Sargent, secretary; Mrs. Norm an Anderson, Mrs. Emory Cobb An- drews, Mrs. Burton Atwood, Mrs. Guy Stuart Bailey, Mrs. Percy Bradstreet, Mrs. Harry Barnum, Mrs. Thomas Brooks, Mrs. E. V. LIL. Brown, Mrs. Tohn Cobb, Mrs. Hamilton Dusghaday, Mrs. Frank Ferry, Mrs. Howard Fen ton, Mrs. George Frazer, Mrs. Dudley! French, Mrs. I. K. Freedman, Mrs. John W. Hansel, Jr., Mrs. Everett Harris, Mrs. Thomas I. Holton, Mrs. Ralph H Joeger, Mrs. Philemon Kohlsaat, Mrs Francis Lackner, Mrs. Isador Lang Mrs. John Marshall, Mrs. William Mec- Adams, Mrs. Samuel McCaulley, Mrs! William Moffatt, Mrs. George P. Parker, Mrs. Louis Schmid, Mrs. Lloyd Steere, Mrs. Elmer Stults, Mrs. Ezra Taylor, Mrs. William Thrall, Mrs. Howard Van S. Tracy, Mrs. William Truesdale, Mrs. John H. VanderVries, Mrs. Ernst von Ammon, Mrs. Roland Whitman, Mrs. - Ira J. Wilson. Entertain Park Ridge Girls Following a custom of several years' standing, Winnetka will again this year provide for the entertainment of girls from the Park Ridge School for Girls at Ravinia. Mrs. Archibald Shaw has been direc ly in charge of this splendid work. The girls are taken to the park in buses, given a box luncheon, opportunity to hear a fine concert and to frolic on the spacious lawns of the park. These Thursday afternoon entertain- ment programs for children are graphic- ally described in the {following recent comment by Mrs. Arthur Byfield: ; "The keynote of the Thursday after- noons for the children is printed in our programs and is as follows: The great social need of today is to give young people wholesome entertainment. The aim of these Thursday afternoons for children is to both educate and give pleasure; to give them happy entertain- ment which they will like and to give 1t in the best possible manner and through the best means obtainable. I think we can say that we are at least giving pleas- ure. The attendance as you know has been gratifying. Practically without ex- ception the pavilion has been filled each Thursday. It follows that they must also be receiving something well worth while musically when we think of the fine orchestral programs which Eric Del.amarter has put toge her and played for them through the Chicago Symphony orchestra this past year. It is really a splendid thing for our children to have the opportunity in their summer vaca- tions to become familiar and ge: to ap- preciate and love good music as played by Mr. Del.amarter and the orchestra." Gives Piano Recital as Gift to Skokie Pupils Mrs. Howard Van Sinderen Tracy, well known concert pianist and a Win- netka resident, gave a program at the Skokie school Thursday morning of this week. Mrs. Tracy was formerly a teacher at the school, and gave the recital as a present to the eighth grade graduating class. The seventh grade pupils were invited as guests of the eighth grade. She also gave a short concert at the Hubbard Woods school Friday. Village Starts Battle Against Mosquito Horde At a special meeting of the Village council Monday evening, May 11, John S. Miller, Jr. village president, ap- pointed H. C. Phillips chairman of a committee on mosquito control. Work of mosquito eradication has already been started by the department of pub- lic works, which is oiling ditches and 'owlands in the western section of the village. Additional work will be un- dertaken when the committee is or- ganized. / ¢