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» Winnetka Public Library, Winnetka, Ill. A Clean Newspaper for a Clean Community VOL. XIV, NO. 16 TWENTY-TWO PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS GALA OPENING FOR RAVINIA Tonight and Sunday to Wit- ness Great Double Open- ing of Summer Opera RAISA SINGS TUESDAY Celebrate 14th Anniversary With "Aida" Months of careful preparation will be culminated tonight when the 14th season of Ravinia opera and concerts opens with a gala performance of "L'Amore dei Tre Re", with Lucrezia Bori, Giovanni Martinelli, Giuseppe Danise and Virgilio Lazzari in the leading roles. Gennaro Papi will con- duct. Mr. Eckstein in selecting this work as his initial offering could scarcely have made a better choice, it is felt, for the cast at his disposal at Ravinia forms a combination which cannot easily be rivalled. Sunday night, another gala perform- ance will be given, as the second night at Ravinia is always equal to the first in every particular. For this oc- casion "Martha" has been chosen with Tito Schipa in his famous role of Lion- el; Florence Macheth as Martha; Ina Bourskaya as Nancy and Virgilio Lazzari as Plunkett. Mr. Hasselmans will conduct. The coming week also brings another event of prime im- portance, this being the observance on Tuesday night, of Ravinia's 14th birthday as a center of operatic pro- duction. This will be marked by a performance of "Aida" in which Mme. Rosa Raisa will make her Ravinia debut, opposite Giovanni Martinelli who will be heard as Radames. This 1s another cast combination which will make this performance an event of world interest, as Mme. Raisa and Mr. Martinelli are generally acclaimed as the leading exponents of the roles of Aida and Radames, respectively, and this will be the first time they have ever appeared together. Giuseppe Danise, will sing his famous role of Amonasro. Brilliant Season Foreseen Previous announcements of this year's plans have aroused unusual in- terest in the coming season's work at Ravinia and so heavy has been the de- mand fo- scats for the opening per- formances that it is kno--n ever seat in the house will he occupied Satur- dav and Sunday night. It is almost trite to say that never in the history of Ravinia opera and concerts has there been in prospect a season equal to the one just beginning. For proof of this one has only to take a glance at the roster of artists, and to note the splendid array of offerings that have place in the repertoire. Fol- lowing is the list of operas and their casts, to be heard during the first eight days of the season: (Continued on Page 3) Remember! No Fireworks Allowed in This Village Winnetka officials have asked Win- NETKA TALK to again emphasize the that the sale and use of fireworoks within the corporate limits of the vil- lage is strictly prohibited. This is prohibited by ordinance. The police department has been given instruc- tions to enforce the regulation strin- gently. ~ Village Manager Woolhiser, in a recent statement regarding the Fire- works ordinance, said: , "In view of the fact that use of fire works, even under the most fav- orable conditions; seriously jeopardizes human life, and has resulted in the death of at least one child in the Vil- Jage of Winnetka within recent years, it is to be hoped that all citizens will cheerfully cooperate in observing the fact that the sale and use of fireworks village." Syndicate Buys Large Tract on Willow Road Seventy-four acres on Willow road just east of the proposed station on the extension of the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee railroad, known as the Barenbrugge farm, has been sold for $134,100. The State Bank and Trust company of Evanston has taken title for a syndicate which has bought the property for investment. Lewis T. Dodds of Quinlan and Ty- son's Winnetka office was the broker in the transaction. Carlton Prouty, John Vennema and Victor M. Langsett were attorneys for the sellers. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1925 NEED HELP TO GIVE OUTINGS FOR POOR Winnetka organizations have been advised by the summer outing com- mitee of the Chicago Council of So- cial Agencies of the need for more of- fers to provide outings for large and small groups of children and adults who cannot pay for summer vacations. "Camps in the vicinity of Chicago will accommodate only 20,000 persons who cannot pay," says Miss Harriett Vittum, chairman of the outing com- mittee of the organization, "and more than 40,000 who need vacations are left unprovided for. That's why the picnic brokerage idea was tried out--to fill in the gap. A political society has offered its camp in the woods for a week; a business girl who can't give a cash donation will take one or two children for an outing each Saturday afternoon. A woman's suburban club has decided to give three picnics each summer to large groups, and a Chi- cago couple who own a yacht have placed it at our disposal for week- ends." Any one interested in giving out- ings to one or more poor children or adults is asked to call Central 8216, the Council of Social Agencies. OPEN VACATION SCHOOL MONDAY Christ Church Sends Call to Children The Daily Vacation Church school at Christ church Parish House, Oak and Linden streets, will have its first session Monday, June 29, at 9 o'clock. It will greatly facilitate the success- ful carrying out of the program on the first day if the parents will regis- ter their children this Saturday morn- ing, at the Parish House, and pay their tutition at that time, it is ex- plained. Plans for the school are about com- pleted and teachers have been secured. Enrollments are already coming in, and lending an air of reality to the school which so far has been but a vision to those working for it. It takes the teacher and the pupil to make a school. This school has the teachers, and Winnetka is blessed with children. For the Kindergarten department the church has secured Miss Margaret Olson, of Evanston, a graduate of the National Kindergarten college. Miss Betty Horsman of Winnetka will as- sist her. Children 4 and 5 years of age may enter this department. Miss Holgate will superintend the Primary department, which will care for the boys and girls from 6 to 9 years, or the first foud grades. The Junior department will have as its teacher Miss Mary Wilson, an ex- perienced teacher from Lexington, Mo. Boys and girls of 10 and 11 years old in the fifth and sixth grades, will enter this department. The following high school girls will assist in the Primary and Junior de- partments for the first two weeks: Miss Ethel Hale, Jeane and Katharine Street, Winifred Odh, and Adelia Bar- roll. Miss Holgate will be very glad to know of mothers or high school girls and boys who can render service for a part of the term. Miss Ardelia King, of Evanston, a student at Northwestern, will act as supervisor of the craft work. Mrs. John N. Van der Vries of Win- netka is recording secretary and treas- urer. Checks for tuition should be made out to the Daily Vacation Church school, it is explained. Miss Holgate will be glad to fur- nish information in regard to the school, telephone Winnetka 884. Rev. P. E. Nelson to Preach Here Tomorrow Rev. Paul E. Nelson, pastor of the Presbyterian church of Lewistown, [11, will deliver the sermon at the Winnetka Congregational church again this Sunday. Mr. Nelson is taking the place of Rev. James Austin Richards, who, on the advice of his physician, began his vacation earlier than usual this year. Last Sunday marked the beginning of the summer program at the church. Mr. Nelson, who is opening this pro- gram, is a very worthy substitute for Mr. Richards. He is a graduate of Washington university in St. Louis and of the McCormick Theological seminary of Chicago, and has had much experience in social work. BANDITS STAGE DAYLIGHT JOB Rob Three Kenilworth Resi- dents on Essex Road at 8:30 in the Morning RIDE STOLEN MACHINE Thorough Search by Police Proves Fruitless Two bandits in a stolen automobile held up three people in front of their own homes in Kenilworth early Tues- day morning and escaped, after dis- abling their victims' car so that pur- suit was impossible. Those robbed were M. F. Barrett and his wife, 50 Essex road and Benjamin T. Wright, who lives across the street at 55 Essex road, Winnetka. The loot included a $2,500 diamond ring, $1,000 diamond wrist watch and $400 gold watch, as well as a quantity of cash. Barrett and his wife were just leav- ing for Chicago, accompanied by Wright, at 8:30 o'clock, when the rob- bery occurred. As they left the Bar- rett driveway the bandits' machine, a Buick coach stolen shortly before in Chicago, crowded them to the curb. Two men leaped out and confronted the party with revolvers, commanding them to put up their hands. It was caid the bandit car had been parked .ar the Barrett home for 30 minutes. Take Money, Jewelry Barrett lost a small sum of money and Wright lost a diamond ring, a watch and $15. Mrs. Barrett lost a diamond wrist watch and the contents of her purse. The robbers then tore the wires from the distributor of Bar- rett's car and sped south, in the direc- tion of Wilmette. A few blocks fur- they on Essex---road- tlicy 'abandoned their car and were thought to have fled through the woods and boarded an electric car at the Forest and Elm- wood station in Wilmette. Wright notified the police immedi- ately and a search for the men was started. For a time it was thought that they might be hiding in the vil- lage, but after a hunt which lasted most of the morning police were convinced that the bandits had made the most of their few minutes start and escaped. Steal Chicago Car The car used by the thieves had been stolen from Louis Bortz, 845 ILeland avenue, Chicago. It had been driven to his home by a garage employe and left parked in front of the house. He had only just discovered that it was stolen when the Kenilworth police tele- phoned him concerning it. Police said that this was the boldest robbery that had ever been staged in the village. New Owners Take Over Lilac Tea Room July 1 July 1 will witness a change in own- ership of the Lilac Tea Room, 576 Lin- coln avenue, when Mrs. Y. L. Jansson and Mr. and Mrs. P. Backlin take over the popular eating place. Under the new management the tea room will serve home cooked food ex- clusively. Luncheons and dinners will be served daily and a special dinner between 1 and 4 o'clock on Sundays. a outdoor summer kindergarten in o wilmette OUTDOOR SUMMER KINDERGARTEN DURING JULY; CHIL- dren 3-6 yrs.; hours 9-12; children will be called for and returned. For information call Wil- mette 353. Find a school for them in OUR WANT ADS! JER EB BB RB RB NR NB NB RB JR NN J WANT AD DEADLINE THURSDAY NOON 'Graham Taylor |CIRCLE WOMEN PLAN OUTING FOR KIDDIES The various circles of the Woman's Society of the Winnetka Congrega- tional church will entertain groups of tenement children from the slums of Chicago. this summer. The children will be brought to Winnetka by the settlement. Each group will comprise about 40 children, and the first group will arrive July 1, to be entertained by the Pine street, West Elm street and Walden road circles. The children will be taken for a motor trip through the village and will then be given luncheon. Following that the children will go to the beach, where they will bathe and play games. The circles have purchased 60 bathing suits for the use of their little guests. The following is the schedule for the entertainments during the sum- mer: July 8 Scott and Rosewood av- enues; July 15, Elm and Lincoln av- enues; July 20, Euclid avenue; July 22, Ash and Cherry streets; July 28, Lincoln and Ridge avenues. MOVIES REMAIN THROUGH JULY New Ventilating System for Matz Hall Burton H. Atwood, Jr., director of motion pictures at Community House, announces that during the month of July, motion pictures will be offered every Friday evening. Two perform- ances will be given, the first, at 7:30, being especially for children, and the second, at 9 o'clock, for adults. Com- munity House is comtemplating the in- stallation of new ventilating equip- ment Laving three times the capacity of the present system. This will assure patrons.that Matz hall will. he refresh- ingly cool in the hottest weather. Tuesday, June 30, marks the last of the Tuesday performances until fall and a very attractive program has been planned for that night. The feature picture will be "The Goose Hangs High", which is taken from the stage play that enjoyed such a successful run in Chicago last winter. Andy Gump will appear on the same bill in "Andy In Hollywood." In discussing "The Goose Hangs High" one critic says: "Can you imagine a movie without any murders or robberies or guns or wronged hero- ines? Well, you don't have to. Just see this one, and if you don't like it, I hope you never see another good pic- ture. It's a simple, engrossing story of American home life, with an under- current of idealism and unselfishness that cheers one up considerably... .. The cast is excellently suited to the play, as James Cruze's casts are apt to be; and the whole thing looks as if he must have said to the players, 'Now act like human beings," and then went away and let them do it." Friday, July 3, begins the summer schedule and brings George Arliss to the screen in "T'wenty Dollars a Week." Little need be said of this picture ex- cept that George Arliss contributes an- other of his finely drawn portraits and is ably assisted by Taylor Holmes and Ronald Colman. An "Our Gang" comedy completes the program. Church to Hold Outdoor Service Tomorrow Morning Services of the First Scandinavian Evangelical church will be in the na- ture of an outing in the Forest Pre- serve at Glenview this Sunday morn- ing. The members will proceed to the grove at 9:30 o'clock in cars and trucks provided for the occasion. H. O. Olney of the Moody Bible In- stitute, who has been occupying the pulpit of the Scandinavian church re- cently, will speak at the open air ser- vice and a group of musicians from the institute will provide a program. The regular mid-week meeting of the church will be held Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. Winnetka Rotarians Play Golf in Spite of Rain Rain, which continued most of the day did not entirely dampen the spirits of seven members of the Winnetka Rotary club who went to Northmoor Country club Wednesday for a day of golf. The local men played 12 holes of golf in the rain, and spent the rest of the day indoors at the club. No definite date has been decided upon for further play. Winnetka club has challenged Wilmette Rotarians to a golf match. VILLAGE PLANS FOURTH EVENTS Henry K. Urion Named Gen- eral Chairman of Local Community Celebration PLAN BUSY PROGRAM Lay Corner Stone of Muni- cipal Building Winnetka is 'to have the Fourth of July celebration in its his- tory this year, judging by the plans now in preparation under direction of the Winnetka Community Fourth of July Celebration committee. The gen- eral chairman of this committee is Henry K. Urion, and the assistant gen- eral chairman is Myron E. Adams. Other members of the committee are H. A. De Windt, chairman of the finance committee; M. K. Meyer, treasurer ; Charles J. Eastman, athletic committee chairman; Dorr C. Price, entertainment committee chairman; Frederick O. Mason, music committee chairman; H. L. Woolhiser, grounds committee chairman; Robert F. Laird, prize committee chairman and Lloyd Hollister, program committee chair- man. . 7 This will be the thirty-eighth annual Fourth of July celebration staged by the village. The program will begin at 10:30 o'clock in the morning with a soft-ball baseball game and water sports. The swimming races will be as follows: . Give Swim Program 25-yard swim (Boys under 12); 25- yard swim (Girls under 12); 100-yard swim (Open to bcys over 15); 100 yard swim (Open to girls over 15); (Four required dives; four optional 60-yard swim (Girls 12-15); Plunge for distance (All boys and girls); 100- yard breast stroke (Open to boys over 15); 50-yard breast stroke (Open to girls over 15); Long distance swim (For men--220 yards); Long distance swim (For women--220 yards). The afternoon events will begin at 2 o'clock with the laying of the cor- nerstone of the new Village Adminis- tration building, at Linden and Oak streets. The chairman in charge of these ceremonies will be J. D. Pierce, member of the village council. There will be an address by John S. Miller, Jr, president of the village and vari- ous local civic organizations will place documents in a sealed box in the cor- nerstone, among others, the Chamber of Commerce, the Woman's club, the Community House and the several im- provement associations will be repre- sented in this feature. Program at 2:30 Beginning at 2:30 o'clock exercises will be held on the Village green. The Star Spangled Banner will b: sung and there will be an address, and the reading of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. There will also be a flag parade by the children. At 3:30 o'clock there will be athletic events and the Chamber of Commerce band will give a concert. In the evening the Chamber of Com- merce band will again appear in con- cert, Ted Morse conducting, and there will be dancing in Cedar street from 8 until 11:30 o'clock. All resi- dents are invited and urged to be pres- ent at the celebration. A more de- tailed program of events will be printed in next week's issue of Win- NETKA TALK. High Cost of Banking Brings Assessment Rule A service charge of one dollar per month on all checking accounts carry- ing an average balance of less than $100, will be required at the Winnetka Trust and Savings bank and the Win- netka State bank beginning Wednes- day, July 1, according an announce- ment made this week by officials of the local financial houses. Increased cost of banking service was given as the reason for the nominal assessment. ENTERTAIN CHICAGO KIDDIES On July 1, the Scott and Rosewood avenue circles will entertain the Chi- cago Commons children at a picnic on the Winnetka heach. Bathing suits have been purchased for the children. In case of bad weather they will be entertained at Community House, which is sponsoring the picnics. biggest dives); 50-yard swim (Boys 12-15); " WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK § Fancy Diving for" men and women = a 4