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- WINNETKA TALK A Weekly News-Magazine for Winnetka VOL. XIV, NO. 52 WINNETKA, ILLIN OIS, MARCH 6, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS WOMEN VOTERS TO HEAR | ATTENDS CONVENTION | PRIMARY CANDIDATES or, J. W. F. Davies Leaves for Toronto) One-Day Citizenship School to Be Held at Community House Monday, March 8 Many candidates for election at the April primaries are arranging to be present at the one-day citizenship school of the Winnetka League of Women Voters, to be held Mon- day, March 8, at Community House. Because of the non-partisan char- acter of the league, every ef- fort has been made to secure all the candidates for each office rep- resented. Of the three candidates for Anton Cermak president of the County board, William Busse, Repub- lican, and Francis Boutell, Republican, have agreed to come, and Anton Cer- mak, Democrat, will be here unless called out-if-town, in which case he will send a representative. For Sanitary District trustee the league has secured as candidate speakers Arthur F. Albert, Republican, and Guy Guernsey, Republican. Charles E. Graydon of the Barret-Crowe ticket was also invited, but states that he will probably be unable to come. The Democratic party has promised to send a candidate but it is not yet de- cided which one will be here. ; Hour of Recreation Mrs. Leslie Gooder and Mrs. W. H. Nichols, who are in charge of the hour for luncheon and recreation from 12 to 1, have secured as entertainer Mrs. Edward Duncan of Chicago, who will sing a group of songs. Mrs. Dun- can has a studio in the Fine Arts building. The candidates will be here for the luncheon and members of the league will have an opportunity to meet them and to talk informally with them at that time. The school will ye? in at 10 o'clock, with Mrs. W Iter 1 ey president of the league, the chair. Tickets for the day, including luncheon, may be purchased at the door, 4 2 ThetPro) ry The cottiplete pr sgram follows : Morning Session Mrs. Walter Benson, presiding. 10 a. m. Conference onened by John S. Miller, president of Winnetka. 10:05 a. m. Structure of County Government--Frederick W. Penfield, Cook County Commissioner. 11 a. m. Sanitary District--Mrs. Russell Updyke. * 11:30 a. m. Candidates for Sanitary District Trustees as follows: Arthur F. Albert, Republican; Guy Guernsey, Republican; and Democratic candidate, 12 to 1 p. m. Short program of 'songs--Mrs. Edward Duncan. Afternoon Session Mrs. John Vander Vries, presiding 1 p. m. Candidates for President of Board of Cook County Commissioners: William Busse, Republican; Francis Boutell, Rpeublican; Anton Cermak, Democratic. 1:30 p. m. Consolidation of Cook County's New Social Service Program --Miss Harriet Vittum, Northwestern university Settlement. . 2:30 p. m. The Party and the Direct Primary--Prof. T. A. Ray, head of Po- litical Science department, Northwest- ern university Sunday for Religious Education Sessions Dr. J. W. F. Davies of the Win- netka Congregational church will leave Sunday for Toronto, Canada, to at- tend the twenty-third annual conven- tion of the Religious Education asso- ciation, of which he is a director. The convention will be in session March 9-12, both dates inclusive, and this is the first time the association has met in Canada. The general theme on which the program is builded, namely, "Religious Education for Participation in World Affairs," is particularly sig- nificant at this time, From the first meeting in Chicago in 1903, Canadians have been deeply in- terested in the movement. Canadian members have always participated in its leadership and the convention plan- ned to meet in Toronto a dozen years ago, but the outbreak of the war made it impossible. The choice of the topic had nothing to do with the place of meeting, yet it is pointed out as a happy Fa Hmstance that the conven- tion isto be permitted to discuss an international theme in Canada. There are, it has been suggested, interest- ing differences of view on opposite sides of the border to make discus- sion all the more fruitful. Men of world-wide. repute will make the addresses, among which the fol- lowing are some of the most important subjects : "The Present Situation in World Af- fairs." "The Concern of Religion in World Affairs." "The Pressure of Economic Elements in World Affairs." "Racial and National Differences." "Science_and World Unity." "Religion and World Unity" Plon Originator Reviews New Fire Station Project Plans for Winnetka's proposed new fire station were referred to the Fi- nance committee, of which Walter A. Strong, is chairman, at the meeting of the Village council Tuesday evening, for further consideration. These plans call for remodeling of the old Village hall into a fire station, by which means a much larger building can be con- structed for the same amount of money which would be required to build 2 complete new station. The plahs were drawn up by a Chi- cago architect and have been under consideration by the Winnetka Plan commission. This body recently re- turned the plans with the suggestion that Edward H. Bennett, originator of the Winnetka Plan, be asked to pass upon them. ! At the meeting Tuesday evening a communication from Mr, tt was feed. He summed up his report as fol- ows : "For the above reasons and with the reservation that further consideration be given to the architectural desion with probable modifications, and to the location of the roadway approaches with a view toward conserving the maximum park area, we recommend for youg 'acceptance the location and plan of the fire station as proposed." T Candidate | William Busse, well known leader in Cook county politics and Republican candidate for the office of President of the Board of Cook County Commis- 3ioners, will be in Winnetka Monday, March 8, to speak before the Citizen- ship school to be conducted at Com- munity House by the Winnetka League of Women Voters. Lumber Merchant Buys Residence in Winnetka Arthur J. Gram, of the Gram Lum- ber company, Chicago, has purchased the residence property at 519 Elder lane, Winnetka, formerly owned by Dr. C. H. 'Searle, of Evanston, and expects to take possession May 1.- The sale was made by Miss Gladys Thompson of the Indian Hill office of the E. E. Stults Realty company, 460 Winnetka avenue, Mr. and Mrs. Gram have spent several summers in Winnetka and will now make this their permanent home. Relief and Aid in : Annual Fund Appeal This week the antinal appeal for funds by the Winnetka Relief and Aid society will go out. This or- ganization has been functioning for 20 years in Winnetka and has em- ployed a visiting nurse for the past 14 years. It has a constantly grow- ing list of subscribers who look up- on its maintenance as one of their first responsibilities. ~The Relief and Aid society is not receiving this year the usual $1,200 from the Vil- lage, which is now employing its own nurse, and will therefore need more money from the public, it is explained. It is the hope of of- ficials of the society that the con- tributions can be among a larger group than ever before so that no individual may feel called upon to | subscribe too heavily. Subscrip- tions of from $1 to $25 will be gratefully received, it is pointed out, amd may be sent to Mrs. Henry A. Gardner, 844 Bryant avenue. C. OF C. OBJECTS TO ZONING BOARD FINDING Merchants Join With Indian Hill Leaders in Attacking Move to Enlarge Store Area Final action on the zoning of the Manus Indian Hill subdivision, recent- |ly annexed to Winnetka, was again deferred at the meeting of the Village council Tuesday evening of this week, and the recommendation of the zoning board of appeals that part of the ter- ritory be zoned "C" commercial was discussed at length. The matter was referred back to the zoning body with the suggestion that a joint conference on the matter be held with the Vil- lage council. Three attacks on the finding of the Zoning board were made at the meet- ing. The first of these was by Lee Walker, chairman of a committee rep- resenting the Indian Hill Improvement association. Called "Impossible" "It is practically impossible to con- ceive on what basis the report of the Zoning board was compiled." said Mr. Walker, in his address to the council. He cited the fact that the board's report predicted an eventual popula- tion of 8,000 families in the village and said that this figure would mean a total population of 40,000 persons, which he hoped and thought Winnetka would never have. He explained a counter proposition which had been discussed at a recent meetng of the Indan Hill Improve- ment association. This was that the subdivision be zoned residential and that the 111 feet east of the opposed new through highway be taken as park property and made into a stop- ing terrace such as is planned with a similar strip in the village of Kenil- worth. He further explained that a portion of the land in the south end of Winnetka is controlled by the Kenilworth park board and that in his opinion this should be acquired bv the Winnetka park board and con- verted for park purposes. ! Davis Attacks Ruling Coram T. Davis, who was present in his capacity Zoning board 't council that he could compile figures which would. show that the Indian Hill section does not fleed as @huch eom- mercial property as ith the pres- ent time. He said that one of the deciding factors in the recommendation of the board was the 25 foot lots which have been sold as business lots. Ac- cording to him, the Zoning board felt that these lots could not be used as residential property, and that if they were the resulting situation would be less desirable than a properly regulated business district. + Act Beyond Province He asserted, however, that it was his opinion that the Zoning board had gone outside of the purpose for which it was appointed when it zoned the dis- | trict commercial 'because it "did not know what else to do with the 25 foot lots, and not because-the frontage was really needed for commercial purposes. "would be for those who sold these lots to the present owners, misrepresenting them as business lots, to compromise (Continued on page 42) ber of the. members of the.