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March 20, 1926 WINNETKA TALK VOTERS' LEAGUE MAKES PLAN TO GET BIG VOTE Arrange to Establish Balloting Information Headquarters at Community House Extensive plans for getting out a 100 per cent vote from the women of Winnetka in the approaching elections are being made by the Winnetka League of Women Voters. The league is engaged in getting a 100 per cent pledge to vote from all its members. It has arranged with Winnetka Talk to print each week a list of the organi- zations--large and small clubs, circles, etc.--that have obtained a 100 per cent voting pledge from their membership. Organizations wishing to be in that list may report either directly to Winnetka Talk or to Miss Elizabeth Gemmill, chairman of elections of the Winnetka League of Women Voters. The league is calling the attention of citizens who have moved to Win- netka too recently to be on the voting list, that they may vote by Affiidavit. At the primary for village and town- ship elections on April 6 it will be much easier to vote by affidavit than at the more crowded polling day on April 13. New citizens are therefore urged to vote at the earlier -election so that their names will be already on the polling lists when the county pri- mary comes, on April 13. People who are to be absent from town may vote at the primaries by ob- taining from County Clerk Sweitzer's office in the county building, Chicago, absent voter slips. Members of the League of Women Voters will be on duty at Community House both on April 5 and on April 12, ready to answer questions. Precinct chairmen of the Winnetka League of Women Voters, will be glad to help the women in their precincts in any way that they can. Anyone wishing to know who her precinct chairman is may find out by telephoning Mrs. Walter Benson, president of the Win- netka League of Women Voters, Win- netka 429. Among the important offices to be filled at the coming election are the following: president of Cook County hoard of commissioners, members of the board, sanitary district trustees, U. S. senator from Illinois, clerk of the supreme court of Illinois, county judge, representatives in the Illinois general assembly, county treasurer, sheriff, superintendent of public in- struction. Dr. Wilfred E. Grenfell Preaches: Here March 28 Dr. Wilfred E. Grenfell, world fa- mous missionary, will deliver the ser- mon at Christ church, Sunday morning, March 28. He will speak at the 11 o'clock services. Dr. Grenfell estab- lished a mission in Labrador which bears his name, and he has spent much time in the far north in missionary work. He has spoken at Winnetka before and has been enthusiastically received by audiences here. Police Pension Fund Favored by Officials Tuesday evening the Village council passed a resolution to put into effect the provisions of the state law with re- ference to the police pension fund. The law provides that any municipality wishing to come under the pension law shall appoint a board 'to hold an elec- tion in the police department to deter- mine the wishes of the men in the mat- ter. If they desire to come under the state law one per cent is taken from their salary fund and a certain amount from taxes is added to the fund. Community Players Give March Play 10 and 11, by the Community Players. to a packed house both evenings. "The Intimate Strangers," Booth Tarkington's delightful comedy, was presented at the Community House last Wednesday and Thursday, March The cast included: Gordon Van Kirk, Mrs. John Marshall, Katharine Wortley, Giles Weis, Margery Windes, Dor- othy Root and E. J. Flannery. The production was a huge success, playing The production was given under the direc- tion of Mrs. Sherman M. Goble and Mrs. Carrie Burr Prouty. Welsh was in charge of properties, Myron T. Harshaw was stage manager and make-up was in charge of Mrs. Carleton W. Washburne's committee. Mrs. Vernon Building Permit Records Indicate Big Spring Boom Since March 1 building permits for homes totalling $139,000 in value have been issued at the Village hall, it was learned this week. This marks the be- ginning of the spring building rush, which is expected to continue for sev- eral months, it was said. Those to whom permits have been issued are as follows : Robert N. Golding, of Chicago, for a frame and brick veneer home with attached garage on Pine street, to cost 232.000: George N. Dovenmuehle, for a brick home with attached garage at 560 Ash street, to cost $23,000; Robert S. De Golyeér, of Evanston, for a brick home at 850 Auburn road, to cost $20,- 000; William Salineu, for a frame home at 1323 Asbury avenue, to cost $17,000; Joseph F. Wolf, for a frame and hiick veneer residence on Forest avenue, to cost $14,000; Jules Salmen, for a frame and brick veneer dwelling at 561 Willow street, costing $12,000; W. K. Aberna- thy, for a brick house at 1426 Asbury avenue, to cost $11,000; and George S. Wood, for a frame and brick veneer home with attached garage at 1442 Edgewood road, to cost $10,000. Sidewalk Improvements Has Council Attention The streets, drainage and forestry committee of the Village council will hold an informal public hearing Wed- nesday evening, March 24, for the pur- pose of discussing with property own- ers the necessity of re-laying certain proper grade. When these sidewalks were laid originally the street had not been paved and grade of the street at that time was lower than it is at pre- sent. Some stretches of sidewalk are below the present grade of the gutter, it is said, and this results in the side- walks being flooded in wet weather. It is the intention of the council to work out with property owners a comprehen- sive plan of sidewalk improvements in all parts of the village. Name Maior Lineberger C. M. T. C. Worker Here Major Clarence Lineberger, of 1437 Asbury avenue, will have charge of the Hubbard Woods section in matters pertaining to the Citizens' Training Camp movement. In previous years this section of the north shore has been well represented and already in- quiries are being made for the coming summer plans. Major Lineberger's telephone number is Winnetka 536-J, sidewalks on Provident avenue at the: CELLIST HAS INNING Estelle Swigart and Carl Brueckner Are Soloists in Next Symphony Play- ers' Concert Tuesday March 23, will be violincel- lists' day at New Trier High school, when the Symphony Players of Chica- go, under the direction of George Dasch, will present the fourth and last of the afternoon young people's con- certs and the sixth of the evening series. Miss Estelle Swigart will ap- pear as 'cello soloist with the orchestra in the afternoon, playing Grutzmacher's "Fantaisie Hongroise." In the evening concert, Carl Brueckner will be heard in the "Variations Symphoniques" by Boellmann, a 'cello solo of unusual in- terest with orchestral accompaniment. The complete programs, as announced by Mr. Dasch, are as follows: Afternoon Program Symphony No. 2, D Major, Opus "88 ili ods us Beethoven Adagio molto--Allegro con brio Larghetto Scherzo Finale: Allegro molto "Fantaisie Hongroise," Opus 7, for Violoncello and Or- s CheStra = ..oveersene Grutzmacher Soloist: Estelle Swigart Two Spanish Dances, Opus 12, Neos. 2 and 5 .......- Moszkowski Evening Program Overture, "Russlan and Ludmila" Pe et Glinka Symphony No. 8, B Minor (The "Unfinished" Symphony) PET Schubert Allegro moderato Andante con moto Variations Symphoniques, Opus 23, for Violoncello and Orchestra Ved ey Ce ey Boellmann Soloist: Carl Brueckner Suite, "L'Arlesienne" (No. 1) ...Bizet Prelude Minuetto Adagietto (string orchestra) Carillon "In the Spinning Room (Opus 68, Ni 1 Ee ge Dvorak New Milk Ordinance Is Now a Law in Winnetka Winnetka's new milk ordinance, in its final form, was passed at the meet- ing of the Village council held Tues- day evening of this week. The most important provision in the ordinance is that only milk from tested herds may be supplied in Winnetka after April 1. This part is the same as the Chicago ordinance, passed not long ago. Trustee B. F. Langworthy has been a leader in the fight to secure pure milk for Winnetka and is largely responsible for the adoption of the new ordinance. - RAILROADS TO PROVIDE CROSSING SUPERVISION Village Secures Consent of Roads to Provide Continuous Watch Over Gatemen At the meeting of the Village council Tuesday evening of this week the Pub- lic Utilities committee of the Village council of which Henry Tenney : is chairman, conferred with officials 'of the Chicago and North Western rail- road and the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee railroad regarding an im- provement in the operation of crossing gates in Winnetka. ; The railroad officials at the suggestion ing of the village, are adopting a plan whereby all crossing gate operators and flagmen will be under direct and con- tinuous supervision of a competent traveling inspector, assigned to the north shore district. This inspector will keep in close touch with the Vil- lage, by frequent conferences with the village manager, in order to correct all cases of faulty operation which may be brought to his attention. . : Village officials it is said, will appre- ciate it if all residents observing any cases of careless or faulty crossing pro- tection, will report them to the village office promptly, giving full details as to date, hour, location and nature of the complaint. These will be taken up. at once with the official referred to, and it is expected that an immediate im- provement in safety conditions at grade crossings will result. The railroad representatives, at the meeting referred to, informed the com- mittee that they are experimenting with certain new types of signal equip- ment, which will be tested in the near future and demonstrated to Village of- ficials. : Officials Recommend More Fire Equipment Steps toward securing additional fire fighting equipment at Winnetka were taken Tuesday evening at the meeting of the Village council when Village Manager H. L. Woolhiser was instruct- ed to prepare a detailed report on the purchase of a fire truck for the depart- ment. It is planned to equip this truck with a chemical apparatus and a pum- ° per, so that it will form a complete unit for use in emergencies. i This action was taken by the council as a result of a recommendation by the village manager and Fire - Marshal, George M. Houren, which pointed out the inadequacy of the present appara- tus in the matter of ladders. There are a large percentage of three story build- ings both in the business and residence sections of Winnetka, the upper stories of which could not be reached with ex- isting ladder equipment either for pur- poses of rescue or for access to roofs in fighting fires, it is said. The mew truck will probably be ordered in time for delivery when a new fire station is completed. Richards Begins Course For High School Pupils Beginning Sunday morning March 21, at 10 o'clock, the Rev. James Aus- tin Richards of the Winnetka Congre- gational church is to give a special course for all members of the church school of sophomore high school grade, in the Scout room of Community House. This is the course on the Chris- tian Life that Mr. Richards gives each spring. The meetings take the form of conference and discussion and attempt to arrive at answering the following questions : What is a Christian? How does one become a Christian? What are the helps of a Christian? What is the Church? What are the Sacraments? Where do we see God most clearly? '