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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 2 Apr 1927, p. 3

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WYNNETEKA "TALK Published weekly March 8, 1912, at the post office at Winnetka, Illinois, under by Lloyd Hollister, Inc., 564 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka, Illinois. the Act of March 8, 1879. Entered as second class matter Subscription price $2.00 a year. VOL. XVI, NO. 4 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, APRIL 2, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS CALL VILLAGERSTO POLLS NEXT TUESDAY Contest for Marshal-Collector Of- fice and Band Tax Proposition Hold Interest At the Village election Tuesday, April 5, Winnetka will choose a new Village President, three Village trus- tees, three Library trustees, a Treas- urer, a Marshal and Collector, a Po- lice Magistrate, and a member of the Park board. There is a contest in the office of Marshal and Collector only, all other candidates offered by the 1927 Cau- cus going unopposed. Because of the contest in this one office, and the question regarding the advisability of a tax levy for the Village band, what might otherwise be a quiet and un- eventful election is given two impor- tant issues which assure a much larger vote than would otherwise be the case. Members of the Village Caucus committee 'this week addressed a let- ter to the voters of Winnetka pointing out the fact that the nominees of the Village Caucus have in the past been uniformly elected and have been re- sponsible for the honest, efficient, and generally satisfactory administration of village affairs. Primarily on this ground the committee has asked for |! the continued support of the voters of the village in favor of its candi- dates. of Marshal and Collector, which is contested, the committee points out that this position is one of far greater importance than is perhaps apparent on the surface. In this letter to the voters the committee states that the |! Village Marshal and Collector legally has authority over the Village Police Force, though by agreement between the committee and its candidate that authority has not been exercised dur- ing recent years. Recommend Flynn Theodore Flynn, the Caucus candi- date for Marshal and Collector, has held the office for a number of years, and, according to the committee, has served satisfactorily, having fulfilled pledges made prior to each election and now renewed: First, to waive the 2% collection fees on all Village Spe- cial Assessments to which he would be entitled by law, and accept a small fixed salary instead; second, to permit the Village council to direct the Vil- lage police force. The committee's communication stresses the fact that it has been the accepted practice in Winnetka for many years for the office to seek the |. man, rather than the man seeking the office, ascribing to this policy the past excellence of local village officials, and the absence of partisan politics. List Candidates The complete list of candidates for the various offices is as follows: Village Ticket For president--Henry F. Ten- ney For Trustees--Mrs. Walter L. Benson, H. L. Raclin, Wal- ter A. Strong For Library trustees--Mrs. Mary P. W. Miller, William A. Hadley, H. A. deWindt In connection with the office || Winnetka's Village Candidates Walter A. Strong Village Trustee William E. Davis Village Treasurer Mrs. Wm. S. Miller "Library Trustee ~ Theodore Flynn (Continued on Page 6) Marshal - Collector H. A. DeWindt Library Trustee choice, Theodore Flynn, a candidate for re-election. HENRY F. TENNY Village President Byron Nelson Police Magistrate William A. Hadley Library Trustee The voters of Winnetka will be asked to go to the polls Tuesday, April 5, to choose eleven officials to fill various municipal offices. Of the twelve citizens pictured here, eleven were nominated at the regular Village Caucus held at Community House, March 14. The single exception is Adam Scott, indepen- dent candidate for the office of Marshal-Collector, who is opposing the Caucus H. L. Raclin Village Trustee Mrs. W. L. Benson Village Trustee John E. Freeman Park Commissioner Adam Scott Marshal - Collector HOLD PUBLIC SCOUT NIGHT THIS EVENING Stage Set for Big Demonstration of Boy Scout Work at Com- munity House Tonight The stage is all set for the greatest demonstration of Boy Scout work in Winnetka that has been undertaken during its many years of Scout ac- tivity in the village. Tonight has been designated as Pub- lic Scout Night, when the three Win- netka troops, their officers and others interested in the Scout movement, will participate. This will include 160 Boy Scouts. The program will be at Matz hall, Community House, beginning at 7 o'clock, with the assembly of the troops, when they will be reviewed in order, this part of the program being in charge of Dr. J. W. F. "Chief" || Davies. Exhibit in Gymnasium An interesting program demonstrat- ing Scout work will follow. After the program there will be an exhibit in the gymnasium where each patrol will have a booth in which they will dis- play Scout handicraft, for which first, second and third prizes will be award- ed. A pennant will also be given for the best booth. The contests include one of Flint and Steel Fire, in charge of Dr. George Eisenbrand, Scout Master of Troop One. Four boys from each of the three Troops will be entered in this contest. The next event will be a Wall Scal- ing contest, in charge of James Goetz, Scout Master of Troop Three and in which eight men from each Troop will be entered. Five men from each Troop are en- tered in the Knot contest, which will be in charge of Dr. George Eisen- brand. : : The Friction Fire demonstration will be in charge of James Goetz. "A Piece of Fun," (Health Talk) by Dr. George Eisenbrand, is the next number. Prize for Drill Down The O'Grady Drill Down, the only event in which a prize is to be award- ed, will follow the Health Talk, and will be in charge of James Goetz. Ten boys form each Troop will participate. Dr. George Eisenbrand and Ralph Johanson will conduct a Bow and Ar- row exhibition. . A pleasing feature of the program will be a tableaux of Scout work, in charge of Robert Doepel, Scout Mas- ter of Troop Two and Ellsworth Mills, and in which Chief Davies and the Scouts will explain Scouting. This part of the program is divided into seven sections, as follows: No. 1--Aim of Scouts: (a) Business Success, by James Goetz and Fred Stoddard. (b) Political Interest, by Robert Doepel, Dr. George Eisenbrand and James Goetz. (¢) Happy Home, by Ellsworth Mills and Rodger Hill. "Major" will also appear in this tableaux. "Major" is Mr. Mills' dog. What "Happy Home" could really be "Happy" from a boy's point of (Continued on Page 52)

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