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Juty 2, 1927 ------------------------ i. -- ,- es -- RE ---------- PREPARE FESTIVITY FOR WINNETKA DAY Set August 4 as Date for Annual Affair; Parades, Prizes, Floats, Will Feature Fun for everybody! Winnetka Day, the big annual picnic for Winnetkans, young and old, is scheduled for all day Thursday, Au- gust 4. It's going to be a big, rousing day full of entertainment and fun for everybody. As has been the custom, all local stores will be closed, and the day will be observed as a community holiday. Commuters, when possible, arrange to take part, if not all, of the day off from work, and join with their families in this big village frolic. The many features of the day are not definitely decided now, but the pro- gram will include the following: auto- mobile parade, open to all, with big prizes donated by local merchants, for the most attractively decorated floats; a children's parade just after noon headed by the winning floats of the auto parade, with prizes for the best decorated bicycles, etc; races of every description at the West Elm street park; a merry-go-round; a horseshoe tournament; a baseball game; contests for young and old; all sorts of refresh- ments; a big tug-of-war; and many, many other features, all planned and selected to make a complete, big day, long to be remembered. Open Air Pavilion As has been the custom in previous years, an open air platform will be provided for dancing in the evening. Arrangements are being made for this big feature of the day, and accommo- dations will be provided for a crowd many times larger than in previous years. The silver cups offered last year in the horseshoe tournament will be open for challengers this year. Winnetka boasts many skilled horseshoe artists, and this year's contest is looked for- ward to with much interest. The committees in charge of arrange- ments for Winnetka consist of the fol- lowing: General committee: R. F. Doepel, chairman; E. C. Weissenberg, Joseph Braun, Lee Vincent, E. A. Gerhard, Harry Roberts, R. C. Papa, Wm. Levitt, Robert Hymanson, Jack Schultz, U. Dini. Grand prize committee: Vic Killian, chairman; Carl Hanson, Fred Richard- son, U. C. Abel, Robert Johnson, T. R. Dabe, Kenneth McLain, John Klauke, Edwin Jones, D. W. Leonard. Parade committee: Carl Braun; prize committee, Henry Klauke; re- freshment committee, R. 'W. Rapp; music committee, Lee Adams; games committee, John Dethloff; race com- mittee, R. H. Schell; dance committee, Herb Paulson; decorating committee, Harold Hill; horseshoe committee, George Wood ; grounds committee, Al- fred Olson; publicity committee, Har- vey Bowen; transportation committee, Gus Erikson; baseball committee, Fred FEckart; holiday committee, W. T. Wersted; finance committee, Sanborn Hale; tug-of-war committee, Robert Scully; chief announcer, Dr. Frank Woods; entertainment, Harry Roberts. LEASE SHERMAN RESIDENCE Parker Gowing and family have leased the Rodger Sherman residence at 213 Linden avenue and will occupy it during the summer. Miss Louise Otis has returned to her home at 644 Oak street, from a school in Arizona where she has been taking special work. Members Evidence Much Interest in Playfield Events J. E. Weinstock, George Rettie, A. McDougall, W. C. Moffatt and H. H. Rothermel were tied for first place at the close of the Blind Bogey which was held last Saturday and Sunday, June 25 and 26, at Skokie Playfield. Morris Scott, J. J. Desmond and Dick Stoddard tied for second; and J. E. Bradstreet, F. Stoddard and William Carey tied for third position. The mixed Foursome was considered a most successful event and was great- ly enjoyed by those participating. An- other such event is to be held in the near future and all members of the Playfield association are looking for- ward with a great deal of interest to the setting of the date. Winners of the 2 ball Mixed Four- some over the week end were Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Happ, first low net; Jane Hudson and Roy Nelson, first low gross; and Carol Fossum and Jack Young, second low gross. Pairings for the Cup tournament are now posted on the bulletin board at the Playfield and members are asked to refer to it in order that they may find out who they are to play against. These matches should be played be- fore noon of Saturday, July 9, accord- ing to Elmer Nelson, tournament com- mittee chairman. An attractive program has been ar- ranged for this week end by the com- mittee in charge. On Saturday and Sunday, July 2 and 3, the first round cup match and Blind Bogey is sche- duled to take place. Monday morning, July 4, the flag tournament--I18 holes --in which five prizes will be awarded, will take place. Monday afternoon, at 4:30. the Men's Driving contest will be held at the fifth hole. Three prizes will be awarded. At the same time the women's ap- proaching and putting contest will be held at the third hole; in which three prizes are offered. At 5:30 Monday afternoon, the women's driving contest will be held at the fifth hole. Three prizes will be awarded. The men's approaching and putting contest will be held at the same time at the third hole, three prizes being offered. Community House Staff Has Outing for Chicago Group Fifty children from the Commons, a settlement home on Grand avenue in Chicago, all members of a sewing class conducted by Miss Lea Taylor of the Commons staff, participated in an outing given for them by the members of the staff at Community House. The children were brought to Win- netka on a special coach by the North Shore Line and were all taken for a swim at the Winnetka beach. A lunch- eon was served them at Community House and games of various types were played. The outing was one of a series be- ing given for the settlement children and their mothers by local groups. The opinion had somehow become prev- alent among Winnetkans that the parties were not enjoyed by the chil- dren and for that reason they were discontinued by some groups. Those in charge at the settlement, however, state that the children have been talk- ing about the Winnetka trips since Christmas and have been eagerly awaiting the invitations. A picnic for the Polish Mothers' club and for their children is to be held next Thursday. Mrs. Eva Lombard, 619 Lincoln avenue, is spending a few weeks with her daughtgr at Powers Lake in Wis- consin. WINNETKA TALK Again: the Right Way to Display the Flag The Patriotic Landmark committee of the Glencoe chapter, D.A.R., Mrs. John C. Hornung, chairman, has sug- gested that from its observation of the various ways in which the flag was displayed by individuals on the north shore on Memorial day, it might be well that the flag code be studied and its various requirements observed when our national emblem is displayed on Independence day. "There are certain fundamental rules of heraldry which if understood gen- erally, would indicate the proper meth- od of displaying the flag. The national flag represents the living country. The blue field or 'union' is the honor point. The union, therefor should always be uppermost and at the right, ie. the flag right, the observer's left. "When carried in procession, the flag should be at the marching right and always in front of any other flag (like a State flag or the flag of another country.) When displayed on a wall, with other flags the flag of The United State of America should be displayed on the right and its staff should be in front of the other flags. "When the flag is displayed from a staff projecting horizontally or at an angle from the window sill, balcony or front of building, the union should go clear to the peak of the staff unless the flag is at half mast. If not flown from a staff, it should be displayed flat, the union uppermost and to the flag's right. When the flag is display- ed over the middle of the street, the flag should be suspended vertically with the union to the north, in an east and west street or east, in a north and south street. "On a speakers' platform it should be displayed above and behind the speaker, in the place of honor at the speaker's right. "The flag should be flown only from sunrise to sunset. It should not be so hung that it will touch the ground or the floor or trail in water. It should never be used as drapery. It should always be carried aloft and free and never horizontally. No one is author- ized to add any mark or decoration to the flag, like a gold border, for that is using the flag to advertise some or- ganization and it is not lawful to use the flag to advertise anything." Rev. F. C. Stifler Sails for Tour of Holy Land Rev. Francis Carr Stifler, pastor of the Wilmette Baptist church, left this week for an extended tour of the Holy Land. He will also visit various Euro- pean countries in company with a large group of church workers. The tour is being made under auspices of the Church Touring guild. THE COVER ONDAY is the day we cele- brate. It is Independence Day, a day of rejoicing. Years race on, but the spirit of America remains unch . That spirit is a chal- lenge to the world, a ge of loyalty to the flag. The cover de- sign pictures the loyalty of Young America to the colors. It is the "spirit of "27." Those in the picture are Emma Bickham, Hazel Knep- per, Virginia Werden, Ruth Phelps, Bernice Stofer. and Jane Norman of north shore Scout Troop 4, and William Sherman, Robert Fuchs, Robert Klenna and William Horsting of Boy Scout Troop 3. w WINNETKA WILL HAVE "WELL BABY CLINIC" Holds Opening Session on July 7 in Health Department of Village Hall By Dr. H. A. Orvis (Winnetka Health Commissioner) Few places are as fortunate as Win- netka in having so large a proportion of children in their populations. The advantage of environment and educa- tion here are great. Perhaps we realize that the essential freedom is that of full physical and mental development. We know the future is not ours but belongs to that group of our children who are best equipped to struggle with the problems it will present. There are many pitfalls for the health of a child. The greatest toll in life and health is exacted during its first year. This fortunately, however, is not so hard a fact as in years past, for we are making progress in saving infants. The infant mortality rate, or the num- ber of babies which die during the first year of life per one thousand births, is falling. Until 1900 the sacrifice was great. In New York City there were then 170 deaths per one thousand births ; now there are 68; in Charleston in 1900 there were 323 deaths, now there are 150 per one thousand births. We are saving today sixty per cent of the babies that would die if no greater effort for their health were made than twenty-seven years ago. . The United States stands third in the list of nations arranged according to results of Infant Welfare Work. New Zealand loses only 47% per one thou- sand births: Australia 65.7; United States 77, Holland 85.8, while Chili to- ward the bottom loses 278 per thou- sand. Why is this great difference in cities and countries? The answer lies in the fact that where the infant mor- tality rate is low there are agencies looking after the health of its mothers and babies. They are spending time and money to preserve health and life. Lives can be pought, paid for and de- livered from the greedy clutch of disease. Aid Million in 1926 In 1926 there were cared for through the activities sponsored by the Depart- ment of Interior alone 1,000,000 chil- dren, in addition to that done by local organizations of all the great cities of the country. In 1925 by the work done by these organizations there were 138,- 000 fewer infant deaths than if the 1900 infant mortality rate had persisted. So today there is an army of 138,000 toddlers playing throughout the land that were bought and paid for with labor and money. They are the 1925 purchase of the Infant Welfare work- ers of the United States. One of the outstanding examples of accomplishment is that of Dr. Sedge- wick in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Here it has been demonstrated, that with a complete clinic system and thorough follow up work on the babies of the Twin Cities, the infant deaths can be reduced to fifty to one thousand births. This physician and his com- munity has set a goal for others to at- tain. It is possible; it has been dem- onstrated. When it is accomplished by the country as a whole there will be another army of toddlers added to the salvage which will number 43,000 each year. Care of Mother, First How is this being accomplished & There are three main lines of endeavor: 1. Care of the mother. 2. A pure milk supply. 3. Care of the infant. > : "The mother is not only essential to a baby's advent into the world but his health and happiness depends di- (Continued. on page 48)