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16 WINNETKA TALK February 4, 1928 HAGEN WILL ATTEND GOLD EXPO IN MARCH Chicago Association of Com- merce Brings "The Haig" to Third Annual Show The presence of Walter Hagen in full possession of life and limb at the third annual International Golf Show in Chicago, March 12 to 17, inclusive, is guaranteed by a $50,000 policy signed and approved in Chicago just before golfdom's greatest star entrained for Hollywood and a debut before the movie camera. Hagen, "the Lindbergh of the Links," five times winner of the American P. G. A. championship and twice holder of both the British and National Open titles, will be the outstanding star of this year's Golf Show and Country Club Equipment Exposition. His contract signed at a luncheon tendered to the world's greatest golfer calls for his con- stant appearance during the six con- secutive days of the show. At the same time "The Haig" ac- cepted an invitation to address the Chi- cago Association of Commerce at the Ways and Means Committee luncheon Wednesday, March 14. Hagen, now a member of the firm of The L. A. Young company, manufacturers of golfing equipment, will make his bow as a business executive and is to discuss the amazing growth of the great and diversified business establishment be- hind the game of golf. Invitations to the 6,700 presidents and greenkeepers of country clubs in the United States and Canada to attend the show this year are to be sent out by Robert McManus' golf committee of the Association of Commerce. They will stress the position of Chicago as the great central market of the golf equipment industry and the fact that this year's show seems certain to draw upwards of 50,000 during the six days from March 12 to 17 inclusive. More than 200 manufacturing exhibi- tors--of whom 66 per cent thus far signed are from territory outside the Chicago metropolitan district--will have exhibits at this year's show. These will range from tees to tractors, from golf balls and bags to greens and fair- way equipment. Every conceivable kind of device designed to equip and maintain golf courses and country clubs will be found in the exhibition aisles--or "Fairways"'--which will oc- cupy the entire mezzanine floor and foyer of the new Hotel Sherman with the exposition auditorium and grand ballroom added. During the six days of the show Wal- ter Hagen will not only meet and greet his friends, fellow contestants in every important open championship and ad- mirers but will also give daily exhibi- tions of putting and driving form. A battery of "pros" of national promin- ence will also be on hand to give free instruction to all who apply for it. Hagen: will finish his first motion picture venture late in February and will return to Chicago about March 10. Announce Next Week's Museum Guide Lectures The forthcoming week's guide-lecture tours at Field Museum of Natural His- tory will open with "Indians of the Northwest Coast" and "Physical Geol- ogy," on Monday, February 6, at 11 a. m. and 3 p. m., respectively. Sub- jects on other days at the same hours, are: Tuesday, "Uses of Feathers the World Over" and "Fruits and Flow- ers"; Wednesday, "Skeletons" and "Jewels"; Thursday, two general tours; Friday, "Woodland Indians" and "Tex- tile Plants." These tours of the ex- hibits under the guidance of staff lecturers are free. Parties assemble inside the north entrance. Launch Drive for Their Aid future. The Winnetka branch of the Infant Welfare society is now facing a new year's drive with a very proud achievement behind it and high hopes for the It must again raise nearly $9,000, which, last year, was accomplished with the remarkable record of only $50 of expense. y The new officers are busy with plans for the campaign and will soon be ready to launch a drive, which, they hope, with the aid of their many generous contributors, to bring to a successful completion in a very few weeks. Women Voters Mrs. Walter L. Benson, state treas- urer of the Illinois League of Women Voters, attended an organization meet- ing Friday of a new league in Ma- comb, Ill. Mrs. W. Dow Harvey, formerly of Winnetka and now living in Macomb, is the leader of this new group. Mrs. Harvey is state educa- tional chairman of the Illinois league. Mrs. George R. Bayard, 808 Center street, is the new publicity chairman for the Winnetka League of Women Voters. Mrs. John N. Vander Vries, presi- dent of the Winnetka League of Wo- men Voters, and Miss Florence Harri- son, fourth regional secretary of the national league, conducted an organi- zation clinic in Urbana Tuesday. The board members of the leagues in the counties of Champaign, Edgar, Coles, and Macon were participants in this meeting. It is the second of a series of clinics which Mrs. Vander Vries and Mrs. Harrison are holding in Illinois. The Cook county League of Women Voters held an organization luncheon Friday at the Allerton club in Chicago for the purpose of stimulating the organization of new leagues. Women interested in civic problems were in- vited from Glencoe, Ravinia, and Lake Bluff. Mrs. John N. Vander Vries and Mrs. R. S. Childs attended the meeting. The Child Welfare program of the Winnetka League of Women Voters, headed by Mrs. Francis Lackner, has secured as the speaker for the Febru- ary meeting of the league, Monday, February 13, the noted child specialist, Dr. Isaac Abt. Dr. Abt is president of the Chicago Medical society. Kenilworth Scouts Strive for Anniversary Badges Troop 13 of Kenilworth is planning to have a patrol chest for every patrol. One patrol already has a chest. Last week Joe Harrison became a c<cout. He received his tenderfoot badge on Tuesday of last week when the monthly Court of Honor was held. Sixteen scouts received Merit Badges. We shall try to have 18 receive Merit Badges for Scouting's eighteenth an- niversary. The next Court of Honor will be February 21. It will probably he held at Kenilworth Gym in the Guild room.--Paul Gilbert, Scribe. Youthful Novices Responsible For Most Crimes Today Hinton G. Clabaugh of Winnetka, chairman of the Illinois pardon and parole board and candidate for lieu- tenant governor, spoke at 'Oklahoma City, Okla., recently on "The Cost of Crime in Lives and Dollars." The address was given before the Rotary club and a group of prominent citizens at the Huckens hotel. "When one be- gins to study crime," he said, "one runs immediately into startling facts. "For example, analysis of the re- cords of 6,342 prisoners in the penal institutions at Joliet, Chester and Pon- tiac reveals that 4,724 of them, or 74.7 per cent, are serving their first terms," he said. "Of the remainder 17.9 per cent are serving their second terms, 49 per cent their third terms, 1.9 per cent their fourth terms and that only .6 per cent have served more than four terms. "This proves that the largest part of our crime is committed by young men and boys, novices. Only a small share repeat. There is hope in that. "From sixteen to twenty-five years is the most dangerous period in the lives of both sexes. We find that ap- proximately 74 per cent of all arrests come between these years, But there are criminals even younger than that. We have a convicted murderer only 10 years old and a rapist only fourteen vears old. We have 88 boys convicted of gun holdups when less than seven- teen years old. The second most dan- gerous period is from twenty-six to thirty. So crime is largely a matter of youth, indiscretion and inexperi- ence. "My view of the crime situation is that of first importance comes en- vironment, education, training and ability to earn an honest living. The prevention of crime, in other words is most important. Conduct Funeral Rites for Mrs. Janet Wallis Funeral services for Mrs. Fran H. Chapin, mother of Mrs. Hien Thatcher of 714 Sheridan road, Wil- mette, who passed away in Ios Anger les, Cal, on January 18, were held in Park Ridge on Tuesday of last week. Interment was in the Town of Main cemetery in Park Ridge. Mrs. Chapin, who was the wid the late Henry A. Chapin of Chinen was visiting her daughter, Mrs. TJ. H Marsh of For: Worth, Texas, and was stricken with pneumonia, passing away after a brief illness. 3 | ANNOUNCE PROGRAM OF N. S. MUSIC FESTIVAL Artists of World Renown to Appear With Chorus; Feature North Shore Soloists The 20th jubilee season of the Chi- cago North Shore Music Festival association will open Monday, May 21, with a program in recognition of the artists of the north shore. On that evening Isabel Richardson Molter, so- prano, 325 Central avenue, Wilmette; Alvene Ressiguie, contralto, soloist at the First Presbyterian church of FEy- anston; Eugene Dressler, tenor, solo- ist at the First Methodist church of Evanston; and Rollin M. Pease, bass- baritone, soloist of St. Mark's church of Evanston, will make their debut singing parts in the Manzoni Re- quiem of Verdi. Performances are to be given on May 21, 22, 24, 26, with two perform- ances on the last day. On May 22 Margaret D'Alvarez, contralto, a mem- ber of the Metropolitan Opera com- pany, will co-star with Richard Crooks who has scored amazing success on the Continent. Frederick Stock will direct the orchestra on the evening. May 24 will have for its soloist Dorothy Speare, popular both as a novelist and Grand Opera singer. A male chorus of 800 voices will support Miss Speare. The program will in- clude three works for male voices. The chorus includes not only visiting artists but also local talent. There will be two performances on the concluding day, as usual. In the afternoon the children's concert will have as its soloist, Florence Macbeth. The chorus is made up of the children in the north shore grade schools. Claire Dux, a Chicago opera favor- ite, who has a lovely soprano voice, will sing with Lawrence Tibbett, bari- tone, on the evening of Saturday, May 26. Supported by the festival chorus they will sing two classical jubilee compositions. Young People's Club Plans Charity Ball The Young People's club of the Winnetka Congregational church is busily planning a charity masked ball for Saturday evening, February 18, in Matz hall, Community House. The ball is to be given for young people of high school age only, and it is being looked forward to as one of the out- standing social events in the school year. Jack Russell and his Kentuck- ians, an excellent orchestra which has proved very popular with the younger set, has been engaged for the evening. Tickets may be obtained from Mar- tin Cassell, chairman of the ticket sales committee, who may be reached at Winnetka 1313. They may also be purchased from any one of the follow- ing group of boys: Bill Bennett, Wil- letts Burnham, John Burdette, George Cogswell, Parke Chamberlin, George Campbell, Gould Davies, James Flem- ing, Jerome Huddle. Bill Hughes, Bill Kurtz, Bill Larkin, Ken Lovgren, John Milton, Bab Meyers, Bob Olson, John Parker, Al Plumley, Bob Pearse. Ted Schultz, and Harold Tarrant. Tickets will not be on sale at the door. The entertainment is being given for the benefit of A. J. Edwards, a young people's missionary in India, to whom the Winnetka Young People's club has pledged its support. A group of prom- inent women has generously consented to act as patronesses for the ball. The complete list will be given in the next issue of the WinnNgrra TALK. The fancy dress costumes, the dec- orations, and the lively orchestra give promise of an evening of gaiety an glamour,