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June 23, 1928 WINNETKA TALK EVERYTHING 0. K. AT BOYS' SUMMER CAMP "Chief" Davies of Community House Wires Message That Things are Fine at Hamlin Word has been received from "Chief" J. W. F. Davies and the twenty-three boys who went with him to Indian Hill camp at Hamlin Lake, Ludington, Mich., that they arrived there last Tuesday morning in time for breakfast. The boys left Monday afternoon, go- ing by rail to Milwaukee and from there across Lake Michigan by boat to Ludington. The boys then took a bus to the camp several miles away. Four counselors are assisting "Chief" Davies in directing the boys. They are: Dr. George Eisenbrand and Rob- ert Doepel, scoutmasters, Ayres Boal, Jr, and Loren Converse. Have Varied Program The program to be followed at the camp includes games, hiking, swim- ming, and special trips of educational value. An authorized member of the Red Cross Life Saving corps gives instruction in life saving, and at the end of the camp period awards are given to the boys showing proficiency in the various activities. The following boys made the trip to the camp: Brewster Adams, David Allen, John Ballenger, Albert Bechtel- heimer, Bill Brackett, Marvin Brand, Ralph Burkhardt, Ralph Childs, Bruce Crosby, Charles Eastman, Grant Ehrlich, Ben Fillis, Loring Farwell, Richard Hoffman, Mitchell Hutchin- son, George Maxwell, William Morse, Robert Meleney, Eugene Snoxell, Fred Steul, Bob Wersted, Roy West, and Fred Stoddard. Girls to Camp July 9 These boys will remain at the camp for three weeks, returning to Winnetka on Saturday, July 7. On the following Monday, July 9, a group of Winnetka girls will go to the same camp. "Chief" Davies will be in charge, and Mrs. Eloise Wort- ley will accompany the girls as coun- selor. Masons Will Compete Tuesday At Playfield The Winnetka Masons will hold their annual golf tournament all day next Tuesday on the Winnetka Sko- kie Playfield. A practice round will be played in the morning and the tournament round will be played in the afternoon. A blind bogey event will give inter- est to the morning's play. In the after- noon, instead of playing by handi- caps, the players will be divided into five classes and a number of prizes will be awarded in each class. At 7 o'clock, supper will be served in the Masonic Temple of Winnetka. The tournament is open to all Ma- sons in Winnetka. Herbert D. Mec- Kinney is chairman of the event. Res- ervations for entry in the events and for the supper should be made with him at the Wilmette State bank before Mon- day night. The entry fee is two dol- lars. Paul Reschke Successful Bidder on Widening Job Paul Reschke, 552 Center street, Winnetka, has been awarded the con- tract for the widening improvement to be made at Green Bay and Tower roads. Bids for this work were received by the Village council Tuesday evening, that of Mr. Reschke being $5,138.30 and that of the E. A. Meyer Construc- tion company, of Highland Park, $5,498.25. The bid of the former being lower, he was awarded the contract. 46 Pupils Achieve Perfect Record in Class Attendance Forty-six children of the Winnetka Public schools were neither tardy nor absent during the school year just closed. The list includes twenty-eight from the Skokie school, seven from the Greeley school, six from the Hub- bard Woods school, and five from the Horace Mann school. Following are the names of the stu- dents who made the perfect attend- ance record: Skokie School Bert Falkenberg, John Ballenger, Vir- ginia Johnston, David McDonald, Platt 'Whitman, David Stoddard, Helen Maistro- vich, George Lorimer, Leila White, Arthur Mayer, Eric Lindahl, Elizabeth Olson, Annie Borovicka, Walter Wanger, Junior Runnfeldt, Margery Felsenthal, Carlton Prouty, Beatrice Levinson, Frances Mack, James Flynn, Jack Mosley, Helen Rodgers, Eleanor Forman, Jean Campbell, Dorothy Berg, Edward Johnson, Robert Runnfeldt, and Robert Walpole. Greeley School Alfred Erickson, Mildred Erickson, Emily Pryor, Bud Thackery, Bertram Trillich, Esther Weber, and Charlotte Weeks. Hubbard Woods School Jane Edwards, Virginia Dick, Robert Ehrler, Raymond Hanson, Philip Samuel- son, and Carol Taylor. Horace Mann School Marshall Anderson, Walter Arthur Smith, Ella Menzen, McAlmon. Diebold, and Hugh Summer School Is Opened With 120 Enrolled Monday Summer school in Winnetka got under way at the Horace Mann school last Monday morning under the direc- tion of Miss LaReina Bubbett. One hundred and twenty pupils were registered. More registrations were coming in from Glencoe during the week, and it is expected that the total enrollment will be slightly above the figure given. The summer school this year is not as large as that of last year, when 168 pupils attended. The summer school will continue for three weeks, closing Friday, July 13. Individual work in the classroom and 15 minutes of playground work each moring make up the program for the summer session. Six teachers, whose names have ap- peared in a previous issue of Win- NETKA TALK are assisting Miss Bubbett in the summer school work. When you're away -- what's more welcome than news from home? Let WINNETKA TALK follow you on your vacation--and keep up with events! Just call our Circula- tion Department--say when and where. They'll "do the rest. | tance, signs with which to decorate SIGN VANDALS BUSY Police Request Co-operation of Par- ents in Apprehending Youthful Col- lectors of Display Boards The collegiate youth of today, in going his pennant room-decorating brother of yesteryear one step better by discarding the pennants in favor of sign boards of varied description, may be getting a real kick out of the fad, but he is "stepping" on someone's toes when he does it, according to Mrs. L. White, of 228 Sheridan road, Win- netka. Mrs. White states that she has re- peatedly placed signs reading, "Pri- vate property, keep out," at the Sheri- dan road gate of her estate at Fuller lane and as often these signs have mysteriously disappeared. Recently she posted two new, artis- tically painted signs, and a night or two later as her brother-in-law, H. Herman, of the same address, was re- turning home, he saw two boys in the vicinity, each laden with a number of signs. He stopped them, and among the signs they carried, found the two which Mrs. White had but a short time before posted at the Sheridan road gate. The boys averred they were High school students, and, following the ex- ample of other youths of their acquain- were helping themselves to their rooms. They told Mr. Herman their names, gave street numbers in Winnetka as their residences, and gave telephone numbers, all of which, after the boys had been given a good lecture and permitted to go on their way, proved to be pure "bunk." The police, who have been appealed to, are helpless in the matter, except that by chance they might catch the boys in the act of removing the signs, but Mrs. White appeals to the parents of the boys, who are thus decorating their rooms, to question them as to the manner of obtaining their decora- tions. Men's Garden Show Brings Awards to Local Gardeners The Spring garden show of the Men's Garden club of the Chicago region, held at Garfield Park con- servatory last Saturday and Sunday, was successful in every detail, it 1s reported. Exhibits were varied and displayed wonderful proficiency on the part of the members, all of whom are amateur gardeners. Columbines, irises and peonies pre- dominated. Arthur Wyld, of 512 Elder lane, Winnetka, won several prizes with his columbines. P. W. Armstrong, 861 Bluff road, Glencoe, took first prizes on primulas, baptisia, violas, dicentra and dianthus. Among the commercial exhibits, that of Paul L. Battey's peonies and irises, from his Northbrook garden, consist- ing of hundreds of varieties, was un- surpassed. Mr. Battey, who is treasurer of the club, will be glad to issue a member- ship card to any male amateur gardener in exchange for the very moderate annual dues. SAILS FOR EUROPE Miss Mary Williams, secretary to "Chief" J. W. F. Davies, of the Com- munity House, left last Wednesday for Montreal. Miss Williams will sail from Montreal for Europe. She expects to visit France and England, and will re- turn to Winnetka the last week in August. OPEN RAVINIA OPERA WITH "MASKED BALL" Rethberg and Martinelli Head Brilliant Cast in Season's In- augural Tomorrow By Critic ) Everything is now virtually in readi- ness for the opening of the seventeenth season of Ravinia opera and concerts this Saturday night. Nearly all the artists to be heard at Ravinia this season are now on hand and rehearsals began last Monday. The box-office was opened for the general sale of seats Saturday morning, June 16, and, as was to be expected, the demand was tremendously heavy. Hundreds of north shore residents availed them- selves of the convenience of the double line telephone system and called High- land Park 2727 for reservations. The first eight days of the new season is of such magnitude that it will long be remembered by all opera enthusiasts. Louis Eckstein has left nothing undone that would add to the gratification of his patrons. Seven operas, the first of the IMon- day night concerts, one popular con- cert and one children's concert--this is the program for the first eight days extending from June 23 to June 30, inclusive. It is more than a season of opera which will be brought to a realization when the curtain is lifted on "The Masked Ball" by Verdi Satur- day night. Rather, it is a veritable festival of music, in which, although operatic performances predominate, music in general is so broadly repre- sented that it becomes a brilliant exposition of this art form in all its aspects, "7. Sunday Concerts ; Every Sunday afternoon during the season, a concert of lighter music will be given by the Chicago Symphony orchestra, while on Monday nights, except when special opera perform- ances are announced, there will be a concert of more pretentious works by this same organization with soloists selected from the ranks of the opera forces and the orchestra. The chil- dren's concerts and entertainments will be given on Thursday afternoons, Eric De Lamarter giving the explanatory talks to the youngsters. Ravinia has never been bound by the fetters of conventionality in the matter of its opening offering. Every year something different is chosen, and there is reason for congratulation that this season Mr. Eckstein's choice has fallen upon "The Masked Ball" Not only is this one of Verdi's greatest operas, but is one which enjoys special favor at Ravinia in view of the fact that it offers such unusual opportunity for Elisabeth Rethberg, who only a few days ago at Dresden created the title role of Richard Strauss' new opera "The Egyptian Helen" ; Giovanni Martinelli, Giuseppe Danise, Florence Macbeth, Julia Claussen, Virgilio Laz- zari and a host of others. This work is replete in dramatic action and in: music which is lilting in its melody. Give "Louise" Sunday Last season Ravinia patrons were given a delightful and unlooked for surprise in the engagement of Mme. Yvonne Gall of the Paris Grand opera and the Opera Comique, who was brought to Ravinia in August for a limited series of performances. These included Charpentier's "Louise" which had never been sung at Ravinia before, but which, with Mme. Gall in the name part and Edward Johnson opposite her, made instant appeal. This opera, with exactly the same cast as that of last season, is to be given Sunday night, June 24. Here ultra-modern music is exemplified at its best while naturalistic drama is given full play. (Continued on Page 55)