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WINNETKA TALK Published weekly by Lloyd Hollister, Inc., 564 Lincoln Ave., Winnetka, Ilinots. March 8, 1912, at the post office at Winnetka, Illinois, under the Act of March 3. 1879. Entered as second class matrer Subsoription price $2.00 ¢ year. J | Jeska VOI, XVII, NO. 28 WINNETKA, ILLINOLS, SEPTEMBER 15, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS BEACH SEASON ENDS; BUSIEST ON RECORD Attendance Figures Shattered This Summer; No Fatalities at Municipal Beaches Two important events in the minds of the children are scheduled for this time of the year. One is the opening of the public schools, which occurred last Monday, and the other the closing of the Win- netka bathing beaches, which occurs Sunday, September 16. The total attendance at the two Winnetka beaches since the opening June 16, was 26,800, the largest in local history. No Fatalities This Year There were no fatal accidents at either of the beaches, the two drown- ings in the village during the summer occurring at the foot of Fisher's lane, one and one-half miles north of the Maple street or northern beach. The total attendance at the Maple street beach was 15300, a daily aver- age of 450, with Sunday, August 19, the date of the annual water carnival, leading with an attendance of 1,200. The average daily attendance at the Elder lane beach was 125, a total for the season of 11,500. Puchase 900 Tickets The average temperature of the wa- ter was 62 degrees. Approximately 900 season tickets were purchased by Winnetka citizens. "Jim" Allen, beachmaster, will leave Sundav evening for Ann Arbor, where he will re-enter the University of Michigan. "Jim" rescued five persons from drowning at the Maple street beach during the season. Frank Sto- ver, residing on Tower road, a Junior at Princeton, served as life-guard duc- ing the absence of Allen, while the latter was on a brief vacation from August 26 to September 1. Walter Etzbach, the regular lifeguard at the Maple street beach, has a credit of two rescues during the summer. He left September 3 to re-enter the Uni- versity of Illinois, since which time Agate Martin has been serving as guard in his place. John Dewar, at the Elder lane beach, has a record of six rescues during the season. Mrs. George (Ma) Deily is also looking forward to the close of what has been the busiest season in her years of service as matron at the Win- netka beach. Winnetka Legionnaires to Hold Session Monday The next regular meeting of the Winnetka Post No. 10 of the Ameri- can Legion will be at 8:30 o'clock Monday night in the Community House club room. The delegates to the convention at Waukegan will make a report to the members. At the state convention, David L. Schillinglaw was elected state commander for the en- suing year. SERMON FOR SUNDAY ~ The Rev. James Austin Richards will preach at the Winnetka Congre- fational church this Sunday, Septem- ber 16, on the topic "Divine Inabili- BSS asin a os EE. Launch Sessions of Cong'l School Sunday, Sept. 23 The Winnetka Congregational church school will begin its autumn session Sunday, September 23, but on next Sunday at 11 o'clock there will be a service of worship for all the members of the Church school who de- sire to attend. This service will be held in the Matz hall of Community House. Children may come with their parents at the time of the regular church hour. Dr. J. W. F. Davies will preach. The classes will begin the following Sunday. The Kindergarten will meet in the Assembly room at 9:30 o'clock. Grades one, two and three will meet in Matz hall at 9:30 o'clock. Grades four, five and six will have their class work at nine twenty-five, going into the church at ten five for their service of worship. Following this they will go to the gymnasium for a fifteen-minute period of Sacred music. Grades seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven and twelve will have their service of worship in the church at 9:30 o'clock. At 10 o'clock they will go to their classes. All grades of the church will be dismissed at 10:45 o'clock. Dismiss Charges in Prohibition Case; Employee is Held In the first of the preliminary hear- ings in connection with recent arrests in Winnetka on federal warrants charging violation of the prohibition law, the charges against William and Otto Wersted, in whose garage it was charged one of their employes sold liquor, were dismissed. The hearing was held Wednesday, | 6 before United States Commissioner Edwin K. Walker. Edward Lyle, the employe at the Wersted garage and one of the defendants, waived prelim- inary examination and was bound over to the Federal grand jury, Hearings against the other defen- dants were continued, some until Sep- tember 15, some to September 21, and others to the 29th. REAL ESTATE SECTION --reviewing a month's progress in Winnetka realty and building circles -- appears in this issue. SEE PAGE 53 Ends Service Here Winnetka station M. H. agent for the North Western railroad Lieber, for twenty-two years, has resigned, effective Sept. 1. 111 health is the cause, but Mr. Lieber will remain a citizen of the "best town on earth," which is just another way of saying he'll con- tinue to be a Winnetkan. Johnson and Fossum in Cup Event at Playfield The 36-hole final match in the Winnetka Park Board trophy event at Skokie Playfield golf course Sunday, will be played by F. Johnson and O. Fossum, Johnson having defeated J. Belmont last week-end, 5 and 4, when Fossum won over George Rettic, 7 and ANNOUNCE SERMON THEME "What Jesus Tells Us to Do" will be the theme of the sermon to be given by the Rev. E. Ashley Gerhard, rector of Christ church, at the morning serv- ices tomorrow at 11 o'clock. Make Date Correction in Recital Publicity An error in copy submitted to WinNETKA TALk last week stated that the fourth program of the Artist-Recital series sponsored by the Winnetka Music club would be given Thursday, February 7. The correct date for this concert is Monday evening, February 11. Tickets for the series will be ready for delivery Thursday, Sep- tember 20, according to Mrs. Bes- sie Grant, secretary of the Music club. Subscribers have been re- quested to call for their tickets any time after that date at the Win- netka State bank. The 1928-29 season of programs has been announced as follows: Monday, October 29--Claudia Mu- zio, dramatic soprano. Wednesday, December 26 -- Vladi- mar Horowitz, Russian pianist. Monday, January 7--Albert Spald- ing, American violinist. Monday, February 11 -- Andreas Segovia, Spanish guitarist. Monday, March 4 -- John Charles Thomas, American baritone. --------------_ ML H. LIEBER RESIGNS STATION AGENT POST Terminates Twenty-Two Years' Service to Winnetka Com- muters; Ill Health Cause After more than 35 years spent with the Chicago and North Western Rail- road company, twenty-two of which he was agent for the road at Win- netka, Maurice H. Lieber, of 4 Ridge avenue, retired from active service, September 1, due to failing health. Before coming to Winnetka Mr. Lie- ber had served the company in various capacities, and during his twenty-two years here the company had often proffered him advancement into new fields. They were declined, however, for the reason, expressed in Mr, Lieber's own words: ; ; "To me, the name 'Winnetka has 1 meant the best in everything. "The best people, the best schools, the best churches, the best library, the most beautiful in civic planning and development, the best homes, the best beaches, the best municipal golf course, the most picturesque setting for a vil- lage, the most careful and capable management of civic affairs, the best type of business men, in fact, the best of everything for the welfare of its citizens, from the children on up through the various stages of life. "I have considered it an honor to serve Winnetka citizens, who are truly a marvelous people, and I appreciate their courtesy and kindness and deeply regret that I am compelled to give up the work." Watches Village Grow When Mr. Lieber came to Winnetka 22 vears ago, he recalls that the vil- lage then had a population of some- thing less than 2500. Included in that number were some of the fine old fam- ilies, who wisely planned and devel- oped this charming community of homes. The village, even in that early day, owned its own water works and elec- tric light plant; foresaw the growth of the north shore and planned the beau- tiful streets and parks which later generations are now enjoying. Elm street was the only paved street on the west side of town, where there were but scattering residences. The Horace Mann school served all the children and it was a much smaller building then than now. M. K. Meyers as Grocer M. K. Mevers conducted a general store and a bank on the corner where the modern banking institution is now located, the old building having been destroyed hy fire, Mr. Lieber recalls. The splendid new Village admini- stration building had not even been conceived in the minds of the most optimistic Winnetkan of that day, and the old Village hall was down where the fire station is now located. Mr. Lieber has witnessed the growth of his ideal Winnetka and has had the nleasure of aiding it, in that the North Western Railroad company has alwavs kent pace "with the village develop- ment. 3 The North Western's best trains stop here. on request of Winnetka ras- sengers. In. the summer season, trams ou. Continued on page 6)