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3 2 WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1915. nual meeting and vote for officers and directors. The Council (the Village Board of Trusees) entrusts the direct- ing of the visiting nurse to the Health Department and the Relief and Aid. It is most fortunate for the whele situation that the nursing and relief are under one head. Where they are started on separate lines it is al- most impossible to unite them and there is great loss of energy. "Our funds are received first, from the Council, one-half of the nurse's salary; second, from the sale of cast- off clothing and household goods; third, voluntary fees from Visiting 'Nurse patients; fourth, subscriptions from churches, small clubs and from individuals. In our appeal last No- vember we made the effort to get back to a more nearly level tax and asked for no sum over $10. Our budget we announced--outside the Council ap- propriation--as $2,400. We asked for 100 subscribers at $10 each, 150 at $5, 200 at $2, 250 at $1. Seven hundred letters brought about 120 replies, the $10 list having the most names, the $5 next, and the $1 barely showing above the zero line. We want those $250 from 250 persons because we want all the good that goes with each gift." : The Visiting Nurse, Miss Garret- son, said that she had made 1,349 calls during the past year. The work is mainly done in the mornings, as much is school work, and the sound train- | ing of the children is the best invest- ment the Relief and Aid Socity could have. Mr. Morris Greeley, President of the Park Board, which was organized in 1904 by an act of the State Legisla- ture, spoke on the work of the board. He said that there were now 54 acres included in the park area. The first park was the triangle opposite the depot, and it was purchased in 1905 for $8,000. The Lake Front park cost $28,000. The average attendance of bathers at this park last summer was 400 a day. Captain and Mrs. Johnson were constantly present to prevent accidents and the record for the summer was clear. Improvements will be made in the size of the bath houses. Mr. Greeley considers the best piece of work the board has accom- plished was the purchase of a 40-acre tract near the Skokie, which will be drained in a few years. As the ball- playing on the commons is annoying to many residents, a baseball diamond will be laid out in this park with a running track and several tennis courts. Last year the Village Council turned over to the Park Board 67 tracts for maintenance, with additional triangles | to be converted into little beauty spots. The women who had charge of the precincts collected 50 wagon loads of rubbish and deposited it in suitable places. The Skokie was found not to be a breeding place for mosquitoes, so a crusade was started around the homes and tomato cans and bottles were condemned. An oiling of the catch basins took place every ten days. The "ancient ark" of a water- ing cart was resurrected and three trips were made each day on the LAWN GRASS North Shore Oak Park Special Velvet West Parks Blend Shady Nook Mixture Retailed at Wholesale Prices 5 Pounds One Dollar LEONARD SEED CO. 226-230 W. Kinzie St.,, CHICAGO streets about the station and on Lin- coln avenue as far as Community House. The streets had also been oiled by the Park Board. The work of Community House was briefly outlined by Mrs. Carrie Prouty, who told of 69 different organizations which held meetings there during the past year. The Gardeners' Club of 53 | members was mentioned as especially worthy and notice was given of two exhibits to be held in the assembly room and gymnasium of Community House in July and August, the second show to be entirely for asters. The Neighborhood Club also received spe- cial attention and the Camp Fire Girls Circle. Hallowe'en was referred to as having been such-a radiant contrast to the Hallowe'en of previous years. Mr. W. Harry Davis of the village Board of Trustees was the last speak- er and gave a brief account of the work done by the board during the last year. SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 36. Notice of Election. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Saturday, the third day of April, 1915, an election will be held at the - Horace Mann School and Columbia School in the Village of Winnetka, in School District No. 36, in Cook Coun- ty, Illinois, for the purpose of voting "for" or "against" the proposition to build a schoolhouse upon the site now owned by said District, and "for" or "against" the proposition to issue the bonds of said District No. 36 to the amount of Twenty-seven Thousand Dollars ($27,000), dated the first day of April, 1915, and becoming due as follows: $1,000 thereof on the first day of April in each of the years 1916 to 1930, both inclusive; and $2,000 thereof on the first day of April in each of the years 1931 to 1933. both inclusive; and $3,000 thereof on the first day of April in each of the years 1934 and 1935. Said bonds are to bear interest at the rate of four and one-half (41%) per centum per annum, payable semi-an- nually. The polls at said election will be opened at two o'clock p. m. and closed at six p. m. Dated this 23d day of March, 1915. EDWIN S. FECHHEIMER, President. E. N. RHODES, Secretary. PLAY SAFE Keep Your Money «ecat... WINNETKA STATE BANK Commercial and Savings Accounts Opened Storage Vaults for Your Valuables Officers and Direciors JOHN R. LEONARD, Pres. W. G. WALLING, Vice-Pres. HENRY R. HALE, Cashier Henry P. Crowell, Victor Elting, Augustus S. Peabody and Carlton Prouty With the New Trier Students The Heavyweights won the subur- ban championship in basket ball by their fine playing in the game against Evanston at New Trier Saturday evening. The score was a close one-- 19 to 16. } : The Lightweights also Evanston the same evening, at New Trier, but they cannot hold the cham- pionship on account of being defeated by the Oak Park team early in the season and having had several of the team incapacitated for play during the winter from various complaints. [Last week Thursday, in the even- ing, the swimming team met at the Central Y. M. C. A. and came out with 23 points. This makes it lead the high schools of Cook County. Yesterday afternoon the team met the Evanston High boys at the Y. M. C. A. in Evanston, and the New Trier Juniors had a meet with the Evanston High Juniors. L'ENFANT. Children who have neat-looking hair always show good care. H. Dele- becque, 747 Elm street.--Adv. SAVE $5.00 to $10 On Your New Spring Hat We can make over your last season's hats into new, stylish shapes. Turner Hat Bleachery Co. Now at 18 S. State St., one door north of old address. Half a block south of Madison St., Chicago. Occupying entire seventh floor. defeated | Grass Seeds Flower Seeds Vegetable Seeds WE HAVE THE BEST Classy Collars for Dogs See our window for several novelty specials. They are things you need. SEEDS THAT WILL GROW. POTTED PLANTS AND BULBS. Winnetka Drug & Mdse. Co. A Moderate Price Drug Store a Scrip FOR SALE and Flower Beds. Compost for Lawns, Greenhouses Also Black Dirt and all kinds of Farm Yard Manure. PHONE WINNETKA 288 HENRY Florist I ! G D. M. Ferry's Flower and Vegetable Seeds Velvet Grass Seed PINE & W.R.R. Tel. Winnetka 313 AVENUES 65% LOANS MADE ON IMPROVED REAL ESTATE 3% on Savings Accounts Checking Accounts Invited Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent Bank of M. K. Meyer ESTABLISHED 1894