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Ne YOU WILL FIND S)METHING OF INTEREST UPON EVERY PAGE. IF YOU DOUBT THIS, READ AND BE CONVINCED. INNETKA WEEKLY TALK 5 OL." V1, NO. WINN ETKA, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, 'APRIL 20, 1917 PRICE FIVE CENTS HERIDAN ROAD NOW OPEN IN NEW TRIER mpressive Ceremonies on Saturday Dedicated Highway to Public Use. AVAL CADETS GIVE DRILL From Chicago and Ad- jacent Towns Join in Celebration undreds 'Maypole Dance Is Feature. -~ There was a note of jubilation and flash of gay colors Saturday when hicago and North Shore folks join- bd in a ceremonial to mark the open- ng of the newly constructed ftretches of Sheridan road in Ken- Ilworth, Wilmette and the interven- ng portions in New Trier township. There was a colorful parade head- bd by Lieut. MacNair and a detach- ent of men from the Great Lakes aval training station at Lake Bluff, Maypole dance by children from (enilworth and an impressive chris- ening wherein a bottle of wine was broken upon the new highway. Procession From Chicago. Several hundred Chicagoans mo- ored in a procession that started rom the Art Institute at 1:30 o'clock. n one of the automobiles was for- rer Governor Chas. S. Deneen and fayor Thompson. Both appeared bn the speakers' platform and made ddresses in the Kenilworth fes- ivities. There were three parts of the fthristening. In each instance bombs vdvere exploded which released the ational colors while the band from he naval station played "The Star pangled Banner." "This was fol- lowed by the ceremony of cutting a ibbon barrier. In Wilmette Miss ®innie Mae Schmidt officiated in the hristerming; breaking the bottle of hampagne that declared the thor- ughfare open. Courtiers Surround Queens. In Kenilworth the ceremony was apcrformed by Miss Virginia Little, WM nd for New Trier township Miss {atherine Scheidenheim. These were Jlhe three queens of the festival, and Mhey came to the scene of their tri- mphs surrounded by their courtiers nd maids of honor. After the formal christenings the rofession re-formed and proceeded | . . 0 Wilmette and disbanded. The| hief feature of the celebration was "he Maypole dance, in which many _roung children of Kenilworth par- micipated. | Nelson Lampert, president of the - incoln park board, E. L. Lobdell, resident of the Sheridan road mprovement association, Mayor | chmidt of Wilmette, Mayor Bull of] lenilworth, and President Collier of he New Trier township commission- rs, all participated in the events. Mr. Deneen paid his respects to "he sailors, suggesting that their bresence indicates the interest of the "ederal government in Sheridan road s a means of military communica- ion. ~~ The speaking program was .con-| Biuded when Mr. Lampert threw the a shovelful of earth from the com- Sleted road, using a silver shovel he new pavements now complete he paved road to the north limits f Kenilworth, one of brick and two Of concrete. They vary in width rom 1 thirty to forty feet. RR ILLAGE OFFICIALS BUILD ST 1 FENCE TO HIDE HUGE SIGN | Hubbard Woods has erected a pite fence. It was put up to hide a reat wooden sign which was reared ly an enterprising commercial firm light opposite the Hubbard Woods tation. After a deal of agitation he village board decided to raise a all lattice fence directly in front .the offending structure. This was ne. Today anyone venturing into ubbard Woods can see the lattice nce but not the sign. The village | joard has announced that it will ow vines over the fence and make still more spiteful. It will also ild the fence as high as the sign ould the sign owners take it upon = emselves to combat the artistic irt of the community. * 'NAVY OFFERS YOUNG MEN OPPORTUNITIES Amhbitious Youths Can Climb to Top of IL Ladder in World's Greatest Fleet. NEEED FOR OFFICERS GREAT Enlialisted Men Under Twenty Years of Ageage, With One Year's Sea Service, EliEligible Naval Cadetship. to Th The need for additional officers in the Lie United States Navy is being more keenkenly felt, with the commissioning of vd very new dreadnaught. One of the lae last acts of the Congress which ceaseeased to exist on March 4, 1917, was to po provide that 100 midshipmen at the he Naval Academy. Annapolis, Marydaryland, were to be drawn from the ehe enlisted personnel of the Navy. Everyivery enlisted man under 20 years of age, wge, with one year's sea service, eligiblligible for one of these and tnd the examinations compcompetitive, the highest 100 young men nen receiving the appointments. is vacancies, are entirely The The average young man in the Navylavy, like the average young man in civiliariyilian life, has not had a high school educatieducation and this fact is inducing high schigh school boys to enlist in the navy, a navy, as it is practically certain that any yo any young man with a groundwork of two of two years or more high school training training who really desires to enter Annapc Annapolis can do so. Abl: Ablest Men Given Preference. Navy Naval authorities consider midship- men wmen with this preliminary training afloat (afloat of particular value, as their knowle( knowledge of Naval affairs give such young |young men a much better grasp of the pos the possibilties of their future career than is than is held by the candidates ap- pointed pointed directly from civil life by congrescongresstietn The men appointed from tl from the enlisted personnel must be recomn| recommended by their commanding officer, | officer, and an officer zealous of maintai{ maintaining the best traditions of the Nav|the Naval service, will give preference to the |to the ablest men under him. This places places the highest honors of the Naval s Naval service within the grasp of any young |Young man who has "future fitness to win to win" The r The regiment of midshipmen is al- ways {Ways the personal guard of 'the preside; President at his inauguration. The academ, Academy course being for four years every every midshipman participates in one ing ne inauguration, and generally, in later lif later life as a commissioned officer, in map| in many more. Midsh| Midshipmen make three cruises during | during their Naval Academy career, each cr| each cruise held during the three summer | summer months. The itinerary of | these cf| these cruises is laid out--Germany, Norwgy: [ Norway, England, Gibraltar, etc. In 1915 it ; I915 it was 'considered inadvisable to send | send the training squad in European Nate || waters on account of the war and they we¢| they were therefore sent to San Frangjsc Framietn, through the Panama Cana, i (Canal, view the Panama-Pacific Expositic wh Op Opportunity to Advance. The st | The standards of living, of disci- pline, ofa | pline, of manhood, and of scholastic ability ar. | ability are maintained at a high level. The pres, | The pressing need of officers has not lowered o | lowered these standards. as was re- cently sk|cently shown when the tsual per- centage | centage of the midshipmen were "bilged" | "bilged" (forced to resign) for de- ficiency i | ficiency in studies. The yo | The young man who has an apti- tude for { | tude for the sea, who wishes to enter the 'Nav: | the 'Naval service under the best condition | conditions, who has the ambition to reach the | reach the top, and is willing to do his utmo [his utmost to realize such an am- hition--si | bition--such a type makes the suc- cessful N| cessful Naval officer. 'Such a man has with" | has within his grasp the chance to become fs become the commander-in-chief of one of tI'%| one of the world's greatest fleets. Americ! | America's future is linked with sea power. (* power. Our merchant marine must become a't| become a reality, not a vague hope; our Navy's |our Navy must be powerful enough to keep tI°| to keep the seas open, and our coasts safe, at &°¢|safe, at all times. The men at An- napolis t6¢ | napolis today will be the moving fig- ures in a'"| ures in a few years in carrying out our natior® | our national inspirations on the seas. 30 = Eh Mr. and" | Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cole of Ridge avenue ar' (avenue arrived home last week from a six welCla six weeks' stay in Hollywood, Calif, rett |Calif, returning by way of Arizona. WINNETKA WOMAN'S G CLUB MEETING A Q@ By the Press Committee ¢}¢} The Winnetka Woman's Club has reached such large proportions that the annual luncheon, with which it has been the custom to close the club year, was given up in favor of an afternoon meeting on Thursday, April 19, with a general reception after the business program. And a very festive reception it was, with a large attendance, particularly lus- cious sandwiches and smiling faces under new spring bonnets. The business meeting was opened with voting on the new ticket pre- sented by Mrs. Orwig, chairman of the nominating committee. While the poles were being held open the regular annual reports of the officers and committee chairmen were made. The recording secretary read the list of new members admitted at the last meeting and reported the resig- nation of others. 'Chere was a report from the recording secretary, corresponding secretary, the treasur- er and the auditing committee. Space does not permit of a detailed account of these reports, but it must suffice to say that they were satisfactory and interesting. The chairmen of the Art and Literature Committee, the educational committee and the civics committee gave reports of the programs furnished and other good work done. The chairman of the social committee reported the aver- age attendanc at each meeting at 233; the chairman of the house com- mitee reported its faithful work; the chairman of the membership com- mittee reported the present member- ship being 494. The most satisfactory report was made by the chairman of the finance committee, telling amonz other things the different contributions to char- ities which the club is making and the payment of another $1000 on the mortgage, reducing our aebt 0 $1300. And there were reports from the chairman of the press committee and from the chairman of the rug com- mittee. Mrs. Roswell Mason reported as delegate for the infant welfare work and reminded the club members that the first week in May is to be "Baby Week," and Mrs. Morris Greeley re- ported as delegate to the Legal Aid Society telling its aims and its im- portant work. Several announcements of inter- est were made; there is to be a meet- ing of the new association of Par- ents and Teachers of New Trier High School on Monday, April 3; a Chatauqua with the usual lecture courses and educational advantages will be held in the neighborhood of Edgewater, during the last week in August. The art committee of the Tenth District Federation announces an exhibit of artists to he held June 8 and June 9 in the log cabin of Mrs. Burnham. An invitation was read from the Social Economics Club to a luncheon to be given Tuesday, May 8 Mrs. Merritt Starr, who has charge of the Club Archives, told something of what the Archives are asking for interesting records to be placed therein. Mrs. Ira Couch Wood gave a short and inspiring talk on "The Several Practical Ways in Which Women Can Help the Country in These Stir- ring Times." Mrs. Wood told of what may be done outside of Red Cross work without neglecting other branches of service. She suggested a scheme of organization comprising the heads of all men's and women's organizations in the Village, and this broad scheme is to be discussed at a mass meeting to be held at the Coni- munity House on Sunday evening. Mrs. Wood laid particular stress on the necessity of attending to the duties of our normal lives, not ne- glecting home economics, home char- ities and home welfare movements. Mrs. Buell announced a series of four lectures on "Home Economv" to be held on Tuesday at the Wo- man's Club, reminding club members of the cooking classes now being conducted for the cooks of Winnetka by the domestic science teacher at the Jorace Mann school. Mrs. Stephen Foster is in charge of contributions to help fill the Red Cross bags which Winnetka has promised. Mrs. Wortley, the outgo- ing president, gave the club her final - HOME GUARD TO AID BOYS AT THE FRONT Wilmette Citizens Gather in Patri- otic Mass Meeting Wednesday. MEET NEXT THURSDAY EVE Organization Will Be Completed to Assist Young Men of the North Shore Joining Army and Navy. Wilmette's 'boys at the front will not be friendless. At a mass meet- ing of more than 200 of the substan- tial and well-known citizens ofy the village, held Wednesday evening in the Congregational church, follow- ing an informal dinner, preliminary action was taken to form what will probably be known as the "Wilmette Home Guard," whose function will be to back up in every possible way the young men who join the service from Wilmette and other North Shore vil- lages. - As an evidence of the serious intentions: of the assemblage a very large number of subscriptons to a $5,000 Wilmette contribution for Y. M. C. A. work with the army and navy was collected. About a dozen Wilmette recruits were present. The meeting was under interde- nominational church auspices, with the Reverend Frank Wilson of St. Augustine's Episcopal church as chairman and Major Edward J. Vatt- man, George FE. Cole, the Reverend Craig Stewart of Evanston, Scout- master George R. Harbough of the Wilmette Boy Scouts, Private Spencer Young, Rev. R. E. Bowers, Principal Brown of New Trier High school, Henry R. Rathbone of Ken- ilworth, president of the Hamilton club, and Secretary Gethman of the Y. M. C. A., among the speakers. Following spirited and practical addresses and counsel for manliness at the front and serious co-opera- tion at home, a committee made up of the following men was appointed to report on ways and means from definite and permanent organization at another mass meeting of both men and women to be held at the Cen- tral avenue school on the evening of Thursday, April 26: A. H. Howard, chairman; Major E. J. Vattman, A. L. Rice, Thomas E. D. Bradley, H. L. Beach, Frank Seng, J. F. Stone, E. H. Bentley, H. K. Snyder, C. C. Mitchell, Joseph Tysowski and P. B. Fitzgerald. = FREE LECTURE AT WIN- NETKA WOMAN'S CLUB In response to a general appeal from the housekeepers of Winnetka a series of valuable talks have been arranged by a committee appointed from the Woman's Club. Miss Lind- sley of the Illinois Training School for Nurses will speak on Tuesday, April 24, Friday, April 27, and Tues- day, May 1, at 2:30 p. m. Mrs. Lyndon Evans, president of the School of Domestic Science, and of the Home Preparedness League, will talk Friday, May 4, at 2:30 p. These lectures are free and ev- m. eryone is especially urged to be present. message in a few graceful and gracious words which were a fitting preface for the moving little speech of acceptance from the incoming president, Mrs. Carrie Prouty, for whom the club's welcome is so warm. The chairman of tellers annouiced the election of the following officers and board members for the coming year: Mrs. Carrie B. Prouty, Pres.; Mrs. Charles T. Mordock, 1st Vice-Pres.; Mrs. Sherman M. Goble, 2nd Vice- Pres.; Mrs. Florence Capron, Record. Secy.; Mrs. Howard Walsh, Cor. Secy; Mrs. Alfred G. Freeman, Treas.; Mrs. Earl N. Rhodes heads the Art and Literature Committee; Mrs. Alfred S. Aschuler heads Edu- cation Committee ; Mrs. Allan I Wolff heads Civics an! Philanthropy Committee; Mrs. John R. Montgom- ery heads Social Committee; Mrs. William A. Otis heads House Com- mittee; Members at large, Mrs. Wm. J. Carey, Mrs. Ernest Ballard, Mrs. Charles L. Byron. BIG CAMPAIGN FOR Y.M.C.A. WAR WORK North Shore Helping Swell Coun- try's Contribution to Aid Soldiers. GIRLS GIVE UP ALL FRILLS Make Patriotic Pledge of Money Once Spent for Gowns, Silk Stockings and Candy. All the north shore is interested in the big five-day campaign that is now on in Cook county to raise $200,000 for the war fund of the Y. M. C. A, Illinois' share of the $3,000,- 000 asked to carry this work to the 1,000,000 soldiers of America and sup- port it for one year, was placed at $300,000, of which Cook county took $200,000. Evanston volunteered to raise $25,000 of this and $15,000 ad- ditional as its share of the "Y" work in the prison camps of Europe, com- bining the solicitation. It formed committees of live workers who are on the job all the time, and up to Wednesday evening had reported contributions of over $27,000 with many committees .not then heard from. Chairman Edwin S. Mills of the executive committee ventured the assertion that the total contri- bution of Evanston would be nearer $50,000 than $40,000. Wilmette's Volunteer Committee. A voluntary committee of Wil- mette workers has gone into the field in aid of the movement. They have not reported as yet, but it is expected that by Friday evening they will have very substantial contribu- tions to offer, and it is the same way in Winnetka and Glencoe. Seldom has such enthusiasm been seen in any similar campaign. Par- ticularly have the women taken it up as one thing they may do to help their country in its time of need. Workers in the Y. M. C. A. camps on the Texas border last summer told of the wonderful work of the army Y. M. C. A. in keeping the soldier boys at the front in fit con- dition both morally and physically. Its service is not sectarian and every cent contributed for this work goes to the benefit of the men at the front and in the camps. They are fur- nished entertainment of such good quality--moving pictures, vaudeville shows and the like--that they stay in camp and pass up the poor whis- key and worse women that hang to ever soldier camp and debase the rank and file. Ravages of Disease. W. W. Gethmann, who was in charge of the work on the border, has done great service by pointing out that disease contracted from camp followers has caused more mor- tality among soldiers than all the bullets and shot and shell. To keep the soldiers in camp and away from these places is the problem that the Y. M. C. A. service on the border has successfully solved. To support this work at a cost of $3 per soldier per year is something that everyone can help in by their contributions. Young women of Northwestern University have already contributed over $3,000, all of it at a personal sac- rifice. They have given up their cost- ly graduation gowns, silk stockings and spats, candies and ice cream in order that they might contribute the money to the'cause, and their parties for the balance of the year are all going to be of the simple kind. The stories told of the sacrifices they are making are inspiring in their patrio- tism. In helping the soldiers in this way they are doing their part in the war work. If you have not been asked to make a pledge you can send a check directly to "The War Work Fund," C. N. Stevens, treasurer, at the Evanston Y. M. C. A. 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