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INNETKA 'WEEKLY TALK Nearly Everybody in Winnetka Reads the Talk «VI, NO. 39 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS , FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1917 SIX PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS K TENNEY PICKED 10 HEAD WAR UNION Tenney Elected to Succeed Mr. lting, Who Leaves for Washing- D. C., to Assist Government. E NOVEMBER REPORTS d Cross and Navy Comforts Com- | mittee Report Activities Here. By Eloise W. Wortley. At the regular meeting of the War nergency union, Tuesday, Decem- r 11, Mr. Horace Kent Tenney was ected president of the union to suc- ed Victor Elting, who resigned to sume his duties in Washington, D. Mr. Tenney brings to the work a ep and enthusiastic interest and executive ability which insures to linnetka an efficient handling of the r work in the village. Other offi- rs elected at this meeting were 3 C. C. Wortley, field secretary, id Mr. J. W. F. Davies, vice-chair- n. ~ Variety has entered into the work the War Emergency Union for svember. A successful patriotic meeting was d at the Community house gym- sium, November 18. ~ Through the union an arrangement made for a joint conference of e grocers and other merchants with Winnetka food conservation com- ee and Mr. A. A. Beebe, on No- mber 15, to determine food prices he village. fty-four pairs of sheepskin slip- s have been sent to Camp Grant r Winnetka boys. A Service Flag now hangs in the ge and there are 172 stars to "ow the number of men represeitte : Winnetka in active service. he Y. M. C. A. campaign has been ost successfully completed, show- ¢ 966 subscripsions, amounting to 0,221.45. These reports have been rned in at the union's office for The Woman's committee has fin- d its registration work and the orts show that 1,800 women have olled for war service. These ~ ards are in the care of the union. Reports for November have been eived from the Red Cross, the vy League and American Fund for 'rench Wounded. large consignment of books and agazines has been sent to the li- rary for distribution to the soldiers d sailors. 'Mr. F. W. Burlingham has offered, min, for school use next year, the five acres of land used by the children t year for gardens. Many grateful letters have been re- ti by the War Emergency union ~ rom the boys at the Rockford can- ~~ onment. ~ Four jackie suppers ring November. 5 125. Var Emergency union each week. Boys Enlist. ~ department, Great Lakes, Ill; Victor Hugo Proetz, public works' depart- ent, Great Lakes, Ill; Ernest mville, Fla. Red Cross Report. narters: perating stockings, 93 and dances re given at the Community house The average num- r of men entertained at one of hese suppers was placed at eighty. the dances the average attendance en made to have the club opened ery Saturday afternoon during this A number of volunteers have en- olled to assist in the office of the The following boys have enlisted an Winnetka within the past few lays: George Evien, aviation serv- ve; Otis A. Skinner, public works' uench, radio operator, Great Lakes, I; T. James Wood, Jr., Great Lakes, Grinnell Wiley, commissary de- rtment, Jacksonville, Fla., and Paul ube, commissary department, Hack The Red Cross in Winnetka has ompleted and shipped the following icles to the Chicago (Chapter head- 4422 gauze dressings, 52 operating hirts, 168 bed socks, 7. wraps, 18 VILLAGE OFFICIALS ASK AID OF PEOPLE IN WORK The village officer in charge of gar- bage, ashes and rubbish collection makes the following requests of householders: During the cold weather, drain gar- bage before placing in cans, and either wrap in paper or cover the bottom of the can with paper to avoid freezing to the can. If this is not done the garbage cans are liable to be damaged. Collectors have been ziven instructions that no collection shall be made where the garbage cannot be easily dumped. "Use standard size ash cans, as bar- rels or other large receptacles be- come very unwieldy when full of ashes. "A large number of householders are not complying with the request that ashes be placed outside the building. Unless this is done, the in- creased expense of collection will make it necessary to add an extra monthly charge, where collectors are compelled to enter the basement. The rates are designed to cover the cost of collection under the terms of the garbage ordinance, which requires that all material to be collected shall be placed outside the building. "Residents are reminded of the free rubbish collectiofi service being ren- dered by the village. Complete in- formation as to the days when col- lections are made in each district thay be obtained by calling Winnetka 54. CHRISTMAS PROGRAM WILL BE HELD AT HIGH SCHOOL A special program of Christmas music will be given in the New Trier High School auditorium at 4 o'clock next Sunday afternoon by a chorus of two hundred and fifty members, the glee clubs and the orchestra, un- der the direction of Mr. Homer E. Cotton. It is hoped to make such programs an annual event. No ad- mission fee is charged and everyone in the township is invited to attend. The principal work to be sung will be "The Adoration," a Christmas can- tata by George Nevin. In this the solos will be taken by Mr. Reach and Mr. Snyder. The cantata, with some other numbers by the orchestra and the chorus, will form part one of the program. Part two of the program will consist of carols and Christmas hymns, in which the audience will be asked to take part. ASK WINNETKA WOMEN TO SEW ON GARMENTS Winnetka women are urgently re- quested to sew on garments for the French and Belgian children every Tuesday at the Community house from 9 to 5 o'clock. The work is un- der the direction of the Ridge Ave- nue Neighborhood circle. The materials for the garments are furnished by the local Red Cross committee and the finished garments are returned to the Red Cross head- quarters for shipment. Garments may' be taken home to be sewed and re- turned Tuesdays at the Community house. Coffee is served to the wo- men bringing box luncheon. Help the Children. Mrs. Clarence E. Melhope, 300 Woodland avenue, requests the peo- ple of Winnetka to donate paraffine and candle ends, which will be used in war work by the children in the schools. Odds and ends of wool are also used by the little folk in their war work. Men's Club to Meet. The Winneta Men's club will meet on Tuesday evening, December 18, at Community house. The speaker for the evening will be the Hon. Richard Hazelton, M. P., secretary of the Irish Nationalist party. Dinner will be served at 7 o'clock. Barnett Honored. Barnett of the New Trier High school football team was given the position of fullback on the All-Cook- County football team by Chicago crit- ics in their selections of last week. Meet to New Trier. New Trier's swimming team won the interscholastic meet, held under owels, 125 comfort kits, {8 sweaters, (Continued on page Two) the auspices of the I. A. C. last week, Proclamation By Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America 0 THE PEOPLE of the United States: Ten million Americans are invited to join the American Red Cross during the week ending with Christmas Eve. The times require that every branch of our great national effort shall be loyally upheld, and it is peculiarly fitting that at Christmas season the Red Cross should be the branch through which your willingness to help is expressed. You should join the American Red Cross because it alone can carry the pledges of Chirstmas good will to those who are bearing for us the real burdens of the world war both in our navy and in the nations upon whose territory the issues of the world war are being fought out. Your evidence of faith in this work is necessary for their heartening and cheer. OU SHOULD JOIN the American Red Cross because this army of the national service is steadfastly and efficiently maintaining the over- seas relief in every suffering land, administering our millions wisely and well and awakening the gratitude of every people. Our conscience will not let us en- joy the Christmas season if this pledge of support to our cause and the world's weal is left unfulfilled. Red Cross membership is the Christ- mas spirit in terms of action. WOODROW WILSON, President of the American Red Cross. DR. BROWN BENEFIT IS ANNOUNCED FOR MONDAY Last Wednesday afternoon the sale of Christmas cards and small gifts; which was held at the home of Mrs. Douglas Smith for the benefit of the Dr. Alice Barlow-Brown fund, was very successful. The proceeds amounted to $100. Christmas cards and gifts were dis- played on long tables in the drawing room, while flowers and plants were for sale in the conservatory. In the dining room fruit cakes in the most attractive metal boxes were offered to buyers, and jams and jellies were sold. The "curiosity table," upon which was an assortment of most in- teresting framed pictures, brasses and books, attracted the attention of the many people, who helped boost the total sales for the benefit. Miss M. IL. Yates, who is to leave very soon for' France, where she will assist Dr. Brown in the relief work, spoke to the shoppers concerning how the Dr. Brown fund will aid in the relief. Miss Yates said that $50 of the $600 subscribed will. be used to buy toys for the French children this year. Tea was served to the 200 shop- pers attending the sale at 4 o'clock. On Monday, December 17, the sec- ond sale for the benefit of the Dr. Brown fund will be held at Mrs. Douglas Smith's residence. Dona- tions for the. sale will be gladly re- ceived by Mrs. Alfred Newton Burn- ham, Watch the Bulletins. The officers of the Winnetka War Emergency union again calls the at- tention of the people to the bulletin boards erected at the railroad sta- tions in Winnetka and Hubbard Woods. The latest reports concern- ing war work in the village will be posted on these boards. Christmas Boxes. The South-East unit of the Win- netka Red Cross has sent several Christmas boxes to the men on the "S. S. Mariette." The boxes contained candles, figs, cakes and a number of packages of cigarettes. New Trier Team Wins. New Trier heavyweights and light- weights won their basketball games from Lane Tech last Saturday. The majors won from the Lane heavies, 19 to 11, and the lightweights won, 20 to 11. False Alarm. The Winnetka Fire department was called out Monday of this week to answer a false alarm in Hubbard |in the schools of that city, will speak HIGH SCHOOL COACH TO LEAVE FOR MINNESOTA Chauncey A. Hyatt, swimming coach under whom New Trier Town- | ship High school teams have been al- most unbeatable for four years, has been engaged as swimming instructor and coach of water sports at the Minneapolis Athletic club. Hyatt will leave Kenilworth for his new duties this week. Hyatt went to New Trier five years ago, and for one year had the task of assembling a first-class team of swimmers. After that first year his bunch of prep school natators built up a great reputation as stars. Be- fore going to New Trier Hyatt was at the University of Wisconsin, where he was in principal charge of water sports while the school was making its start at the swimming game. The New Trier Teams under Hyatt have the record of never having been beaten in a dual meet in four years. In that time his high school boys totaled more points in swimming than all the other high school tank teams of the Chicago district combined. One of the stars developed by Hyatt is George Schaefer, a youth who is an exceptionally good plunger, and at present holds the record in that event for prep school contestants. Last summer Hyatt was in charge of water sports at Edgewater Beach, and the Central A. A. U. outdoor cham- pionship events for men and women there were run off under his direc- tion. CAPT. LINN WINS ARMY HONORS AT CAMP GRANT Capt. James H. Linn of Winnetka, stationed at Camp Grant with Bat- tery D, won the competitive drill of the 332d Artillery Regiment, which was concluded this week, with the best score of all six batteries. Thir- teen subjects, in judging the artiller- ists, were considered. They were: Clean lines, battery and kitchen, sa- lute and courtesies, dismounting drill, mounted drill, signaling, tent pitch- ing, cordage, artillery, physical train- ing, administration and policing, first aid, nomenclature of pistol and guard duty. The 332d Artillery has opened its Officers' club, beating the next-door neighbor, Col. Ward's 333d Heavy Artillery, by a few days. Capt. Linn has been transferred from Camp Grant to the "School of Fire" at Fort Sill, Okla. for three months. FORT SHERIDAN WILL BE USED FOR NAVAL SCHOOL A naval officers training station which will be a "second Annapolis," in connection with the first merchant marine school to be established in the United States, is to be located at Fort Sheridan. The fort, besides being turned into an adjunct to the An- napolis Naval academy, is to be made an addition to the Great Lakes Naval station under the command of Cap- tain W. A. Moffett. Announcement to this effect was made this week. More than 8000 naval officers can be trained at the same time at Fort Sheridan, according to the plans that have been all but completed by the War Department. Outlines War Work. Mrs. W. F. Gilmore of Evanston, who is conducting the war programs at the Horace Mann school this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mrs. Gilmore will outline the work for the cap- tains and lieutenants in charge of the Winnetka schools. Finish Paving. The paving of Sheridan road from North avenue to Elm street is com- pleted. Work on the remaining stretch of road will be resumed next spring and the new pavement will be constructed on this popular drive to the limits of Kenilworth. New Rector. During the absence of the Rev. Frank E. Wilson, rector of St. Augus- tine's churgh, the Rev. A. Worger- Slade will be in charge of the parish. Dr. Slade will be at the church study RED CROSS WORKERS BEGIN GREAT DRIVE Committee in Charge of Campaign for New Members in New Trier Town- ship to Begin Drive Monday. RED CROSS CHRISTMAS John A. Jameson of Winnetka Is the Chairman in This District. The work of the Red Cross has been growing by leaps and bounds during the past year, and the calls upon it are increasing and will con- tinue to increase so long as the war lasts. To meet these calls and care for the work being thrust upon it, the American Red Cross needs a largely increased membership. A nation-wide campaign for new mem- bers and for renewals of member- ships for the year 1918 will be started next Monday, December 17. Between that day and Christmas it is planned for workers in every district of the country to secure Red Cross mem- bers for 1918. The object of the campaign is to give our country and its allies the largest Red Cross membership pos- sible as a Christmas gift. It is plan- ned to ask every person in the ing year, and the ai mof those in charge of the national campaign to secure at least 15,000,000 members for the American Red Cross during the week before Christmas. This goal means that the member- ship must be more-than doubled and to reach it on the north shore the best organizing talent of this district has been put behind the movement. In New Trier township the campaign committee is headed by John A. Jameson, who has associated with him, Frederick W. Penfield of Glen- coe, F. Goddard Cheney of Winnetka, A. T. McIntosh of Kenilworth, Frank J. Seng of Wilmette and John H. Schaefer of Gross Point. "The actual canvass will be con- ducted by the appropriate commit- tees of the Glencoe War Emergency Union, Winnetka War Emergency Union, Wilmette Home Guard and the patriotic organizations of Kenil- worth and Gross Point, whose mem- bers are planning a house-to-house canvass of great thoroughness," Mr. Jameson said. "It is understood that the central campaign committee has fixed the quota of members desired in the re- spective villages of New Trier as ap- proximately fifteen per cent of their population, including therein both the old and new members, and it is their hope that the communities of the north shore will far exceed this fig- ure. The campaign starts next Monday and closes the night before Christ- mas. It has been timed for the Christ- mas week with the object of merg- ing the Christmas spirit into the Red Cross activities. Its objects are: 1. To secure new members. 2. To renew /present memberships for the full year of 1918. 3. To secure a "Magazine Member" in every home. 4. To have every member display a Red Cross service flag. 5. To have every household cele- brate Christmas Eve by placing a lighted candle behind their Red Cross service flag. The Red Cross must have more loyal hearts and swift, willing hands at its command, or our boys over in the trenches will suffer needlessly and we will be ashamed forever. That is why this campaign is made for 15,- 000,000 members--they must be had to turn out supplies, and back up our fighting forces, and help the suffering civilians to keep alive until the Ger- man is driven home. There is also an immense work for the Red Cross in our own land. The dependent families of our fighting men must be cared for. They must not be permitted to suffer cold or hunger or want in any form. They Their standard of living must not be lowered. The Red Cross has been designated by the government to do with 28 points. Woods. each morning from 8:30 to 11:30 o'clock. this work--and it must have a mem- bership of not less than 15,000,000. United States to become a member or ~ renew their membership for the com--_ i : must be kept from evil associations. CE So ST BRR