The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1919 'Winnetka Weekly Talk ISSUED SATURDAY OF EACH WEEK by v " Yhe Lake Shore Publishing Company 1222 Central Ave. Wilmette, Ill Telephone .......... -...Wilmette 1920 Winnetka Office Telephone Winn. 388 SUBSCRIPTION ........ $1.00 A YEAR Strictly in advance All communications must be ac- companied: by the name and address of the writer. Articles for publication should reach this office by Thursday afternoon to insure appearance in current issue. Resolutions of condolence, cards of thanks, obituary peotry, notices of entertainments or other affairs where an admittance charge will be made or a collection taken, will be charged for at regular advertising rates. Entered in the postoffice at Winnetka, Illinois, as mail matter of the second class; under the act of March 3, 1879. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1919 A Roosevent Memorial The energies of many of our lead- ing citizens are being turned this week to the carrying forward of the campaign for funds for a memorial by which the spirit and ideals of Theodore Roosevelt shall be per- petuated for future Americans. Theodore Roosevelt has occupied a unique place in American history. He has had a talent for democracy, a genius for bringing under his in- fluence and into his following in his public work men and women of every department of our national life. He has given to his generation and the generation that follows him new ideals and standards of citizenship and patriotism, presented in* phras- es that take hold of the popular imagination and serve as the old fashioned motto used to serve in the home, a daily reminder of duty and a daily inspiration to give, each of his best. The ideals of fairness, which Am- ericans like to look upon as an Am- erican virtue, was made to live in the "mind of every American young man by its summing up in the phrase be- loved by Rooseveltians, the "square deal" Tt is employed now, after the coiner of it has laid down his tools, and, through the Roosevelt mem- orial that will be the result of the week's campaign, it is hoped that it will live on and on in the American manhood, and womanhood, too, as a standard which no American can afford to lower or to neglect. Through these picturesque charac- teristics Roosevelt has stood for more to the American people than a great man. He has come to personify proper Americanism, to stand for fullness of service and un- compromising nationalism. It is this personification that the Roosevelt Memorial will perpetuate, more even than the memory of the man who stood behind it. It is something that the American people will serve themselves well to memorialize, something that will add strength to the nation, that will help to equip the young manhood, just come through the great trial of their patriotism and citizenship, with the right ideal of their civil service and the right. standards for the Amer- ican towards his country in the prosaic and everyday affairs that mark the era of peace During the war everybody was patriotic, more or less. We the stimulus of an inspiring example need to keep us to the high standards of war-time during the unexciting days of peace. This inspiration will be in part at least, through keeping before the minds of youth- ful Americans the high standard of public that Theodore Roosevelt. secure, service characterized ANNEXATION? The Village Council is considering annexation of the territory im- mediately south of Winnetka and west of Kenilworth adjoining the west side of the Chicago and North- western right of way. It was stated at the Tuesday evening meeting of the Council that property owners in the section in question were anxious to come into the Village. The matter is to be closely investigated by a committee from the council. PHOTOGRAPHS SIGN . County Highway Commissioner George Quinlan has photographed the Windes and Marsh "Winnetka South- east" paving project sign, duplicates of the photographs to be attached to all improvement contracts issued by the County next year. Communication What is the object of the Friend- ship Circle? It is to build up and not tear down. Through some source or other women of Winnetka seem to have formed the wrong opinion of "The Girls' Friendship Circle," which has heen conducted for several years in Winnetka. 'These women seem to think this a gathering place where the girls come to discuss their "places" and the people for whom they work. This is not true for the object of the Gircle is not for scandal and to arouse discontent, but to afford a few hours of recreation and that the girls might enjoy wholesome enter- tainment. The hours between 7:30 and 9:30 o'clock are spent in the gymnasium under the expert instruction of Miss Schaffer. I am sure these exercises are enjoyed by all who attend. IT AAT Ii Zrdiaiiiiiiide GZ" Following this the girls adjourn to | the parlors where the business af- | fairs of the Circle are discussed and | plans formulated for future social} evenings. When there is extra time the girls | amuse themselves in singing and piano- playing. At other times games are played or a program which has been prepared is enjoyed. Mrs. Copeland is .at Community House every Tuesday evening to chaperone the girls (Mrs. Clark is helping her this year). There is no doubt that under their watchful eyes things are conducted in proper manner. Last year there were twenty members of the Circle. They would like as many or more this vear. Those who have girls work- ing in their homes can help to this end hy encouraging the girls to come to Community House when it is possible on Tuesday evenings. The Circle meets every Tuesday evening at Community House at 8:30 o'clock. . A hearty invitation is ex- tended to women of Winnetka to visit the Circle. After so doing we hope their opinion of the Circle will changs. ---X. Y. Z "Advertising must now be classed with editorial and news matter as a force for creating an informed public opinion." AITAXI SERVICE DAY AND NIGHT Fjellman Bros. TELEPHONE WINNETKA 1384-83 906 LINDEN AVENUE HUBBARD WOODS WINNETKANS! FIRE." will be the main speaker Charles Zueblin, Ph. D. a Sunday Evening, October 26th At Community House Corner of Pine St. and Lincoln Ave. Dr. Zueblin is the Editor of the Twentieth Cen~ tury Magazine and author of the widely read book: **The Religion of a Democrat."' His subject for Sunday evening will be "FAITH UNDER" This the Fourth of a series of Com~ munity Sunday Evening meetings for every person in Winnetka. And the meetings arc very much worth~ while--ask those who attended last 'Sunday night. "Conducted jointly by all Protestant Churches in Winnetka Zziiizrzzririiiiiiiiiidliis AIR 2 TTI DLT ER LLL add Ll ddd ds ell Lidl Winnetka-- Kenilworth There is very little difference between the desirability of building sites near the Lake in these sister suburbs-- But a BIG difference in the PRICE now. Values in both WINNETKA and WILMETTE are to- day far higher than for similarly located frontage in KEN- ILWORTH. WHY? The sole and only reason is because real estate men have been active in creating a market in Winnetka and Wilmette, and inactive mm Kenilworth. That's the whole story in one sentence. This inactivity in Kenilworth is over--a condition of the past. Building sites are now selling rapidly. Already there has been an advance of $5 or $10 a front foot within the past 60 days applying to 75 per cent of available KEN- ILWORTH vacant. A further advance is imminent.#" And advance after advance will come no doubt, until Kenilworth lots are priced at the same relative figures as similar vacant building sites in Winnetka, Wilmette and other North Shore Suburbs. Think of THIS: Right now you can buy frontage in Kenilworth large, beautiful 100x175 feet lots--within one block of Sheridan Road for $50 and $60 a foot on Oxford Avenue and $00 to $85 a foot on Raleigh Road. These lots face on te-inforced concrete streets--sidewalks, sewer and water all in ready for building. Many lots--further from Sheridan Road and the Lake in Kenilworth are higher priced. Is this the case in Winnetka, Wilmette or any other North Shore Suburb? No, indeed. If you investigate these facts, you will naturally want to buy ahcad of the inevitable increase in price so sure to come soon. Every $10 a foot increase in the value of a 100 foot lot amounts to a Thousand Dollars. Kenilworth lots can stand many such $10-a-foot advances and still be priced under similar lots in Winnetka, Wilmette and other North Shore Suburbs. You can prove this by pricing such vacant. See if you can find any other $50-a-foot lots within one or two blocks of Sheridan Road. Our Winnetka office, opposite Northwestern Depot on Lincoln Avenue near Elm Street, is open from 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. daily and Sunday. Our Wilmette office at the end of the "L" on Linden Avenue, is open daily (not Sunday) from 9 A. M. to 6 P. M. Our Kenilworth office on Sheridan Road is now open daily and Sunday from 10 A. M. to 6 P. M. Call at either of the three offices for further facts. Jut do not wait too long, if you want to take ad- vantage of the present bed-rock pre-war prices still mark- ed on some of these lots. There are really only a few in number and they are being bought rapidly. - Within the past 30 days five have been sold to five different purchasers who intend to build this fall or next spring. Already nine new houses are assured for this property. Investigate. Then act. You will probably see an equal opportunity again in KENILWORTH. - McGuire & Orr never Main Office, 69 West Washington Street, Chicago. Vipnetka QOffice--Lincoln at Elm © Kenilwortii Office--Sheridan Road Wilmette Office--End of "L" This vacant property is shown from all three offices. So ee ---- A