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Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk VOI.. VI11I, NO. 40. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, DECEMB ER 20.1919 TWENTY PAGES. PRICE 'FIVE CENTS EXPLAINS WORK OF CHICAGO Y. W.. A. Chicago Y. W. Cl A, Worker Presents' ! | | |: . van Editors Note: --The Graphic Description of . Work {itlusti yin and #rticle is published as{ "pn. th. SE i . : Among Young Women in |an expression from the Winnetka! Butrwiat oh the immediate | . | school authorities for the careful con future' 2 | Metropolis | sideration of every citizen of Winnet- | President Bell's report showed a GIVES LECTURE ON VOTING | i Fy 1 Mrs. M. H. Lieber Urges Members To Utilize Balot Privileges; Other' y Interesting Features gk : |S {ain dine method of housing 'school: ¢hil- | Children or Sardines? Question | School Officials Ask Winnetka Citizens The. accompanying shall have: on enrollment 1230 pupils. ca interested in the very best housing :onditions in our publie schools. The Hustration: and__ article .sheuld .com- nand- the attention and investigation hf every fair-minded resident of . thé age. carefully estimated school population, in. 1922, of 1400 pupils, and, in 1924, of 1780 pupils.! :Anyone with half an eye for growth can confirm this by! a walk through our Village. Does Winnetka-helieve in the'sar- Shall we then keep packing out children into our 'present 'crowded! school rooms until the number of} vp READ THIS! For the information of pres- ent and prospective subseribers to the Winnetka Weekly Talk thd management cf the publica- tion announces that on and af- ter January 1, 1920, the annual subscription rate of The Week- ly To'le will be increased by one dollar making the subscrir tion price of the publication two dollars per annum as against the present rate of one : dollar per annum. ! The management' of The Weekly Talk had wished to "7 Offéding Tol "All: Wikisetkalye © 3 i 'and Fifends a oA ' : 3 rere wii ili a | WINNETKA, GRGANIZATION tit | ded h cee pp £8 PRS RITE ERR Sa LO [LE A CAPELLA CHOIR IN - MUSICAL TUESDAY | Will Sing Christmas Carols ak, Wins. netka Club : in: Free x fetka" Ré¢ifénes; ding Cerrar wv. Members Are "ir One 'Of Ths Lio vou Enterprises n.. dren? : : ) | 1% ed 1 eno 8 An oven niecting of sthe Winnetka | Our artist presents ancthér eye: pupils: pertrdom increases, thet allaw-, i maintain the original' rate of ES ; 4 ; ¥ d Je pa i Sano J able. 33 38. 40. 45 GE | 'one dollar per annum but the || «: All overs' of wdod' mae: i Woman's club was held in the De-| picture this week which brings home| able 33 to: 38. 40, 45,30, or the-in-| |! : 4 4 | All overs' of vigaod's im hi 7 1 eek whic rings home ted - PRR : | crstantly increasing cost of Rit cordiablv invi 1 | partmental room on Tuesday after- | to all of 'us the problem ouf 'school conceivable figure' of 63 pupils per | blication kh : || cordially invited. to: Hea ; noon, December 16. Miss Gemmell, | hoard is squarely up against. "l'room,, pgcessary . to. accommodate | fi x ication R% pecessitate an tof choice Christmas © 'cd hn chairman of the .civics committee,| ~The present school facilities are nor Winnetka school children only four |i a in. the sulbiscription BiGck 3 Tuesday évenmipgs Dee oF esided a i Mrs. Mary Stade : oy rears fro /? i y embér 23: wt the: Wine Wonfan's © 71:38 presided and introduced Mrs. Mary | now adequate for * proper school|¥®4TS from now a | Subscri Y if em ef Winner Wonfan's i i Tog ' : i , 'h'% : criber he desir < chm fies? of ced ; Lomas: and Post, who spoke of the work of the seating.' Allowing conditions best for] Shall we apply the sardine process | TN pide a geive to ye, Wi The carols will 'He sung Hy 'the Y. W..C. A in Chicago. Mrs. Post| child-development, thirty-three pu- [to our present educational system? 1M SC ihers who wish ap Heir i Yinnetka JA Capella Choir, which spoke in a very interesting manner|pils to a room is the maximum. This| Can you imagine healthy, well-edu- | Ramet on ihe stbseript list || gave its initial concert a year ago at of the wonderful work carried on by | considers adequate light. ventilation, cated: useful future citizens graduat- | te6 to have HE pb i the home of Mr." and 'Mrs. Frank R. the Y. W. CA, : working space. This means proper ing from a Skokie. Horace Mann 'or! the original price b Ne or i [Greene Gi Prospect avehue. The Mrs. M. H. Lieber led the discus-|teacher-attention for each child Greeley sardine box? of Pe Sit He i rs Sholr isin comfy shiping on si y 3 we rger vote 7 il : Yio, {5% pron oh 0 By . | n in advance be- 'ganized : sole Samat Rai La! | sion on how to Win a Ja:ges a We do not enjoy this desirable | There is no other thinkable way | fore iin 1, 1920. A preteat excellent i oF the 4 ' ee » ee | condition now. Overflow classrooms | out than for all of us to get behind | Laritiony in e Programs 2 free | Honk: Er on pal of Baye Laan set Hj in school pee in- | the project for an adequate and welb | = Re ; a | dha Fin i Wingetla | conclust é as, 4 : tended for other purposes and inllocated new school building, st ch as a { ; ends.' Children of ounr publicity and education. outside buildings. The present con-| te one anaeed 4 the Tac {CHIEF PETERSON ASKS PEOPLE schealy; if accompanied by. their par- Announce Lecture dition is a handicap. By June we Elm street site | TO HELP TO STOP THIEVES | ents, will be welcome, The members ! Mrs. Chickering announced that a 2 2. 4 of the choir are de follows: ; | lecture is to be given by. Herbert Ar Says Recent Burglaries. Might Have ' Soprano-- N ne rs I" i CL WME Rae Boon Brovented 16. Police "HF! Lo MIS Burton 1, Atwood; Mrs Tans ization", on Monday evening, Jan- " Tn H "on ¢ G.' Schmid; Miss Katheriné\Greene. | uary 26. Mr. Miller is professor. of Tro -- nown at Homes ore Alto-- ; 1 sociology at Oberlin college. 3 { : | * Vacant Mrs. Asa B. Cooley, Mrs: John W. Mrs. J. R. Dickinson reported forj | Hansel, Jr. Mrs, 1," O. Stafhuck. | the Community kitchen that meals | | : 2 Chief of police W:. M. Peterson Ténor-- TA RH | are being sent out to the homes. | Vy YTY YY NV YNYS ( NE again requests the residents of Win-1 Mrs. Harry I 'Orwig, "Mr. Ws 8 cooked, and that food has found LACK XI RRA AL oo & 0 Sat 0 netka and. Hubbard Woods to let| Snyder, Mr. Burton:H: Atwood. = { ready sale. By ordering in advance eT A ge ¥ oy him know when they leave thpir Bass : : : vo bigh : | 3 3 A , 4 . : \A* rs i ar 5 | women may have a variety of food OER 6) ) O O O homes unoccupied for several days Mr. Arthur R. Dean, Mr. Alfred 6 bee A § specially cooked. hai or Ynly an hoss; ie Freeman, Mr; B. W. Anderdon. *' °° = Mrs. James W. Harris, Jr., as chair C3 ER EE TE) &@ ) e states that all of the recent| Director, Mrs. Philetnon B. Kohl os man of the Mothers' Helpers Bureau, OOOO 9), O O O attempted burglaries have been made] saat. ge HEE ThE o | announced a list of people who are i i i ried while the houses were unoccupied da lPvopram niiie TNE willing to help with the care of cerry YY CX XO O IS O OO) O and that burglaries wight have beenld Adofatus Sib riy Pilsner LE - ehildren: Mrs. Harris may be reached NAAN ALAA A hd prevented if the police had been 2 Chorale: From East 'to West, Bach : by telephoning Winnetka 1409. YY CX) NENA ~ aware of the circumstances, | 3 Three Old Bohemian Carols © A CX A XX KAA XA adi akik ok QO \/ The chief asks that residents ad- a)Hail, all Hail the Glorious Moss EVERY WINNETKAN IS ASKED oh vice him when they leave their home, b)The Angels and 'the Shepherds TO ATTEND CHRISTMAS FETE Xr er \ CY A07y O yr O give name and address and the length | c)Let AJll Men Sing God's Praises ADA CAA RE AA AA SNA 7 of time they expect to be away from |4 Lo, How a Rose Fler Blooming Ji Annual Community Festivities will be dh the premises. pe CE OLE Ce, Sedna 1 Held on Village Commons : s = -- nosing ial Rr LS Ep 50h, Dearest. Jesus (from Chistes a nesday, December 24 A B S. J. DUNCAN CLARK TO SENT LE SRE Baek : whim SEEEEC, : ADRESS LEGION MEMBERS |6 Three Old French Carols AREY Children and grown-ups will find 2... This illustrates the = "sardine" About thirty-three children to a! - a)Bring, a Torch, 'Jeannette, | great fund of Christmas cheer ground method of housing school children.| oom is the practical limit for Win- S. J. Duncan 'Clark, . noted War - sabela ee the Village Chfistmas tree: on the aq ihe figures below show, so rapidly Analyst-of the Chicago' Evening Post h)The 'Slumber' Song * of the Ii- Village Commons on Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24. The "an- nual children's Community exercises, willbe held under. the boughs. of the huge Christmas tree at 5 o'clock on Christmas Eve. Every. resident. of Winnetka is urged to be at the Com- mons at that time to enjoy the festivities. ! In the event of inclement weather the exercises will be held in the par- lors of the Winnetka Woman's club, Oak street and Maple avenue. A feature of the program will be the singing of Christmas carols by vthe entire assemblage. Residents who are not familiar with the words of the old-time Carols are asked to bring flashlights as leaflets contain- ing the songs will be distributed. THIEVES ENTER RADCLIFFE HOME; LEAVE WITHOUT LOOT Burglars Saturday evening enter- ed the home of Thomas H. Rad- cliffe 804 lincoln avenue, scattered household goods indiscriminately about the place and left empty hand- ed. lis, the number of pupils increasing that the time is not far distant when double the desired number of chil- dren will have to he packed into the average room or some will not go to school. netka schools. We want to maintain | that condition, and the way to do it] is to build a new and adequate school! building as proposed by the School Board. This illustration merits care-| ful consideration and study. WOULD BRING FAMOUS STRING QUARTET TO WINNETKA SOON Winnetka Residents Who Enjoy Good Music Asked To Subscribe To Shostac Ccncerts Well worth attention of every res- ident of Winnetka is the proposi- series of concerts in the near future, the famous Shostac quartet of Chi- cago, one of the best known and most popular string quartets in this sec- tion of the country. Residents interested in music will not fail to accept this most unusual opportunity to enjoy excellent music at an extremely moderate expense. It is proposed, by those in charge The thieves gained entrance! through a broken door, according to, the police. FINDS WEDDING RING Miss Margaret Hunt, 766 Prospect avenue, recently found a plain 14 karat gold wedding ring near the Elm' street electric station. The owner may regain the ring by telephoning Miss Hunt at Winnetka 342. "AMERICAN RED CROSS MERRY. 19 HEALTH AND A HAPPY NEW. YEAR Rn of arrangements for a series of three proposed concerts to be given 1n | January. February and March, that 100 residents of the Village provide the funds to defray the expense of bringing the quartet to the Village. A subscription is to admit all adult members of the subscribers' family to every concert. The Shostac quartet has appeared annually before the City club of Chi- | cago and other leading organizations. Men in' charge of subscriptions are, N. Landon Hoyt, Franklin Rudolph, and Edward Yeomans. POSTOFFICE IS BUSY The Winnetka postoffice authorities announce the biggest Christmas rush in many years. The residents of the Village are co-operating heartily with Uncle Sam by sending their messages of cheer early. ATTEMPTED ROBBERY Thieves © attempted to enter the "| home of A. M. Scharf, 508 C herry street, Wednesday evening, but failed to gain an entrance. The famly was not at home at the time. CAMP FIRE GIRLS GIVE PLAY The Camp Fire Girls will present "The 'Bird's Christmas Carol", Sat- | urday evening at 8 o'clock at the Community House. tion to bring to the Village for a4, War, returned to Winnetka Friday ] | | WINNETKA AVIATOR HOME TO SPEND BRIEF Simi | | Captain Fraser Hale, aviator with] the United States army, who saw | much active service in Captain Fraser Hale, Langley Field, Va., Returned to the Village Friday the World | from Langley Field, Virginia, to| spend a brief furlough in the Vil-| lage. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. | { Henry R. Hale, 761 Foxdale avenue. Captain Hale is commander of a] recently: organized aero squadron | at the Atlantic border aero station. | He left Winnetka in 1915 with Bat-: tery C. for service on the Mexican border. Later he returned to Fort Sheridan and in 1917 entered over: seas service. He was actively engag- ed in the fichting with the 99th Aero | squadron at St. Mihiel and in the Argonne Forest. In France he was Aero Operations Officer for the Fifth Army Corps. : : Captain Hale is well known in Win- netka and his many friends will be olad to greet him after so long an ab- sence from the Village. COMMUNITY HOUSE MOVIES Community House will feature Marguerite Clark in "Come out of the Kitchen", next Friday. There will | be the usual added attractions. i AT MIAMI BEACH William F. Whitman and family of | 620 Ash street, left Winnetka on| December 12, to spend the winter at Miami Beach, Florida. ! | | | 1 IMPORTANT NOTICE The cffices of the Winnetka Weekly Talk will be closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December 25, 26 and 27. Communications and Advertise- ment copy must be in the offices, at 1222 Central avenue, Wilmette, on or before Monday, December 22, to in- sure publication. various war fronts during the World|' War at the invitation of the British Government, will given' an. illustrated lecture before the Winnetka Post of the American Legion; Tuesday even- ing December 23, in: the Depart- mental room of the Winnetka Wom- an's club, "Oak "street "and "Maple avenue. The lecture will be at 8 o'clock. All members of the Winnetka Post are urged to hear this eminent speaker. ZONING COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER BUILDING PROJECT On Wednesday evening, December 31, at the Village Hall, the Winnetka Zoning Commission will consider the application of William F. Temple land Co., for a permit to erect a two story business building, with apart- ments on the second floor, on Win- netka avenue west of Bertling Lane. Property owners and residents who are interested are invited to be present and express their views in the matter. SOLDIERS' CHRISTMAS The Red Cross Field Director of Fort Sheridan has. granted to all in- terested the privilege of sharing in the preparation of the Christmas Day celebration for the soldiers. is to be a Christmas tree in every ward, a small individual tree for each soldier who is confined to his bed and one fine big tree in the gym- nasium, for those able to be about. Donations of money, nuts, and rais-! ins, home-made candies and cookies, will be gratefully received and may be left at the home of Mrs. Grant Ridgway, 207 Cumberland road, Ken- ilworth, up to noon of December 24. NO PROFITEERING HERE ---- With all this talk of profiteering you may be afforded some congola- tion in the report from the Hubbard Woods Cash grocery announcing the sale of sugar at the rate of sixty- three cents for five pounds when purchased with a $5 order. : ENTERTAINS TEACHERS Mrs. James Fentress of Hubbard Woods, entertained thé teachers of the public schools and the. North Shore Coufitry Day sehool at her} home on Tuesday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Marietta Johnson of Fair- hope, Ala. There! 27 {abt Jesus VL I" 7 c)A Joyous Christnids Song i" $01 bi 20% 13 id 2 fides hh 8 3re TWO CHRISTMAS SERVICES | © |. AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Sunday' Morning Christmas ' Musical' ~ Program and Christmas Services on Thursday Special Christmas 'services will. be held at the Winnetka Congregation- al church Sunday, December 21, it the morning' church services. There will be a special program af Christmas music. Assisting in, the services will be Mrs. Walter Stultz, soprano; Mrs. Harold E. Knapp, . harpist; and Mrs. Harvey J. Brewer, violinist. 9 " Christmas services will be held aw the Congregational church on Christ-, mas morning at 10.¢'clock. The seru- ices will consist of the singing of Christmas hymns and a Christmas talk by the pastor. : AUTOMOBILE DESTROYED An automobile was partially de- stroyed Wednesday in a fire in a garage at the Pynchon residence on Private road, Hubbard Woods. The top of the machine was completely destroyed and several other paris were also damaged. NOW IN CONNECTICUT : Major Rey A. Shaw. and Mes, , Shaw, formerly of Winnetka, are now residing at 519 Pairk avenue, Greem- wich, Connecticut. } TR % 241