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INNETKA WEEKLY TAL Nearly Everybody In Winnetka Reads The Talk VOL. VIII, NO. 41. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1919 EIGHT PAGES ADD MORE GOVERNORS FOR COMMUNITY HOUSE Enlarged Growth of Activities at Community Center Necessitates Augmenting the Board of Governcrs. NEW OFFICERS ELECTED S. Bowles King Is Secretary and George D. Wolf Is Named to Become New Treasurer. Community house, because of the enlarged growth of its activities and opportunities has enlarged its board of governors from five to nine. The following men have been elect- ed to serve the following terms :-- Messrs. Wm. C. Boyden, J. W. F. Da- vies and Victor Elting for a term ex- piring 1923; Messrs. S. Bowles King, Wm. B. Mcllvaine and Lloyd Steere for a term expiring 1922; for the term expiring 1921, Messrs. Ayres Boal, Lawerence M. Stein and Geo. . Wold. bw Elect New Officers. The new officers for the year were elected, S. Bowles King as secretary and George D. Wolf succeeding Mr. Lloyd R. Steere as treasurer. The board was then organized in three committees. The finance committee, Messrs. Boyden, McIlvaine, Stein and Woli. House committee, Messrs. Boal, Elting and Steere. Activity committee, Messrs. Boal, Boyden and King. Mr. Davies being ex-officio member of all committees. KBR ET U. S. MAY HAVE WEATHER STATION AT UNIVERSITY Negotiations Are Underway for Placing Instrument Shelter on Campus. Northwestern university may be- come the location of an official weather bureau for the United States nt. : gy Tastee shelter is to blished on the campus is cer- bork at Prof. H. B. Ward of the department of geology. The uni- versity has been in touch with the weather department, but nothing can be announced about the negotiations because they have not yet been com- pleted. ; "We are going to open a station here as an instrument shelter. though because we believe that students of the geology department should get the weather reports at first hand. "The university station will be centrally located and probably will be placed between University hall and Old college. Here various meterolog- ical instruments will be kept, includ- ing maximum and minimum ther- mometers. thermography and barog- raphy. It is suggested that a ane- mometer and wind vane be placed on the top of one of the nearby buildings. If the government de- cides to make the Northwestern shelter an official station, an official weather bureau will record the data to be sent to the central station in Chicago." INDIA WELFARE WORKER PREACHES HERE SUNDAY Dr. Robert Hume of Ahmednagar, India. will preach at the Winnetka Congregational church Sunday mor- ning, December 28. Dr. Hume has been for many years one of the lead- ing welfare workers in the Orient and is well known to many Winnet- kans. ; He preached in the pulpit of the Congregational church on a previous occasion and was accorded a big re- ception in the parlors of the church. The services will begin at 11 a. m. WINNETKA STATE BANK EMPLOYES GIVEN BONUS Employes of the Winnetka State bank are all assured of a very Mer- ry Christmas this year. What with the many gifts they ar® to receive from many friends, they were the re- cipients this week of a 10 per cent bonus. The bonus was voted by the bank directors at a meeting late last week. OR le IE EW POSTPONE SOCIETY MEETING The meeting of the Woman's so- ciety of the Wilmette Baptist church, scheduled for Friday, January 2, has been postponed to January 9, and will be held at the home of Mrs. P. R. Finlay, 816 Lake avenue. a ri CHIMNEY FIRE. Fire Chief Houron's men were sum- moned Saturday to extinguish a chimney fire in the home of Roy Smith, 1169 Scott avenue, Hubbard Woods. There was no damage . R. |property be Indian Hill Improvement Association Fights "Business Block" Proposition v A very interesting and what will undoubtedly prove to be an epochal meeting of the Indian Hill Improve- ment association, was held Tuesday evening, December 23, at 8 o'clock in the auditorium of the New Trier High school. Attendance was better than it has been for some time but more mem- bers should have been present. The important subject of "zoning" the In- dian Hill district of Winnetka was discussed with lively interest. The concensus of opinion .as devel- oped by the discussion was that this entire district should be zoned for residence purposes only. Excellent arguments were present- | ed in support of this contention. It was stated that, should business developed in close proximity to the New Trier High school, it would materially add to the already difficult problem of pro- tecting the morals of the children attending this school. The statement that the property would undoubtedly create undesirable surroundings for the high schoo! pupils. such as a poolroom providing a loitering place and a place for the sale of cigarets, made a deep impression on all present. The fact that the Board is on record by resolution against the construction of more store buildings adjacent to or near the high schoo! greatly strengthened this impression because it was felt High School that the school board would not con- cern itself to such an extent unless the members entertained the belief, from experience, that the subject de- served careful consideration by all concerned. ; A resolution was unanimously pass- ed embodying these sentiments. A committee was appointed to draft a letter urging all residents of the In- dian Hill district to be sure to attend the first public hearing of the Win- netka Zoning commission, to be held Friday Winnetka Council chambers, Edwin F. Fitch, president of the Indian Hill Improvement association, concluded the evening's discussion with the statement: "The president of the* association urgently appeals to every resident to carefully consider this subject. and to bear in mind the far-reaching ef- fect of letting down the bars to busi- ness or apartments in this communi- ty. Once permitted, you have jeop- ardized your property interests for all time. Think, think, think what this may mean to you and your children, and then attend the Zoning commission hearing prepared to fight for the preservation of your home environment." President Fitch announced through the columns of The Winnetka Weekly Talk, that he will be glad to hear, either by letter or phone, (Winnetka 509-W.) views of the residents on this importnant question. ~-. NEW TRIER HIGH NOTES .. NEW TRIER HEAVIES DEFEAT CARL SCHURZ Just as was predicted, Carl Schurz's representatives could not stop New Trier Friday evening. The heavies won 19-7, the light weights copped 29-5, while the bantams unfortunate- ly lost their game in a fierce tussle, 14-11. The heavy weight victory is consid- ered a great one when one is aware of the fact that Carl Schurz won the Cook county title last year and that their 1919 team consists of practical- ly the same players as last year. Richards was the star of the game, scoring over half the team's points. Aspenwall also had his eye on the open basket, making throws twice that were good for a brace of points. The light weights won easily 29-5, having no serious opposition at any time. They are evidently in for a successful season if they continue in their present winning streak. The feather weights lost out by three points, principally because Prescott was unable to make free throws. Of his six attempts he made only two baskets. He made up in a measure for this fault by sinking two baskets. ARTISTS AND WRITERS FORM LITERARY CLUB The New Trier Contributing club is on the way to success. They have a president, secretary, good members and better than all, a wonderful mo- tive. W. Harlan Ware is president of the organization; "Dot" Schmetgen, sec- retary; a number of enterprising young people, the members and the motive. It has been discovered that there are students at the high school with the literary ability to become good writers and receive good American money for their works. The same can be said of a number of artists who are on the list of members. ENJOYING, VACATION. At 2:30 o'clock Friday afternoon, December 19, New Trier's 800 and more students and faculty started their Christmas vacation and are aow enjoying the first of two weeks of fun. BASKETBALL GAMES. Inasmuch as this publication went to press Tuesday, the scores of Tues- day evening's games at New Trier will not appear until next week. G. A. A. PARTY. The G. A. A. of the New Trier high school held a party at the school Fri- day afternoon at which time new members were initiated. The New Trier campus wag flooded Saturday evening and skating will be in vogue during the holidays. ------------------------ TS ------" om --~ BAPTISTS TO HOLD OLD-TIME WATCH-NIGHT MEETING DEC. 31 Excellent Program Is Prepared for Gathering at Church Head- quarters in Brown Building. Members of the Wilmette Baptist church will participate in a watch- night gathering Wednesday, Decem- ber 31. The program will be an ex- pansion of the regular mid-week services of the church. The general program is announced by the pas- tor, Rev. Francis C. Stifler, as fol- lows: 8 to 9 o'clock--Assembly. 9 to 11 o'clock--Games and recrea- tion, in charge of M. E. Reid. 11 to 11:30 o'clock--Refreshments, in charge of Miss Signy Ouse. 11:30 till midnight--Devotions in charge of the pastor. Members and friends having ap- pointments on New Year's Eve are requested to attend the gathering at the church in the Brown building after such appointments have been concluded. WATCH-NIGHT SERVICES. Members of the Winnetka Congre- gational church are to participate in a Watch-night service on Wednesday night, December 31, New Year's eve. The services will begin at 11:30 o'clock. 2222727 Ze 2 22 Zr r2ZZ 4 Village Hall Notes LL iidizidiziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiididadiiaiidid Chimney and Water and Light Plant Completed.--The new radial brick chimney at the Village power plant was completed on Monday. The height is 200 feet, and the total cost will be approximately $10,000, includ- ing hte concrete foundation. Con- siderable care has been taken by the Village to make this chimney as pleasing in appearance as possible, as to color and design. NOTED MUSICIAN HOME TO SPEND CHRISTMAS DAY Carlton Kaumeyer of the Robin Hood Opera company returned to Wilmette early this week to spend Christmas at the home of his mother, Mrs. A. Kaumeyer, 601 Linden ave- 'nue. He left for Peoria on Christ- pian NZL mas day for an engagement in that city. Miss Mary Baker, a member of the Robin Hood company, was a guest at the Kaumeyer home this week. Harold E. Moore of Morristown, N. J., returned to Wilmette Tuesday to spend the holidays with his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Moore,"531 Washington avenue. evening, January 2, in the] NOTICE! This issue of The Winnetka Talk was printed on Wednesday, December 24, because of the closing of the offices of The | Lake Shore News on Christmas Day and during the week-end. The issue is dated Saturday, as usual, and announcements of Christmas programs in the va- rious churches and organiza- tions are written in the past | tense, althcugh the time of | many of the meetings and events was actually in the fu- ture at the time of going to press. - Readers interested in such announcements will be guided by this explanation. --The Editor. NORTHWESTERN PLANS BIG MOCK CONVENTION Gavel and Rostrum Club Invites Res- idents of North Shore to View Mock Proceedings. North Shore residents will soon have an opportunity to witness a mock republican convention in Evan- ston. Members of the Gavel and Ros- trum club of Northwestern univer- sity last week decided to begin ar- rangements for a convention to be held in the gymnasium and it will be an exact reproduction of the legit- imate national conventions. Students of the university will be delegates. Some important Republican leaders will be invited to attend and to par- ticipate in the meeting. The mock convention held at the college a few years ago attracted huge crowds of North Shore resi- dents, who were interested to see ex- actly the procedure of such an or- ganization. A committee to make plans for the convention is to be named by the society. BOWLING LEADS SPORTING EVENTS IN KENILWORTH Bowiing alleys at the Kenilworth gymnasium opened Monday night, December 22, with a large attendance of the men of the village to try their skill at toppling the pins. Under the direction of Jack Pat- terson, New Trier High school ath- letic department leader, the members of the Kenilworth Bowling club are expecting to engage in a lively tour- nament during the winter months. The alleys are to be used exclusive- ly by the club members. It is also the intention of Director Patterson to organize a woman's bowling club. Present plans are to make Tuesday evenings "open night" at the alleys. WILMETTE PASTOR PLAYS SANTA TO SHERIDAN MEN Rev. Herman W. Meyer, pastor of St. John's Lutheran church of Wil- mette. and Visiting Clergyman at the Fort Sheridan hospital, played Santa Claus to 250 Lutheran men at the army hospital on Tuesday, Decem- ber 23. Mr. Meyer conducted Christmas and Communion services at the hos- pital. Two hundred and fifty boxes of "eats" were distributed among the wounded men, the gift of various Lutheran organizations in Chicago and the north shore. LIKES FRANCE SO WELL HE'LL GO BACK AGAIN Charles Burkitt, former resident of Winnetka who until his recent return to the north shore was associated with Y. M. C. A. work and later with a construction company in France, is planning to go back to France early in 1920. Burkitt confesses a fondness for France and will probably be associat- ed with a construction company upon his return to Europe. He is living at Highland Park. POSTPONE HEARING The hearing before the Zoning 'Commission to consider the estab- lishment of a business building on Winnetka avenue, immediately west of Bertling Lane, has been postponed from Wednesday evening, December 31. to Friday evening, January 2. The hearing will be held at 8 o'clock at the Village Hall. ILLUSTRATED LECTURE S. J. Duncan-Clark, noted War Analyst, gave an illustrated lecture before the members of the Winnetka Post of the American Legion, Tues- day evening -at the legion head- quarters in the Winnetka Woman's club building. MEN'S CLUB TO HEAR BIG AGRICULTURIST Farmer, to Tell of Unique Ex- periences With the People of India : oe SR ods for Theoretical Ideas and Crude Practices. 3 The December meeting of the Win- netka Men's club has been set over from the midst of the holidays to dressed by Prof. Sam Higginbottom, who tells of a unique experience with speaker. His subject will in War and Peace." . oof Invited, as he was finishing his course at Princeton, to join the fac- ulty of Allahabad college in North India, he began his career as'a pro- fessor of economics. A : sufficed to show him the folly of teaching theoretical economics in a destitute agricultural community where they called it plowing to scratch the soil with the point of a stick and where the cheice specimens of vegetables or fowls were exploited be "India perpetuate the species. And singe India is essentially agricultural and since precept must give place to pras- tice, he returned to America and took a college course in scientific agrienl- ture, crowding into a few brief months the entire requirements for the diploma of the Ohio State uni versity. Remedies for Famines He returned with gas engines, trac- tors, subsoil plows, threshing ma- chines, churns, methods of soil analy- sis, seed selection, pruning, grafting and fertilization in place of text books. The result is the beginning of the only sure remedy for Indian famines. J : All of this Mr. Higginbotiom nar- rates with a wealth of diction, an aptness of anecdote, a lightness of nify and exalt the humble farmgr of India and make the listener envy the. opportunities of this endeavor and' honor the man whose clear insight and direct approach discovered and appropriated them. ACCUSE BROTHERS OF ik WINNETKA BURGLARIES Harold and Lloyd Potter Are Held to. the Grand Jury when Evidence . Indicates Implication Harold and Lloyd Potter of Chica- ing a series of burglariesin Winnetka homes, were held to the Grand Jury in Justice C. T. Northrup's court Tues- day in $10,000 bonds. The brothers were arrested by Chief Peterson's men several days agé un- der circumstances indicating impli- Village. The arrest and confinement of the effect of putting an end to the series of December housebreakings. ASK $800,000 TO BUILD BOULEVARDS ALONG CANAL Drainage District Announces Annual Budget Including North Shore Channel Highway. : Among the improvements listed in the recently announced annual bnd- get of the trustees of the drainage district is included construction' of {the "North Shore Channel Highway" at a cost of $800,000. : According to a recent announce- ment by engineers of the drainage district the project will include the construction of a boulevard along the banks of the ecamal along Hs course on the north side of Chicago, through Fvanston and connecting with. Sheridan road at the canal bridge in Wilmette. Construction is expected to be underway early in 1920. HIGGINBOTTOM LECTURE. Women of Winnetka are to have an opportunity of hearing Prof. Sam Higginbottom on Wednesday after- noon, January 7, at 1:30 o'clock. The occasion is the regular meeting of the Women's society of the Congre- gational church at Community house. It will be the first meeting of the New ¥ear. Every woman in Win- netka is welcome to the meeting and requested to invite friends. Prof. Sam Higginbcttom, Scientific THE ENEMY OF FAMINES Substitutes Practical American Meth Tuesday, January 6, and will be ad- for commercial ends and only the stunted or deformed were allowed to. touch and a depth of feeling that dig- go, brothers charged with perpetrat-, brothers will, it is expected, have the PRICE FIVE CENTS | short 'time cation in several burglaries in 'the, ° ET RRA the skill and finish of a rare public . ; 5 UPR PL gE