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L ad es Y WINNETK The Timely Record of Community Events WEEKLY TALK VOL. X, NO. 34. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1921 EIGHTEEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS Post Office Stays at Hubbard Woods THEATER GUILD CALLS BUDDING THESPIANS Writer Describes Theater Guild As Means of Presenting Opportunity To Bring Out Latent Talent SEEK MEMBERSHIPS NOW New North Shoge Organization to Present Play November 10 and 11; Other Plays to Follow By A. G. M. So many inquiries have been made concerning the plans and activities of the North Shore Theater Guild that it seems wise, even at the risk of repetition, to state the facts defin- itely. The Guild is an organization com- posed of persons from Evanston to Lake Forest who are interested in Drama from the acting standpoint, or from . the viewpoint of listener, or playwright, or the scenic artist, or stage hand. Memberships in the Guild are $5 and entitle the member to, (a) two tickets to each of the three performances to be given in 1921-22. (b) two tickets to the special per- formances to be given to members ex- clusively, (c¢) two tickets to each of the receptions to be given to speakers and guests. At a glance, one can see that from the financial standpoint alone, mem- bership is a god investment, as all single admissions will be one dollar. Develop Dramatic Art This, however, is not the motive behind most of the subscriptions that are continually coming in, but rath- er, it shows a desire on the part of north shore residents to encourage a movement which has for its basis a desire to produce good plays and to develop latent talent, both in acting and playwriting. The actors will not be confined to one group, but tryouts will be given to anyone who so de- sires. Mr. Stuart Bailey, who for a number of years has played with Hull House Players, is the inspiring leader of the Guild. The Board of Directors con- sists of Mrs. Mary Aldis, Lake For- est; Prof. Ralph Dennis, Evanston; Percy B. Eckhart, Kenilworth; Mrs. James F. Porter, Winnetka; Mrs. Laird Bell, Winnetka; Mrs. Dudley Cates, Winnetka. Mrs. Frederick Dickinson, Hubbard Woods. Robertson Praises Work The first play of the season will be "1200 a Year", by Edna Ferber, to be given at the Winnetka Woman's club, Thursday and Friday evenings, No- vember 10 and 11. The finishing touches are being given to the play by Donald Robertson, the veteran ac- tor and stage director. To say that he was much pleased with the first rehearsal augurs well for the final production. The cast 1s a well-balanced one, made up of well-known 'amateurs from Evanston, Kenilworth, Winnet- ka and Hubbard Woods. Mr. Stuart Bailey, Mr. Perry Dunlap Smith, Mrs. Dudley Cates, Mr. J. Williams Macy, Mrs. Ralph Heilman, Mrs. Osbourne McConathy, Mrs. E.V.L. Brown, Mrs. Laird Bell, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Dickinson, Mr. Clive Taylor, Mr. Ro- bert Dyer and Mr. Sam Otis, are among those who make up the cast. Tickets on Sale Nov. 5 Tickets for the play will be on sale at the Winnetka Pharmacy and Ad- ams' Pharmacy after November 5, gad will be mailed to all Guild mem- ers. Another privilege extended to members will be the tea given on No- vember 13 in honor of Miss Edna Ier- ber and Mr. Frank Bacon, to be held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Bran Bailey, 610 Ash street, Winnet- a. Five dollars sent to Emory Cobb Andrews, 85 Willow road, Winnet- ka, will enroll you as a member of the North Shore Theater Guild and open up for you a new line of en- joyment. MILWAUKEEAN MOVES HERE Vincent G. Cartier of Milwaukee has purchased the C. Barmore Cook residence at 460 Elder lane. The sale was negotiated by Hill and Stone, realtors. Gallons Of Ice Cream; Barrels Of Fun Enjoyed More than 1,200 children and older folks, young in spirit, spent a joyous three hours at Community House on Hallowe'en, and voted it the best | party yet. It certainly was the big- gest, as will be attested by the Amer- ican Legion police who had to handle the crowd, and by the refreshment committee, which had gallons of ice cream at 9 o'clock and onen at 10 minutes past 10 o'clock. New features wood, a jazz orchestra, led by Lloyd R. Steere, and a tableau, Summer", presented through the kind- ness. of Arthur F. Sterrett. Cutcheon's famous cartoon, with its cornstalks, smudges and spirits was most convincingly brought to life and charmingly acted. The gym held a good natured but dense mob, some dancing, other box- ing in barrels, pounding each other with punching bags, or taking a shot at the wiggling target. Bears wolves roamed about unhampered. Upstaairs, fourteen fortune tellers young truth seekers, and the sounds from the spook room caused the long line of waiting visitors to pleasantly. kept the Assembl yroom filled to over- flowing. It was certainly a fine par- work off their Hallowe'en exuberance without damage to themselves or to the village. Check Your Babies 'Winnetka Congregational Makes Provision for Care of Ba- bies While Mothers Attend Worship A plan has been worked out where- by the Congregational church take care of little children of parents the children in Group I, which will in- will be taken care of by a group of mothers organized for this purpose. They are to he brought to the church building at 10:50 o'clock and called for after morning church service is over. The second group, including those from five to nine years of age, will be taken care of beginning Sunday, No- vember 13. An experienced Kinder- gartner will be in charge of this ture of recreation different from what jod. These boys and girls will be kent church service. If it is so desired the parents may take those who are mem- | hers of Group II into the opening of the church service and let them march | ont in the recessional and go to the Kindergarten room. new arrangement comprises Tames A. White, chairman, Mrs. Hovt N. McClain, chairman of the Cradle Roll, and Mrs. D. K. French. TURVEY YOUTH DIES Funeral services were held at the | Glencoe Methodist church, Wednes- | day for Bert Richard Turvey, 22 years |of age, son of Mr. and Mrs. Reuben | Turvey, 1115 Merrill avenue, Hubbard Woods. who died Monday, October 31, at the Evanston hospital after an illness of six weeks. Burial was at Memorial Park. HEARINGS ON ZONING A public hearing on the pro- posed Winnetka Zoning ordin- ance will be held at the Village Hall Council rooms Wednesday evening, November 9, to afford opportunity for property own- ers in the Indian Hill section of the village to voice objections or make suggestions before the Winnetka Zoning Commission. twenty-five included a George Ade movie, arranged by Burton At- "Injun Mec- Indian and forecast the future to hundreds of shiver A magician, and punch and judy ty, and gave the kids a chance to And Go To Church Church will who desire to attend church service. Beginning next Sunday, November 6, clude those up to five years of age, group. providing interest in the na- they have had in the preceeding per- until called for at the close of the The committee in charge of this Mrs. "HUBBARD WOODS ACTS T0 KEEP POST OFFICE Postmaster State- ment Assuring Petitioners Post Office Branch Will Remain at Hubbard Woods Kloepfer Issues E. O. Carlson, proprietor of the Hubbard Woods Pharmacy, late this afternoon received the fol- lowing telegram from the Hon. Carl R. Chindblom, representative in Congress for this district, re- lative to the Hubbard Woods post office situation. The telegram reads as follows: "E. O. Carlson Former conditions at Hubbard Woods Post office will be restor- ed as per order effective Monday next. Carl R. Chindblom". Last Monday a portion of the deliveries of the Hubbard Woods Post Office were assigned to the Glencoe Post Office. This service will again be provided by the Hubbard Woods office beginning Monday, November 7. Rumors current in Hubbard Woods that the United States Post Office De- partment contemplates the closing of the Hubbard Woods branch post of- fice, led this week to the circulation of petitions in that vicinity, calling upon residents to prevent, if possible, any such action by the federal authorities. Along with the petition, hundreds of letters and telegrams are said to have been dispatched «5 Postmaster Gen eral Will H. Hays, requesting that the Hubbard Woods branch post of- fice be retained permanently. Apparently the rumors are based on only partial truth when one con- siders carefully a statement issued to- day to the Winnetka Talk by Post- master Arthur M. Kloepfer. The statement, it appears, should dispel any fears Hubbard Woods residents may entertain that the Hubbard Woods branch is to be eliminated. The statement reads: "I am glad to avail myself of the courtesy extended to me by you for a statement relative to the proposed change in the method of handling the mails for that portion of Winnet- ka called Hubbard Woods. Thus far no definite instructions have been re- ceived from the Department. It has been recommended by Post Office in- spectors who investigated the matter, in connection with the demolishing or removal of the building in which the Hubbard Woods station is now locat- ed, on account of condemnation pro- | ceedings, to centralize the delivery of all mzils from the Winnetka main of- fice due to the constant delay in the handling of the same. "It is not intended by the Depart- ment to curtail the service, but to ex- pedite the delivery of mails to all concerned. There would be maintain- ed at Gage street a station at which the public of that vicinity could pur- chase stamps, money orders, register letters, insure parcels, etc., the same as is being done at the present time." The handling of all mails through | the Winnetka office, it is stated by those who have studied the situation. | would prevent much duplication of | work, which obviously, entails delay lin the distribution of the mails in | the village. Such a change, it is point- | ed out, would greatly expedite the | deliveries throughout the village, in- | cluding Hubbard Woods. | Tt has been sugeested, however, | that the Hubbard Woods station re- | fain delivery boxes and general de- | livery services for the accomodation | | of those who desire to call for their mail. BOAT BUILDING CONTEST The Skokie Yacht club, recently or- ganized by seventh and eighth grade boys of the Horace Mann school, has issued 'a challenge to boys of the Country Day school for competition in building model sailing yachts and power boats. The contest will be con- ducted under auspices of the schools and a silver cup will be the prize. Fair Dames Get Herbie Paulson Beside Himself Add to the trials and tribulations of the handsome business man the perturbation of one H. W. Paulson, Winnetka decorator. "Who's Who" edition of the Winnetka Weekly Talk is held responsible for the accom- panying doleful and richly decorative message : November 1, 1921 Dear Editor :-- Since you have seen fit to run your Who's Who in the Weekly Talk, I have been besieged with telephone calls from the fair sex asking where my picture is located on the page, whether I have whiskers etc. etc. My! my! Don't the young things read the papers these days? It states plainly that whiskers are out of style, as they are not only unbecoming to most, but also unsanitary. However, if you see fit to continue this thing, or if at any future date you should be so tempted again, it might be well born to run a little something in the way of description, such as, under mine you might say: -- Has a slight lambrequin on chin (especially if not shaved every day). Crown mold on head. Two-tone mottled effect on face which is washable, besides being very artistic. Head has a decided ribbed caen- stone effect (not discernible in pic- ture). This would give them something to go by in making their selection and also save me a lot of time answering the 'phone, especially as I am too modest to use that time-worn Phrase "considered good looking". Yours for efficiency, H. W. Paulson. "TOONERVILLE" CONCEDES HONORS TO HUBBARD WOODS The hamlet of "Toonerville", im- mortalized by Fontaine Fox, noted cartoonist, was for the time bested by Hubbard Woods Wednesday night of this week when the Hubbard Woods Tire Service company plunged the entire community into darkness for a period of an hour. this. The tire men have a free air tank supplied by a pump, in turn propelled by a motor of considerable power. Village electricians approved the device and the grand opening of the new free air station was scheduled for Wednesday evening when all hands would be "up to the village" talkin' things over. The opening was announced by a siren whistle. The boss of the tire establishment "pulled the switch" and, as previously record- ed, Hubbard Woods took on complete opacity 1t was like "EFFICIENCY", IS THEME OF TUESDAY MORNING LECTURE "The Defeated: The question of efficiency", is to be the subject of the lecture by the Rev. Jamies Austin Richards on Tuesday morning, No- vember 8, in the Neighborhood room of Community House. This is the fourth of a series of lec- tures and discussions upon "The Influ- ence of Jesus upon different types of people and His help in answering Great Questions." Everybody is in- vited. ARMISTICE DAY SERVICES Christ Episcopal church and the Winnetka Congregational church are to co-operate in an Armistice Day service at the Congregational church Friday morning, November 11, at 10:30 o'clock. Brief addresses will be made by the Rev. E. Ashley Gerhard, rector of Christ church, and the Rev. James Austin Richards, pastor of the Cgngregational church, and the suggestion of President Harding for a period of simultaneous national, silent prayer for the success of the conference for the limitation of armaments will be carried out. Every resident of Winnetka is invited to this special com- munity service. "NO INDUSTRIES SAYS HUBBARD WOODS Residence Property Owners Said To Be Unanimously Opposed To In- dustries Along Railroad Right-of-Way GIVE VIEWS AT HEARING Tell Zoning Commission Residents There Want No "B" Residence Area North of North Avenue Hubbard Woods home owners want no industries in that section of Win- netka and have expressed unanimous opposition to the establishment of a "B" residence district north of North avenue, as proposed in the tentative Winnetka Zoning plan. Sentiment in that regard was ex= pressed with unqualified emphasis Wednesday evening at the Public Hearing called for Hubbard Woods property owners by the Winnetka Zoning Commission, Eugene Rumm- ler, chairman. While the meeting in the Village council rooms was marked by no demonstrations, the Hubbard Woods residents were unreserved in airing their views of the zoning plans as pertzining to north Winnetka. In fact the Hubbard Woods Improve- ment association had prepared for the hearing in a meeting Tuesday evening at the Hubbard Woods school at which the zoning problems were discussed and a committee named to present the views of the property owners before the Zoning commis- sion. Eli B. Felsenthal, 1123 Chatfield road, was selected chairman and spokesman of the committee. "Mave Industries West" Mr. Felsenthal represented to the commiss on that Hubbard Woods res- idence property owners were unanim- ously opposed to an Industrial district along the Chicago and Northwestern railroad right-of-way in Hubbard Woods. The ideal location for in- dustries, Mr. Felsenthal explained, would be along the right-of-way of the Chicago and Northwestern trunk line about two miles west of the vil- lage in the Skokie. He suggested that North avenue might be extended --that the proposition had been con- sidered--through the Skokie to the vicinity of the trunk line and that the present-day use of automobile trucks would make an easy matter the trans- fer of materials and supplies into the community from that point. Mr. Felsenthal further objected, in the name of the Hubbard Woods Im- provement association, to the pro- posed establishment of a "B" res- idence district flanking the present Hubbard Woods Commercial area. Such a district, which would permit two-flat dwelling, hospitals, etc., he said, was not essential to Hubbard Woods, a community of homes, and that the residents of the community were unanimously opposed to such a proposition. This property, he said, was now almost exclusively residen- tial in character. Particular emphasis was laid upon the classification as industrial of a lot at North avenue and Center street which is Village property, purchased before the war. Such classification, Mr. Felsenthal intimated, would per- mit the village to utilize that property as a village yards, a dumping place for the classification as industrial of a lot building and road materials, tele- phone poles, and a repository for junk, presenting a spectacle that would be a "slap in the face" to every home owner in Hubbard Woods. Logical Park Site This lot, he stated always had been considered by the community as a logical addition to the Station park half of which was secured for the village by funds obtained through public subscription among Hubbard Woods residents. He said the res- idents had understood the village was to condemn a strip of land adjacent to the railroad right-of-way, which would connect the lot with the present Station park. Other speakers who voiced senti- ments in harmony with those express- ed by Mr. Felsenthal, included the Rev. F. J. Haarth, of Sacred Heart parish; Harold L. Ickes, Hubbard lane; and William D. McKenzie, 1185 Laurel avenue. Some difference of (Continued on page 4) op -------- = I