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H fr. N } i > ] N : z 4 En The Timely Record of Community Events - WINNETKA WEEKLY TALK VOL. X, NO. 39. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1921 SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS PLAY TONIGHT AIDS W.A. HADLEY SCHOOL Winnetka Prepared to Insure Suc- cess of School for Blind at Spe- This Entertainment Evening WIDESPREAD ENTHUSIASM "Daddy Long Legs" to Bring Record Audience; Many Special Events Aid School cial Prof. William A. Hadley's heroic achievements on behalf of the Blind are to be rewarded this evening, at least in considerable measure, when Winnetka, with the co-operation of the citizens of other nearby communi- ties, will provide for him a Braille printing press and sufficient addi- tional funds to insure the continued success of his splendid Correspon- dence School for the Blind. The presentation of "Daddy Long Legs" this evening by the players of the New Trier High school Dramatic club at the school auditorium is to bring a packed house, according to present indications, with some of Win- netka's most prominent families num- bered with the audience. Preceding the performances many special so- cial events will combine to swell the endowment fund for this "most courageous university in the United States." Shows Winnetka Spirit Ninety students, one living in Alas- ka, another in Shanghai, China, and others scattered between Boston and San Francisco are enrolled in the school. All these, and, it is hoped, many more, will be afforded educa- tional advantages through Prof. Had- ley's school, the success of which de- pends largely upon what Winnetka is to accomplish this evening. Mr. Hadley is a Winnetka citizen. He was formerly a village official, is a college graduate and former in- structor in the Lake View high sehiool, Stricken with blindness six years ago, he has been laboring un- ceasingly and under extreme difficul- ties to bring to others the advantages and opportunities enjoyed by those more fortunate, and Winnetka is pre- pared to do its uttermost to insure the complete success of his heroic venture. The evening's entertainment, in- cluding an excellent musical program rendered by the full New Trier high school Symphony orchestra, will be provided by the following students of the school: Many Students Participate In the play: Elizabeth Cullen, Cab- ray Wortley, Frederick Roe, James Gathercoal, Edward Quayle, Ruth Boots, Margaret De Lay, Jean Mark- eley, Constance von Weller, Bernice Scully, Barbara Poole, Robert Eng- lish, Ethel Pattilo, Janet Olmsted, Philis Ogan, George Martin, Kather- ine Shaw, Frances Ellison, Wilbur Bruns, Philip Eisendrath. Stage Crew and Costumes commit- tee: Bradley Pruden, Sidney Spiegel, Charles Rummler, Ripley Kiel, Emily Hadley, Mary Harding, Hazel Frazer | Kenneth Thorsen. First Violin Catherine Granquist, Olivia Fisher, Katherine Hamilton, Olga Reinhold, Dorothy Niles, Dorothy Camp, Floyd White, Earl Fox, Ralph Ortegel. Seicond Violin Todd Wheeler, Donald MacGlash- en, Barbara Poole, Van Tyle Sand- erson, Edward Wachs, Kate Hirsh- berg, Emma Reinhold. Alto Estelle Swigert, Lee Fetcher, Ro- bert Sanderson. Double Bass Josephine MacRae, Brewster Kim- ball. Flute Sherman Goble. Clarinet Everett Fox, Philip Eisendrath, Wil- lis Strong. Bassoon Mr. Kahler. Horn Norman Loomis, Perry Lieber, Ro- bert Wilson. Cornet Mr. Schumacher, William Jordan, Arthur Cook. | Trombone ! David Thayer, James Melville. Saxaphone | Richard Goble, Robert Ricksen. | Drums Tom Brown, Byron Smith. MEN'S CLUB HEARS EXPERT ON LABOR Dr. Sam Atkinson, Former Business Manager of Allied Amusements Association Speaks Here Thursday LABOR DISPUTES' ARBITER "Point of Contact" Is Subject of Lecture; Every Man in Winnetka Invited to Dinner The monthly dinner of the Win- netka Men's club will be held at Community House Thursday evening, December 15. Community spirit and Dr. Sam Atkinson good fellowship are the watchwords of the club, and the officers and com- mittees are working hard to make this the outstanding feature of the meetings. : The speaker of the evening is Dr. Sam Atkinean wha has taken subject "The Point of Contact" Mr.| Atkinson 'has had wide experience in! handling labor problems and his view- point upon the present outlook is par- ticularly interesting. He was formerly the business manager of the Allied Amusements association of Chicago, having charge of the labor agree- ments of over four hundred theaters, and was engaged by the National As- | sociation of the Motion Picture] Industry to oppose political censor- ship. He has arbitrated a great num- ber of labor disputes, and has well agihis defined views gained from practical experience about the future of the labor movement, | Mr. Atkinson is expected to deal, with the trend of the labor movement | toward radical control. He regards the | question of wages a minor matter, | and that conditions and jurisdictional | demands mean more to the employer | in determining prices than other fac- tors. i The large attendance at the pre- ceding meetings has fully justified the club in seeking larger quarters in the | gymnasium of Community House. | The spirit of comradeship has grown | with the attendance. Every man in| Winnetka who is interested in the enviable Winnetka Community spirit is invited to come and bring his neighbor. "THE PROPHET, DANTE" "The Prophet, Dante" will be the | subject for the sermon by the Rev. | James Austin Richards, at the Win- | netka Congregational church, Sun-| day morning, December 11. The ser-| mon will be commemorative of the! 600th anniversary of the death of! Dante. A {feature of the morning, services will be the reports of the "Every Member Canvass" of the par-: ish, conducted Sunday, December 4. Why Not Sell It? Whatever it is. isn't it just using up space that could be used to good advantage, and tying up mo- ney that could be used for Christ- mas gifts? | The logical place to sell anything that you don't want, is through the || want ad columns of your local pa- || per. : | Someone in your locality is, in all || possibility, waiting for a chance }| to buy the thing that you consider {| a white elephant. ADVERTISE IT NOW "Blink" Idea Finds Ardent Fan In South The Editor-- Dear Sir: -- "The Winnetka Talk comes to me with considerable regularity and is as always, satisfying, interesting and, at times, amusing. "In the Spring, upon my return to Winnetka, I shall miss the different whistles which tell the residents of this smelter town the correct time. At 6 A. M. one toot; at 8 A. M. three toots; at noon, one long toot; at 5 P. M., one. toot; at: '6 'P..M., three toots, and at 9 P. M. the . curfew, which is a siren, like a fire whistle. Then at 11 P. M,, one long blast, which, if you are asleep, is enough to waken you, and, if you are awake, gently reminds you that one hour's rest before midnight is worth two af- ter midnight. "By all means, let us 'blink' our electric lights at 9 P. M., set our watches and alarm clocks and re- mind ourselves that 'early to bed and early to rise, etc. Sincerely, Elizabeth W. (Mrs. Arthur) Duncan." 1421 9th street, Douglas, Arizona. We add: Mrs. Duncan's letter is based upon recent articles in the Winnetka Talk announcing plans at the Village Pow- er plant to give Winnetka household- ers the correct time each day by the quite simple expedient of "blinking" the electric lights at 9 o'clock in the evening. The idea, which had been considered by Village officials for some time, was given impetus recent- ly through a letter appearing in the Winnetka Talk, penned by H. C. Winchell, 552 Elm street, suggesting that the village adopt the plan with- out delay. Citizen Makes Gift To Winnetka Legion William S. Hay Pledges Permanent Gift to Local Legion Post; Plan County Fair in March William S. Hay, 645 Sheridan road, kas pledged $25 a year as a perman- ent contribution to the fund of the Winnetka Post of the American Legion. Mr. Hay's gift represents the first offer of its kind received by the post from a resident of the village and announcement of it was received with great enthusiasm by the mem- bers of the post at the regular meet- ing Tuesday evening of this week. The members of the post voted to accept the offer and instructed the Post Adjutant to formally convey to Mr. Hay their expression of apprecia- tion. The Winnetka post will forego its other December mettings because of the holiday season. The post Tues- day evening used its new motion pic- ture projector for the first time and viewed some interesting scenes de- picting Marshal Foch's recent visit Pictures of training to" Chicage. camp scenes, also were shown to PLAYS WILL BRING QUESTION OF INDUSTRIAL AREA ARGUED AT BIG ZONING HEARING Petitioners Want Industrial District Moved West of Village in Ex- pectation that Railroad Will Transfer Freight Deliveries to Line West of Skokie Valley: Commission Announces Several Changes in Zone Designations Two hundred Winnetka property owners attended the public hearing on Zoning held at Community House Wednesday evening of this week for the purpose of discussing zoning problems as pertaining to the village in its entirety, and supplementing the sectional hearings held in the past month. Zoning in connection with an in- dustrial district in the village pro- vided the principal subject of discus- sion. It became a question as to whether it were advisable to zone as industrial a reasonable area ir the center of the village along the railroad right-of-ways, including the sites of the present coal, lumber and material yards, or to accep: the prediction thai the Chicago and Nortliwestern rail- road expects to eliminate freight service on its main line and deliver all freight on the branch west of the Skokie valley, and inake no {further provision for a "D" industrial area. Want No Industrial Frederick B. Thomas, in this con- nection, presented a petition signed by CHRISTMAS CHEER Community Drama Club Promises Real Yuletide Cheer in Presenta- tion of Two Excellent Plays As a contribution to Winnetka's Christmas spirit two plays are prom- ised by the Winnetka Players, a com- mittee of the Community Drama club, on Saturday afternoon, becember 17, at 3:30 o'clock, in the gymnasium of Community House, and offered ex- pressly for the entertainment of the children of the village. The vehicle, "Why the Chimes Rang", is a story written by Raymond McDonald Alden, and dramatized by Elizabeth McFadden. In the cast are Mrs. Myron T. Harshaw, Miss Flor- ence Niemann, Miss Laura Arnold, Mrs. Harry . Clarke, Mr. Harry Clarke, Mr. E. P. Farwell, Mr. Stan- | ley Wheatley, Mr. Albert Scharf, Mr. | Holden Anderson and Mr. Walter | Niemann. The music will be in charge of Mrs. Arthur Dean, and Mrs. Kohlsaat will play the chimes. Mrs. Louis K. Schmidt, Mrs. Asa Cooley, Mr. W. A. Snyder and Mr. Arthur Dean will sing. That the adults may also enjoy "Why the Chimes 'Rang'! an- other performance will be given Sun- day evening, December 18, at 8 Philomen | | | o'clock, at Community House, At that | time the one-act play, "Dust of the | Road", given with such success last year, will be repeated with two changes in the cast, which is as fol- brighten the memories of the former | lows: doughboys. Stanley Clague and Samuel Otis are working for the post on extensive plans for a big County Fair to be held | in March, 1922, for the benefit of the post. Miss Dorothy Day, 454 Sheridan road, has gone east to attend the class reunion at Vassar college. CHRISTMAS CAROLS The A Capella Choir extends to the community an invita- tion to hear a singing of choice Christmas music in the Winnet- ka Congregational church, on Thursday, December 22. The custom established by similar programs at two suc- cessive Christmas seasons, in 1918 and 1919, is resumed this year in response to requests from appreciative friends. The choir will present num- bers from the music of the Early church, folk carols from Europe and fromy our Ameri- can negroes, and a chorus from the liturgy of the Russian church. The program in de- tail will be published in next week's issue of the Winnetka Weekly Talk. The date is Thursday even- ing, December 22. Mrs. William T. Wehrstedt, Mr. William Van Horne, Mr. Victor Whit- lock, Mr. S. M. Goble. To both of these performances all the residents of Winnetka are cordi- ally invited. The only admission fee asked at the door is the individual ownership of a bit of Christmas cheer which the possessor is willing to let develop and expand as these plays bring them nearer to the Christ- mas atmosphere of "Peace on Earth, Good Will Toward Men". CHURCH FUND DRIVE AN UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS With $44,453.51 reported in the count Wednesday evening of this week, warkers engaged in the annual "Every Member Canvass" for funds] for the Winnetka Congregational church and Community House, expect- | ed to bring the total contribution well | over the budget of $53,372.23 estab- lished by the church Finance com- mittee, as essential to adequately pro- vide for the needs of tte church and center during the coming year. While an expert group of canvas- sers visited the homes in the village last Sunday, the work could not be completed in that brief period and it was found necessary to extend the canvass through the week, in order to reach every prospective contributor. Complete success of the canvass a considerable number of property owners, supporting the latter view and suggesting that no "D" Industrial district be provided within the vil- lage irmnits leaving present firms en- gaged in coal, lumber and material business to continue as a non-con- forming use, but with the provision that they must not expand in area. This position was strongly opposed by several speakers including Ray- mond FE. Durham, vice-chairman of the Zoning commission, and Robert Wallace, on the ground that there was no certainty that a change in freight deliveries would be made within the next ten years, and that the additional length of haul would result in an in- direct tax on the community; and that if a reasonable space were pro- vided for an industrial district the firms occupying it would be encourag- ed to improve their plants from the standpoint of appearance, as is done in many communities. It was also pointed out that in case freight delivery were transferred to the west of the village the lumber and cecal yards vacated could then be re-zoned to prevent the establishment of undesirable industries. Must be Reasonable Charles Rummler, chairman of the Zoning commission, pointed out at the conclusion of this discussion that the Zoning ordinance for Winnetka must, fundamentally, be reasonable, and not open to legal attack by own- ers of property affected, and stated that the commission would take un- der further careful consideration the points brought out in the discussion. Changes in the limits of various districts, since previous zoning hear- ings, made public by the commission, included the changing of the zone designation of the Village property at North and Linden avenues from "D" Industrial to "C" Commercial. It was announced that the village will continue to occupy this property for the purpose for which it was pur- chased with funds of the Village Wa- ter and Light department, until a suitable site can be found elsewhere. Another decision of the commission changes the property occupied by Brandl Brothers on Merrill street, in Hubbard Woods, from "D" Industrial to "C" Commercial, the firm to con- tinue as a non-conforming use with- out permission of expansion. The bléck bounded by Oak, Cherry, Ridge and Linden, in the central sec- tion of the village, was changed from "B" residence to "A" residence, ac- cording to the commission's report. Settle Hill and Stone Issue ' Property on the west side of Lin- coln avenue, south of and including the new Hill and Stone building was zoned "C" commercial. The re- mainder of the block to the north was changed from "B" residence to "A" residence, including Community House. Some objection was voiced relative to the zoning of the property south of the Hill and Stone building as commercial, entertaining the fear that a motion picture house might be es- tablished there. Since the vacant space available comprises only a for- ty foot frontage, such a possibility was thought to be out of the question in the opinion of the Zoning commis- sion. There was considerable discussion of the question of providing addition- al. "B' .residence area, -to.. afford reasonable housing facilities for per- sons of more moderate means who are employed in essential work in tue village. No Change at Indian Hill No changes were announced for the Indian Hill station district and it is thought the original designations in the tentative zoning ordinance will remain intact. Relative to the Indian Hill station business district Principal Eston V. Tubbs of New Trier High school ex- pressed the desire that no business be permitted there since a certain busi- ness in the district at the present has worked a harmful influence upon the students of the school and presented a serious problem. The Commission adjourned to Tues- day evening, December 13. The meet- ing will not be in the nature of a pub- was predicted by the zone captains. ilic hearing.