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WINNETKA TALK A Weekly News-Magazine for Winnetka VOL. XV, NO. 7 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, APRIL 24,1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS "DEIFICATION OF WAR INSTRUMENTS" SCORED Dr. J. W. F. Davies Deplores En- shrinement of Captured Canon in Village The following is an extract from a sermon which Dr. J. W. F. Davies of the Winnetka Congregational church, preached last Sunday before the Junior congregation, and the boys and girls thought ought to be passed on to the entire village : "The new in religion, is usually triumphed over the old, at first, but later the new becomes the victor as is shown so clearly in these two illus- trations of Moses' ethical code, triumphing over the worship of Egypt; and Jesus' triumph over the institu- tionalized code of Moses. "There appeared in our village paper an article which indicated that we were to receive two cannons from the War department. As relics having histori- cal value I am enthusiastic preservation. In museums or rooms adapted to the care of such trophies there is no question, but as monuments in places of honor, they have no right in a peace-loving community. What are canons? They are instruments of de- struction. Machines to blow out the brains of men and scatter them over the ground. Machines to shatter legs, arms and make helpless cripples. To send ships to the bottom of the sea with all their good men, machines to drop exploding shells on helpless wom- en and tiny children, instruments of hell to mar the images of the divine. They are built to kill, that is their only purpose. "Psychology is Wrong" "What is this proposition, nothing more than to take the trophies from the defeated and enshrine them in a place of honor. Are we so poor in imagina- tion, are our accomplishments so mea- ger that we are to deify instruments of death? The psychology of the thing is wrong. "I know that some of you as little children were taken to our commons and what was the one thing you re- member? Not the flag pole, not the beauty of that lovely spot, but the canon which years ago had to be spiked to keep members of this community from firing it. We have, as a commun- ity, placed it in a place of honor. By our action we want children to grow up fondeling it, admiring it, ves even worshiping it, a symbol of hell. And now it is suggested that we have more, more of these devil-method instru- ments, that may have scattered the brains of some of my friends, that may have made some mother tearlessly work for children - whose father's heart was pierced by their bullets, and vet we give them the place of honor. Oh, T know we still have to have canon but let them be kept in their proper places, their proper place is not in a place of honor, in a community that loves its children and desires to teach them the constructive wavs of peace. "TI believe in a God of love, not in the. exaltation of a symbol of hell. As the ethical code of the Ten Command- ments won over the worship of the golden bull, so much the God of love be exalted over the world of hate." A stated meeting of Winnetka chap- ter, No. 942, O. E. S.. will be held Mon- day evening, April 26. at 7:30 o'clock. at the Masonic temple. Tt is urged that all members try to. be present. . -. for their Issues Appeal for Poppy Day Campaign Here Buy your Poppies in Winnetka. Every cent of the proceeds from the sale of poppies goes toward the main- tenance of the American Legion Serv- ice department in Chicago, to the in- dividual ex-service men in hospitals who made the poppies and to the Win- netka Post No. 10, of the Legion. When you buy Poppies in Winnetka you are helping all these worthy causes and particularly your home town. Legion Post Winnetka Girls will have the poppies for sale at the Hubbard Woods, Winnetka and Indian Hill stations of both railroads Friday, May 28. Marcus D. Richards, chairman of the Poppy Day committee of Winnetka Post of the American Legion this week issued an appeal to Winnetkans to purchase the little flowers which, each vear, help swell the funds of the Serv- ice department of the legion. B. W. Blow Is Elected New C. of C. President Officers for the ensuing year were elected by the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce at a meeting held at the Community House Thursday evening of this week. They are as follows: B WW: Blow, president; Thomas J. Lynch, first vice president; William T. Werst. ed, second vice president ; George Park third vice president: A. J. Pullom, fourth vice president; R. "W. 'Rapp. fifth vice president: Earl I. Weinstock. treasurer; B. G. Eberle, secretary. New directors who are not officers are A F. Peters and E. E. Adams, . Invite All Winnetka to Memorial Service Winnetka Post No. 10, of the Ameri- can Legion, has accepted the invitation of the Rev. Thomas A. Goodwin to con- duct a Memorial service in the Con- gregational church, Sunday evening, May 30. This will be a service for the whole community, and special invita- tions are being extended to all the church and patriotic organizations to share in the occasion. A speaker of note will be secured to address the meeting, and the whole program will be one befitting the occasion. HAVE WINNETKA DAY Winnetka Day was observed last Saturday at the second annual exhibi- tion of paintings staged by the North Shore Art league in Rudolph Matz hall, Community House. Special in- vitations were extended to members of the Chamber of Commerce, the Rotary club and the Masonic lodge, and a large number of persons from these organi- zations attended the exhibit. Sunday, April 25, will be the last day of the exhibit. Turn Your Clock Ahead! Daylight Saving time will go into effect officially at 2 o'clock Sunday morning, April 25. If you would keep pace with Chi- cago and the north shore com- munity this Sunday, turn you clock ahead one hour upon re- tiring Saturday night. All church services will be accord- ing to Daylight Saving time. BLOOMSBURY IN PLAY Community Players to Present lan Hay's "Tilly of Bloomsbury" May 5 and 6 "Tilly of Bloomsbury" is the popular Ian and Hay play the Community Play- ers will present May 5 and 6 in Ru- dolph -Matz hall, Community House. Bloomsbury is the quarter of London in which stands the British Museum. Adjacent to the Museum is Russell Square, a neighborhood of faded gen- tility, obliterated' one might say, were it not for the unmistakeably patrician curve to a staircase of height to a ceiling. Today the square is given over to lodgings, as many American trav- elers of modest means have reason to remember. The students at the Mu- seum, too, attracted from the {four quarters of the earth, must lodge somewhere, and what place more con- venient than Russell Square? In one of these lodging houses dwelt a maiden, so run the fairy tales, nam- ed Tilly Selwyn. Her father is a gen- tleman, once 'a fellow at Cambridge, but long since dismissed because of drunkenness. For twenty years he has been "out of employment," and sup- ported by his wife, "much beneath him," who keeps lodgers. Tilly, the sort of girl vou like for her natural charm, underlaid with good sense and resourcefulness, and a pretty serious- ness in the face of difficulty--a high sense of honor, too--is a dressmaker and designer of gowns. - : It is trite too-say love knows not caste. That, however, is the theme of this comedy. Tilly meets Dick Main- waring, son of Lady Marian. They no sooner meet than they love; they no seoner love than they are engaged, and she, dear child, thinks that settle$' it. But-a week-end at Shotley Beau- champ disillusions her. She "meant to act perfectly square," she assures her mother later; but when the Mainwar- ings "laid off about their country house and their town house and their hunt- ing and their shooting and their grand relations" --well, her "back was up," and she began to talk large, too: of butler and motor and billiard room at home. The crisis comes when the Mainwar- ings accept an invitation to take tea with the Selwyns. Altogether scene is quite "impossible" and could not have deluded the blindest--which Lady Marian was far from being-- even though Grandma had not ap- neared after being sent to bed, and the Scotch lodger and the Hindu lodger had not made hurried entrance as pur- suer and pursued. The course of true love grows rough- er and roueher. "Stupid, conceited, and purse proud" is Tilly's characterization of the Mainwarings "Mv Dicky isn't, of course," she hastens to add. But that tea party was a tremendous test 'of fidelity, it must be granted. Only the expectation of a hapnv ending bol- sters up vour faith in Dick--that and the fact that he has been such a decent fellow. : : "Tilly of Bloomsbury" will close the Community Plavers' second season. of which the public has demonstrated its appreciation. A critic, well known, savs, "The theater is dead and doesn't know it." If that is true of the com- mercial theater, it certainly does not anply to community drama. Never was that livelier. Peonle love to act a see their friends act. So the Commun- a ee itv Players say, not adieu, but au this | BOYS, YOU CANT GO WRONG ON THIS TRIP! Because Robert H. Carpenter Will be the Pilot on Free Tour of Europe Hey fellers! You can't go wrong on this trip. Just look who's going along on that memorable journey to Europe that is to be enjoyed by three young salesmen from New Trier High school this summer. Yes sir, none other than Robert H. Carpenter, instructor in English, member of the football coaching staff, faculty supervisor of the New Trier News and the Echoes. He's just a regular fellow, a graduate of the Cornell university and a mem- ber of the Cornell Varsity squad in his time. What boy but won't take an- other hitch in his belt and buckle down to some real serious salesman- ship after that announcement? Three boys, one from Wilmette or Kenilworth, another from Winnetka, and a third from Glencoe will go to Europe this summer as the guests of Lloyd Hollister, publisher of WILMETTE Lire, WINNETKA TALK and GLENCOE NEws. Salesmen Get to Work A sizeable group of boys went out into the territory this week in the "on to Europe" contest to earn their "stripes" in the most unique salesman- ship contest ever ventured in this vi- cinity. Three of them will come out with free trips to Europe as the re- ward of their skill; all of them will be paid handsomely for their efforts, paid in direct proportion to their ability as salesmen. The boys are selling sub- scriptions for the Hollister publica- tions. More and more of them are joining up for the contest every day and, with plenty of time left, many others are planning to enter. The boy who goes in now has as good a chance as any of the others to get to the top and win a 36-day tour of Europe with Mr. Carpenter. Head- quarters of the contest are in Room 213 at the high school. The trip to Europe is a prize worth every school boy's careful attention. It will be absolutely free of charge and will extend over 36 days. The countries visited will be England, Hol- Jand, Belgium and France. One of the most interesting parts of the en- tire trip will be a journey to the battlefields of the World War and a four day stay in Paris. ai Here's an Eyeful Paris is said to be the most beauti- ful city in the world. During the past two centuries it has been i and built up according to a definite plan with wide streets, large open spaces, splendid boulevards and num- erous fine bridges across the Seine The numerous historic monuments and attractive public buildings exhibit the good taste of the French people. An entire day with motor car should be given to seeing the city. One should visit Notre Dame, Madelaine, Sainte Chapelle, Pantheon, Opera House, Trocadero and ascend the Eiffel Tow- er for a wonderful panorama of the city and environs. No visit to Paris would be complete without seeing the Louvre, the greatest gallery in the world, and also the Luxembogte, Which * contaisis modern paintings. half day should be spent at Versailles. visiting the palace of the Bourbon (Continued on page 8)