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- + iia i, July 3, 1926 WINNETKA TALK WINNETKANS WITNESS SCHOOL GRADUATION Take Keen Interest in Work of Chicago Junior School for Underprivileged Boys The annual graduation exercises of the Chicago Junior School, Elgin, Ili, were attended by several. Winnetka people, friends of the school, Mrs. Theodore Coyne, -Mrs. Harry Lay, Mrs. Wiley Huddle and Mrs. Charles . Aspenwall. The exercises were held Saturday afternoon, June 26, at 3 o'clock, the Winnetka guests driving over in a group. Founded as a home and farm school, located on the Fox river, one mile north of Elgin, the school is providing a home atmosphere "for under-privi- leged boys and .girls to inspire them with ideals of right living." Recognizing the good. that this school is doing for boys, friends and trustees of the school are anxious to endow a dormitory for girls, so that brothers and sisters will not have to be separated. To do this $100,000 must be raised. 3 Presents Painting Anita Willetts-Burnham, 1047 Tow- er road, Winnetka, a friend of the school, recently painted a picture of a certain fovely spot on the school grounds. This painting was formally presented to the school at a dinner given at the Sovereign hotel, Chicago. The dinner was given to interest peo- ple of educational interest and means, in the school.. There on the banks of the Fox river, is a school built on a hundred- acre site, wooded and hilly. Besides school work, which, upon graduation entitles a boy to enter any Chicago public high school without further ex- amination, play, outdoor work and] recreation are encouraged. Trained teachers study with the boys. . A trained recreational director plays with them. An expert gardener teaches gardening. Sheep, cows, pigs, rabbits. and even hives of bees are raised on the farm, and the care of these animals is taught. Avoid Institutional Idea There is a house mother in charge of each of the two dormitories. A member of the staff sits at each table in the dining room, with the seven boys at each table. Instead of herd- ing the boys around ome long insti- "tutional table, they are grouped in small numbers. - 3 Religious services are non-denomi- national, and on Sundays, if parents wish their boys churches. in Elgin, accommodations are made for them to do so. The 'school has offices at Room 711, 162 N. State street, Chicago, and wel- comes help in three forms: (a) By making an immediate dona- tion. -.(b) By joining a local Branch of Friends of - Chicago Junior and helping with . its activities. (c¢) By contributing monthly, quarterly or yearly to the general expense fund or the building endowment fund. The board of trustees-includes Mrs. Bion J. Arnold, John G. Dewar." Mrs. Andrew G. : Morse, Miss Straith-Miller, Mrs. Harriet A. Wile, and many others. The advisory board includes such leaders as Miss Tane Addams, Judge Victor P. Arnold, Mrs. Edward S. Bailey, Judge Harry M. Fisher, Judge K. M. Landis, Miss Har- riet Vittum, and others interested and active in educational and social work. ; GO TO DELEVAN LAKE Joan and. Carolyn, daughters of Mr. and: Mrs. 'A. R.: Sutter, of 827 Pro- spect 'avenue. went: up to: Delevan Lake, Wis., Tuesday, to visit: at the home of Mrs: Sittter's sister,, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. DeClerque! Mr. and Mrs. ~ Sutter went nerth Thursday and will ~ remain until Wednesday of next week: to attend certain| Harriet Winnetka Masons Pay Visit to Pals * } in Glencoe Lodge Winnetka lodge, No. 1078, A. F. and A. M., paid an official visit to Glen- coe lodge, No. 983, Tuesday evening, which proved a most delightful affair both from a business and social point of view. There were sixty-one members of the visiting lodge present, the officers of which conferred the work in the sub- lime degree. Following the work, luncheon was served in the lodge ban- quet hall, at which a number of short talks were made, principally by mem- bers of the visiting lodge. This was also an occasion for Past Master Merle B. Waltz, of Glencoe lodge, and Past Master William F. Groene of Winnetka lodge, to resume their continued repartee. During the evening Sidney G. L. Wellbeloved, senior warden of Win- netka lodge, presented Glencoe lodge with a picture of the office of Skokie chapter. Church Vacation School Is Started Successfully " The Christ church Daily Vacation Church school opened last Monday and is ending the first week of work successfully, it is reported. For the convenience of parents the buses are making the following stops: North bus--Elm and Rosewood, 8:25; Walden and Pine 8:28 ; Walden and Vine, 8:31; Gordon Terrace and Tower Road, 8:33; Euclid and Scott, 8:36; Scott and Greenbay, 8:40; Lincoln and Tower Road, $:43; Lincoln and Summit, 8:45; Lincoln and Pine, 8:47; Maple and Elm, 8:50. South ~ bus--Cherry and Rosewood, 8:25; Provident and Cherry, 8:27; Wil- low and Linden, 8:29; Sunset and Ridge, 8:31; Ridge and Winnetka Avenue, 8:32; Winnetka Avenue and Woodlawn, 8:37; Woodland and Elder, 8:40; Fairview and Hawthorne, 8:42; Willow and Walnut, 8:45; Cherry and Cedar, 8:50. There are three department in the school--kindergarten, primary and junior. The Boys and Girls in the Junior department will be doing in- teresting bits of handwork using the wood and scroll saw, cement, gesso, kite paper and sticks, and raffia as mediums of expression. All children in the village are wel- come to attend the classes, it is ex- plained. New enrollment will be in order next Monday. Miss Holgate, at Winnetka 884, will be glad to give information concern- ing the school. "Day of Independence" : Sunday Sermon Subject "The sermon topic announced by the Rev. James Austin Richards for the 11 o'clock Sunday morning service at the Winnetka Congregational church, is "The Day of Independence." Mem- bers are to be received into the church at this time and at the close of wor- ship there will be the administration of the Sacrament of the Lord's Sup- per. * "Mr. Richards will preach in the eve- pine, at 8 o'clock, on "The Surpassing Advantage of the Religious Life." SANITARIUM BURNS Winnetka and Wilmette fire depart- ments were called to fight a fire at the Kenilworth sanitarium, located on a private road west of Ridge road, Tiiursday morning. The fire was said to have started in an outbuilding and most of the damage was confined to furnishings on the interior of the sani- tarium. No one was injured. Fire- men were unable to give an estimate of the loss. WINS GOLF HONORS A. H. Harrison was again winner of the J. Fred McGuire trophy, at the u dhe golf tournament at Briergate ( b; Friday afternoon, June 235. WALTONS IN FROLIC Outing at Deer Grove in Forest Pre- serve Reported Highly Successful Event; Win Prizes Winnetka chapter, Izaac Walton league held a highly successful picnic Saturday, June 26, at the Deer Grove forest preserve, west of Glencoe, it is reported. About sixty-seven mem- bers and friends were present, repre- senting nineteen families. Several out-of-town guests, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Prest of Hollywood, Cal., B. F. Runyan of La Grange, and Eliza- beth and Margaret Brackett of Ann Arbor Mich. Not out-of-town. guests, but guests of honor, were Dr. and Mrs. J. O. Ely, 592 Cherry street, and their son, Bob, who motored down from Black Oak Lake, Wis. Dr. and Mrs. Ely, considered the most popu- lar couple there, were presented with a handsome volume of a sportman's book. A series of competitive games and races were enjoyed from 10 a. m, when the picnic started, until supper time. After the games and supper, the group adjourned to the Prairie Club Lodge, and sang songs around the open fire. It is rumored that sev- eral sedate members and guests gave stunts that only a group of Isaac Wal- tonites could give. But the nature of these inovations is not for the public ear. 7 Winners of the races were as fol- lows : ; Horse shoe for men--won vy Arthur Dean. . Fishing game for women--S85 Ib. wooden. fish--caught by Mrs. W. B. Dale; 70 1b. wooden fish--caught by Mrs. Sulli- can: 50 1b. wooden fish---caught by Mrs. A. M. Scharf. Rubber quoits for by Mrs. Cobb. Rubber quoits for girls over 16--won by Florence Taylor; girls under 16--won by Elizabeth Brackett. Running race for girls and boys under 8--John Bull, Jr., Elizabeth Brackett, Ruth Ellen Bull a Boys' rubber quoits--John Hunter, John Bull. Bert W. Blow Is Ill in Denver Hospital Bert W. Blow, well known Win- netka contractor, who was a delegate of the Winnetka Rotary club to the convention of Rotary International at Denver, June 14 to 19, is in the St. Luke's hospital in the Colorado city recovering from a severe illness. Mr. Blow had been ill before going to Denver but thought the journey would be favorable to his condition. He was, however, taken seriously ill shortly after arriving in- Denver where women--won he was confined to his hotel through- out the convention. Fellow Rotarians of Winnetka and Wilmette later trans- ferred Mr. Blow to the hospital. He is expected to return to Winnetka within a few weeks. : Bride and Groom rt on Wedding Trip Abroad Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Coffin, 841 Prospect avenue, announce the mar- riage of their daughter, Miss Lois Coffin, to Edward G. Lund, on Tues- day, June 29, at noon, at their home. The Rev. James Austin Richards per- formed the ceremony. X Mr. and Mrs. Lund will spend their three months' honeymoon abroad, and upon their return, will make their home at 462 Winnetka avenue. Mr. Lund, the son of Dr. and Mrs. S. B. Lund of Boston, is an instructor at the North Shore Country Day school. He is a Harvard man, a mem- her of the class of 1923. and Mrs. Lund was in the class of 1924 at Bryn Mawr college. Mrs. John F. Holland, Jr, 1370 Scott avenue, returned June 30, fro a ten days' trip to New York. : ber 1. WAUKEGAN NOSES OUT _ LOCALS IN FAST GAME Playfield Nine to Meet N brook and Wilmette Teams in Holiday xi Winnetka was nosed out in an up- hill battle last Sunday with Waukegan by a score of 3 to 2. Pete Lmchessi pitched a fine game for the locals al- lowing but four hits. Neither team made a hit or score until the fifth inning. In this disastrous session Lu- chessi weakened for a moment, and allowed two runs to score. Kola, Waukegan pitcher, opened this round with a slow roller toward first base. Knox came in for the ball but no ome covered the bag, and it went for a hit. Pete then walked Gust, and Remick sacrificed his mates along. Trust immediately scored both runners by a line single past third base. This concluded Waukegan's scoring until the eighth janing, whe a single by Cassel, a sacrifice an another hit ended their rally. Winnetka attempted to bring tne game out of the fire in their lucky seventh. After one was out Carpen- ter walked. Bartz flied out, and Lu- chessi came through with a double to deep center, scoring Carpenter. Pete was leit stranded on second when Russ Smith fanned. In the home half of the ninth the local boys made a game attempt. After one was out Welch lined a double to left center, Earl Smith, who was play- ing a bang-up game at short, came through with a single past "third, put- ting Welch on third. Larry Knox sent a long sacrifice fly to left, scoring Welch; Carpenter then ended the fray with a long fly to left field. : Sunday, July 4, Northbrook will be Winnetka's guests at the Playfield at 3 o'clock. # Monday, July 5; the boys will travel to Wilmette where the supremacy of the two towns will be decided. This game will start at 10 o'clock, a. m, sharp. Smith will pitch for the locals and Carey will catch. In the after- noon, a return game with Northbrook will be played. Knox or ssi will twirl this game, and Carey or Bartz will do the receiving. oo F Winnetka Family Plans ne Reunion at Summer H Mr. and Mrs. Earl L. Weinstoc have left Winnetka to to t summer home at Bransvi e, Wis. 33 spend the holidays. ey are plannin a uion of families and friends w+ uly 4. Out of town guests and mem: bers of the family, many of whi were former residents of Winuetie who will be present at this reunion in clude E. Allen Fox of Chicago, Mr and Mrs. Charles J. Brown of we a ton, Mrs. F. D. Preston of Evansto: Mrs. F. H. Deily of Evanston, Ja F. Fahey and family of Hubbar: Woods, A. T. Weinstock of Winnetls, and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Deily and soni of Evansville, Wis. R. E. Crosby, Builder, i Erects Attractive Home The excavation work and founda- tion have been completed for a beauti- ful French building which R. E. Cros- by, of 962 Pine street, Winnetka builder, is erecting at the southea corner of Elm and Walnut streets, a lot 125 by 106 feet, which is being de= veloped into a $50,000 residential cor: ner. The house will be of brick ven: eer, with steel beams, slate roof, oe- tagonal porches, four baths, attached heated Town , and many unusual fea: tures. Mr. Crosby is building for dd market and announces that he to have the house completed by Octo: rete Wg 3