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October 9, 1926 WINNETKA TALK THEATRE GUILD BRINGS NEWS OF COMING PLAYS Organization Completes Plans for Banner Season; First Play November 10 Friends of the North Shore Theater Guild will be interested in the plans for its sixth season. Unusual activity of committees through the summer months has been productive of plans that will not only maintain the stand- ard of the Guild's former successes, but will mark a step in farther pro- gress, it is promised. The growth of the Guild has been both rapid and steady, far exceeding the hopes of the small group that met six years ago at the call of Stuart Bailey to promote an amateur dra- matic movement which should main- tain the highest possible art standards and be a permanent contribution to the cultural life of the nerth shore. The degree with which these ideals have been consistently adhered to is evidenced by the faithfulness of an ever-increasing patronage. Name New Directors While the final production of the play itself is the major interest of the greater number of the members, yet a glance behind the scenes at the necessary machinery is revealing of the real motive power. Through the leadership of Laird Bell, the organization has been placed on a firm basis. New members have been added to the board of directors, new committees have been working, new by-laws have been drafted. The officers of the board in addition to Mr. Bell, who is president, are Sam Otis, vice-president; J. Williams Macy, treasurer; Mrs. Frederick Dickinson, secretary. In addition to the officers, the following persons are members of the new board of directors: Prof. Walter Bridgeman, Lake For- est; Percy B. Eckart, Kenilworth; Mrs. Dudley Cates, Winnetka; Prof. Ralph Dennis, Evanston; Arthur Boet- tcher, Evanston; Henry Kitchell Web- ster, Evanston; Gordon Wilson, Ev- anston; Mrs. Otis Beardsley, Highland Park; Ellsworth Laflin, Lake Forest; Mrs. Harry C. Holloway, Glencoe. Three of the four plays to be given have been definitely selected. There is an English comedy suggestive of "The Truth About Blayds," a serious play suggestive of "Mixed Marriage," and a classic revival corresponding to "Fashion" and "The Duenna." The fourth play will undoubtedly be sup- plied by Alexander Dean, general di- rector of the plays, who so often is able to secure newly released plays on short notice. Following is the schedule of dates for the first play: November 10, Lake Forest; Novem- ber 11, Highland Park; November 12 and 13, Winnetka; November 15, Wil- mette ; November 17 and 18, Evanston. POET ENTERTAINS Edwin Vance Cook, the children's poet, delighted the pupils of Skokie school Friday of last week, when, at the assembly he gave a number of readings of his own poems. Both his poems and his manner of presentation are particularly appealing to the chil- dren and the pupils at Skokie thoroughly appreciated his visit to the school. C. OF C. MEET The October meeting of the Win- netka Chamber of Commerce will be held next Monday evening, the busi- ness session to be preceded by a din- ner. Secretary B. G. Eberle announces that the "cook" again promises an ex- cellent meal with good service. oa - OR = |PLAN P. T. A. PROGRAM New Trier High School Group To Have Four Meetings Similar to Those of Last Year On Monday evening, October 4, the executive officers of the New Trier High School Parent-Teacher associa- tion held a meeting in the office of the principal and made their plans for the year's Parent-Teacher association meetings. In view of the general popularity and success of the former plan of meetings the committee decided to organize the program for the coming year on the same general basis. There will be a total of four meetings. The first meet- ing will be held at the high school and will be planned for the parents of freshmen and sophomore students. As in former years the meetings will be- gin early in the afternoon and the regular school program followed with parents and students going to classes together. The cafeteria will serve the usual supper to the parents and stu- dents, and at the close of school in the evening the principal will meet with the parents in the auditorium. On this occasion the junior and senior students will not be in school at all except for the fifty students selected to act as guides in the corridors. The second meeting will be of a similar nature, except that in this case the juniors and seniors and their par- ents will be in school together and the freshmen and sophomores will have a vacation except for the fifty sopho- mores who will act as guides and as- sistants. Classes for Parents The third meeting will be held for parents only and on this occasion the parents will attend the classes usually attended by the children. The children will not be in school at all on this oc- casion. For this meeting the periods will be shortened to a half hour and school will begin late in the afternoon and close in the evening, to be fol- lowed by a general parents' meeting in the auditorium. The fourth and final meeting of the year will be held late in the spring, at which time some distinguished educator will address all of the parents, and the election of officers for the ensuing year will take place. On the occasion of the meeting of the executive officers much discussion was given to the problem of the home study plan. As a result of this dis- cussion members of the executive com- mittee will attempt to co-operate with the principal in bringing the matter of home study and its necessity more definitely to the attention of parents. Definite dates for these meetings will be announced later. | performance, and furthermore that it : \ A! i Harmony For Sale You can secure anything through the Want Ad Page. Even music in large or small quantities -- money back if every note isn't all wool and a yard wide: DO YOU WISH AN ORCHESTRA for ballroom or private parties with a guarantee of satisfaction or no money? If so call Highland Park, 2077 for an Ell. Sheridan Orchestra. YOU MUST REGISTER! Be sure to register at the polls on October 12. This is an entirely new registration. So everybody must register. Any individual who does not register on October 12 will on election day experience con- siderable delay and difficulty, and may lose his vote entirely. Many voters in Winnetka have for many years past depended upon the election officers to register their names registration day, but the precincts are now becoming so heavily populated that it is almost impossible for election officers to know all of the names and addresses of the persons entitled to vote. As a consequence, on election day, if the judges do their duty as pre- scribed by law, they compel those persons who are not registered to vote by affidavit. Register on October 12! Come personally to your polling place and see that your name is placed upon the poll books. The polling places will be open from 9 e'clock in the morning until 4 o'clock in the afternoon. Hold Rehearsal For Big Masonic Minstrel Show The Square club of Winnetka held its first rehearsal last Thursday eve- ning for the presentation of "The Fol- lies Afloat," described by the promo- ters as "an unusual minstrel show." It will be unusual in two ways, in that it is proposed to excel in the ex- cellency of the minstrel part of the will not be an exclusive minstrel show but will include a little comedy drama with a love story running through it, and also, some of the latest dances. It is planned to give two perform- ances of the show, one on the evening of November 18 and the other on the following evening. The place will be announced later, as will also the mem- bers of the cast, which number forty. The Square club is composed of members of the various Masonic bod- ies of Winnetka and the rehearsals will be held in the temple, following which, each evening, refreshments will be served. J. Franklin Nelson, who is junior warden of the lodge, is president of the Square club, and George Bain- bridge, of Chicago, is directing rehear- sals. Mr. Bainbridge has gained con- siderable prominence in the past in this work, having been a director of moving picture productions and he has also directed many plays given by other organizations. He has been thus engaged by one dramatic club in a Chicago Masonic lodge for the past nine consecutive years. A special in- structress will be engaged to teach the girls in the cast the new dances, the Valencia and Black Bottom, which will be featured in this part of the per- 'formance. MORE WHO'S WHO Winnetka may have more residents listed in the new Who's Who than have been discovered, if there are other cases like that of B. F. Affleck, 695 Lincoln avenue. His name has been in the book for some years, but is listed under Chicago, as his Chi- cago address was given. There may be others in the village who" are listed as from Chicago and were not included in the list published recently. COUNCIL MEETS TUESDAY There will be a special meeting of the Winnetka Village council next Tuesday evening, October 12. This meeting is being held because there was not a quorum present at the regu-| lar meeting last Tuesday, several i members being out of town. CHURCHES JOINTLY SPONSOR LECTURES Winnetka Congregational and Christ Church Bring Dr. Carl S. Patton to Village Beginning next Wednesday evening, a series of lectures of more than usual worth will be given over a period of six weeks at the Parish House ot Christ Church, Oak street and Linden avenue, by Dr. Carl S. Patton. At the request of a committee appointed joint- ly by the Winnetka Congregational church and Christ church, Dr. Patton has consented to treat upon many different phases of the subject, "The Old Gospel in the New Times." It is noteworthy that Christ church and the Congregational church have joined forces to make this series of lectures and discussions an outstand- ing event of the fall months, and in securing Dr. Patton, the committee in charge feels particularly fortunate. It was necessary to reach Dr. Patton in California to engage his time, word having been received here that he was about to leave the pastorate of the First Congregational church in Los Angeles which he has held for the last nine years. Is Nationally Known Dr. Patton has achieved a national reputation as a pastor, a brilliant thinker, and interesting speaker. For a number of years, he was in charge of a church opposite the campus at Ann Arbor which was known for its pop- ularity among University of Michi- gan people, and later he conducted a brilliant pastorate in Washington Gladden's university church in Colum- bus, Ohio. With his intimate understanding of the popular mind, and his broad vision upon religion, Dr. Patton has been called as professor of preaching and church work at the Chicago Theologi- cal seminary, which work he is just 'now assuming. In commenting upon the subject chosen for his lectures, Dr. Patton said : "Religion is a living thing, and there- fore a glorious and changing thing. That is the reason it has to be re- examined and restated in every gener- ation. It is like art or music, or states- manship; it has its roots in the past, it always carries over the values that have been approved by human experi- ence. But it always has to meet new conditions, and it is never in any two generations the same old thing." Will Explain Changes In his talks at Christ Church parish house for the next six Wednesday evenings (except that the third meet- ing will be held on Tuesday, October 26), Dr. Patton will try to take account of the changes which have taken place in the last quarter of a century in theo- logical thought, biblical study, and the practical application of the gospel to every day life. His purpose will be to remove difficulties, answer questions, and to be of help in the actual religious situation which good people face in these times. The subjects which Dr. Patton has announced for his six lectures are as follows : October 13--"The Present Day Em- phasis in Religious Belief" October 20--"Is the old Testament Qutgrown ?" October 26 (Tuesday)--"The Heart of the New Testament" : November 3-- "What Does the Chris- tian Owe the World?" i November 10--"What is a Christian for?" = November 17--"Christianity and the Nations" (Continued on page 6)