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W iNNETEKA TALK A Weekly News-Magazine for Winnetka VOL. XV., No. 36. WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 13, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS | GUILD TO OPEN WITH BROADWAY PRODUCTION "Autumn Fire" Will Open Theatre Guild's Sixth Season Tonight at Skokie School This evening in the Jane Kuppen- heimer Memorial hall, Skokie school, the North Shore Theatre Guild will present "Autumn Fire," the first play of its sixth season. This most recent play from Ireland is now playing in New York and receiving the same praise from the critics and audiences that it received last winter in London and the year before in Dublin. Seldom does a little theatre produce a play contemporaneously with the New York showing, but this is the sec- ond time that the Guild has offered to the north shore a play while Broad- way was enjoying it. Two years ago, "The Youngest" was produced while it was still holding the boards in New York. And now again it is giving a play that the center of the theatrical world only is enjoying. Too many people read the story of "Autumn Fire" in Burns Mantle's col- umn last Sunday to repeat the story. But it is one that is not local to Ire- land but universal in its appeal. It tells the story of the second marriage when the man is well past middle life and the girl still young. The guild is honored to present such a piece of dramatic writing for the first time to a Chicago audience. It is still possible to obtain membership tickets from Mrs. Enos Barton, 978 Euclid avenue, chairman of the Win- netka committee. Single admissions may be obtained at the door. Little Symphony In North Shore Concert Monday George Dasch and his Little Sym- phony orchestra of forty-five instru- ments will appear in the second con- cert of the current New Trier Orches- tral association series Monday eve- ing, November 15, in the New Trier auditorium. The following program announced for the foregoing date, is planned to feature the work of four members of the orchestra who will be heard in solo parts: Overture. "Ruy Blas" {Opus 95)... nih: Symphony No. 5, E. Minor, "From the New World" Wy FE ise ly veers Ae ie Dvorak Adagio--Allegro molto Largo Scherzo Allegro con fucco Intermission "Tarentelle" for Flute and Clarinet with Orchestra Saint-Saens Played bv Alfred Quensel and Lillian Poenisch Prelude to "Le Deluge" (Opus 45) for Violin with String Orches- tra Saint-Saens Played by Herman Felber, Jr. Dance of the Nymphs and Satyrs from "Amor and Psyche" G. Schumann "Scene Religieuse" from Suite, "Les Erinnyes" Massenet Violoncello Solo played by " Theodore Du Moulin Maglaguena from the Opera, "Boabdil" Moszkowski Membership Drive of Women Voters Complete Success The Winnetka League of Women Voters came out victoriously with their membership drive. Mrs. George F. Suker of 1028 Starr road, reports the following record: There were 304 new memberships turned in and 316 renewals, making a total of 684 mem- bership for the drive. The precinct chairman with the most |new members to her credit was Mrs. Hymen Raclin of the 11th precinct, | who brought in seventy new members. Mrs. Raclin also turned in the most renewals, making a total of 112 mem- berships to her credit. ? The block captain obtaining the most memberships on or before Octo- ber 25 was Mrs. James Stevenson, of the 11th precinct, turning in sixteen. Honorable mention is given to pre- cinct chairmen, Mrs. Joseph R. Graff of the 4th precinct, who has 108 mem- berships to her credit, Mrs. Francis A. Lackner who turned in 102 mem- berships, and to the following block captains, Mrs. John Danley, Mrs. L. P. Mercer, Mrs. R. T. Brackett, Mrs. C. B. Randall, and Mrs. Thomas Hearne. Those members who have not paid their dues are requested to send them to Mrs. E. E. Brown. Winnetka Hockey Squad Drops Game to Badger Group The Winnetka Hockey team jour- neyed to Madison and held that team to a close score, until the last four minutes of the gaine, when the Yellow Jackets of Madison won by two goals to Winnetka's one. The Yellow Jackets are an able and well-organized team, composed of coaches 'and recent graduates of vari- ous colleges and universities, who are living in Madison. held on the field just back of the Wis- consin university football field. The university's hockey teams use this field for practice and games. In view of the approaching Mid- west tournament, and the resultant Mid-west team that will be chosen to travel to Philadelphia, this game was considered excellent practice for the Winngtka group. Following the game, which took place at 10:30 o'clock Sunday morning, November 7, the Yellow Jackets en- tertained the Winnetka team with a dinner at the College club. New Trier Pupils Hear of Winnetka Memorial H. A. deWindt, chairman of the Fi- nance committee, spoke on Wednes- day in the auditorium of the New Trier High school to 1,500 boys and girls. A plaster model of the Win- netka Memorial was on the stage, and although only Winnetkans were aske to contribute to the Memorial, Fred- erick E. Clerk, superintendent of New Trier high school, suggested that, as several of the Gold Star men were New Trier boys, perhaps the school as a whole would like to help build the Memorial. The drive for funds starts at New Trier on Armistice day. Their games are p.";rea by commercial projects, ap- Many Groups Volunteer in Memorial Campaign During the week the campaign for the Winnetka Memorial has been speeding up. On Monday the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce at its meeting in Community House appointed twelve of its members to make a store-to-store canvass of the three business districts--Win- netka, Hubbard Woods, and In- dian Hill. The Indian Hill association has charge of canvassing that residen- tial section, and the Hubbard Woods assgciation will take care of the north end of the village. Vol- unteers from the Men's club, The Triangle club, and the American Legion are all helping in the work of seeing that every man woman, and child in Winnetka has a chance to add their subscription, large or small, to make the grand total of $40,000 to build the Memorial, if it is found necessary to use that much. DROP PARK PROJECT Wilmette Park Board Not to Institute Proceeding to Condemn "No Man's Land" for Park Purposes "No Man's Land," that 20-acre strip of land lying between Kenilworth and Wilmette and fronting on Lake Mich- igan, can be used for club and com- mercial purposes insofar as the Wil- mette Park board is concerned. That 1body, in session Monday evening of this week, voted not to institute pro- ceedings looking toward condemnation of the territory in question for park purposes, according to President Louis K. Gillson. Action by the Park board came as {a climax to a series of mass meetings held in Wilmette and Kenilworth sev- eral weeks ago at which groups of cit- izens interested in having "No Man's Land" converted into a park, thus to preclude the possibility of invasion of pealed to the board to take prompt and drastic action. The matter was brought before the Park board since it was the only tax- ing body on the north shore which has jurisdiction in the territory in question. It is believed the Park board's deci- sion not to start proceedings was based upon investigation which indi- | cated that the cost of condemnation would place an unreasonable burden of taxation upon Wilmette property owners. Meanwhile projects in "No Man's Land," including the Vista del Lago Beach club, a motion picture theater and a block of stores are well under way with actual construction in pro- gress. Rev. A. E. Rohrbach to Preach at Union Service Union Thanksgiving services will be 4 | held at the Winnetka Congregational church, Thursday morning, November 25, at 10:30 o'clock. The churches joining in this service are Christ church, North Shore Congregation Israel, the Congregational church and the First Scandinavian Evangelical church, whose pastor, Rev. A. E. Rohr- bach, will preach the sermon. WINNETKA WINS FLAG IN VOTE COMPETITION Izzak Walton League Finds Win- netka Has Fraction of Point Lead Over Kenilworth No contest could have resulted in a closer finish than the Izaak Walton league voters' flag contest, the re- sults of which were announced last Friday morning in the assembly at the New Trier High school. It will be recalled that the Winnetka chapter of the Izaak Walton league offered a handsome silk flag to the village in New Trier township which brought out the largest percentage of its qualified voters in the election last spring. At that time Kenilworth won the contest with plenty to spare. In the election of 'November 2, the flag was agai nput up as a prize, the un- derstanding being that the first village to win it three times would become its permanent owner. In this election the percentages according to the leagues were as follows: Winnetka 62.3% Kenilworth 62.1% Wilmette 52.3% | Glencoe 45.9% Laud Women Voter The officers of the Izaak Walton league, feeling that the result was due primarily to the efforts of the Win- netka league of Women Voters, re- quested that they accept the flag for Winnetka and take the occasion to set forth the ideals and ambitions of their organization. A delegation from the Kenilworth League of Women Voters according- ly brought the flag to New Trier High school assembly at 8:30 Friday morn- ing and, after a brief talk by an offi- cial of the Izaak Walton league, the flag was turned over to the Winnetka | League of Women Voters, represented by Mrs. VanderVries, its president, and a committee of its membership. Flag in Village Hall Mrs. VanderVries spoke of the ob- jects of the league and the great sat- isfaction felt by its members in being able to produce a decided increase in the percentage of votes cast. She paid tribute to the league of Kenilworth which, though but recently organized, had done sterling work in bringing out the vote of that village. She also called attention to the fact that last year none of the New Trier villages had called out 50 per cent of its voters and took the percentage of this elections vote as an indication of what could be done by organized effort. The flag will repose in the village hall at Winnetka until next election when it will again be the object of a similar contest. : Young Men's Class Begins New Discussion Series The Young Men's class of the Win- netka Congregational church are to begin a new series of discussions at the regular class hour, Sunday morn- ings at 10 o'clock and which wiil'be led by the Rev. Thomas A. Goodwin. The first topic for discussion will be, "What new ideas about God did Jesus give the world?" ¥ dalco