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March 19, 1927 WINNETKA TALK ORGANIZE TO FIGHT AGAINST BAND TAX "Committee of Fifty" Addresses Letter to Voters Asking Defeat of Measure Pronounced opposition to taxation in Winnetka for a Village band was voiced in a letter directed to residents of the community today by a group of citizens terming themselves a "Com- mittee of Fifty Opposing Taxation for a Village Band." "Your vote on April 5 may be worth $14,000!" reads the introductory para- graph of the committee's communica- tion. "It may save $14,000 to the tax- payers of Winnetka," it continues. It is the contention of the Commit- tee of Fifty that the band tax propo- sition which is to appear on the annual Village ballot, April 5, while making allowance for an increase in taxes of only two mills, would actually, at the present valuation, amount to $14,000, each year, and more as the valuations increase. The committee emphasizes in the let- ter that it is not opposing the idea of a community band, but is opposed to the principle of adding to the tax bill all or a part of $14,000 for what it terms "a luxury such as a band when necessities are calling for support." "Whatever we tax for should be a real essential to our. community life," the letter insists. Suggest Subscription Plan "The way to support a band is by public subscription from those whos particularly want it," the -~~mmittee proposes. "Keep tax money for schools, libraries and fundamental vil- lage needs," it suggests. The Committee of Fifty is comprised of the following: Norman K. Anderson, C. C. Adams, Edgar Bauman, William C. Boyden, Jr. Earl Bryson, L. L. Buchanan, Ossian Cameron, W. T. Carey, J. Milton Coulter, Harry Craig, Arthur J. Cushman, Lamson H. Date, Hamilton Daughaday, Wm. E. Davis, Arthur R. Dean, Donald Dixon, J. O. Ely, Stanley Farwell, A. M. Ferry, Frank F. Ferry, Walter Fisher, Devroe Getman, Orval Simpson, Stanley Simpson, Sam Smart, Ralph Snyder, Sherman Goble, George W. Gordon, Morris L. Greeley, Charles F. Harding, Jr., Dr. E. O. Sullivan, William G. Taylor, Dr. Roy Terry, W. D. Truesdale, Ralph Hobart, Percival Hunter, W. D. Keefer, W. G. Kelley, Charles Trumbull, Robert Wal- lace, Lee Walker, Clarke Washburne, Howard Kennington, Francis A. Lackner, J. R. Leonard, Morris K. Levinson, Ver- non Welch, James A. White, Roland Whitman, Joseph Winterbotham, Merritt Lum, Lanning MacFarland, Roswell Ma- son, Alfred E. McCordic, Robert J. Mehr- en, William S. Miller, Charles T. Moon, C. T. Mordock, David F. Noble, J. Law- rence Onderdonk, George Stanley Parker, Mortimer B. Parker, Warner Robinson, ~ Eugene Rummler, W. D. Rumsey, A. M Scharf, Dr. C. O. Schneider, Holmes A. Shepard. Troubador Concert to Bring Array of Talent An array of genuine talent has been obtained for the first annual concert of the Troubadour Glee club which is to take place Friday evening, April 1, in the Jane Kuppenheimer Memorial hall of Skokie school, Winnetka. . Rollin Pease, well known bass-bari- tone, of Evanston, will be one of the assisting artists in several groups of songs. Jimmie Gunn, Scotch comedian and impersonator of Harry Lauder, will also feature the program, assisted by Miss Lena McNeil and Hortense Kitch, folk dancers. The Troubadours are under the di- rection of John G. Gunn. COUNCIL MEETING POSTPONED There was not a quorum present at the meeting of the Winnetka village council Tuesday evening and adjourn- ment was taken until Monday eve- ning of next week. Sale Collection Resembles Wares of Curiosity Shop There is a room in Community House which is beginning to resemble the old Curiosity Shop. Here one finds odd pieces of furniture, some of which look as if they belonged to the Colon- ial period. It would be a wonderful place to browse around and pick up something suitable for the house. This privilege will be enjoyed later for all of the objects will be on display at the White Elephant sale set for sometime in May. Anyone who has clothing, furniture, antiques, cut glass, pictures or vases that are proving to be white elephants around the house, or merely taking up space in the attic, is urged by the com- mittee 'conducting the sale to send them to Community House. While the sale will be an event in itself, it figures also in the program for raising money for the new home for the Congregational church. The proceeds from the unique sale will go into the fund for the new building. Church Organization Aid in Building Fund Drive Work toward the Winnetka Congre- gational church building fund is being organized, one a brides' group under formed to help this fund. Two young married women's groups have already organized, one a brides group under the leadership of Mrs. Burton H. At- wood, Jr. and one a young married women's group under the leadership of Mrs. Heber Smith. The latter group is working for a pre-Christmas sale. In addition to meeting with the Wom- en's society, it has an all-day meeting on the last Wednesday of every month. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Warren Agry, 711 Locust, and a box luncheon will be served. Anyone who would like to join one of these groups is cordially invited. Poor Pedestrian Finds Bike Is Latest Hazard With the ever increasing automobile traffic in Winnetka, danger to chil- dren riding bicycles on the street be- comes correspondingly greater. On the other hand it is pointed out that as the children take to the safer paths, the sidewalks, for their wheeling, the danger to pedestrians increases. Proper co-operation on the part of parents, whose children ride bicycles, Chief W. M. Peterson feels, will reduce to the minimum complaints of carelessness by children who ride on the sidewalks. "Consideration for the other fellow will help a lot," the Chief says. "Bells and lights on bikes are necessary equipments for all such vehicles." Minister Begins New Series of Weekly Talks Mr. and Mrs. Barret Conway, 387 Linden street, have opened their home for a series of Tuesday Evening talks by the Rev. James Austin Richards, similar to those he gave recently at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. Avres Boal, and Dr. and Mrs. Howard C. Ballen- ger. The second talk comes Tuesday night, March 22, and is on the subject, "What Religion Does." Mr. and Mrs. Conway will be very glad to welcome people from, other parts of fhe village, it is announced. © © ¢ © ¥ PLAN BOXING SHOW The Square club of Winnetka, an on- ganization. within the local Masonic fraternity, is making plans for a box- ing and wrestling show to be staged sometime in April. Announcement of the date for this entertainment and other details concerning the events will appear in an early issue of WINNETKA TALK. PRESENT COMIC OPERA New Trier Tri-Ship Club Stages Oper- etta and Mystery Play in Scholarship Benefit Program Tonight one of the most unique programs that has ever been attempted at New Trier will be pre- sented on the New Trier stage. This is a comic opera entitled "Trial by Jury," with a cast composed entirely of boys. "A Night at an Inn," a one-act mystery play, also with an all-boy cast, will finish the bill. The program is being put on by the New Trier Boys' club to aid their scholarship fund. The plot of the operetta deals with a delightfully charming lady's suit for breach of promise. The story goes that the defendant had deserted the beauti- ful lady on the eve of their wedding for another woman, thus leaving the poor heroine with a useless trousseau and a broken heart, but not much else. The winsome prima donna, by the way, is. delicately portrayed by Stanwood Sherman, a two hundred pound red head! Everyone loves a mystery, and "A Night at an Inn," the one-act play giv- én in connection with the opera, will satisfy even the most mystery loving soul. A stolen ruby, a lonely inn, a silent struggle with three black priests, are all combined with horror which will give anyone the creeps. One feature of the play which has been kept a secret and has created a lot of curosity around New Trier is the bridesmaids' chorus. Many rumors have drifted about, but none have been verified, and it is sure that everyone will be greatly surprised when the six bridesmaids come tripping onto the stage tomorrow night. But all the chills of terror will be driven from the bones of the audience by the laughable instances of the opera. The climax is reached when the jury declare their love for the down trodden heroine, and the stately judge also shows great symptoms of heart trouble, but still the fair lady seems to love the wretch who jilted her and treats her with scorn. How is this mess untangled? Why, just this way, but wait--you'll know tomorrow night. C.of C.to Elect New Officers at Meeting April 11 The annual election of officers of the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce will be held Monday, April 11. The officers will be formally installed at the May meeting, to which the officers of the Chambers of Commerce of neighboring villages will be invited. A dinner will precede the installation and other busi- ness. i These arrangements were made at the meeting of the Chamber last Mon- day evening, at which time a committee comprising the following members was. appointed to make the nominations: Dr. J. E. Fonda, Paul Reschke, John Hoth, A. F. Peters and Gustave Nel- son. ; B. W. Blow, president of the Cham- ber, has been compelled, because of ill- health, to remain, in the west the great- er part of the past year. During his absence, Thomas J. Lynch, first vice- president, has been successfully guid- ing the affairs of the organization. The meeting Monday evening was one of the most largely attended ses- sions that has been held for a long time. A djnner preceded she business session and during the dinner the Dixie Duo, whiclt has'been here "often, again gave one of its popular entertainments. The dinnerrand meeting was held at Community House. members might attend the Village cau- cus, which also was held at Community House that evening, adjournment was earlier than ustal. Soa ci In order that its| HERE'S A STORY OF A GENUINE HEROINE Winnetka Relief and Aid Society Has Case That Should Interest Every Villager (Contributed) Peace has her heroes and heroines as well as war. Perhaps, indeed, it re- quires more character and courage to accomplish heroic deeds in the every- day humdrum life than in the excite- ment of the onward rush of a line of battle. A young Scandinavian woman in Winnetka a few years ago married a widower with five children. Relatives of the children offered to "farm them out" but their stepmother felt she could bring them up better herselt, so she started in to do this unselfish work. Soon she had a child of her own, and then the husband died, leav- ing her, by her own labor, to support the six children. This she managed to do by taking in washing, but the task was too heavy for her alone, and here comes the Relief and Aid society by its first aid officer, Mary Garretson, village nurse, retained by the society, to ferret out just such needy cases. A True Heroine A glance showed that help was need- ed, so the Relief and Aid pays the young widow $50 a month in cold cash. Then, one of the boys has heart trou- ble, so the Relief and Aid sends him to the Evanston hospital and pays his expenses for several months, that is $25.00 a week. The brave mother does not complain but keeps faithfully at her job. Finally the boy comes back home and is now on the road to re- covery. The eldest boy is now at work. Mary Garretson now reports two of the children ought to have their tonsils removed so the Relief and Aid is going to stand this expense. If yon have-read so far don't you feel this mother is a heroine? It's for such cases that Winnetka supports the Relief and Aid Society whose annual appeal has just gone out. This case is only one of a thousand that your contribution makes possible. Every household in Winnetka needs the Relief and Aid as an angel of mercy. Send in your contribution. More than $5,000 a year is required to run the Relief and Aid. This is sub- scription time for the society. = Builders Service Assumes Business of Three Concerns Builders Service, Incorporated, of 841 Spruce street, Winnetka, this week announced the opening of its business and solicits the further patronage of all those formerly dealing with the Winnetka Coal and Lumber company, Hubbard Woods Lumber and Coal company, and the Heubner Building Material company, who have sold this part of their business to the new com- pany, which also adds: "Realizing that the extensive building operations in Wilmette, Win- netka and Glencoe, demands an organi- zation to devote its entire efforts to supplying the mason and plastering contractors with their various mate- rials, therefore the formation of the Builders Service, Incorporated, who, through volume purchasing and less overhead expenses will bring the prices of these materials to the lowest possi- Dleyeost hv 27% Loe Te fad Earl L. Weinstack is. president of the company and J. D. Mercer, treasurer. L. C. Strnad, as manager, who has had extensive experience in this line, will be in active charge. iki ci E