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14 WINNETKA TALK May 7, 1927 ---- Submit Plans for $660,000 CALL CONGREGATION TO PONDER FUND CAMPAIGN Tentative P 1 a ns Contemplate Edifice of Magnificent Beauty to Replace Present Church On Wednesday evening, May 25, Winnetka will learn whether or not it is to have a new Win- netka Congregational Church structure in the near future. A big meeting of the congregation has been called for that date, to be held in Matz hall to decide whether or not the Financial committee shall be instructed to proceed with a building subscrip- tion campaign in the fall. This meeting is to be the cul- mination of six years of work by committees which have studied the problem of a new church, which have examined sites, con- ferred with architects, examined church structures in every part of the country, and had sketches of a proposed new church drawn. The reports of the Building committee and Finance commit- tee have been informally approved by the church council and are ngw being presented to the church membership for discussion prior to the final ballot May 25. Want Subscription Drive While the Finance committee has heartily endorsed the pro- posal of the Building committee, it has recommended that the church should not incur heavy in- debtedness in the erection of a new structure. Rather, that a sub- scription campaign should be un- dertaken, the amount which can be raised upon five-year subscrip- tions determined, and plans for a new church drawn which will come within the amount sub- scribed. While this very practical and business-like method is being heartily endorsed, the Finance committee has given its assurance to the Church council and to the church that it believes that the $650,000 required to materialize the proposal of the Building com- mittee can be raised. As proof, it has approached sixteen mem- bers of the congregation known for their generosity to the church and have their assurance that if the church determines to go ahead with the structure pro- posed, their subscriptions will amount to $288,000. Discussion Campaign During the three weeks preceding the final ballot, a Committee of Twenty-One appointed by the Church Congregational Structure rr The proposed new Winnetka Congregational Church with Church House.. The architect has said, "It will not be period Gothic. It will be Gothic so vitally alive with truth that one will not seek to place it in chronological order, or ally it with any building extant, or see it as a copy of any buildings." council is conducting a discussion cam- paign for the purpose of giving every member of the church an opportunity to examine in detail the building pro- posal. An attractive booklet present- ing the viewpoint of the committees which have been at work, has been written and mailed to every home in the parish. During the past week, ten meetings have been held in the homes of church members, twelve meetings are planned for the coming week, and THURSDAY EVENING: isses TWELVE MEETINGS Members of the Winnetka Congregational church have been in- vited to attend neighborhood discussion meetings next week at which the proposition to erect the new church edifice will be con- sidered. These meetings have been scheduled as follows: MONDAY EVENING: Mr. and Mrs. Arlan Converse, 396 Haw- thorne lane; Mr. and Mrs. William T. Wersted, go6 Cherry street. TUESDAY EVENING: Mrs. David S. Lasier, 731 Lincoln avenue; Mrs. Frederick W. Burlingham, 630 Maple avenue. WEDNESDAY EVENING: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley P, Farwell, 1412 Scott avenue; Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Anderson, 331 Walnut street; Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Stilling, 159 Bertling lane. Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Meleney, 1097 Oak street. FRIDAY EVENING: Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Windes, 873 Spruce street; Mr. and Mrs. Edward P. Farwell, 1206 Asbury avenue; Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Easterberg, 1086 Cherry street. Gemmell, 812 Lincoln avenue; twelve additional meetings for the fol- lowing week. Invitations are being mailed to those living in the neighbor- hood of each meeting, and everyone in- terested in the plans is urged to attend one of the meetings before the final ballot. The twelve meetings scheduled for the coming week are to be held as follows : Meetings Next Week Monday evening: Mr. and Mrs. Ar- lan Converse, 396 Hawthorne lane; Mr. and Mrs. William T. Wersted, 906 Cherry street. Tuesday evening: Mrs. David S. Lasier, 731 Lincoln avenue; Mrs. Fred- erick W. Burlingham, 630 Maple ave- nue. Wednesday evening: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley P. Farwell, 1412 Scott avenue; Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Anderson, 331 Walnut street; Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Stilling, 159 Bertling lane. Thursday evening: Misses Gemmell, 812 Lincoln avenue; Mr. and Mrs. Rob- ert C. Meleney, 1097 Oak street. a