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WINNETEA TaArk Published weekly by Lloyd Hollister, Inc., 56} Lincoln Ave., March 8, 1912, at the post office at Winnetka, Illinois, under the Act of March 3, i879. Winnetka, Illinois. Entered as second class matter Subscription price $2.00 a year. VOL. XVI, NO. 9 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, MAY 7, 1927 PRICE FIVE CENTS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN FOR SCOUT CAMP DONATIONS Izaak Walton League Has Assist- ance of Rotary Club in Drive to Push Cabin Fund Definite action on the part of the Winnetka chapter of the Isaak Wal- ton league of America to invite the assistance of citizens in getting for the younger people of the community a thoroughly equipped camp within hiking distance of Winnetka, was tak- en this week in the form of a letter sent out to the residents on the sta- tionery of the Winnetka Scout Camp committee. The letter, which is self-explanatory, reads: "The fine character-building work and play of the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Camp Fire Girls organiza- tions in our village are well known to most of you. Hundreds of our boys and girls have belonged to these grouvns, are in them now and will be in the future. "Experience in other communities has shown the great appeal of a near- by camp site to and from which the boys and girls can hike and around which their outdoor interests can cen- ter. Such a camp has been the ambi- tion of our Winnetka leaders for years. "Will you help to bring it about? "The job is more than half done. The land, costing $5,000, has been given--a beautiful wooded tract near the Des Plaines River--given by the Winnetka chapter of the Izaak Wal- ton league of America, whose members have taken seriously the conservation principles of their National league--to save for our children some of the fast- disappearing Outdoor America our generation has enjoyed. "To complete the job a log cabin is needed. The Boy Scouts themselves have started a Cabin fund. The Win- netka Rotary club has come in gener- ously. The architect's services are donated. Winnetka contractors and material men have promised labor and materials at cost. Money contribu- tions have been volunteered. Only $3,500 remains to be raised. It's vour turn now. "Every citizen of Winnetka is en- titled to share in this permanent com- munity institution insuring healthy in- terests for present and future gener- ations of boys and girls, as well as adults. When vou see it you will be glad to think you took a share. "This is your opportunity. "Note: The property will be per- manently trusteed with the Northern Trust company and controlled by a representative Board of Eleven Camp Site Directors with power to permit its use by other village groups not in-. terfering with the primary uses and insuring the devotion of the property or its proceeds to the welfare of Win- netka under all future contingencies." CURRENT EVENTS MEETING The Current Events club will meet with Mrs. Norman Quinn of 462 Madi- son avenue, Glencoe, on Friday, May 13, at 2:30 in the afternoon. SPONSORS GARDENING Hubbard Woods Improvement Associ- ation Continues Work Started a Year Ago Two years ago the officers and di- rectors of the Hubbard Woods Im- provement association sponsored a program that resulted in the raising of nearly $1,000 used in the purchase and planting of more than 1,000 shrubs and vines, mostly on property immediately adjacent to the Hubbard Woods sta- tion. This year, their first effort was to remove all wild grass and weeds and dig around these shrubs. This work, immediately north and south of Gage street, between the Northwestern rail- road and the North Shore Electric tracks, is noticeable to everyone. Few realize, however, the great improve- ment in appearance resulting from the planting along the wall west of the Northwestern tracks between Scott avenue and Merrill street, and also along the fence and sides of buildings from Gage street to Tower road. This work required a gardener's time for over a week early in April Since then he has been retained onc! day a week by the association to clean | up along the parkways approaching the station. Through this effort, the owners of two large vacant lots near the station have, for the first time, co-operated by having all junk and rubbish burned and removed from their lots. This same gardener who is being re- tained one day a week will work on the shrubs and parkways through the summer and into the fall. It is the desire of the officers and directors of the association that the influence of their efforts will spread all over the village and that soon 'the rear of every lot, whether private residence or business property, will be as well kept as the front lawns. Watch for the Hubbard Woods Im- provement association's gardener and his new red wheel-barrow with lettered signs on each side. Federal Agents Raid Skokie Inn Saturday Federal prohibition agents raided the Skokie Inn, on Willow road, just west of Winnetka, Saturday night, arrest- ing Pinannelo Santucci, who was in charge. The place is owned by Al Ottone, a former member of the Win- netka police force. The raid netted seven gallons of wine. GIVE PIANO PROGRAM . The Practical Method Piano classes of Greeley school gave a program at the school the evening of May 6. The program was open to the public: The New Congregational Church A detailed account of the propos- ed new Congregational church building, toward the erection of which church members and their friends have been working for some time, will be found on Pages 14 and 15 of this issue of Winxerka TaLk. || Washburne to Speak at Annual Meeting of Winnetka P.T. A. C. W. Washburne, superintendent of the Winnetka schools, will be the speaker at the annual meeting of the Parent-Teacher association Monday, May 9, at 7:45, at the Skokie school. Mr. Washburne has made a close study of the work of the Winnetka public school graduates at New Trier, comparing them with other children. His lecture on "The Winnetka Public School Pupil at New Trier" will be accompanied by lantern shdes illus- trative of both studies and the extra- curricular work of the pupils. Annual reports will be given, but most of these will be typewritten, so that the parents may read them at home at their leisure. Very clever invitations have been sent out for the annual party for the faculty of the Winnetka public schools. They are in rhyme, introducing the slogans of more than a dozen well- known products and illustrated with colored advertisements cut from maga- zines. Mrs. Hobart Young is in charge of the party, which will be given May 12 at the Community ouse Building Permits Issued in April Total $197,000 A permit for a $60,000 residence is- sued to I. K. Stover, of 1055 Ashland avenue, Wilmette on April 27, brought the total building permits in Winnetka for April nearly to the $200,000 mark. The exact amount is $197,000. Mr. Stover will build a twelve room residence of tile and brick, at 770 Hill road. Four other permits for resi- dences were issued during the mont just closed, the total for the five being $140,000. Five permits for alterations to build- ings were issued, totaling $13,000; nine for garages, amounting to' $3,750 and one for commercial improvement of $7,000. Board of Health to Meet to Form Health Policies The Board of Health, which was es- tablished by the new health ordinance adopted by the Winnetka Village council recently, and the membership of which is made up of the members of the Village council, will hold a meet- ing on Tuesday evening, May 10, for the consideration of detailed rules and regulations and for the consideration of other questions of public policy re- lating to health matters. The meeting was called on the recommendation of Mrs. W. L. Benson, chairman of the health committee of the Village coun- cil, at the meeting of that body Tues- day evening. 4 Congregational Church to Raise Flood Relief Fund An opportunity will be given at the morning service at Winnetka Congre- gational church Sunday, to make con- tributions to the Red Cross fund for the relief of flood sufferers. Special envelopes will be provided for making these contributions. OUTLINE SEASON'S PLAN OF STREET RESURFACING Many Thoroughfares Included in General Program Authorized by Village Council The Village plans to resurface addi- tional streets in Winnetka following the same plan adopted last year, ac- cording to the Village manager, where- by a large number of old macadam pavements were resurfaced with tarvia and gravel under special tax proceed- ings. The Village council has passed: ordinances for additional streets to be resurfaced during the summer of 1927. The following old macadam pave- ments are included : Bryant avenue from the south line of' Tower road to the north line of Hum-. boldt avenue. Lloyd place from the east line of' Prospect avenue to the west line of Bryant avenue to the westerly line of Sheridan road. Prospect avenue from the south line of Tower road to the northerly line of Humboldt avenue. Humboldt avenue from the east line of Bryant avenue to the westerly line of Sheridan road. Park avenue from the east line of Prospect avenue to the west line of Maple avenue. : Eldorado street from the easterly- line of the right-of-way of the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee railway to the westerly line of Prospect avenue. Summit street from the easterly line of Foxdale avenue to the westerly line of Prospect avenue. Oakley avenue from the east line of Euclid avenue to the west line of Gor- don terrace. - Euclid avenue from its south ter- minus to a point 160 feet south of the south line of Asbury avenue. Walden road from the north line of Pine street to a point 144 feet south of the south line of Westmoor road. Build Up Depressions In addition to the foregoing maca- dam streets, it is planned to build up depression on the following brick streets and then resurface with tarvia and gravel, giving them a reasonably smooth surface, without necessity of a large expenditure for replacement at this time: Tower road from the westerly line of Linden avenue to the easterly line of Vernon avenue. Pine street from the westerlv lin~ of Center street to the west line of Rosewood avenue extended. Willow road from the west line of Linden street to the east line of Provi- dent avenue extended. oH In each of the foregoing cases, the Village bears 40 percent of the cost from the vehicle tax fund and the re- maining 60 percent is charged as a spe- cial assessment against the abutting property im one installment, payable in Tanuary 1928. Under this method, vacant property owned by non-residents must carry its fuil share of the cost of the work, whereas under the voluntary subscrip- tion plan, much of such property escapes payment, and the cost to the Village and to the resident property owners is increased, it is explained. >