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a a A ae? WINNETKA TATEK Published weekly by Lloyd Hollister, Inc., 564 Lincoln Awve., Winnetka, Illinois. Entered as second class matcer March 8, 1912, at the post office at Winnetka, Illinois, under the Act of March 8, 1879. Subscription price $2.00 a year. VOI. 1X, NO. 3 WINNETKA, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 4, 1928 PRICE FIVE CENTS CHRIST CHURCH PLANS "PREACHING MISSION" Dr. Karl Morgan Block to Con- duct Series of Services Pre- ceding Lenten Season Following a custom established in Christ church several years ago, the Rev. E. Ashley Gerhard, rector, has again this year made arrangements for a week's Preaching Mission, to begin gunday, February 12. © The value of these missions has now been thoroughly established in Christ church. They have been wel- comed with increasing enthusiasm by the people of the parish and of the community generally. Last year real enthusiasm was generated by Bishop Thomas and his stirring message. The introduction of a voice from outside and the continuous presentation of a message over a period of several days quite apparently have approved them- selves to the minds of our people. There is every likelihood that this year's effort will meet again with enthusiastic response. The Missioner this year is to be Dr. Karl Morgan Block, rector of the Church of St. Michael and All Angels, St. Louis, Mo. Finely Trained Worker Dr. Block is one of the younger gen- eration of Episcopal church leaders whose outstanding services give rich promise for the future of any cause in which they may be enlisted. He is a native of Washington, D. C., and was educated in the public schools of the District of Columbia, where he took his B.A. degree in the George Wash- ington university. Previous to devot- ing himself to the ministry of the church he prepared for the bar. En- tering the Theological seminary at Alexandria, Virginia, in 1908, he was graduated two years later with the de- gree of Bachelor of Divinity. His first work in orders was as chaplain at the Woodberry Forest school at Orange, Virginia, where he remained for three years. Following this he accepted the rectorship of Grace church, Haddon- field, N. J., from which he entered the military service of the country as chap- lain and served throughout the period of the war. Following the armistice he was made rector of All Saints' par- ish, Norristown, Penn., in which post he continued until 1920, when he be- came rector of St. John's church, Roanoke. There he remained until called to his present charge in St. Louis. Popular With Young People Dr. Block is actively identified with most of the important movements of the Episcopal church, although his particular interests lie in the work for the young people and in the promotion of the church's program under: the Field Department of the National council. Like Rev. Gerhard, he is one of the associate secretaries of that de- partment. For some years Dr. Block was editor of the Departmerit of Young People's Work in the Southern Churchman, and during his rectorate in the Diocese of Virginia he was Ex- ecutive Secretary of the Diocesan Board of Religious Education, as well as a member of the Provincial Board and president for two terms of the Roanoke Ministers' Conference and of the Children's Home Society located (Continued on Page 8 Matinee Soloist Norman Hess, youthful New Trier High school pianist and pupil of Wal- ter Knupfer, will be the soloist with the Little Symphony orchestra of Chi- cago at the Young People's matinee Monday afternoon, February 6, spon- sored by the New Trier Orchestral association. Norman is a resident of Wilmette. "Rack Stage Union" Invited to Session at Wersted Domicile Mr. and Mrs. William T. Wersted, who have been in charge of the prop- erties staff of the Community Drama club this season, have issued the fol- lowing invitations to those who have helped back of the scenes this year: "SPECIAL, NOTICE THERE IS A MOVEMENT ON FOOT TO, START A 'BACK STAGE UNION' OBJECT 'MORE WORK AND LESS PAY' "Being one of the down-trodden, you are requested to bring your hus- band and attend the mass-meeting to be held at the chief slave-driver's domicile, the Wersteds', at 906 Cherry street, on Sunday, February 5. There will be supper at 6:30, with «© good speeches and good music. Come and boost a worthy cause! No admittance without reservations." "Boxing the Compass" Sunday Sermon Subject At the morning service at the Win- netka Congregational church, Sunday at 11 o'clock, by the Rev. James Aus- tin Richards, the sermon topic will be, "Boxing the Compass." At the evening service at 5 o'clock, the sermon topic, by the Rev. Thomas A. Goodwin will be. "Stars and Human Hearts." There will be the observance of the Lords supper at this hour. SCOUTS TO GIVE PROGRAM Winnetka Boy Scouts will give a program in commemoration of the eighteenth anniversary of the found- ing of the Scout movement at the Horace Mann school during the as- sembly period next Wednesday. NEXT WEEK IN WINNETKA February 6--New Trier High school, 8:15, Symphony concert. February 7--Woman's club, 2:30, Woman's club meeting, (Educa- tional committee in charge). Community House, 4-7:15-9, mo- tion pictures. Deerfield, 7:30, Basketball, New Trier at Deerfield. February 8--Community House, 7, Triangle club dinner. Skokie school, 8:15, Junior league. play. February 10 -- Community House, 12:15, Rotary club luncheon. Community House, 4-7:15-9, Mo- tion pictures. New Trier High school, 7:30, Basketball, Evanston at New Trier. Masonic temple, 8, Lecture by Charles L. Ohrenstein. February 11 -- New Trier High school, 8, play. Community House, 8:30, . Leap Year dance given by British- American society. Legion Post Renews Appeal for Clothes for Disabled Vets The next regular meeting of Win- netka Post No. 10, American Legion will be held in the Community House club rooms February 6, at 8:15 p. m. It is hoped the Post will be addressed by a prominent speaker, but unfortu- nately this speaker cannot be definitely announced at this time. * The Post wishes to thank the citizens of the Village who have responded to its request for old suits and overcoats, this clothing to be distributed to dis- abled war veterans at Great Lakes hos- pital. As it is not generally known, the Post wishes to inform the citizens that many world war veterans are be- ing taken care of at government hos- pitals who receive no compensation. These men are being given hospital care, but, in' view of the fact that they cannot completely show their present condition to be caused by war service, no provision is made for giving them either pay or clothing by the govern- ment. In other words, at the Great Lakes hospital twenty-two men are at the present time confined with sleeping sickness. Several of these men have been in the hospitals for a number of years, but their malady cannot be traced directly to service in the army. Therefore, they are without any sup- port and, inasmuch as they are not bed cases, this group for instance is in need of suits. The Post will gladly pick up any clothing which may be offered by com- municating" with Post Commander E. G. Howell; Adjutant, Frederick L. Chapman; or Post Service Officer, Harold Voltz. Telephone Winnetka 1455. The last meeting of the Post was exceptionally well attended, and it is hoped that all members or veterans in the village even though they are not members of the Post, will be present next Monday night. GIVE "RICHARD III" A performance of Shakespeare's "Richard II1" was given yesterday in the auditorium at North Shore Country Day school for the benefit of the Shakespeare Memorial fund. HUBBARD WOODS BODY BACKS ZONING CHANGE Improvement Association Urges _ Village Council to Adopt Pro- posed Amendment Directors of the Hubbard Woods Improvement association went unequiv-, ocably on record this week in favor of the proposed amendment to the Village Zoning ordinance relating to commer- cial development and the number of families permissable per acre in "C' Commercial areas. Through Erskine Wilder, president, the Hubbard Woods association this week submitted the following state- ment to WINNETKA TALK under the caption, "The Apartment Issue": "The directors of the Hubbard Woods Improvement association have asked the undersigned, as president, to state their views and, as near as we .an ascertain them, the views of our mem- bers concerning the proposed modifi- cation of the building ordinance affeci- ing store and apartment buildings. "At the hearing before the Zoning Commission on January Y, the Winnet- ka Chamber of Commerce was ably represented by outside legal talent, by Winnetka business men and others directly or indirectly interested in com- mercial property values. With logic and conviction these gentlemen argued against the proposed amendment. Granting their sincerity and right to their opinions, the issue remains clear cut as we see it, as follows: : "l. Winnetka is primarily a residen- tial community and it is the unmistak- able desire of our citizens to maintain it as such. "2. An awakened public regrets, in fact it resents, the 500 per cent in- crease allowed in the 1924 ordinance changing the number of families in "C" Commercial areas from 12 to 72 families per acre, and asks the Village Council to amend this ordinance. "3. If mistakes of this character cannot be corrected by our Village government without convicting it of unfairness and confiscation, then a serious blow has been struck at the very foundations of that government - which will hamper its future actions and render more difficult the securing of our highest type of citizens to serve on the Council. --Hubbard Woods Improve- ment Association, By Erskine Wilder." Noted Educator to Talk at Scandinavian Church The significant question, "Education or the New Birth?" will be dealt with Sunday evening, February 5, by Prof. S. J. Bole of Wheaton college at the First Scandinavian Evangelical church, 886 Elm street, Winnetka. Professor Bole is an outstanding leader in the field of education, having been on the faculty of several leading American universities, such as the Uni- versity of Illinois, the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Michigan. But not only is he an emin- ent man of science, it is explained, but also distinguished as a man of strong religious faith and as a student of the Bible. Villagers will do well to hear him.