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The Lake VOL. VI, NO. *». WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY. MAY 28. ISIS. PRICE FIVE CENTS GLEHCOE HEADS OPEN THE BIDS iR NEW SEWER A Davidson, Wilmette, Quotes Lowest Figure on Pro- posed Work in New- hall Division. ALSO FIGURES He was Low Man on Price for Laying Water Mains in Booth Addition. FIFTY-SEVENTH COMMENCEMENT IS NEXT Program Will Follow Usual Lines Adhered To for the Past Few Years. WILL BEGIN ON JUNE 4 A meeting of the Gleocoe village boards was held on May 18, chiefly to open bids for aewer and water-main work. Advertisement had been made some weeks before for the construction of a sewer system in the northeast quarter: of the village, cov- (•ring the Sylvan Newhall and adjacent subdivisions. In anticipation of a con- nectlon with the outlet-sewer cut dur- ing the winter from Sheridan road across to the Skokie, but not a single bid was then received. Readvertise- ment had been made, and a number of bidders responded, and it was these bids that were now to be opened. Seven bids were opened and road. The engineers' estimate of cost had been above $32,000. The bids were as follows: William Davidson, Wilmette, 111.......................$20,959.40 Johnson ft Thomson, Racine, Wis...................... 30.041.S1 F. B. Kemlnski, Watertown, Wis...................... 30,708.12 Henry R'ees, Qulncy, ill.....31,476.10 Monahon Bros., Chicago, III.. 31.S30.40 J'ublic-Servico Construction Co., Omaha, Neb......_.... 32,841.00 Dalton Brum., Wiiuiette, iii.. 41,237.00 . Wilmette Lew and High. It is seen that Mr. Davidson, Of Wilmette, was the low bidder, and that his neighbor, the Dalton firm, **tras-"Ttoie highest. Nearly two thou- sand linear feet of .this sewer lies In Sheridan road, and requires to be laid at a depth averaging twenty-six feet, the deepest being thirty-two. This will have to be tunnel work. It Is said the Dal tons, in making their bid, lacked some. Information needed about the cost of tunnel work and to make themselves safe bid so high their fig- ures were'about ten thousand dollars above the average. Mr. Davidson Is recognised as a good and responsible bidder, and it la expected the award will be made to him at meeting to be held on the 27th. Per Laying Water Mains. Bids were opened also for the lay- ing of a water-main in two-roads in Sherman Sooth's subdivision,â€"Sylvan road and Meadow road. Following bids were read and declared, and re- ferred to engineers for recommenda- tion: Dalton Bros., Wilmette. 111..$2,317.90 Monahan Bros.. Chicago..... 2,389.50 William Davidson, Wilmette. 2.421.10 James J. Craig. Zlon City, 111..........7........v.,, 2,548.60 i-ub. Construction Company. Omaha ................... 2,716.90 m. McEIHgott, Bvanston. III.. 2.845.60 Dalton Brothers are the low bid- ders, and it la expected the award will be made to them on the 27th. Pay far Fire Truck. In the Board of Trustees, a bill of ue Knox Motors company. Chicago. (or $4,000.00 for the combination Are truck recently purchased, was pre- sented and ordered paid. On motion of the chairman of the nuance committee. It was ordered that a bin be sent to the town clerk of New Trier township for office accom- modations, for a year ending May 31. 1915. at $7.80 per month, amount $90. Contribute to Legal Fund. aa order waa made that a warrant "rr $50 be placed in the hands of the village attorney as Glencoe'e share of the expense of organising a coopera- tive movement among the north shore villages and cities to resist the pro- posed action of the Illinois Public i tilities tommtotlffla In authorizing the Chicago and Milwaukee Railroad rompsmym «**» £â-  fVPBPt 'm*aa above those fixed in its charter con- tracts with the several municipali- ties. The attorney explained the status ef the matter. It appear* the eoav mission claim the legislature In the creation of the issnmleatnn f'inferred je)W*r on them to take the action they propose hi urader- f aking to aMhertse the railroad com- pany to raise their rates because they "~Tifd Ike mnnur" Bat the attorney holds the MtdsaUure fer authority H dees not <* State* Pairing the "i Thin -•he tke GeattJOeeeee. Cxanch va. Feck, etc. Dean Holgate's Reception to Seniors Will Start the Official Calendar. The Fifty-Seventh Annual Com- mencement of Northwestern Univer- sity promises to be by far the best and greatest commencement exercises ever held on the campus. For fifty-seven years the exercises have been growing in size and splendor, along with the number of graduates, until at the pres- ent time the event has become to he of nation wide Interest. In fact the program has become to be similar to a ritual, and It is indeed Interesting to the old students of the University to come back at commencement time and review the old times, again brought forth as they were on the days they received their diplomas. Dean's Reception The fourth. The real list of events will start on Friday, June 4th, when Dean Holgate will give bis annual reception to the senior class of Liberal Arts. This will he held between four and six of the afternoon. In the evening at eight, the annual Phi Beta Kappa address will be given by Dean Sbailer Mathews of the Divinity School of the University of Chicago. Dean Mathews is a man of nation wide influence and reknown and it la Indeed a great op- portunity to have him here on this occasion. This address will be given in the gymnasium and will be free. Saturday noon the alumni luncheon of the School of Music will be held, at which there will be present some of the well known graduartes of the School of Music. Campus Sports On Saturday. The campus sports under the direc- tion of Mr. Omer, Coach Murphy, Pro- fessor Pooley, Mr. Shipley, Dr. Crane and Miss Noble come on Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Previous to the sports a luncheon will be served to the men of the Chicago Depart- ments In the Commons. At four o'clock will come the May Pole, and Folk Dances on the campus, under the personal direction of Miss Noble This will be followed by the annual exhibition of the Life Saving Crew on the Lake Shore at Ave o'clock. In the evening of the same day the Ian* tern procession and the illumination will be held, to which all of the stu- dents are expected to come. Baccalaureate Sermon. Bishop William Fraaer McDowell will deliver the Baccalaureate Sermon on Sunday, June 6th, which will he held In the gymnasium at three o'clock Bishop McDowell has preached the sermon on this occasion for several years, and there Is always a far greater crowd than can he seated Dean Lutkln has charge of the music for the afternoon and part of the Fes- tival Chorus will be present to assist hi the services and to give some se- lections. Professors Secrist. Lewis. Swansea and Heckel have charge of the ushering on this day and Profes- sors Tern- and Snyder will direct the senior class. Class Day Exercises. The class day exercises of the Col- lege of Liberal Arts will he held en Monday. June 7, in the gymnasium. where all the classes will assemble to give their stunts. The alamal ban- quets of both the Medical School and the Dental School w ill ho held In the evening at C:3dv and at eight o'rlsek mmencement play under the di- rection of Mrs. Mary Hight win he given In the gymnasium also, fuee- day will be alumni day. and on that day the various class reunions will he the gymnasium, after which the regu- lar msitinr will be held- reception given by the president wBi ho held am Ten day. coming at o'clock ha IS* evening. a* fee pert* wis as . limp* â-  â-  - ei ria â-  Memorial Day means different things to different people. To the old soldier it is the dsy of days for living over with comrades in the fight the experiences of the war. It is a season for the renewed flew of ardor and honorable serv ice tow the coun- try and for maiffctiMJ It is a day of partial recompense for the hardships endured, the dangers met, the pains suffered. It is the day of bringing a glorious past into the present which does not always take heed of them. 'VjjH To the good patriot of today Memorial Day is a day of oppor- tunities. He is privileged peculiarly to pay his tribute of respect and honor to the remnant of the body which preserved to him and to the future the Union in which he rejoices and which he loves. It is a day on which he can revivify his passion for the continuance of the integrity of the nation ami consecrate himself anew to the task of carrying on the work of the past that those who are left of the Army of the Republic may feel the joy of .what they have done, that those who are dead "may not have died in vain." To the parent, the teacher, Memorial Day is the occasion for inspiring in children, the boys and girls of today who will be the men and women of tomorrow, the significance of the Union which binds together the individual states, for teaching the magnitude of the work of preserving the unity which cost so much, for show- ing, through the honoring of the few remaining "boys in blue" the enduring quality of the gratitude of succeeding generations for him who does his country a service in need. For the members of the Memorial Day committee this year has meant a prodigious amount of work In formulating and car- rying out a worthy plan of celebration. It has meant a joy of service in the perpetuation of an observance peculiarly Ameri- can. It has meant an affiliation with every organization in the village and the satisfaction of « general response and sympathy. To the village, generally, Memorial Day means a day of ac- knowledgment, first of the debt due the soldiers of the sixties, then of the obligations of the present and finally the hope of the future, rant w«y to acknowlcuKrricnt if clearâ€"support of ine Memorial Day Executive Committee, contribution of interest and tune and, for the lew who may, y» lending of cars with drr for the carrying of those unable to march in the parade. Memorial Day offers to every; one the chance to show that he is a good citizen. Take it and do your duty as one. riir.-;. â- "â- Â«.**â-  ±% MEDICAL MEN DESIRE TO JOIN ASSOCIATION Physicians, in Meeting, Ex- press Wish to Affiliate With Business Men. At a meeting of the Wilmette Med- ical club, held Friday evening. May 20, a representative of the New Titer Commercial association addressed the gathering, explaining the methods of credit ratings as compiled by the as- sociation, showing the benefits de- rived by its members, making it pos- sible to extend credit to deserving customers and eliminating the dead The Medical club, by the members present, expressed their desire of Joining the Commercial association in n body, realizing the advantages of- red. by fifty merchants of Now Trior compiling their experiences, and placing this information at the dtoTfâ€"I of all Its members. HELM QUITS SCHOOL FIELD FOR BUSINESS Will Enter Hart, Schaffner ft Marx Company in the Summer. PATRIOTIC PROGRAM AT VILLAGE MONDAY Decoration Day Will Be Ob served at Picture Show House Appropriately. By Our Reel Expert. Blanche Sweat la a clever little act She la a favorite, hut you will like her even better than yon thought yon did. when you see her at the vil- lage theater on Saturday night In "The Captive." a story of the Balkan wars. It In one of the boat Lasky pict- ures of recent release. Decoration day Is to be observed with n spectacular war drama "Vic- tory."* In which n battleship, and sev oral swrei" oSeiais wwsm mesa. "Ad- ventures of n Bay Scout" is the Monday bill. Dust In Farnum comes Tuesday "Captain Courtesy." a story of Moxkon occupation of Call fornla from 1S40-1S4C. W. Service's poetry has n If the Saw. "The Shooting of Dan MeGrew" Is any approach to the it Is a feature that bears the N Matt Caine'e "Eternal City." MEMORIAL DAY WILL BE OBSERVED HERE Fitting Celebration to Honor the Old Soldiers in Wil- mette Monday. Wilmette la going to do honor to the old Hoidiers on Monday on a large scale. For several weeks the Memo- rial day comm 11tee have been at work. They have raised $250. They need $100 more to make the day tho suc- cess which they have planned. All business bouses, with the oral exception of tho drag taurants and motion picture will be closed. There will be oi lirsry of mail, early in the The post ofUce will bo closed after t The Mao of Went Railroad avenue. It win march down Central street to Wilmette the*. to Lake to Eighth to Linden to Park te Wiimette to Kldge and thence to OttO Ertcson will be of the day. of the day. I LUKE FOREST A MECCA FOR CAMPAIGN TO FINANCE THE RAVINIA CLUB Wealthy Chicago Men In- Season of Music and Opera vade North Shore Towns To Purchase Sites for Country Homes. SOME BIG TRACTS SOLD LOCAL BODY Guy C Woodin and Thomas . E. Wilson Among Those Making Purchases. A group of rich Chicago men have purchased nearly 1,000 acres of land about three and one-half miles north* west of Lake Forest and will develop largo country estates, the project in- volving a total expenditure of around $500,000.--------- ; The Purchasera. Tht purchasers Include Guy O. Woodin and Thomas B. Wilson, presi- dent of Morris & Co. Woodin has pur- chased 320 acres on the west aide of Telegraph road, about four and a half miles north of tho station at Lake Forest, and has had landscape garden- ers at work for two or three months, aa well aa builders erecting the struc- tures preliminary to the development of a high-class stock, farm, It being tho Intention to breed the best type of thoroughbreds. From tho Merrlman estate Woodin parehased 80 acres and from Alexander McKeown 140 acres, of which 160 acres Is well known aa the Brown farm. Tho McKeown tract Is covered with a heavy growth of tlnv Woodin will construct a comfort- able colonial fhm house. Tho houso will be somewhat after the southern styie, the servants* quarters being In an attractive bungalow back from the manor house. Both houses will con- tain about fifteen rooms. Tho manor house win stand back about 800 feet from Telegraph road. Woodin has al- ready const ructed a farm home; chicken house, and la yet to build a cattle barn and hog house. It Is esti- mated that the improvements In the Woodin place will probably reach a total of $40,000. Wilson Hat 300 Aorta. Wilson hat purchased 800 acres on the east aide of Telegraph road, which ho win develop with a high order of Improvements. From John Grlfflth Wilson purchased the Sheridan farm of 160 acres, from Alexander McKeown 80 acres and from the Blttlngers a tract Of 80 acres. Ho hat already sroctod a very attractive farm house and will eventually built a stately mansion. Wilson's plant It known at Bdottoa farms, a combination of the names of his children. - Woodin and Wilson are paving two and a half mOot of Telegraph road with crushed stono and gravel along their places from tho edge of their estates to the Magic Four Corners, at they are sometimes called. It is their purpose to raise Sao horses. They hsve Imported from Canada a eerioad Of the moat beautiful thoroughbreds they could And. It being their in* tioa to raise banters. For this pur- pose they obtained "Jos" Nellan. one of the finest thoroughbred stall ions in the McKeown has a tract of on Telegraph road, bet- Jttt mentioned to be one of the of property la or labs county, it is said at have a plot of 30 to 40 acres off It Is sak Will Open Next Month â€"Members Seeking Financial Aid. Women Interested in Project ta<5o Over Plana With Mrs. Cary Wednesday. By Ruth Ristsy Kavlnla Park is st ths present time causing a great deal of attention* and as the opening season Is vary near at hand, the Kavlnla club, an organisa- tion, established tor the purpose of "boosting* the park is very anxious that people may become better at* quainted with Its accesses. The members of the dub foal that the fsct Kavlnla has been so success- ful Is the best of reasons for devot* lng their energies to Increasing Its usefulness. Last season waa the bant this unlqus Institution, so reprsseata ttve of the north shore, ever had. More money was spent on the opera than ever before and the returns Justi- fied the expenditure. Tho plans for the coming season, though similar to those of last, are more elaborate Dancing Pavilion The chief Innovation to an open air dancing pavilion, oh which work to to be begun at once In order to have it ready for the opening day. A tat ond orchestra to to bo engaged to play from the close or the Chicago Symph- ony orchestra's afternoon concert un- iii ihw brgmoins Of In* in»wi««^ cert This orchestra will alto pta; dance music during the intermtotlon and for an hour or more after t evening performance. Professional dancers will be engaged to show tl current ateps In exhibition at thto pavilion. The muslcsl program for the tea* son of ten weeks to to be like thai of last year except that the open company promises to Include several singers of wider reputation than any who have hitherto appsartd at Be* Mr. Steak to Direct The Chicago Symphony orchestn will give a series of afternoon a evening concerts, at usual. Mr. frafcv ertek Stock will direct for tho first two weeksâ€"unUl be leaves for tho west with the ApoUo dob. Tho oMg company will offer n season of eight weeks. Opera will ho given on Tata- day. Wednesday, Thursday. Saturday and Sunday evenings. Orchestracea- certa will be given the other two eve. nlngt and In tho afternoons. These, It to believed. wlU he under tho direc- tion of Messrs. Pasternaeh and Mt- cosla. who conducted tost A dancer, whoso name Is not ytt announced but who hi a paranatal ternational reputation. wlU hOU the modern and ehÂ¥ ' In conjunction with the gram. The Tho tentative repertory of tho Of era company to as follows: -Martha.- -TravUta." -CavaUerln dl Lammermoor."-Tales of tjeS-fe" rrdadar -i*eat- getn." "Tosea," -Jewels of the 1 tfllhaBaham-"9 **1 M 'm^dMflannV** *eJjBaWrtfis ft* wJBST Lowlands.-* -The Secret of amnmao/* "Mason." and "Somes and Janet" is rumored that Florence Macbeth. S of tho Chicago Grand, Opera 11 annul wot ting the leading role la esvoaat of tho sssis»m-lhannV--4hnn».alBnTsW