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i§3Bk^ ...... ;■'■ r"f0${M^^i$0^^M^ J||f:; v"^;t^ J*ji': :■ . ;&»v^ ...... . .,;?5i!&,.. Nearly Everybody in Wilmette Reads The News VOL. V, NO. 9 WILMETTE. ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1918 r|| SIX PAGES PRICE FIVE CENT8H WILMETTE OVER THE QUOTA IN CAMPAIGN Wilmette Committee in Charge of Recent Red Cross Drive Reports Record in Membership Campaign. SIGN MORE THAN QUOTA Village has Total Membership of 2,599 and Receipts of $2,929.50. "SNOWBOUNJ "^fe^^^^^W?. Ml^li Business District Near the Chicago & North Western J|^gp.ay Station on Monday Morning After Great Drifts Halted Traffic T^jjjfcving Twenty-four Hours of Record Stomvs Fury. ■^is ♦The Red Cross begins its work for 1918 with a huge roll of new members. Ap- propriations already made have used up nearly half of the one hundred million dollar war fund sub- scribed last summer. A drive for a second fund will have to be made this spring. The year 1918 starts off under the darkest war cloud that has ever overhung the land. But never was a war cloud provided with a more re- splendent lining of silver than the American Red Cross Society—-the! entire nation, mobilized for charity—( it setting against the darkness of the present hour. A little over two weeks ago the executive committee of the Wilmette Guard was asked to undertake the task of obtaining 1387 members in the American Red Cross in the village of Wilmette. This number was the quota assigned, based on a popula- tion of 9,250, and despite the fact that the number of residents was greatly overestimated it was not difficult to reach more than the quota. The cam- paign closed on New Year's day with a total membership of 2,5 9 and cash receipts of $2,929.50. Of this total 778 were extended memberships. One thousand eight hundred and twenty- one new names were to be added to the membership ralL According to the reports received t&KSfiRjtti'"Wne-cstrtnius, of ivWtH^ el^re were twelve, every home in Wilmette was visited. That memberships were not taken in every home is due to the fact that in a number of instances no one was found at home when the worker called. So far as this village is concerned, the work of solicitation will continue until a service flag is shown in the window of every home. In a great many instances 100 per cent signs are found beneath the service flag, showing all of the house- hold to be members in the Red Cross. It is confidently expected that within the next week or ten days the total membership will have reached 2,800. Mr. John A. Jameson of Hubbard Woods, who is in charge of the drive for New Trier, is more than pleased wit,h the results obtained in Wil- mette. in fact in all the towns of the north shore. The Red Cross shop-in the Boul- evard building on Central avenue will continue to issue receipts for mem- berships and; if any resident has been overlooked, it will be possible to en- roll at this address. Photo by E.C. Caxdl WILMETTE and other north shore towns were buried under .great blankets of snow on Monday morning fo'riowing one of the worst snow storms in the history of this com- munity. Railroad traffic was blocked for a number of hours and many commuters remained at home for the day to assist in clearing away the great snow drifts. The local street department issued J an emergency call for men and horses : to man the snow plows which proved of great service in restoring traffic. Local merchants were unable to make deliveries Monday. Tuesday morning business conditions were again nor- mal when sleds were substituted for the delivery trucks. "&■*$: Many Streets in Wilmette Remafav 'Snowbound Becanse of the Short- . riv^ge^t.Men Available to Worlcg^;,"', ■■■'■; .C ■• . "V, ' • &\::#-v-J ■'■■ :'. ;;'^'.";"0.:- Stiff *^^TZ----*■"----'" " ""^^ty^^-^Mi^Z Taxi and Delivery Service Resume in Village this Morning. One hundred men were rushed from Chicago by the officials of the Chi- cago & North Western Railway Com- pany, to clear the tracks on the Mil- waukee division. Wednesday morn- ing the men had cleared away the huge drifts and trains were running on their regular schedules in Wil- mette. . .; -.-':y,::S'S"iWM§iW$ .■ GREAT LAKES RECRUIT "PLAYS UP" WILMETTE WILMETTE MAN GIVEN HONOR WITH MARINES «#*»■/ k Since donning the uniforms of a "sea soldier" on May 9, Charles C. Cameron of Wilmette, has qualified ;, as a marksman, winning the coveted medal and an increase of pay. He won his spurs at the recent Port Royal, S. C, shooting trials, after experts had put him and fellow ma- rines through a course of training at the various island camps. During this training the men are taught the fine points and the "mood" |of the Springfield "30," so that by jthe time the range is reached they ^thoroughly understand the rifle. Then f)llow lessons in the art of main- Iraining correct shooting positions fand the judging of distance, each -being coached by an individual in- structor. This personal tutelage .creates a keener interest among the men, experts say. Young Cameron, who is the son ; of Mrs. Mary Cameron, 922 Ashland * avenue, enlisted in the Marine Corps at Chicago. Card Party. '/.'■■ The "Ways and Means" committee ^of the Catholic Woman's Club of Wilmette will entertain with a card party at the Woman's Club on Friday kfternoon of this week at two o'clock. SKATING RINK POPULAR DURING HOLIDAY WEEKS ..?■•■. -s-:: ft— ' ', Once again Wilmette has 'cleaned, national publicity through the Great Lake* Recruit,, the official pictorial naval magazine of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station. Under the caption "Doing Their Bit for the Cause," the Great Lakes Re- cruit gives an entire page pictorially and editorially to the activities of Wilmette Red Cross workers who have been busily engaged for weeks making wearing apparel, including warm sweaters, scarfs, woolen hel- mets, gloves, socks and other articles to gladden the hearts of soldiers and sailors. "Conspicuous in this time of war activities is the work throughout the country, in every city, village and hamlet," says the January issue of the Recruit; "is the work of women and "children." One of the places where wpmen are 'doing their bit' is Wilmette, III., which exemplifies the work of the entire north shore. "In Wilmette the women and even the children have striven, to work in harmony with the nation's leaders." This, month's issue of the Recruit which has just been placed on the news 'stands ^feat-tires •'■prominently work by .Frjank,;,W. Hopkins, nation- ally known ;cartcro.nistv the sponsor of "Sco©p,vthe Cubr.Rfepprster," and other sjtri'p cartopnj| well known in the daily "press"'"throughout the country. Mr. Hopkins is a'Wilniette man and re- sides at 116 Ninth street. Other north shore men represented in the January Recruit include Ring W. Lardner, of Evanston. One of the features of the mag- azine is a full page reproduction of the "Living Flag of Ten Thousand Bluejackets," which was staged re- cently at Great Likes. The photo- graph appeared In the Christmas number of the Recruit and in leading publications all over the country, but the demand for the picture was so great that it was decided to re-run it. The magazine is edited by Ensign J. Clark Waldron. who is a Wilmette man._________________ Wins Commission. Francis G, Allen of Kenilworth, who has just been commissioned as ensign in the United States Navy Reserve Flying Corps, is one of the youngest officers in the service. He is the son of L. M. Allen, traffic manager of the Rock Island Railroad, and is 19 years old. He enlisted from Dartmouth College in April and received training at the naval aero school at Pensa- cola, Fla. He is now in overseas service.,. _ ,.;,...,;.HrV'*-H..C>,v u\ ■•■■ ■'-,;.- SUNDAY EVENING CLUB SIGNS NOTED SPEAKER near the drainage canal had been a very popular place for skaters in Wilmette previous to the terriffic snow storm which swept the village Saturday and Sunday. The attend- ance at the rink for the last month was exceedingly great because of the holidays and of many young people returning home from school. The rink will be cleared as soon as possible to accommodate the skaters this week, The res« rooms provided by the park board afford the skaters a place to change their skates and keep warm. Refreshments are served in the rest rooms and the building is in charge of Mrs. L. Hilton. ;Sn:. ,:isi-SS'. REILLY'S MEN SEND THANKS FROM FRANCE Five hundred ^knitted helmets,, six hundred pairs'of* gloves' and one'hun- dred' sweaters are needed by the One Hundred and Forty-ninth Field Ar- tillery in France. ■- The regiment is this .district's own "First Illinois Ar- tillery, Cojonel f-Henry J. .Reilly of Wirwietka. commander. "Regiment thanks heartil'y_X£lj_ef_ society for its Christmas. Every man got present. Booths and woolen articles, used daily, also! cause deep gratitude," said a cablegram received this week from Colonel Reilly. .5 iiiiiniiiiiiiAiHiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiniiiiimiiiiiiimiMiiHiiumniniiHiiiniiimitmiiiii uiimitHiiiiiiiiiii>i!!<ntiMiMiiiMiiiiliiiiiiiiiiniiiiuiiiiiiiii»nMiiiiiHiiiiHMiiiiiiiiii I EXTRA! ,.. .. *% ' -'- The First of a Ser li Si of Vv" Fenrod Stories t'y' $* Booth Tarkington WILL HE FOUND ON PAGE FIVE mminnnmi miiiisMiiiiHWttjtwaanjan^^ .... Th>r«*;mJ»ej:s-'a^ day Evening Club for the first time since they were organized found it necessary to abandon an attractive program last Sunday evening because of the snow storm. Dr. Charles E. Barker, physical director to William Howard Taft during his presidency, was to have spoken on "How to Live One Hundred Years." Dr. Barker came to Chicago from Grand Rapids, Mien., to keep his ap- pointment in Wilmette last week, but because of the snow drifts and storm, the club management found it advisable not to attempt to hold the services. Dr. Barker when notified of the postponement consented to appear here under the auspices of the Sunday Evening Club before the club's season is closed. Mr, \V. Frank McClufe, president of the local club, who is in Washing- ton, D. C. assisting the federal au- thorities to co-ordinate the several national organizations promoting the entertainments for the men in mili- tary campsrtelegrapfied recently that he has been able to secure the serv- ices of Earl Barnes of Philadelphia, j a sleigh. Pa., for the evening of January 14. tempting t for Mr. Barnes is a world traveler and educator and he will deliver an ad- dress on world events, which will be of unusual interest. Plans of special interest for other talented speakers for the remainder of the club season will be announced when Mr. McClure returns from Washington. The local committee hopes that a number of prominent men, who will participate in the re- ligious and educational camp activi- ties at Rockford, Great Lakes and Fort Sheridan may be signed to speak before the local organization. Wilmette people worked desperat«*ll ly this week to lift the blanket ol, snow which, falling almost Contia> uously for thirty hours, completely buried the streets and. walks an^ drifting against homes and stor«V shut off all agress and entry until It- could be removed. . .&«. The storm was one of, if not tft||g worst, in the history of the vtllafieff* The strong wind blew the snow i» whirls and when it landed it _#tnc!t with a firmness seldom noted before. The great drifts blockaded traffic and made streets and walks impassable. ^f . Only a few merchants attempted to make deliveries on Monday morning and many" of the trucks which yea-. > tured out were soon stuck in tkf snow! Motor power was practically useless and sleds drawn by schoo* children were ^substituted fpr the de- li very wagon^ j^% :!•';.; ^t;,:" '• ffi'-"^ ■■■> ' -": !£•" Steam train, elevated, and surface traffic was delayed, though all sys- tems made herculean efforts to give as good service as possible under the - circumstances. Great snowdrifts, five to eight feet high, made it next to impossible to> gftbl access to the stores in the Cen- tral, Wilmette and. Railroad avenue , districts. Hundreds of men obtain*!! employment jri rfeanfag jaway t&fe" snow from the walks and! the railroa^p tracks in Wifme&e*.' ■' ■. ••., ^,S^..iC2^^ lage has been bending every effoil to cle^r the obstruction of snow** Teams and plows have been plying;, the roads and walks throughout the* village since early Monday morning* Despite the fury of fhe storm tele- phone service was exceedingly goo'd and District Superintendent H. B. Gates,, 1126 Wilmette avenue, had nothing but praise for the bravery of the girls working at the various exchanges in responding to the call of duty. According to the report of the weather man, the storm which struck Wilmette with such terrific force Saturday night was traveling at af rate of from thirty to thirty-five miles an hour. Many babies and others were forced to go hungry for milk on Monday. The milkmen made, their deliveries on foot and finished their work at a late hour Monday evening. Tuesday the driver;; of milk wagons substi- tuted sleds and many of them were able to cover their milk routes on the scheduled time. Ta-xi service was abandoned by the various service stations and some of their patrons were lucky to obtain Many of the machines at- o battle the drifts used the GROCERS ANNOUNCE NEW PLANS FOR THURSDAYS Wilmette merchants have decided to adopt a new plan to accommodate their patrons on Thursday after- noons. The stores have been closing Thursdays at noon, now the stores will be open during the afternoon and deliveries will be made on orders re- ceived before 12 o'clock. The new plan has been approved of by all the local grocers, and their patrons are requested to conform to this ne\v system which will go into effect immediately. sidewalks in the' business districts early Monday morning. ' ]■'££S Wilmette streets will remain semi- blocked for several days due to the shortage of labor. Efforts of the street department to obtain sufficient number of helpers to remove the snow in the business districts were successful, and pass- ageways wore shoveled in the streets so that "sleighs and other vehicles may pass. The snow has been stacked in piles because of the lack of labor available for hauling .it away. The driver* of milk wagons have substituted sle<fs to be used in de- livering their milk- "in Wilmette. Trains carrying milk from the north- ern lllincis districts are now rua)~ ning on their regular schedule aflnf thur milk supply of Wilmette tfria morning 'was normal again. lacs Tan. E. J. Horan, deputy collector nf'*'1 the Internal Revenue Department, Will explain the incJmc tax regula- tions to Wilmette people. Mr. Horan will have his headquarters on Saturw day at the Wilmette "First National Bank, and on Monday at the Wil- mette State Batik. -