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THE LAKE SHORE NEWS Nearly Everybody In Wilmette Read* The Lake Shore News VOL. VIII, NO. 1. .?* WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1920 TEN PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS LINCOLN PORTRAY ^ SUNDAYCLUBS^iKER Armistice Day Anniversary To Be Commr.morated by Appearance of Frank McGlyn-n of. Drink- water's Play LEGION MEN ARE GUESTS Chicago Association of Commerce â€"Glee Club----To- Furnishâ€"S^neti*!â€" Music; Come Early! Armistice Day will be commemor- ated next Sunday evening, November 14, by the Wilmette Sunday Evening club. Services fitting the occasion in respect to both the address and music will be held at 7:30 o'clock, with the Wilmette Post of the American Le- gion as guest of honor. The speaker of the evening will be Frank McGlynn, who plays the title role in Drinkwater's play, "Abraham Lincoln". No greater portrayal of the sterling character of ideal Am- ericanism has come before the public in the last generation than this play. During the war it had a great vogue in London because it typified the spirit with which America en- tered the conflict. The delineation of the character of Lincoln by Mr. McGlynn is noteworthy. His patriot- ic message on Sunday night will be awaited with interest. Commerce Glee Club The music for the occasion will be furnished by the Glee Club of the Chicago Association of Commerce with Arthur Dunham, the well known grand opera conductor.directing. This body of singers is made up of be- tween 60 and 70 Chicago business men, members' of the commercial body. Their principal object< is to bring vocal music into Chicago's business affairs, although every year they are heard in formal concerts with such soloists as Galli Curci, Tita Ruffo, etc. Mrs. Marie Edwards von RitterwTll open the services with an organ recital. Tax Auditorium Capacity Last Sunday evening the audience which greeted Vice President Thom- as R .Marshall crowded the audi- torium to its full capacity and some persons could not be accommodated. The management of the club urges that, in view of the big drawing power of the programs now being presented, people who wish choice seats should come early. COUPLE REACHES FIFTIETH MILESTONE OF WEDDED LIFE The Village hall at Gross Point was the center of festivity Tuesday of this week upon the occasion of the Fiftieth wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Kalmes. Celebration at the Village hall fol- lowed the Solemn High Mass at St. Joseph's church, Rev. William Net- straeter, officiating. Attendants in the re-enactment of the marriage ceremony were: The Misses Kath- erine Kalmes, Margaret Jenetten and Margaret Kalmes; Messrs. Nicholas and John Wagner. Mr. and Mrs. Kalmes are 77 and 79 years of age respectively, and natives of Luxembourg. Both emi- grated to America in 1864. They were married in Chicago in 1870. They have lived in this vicinty for half a century and now reside at 602 Ridge avenue. # Mr. and Mrs. Kalmes had six chil- dren three of whom are living. There are twenty-one grand children. VILLAGE MANAGER SCHULTZ REPORTED "VERY SICK MAN" The condition of Village Manager C. C. Schultz, who is suffering a se- vere attack of typhoid fever, was re- ported unimproved this week by at- tending physicians. While the pa- tient is seriously ill it was said his condition was not critical. "He is a very sick man," said a village official today. , The Lake Shore News repeats the request of Village President Zipf that, in the absence of the village manager, the residents co-operate with the village officials, particularly in regard to the removal of ashes and other refuse from the homes, and the prompt payment of assess- ments and taxes due. Calls Legion Men to Armistice Ceremonies Adjutant Bradley of Wilmette Post, American Legion, Issues Import- ant Call To Members Sunday, November 14, has been designated as the time for com- memoration by churches and other organizations of the second anni- versary of Armistice Day. In these many commemoratory ^ctvicrs- Llw ocigitcrut the Utiited- S t a tes it is particularly appropriate that veterans of the World war be ac- corded first honors. In consideration of that fact the Wilmette Sunday Evening club directors have invited the members of the Wlimette Post of the American Legion to be guests of honor at the special Armistice Day services to be held at the First Congregational church Sunday even- ing at 7:30 o'clock. The members of the Post will attend the services in a body and in uniform. Meet at Bradley Home The legion men have been re- quested by Adjutant Bradley of the Post, to assemble at the Thomas E. D. Bradley residence at 1104 Forest avenue at 7 o'clock, preparatory to proceeding in a body to the Congre- gational church. Adjutant Bradley in his call to the legion men this week requested specifically that the men appear in uniform so that they may be clearly distinguished as Post members. This universal adoption of the uniform by the American Legion for Ceremonial occasions has been received with favor generally in all sections of the country. This was effectively demonstrated recently in great pro- cessions of uniformed legion men in New York City and upon the oc- casion of the National Convention of the American Legion at Cleveland, Ohio. Seventy thousand uniformed legion men appeared in the New York parade and 20,000 in the great pro- cession in Cleveland. OH! A PREACHER'S LIFE IS SOMETIMES A HAPPY ONE EARLY MORNING ACCIDENT Mrs. J. A. Peterson, wife of J. A. Peterson, 222 Cumberland road, Ken- ilworth, was slightly injured early Sunday morning when a machine driven by Peterson struck a fire plug at Central avenue and Sheridan road. Mr. and Mrs. Peterson were the only occupants of the car. In these days of the-------------you know, how would you like to have some fairy or something leave a lot of real "eats" on your back doorstep and get you all surprised and ever'- thing? Well, something like that happen ed to the Rev. Francis C. Stifler family. Wednesday evening, only it started off with a Prayer meeting.â€" the regular weekly Prayer meeting of the Wilmette Baptist church. There was an unusually large at- tendance nt this particular church gathering and it required a con- silerable number of persons to be there becauseâ€"after the_ meetingâ€" the preacher and his wife became the very surprised principles in an old-fashioned Donation party. If you've ever gone to church back on the farm, vou'll know just what that means. It means, that e^ery body brings along something for the parsonage larder say, butter, pota toes, flour, sugar, freshly canned fruits, marmalades, preserves, jellies, etc.. etc. That's what hapuened to the fam ily of the pastor of the Baptist church. Wouldn't you abhor to have it happen to you? LEAPS FROM BICYCLE; KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE Ferdinand Bechler, gardener, of Glenview. III., was struck and in- stantly killed Monday by an automo- bile driven by Mrs. Ernest Bostron Gross Point, on Lake avenue west of the village. Bechler, according to Mrs. Bstrom, was riding a bicycle in advance of the automobile and suddenly jumped from the wheel into the path of the machine. The woman became con- fused and lost control of the car. Bechler was struck by the fender of the machine and dragged into a deep ditch at the side of the road. He was crushed beneath the car and instantly killed. Bechler, according to Mrs. Bostrom, work at the home of L. C. Ayres within a short distance of the scene, of the fatal accident. RUMMAGE SALE Women of the First Methodist church of Wilmette will hold a Rummage Sale in Economy Shop, 1147 Greenleaf avenue, Monday and Tuesday, November 22 and 23. LADIES' CLUB MEETS The Ladies' club of Gross Point will meet next Thursday at the home of Mrs. N. P. Miller. 1775 Wash- ington avenue. IT'S UP TO YOU! For several years at Christ- mas time The Lake Shore News has maintained the custom of bringing children from The Lake Bluff Orphanage to Wil- mette to spend the holiday in Wilmette households. This custom, generally greet- ed with favor and enthusiasm by the fathers and mothers of the village, occasioned some minor complaints last season.. The Lake Shore News, pre- pared again to bring the or phans into the homes hesitates, in view of these complaints, to sponsor what might be consid- ered an imposition upon the good nature of Wilmette res- idents. Several Winnetka families already have made application for orphans for Christmas Day. Winnetka, it appears, would like to be hostess to these fatherless and motherless chil- dren on that day. However, Wilmette, quite justly, is to have first choice. Do you want to play Santa to an orphan on Christmas? Will you respond at once by calling the editor of The Lake Shore News, phone Wilmette 1920? There is to be a departure from custom this year in that the children are not to express perference in gifts. â€"The Editor. FOURTH RED CROSS ROLL CALL NOW ON Mrs. Henry B. Gates Heads Wilmette Red Cross Drive Committee; Campaign^ Starts Thursday Armistice Day to Thanksgiving Day, November 11 to November 25, is the thile sci for the Fourth Annual Roll Call of the American Red Cross. There can be no more fitting ob- servance of either day than by re- newing your membership in the greatest humanitarian organization in the world. The drive in Wilmette began early Thursday morning under the direc- tion of the local Red Cross commit- tee. Mrs. Henry B. Gates, chairman; Mrs. J. J. Siddall, Mrs. L. F. Gates, Mrs. Wallace W Kerr, Mrs Ernest Bartlett, Mrs Herbert Arms, Mrs. Milton R. Barker. There is to be no house to house canvass in Wilmette, instead Red Cross tables are placed in the Elevated and railway stations, all the school buildings, the Wil- mette State Bank and the First Na- tional Bank of Wilmette, all the drug stores in the village, and the Wil- mette Public library. There will be Red Cross workers in each of these places to accept your dollar member- ship in the great annual Roll Call. Your dollar membership in the American Red Cross last year help- ed in the following activities of the Chicago Chapter: The care of or assistance given to 40,000 disabled soldiers and their families, last month 6,000 disabled soldiers were helped by the Home Service department. This is not charity, it is the loyalty due the men who fought for you. Helped Tornado Sufferers Three times last* year the Depart- ment of Disaster Preparedness show- ed into the streets, by a fire, when disaster, when 603 people were til- ed into the streets, by a fire, when 20,000 men were temporarily unem- ployed, and after the tornado. The emergency kit is packed and trained workers ready for any disaster which may come to your vicinity. Through the Teaching Center thousands of women were taught not only how to care for their sick, but how to prevent sickness. Through the Department of First Aid thous- ands of boys and men were taught to save lives which might be lost by accidents. The Bureau *of Junior Activities had classes in nursing, and taught children a higher ideal of citizenship, through service to others. All of these activities continue, each one planned to make your country a healthier, safer and a happier place j ci,0i0Ky in which to live. Your dollar a year combined with thousands of other dollar a year memberships will ac- complish much. Scratch-h and Purr-r In That New Cat Step Tuesday Evening Community Dances Attract Record Attendance of Wide Range of Ages last Jean By a "Cat-Stepper" Promptly at . 7:45 o'clock Tuesday evening when Miss Richardson, the dancing instructor of the Tuesday night Community Dancing class, took the floor and asked her pupils to line up, the faces were counted and there were just 42 in line ranging in age fromâ€" well if we told the ages of those in line to the readers of The Lake Shore News, we would probably be giving away some secrets. Miss Richardson has found it a pleasure to have in the dancing class some of our most prominent citizens and when she put them through the "Cat Step", followed by the "Scratch- h-h" and "Purr-r-r", it was great fun for all. The Executive committee is de- lighted with the present attendance. When the program of the evening be- gan Tuesday night, at 8:30 o'clock, there were 140 of Wilmette's citizens who had come to enjoy the evening, and with the increased orchestra, to say that they were pleased with the entertainment would be putting it mildly. The dancing closed at 11 o'clock and it is needless to state that none present left the hall untiJ the last strains of "Home Sweet Home" were played. The dances are held every Tues- day evening at the Byron C. Stolp schocl, Tenth street and Central avenue, and are not held for profit. The committee urges the people of Wilmette to attend the dances at least one evening during the month and enjoy themselves cither in the dancink class or in advanced danc- ing. MERCHANTS ENJOY REAL "FEED" AND GOOD TALK Henry Riggs Rathbone Tells Busi- ness Men of Possibilities of Great Mississippi Valley. Forty business men of New Trier township attended the initial dinner of the season given at Winnetka Community House, Monday evening, for the business men of the township, under the auspices of the New Trier Commercial Association. The dinner was followed by an ad- dress by Henry Riggs Rathbone of Kenilworth, on the general subject, "The Mississippi Valley." Mr. Rathbone outlined effectively the remarkable resources and possi- ble future development of this great "land of plenty." He pictured Chi- cago and the surrounding country as the future world market and empha- sized the necessity of developing transportation, by rail, roadways, waterways and air routes. He stressed the necessity of developing good roads and waterways. He de- scribed the wonderful possibilities of opening the Mississippi river to South American trade, and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River to trans-Atlantic commerce. President Henry B. Gates, of 'he New Trier Commercial association, was toastmaster at the dinner. George Batten, of Winnetka, led in community singing, instilling a plen- teous quantity of old-time "pep" into the evening's activites. The next business men's dinner is scheduled for early in December. REMEMBER: TONIGHT THE "DAYS OF '49" Every Resident of Wilmette Invited To Join in "Riot of Hilarity" At "Rocky Gulch", Ouilmette Country Club TWO BIG NIGHTS OF FUN Reproduction of Miniature Western Mining I own Promises To Be Biggest Social Event DISCUSSES THE WORLD OF THE LITTLE CHILD of NEW ARRIVAL Mr. and Mrs. George Steiner Wilmette avenue, announce the birth of a daughter, Ruth, on Saturday, November 6, at the St. Francis hos- pital. "The World of the Little Child", the first of a series of lectures treat- ing with the subject of child study, is to be given by the Rev. Stephen A. Lloyd, pastor of the First Con- gregational church of Wilmette, in the church auditorium on Wednesday evening, November 17. This first lecture treats with the study of the child during the period from birth to 6 years of age. The lectures are to be given on the third Wednesday of each month. Mr. Lloyd is a recognized authority on the subject of childhood psy- is the author of several books on the subject and has lectur- ed upon it extensively in many colleges and universities in all sec- tions of the country. He was for- merly a member of the Board of Charities and Corrections of New York City, and of the advisory coun- cil of the New York State Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher asso- ciations. The public is urged to hear these lectures. The last nail has been driven, the final piece of scenery placed and the Oui.mette Country club, modern in design and appointment and situat- ed just 14 miles from the busiest of world centers, has been camouflaged so effectively, as to prevent a realistic mining village of the gold digging days of the forty-niners. Town Is AH Agog Today Wilmette is all agog over the prospect of some old time hilarity this evening when the stages pull up at "Rocky Gulch" for the initial period of activity in this energetic .To»"iatUre vi,la*e of the "Days of Weeks and weeks of feverish en- deavor on the part of Kerry C. Meagher, general chairman, and his small army of workers, 300 strong has made possible for Wilmette the presentation of the "Days of '49" a presentation in which every resident of the village is invited to assume an active part. It will be a great get- together, .fellowship gathering of all the vi lagers for two big evenings of unadulterated joy, a rough and ready jollification, a vvear-your-old-togs affair mat will send dignity aflying for the time and supplant the custom- ary aloofness of urban life with the friendly but "direct action" atmos- phere of the vast stretches of the far west, the land of real he-manhood and intrepid womankind where the disUuiticn was sharp as between-' men and miscreants, where it was arduous to be very good and quite fatal to be very bad. Typical Mining Town As previously explained "Rocky Gulch" will possess all the institut- ions of '49. Here will be found banks, bars, cafes, dance halls, gilded palaces of sin, gambling dens, miners' shacks, a real frontier court with a real "jedge". There will be such characters as the vigilantes, some 300 miners, cowboys, gamblers, outlaws, Indians, Chinamen, dance hall artists, vaudevillians, magicians. You won't have to be coaxed to Rocky Gulch and, once there, you won't have to be coaxed to get into the stride of the proceedings. The "Days of '49", not given for profit, will be a tonic of good cheer. It promises to be the biggest social event in the history of the village, planned and given under the auspices of the Ouilmette Country club. Remember: Tonight and Saturday evenincr at the Ouilmette Country club. The "Days of '49" is for every- body in Wilmette. HUNDREDS OF NEW TREES PLANTED HERE SATURDAY Hundreds of new trees were plant- ed in Wilmette Saturday, official Tree Planting Day established by the Tree and Shrubbery committee of the Wilmette Plan Commission. Hawthornes, wild crab apples and elms, were planted in numbers hav- ing been supplied at cost by the Tree and Shrubbery committee composed of Herbert C. Arms, Mrs. Louis W. Crush, Mrs. John Clark Baker, Mrs. W. W. Kerr, Hoyt King and Charles S. McCoy. Tree Planting Day in Wilmette is designed to be a sterj in the direction of ultimate realization of the "Vil- lage Beautiful" scheme of the Wil- mette Plan Commission. There were no special ceremonies attached to the tree planting. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS WILL HOLD FALL DANCE Devotees of Terpsichore will have an opportunity for enjoyment Satur- day, November 27, at the Kenilworth Assembly hall, Kenilworth avenue and Cumnor road, when the Ouil- mette Council No. 922 of the Knights of Columbus will hold their fall dance. The committee in charge of the arrangements are making prepara- tions for a capacity crowd. Looney's orchestra, of Chicago, comprising six pieces, has zeen engaged for the dance.