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^y^i^f*^, Wim^^aSS^^SBI^S The Timely Record of Community EveftU £ ,,|IVOL.:iX, NO. 25. at* iWILMEtTE, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY^^PRIL «8, 19»8 TWELVE PAGES PRICE FIVE CTOTSj ^Veteran V i 11 Mjg' i Officials g Paid Glowing Tribute at .SL:Imtial Board Session f nance, was appointed and approved at Tuesday^ special session of the Vil- lage Board of Trustees. |'|-"-##: â- %]<W- In accordance with thef official ' al& 4ioh the following men npw^jcomprise this important body VOTED PAY INCREASE Ceremonies Marked bjrJFlpr- :W>M"]al Presentation SSIE. i^TheVillage of Wilmette launched out upon a new year Tuesday evening of this week at a special meeting of the^eardVof'Trustees eatted^-Prasi^ dent ""'Edward ll^-::MWS^vW^rs '^" JVith__.a_Jarge__au1lience observing I the proceedings, the business of the evening Was feattired-by-the InstalUv -tion of the newly elected members of the Board of Trustees, village officials, library directors, and the appointment ""^oT^lsoard standing committees, Board of Local Improvements,, department --^officials and employes.^^ " ^ Installation of village officials Earl E. Orner, as clerk; Harry W. Miller, as treasurer, Harry Bachman, Louis T. Starkel and Claude Fitch, as trus- tees; Percy M. Bingham, J. Hugh Foster and Eldred G. Bentley, as, direc- tors of the Free Public Library, was a singularlv pleasant cermomy, rend- ered especially attractive by a profu- sion of floral presentations, the gift of --^the- Wilmette Improvement associa- tion. Each official was the recipient of a beautiful bouquet of roses: Pres- ^3ent=ZZipf formally expressed appre- ciation of this splendid tribute in be- half of the fortunate officials. Vets Occasion Applause i There was an enthusiastic outburst of applause from Officials and spec- tators when BdWard G. Sieber and Walter A. Zibble were sworn in as Superintendent of Police and Fire Chief, respectively. Sieber, within a week, concludes his twenty-sixth con- secutive year as a member of the local police department, during fifteen years ^of which he was the only police officer in the village. Zibble has given six- teen years' service to the village as -Fire Chief, --â- --â-  â- -â- -- â€" Equal enthusiasm was evident when Earl E. Orner took the oath of office as Village Clerk. Orner, unquestion- ably the most widely known man in Wilmette, has spent seventeen years in the office of Village clerk. Praise For Schultz . ^Appointments announced by Presi- dent Zipf and formally approved by the new Board of Trustees included: Carl C. Schultz, Commissioner of rpublic Works; F. B. Crossley, Village Attorney; Edward H. Kerr, Village Collector â€" Ernest White, superin- itendent-of-SSrietjanr:Edwj&rd^a^iebeir, Superintendent of Police; Walter A. Zibble, Chief of the „Fire Department. "Mrs. Lillian D. Northam, Probation tcer^ Mrs. **_______ - '5 I Nurse/ Dr. E B. Moore, Health Com- Olinissioner^All vSll^^P103;^^ reappointed. Substantial salary ^T5^ creÂ¥ses?^attended the appointments. A splendid tribute was paid Carl C. Schultz, in cfi»sidIration^Tif-the-ef- BOARD OFAPPEALSs« IlifOR ZONING Wilmette's Board of Appeals, to act as a board of arbitration on ques- tions and problems arising out of the reeel^y_ enacted Village Zoning.:prdfc. Robert Stoddard, 624 Lake avenue, for a term of three years; Charles Wl Triggs, 900 Chestnut avenue, John D. Couffer, 903 Lake avenue, S. J. ^Jordorf, 1507 Lake avenue, for a term of two years; William, F. Crawford 1415 Gregory avenue, for a term of one year. â-  ... .../;,'.,„, McGuire and Orr to Sub- divide Kenihvorth Tract * What is thought to be America's most expensive farm was ^secured by the MjcGuire and-Orr north shore real estate interests this week, in the pur- chase of the Mahoney tract located in the southwest extremity of Kenil- worth and fronting on Lake Michigan. The land, comprising tbirty^four acres, was aequired by McGuire* and Orr for the stipulated sum of $225,000. The cost of the Mahoney farm late in the fifties was said to have been $1,750*. It is said to possess a marketing value of $500,000. Transfer *6f the property was 4jon? summated this week after two year* of ^negotiation. Daniel Mahoney, father of the three sellers, William, Mary and Annie Mahoney built the farmhouse which still standrwthe-propertyr a Practically every real estate inter- est in Chicago and suburbs is said to have negotiated for the purchase of this valuable tract. } f MdGuire and Orr wilP proceed at once to subdivide and lay out streets in the^proipBrty^n^amjn^-^^borough- fares according to the Kenilworth methods, from names in Sir Walter Scottfs novels, one to be Robsart road and another Abington ave. The streets will connect With .streets in Wilmette. the tract will be a first class residence district in compli- ance with Wilmette and Kenilworth zoning restrictions. LFfilON'SPRlNG DANCE [imim MelibeWmir itoW^S^ Players Plan Evening of Entertainment in May MRS, LANDIS JMRECTS SteHarCasEin^ :||I^' jiori Is,' Promised:^^J The critical theater-going folks of Wilmette are soon to- have the oppor- tunity to pass judgment on thomuch *eraMedi North ShOre players, -They^ will be seen here May 13 in three con- cert plays and if their performance lives up to the standard so far main- tained, the villagers are due to re- ceive a ' decidely new impression yof 'amateur.dramatic attempts.. IMllllilll Jessie Royce Landis acclaims this group of players as being as thorough- ly efficient an organization as she has The Wilmette Camp Fire Girls will give a Food Sale, Saturday morning, May 6, at the First Congrejgational ehurehr at^^ ^l--o^oel^--i^e)ft^-g«>upt will have it's oWnl booth containing food cooked by the girls themselves, an4 each group Will also contribute to a Fancy Work Booth, upon which will be displayed Work :-ma% jbvv the girls of the combine4'grouB.:::^^|^| •'â- "' Sp:edal:^hraors::::wiU--b#i^eiilto the group having the best display Of food and the best booth, each girl in the group receiving one of the honors. The money realized at the sale will go toward equipment for Camp Kl- wanis-Nawakwa, the Camp Fire Girls camp, at South Haven, Michigan. Mothers and housekeepers plan to at- tend the sale before going to market Saturday morning. • mMMMP^WWfÂ¥^Wi :.:â- â-  - *•â- -•â- 'â- â- â-  â-  â-  kiMiimmipmmimsMaMm CAMP FIRE GIRLS TO SELL FOOD AT Final Event of Season Ma*if| ed Appearance :o^Famj^«fe • lilll^^ bwmeist^ mm Finest Local Musical Event â- . %&M John R. Sweet Favored by leiairy Business Interests ^ With elections relegated to obli- vion for another six months, Wilmette citizens are now directing attention toward a neat little contest being waged by five persons who have sub- mittefl apnUcations for the position MJJQNES! Preliminaries have been arranged and the "stage is set" for the annual BpT^n^daiice^hls evenlng^at Jones '4 fe Wilmette hall given under auspices of Wilmette Post No. 46, American 3mmarStopka, ^V^^T^Eight â- 6,ai^^^^^'^^;Uf^ orchestra introduces the opening num- ber ofâ€"^e-^rogram^and adyaaceirb formation has it the hell will .be crowded^ to capacity for the yearly frolic; ^ v_ . . - *».« Excellent music is promised the dancers, together with a copious ^up- ply of genuine good fellowship. This event has been characterized a Mreal Spring dance" so ifc behooves the Sunday, Apttl 30, marks the closing of the Sunday Evening club 1921-1922 season and promises to be In the man- ner of a grand finale with the appear- ance in concert of the I4ttle Syna- ? phony Orchestra, comprising twenty* fr five pieces of the Chicago Symphony g orchestra under direction ctf Jtb^ 2 celebrated' "George "'i)0iiWii£"^ This final program of the seasola, Jt^ ^ has been predictied by authoritl# xm music, will represent Jiri^Wy the : finest musical evoht evef* enjoyed In •â-  .Miss.:Anna'. B^rn^Istef^%h0^1tmiv:;::iv. the' soprano part in "The E»!Jah/» as rendered Jby fifty members of the Apollo club before the Wilmette Sttii^ day Evening club, will be the soloist. In her selections she wilj^he accom- -^ Pffiied..by'the :or.chestra>;,'"ip:^râ- â- ii^^|£,' .. ^Sr^lncrease -;8e<tin9.-:- '0*P*oJi<j|« M^^^Bl Special additions ar6 being made to the^ platform in thef Cong*^egauonal church to accommodate the large | ______ „_________.., Aii^ieinaentp:.':;'g;v are being made also to iilcrease? the seating capacity of the audUorrani for this special events Miss JCathryn of Postmaster (in two instances Post- mistress) of the Village of Wilmette. ______, „ __„_____ Here they are, names and addresses^ Tuimber of musicians * John R. Sweet, 611 Elmwood ave- 'â- 'â- '* * nue; Joseph E.Shantz, 930 Oakwood ^avenue; Nicholas Miller, 1775 Wash- ington avenue; Miss Ida C I>yer, 621 Tenth street; Mrs. J4fcii^^» 630* Park avenue. -lilife|;^a^W' Of the candidates^ John K. Sweet and Joseph E. Shantz, are said to have heel considered the principal contenders. Sweet, a hardware dealer in Ihe village for raaay years, has the hearty endorsemeht-o a score of prominent Wilmette» busi- ness men, many of wBOm have~tlirected occasion to study and coach off the professional stage. While most of the players are North Shore people not engaged ^professionally in this work, yet, nearly all have professional experience and have reached a high degree of attainment in their art and have won considerable recognition in theatrical circles.^ The program will consist of three one-act plays fully costumed and staged. ?U?A sixteen piece orchestra under the direction of Earl Fox will furnish the incidental music, ^m:mmk. Three One-Act Plays "The Last Rehearsal" is one of the vtfif______a . plays which will be produced. . Just j^lst^MilajL togive an inkling ef3he strength of ^e Request of-^orjfan^Iasteaan, jnu? the cast, the^ f^bu^Wihg^ is^ grven as the history of each character in the play. -Ge -Driscoll takes-JJ)uEL_part_ otJthflL 4ar pieoesr-au personal communicatlohs to 'Washing; ton_oh behalf' of : his ..-candidacy, jpg Shantz, it is said, has~been puttingf forth a determined fight for the post. Mrs. Northam is the village proba- tion officer and social worker and her candidacy is said to have the backing of many, .friends ih:.the.vniage||^g^. MILAN LUSK CHOSEN T0PUWF0R ^W 'W$' sMiirda3r 'evening, April 29, r^alo fans all over the country will have an opportunity of hearing -the gifted vio- ~ * Jav by radio. At sical director of the Chicago station KYWf^i^^retrWill play such popu- The organi program^ will* a^ ^tiuali be in charge of Mrs. Marie BJd^tfds Von RitterV Sunday Evening cltiBtor^ ganist., :-m/-: r ^m^Mi ^M^WSi^:^ - : ..At. ^the^losibr^ervice-;:^^ Nominating commtttee wfll MP* **; to the memhersWj^iif tiife; flajecttttve vcdmmlttee^:f^^e.;c||l^ lilli^^ning^^pr^i^^ 1, Overture: StradeUt,I^s gjM ,.. 2. :jl&vening.. Devotidh .-;.:^^i#;^KoBl0r 8 Valse des FieursvIllTschafk^irsky 4rWlth^Verdumt5I11^^ ;:::CreationM;: {.^r.^.^ .:.:^^^lgm m.'â- :â- ..:. -... :(Miss^ur^elsJ|g^i^liisafe 5. Under the :$A&^m^&£g£^ - Duet for Cenb>and;Clarinet^gs-i:":: (Messrs. Brueckher and Me^ry j Announcements andi Offerin%|. ^ ^ 6.:,The .'$»liM#»^«g^ 7. <a): .Anitira's':Dancev^^;^.>i:#^Qrle«- (b) Shepherd's 0^nce^.ffid. O^Maan^ â-  fflJv- S: (Miss Burmelsier)yimi 't -M: :B'i|S^Mckenzie-i Circumstance a^BenedictusJIp, M'S^lfi 10, March, Pomp ah TfS^^^'i|if'"â- â- â- â€¢'" â-  PePw>f»neR^.fl?^^;-^ :Q|^g^:.Da9^.,^0ad^t^ iificient and untiring service ^ndered (Continued on page 5) Village Trustee Raps i ^Stfeel Lighting Vfcn iA recommendation by the Wilmette PlaniiCommis9ion that Wilmettes ^resenTligntfng system be improveo> by" increasing the number of lamp posts in certain blocks and doubl- ing the Intensity of the lights by use of two burners instead of one in each lamp, was received .without enten, isfrat the special v^Hag^^^d I session, Tuesday, when Clerk BarlE. er read a communication to tnai effect from the Plan ^mn^J°°:_t Trustee Ellis made terse-comment on the matter, stating that, InMs opinion, Wilmette needed an improv- ^delectric street lighting system now fel^ P^C0C^mmission ^ommuni- owm-care for the needs of ffe J" age for eight vr ten ^f^^|%S, llctric lighting.sxHtom, iUsft esUrna^ prospective trippers of the light fan- tastic to reserve^ J^if ^T^^E Kl the big. ,affaIr'^|^i#^^^^iM^li : If^URCHASE PLAYGROUND & The Village Board Tuesday eve- ning authorized the approbation OI $20,000 to purchase and equip the new municipal playgrounds at Seventeenth fttnftat and Washington avenue, pur- chase of which was recently author- ized by the voters in a referendum ..election,::,^^Bagg^igJS|g: TURN YOUR CLOCK AHEAD|I Don't forflet! That's what school teacher* * ministers* railway offi- cials aneTJiusifiess people are^^telj- Ing the villagers th^week^Dont forget to turn yout house clock and watch one hour ahead lastr thing you do Saturday night, for wvinfl Sunday morninq, Apnl 30, tbis vTilage, the Entire north director. Many will remember his splendid work in "Sham" "The Brink of Sttentser"- and the-'^Marble-Arehr'i Mr. Driscoll is secretary of the G^raen|e Dramatic club.. '" â-  "WMSWs-. Mary Rickson plays the part Of the star. Miss Rickson has had consid- erable professional experience in Stock companies and road shows, haying played fo£ some .time with the (Continued on Page S.) §|||| 3d, would cost between $250,000 1300,000.'.'" ' â- ' ' ,â-  ;^ilil ^j^Zv^k The "Builders," a. young veoplss Icie^ in St. Jolm^^utheraiL^church, tknninga CoimtryFair ^he^ shore and Chicago will be on ttiT Daylight Saving time schedule^ Church services begin on Day- Will operate on Daylight saving time, in fact there's nothing tg It but ybu*in»e pst one hour behind the time!If you forget to turn that timepiece: one :|*our ^«a*^That • |mey Reading our Want Ads is a profitable; Occupation, be- cause it gets you in^Jouch with real bargains, m Fre- quently you can save one- half to twp-thirds on articles iJiaT are just as good aj new. f |^aybe thesejjlarnp M^el^ojffered below, ate/ hi coiorv material, and. size, jijs^ jvhat' you: want. 111181 "Thais," Souvenir by Drdla, etc. Last Thursday, April 20, the. violin- ist api^aTed^^efore^he-Ma^ee^Mu^. sical club of Elkhart, Ind. Of his ap- pearance there the (Elkhart "Truth" writes in part: "The prograhi opened with the Vieuxtemps violin concerto in which Mr. Lusk proved at Once his mastery of that instrument. His great depth of tone ahd^briiliancy Ot^1? evoked storms of applairse^^^ ; Mr. Lusk is erresident of W|lmet|e, Ironc igchulte, business manage Carl Mows, 520 Sheridan road, High- land Park, was assessed a fine of $20 and costs Tuesday in Magistrate Mickeys' Wilmette speeders court. Too fast on Sheridan road, said the judge. ^OR SALE^TWO 26^m. OTJC lamp shades, $10 each. 874 Bluff iSt.. Glencoe. ;"'" -""".....'_ Read All the Want Ad*{- ARDEN SHORE NEWS See the Ardeh «hore movie reel, madeJiy Mrs, Ella Wood Dean of 'Chicago and shown Trt the* Village Theater, Friday and Saturday, April 28 and 29, and Monday and Tuesday, May 1 and 2. Songs *y Arden Shore bo^ys on Monday 'BTifing.r^;.-^vw,i^,l' â-  '~s5;vi- Saturday^ ^prli 29, the Wilmette school band will go to Arden Shore and give the boys an entertain- ments School children are especi- ally urged to go up and see the camp on that day. The grown-ups will also be most welcome. Arden Shore posters, made by Mr. Qrell's class of,the Art Instl- ^ute.rare oft eitWhltion^ In the thlrA floor waiting room ,of Marfiiail Fjfljit.jmL Company. Anna Bufmeister; ^soprano; - M/^ Marie Edwards Von Rlttefi organist. â€"^irst vioHnei-^r itte^co^icertma^â„¢ ter); O. ttoehrborn; ite Schul% ^W- Nurnberger. '|^econd^pJBlillil'i.*: v7ooiiett, 3.â- :m^mi^i:;%.wWK G. Meyer. CeHosf^O;"; B^ectaie|ya«g Pelber. Basses: H, Parbs, JT. Spe^W Piute: A,".QuenselI|iOboe;l^.:B^«^elg aarihet8:,-C.l^ soohr H7 Rabe. Horns: fcHDeM«Fe|| M. PottsX Trumpets: E. I4ewejjyn|| P. Handk«k Trombohei A. Gi»tlier|g ^Timpahif Jv Zettleinahn. Percussions^ m. witMm^^mrm â- â- .,'iS^y:^ " 5gg Our Village Manager 11 Eye to Beauty: Read On Please do not rake leaves and rretuse^ from lawns and parkways in^ tnef^ streets, Village Manager Sefcult*ra^i TheV"lAkl»::SliOreT^Ne^s^:|o^pn^^ wilmette. heuseholdetf^Iliiiy ii& - ^ Carry the stuff back into the alleys and let the village; dispose of Tt, out- do not litter the streets, ^ clOg the • gutters and bring about a conditio^ that mars the otherwise^Jieat 0pea*^ ance of our thoroughfares, he asks||f ~*An of which is * timely and *indl3|^ tti from the -Village•--Manager^,-,^---'::;-;^ .The annual ^riviC^^Ifunda*o support the camp begins May 1. fi YOUR HELP Tfr WEEDEPt ?" NEVP^TRUCK^-NEW MQTORglKE Purchase of a new motor tnick fof the Street department and a; new motorcycle for the -Police department were authorized by the Village Board Tuesday Ad^IH»" nf another motoj^ Oycle^means Uiat p*:^P»ge is %f have three speeders^JfceMSis^zOjpejpi ating in three relays. One of the rid- era W to ^ in full uniform jm^m^ village is to defray the cost otj^keep ^f^haj^nifermH