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THIS ISSUE- Illinois, a Progressive Golf Club-J;>age 19 WILMETTE \.OL. XVI, NO. 37 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, JUNE 10, 1927 LIFE PRICE FIVE CENTS Published weekl11 /,y Lloyd llolliste1·, Inc., 1U2 Central Ave., Wilmette, Illitt.ois. Entered as second clas8 macter Mnrclt H. 191~. nt the post otfl,ce at Wilmette, Illin.o,8, under the Act of March 3, 1879. SubBcription price U.OO a t~ear. HASTEN MAIN STREET JOB, MERCHANTS URGE BEACH OPENS JUNE Discussion of Highway Project · . -.-.. . · . There wi.ll be plent.y of ·.opportunit.y Various Churches in Wilmette Brings Large · Attendance at I ~\rather col~d.ttwns pe.nmttmg, the tor superv} ed play m \v tlmette th1s l Plan Services of Interest to Ch be M f \\ tlmette mumctpal bathmg beach at summer. fhe Playground and Rcc· S cia S h 00l5 am r ee Jng 1the foot of Lake avenue will b~ opened :~ation . board has expanded its activun Y c 1 for the 1927 summer season Saturday, 1t1es thts vear and there will be four . ".\lore than 100 business a~1d ~>rofes- June 11 , according to an announce- full-time playgrounds located in difChildren's Day is to be observed in ~1onal people of the co.mmuntty, 111clttd- ment to residents this week by the ferent parts of the Yillage, one at the several \Vilmette churches Sunday, mg members of the :\orth Shore Real \\·itmette Park board officials. beach, one at Laurel school. one at June 12, at services in which the SunEstate board, the \Vilmette Optimist To coHr beach operation cost:-; and. Vattman park and the other at the day school departments will meet with. dub and th~ \Vil~nette Rotary club at- in so iar as possible. reserve its usc ior Village Green. the church congregations in special tended a dtscusston of the proposed \Yilmette citizens the usual season fee The 1 r ·11 1 f 9 observances featured by graduation ~fain st reet widening project at the oi ~5 will be cl~~rrred each household 1) d 11?u \1n )e tron51 a. tdn .. Ito · f 1 \\T' J : . . r-. · · · · - an rom p. m. o p. m. at "· exercises and baptismal rites. regu 1 ar J une meetmg o t 1c 1 mctt.e des1nng to cnJOV the facti( ·c-s ot the In dditi 0 11 tl1 \"'11 G ·'ll ~Chamber of Commerce at the Central 1. l · -F ·1 . 1·. . a At St. John's Lutheran church there ·· e 1 age ~een " 1 )e 1 . . )at 1111g Pace. am1) can~ arc b- 111 operat1on eYcrv eYenmg excC))t '11 b · f t' and . , ca f _ etena .\Londay evcnmg of .th1s "·eek. sued ni1on payment of thi:-; anll)\l11t. SaturdaY until dark , ""1 e a service o promo 10n !he assemblage bur st ~orth 111 de<;tfcn- Single admission fees arc charged th::l~e · · changes of classes at the school hour, 11_1g applause when Vtlla~e Pre Hlent not possessing a season card. Activitie s sponsored on the play- 9:30 a. m., and a service of the com}·.arl E. Orner expre:-;sed hnnsclf a;-; un. . . grounds ior children will be hand - hined Sunday school and congregation. rr .- en·edly in favor of prompt action It has l:~en i.ound adnsal~lc tln~ sc~- work. . tory-telling, apparatus " ·nrk. at the regular morning worship hour. to expedik the improyement, toward son to dbc ~nt mu c the small .n.·!rc:-n- games and ~tunts of various kind:-;. ·The \Vilmette Baptist church anthe cost of " ·hich the county commis- mcnt :-land ~n the bat.h!lOu se. 1t 1.s an:\. complrte announcement of the nounces a combined service at 10:30 sioncrs haYc appropriated $100.000 in noun~td. _\\hen cotH.btt?ns pernut the personnel of the playgrounds , togcth- a. m. to include a special program of their i1ighwa,· hudget for 1927. er~ct~on ot a 1 .nore spactou:; hathhou~e cr \Yith the tentative program ,,·ill he music, dedication of. infants and pro'f · · . tl11 ;-; lcaturc " ·til. however, he rc:-;nmed. ·found in next week's issue oi \\·11.t' 1 · .. \ ~tn str.eet repre~ents the lo~1cal be"\Yilmctte branch" read :; the Park ~1ETTE Lrn:. mo JOna exer-cJses. 1.!1nn 1ng- (,, the enttre qrect 1111provc' · fi Present Cantata · , t · \\' '1 . t 1 1 d hoard announcement, "one ot 1he nAt tl1e Ft'rst Presb,rter·ta11 en· urcl1 tl1e n<·n pro.L!Tam 111 t met c. < ec ar·e I k ~[· 1 · ·. . 1 . 1 · .] Pre~idcnt Ornn in the opCtling sta te- e:-t 011 1 .a] c · 1c 11 gat~. h (l()ll( net('( 111 ~v Children's Day program will consist of ment oi hi ~ hrid talk before the ;n<·d- ~ 11 on crY manner !or t 1 .c . cnnHn" a c-~ntata, "Nature's Diadem of ing-. He rvcnuuted hriefl,· the lllllller- 1 enc ~· and plc.a:-.urc ot th.c CltlZell~. and Praise," by De Armond, in which 100 on:' diftlcnlties that have alrea<h- been parucula_rl~· tor. the cl1tldren nt the Sunday school pupils will participate. 1 l) th~t end your co~ m·ercome in ronne'Ction \Yith tllis im- COl11l11l~lllty.. The Young People's chorus of the portant inlpr(ln'ment and exprt' . -,scd ot<:rt'tlot; .til S~Pl;orfmg ~he rule:' ot. The stea d\· increase of traffic in tlw church will assist in this program. g-ra tification m-er the iact that Co unty t ll'. >ca.c 1 IS as ·c< · t lC Ul orrclllcnt 01 commercial ·areas of \Vilmctte Special Children's Day exercises will Commis..;ioncr Schmidt (a \\'ilmette which !:; cha rged to ,,the beach ma.ster prompted the Civic committee oi \\~~ be held at the regular hour of worship re sident') and \\·itliam Bu . . . .s,., on.dut.y. E11glish Lutheran '- t1ad l)een and J ofhccrs ]) ~ 1 1 1 . \\ ·ilmette Chamber of Commercl' tn t·n the \xriln1ette ., itJ-.tnHnental in securin<r the SIOO.OOO <'Yc.c )1 .· nnt 1 I S announce.< a:' t liS church. I'. · 1 1 1 'r make a ~pec ial st udy of local traffic 1. maste~·· " . 11 r ·' r~ . appropriation h~· tht Count\· hoard to "~' a"t111 s )_car A program exemplifying the various . 11 1 11 1 conditions ior the purJJOSr oi making 11 ton ddra\· th e cost oi J)aYinrr -40 i<'d of Cl Jar 1 e!'i \\ · \\"1 rc:--umc wr _ · · , nhascs school work · ..., 1 ·. . . 1 1 cl·rtam recommendatiOn" to the l ham - ~"' . of the Church . . . and . t I1r prnp<,scd 52-foot roadwaY < tlt 1 L :-- ,t:- leac 1 ma 11011 · · · . · a service of bapt1sm wtll compnse the 1)L'r \Ylth reference to parktng rct!"n - I ·. · . , F. Project Practicable · · · . ! Ia tions and facilities. · 1 Chtldren s _Day obsen-ance at the .~r~t \r r . . Orne_ r t.e.rmed statcme.·nb. a.t- Legion Auxtbary Asks for. . · In consequ('nce of t.he se con. ferc11l""· CongregatiOnal church. A combmed . t.I t. t t - t h ers ot t 1 1 service will be held at 10 :30 a. m. I I HI ( ( (l err .un mem le 1Cl th f Fl d t dtrccted hv Hovt Kmg chamnan of Iage hoard. that . the M~in street imr . 0 ~s or . 00 .. ·I C lll~S Ithe Civic -comm-ittee of. the Chamber', Award Certificates p.rnvrme,~lt ~\· as 1m,1 ;ract 1cable at this 1 he Amencan Leg10n auxthary, \V!l- a letter recommending a t\Yo-hottr Exercises of unusual , interest are tune as plam hunk and asserted that mett e post number 46. has repeated tts j l)ark 1 ·11 g )) , r1 · 1 · tl . planned for the Children's Day pro. . :· · f f . ff c 0< m 1e 1 )Usmess sec· \\" I p · h , ... h when . puhhc se nt11nent. as 1ndicatecl by call o 1 a:-;t week or the t1 ood su cr- t 1 ·011 _ ·t to 1 d. t d t tl v·ll gram .111 t 1 1e 1 mette arts .1.\'.let o. . . \\r· t 1 1 1 h :-. 1 )e tree e o 1e t ag-e d' 1 I S d . t1 w sta n< I o f such rt~·tc g~oups as rep- er. ". 1 me~te 1as respoJ1( ec to t e board. · 1st c 1urc 1 un ay mornmg a t 10 :30 .0 . ) . .t o'clock. The order of services will rc s(' ntcd at the dt sc us s 1011 was so request dunng the past \Yeek. and more TJ 1.. ) 1 "cl t 0 1 t.1111 111111 10 ~ ~ · favor or· · anv · · measure · · the · c1r,thmg· · · '" 1 " - - 1 0 ur e · 1u d e t h c awar d · ; ) strong-h· 111 ts nee<1ec1 to setHI mto t h e ""ould ) . k' \ t' i me mg o f ccrtt· fi ca t es o~ ·. 1 at 1 0 11 1 11 tru:;;tees had no recours.c hut ,to ~nact Aoo<lcd areas. !\frs. A. C. Johnson. 322 ·h ) ' cle tlnp eli a; ~me ~r promotion. the ~fain strel't wicle.ning orclinan·ce Fuurtecnth street. and ~frs. Harrv OPI er:; aiH .0 1 e~s lavu~tg. us\nessl:n Detailed anou·n cements of the Chil1 1 promptlv \Yhen it is presented ior vote Hopp. 225 Linden avenue, arc in charg~ 1 ~ comTrctta tl P aces. 1 t . ·ts t 10 tt g 1t. dren's day program are to be found in hrfore t-he Village board of donations. ~n wou ~.a le tame) . \me exc 1U<1 e the church notices on other pages of 11 11 1 1 The three Village trustees who voted The auxiliarv is planning- a picnic ro t pa: - gft sue 1 ,.e 11 c. cs as arc this issue of \VIUtETTf. LIFI-:. 1,. 1e on t 1 1 · . street .mprovement · f or \\. ed nesc1 · J une 12 · . cus ntsmess streets I n St . ·"ugusune A · · . ag-a1nst t1 1e 'f ..v am ay. - . to 1 )e h eld 111 h oman t 1 t 1e s Ep' 1scopal c hurch 1 1 1 1 1 resolution at a recent meeting of the \Yashington park. All members of the ~ roug .~u t e cay )Y peop 1 e got~lg the Church school will observe its closRoard of Local Improvements "·ere the legion and auxiliar~·. their families. and mto Ch!l:ago or elsewhere on the tram. ing session prior· to the vacation seasnecial guests of the Chamber at "Mon- friends. are invited. son, this Sunday. day's di.scussion. They had been inThe last meeting Qf the auxiliary for Logan-Howard P. T. A. -------vited to address the Chamber. explain- the vear was held Monday at the home Announces Big Picnic Wilmette Scouts Hold ing why they had voted against the of ~Ir!'. C. P. Christensen. 1138 OakF mho IS re solution. \\'OOd avenue. The business session was On Saturday, June 18. at 1 :30 un a ree une \Vilmette's Boy Scouts-150 strong Trustee Tohn Clark Baker was the followed by sewing and the social hour. o'clock. at Vattman Park the Loganfirst of the trustees to speak. He Howard Parent-Teacher association -will enjoy their first annual Scout pointed out that he did not object to Camp Wilmette Opens for wilt hold its annual picnic for the chiJ- Fun Jamboree in Washington Park the paving- of Main street: that the dren. Daniel ~I. Davis, recreational at the Lake front (foot of Central project in its nresent form was not Summer Season on June 27 dirrl'tor. will have charge of the pro- avenue) \Vednesday evening, June 15. what he wanted. hut, as the result of Camp \Vilmette operated hy the gram and the members feel assured D. C. Leach will be in charge of the years of study of the problem. he was \i\.ilmette Parish ~f ethodi!'t church that it will be the best picnic ever froli~. having the assist"ance of the convinced that it is the hest that can will open June 27. The l)()ys' c<pnp had. "Save the day, plan to come, Sea Scout troop in making arrangehe had. will run from J unc 27 to August 11. bring your supper and enjoy the good ments for the occasion. Featuring the Jamboree wiil be an Sees Accident Hazard and the girls' period from August 11 time,·· is the word to all members and InterTroop Shoe Scramble with all Another ohjection cited was that, if to 25. friends. nine troops participating, . an event the North Western railway elevates its Already a number of registrations which will find ISO boys endeavoring BOARD MEETS TUESDAY tracks, traffic will come ~ut of a sub- have heen received, but there is still The Wilmette Village board will to rescue their own shoes from a way directly upon a heavy traffic street, room for more. Boys or girls from the meet Tuesday even.ing, June 14, at 7:30 well-mixed pile of footgear. with a great probability of accidents. north shore are welcome. Hot dogs will be the order of thPHe called attention to crossings in Oak - The camp consists of a heautiful o'clock in the Council chambers of Park. where a similar condition exists, plot of twent,·-four acres near \Vater- the ViUage hall. The session has been da.r when refreshments are passed around. .postponed fro111 1\i~. .y, June 7. (Continued on page 6) vliet, Mich. · Sum?'er Bathing to Begin Of..ficaally Tomorrow ·f Weather Man Consents, Says Park Board 1 Sea~on ll lPlay~round B?ar.d. Expands }1 actltty for Summer Sports . OBSERVE CHILDREN'S I · DAY SUNDAY. JUNE 12 ould L;mt"t Tt"me for car Parking in Business A rea v v· ·I 1 I: t J J