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W IL M ·E TTE Jloro" Pt~bU.hecl .u, ltt.J. cat toeeiltf bi~ LIOJicl Holltster lu ·· Jilt OetiCral Ave., WUmeUe, ltlinots. B·terecJ aa ·eoot&cl ora. WICIUer tAe poet oll'oe at WUtnette. llHftole, t&tlder tile Act of Jlcaroh 1, 1871. B·beoriptfotl price 11.11 · · ..,.. LIFE PRICE FIVE CENTS VOL. XVII. NO. 24 . WILMETTE, ILLINOIS. MARCH 9, 1928 CHAUTAUQUA HEAD AT OUT TO OPPOSE CROWE Present Boxing, UNE UP WORIERS F Wrestling Show, Group of Townahip Committee· BIG CHEST CliPAIGN SUNDAY EVENING CLUB New .men to be Voted on at Primary April at·Howard Today Dr. Arthur E. Bestor to Diseuu "Contemporary Problema of Ancient Capitals" Suppleri1ented by an acrobatic act by Pre-Campaign Dinner Tharay, A new group o~ Township Commit- the LiDcoln Turners; Wilmette boxers· March Z9, to Fiad Per..-1 . teemen to be voted on at the Primary, and wrestlers will present their second Ready for Action annual Boxing and Wrestling show April 10. have filed their petitions with the County Clerk and their names will this evening at Howard gymnasium. Preparations for the 1928 Community Dr. Arthur E. Restor, president of appear on the primary ballot of their The affair. which is sponsored by the 1 Wilmette Playground and Recreation Chest campaign in Wilmette have precincts in \\ ilmette. They are the the Chautauqua Institution, Chautauboard. beginning at 8 o'clock. will con- rapidly been reaching the focal point qua, N. Y., will be the speaker at the following: sist of two wrestling matches and 24 and the announcement is made that Wilmette Wilmette Sunday Evening club March Prec't. Polling Place Committeemen twenty-three Captains have been 11. His subject 14 .K Side Vii. Hall Fred'k. V. Lippen rounds of boxing. .. The Boxing and \Vrestlinn "how is named to date and that - Sunday, witt be "Con- 15 Byron Stolp Sch. C. Miles McDonald one of the most popular events of the April 1, will be the day when the small temporary 16 Byron Stolp Sch. (;eo. W. Kibby 17 419 5th St. Lewis B. Springer activity under the direction of the army of workers will solicit the resiProblems in An- J!) 1145 Grnl'f. Ave. l<~lme r J .. Lundin Playground and Recreation board. dents of the vittage in the name of citnt Capitals." 2Q 1217 Wil. Ave. Wm. M. James Advance sale of tickets has been charity. : n Logan s,~hool Paul A. Hoffman Madam Edith very satisfactory according to informaFred C. Nelson B ·i de a. u Nor- 22 829 Main St. It is also announced that on ThursThe filing of these names was in - tion received from Director D. M. melli. soprano, spired at a meeting of · Wilmette citi- Davis. Preparations are being made to day, March 29, a dinner for . the will he the solo- zens, at which a committee, consisting accommodate more than 500 people. workers in the campaign will be held ist this Sundav·. of Ralph Wessels, W. C. Hettich, Lea Paul A. Kier, boxing instructor, will at the \\7oman's club at Tenth street Modern Eu- ]. Orr, Fred V. Lippen and Paul Hoff- present an additional feature of the and Greenleaf avenue. The Junior rope and the man, was appointed to secure candi- program by giving a detailed demon- Branch of the Infant \\7elfare society Near East have dates. stration of the routine of training witt be present to serve, wearing the been the special .. We have acted," said one of the which a boxer must undergo in pre- garb of the various welfare and charity f i e I d s of Dr. Committee, "because we are oposed to paring for a meet. Mr. Kier was at organizations. Restor's study the domination of Wilmette politics one time welterweight champion of the An intetestiag feature of the evefor two dec- by Robert E. Crowe, under the toea 1 East. ning will be the showing of motion ades. He has leadership of Oscar W. Schmidt. Mr. picture films depicting the work of Dr. A. E. Beator travelled widely Schmidt belongs to the group of Albert E. Gebert Heads charity and welfare agencies which are and has had opbe beneficiaries of the Community National Machinery Body to portunity of studying conditions at Crowe County Commissioners who Chest. Some exceptional talent will have failed to make the appropriation Albert E. Gebert, 1002 Linden ave first hand. Just before the \\;ar he augment the program. asked by the Bar Association and the elected national president of nue was wrote a series of magazine articles on C. Miles McDonald is in charge of "European Rulers: Their Modern Sig- Citizens' Association fo,r prosecution the V ~nding Machine Manufacturers of election frauds and he is a supthe campaign. He witt give final inof America at their annual convention nificance." Early in 1922 he spen: five porter of Crowe and the Crowe ticket, held at the Great Northern hotel. Chi- structions to the workers at the dinmon~h s in Europe and the Eastern including committeemen in the com ner meeting and final arrangements for cago, last week. ~ ed1terranean-Egypt. Palestine. SyMr. Gebert came the dri,·e will be made. rta and the coast towns of Asia ~{inor, ing primary. He and the Crowe Com into public notice a Although the list of captains has not Constantinople- and then returned mitteemen will be found actively pres'? nt at the Crowe dinner at the Shawago yet been completed, those in charge few weeks through the Balkans to Italy. nee club Friday night. when it was an- announce a partial list as follows: He spent the spring of 192-t in Lon"\Ve are presenting an opposition nounced that he Ed win R. Aldrich J. R. Harpe a· don in a study of the Labor Govern- ticket of committermen and asking the was one of five men Floyd L . Bateman 0. T. Hellmuth ment in adion. He thus hrought down endorsement of Republican voters." Elmet' D. Becker Roger R. Jenness to receive awards Stacy C. Bennett Garrett F. Johnston to date his knowledge of British confrom the "'Nar De- Charle~ R. Bixby Karl D. King ditions gained through previous visits HatTy C. Kinne partment for gat- E. H. Burge ~{rs. Elias Markens. of 120 Dupee and through study since his graduate nlace. entertained a few friends lantrv in action Charles A. BurrowH George B. Knepper R. D. Burtner He rbt>rt J. Leach courses in history and political sci- Thursday. ~f arch R at luncheon. Get.ert was J. M. Carrico William 0. Morris ence. Exceptional opportunities were in the campaign Harold S. Condit E. \V. Pridmore presented to him because of the inagainst Indians and Benjamin N. Cox D. W. Rapp' C. L. Darling George H. Redding terest of the English Labor leaders in the Philippines S . .J. Duncan-Clark F. A . Cusbing-Smith in adult education. In this countrv Albert E. Gebert and Porto Rico. Henry Fowlet' Harold E. Spinney Chautauqua for over fifty years ha~ Robert W. Tansill a second lieutenant in the Philippines A. L. Fuller · Jesse J. w ·alworth been the leading institution in this in 1899 and there saw the action in Da\·id Hal~ Frank V. Wirlger field. Its own home reading work rewhich he won his valor award. He is sulted in the organization of the Britgeneral manager of the Advance M ais·h Home Reading Union, out of which chine company at 4641 Ravenswood Wilmette Muons Announce developed the close relationship beavenue, Chicago. , Trip to Pleasure Land lfr. Gebert is a member of the Evtween the Labor Movement and the Wilmette Lodge No. 931, A. F. & English universities. anston Encampment of the UnitedA. M., announces "A trip to pleasure Spanish War Veterans . . As President of Chautauqua Instituland" Mar:ch 15, at 8 o'clock, for its tu;m Dr. Best?r is constantly in touch members and their fan1ilies. The pro'Hoffmann Brothers Open With all soc1al and political movegram for this ··Night in Hawaii" folments and with the men and women New Branches of Stores lows: who, at home and abroad, are shaping Piano Solo ..... . Mrs. Mya·tle M. Hopkins Hoffmann Brothers, pioneer \Vil- Piano Duet . ... Mr~ . Myrtle M. Hopkins the thought and activity of our times. mettc merchants, have augmented their . . . . . . . . . and Miss Eldora E. Hopkins He has spoken before the leading store space at Ridge and \Vilmette ave-· Colored Slides and Lecture C'!u~s. . colleges, forums, and asson. Island of Oahu. nucs with the opening of a new building Honolulu Schools, Homes and PeoCiations of all kinds throughout the ples. north of and adjoining the corner United States. b. Island of Hawaii, Native Life, Kistructure. The new addition will be laueo Volcano, Manua Loa Lava devoted to grocery and hardware deFlows, Legendary Hawaii. Formulate Plans for New c. Island of Kauai-The Garden Spot. partments. The older building will be Sugar Cane, Pineapple and Ric~ Golf Year at Northwestern devoted exclusively to drygoods and a Growing. newly installed sho_ e department. · Plans are now being formulated by d. Island of Maul. Largest Extinct Crat.:r (Haleakala). Hoffmann Brothers have been enoffiC'ials of the Northwestern Golf club e. The J .egend of the Lei (A Garland gaged in business in Wilmette for 40 for making the coming season the most of Flowers). years. Another branch of the enter- Harmonica Selections . .. . . Bob Valentine successful in the history of the club. prise is an exclusive lumber and coal Plano Trio, Mrs. Lilla B. Watkins, Myrtle Reconstruction work on the links is M. Hopkins and Eldora E. Hopkins well under· way under the supervision business with offices and yards located Motion when he said "the public · on Pictur.es-Life aboard ship enroute Central avenue between the North .to Hawall, Honolulu, the Island of ?f the county commis~ioners and many loves to be humbugged." Oahu, Hulu Dancing, Surf Board RidImprovements are bemg made. It is Western and North Shore line tracks. ing, Out-Rigger Canoeing, and Qle We prefer the optimism rumored that the National · Public Beach at Walklkl, Island of Kaual, tile Links championship will be held at of Linco~n, who saidJOINS RENNECKAR STAFF Garden Spot. Island of Kaul Crater of Haleakala. Island of Ba Northwestern in 1929. Those interestFrank H. Bess, pharmacist and merVolcanoes and Kolten Lava 4url. . (See page 49) ed in joining the club may procure inchandizing expert, has joined the staff Eruption. Launching of the 8. 8. ··Kaof the Renneckar Drug company at formation from ] ulian Tiffany of the lolo," the largest, fastest and JD08t modWilmette and Central avenues. em vessel built In this country to ·d ate. City National bank of Evanston. II, Announced in Wilmette Mr. Barntlft'\ Waf) Only Half Right