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November ·9,. 1928 WILMETTE LIFE - . LAY CORNER STONE OF M. E. CHURCH SUNDAY I Rev. W. W. Anderson, of 719 Park Laying of the corner stone of the avenue, who, on Tuesday, November first ut~it of Wilmette's new $400.000 ~· celebrated his 89th birthday by castMethodist church win take place Sun- mg a vote for Herbert Hoover. The d~y morning, November 11, at 10: 45 congratulatory letter follows: o clo~k. The ceremony will consist of "Mr. W. W. Anderson, Wilmette, Ill. a bnef outdoor service between the My Dear Mr. Anderson: regular Church school period and the On behalf of the peopl~ of Witmorning worship. mette, I wish to congratulate you on Mrs. S. M. Dingee and Mrs. William your eighty-ninth. birthday, and lwp e Panushka, only surviving charter mem- that you may contmue your usual good hers of the church, will take part in ~ealth in or~er that it wilt .be your privthe corner stone laying. The Church !lege to enJOY many more birthdays school, four w?men's societies, Boy and continue your residence in the Scouts, and Girl Scouts also will be best village on the north shore. represented. "Yours truly, A copper box is to be deposited Earl E. Orner, with the corner stone. This box will "President of the Village of Wilmette." contain a Bible. current copies of the Northwestern Christian Advocate and Gratefully Appreciated the WILMETTE LIFE, church bulletins a "In reply to the congratulatory letbrief history and roster of the B'oy ter from our good friend, Mr. E. E. Scout and Girl Scout troops, a pros- Orner, I am glad to make my bow of P.ectus of the new church, and a . roll hearty appreciation and thanks to mv Signed by all per!> .. ns attending the many Wilmette friends, on the occaChurch school this Sunday. sion of my 89th birthday," Mr. AnderModified Gothic Structure son writes. When completed the new church will Continuing, he says: be one of the finest structures of its · "You will indulge me in a reminiskin.d in this vicinity. The building, cence. Fifty-seven years ago, it was whtch follows a modified Gothic type in May, 1871, as a delegate from Ohio of architecture, was designed by ~o the. Presbyterian General assembly Granger and Bollenbacher. The de- m Ch!cago, the Presbyterians of the sign was shown in a special exhibit of city of 300,000 population chartered church architecture at the Art insti- a train of eight coaches and took us tute. on an excursion to Lake Forest and The structure is to be built of Wis- return. cousin lannion stone and trimmed in "The present site of our beautiful Redford limestone. The ]. B. French residential suburb was then a forest company. which is now constructing of noble native trees. We saw no the Shawnee club building in Wil- · Indians nor any lineal descendants of mette. has the building cor.tract for the Antoine Ouilmette and his PottowaI~ew church. tomie wife, but there were a few scatThe demand for a new church edifice tered residences of pioneers. rose <?uf of the large incr.ease in mem"During my more than 21 years' resi hershtp and attendance, according to de11ce I have seen our village grow by Dr. Horace G. Smith, pastor of the leaps and bounds. I shall always take church, which draws its communicants a lively interest in her future growth. not only from Wilmette but from "Again, many thanks. Kenilworth and 'VVinnetka as well. "William \V. Anderson." 1·I ore space was needed because of the cxten s!on of th e church's program of activities. Dr. Smith stated this week that during one week recently 400 persons were present at church meetings between Sunday', not. including 250 who attended a church dinner. · . Dedicate Next Spring ~~ere was a fa~r turn out for the 1 First steps toward the building of boxmg and wrestlmg class conduc!cd 1he new church were taken on May 2, by the Playground and Re.creatwn 1927, and the builders promise that bo?rd at th~ Howard gymnasmm last they will have the structure ready for Fn~aa eve~u1··d Many more are exdedication on the second anniversary pee e nex n ay. of that date. The total cost of the . The boxing ins.truction . is being church will be more than $400,000. Of g1yen by Emmet Ktvland, who worked this amount $235,000 was donated by w1th the class two years ago. Hap church subscribers in the initial cam- Gathercoal has charg~ of the wrest}ers. paign last March. . These classes, whtch mee.t Fnday The Methodist Episcopal church in mght at t~e Howard gymnasmm from Wilmette was organized in 1874, when 8 to 10 o clock, are open to anyone services were held in the first school in 1 over 1~ years of ~~e and are free .to the village. The congregation then all res1dents of Wilmette. Mr. Ktvpurchased the old frame building at land has clab.orate. plans for the anLake and W'lmett u · d nual show whtch th1s class puts on and . I e aven es, occUJ?Ie · hopes for a large turnout of the vilb Y t h e U~IOn church, and held servtces lage to these Friday night classes. there unttl twenty years ago, when the · ·~ present building was erected. Additional property was bought a few years ago, including the three houses to the east of the church. 1'he present Automobile Section ........ Page 45 church and the first two houses to the Church Notices . . . . ....... .. Page 14 east will be removed when the new Boy Scout Activities ...... Page . 28 edifice is completed. Junior Life .............. .. Page 18 Society News .. ..... ....... Page 36 Legion Post Invites to Editorials-Shore Lines .... Page 34 Harvest Party and Dance Book News . ........ .... ... Page 42 Kenilworth Happenings . ... Page 12 Peter ]. Huerter Post Nu. 669, Theater News ......... Pages 60-61 American Legion, of which I.,. J. Classified Ads .......... Pages 62-64 Schildgen is commander, invites everyClub Events ............... Page 38 one to their Harvest party and dance Music News . .......... .. ... Page 40 which will be held at Hoffman hall, News of Book Week . .... . Page 11 Ridge and Washington avenues, Wilmette, November 10. 1 Ceremonies to Be Conducted at ~<;>ngratulations on' behalf of the 10:45 O'clock; Charter Mem- oeople of Wilmette were extended by Village President Earl E. Orner to the bers to Be Present Village's Greetings · Go toW. W.Anderson, 89 Years Old Nov. ·6 Wins Assembly Seat - THEATRE ·cOlD GIVES FIRST PLAY THIS . . "The Man ·With a Load of Mia~, chief" Opens at Lake Foreat 1 : University; Six in Cut The North Shore Theatre Guild· opened its eighth season Monday, No~. 5, in Lake Forest. On that date it· presented . at Lake Forest college, !~ . Uurant hall, ~3hley Dukes' "The Man : ~ith a Load of Mischief." This play; IS a comedy, set in the Napoleonic' period, and sharing the charm of cos .. tume and beauty of setting characten istic of that day. Originally produced: in London with Fay Compton as the' lead, it has since been successfully produced in Berlin and New York. Performances in New Trier have · been announced as follows: Glencoe, Central school auditorium, Novem'Jer· 8; Winnetka, Jane Kuppenheimer. Memorial hall, Skokie school, November 9 and 10; Evanston Woman's club, November 14 and 15; Wilmette Woma11's club, November 16. · This is the first production of the guild since the expansion of its activi .. ties this year. David Owen, the director, is now devoting his entire time to the work of ~he guild. In addition to its work in play production, ~he guild has this year opened a Sch·)ol of Acting, of which Mr. Owen is in charge. In the work of the school and in all of the work of the guild, he is to be assisted by Richard Woellhof, as technical director. Open School of Actina In the past the question of providing opp()rtunities for instruction and experience beyond that which is possible for the relatively small number of people who can take part in the guild productions during a single season, has frequently presented itself. Often those who have had parts in the plays have wished for facilities for additional hstruction which the guild has been unable to provide. This year for the first time the Guild has determined to meet this demand, and has opened its school of acting. To do this, it has been necessary to take all of the time of its director, Mr. Owen, who has heretofore been shared with the School of Speech at Northwestern university. The purpose of this school is to provide the facilities, close at hand, for the trainin~ of its members and prospective members in the art and technique of acting, with a view both of raising the standards of acting in amateur J)lays in this vicinity and of giving fundamental traininP' for those desiring professional training. Types of Instruction The guild school offers three types of instruction : 1. Class-Groups limited to ten Atudents. Courses in Voice and diction. Pantomime. Intern,.etation. Makeup. Studies in character development. A t:erles of studio plays will Rerve to bring these elements to~ether in the unity of nortraya1. Twelve hours per week for thirty week year. 2. Private-Subject material as ahove developed through character fltudles. Two hours ver week, ten week term. 3. Special Instruction wlll be offered fn any phase of the theatre. portrayal, directorial or technical ; hours and charges to be arranged. Mrs. Anna Wilmarth Ickes of Winnetka was given a vote of generous proportions by her neighbors in New Trier township last Tuesday. Mrs. Ickes will go to the state Assembly as one of the representatives from the Seventh district. Plan Signs Directing Cars to Our Business Districts The publicity committee of the Chamber of Commerce, headed by D. E. Allen, Jr., has recommended the instal!ation of signs directing cars on Sheridan road to the business districts of Wilmette. The recommendation was m·ade at the meeting of the Chamber Monday night and was approved by that body. The proposed signs would be placed at Tenth street and Sheridan road and probably at several other corners. Mr. Allen and his committee have been authorized to work out more detailed plans for the installation of the signs. Wilmette Votes in Favor of Garbage Incinerator Wilmette voted at the regular election Tuesday to purchase a site and build its own garage incinerator plant. The $50,000 bond proposition passed by a large majority. Although the definite tabulation of votes was not announced this week, it was stated offi cially that the bond issue probably carried in every precinct in the village by a . ubstantial majority. The offiaial canvass of the votes will be made at a meeting of the Village board next Tuesday. U rge I ncreaseJ E nro // men t for Boxing classes In This Issue Get set for a feast of when you opportuniti~s turn to the CLASSIFIED AD PAGES Studio in Evanston Feeling the need for a permanent. home and headquarters b.oth to house its school and to provide for many of its other activities, the ,uild h~s this: year acquired a studio and office inr Evanston. It has taken over the second; floor space of the Varsity theatre building at 1706 Sherman avenue. The ~ild has from its beJZinning welcomed the individual patron who has· come to see a . sinllle performanC"e but it has alwRvs found its mRin sunnort in its regular annual memhers. Each vear the mPmbership has grown and (Continued on page S) ,.