WILME1'TE Published weekly by Lloyd Hollister Inc., IZJZ-1236 Central Ave., Wilmette, Illinois. Entered as second class matter March IJ, 1924, at the post office at Wilmette, Illinois, und e1· the Act of March ', '18 79. Subscription price sz.oo a year. VOL. XVli., · NO. 45 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, JULY 26, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS ARRANGE MANY EVENTS ·FOR WILMETTE PICNIC Dr. C. H. Eldred Heads Chamber of Commerce Committee in Charge of Program Police Capture Man ANNouNcE swiM MEET Attempting to Enter Recreation Board and Beach Author· Co-operate in Sponsoring Water Montgomery Home ities Carnival August 8 Capt. Albert Borre and Officer Joe Schmicl.t, of the Wilmette Police department, captured a would-be burglar at the \Villiam B. Montgomery re sidence. 640 Gregory avenue, about 2:30 o'clock Tuesday mornin~. The man, who gave hi s name as Alfred Martin, 28, of 1315 ] ackson boulevard, Chicago, has been book~d on a charge of Yag\t\'ilmette beach's annual water carnival will be held Thursday August S, according to an announcement by vVilmettc Playg-round and Recreation hoard, which ts cooperating with the Beach authorities in staging the meet. James Wrenshaw, beach master, and Daniel M. Davis. director of recreation. have outlined the program of events and have named August 5 as the final elate on which entries wilt he received. Registration will b<'gin at once and ma\' he made with either Mr. Da,·is or Mr. \Vrenshaw or with the two swimming instructors at the hearh, Dud lev C. Stone and Mi ss Joe Skidmore. Gold, sih-er, and bronze medals will he awarded to the winners of first. second. and thi~d places in each r,·ent. The program w!ll be as follow ~: ciTIZENS·To voTE oN SCHOOL SITE PURCHASE Board of Education Calls Election for August 3; Would Buy Tract Wf'..st of Ridge At a m ee ting of th e board of direcThe Wilmette Board of Education to rs. retail committee, and entertainhas se t Saturday, August 3, as the date ment committee of the \Vilmette Chamfor a special election for the purpose ber of Commerce Thursday of last of submitting to the voters of Schoo week, it wa s voted to close all stores in . District No. 39 t.he question of the pro the Village at noon \Vednesday, Augu st rancy. Martin was caught in the act of try14, the date of the big community picpose.d acquisition of a site for future ing th e first ftoor and basement '~· in nic which the Chamber is sponsoring. school buildi!lg purposes in the scctiot dows by . Captain norre and Ofhcer As announced previously m \Vn.of the Village north of Lake avenue Schmidt, ""h o had. ha ste ned to the \tt·:rn~ LtFI~ the picnic, which wilt take scene after being notified hy the ma.id and west of Ridge road. the place of the annual \Vilmette Day at the Montgomery home. ~1-r. and This action was taken at a meeting thi s year. Is to be held in the forest Mrs. Montgomery v;ere not at home. preserve ,,·est o f \Vilmettc on Harms of the hoard Tuesday night after that \t\ hen questioned ~1 art in stated that bodv had received a petition circulated road about two blocks south of Glenthe previous week and signed by the view road. The entertainment com- he had come to Chicago about a week necessa ry three hundred voters, asking mittee of the Chamber of Commerce, ago from Cuba. He was taken to the for the · ca lling of the election. The Dr. C. H. Eldred, chairman, has charge identification bureau in Chicago \Nednesday. His rec ord was inve stigated,· 20 yard swim-no:v:c; undf'r 10 Yt->an:; of Villaf!e halt wi ll he the polling place. of arrangements. and it was found that he had beet.l a:- 1 20a~(~r<1 ~wim-Girls unrl<·r 10 yt>nr~ of and the polls will be open from 12 Plan Golf Tournament o'clock noon to 7 o'clock in the evening. Detailed plans for the day's program rested previous!~· as Alfred Marhn · m~ ·.· a~e. Jan 26, 1927, on 40 yard ::-wim-noys 11, 12, 1 ~ Yt·n rH o f Choose Five-Acre Tract \verc announced this week. There will Kansa s City, Mo., . d ag-<·. he a golf tournament begirii1ing at 9. charges of operatmg a con game. an · 40 yard ~wim-Girl~ 11, 12, 1 :~ yc·ar!'> of The site which the board con tem a~:E>. o'clock in the morning on the North- as Abe Mart in in Chicago, Feb. 29. p l ate~ htt~' ing is a five-arre tract about yarll ~wim --Roy:c; 14. 1f>. 1fl yearfl of western Golf course. which is adjacent 1928, · .on a robhery charge. His case 40 :lgf'. a mile v.-est of Ridge avenue, boun4ed to the picnic site. Followin? lunch on \Ya s to come up yestcrcl ay. 40 yard swim - Girl~ 14, 1fi, 16 yu1r~ nf hv Dartmouth avenue on the east and nge. the .r>icnic grounds a prograltl of race s Elmwood avenue ~n the south, and 100 vnrd hrf'ast strnk<·-OpPn to hoys and and rontests will be run off heginnin.r just ~ast of the T.t:ldian Hill es tates secgii·I~ unclt>r 17. . at 2 o'clock. A hor ses hoe tournament New Trier Instructor Is This is considered a central lox~o Y:l rd swirn- 0JWI1 to 'i\orth Rhorf' l"C!'I- tion. Honored by Indian Chief Plain · d~nts.DiYinJ,!--Tioys No t·th ~hon· (·hamnionshi11. is scheduled to begin at 4 o'clock. . cation for the rapidlv developing area :1n<l girb tll1dt-·t' l:i in Di . trict 39 west of Ridge avenue. All racing events and contests will Miss Josep hine Altman of Evanston, Vf':-trs of age. he open only to Wilmett e residents. teacher of art and French at New Friney clh·ing- Bnys :llHl girl:-; 15 yt>:1rs of The school board has been high_tv a J.!P and ov<>r. Prizes will he awarded to winners of Trier High school, ""as honored. last commended hv parents of school chtlfor quart ers in tlnur. No nwcla ls the races as follows: three dollar mer- week at Hot Springs, S. D., by one niving· <lrcn for its forcsi!!ht in· securing sc hovl for this (·vt·nt. chandise certificate for first place, two hundred Sioux Indians who ·w ere gathprop<'rt ,. m that locality at an early do11ar merchandise cert ificate for ered there for the "Miss O rigin al English Lutherans to Lay date. second place, and one dollar merchan- America" Indian beaut\· contest. Miss Will Not Build Now Cornerstone August 11 Although the property will be bought dise certificate for third _ place. The Altman sang a Sioux song, and Chief prizes for novelty events such as the Whiteman Bear asked permission to Sunda~·. August II. has been defi nit~ now. if the voters authQrize its purpic eating contest have not been an- rename her Zit-ka-zi-win, or "Miss h· fixed as the date for laying the chase. the hoard has emphasized the nounced. Each member of the wmcornerstone in the new Wilmette Eng· fact that no building is contemplated at ning tug-of-war team will receh·e a Sing-ing Bird." After she had gi~en li sh Lutheran church now under con- present. The purpo se of the election her consent. the ceremony was earned box of cigars. struction a t. Creenleaf avenue and out J and Miss Altman was informed Seventh street. The ceremonies w:ll is merelv to validate the purchase of Community "Get-together" an aoprcmriate school site_ in a section The Chamber of Commerce ts en- hv an interpreter that she had been take place at 3 o'clock and severa l which wou ld be subdivided and sold odopted by Chief Whiteman Bear as deavoring to make the picnic a friendoutstaJHling leaders 111 the denomina- for buil<iing tracts. The land can be ly community "get-t ogeth e r ," and vil- his own daughter. tion are expected to attend. Rev. Carl nhtain ed much more cheaply now than I. Emt)SOn, pastor · of the church. is ar- late r, it is pointed o ut. lage r s have been asked to bring basket lunches. Transportation to the picnic ranging detai ls of the program. grounds will be provided for those who Youths Sail to Travel Rev. Alvin Wagner to do not have cars. The list of racing events and contests Continent Via Bicycles Preach at . John's for picnic day foliQws: The Rev. Alvin Wagner, assistant Robert Cochran, son of Mr. and Mrs. pastor of St. John's L~theran church Races for girls-25 yards. girls unrler John R. Cochran, 370 Chestnut street. ·in Forest Park, Ill., wtlt occupy the 8 years; 40 yards . girls under 10 years: 40 yards, girls under 12 years: SO yards, \Vinnetka, and Robert Fitzgerald of pulpit of St. John's Luthera_n church Springfield, Ill., . are sailing for Eu rope . 111 Wilmette. Sunday mornmg, July girls under 15 ye:;! r s: 50 yards, girls 15 this Saturday on the Leviathan. They 28 . at the 11 o'clock services. The to 21 years inclusive, and sack race open to all girls. will go through southern England and Rev. Herman W. Meyer, pastor of the northern France by bicycle. The boys h ·n C Races for bovs-Same as girls' races, have no fixed itinerary, and will take church, is absent from t e v_ t age. . with one addition. a 50-vard shoe Picson. graduate of Concordta college, The poor fish scramble for bovs 11 to 14 years intheir time, seeing whatever interes~s and now attending the University of clusive. . them. After about six weeks they wtlt Chicago, will preach in the Wilmette who's sitting up there on the Races for women-25 yards, for womreturn home. h church next mont . hotel porch doesn't know en over 160 oounds; 50 yards, for women over 21 years. what's going on back home. In This Issue Members of I. 0. 0. F. to Races for men-40 yards, for m en He didn't have his home paper Pages over 35 years: 25 yards, for men over Enjoy Picuic sent there while he's on his 180 pounds: 50 yards, for men over Automobile News . . . .. 33-35 The annual picnic given b.y A. T. vacation. 21 years, and tug-of-war, employers vs. Boy Scout Affairs ....... . 20 Sherman lodge No. 892, I. 0. 0. F., of employees. Book Comment ........... 30 Wilmette, will be held in the Fo~est Pie eating contest for boys and girls on Green Bay road, Braestde, 10 to 12 years inclusive. Editorial-Shore Lines .... 26 Preserve near the county line, Sundav, July 28. Junior Life ............. .. . 14 The affair is for members of the I. 0.~ust call our Circula-} VISIT IN IND lANA ...., tton Department- say ;., Real Estate . . . . . . . .... 36-44 0. F., and their families. all of ~hom Mrs. H. A. Innis and her childreP of w h e n and w h e r e. urged to attend. There wtll be Recreation Page .......... 12 are Toronto, who are visiting Mr. and They'll do the rest. games and races for both the chi_ldren Mrs. Fred R. Quayle, 38 Crescent place Society Newa ............. 28 and adults, and special favors wtll be for the summer, soent Wednesday with Theaters ................. 45 s:riven the children. An indoor base Mr. Quavle at Plymouth, Ind., at the Clauified Ada .......... 46-48 ball game wilt feature the events being home of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd R. arram1;ed {or the afternoon. Quayle. St. ;=;;:;;;;;;:;;;:;;;;;;:;;;:;;;;;;:;;;:;;;;;;:;=======::::=::::::- ' July··zs {