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July 26, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE 3 GRANT MITCHELL WILL Jltf. E. Cornerstone Wilmette . PRESENT PLAY AUG. 1 Reveals History in 1904 Famous Broadway Star to Offer , Notable "Tailor Made Man"· Supporting Cast The Northwestern C nive r 5itv theater i ~ o ffering t o the citizens of t-h e n orth s ho r e \\'hat is uncloubt cdh· th e outs tandin .~ dramatic product-ion of the s ummer. For the past six ,,·cek s the l!nivcr ity theater, in connection with the School of Speech, ha s been offering dailv Iccture s h.v outstanding leaders in th e Yarious fields oi the professional theatrica! production. Barrett H. Clark. well knmn1 critic ancl author, began · the se rie s and \\'a s follo\\'ed hy Jame s Light, director of the Prov inceto,,·n Pia,· Hous e in Ne\\' York Citv. Coll1i ng as a climax i'n the scrie. -is Grant ~Tit ch cll. perhaps the best kn o wn and finest act o r of comcdv on the America n stage. Mr. Mitchell \Yilt lecture daih· at 5 o'clock in the aitertwlm :n Annie ~far Swift hall. \ \-ilmctte hi story of a quarter century ag-o came· vi ,·idly to light last Sunday morning \\'hen the cornerstone of the present ~leth o di s_t church, built in 1904, \\·as iormcrlv opened as the congregatinn pr epar e d t o abandon ·the building in fa,·or of tl1 e nc\\'lv constructed Community hall unit of the p roposed n e w edi ficc. Resident s of \\"ilmettc at that time will he interes ted in th e hist or y attachccl t o contents rcmo,·cd from the str o ng bo .. , which included the fn!lo,,·_ ing items : A Il l' \\" Testament. Di sc ipline n f the ~[dh orlist church. Cop,· of \\"ilmettc \Vl>man's club ,·c arhook (J·lclen B. Latham. pre sident). Ouilmcttc C')Ulltn· club Yearh )()k ( Dr· D . ~1. Gallic, p;e sident) · Letter head of \Vilm e ttc Villag-e hnard (John D. Ccntffcr, pre sident). List oi church membership (totaling 2()3, o r· le ss than one-fifth of pre se nt meml>crship), list of nine trustees. n o ne ()f whom r~main, :u~cl sevet~ stcwar~s, onh- one ot \\'hom ts now m the vtl1 \age. Record nf Church :;c hnol. li sts oi officers and teachers. and other societies oi the church. This record also indirates total contributions for hencvolcnce s for the current year of $()-t3 (as CPt:~pared with more than $14,000 for 1028). and showinQ the contract price ior construction of the church a s $18,j83 (the new church plant will entail a cost of t\\'entv time s in excess o f that figure). - Aunt Sam,anthy Ann Invades Playgrounds With Tales of South Dan o( Cncle Remu s, \\'hen Br'er Fox wa s a desp e rado out to gobble up the wily Br'cr Rabbit, are being re viv ed each \Vednc sday moming- for tl1c benefit of \Vilmettc Pla~·g'round children. Aunt Sam a ntln· Ann. a my st e riou s "nigge r mammy" irom Kentu cky, is tclting the _t orie s to the children and begins at 10:30 o'cloc k at the Central ".c hon! and follows a set program, arri\·in_g at \ attman nark at 11 o'clock and at the Village Green at 11 :30 o'clock. Dres se d in calico "mother hubbard," replete with a ,·oluminou s apron and polka do tted bandana. Aunt Samantln· Ann make a colorful spectacle as she sits rolling her eves for the hcn efit of the youngsters gathered about her. She tells them the I oel Chandler Harris stories and, in addition, gives them hits of local color about the hilt iolk :tnd gentry of the South, especiallv th e Kentuckv region. Aunt Samantlw Ann is a real southerner \\'hose sen-ices arc b eing do nated to the Pia vgrounrl and Recreation hoard. The · first of her series of stories were told last vVednesda ,. nwrn ing and proverl one of the most popular features of the s ummer plav season. All children are im·itcd to hear· her and narcnts are im·ited to bring their "malkr children " ·ho are too young f nr nlavground activities. WILMETTE UGION DRUM .CORPS.TAKES 1ST PRIZE Seek State and National Laurels as Successful in District Competition The \Vilmette American Legion <ln.im ancl bugle corps added to its laurels by winning first prize in the drum and bugle corps compe tition held in conn ection with the American Leg io n celel?ration in Chicago last · Saturday, July 20. Thi s exceptional showing was made in spite of the fact that several of the outstanding players in the Corp s were absent. Assistant Drum ~1ajor · Clyde Edm o ndso n led the corps from Broadway anrl Thorndale to Clark and Pratt boulevard, ,,·here Drum Major Klebba, who still f111d s a long march too strenuou s after his recent illness, took the corps and carried it past the judges' reviewing stand to Morse avenue and the lake, \Vhere the parade disbanded. ~r r. ~I itchell will cl ose his two weeks' visit with one performance Thur sday evening, Augtist 1, of ; is well known Broadwav success, "A Tailor 'Made ~Ian." Flis first appearance in this plav wa s when it opened on August 27, 1017 at the Cohen and Harris theater in r--;ew York City. After a very long apd pro sperous run in 1\e\\· York, ~fr. ~[itchcll then pla,·ed thi s role in various ot her cities throughout the country a nd the pop ularitv of thi s pla\' ha s b ee n s Qreat that he ha s bee n giving int ermittcnt performances and tours ever s incr . The pia,· i. in four acts and wa s \\Tittcn In· Harrv Tames Smith. The pia,· itself fs an excrllent specimen of American comedy anrl has to do \\'ith the efforts of an 1\.merican hm· ,,·ho beQan li ie in a tailor' s shop in th e h we r East Side of Kew Y o rk and s urmounted manv obstacles. e,·cntnalh· attaitling s ucce ss. The p\av is brim full of laughs and is an ideal se le ction for -summer entertainment. Gives Performance August 1 Defeat Title Holders In achieving the victory the corps d.efeated the present Illinois state champions, the Commonwealth Edisot~ ~o s t corps, which won the first prize at . the state Legion convention at Wau- · kegan last September, being a contestant in Saturday's competition. The <lrum and bugle corps con~peti ti o n wa s held as a part of the extensive celebration put on by the Seventh district of the American Legion in connecti o n with the presentation of the Legion's Distinguished Service medal to Judg-e Kenesaw M. Landis. The medal wa s presented at a special lunchcon at the Edgewater Beach hotel, the parade and drum corps competition being held in the afternoon and. the pageant put on in the evening at the foot of T o uhy avenue in Rogers Park. Steal Two Autos Here., One found in Evanston North Shore Men Sail to Enter Golf T oumey Elmer Murphy of \Vinnetka and Tohn \Vhitaker of Glencoe, ho!,J1 of \\'hnm graduatcrl from ~orth\\'cstern univer:-.ih· in Tune, left Tue sdav for ;.;cw Yn~k cit~ where thcv wili emhark on the S. S. Aquitat~ia J nly 31 for Chcrhourg-, France. They expect to tour on the Continent, and will -;nenrl some time in England, where +hev will play in the amateur open rrcllf tournaments. U r. Murphy next fait wilt edit "Black Diamond," a trade nuhlication. Well Known Cast Manv well known north shore amateurs arc in support of Mr. 'M itchell in the cast. The plav heQ:ins in a tailor shop, pas ses to a millionaire's receptioa, then to the offices of a hig Ne\\' Yorl< corporation and in the last act hack to the tailor shop again. Nearly forty people arc necc~ s ary to satisfy the action of the pia\· in its three settings. Mrs. Laird · B~.JI of \Vinnetka, well known in the North Shore Theatre Guild for her excellent pnrtra,·al nf comeclv parts, will nla,· the role of ~r rs . Kit tv Dupuy. This is the \carlin!-! feminine character comedv part . An(Continued on Page 7) Tw o automobiles were stolen in \Vilmctte within the past week, according t o rep ort s received hv the \Vilmette Police department. TJ1e fir st theft o ccurred ncar the ShavYnee club Friday night, July 19, \\·hen a Ford coupe, ow·ned by Edward \V. Piper, 5438 Eddy street, Chicago, and parked near the corner of Lake street and Michigan a\·cnue, disappeared. The car has not been recovered. On the following day :\f r s. C. H. Bruse, 1335 Ashland avenue, \\'ilmettc, reported that her Chevrolet cou,)e had been stolen. She had Baotists to Frolic at narked it at Fouoh street and Linden Beach Thursday, Aug. 1 ayenue. The Bruse car was later re~frmhers of the Vlilmctte Baptist !)Orted found by the Evanston Police church ,,·ill join in the annual Beach department. party of the parish to he held on the beach front of the C. P. Dubbs' home on Michigan avenue, Thursday evening, Augtt\;t 1. Arran!-{ements are hcing made hy the Community Service committee of the church, of which ).f ilton E. Reirl is chairman. Seek Further Honora The vVilmette Legion boys are working hard to take first prize in the competition at the state Legion convention this year at Rock Island. They are also planning to compete at the national convention at Louisville, Kentucky in November. The citizens of Wilmette sho uld feel proud of these boys who not only served their country in time of need, hut v.-ho are now bringing Wilmette into the limelight in a most creditable manner. HEAR VISITING PASTORS St,mmer Clflsses in Schnols Terminate Toda . v; 200 Attend The · \i\/ilmette Puhlic school summer session closes toda v. The school opened ~{onflav, June 17, cn"tinu:ng f'1r a neriod of . six weeks. Classes were held in the mornings onlv. Rc~rular grade \·;ork as ~Yell as classc~ s in art, manual trainitw. and other suhiects \vere offered. Mi"" Laura Flentve and Mrs. Hollas Gilbert \\'ere i:1 cl1ari!C of the kindergarten and priman· occup~tional work at the Central school for children from 4 to 7 years of age. The obiecti,·e of the summer school, accorcling to hutletins mailed to parents several \\·eeks a(Yo. is to (1i\·e each pu!)il attendin~r th~ individual attention at"' he'.:; that he needs. The summe r school was t1nder the rlired supervision of Sunt. T. R. Harner of Wilmette Public srhook and was conducted . on the tuition basi'\ . Th~ enrollment this year was about 200. ~ational church at Chester, Pa., will Prof. Stewart C. Cole of the Congre- AN OPPORTUNITY to own a home of your -own can be found in the offerings of the classified section. FOH ~ALE BY OWNER-CHARMing complett>ly temod led house in fine neighborhood. 1 blk. to sehool; 3 blks. transp. 4 Rlp. rms. $14,500. Gle ncoe 1330. oreach at the \\'ilmctte Baptist church Sunday morning, August 4. Dr. M on clay and Tuesday, August 12 George P. Allison, · pastor of the and 13, will mark the fifteenth semichurch, lea ,·cs on his annual vacation August 1. Visiting ministers will preach annual observance of Dollar Days by \iVilmette merchants. Extraordinary throughout August. values arc offered bv the merchants on the se bargain days, \\·hich are SHARE YOUR FLOWERS! sponsored by the Wilmette Chamber The live s of the sick, the shut-ins of Commerce. and other unfortunates in hospitals The retail committee of the Chamand institutions have been brighther, consisted of Ernest Griffis, chairened so far this summer through man: B. E. Busscher, Paul McNamee, the g-enerosity of \Vilmette garden Dominic Pagliarulo. C. I:. Rcnueckar, owners. The Chicago Plant, FlowJohn Schneider, William Taylor, A. S. er and Fruit Guild. sees to it that VanDeusen, and ]. E. \Vorthen, is flowers are delivered promptly busy making arrangements for the ocevery morning but Saturday and casion. Sunday. So please send or take in Dollar Days are recognized as being what you can spare (no matter how of real significance in the business life few) from your garden before 10:30 of the village, and residents of the and they will be gratefully received north shore are expected to flock to at the booth in the North Western :he \Vilmette stores early Monday station in Chicago. morning, August 12. Merchants Prepare for Big Dollar Day Value_s Aug. 12-1.1