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August 16, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE 3 PLAYGROUNDS CLOSE 'I WITH PROGRAMS, PICNICS Vattman and Village Green Neck and Neck in Race for Playground Cup Thi:-;, afternoon at 4 p'cl(lck " ·ill :: ce the closing of the tllird playg-round ;-;ca:-;nn fnr \Vilmette playground children. Farh ni the plaPTOtmd instructor:-;, ~t iss Dorothea 1f ullwland at Centr:ll, Mrs. Alt;( B. Cald.well at Vattnian: :tnd M r: Gertrude Fanckhoner at \'illage Grern, has pta nned a special progTam and picnic to mark the closing da~·. ' Tiesid(.'S the picnic, a StWria) cere111011~· for the presentation ni awards iltHl medals \\'ill be conducted a t each playground and a cup awarded to the playground making the nwst pnints during the year. the rare for the- playground rup, \ ' attman and Central are neck and neck with \'attman tryipg to maintain the slight edge gained through the sand modeling contest. Should Vattman he successful in keeping the lead. it \\'ill he entitlrd to keep the cup, a s a rew~rd for \\'inning it three consecutive times. The race now hinges on the outcome of the final playground, ball game between the hovs of the two parks. fn indi,·idual honors, the playgrounds arc about equal. Vat tman took both gold medals in the J uninr division while Village Green took both second, places and divided honors ,,·ith \'attman for the bronze medals. Central was avenged for tl\) junior honors hy taking most of thr senior honors, getting one gold medal, both silver medals, and onr bronze medal. Vattman got a gold medal and a bronze 111 erl a I. Doroth~· Davis, wh< has been a medal winner each year. receives a !!?ld medal this ~·car for obtaining the lnghcst number oi points ,,·on bv either ;.enior or junior. She attends \;attman Park and ,,·on sixty-eight points. Douglas Huck of Vattman gets the se~ond gold medal. earning fifty-four pomts. Earl Borre and Adelaide Koenan hoth of the Village Green re~eived silver medals hy ,,·inning fortyhve and forty-six points respective~\-. Dorothy Bruchhanser of · Vattman t·arned t hirt\·-eight points and was awarded a bronze medal and Tack \Vetter of Village Green \\'as a\\'a.rded hronze medal for thirty-six points. Virginia Green First In thl.' senior group, Virginia Green heads the list having accumulated forty-five points at Vattman park during the summer and Bob Kiel oi Central cornros second with forty-two points. He also receives the gold medal. Celia Saxon and Ruth Solomon of Central received the silver medals with thirt\·four points each and Else von Rei;1sperg came almost up to them with thirty-three points and will recei,·c a bronze medal. Loretta Steffens and Mark Simonds of Vattman are in a race for the other bronze medals which wilt he a\1\'ard.ed as soon as the final attendance records are recei,·ed at the recreation office. The entire playground season has been hy far the most successful e\'er hrlcl in the Village and Daniel M. Davis, director of recreation, annottncts that not an important obstacle ha:> been raised during the entire season. The attendance figures and full report of the season wilt be published in next \\·eek's vVILME:'l"'"E LrFc. HeadS Bo.r:ing Board ·"R · M cK"Ad. . vtses Royalty He'd Like His Ski1nmer Back It all happened nn the .=i :19 North \\'estem northbound train last Fridav <.:\Tning, with the n.·sult that Hobert ~lc~i1ight, 278 Cary av nuc,, Havinia, rather perturbed )10:-;se s. or of a straw hat other than hi s own bearing the initials "H. R. H .," which of c-ourse, immediatch· suggests royalty. \Ve'll let Mr. McKnight tell about it: "Dear sir." sa vs he in a letter ttl the editor, "If H. R. H. (possihlv 'His RoYal Highncs:-;') will return mY straw hat marked "R. M cK .." either. to mv office or m\· home at H.ice and Car;, RaYinia. 1 shall be delighted to return hi s. \\'ith rep;al initials intact. "f find his hat too tight and he probably finds mine too loose. "The inadvertent switch occurred in a hasty exit from the 5 :19 P. M. !\orth \Vestcrn northbound train on TAXI PILOT VICTIM AS "DAME FORTUNE" SPREES Inebriated Quartet Takes Cab, Cap and Money With Cap Gun and Butcher Knife \\·ho rn Vattman Leading ( \\.aling:er I 'hoto) Brig. Gen. John V. Clinnin, Maple Hill road, Glencoe, \\'ho has served in three wars, this ·week accepted the chairmanship of the newly appointed Jllinois Boxing commission. ~fr. Clinnin is a former athlete and has refereed boxing and wrestling matches in addition to officiating at all A. A. V. and \Vestern confrrencc swimming and track meets . He is an attorney with offices at 11 · South LaSalle street, Chicago. Thief Visits Wilmette Golf Club, Takes $700 A locker in the office of the \\'ilmette l~olf dub, located on Lake an·nue ,,·est of the Village, \Yas broken open sometime Saturdav night b\' a thief \Yho escaped with $700. Entrance into the office was apparently gained through the use of a pass key, according to \Vilmette police who investigated the burglary early Sunday morning, as the door sho\Yed no signs of haYing been forced. The locker, however. had been jimmied open at1d telephone wires leading from an instrument on the second floor had been cut by the thief to preyent calling of aid should anyoiH' pro,·c to be on the premises CATCHES LARGE TROUT The .T. K. Farley family of Abbottsford road. Kenilworth returned last \\'eek from a visit to Isle Royale. Mich. Thev report the fishing to be very good. Miss Estetlc Farley set the record, catching a 170 pound lake trout. Share Your Garden ' Wl LMETTE VISITS AT DELLS Charles Schemp, part owner of the Kenilworth Store, spent last week-end at the Dells of Wisconsin. garden owners haYc h~en responding gcncmusly to the appeal of the Chicago Plant, Flower and Fruit guild for flowers for the various sanitariums and hospitals in the city, in s~mc instances accompanying their gifts to share with those that receive them, the pleasure that they gh·e. :\11 haYing flowers or plants to give are urged to bring or send them to thl' Flower guild's hooth near Gate 1o on the second floor of the Chicago and North \\'estern railroad's station at Canal and Madison streets anv morning except Saturday and Sunday hetween the hours of 7:30 and 10:30 o'clock. "Damt' Fortune." that wily ol<l lady indiscriminately deals out 'happim:ss and trouble tn the \\·orld's se,·eral billion inhabitants, rolled up her sleeves, dusted off her hands and went on a spree last Tuesday morning that in due course of time im·olved fi,·e men as principals and the police departments of the entire 110rth shore as acc-essories before she was content tn write finis to that particular act in the jumbled drama of life. Curtain Goes Up Harry Baber, 1728 Orchard street, Chicago, who is the official pilot of one qf those multitudinous bright yellow "spots" that keep the city's streets A tli-!,' liSt C)," frnm being entir<.:ly dismal, was cruising about the "loop" early Tuesday morning in search of a fare and, as can he easily imagined, was not particularly disappointed when he was hailed bv a quartet seeking transportation to \Ninnttka. Of course, he . sensed there was a certain amount of alcoholic instabiliThirty-eight business and profes- ty concurrent with their advent into sional men of the village participated his life hut that was not particularly in the first annual golf tournament original to this group a'Ad they seemed . ponsored by the \Vilmette Chamber to he far from "out." of Commerce and conducted in ronBaher made good time to Wilmet tc, junction with the \Vilmette Day activihy his own admission, arriving at the ties \Veclnesday of this week. hridge over the Sanitary district canal David A. Kaplan and L. E. Young- at about 5 :43 o'clock. The fare alquist proved the outstanding perform- · r~ady totaled eight round dollars and ers of the day. ,,·ith three-odd miles to go prospects Prize winners in the cycnts were as looked fairly bright, even should he follows: have to "dead-head" all of the way Low g-ross foursome-Clare Braun, back. P. \V. Fowler, Harry M. Bachman, and Three blocks and t\vo minutes later, A. \ V. Eber, with 386. Baher turned his head to answer a Least Putts- David A. Kaplan, with query put by one of his fares and 28; L. E. Youngquist and Harry M. stared with mingled emotions into the business end of a revolver. A second Bachman. second, with 31 each. Low gross for 18 holes-David A. passenger was brandishing a butcher "Kaplan, 79; Peter Engels and L. E. knife. Reluctantly, hut with due alacrity he stopped his cab at Lake Youngquist, second, with 80 each. Lowest . core for four blind holes- street and descended to the street. His Da,·id A. Kaplan and L. E. Youngquist erstwhile passengers borrowed his cap and four dollars and with fond tied for first with 16 each. adieus motored on northward . Lowest score on three par holesBaher, capless, cabless and ccntlcss, David A. Kaplan and L. E. Youngquist learned that his legs, however shakv. tied for first, with 10 each. would carry him and launched into acSpecial award-most "sixes" on 18 t ion. As far as can be accurately calholes-Charles Taylor, Don Mcintyre, culated he reached Wilmette police staand P. \V. Fmvler, with 8 each. tion in two-nothing flat, running ~tnp signs and street intersections with equal indifference. There the ' race with ti.me and the cab 1J ~ came a relay event in which the phonf' played a mean part. F allinK Action :\t G:20 Highland Park officials informed the Wilmette Police department that the quartet had landed and the situation was welt in hand, three prisoners, a cab, one cap pistol and a butcher knife being listed on the police blotter. The fourth passenger-captor had launched himself from the cab while the machine was doing an even fifty, his companions revealed, and when last seen was emulating a ferris wheel.. While the police have checked every hospital on the north shore, no trace of him has yet been found. The trio was returned from Highlall'l What Joy! Park Tuesday morning and all were Your own home. a chosen name bound over to the grand jury when arand rhe knowledge you are done raigned before Justice D. M. Mickqr, wandering. Thev are as follows: Melford \V. F ()It SAL 1·: I{AVINlA. 18S7 Tull, ~lias 1 f. P. Broo 1<s, 19 years old. Ple:umnt AYe. ~Pw bric·k and Kansas City . .Mo.: Jack Appel, alias ::.;tont> rpsiclPnce; 1 t·ar g:li'age: Jack Wellington, age 17, Lawrence and If. \V. lleat; automatic hot wa tpJ·; tile bath ; La v. on 1!'t Rockwell streets, Chicago: George f1oor: 4 blocks from train staMurray, 19. 825 Milwaukee avenue, tion. $16,000. Terms. Phone Chicago. The fourth member of the II. P. 1293. oartv. according to the three held. is Oliver D. Doughter, 826 Milwaukee Jlut· Wunt Ads un Pagf' :iU ?.venue, Chicago. Kaplan, Youngquist Share High Honors in Golf Tourney · ·munwnnilrtn· ·