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February 21, 1930 WILMETTE LIFE 3 Organize Permanent Group in Taxa wn Fig t'~DE COO BRINGS SECOND FILM TO__ SUNDAY CLUB · "Dream Pictures of North Afri. can Wonderlands" Tit'ROt M eet at New Trier 23, ~ga~n in the New Trier high school On Sunday evening next, Februarv Women Voters Lea~ue,l IS C. OF C. SNUBBED? P. T. A. Groups W·ll Hold Joint Meeting Le:=..rAddA::..":-t :;..,w~te~!-.!d The Central-Laurel and LoganTheaters Here Ia laaorecl Howard Parent-Teacher associations and the Wilmette League of Women Exactly what became of the WilVoters will hold a joint meeting on mette Ch3mber of Commerce's letter Monday, February 24, at the First requesting that the Wilmette Village Methodist church of Wilmette. Board of Trustees adopt an ordinan.re Mrs. C. M. App, well known in ?rastically reducing the $300 a year nor!h shore musical circles, will sing Ice assessed for the operation of a durmg luncheon, which will be served tlteat.er in t~e village to a sum more in .at 12:30. The Central-Laurel P. T. A., ke~pm~ wJth a reasonable license under the direction of its president ro.l tcy ts a matter of some speculation Mrs. w . A . H en d nc · k , WI'11 gtve · a ten-' rhts week. minute skit entitled "Mother's Beauty Certain it is that the letter was not ?hop." . Mrs. Otto Von der Hoff, act- read befure the board at its meeting mg for the Howard P. T. A., -.viii cut last Tuesday night, as requested by the the large birthday cake in celebration Chamber of Commerce. and if t~e of the founding of Parent-Teacher members of the board and the presiassociations. Representatives from dent engaged in any discussion of the all the women's organizations in the !·equ~st this discussion was conducted. village will be present. m pr!vate sess~on. The matter was not Miss Jessie Binford of the Juvenile· mentioned durmg the regular meeting. Protective association will speak on To members of the Chamber of Child Welfare. :,I iss Binford is prob- ~ommerce wh~ attended the meeting ably one of the best known women in fuesday. the fa1lure of the letter to apthis field. She is. a member, not only 1-'ear and receive at least casual treatof Governor Loms Emmerson's Child ment represented. as close to an insult Welfare commission but also of the as a snubbing without open statement Federal Child Welfare commission ap- can come. Indignation over the situapointed by President Hoover. tion was freely expressed. . At 2:30 o'clock ~(rs. Gross T. WilThe Chamber's letter, mailed earlv tams of Winnetka will talk on "Social l~st week, recounted the long con"Hygiene." Mrs. \;villiams' talk will be tmued efforts of Wilmette citizens to very. cons.ervative bgt enlightening. hring a motion picture house to the She ts social hygiene chairman of the Yillage, pointed out that it has been Cook County league, which office she definitely proven that such an instituh.as held in the Winnetka league for tion has a direct bearing on local tracl.e s1x years. She has been associated conditions and then contrasted the fee with Dr. Rachel Yarros for several charged by this village with that years as her secretary. assessed by Evanston and Highland Due to an error on the announce- Park. In Evanston , it was stated the cards the day of the meeting was Varsity theater, seating ' 1,840 nus-stated. The correct dav and date pays but $200, while the Alcyon i~ is Monday, February 24, · as stated ~ltghland Park, with a capacity of 1,000 abov~. Because of the large and open ~~ charged only $50. The $300 fee meetmg the luncheon will be the same charged here, it is contended, is dis~lrice for guests as well as _for members tmct~y a penalty to the theater owner of the league. Reservations may be locatmg here. obtained by calling Mrs. T. ]. Moreau · -------Wilmette 1592, by Saturday noon. ' Wilmette Postoffice to NEW OOIIITI'EE TAKE CHARGE OF COMftAIN'I'S Tupayers at Mua Meetiq Vote $5 Eac:h for Lepl Aid; Othera May Joia audtton~m, Branson De Cou wilt pre- sent hts second program entitlt>d "Dream Pictures of North African \¥onderlands (The Garden of Allah)" 'fhese pictu. res. are shown in the ht';h .,., se h ool audttonum because the officers c,f the Sunday Evening club realize that the immense popularity of Mr. De Cou's production demands a much larger hall than the customary one in Wilmette. Start ia Alciers Below is a program of the "Dream Pictures of North African Wonderlands." The journey begins in Algiers; then comes the motor tour through the Kabyle country to Bougie; then a visit to the Roman ruins of Timgad; and then-"Constantine-ancient city of the Gorg~s." On Sto Biskra and Touggourtcrossmg the ahara in the twelve-v..·heel motor cars. "The ·Garden of Allah." "The curious city of El Oued . heart of the Sahara. Tozeur m the Gabes and el Hamma. ' Nefta, "Oases of the Sahara." , Motoring thro1:1gh Tunisia. Visiting Sfax, ~ousse, Ka1rouan-the Holy city -el DJcm, Carthage and Tunis. ' Returning to Algiers and off for !Morocco. Western Algeria Tenes Tlemcen, Oran, to Taza. ' ' "Turbulent Fez- an oriental rhapsody." A visit ~ Mekne s, the magnificen · .::\.1 oulay- Idriss, the sacred pilgrimage city. "The shadow\· Souks of Mcknes a'ld Fez." · Charming Rahat. "Palace Gardens of .Rabat an.J Fez." New Trie~ township taxpayers held a mass mee.tm~ at the New Trier High school audttonum Tuesday night and ad?pted a resolution authorizing the appomtment of a new tax committee for the township with power to employ counsel to .fight inequitable taxation. The mass meetmg was attended by about one th~usand. residents of the four New T~rer villages-Wilmette, Kenilworth, Wmnetka and Glencoe. The meeting was called by the Citizens' Tax committee appointed when the taxpayers of the township held a mass meeting at the Howard school in \\Tilmette on January 13. Hughes Presides At the mass meeting this week at the New Trier auditorium Walter C. Hughes of Glencoe acted as chairman. Mr. Hughes explained that the purpose of call~ng the taxpayers together was to_ constder .the report of the tax commttte.e appomted at the Wilmette mass meetmg. After a few pretiminarv remarks Mr. Hughes introduced H. S. 1\~a.rshal,l of Winnetka, chairman of the Citizens Tax committee. .Mr. Mars~all explained in some detall the findmgs of this committee. He sta~ed. that it was the opinion of the comm!ttee that a new representative tax commtttee should be appointed with power to act and to employ counsel to fight t~x inequalities in this townshipthat this was the only way New Trier taxpa~ers co~td hope t.o make any progress . m thetr campatgn for equitable taxation. On a motion by L. C. Ayres of Wilmette. chairman of the tax committee of .the North Shore Real Estate board, wh1ch was seconded by Leslie Craven Winnetka valuations attorney the fol~ lowing resolution, prepared by the Citizens' Tax committee, was unanimously adopted by the New Trier taxpayers: The Resolution "Resolved. That it is the sense of this meeting that the chairman be authorized to appoint a committee of three from Glencoe. three from Winnetka three from \Vilmette and three from' Kenilworth with power in the committee to enlarge its membership and with the understanding that no ~ember shall receive compensation for any service he mav render: ,:That it is the further sense of this meeting that this committee be authorized to employ counsel and such other assistance as in its judgment is necessary to file complaints with the Board of Review in behalf of all taxpayers who affiliate themselves with the comm~ttee by filing complaint in proper form w1th the secretary and treasurer with a five dollar fee to meet expenses· also that the committee is authorized to a~ pear from the decision of the Board of Review and to carry the effort to c;;ecure relief through to such point as in the judgment of the committee and =ts counsel m::Jy be deemed advisable: "Further. that the committee shall not commit any taxpayer who joins this association in the manner described to ~~ ~xpense beyond that covered . by the mittal five dollar fee without further authorization from him: "Further. that the committee shall report on its progress from time to time through the press or meetings similar to this one as may in its judgment be appropriate." Before the resoJution was adopted the chairman of the meeting, Mr. Hughes, (Continued on page 5) m~nt pe~ple 0 the Red-the soul of 0. A. Bestel Named Head , Remember the time and place: n·~xt f \unday. evening. February 23, in ;he 0 I mette Golf Club .'-:ew Tncr h1gh school auditorium. All 0. A. Beste] has been elected presi<'re cordially invited. No admission dent of the Wilmette Golf club for the charge. 1930 seasun. Other officers for the year ~;e: Fred Otte Jr., vice-president: l homas F. Lawrence secretarv and Ralph H. Pierce, tre~surer. Dir~ctors Aaron Sapiro to Address the club for the coming season are: N. S. Congregation Israel of Harry Herb, chairman, Leslie H. Kerr Aaron Sapiro, internationally-known and Thomas McLaren. hwyer and specialist in cooperative JHarketing, will address the members 0. E. S. MEETS of the North Shore Congregation IsThe meeting of Wilmette chapter, rael, Lincoln and Vernon avenues, Glen- Order of Eastern Star Monday evening coe. at the regular service next Sun- was followed by a Valentine party. Ida n~y morning, February 23, a( 11 Lyons was escorted by her officers and o clock. . presented by them with a large bouquet . Mr. Sapiro, who is regarded as p~r of red roses tied with a shower of red naps ~hr. foremost authority on co- valentine hearts. The members played <.~peratlve marketing in the United guessing games after which they were State~ today, was responsible, with served with coffee and cake. a~soc1ates, for the standard cooperative ~r,arketin~ act which has been adopted ECONOMY SHOP 111 whole, or in part in forty-~me states . Ed.itor's note: Economy Shop i~ a He was v~ry _active in the organizati0n chanty and welfare enterprise. sponef the Canadian whe<t.t pools the Bt,rsored by the Woman's club of Willey Tobacco association a~d similar mette. $2,195 has been distributed to uodies. Mr. Sapiro's theme is to be: charity since May 1. "The Jewish Contribution to Am~r Ican Agriculture." \V ,rHEN cleaning your basements, It will be remembered that it was W closets, and attics please do not Aaro~ S.apiro who brought Henry Ford forget Economy Shop. We are in to ~nat 1~ Detroit some two years ago great need of men's and boys' shoes wh1ch tnal, won by Mr. Sapiro remen's suits and sep:uate trousers: ~ulted in what is regarded as o~e of In fact we would like any and the greatest services ever rendered the everything you have no further use cau~e the Jewish people as the cause for. We ~ill gladly call for the vf JUstice--the retraction by Ford of articles if it is not convenient for his world-broadcasted attacks upon the you to bring them to the shop. Jewish people. Telephone Wilmette 1544, Mrs. The general public is cordially inJesse B. Denman, chairman. \·ited.. ~,·f'2r~c~~·~rake~h. w·J Be ~losed This Saturday The \V1lmette postoffice will be closed all day this S:iturdav Februarv 22, which is Washington;s' Postmaster Joseph E. Shantz anno,..nc~s.. There will be one 'collection ~f ~atl m t~e a~ternoon but no dehvenes. Ma1l wtll be dispatched in accordance with the Sunday schedule. birthda~'. Business Blues Should You Not Win We Lose Remember A Classified Advertiser Can't Lose ATTRACTIVE 2ND FLOOR OFfices in modern bldg., ln heart of Winnetka. Priced at f15, f25 and $65 per month. Ph. Winnetka 806. o! Be MM114all, Be·efaeial PHONE WtLMETI'E 4300 L~t's