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Shore Nearly Everybody in Wilmette Reads the News VOL. V, NO. 16 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918 eight pages PRICE FIVE CENTS SOLDIERS PUN TO HAVE SOCIAL HOUR Entertainments For the Members of D Company Are Being Planned By Their Officers. K COMPANY'S OFFICERS These are the officers'of K Company, Eleventh Regiment of^^e Illinois National Guard. Left to right: Major S. H. Votvell, commander of the Third ,'^calion, Eleventh Regiment; Cap- tain George R. Harbaugh, commanding officer of K Co\yc&y; Lieutenant F. A. Rye, K Com- pany : Lieutenant A. L. Rice, K Company, and Lieute^'Xc"' C. H. Searle, medical staff of the Eleventh Regiment. Photos by Gibson, Sykes and E, Jf£r. MARCHED IN BIG REVIEW Local Unit Took Part in Washington Celebration it Municipal Pier. By W. C. ReinhoM. If you can walk without a cane or crutch, your place today, is either in D Company of the "First Regiment, Illinois Reserves, or with K Com- pany of the Elev- enth Regiment. Illinois National Guard. That's the situa- tion exactly! If the kaiser could learn that W. C. Rtinhold every able bodied man in the United States understands the use of arms, that knowledge would have much to do with ending the war. It is clear that the men who are not in the guard, "behind the lines." are not do- ing all in their power to end the war. The "man at home." who is subscrib- ing to Liberty bonds, Y. M. C. A.. Red Cross, and War Saving stamps, can continue his activities in those directions, and at the same time join the army of home defense, as many of them have done. '., D Company, in a way, can be re- garded as the'father of a new com- pany of ,the Illinois Volunteer Train- ing Cords, now being organized in Chicago By Corporal' John C. Man- nnerud oft D Company. Mr. Man- ^afi|-ud.,-aBbu«ed the interest, „in the. _; While a resident of Ch&a&r*; Mr movement for this company among J-; the employes of the sales department of Carson, Pirie, Scott & Company with the result that nearly 100 men are drilling under his direction in the Insurance Exchange building. It is very probable that Mr. Mannertid will be appointed captain of the new company. The work of the men attending the battalion officers' school at the Com- munity House in Winnetka last Fri- day evening was devoted to guard duty. A large number of privates attended the school to hear the ad- dress on "Guard Duty" by the ad- jutant of the Fortieth United States • Infantry, stationed at Fort Sheridan. : ;! Arrangements; are being made to promote the social activities of the members of D Company. One of the plans under consideration is to pro- vide a short social hour after the drill each week, when the mothers. wives and sisters of the men can ^..,, enjoy the company's meetings. :0'"-i Governor Lowden reviewed a force % of 5,000 men on Washington's birth- 1- day at the Municipal Pier, Chicago, ,? when the Chicago division of the Illi- i nois Reserves passed in review. g v1v| The governor stated that it seemed 'as if it were only yesterday that plans to organize an armed force to take the place of the National Guard ; were first put forward. At that time the state was without defense, but on this day, he reviewed a well or- t,/ganized and thoroughly equipped ,' army of intelligent men who have 'responded to the call of the state's need. The governor was impressed with the spirit of earnestness shown by the men and by their interest as shown in the singing of the great throng that marched by the review- ing stand. k0;V The first organized movement to- • ward the development of singing in the reserves was made by D Com- pany. It had its own company song immediately after organization. Cap- tain A. H. Howard has taken much interest in the musical activities of the company. The members of D Company have • been invited to attend the next meet- o ing of the Evanston company of Spanish War Veterans. Sergeant J, ! J. Peters of D Company is the com- mander of the Evanston prganiza- "'ii tion. ,,..., S::1 Services to be Held for R. M Buckman Friday ——-— f Royal Miller Buckman, a resident of Wilmette for eighteen years, died yesterday morning at the Buckman home, 1034 Linden avenue,, after a brief illness. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the home. The Wil- mette Masonic Lodge, No. 931, A. F. A. M. will have charge of the services, with the Rev. John M. Schneider of the Wilmette Methodist Church offi- ciating. The burial will be at Rose- hill. Mr. Buckman was well known in insurance circles, having come to Chicago from Freeport, 111., in 1873. His father. Seth C. Buckman was one of the oldest insurance men in Illi- nois, having represented the Home Insurance Company at Freeport for more than fifty years. "> . j Buckman was an active and earnest member of the Eighth Presbyterian Church. He was superintendent of the Sunday-school for twenty years, and upon coming to Wilmette he con- tinued-his work in the Sunday-school of the Wilmette Methodist Church. Mr. Buckman had a great love for children and his Sunday-school class of boys and girls will miss him greatly. Mr. Buckman was born in Morris- town. X. V., September 14. 1846. He was married to Melissa J. Lemon at Freeport. 111., on April 24, 1866. Mr. and Mrs. Buckman celebrated their gulden wedding anniversary in Wilmette on April 24, 1916, and on that occasion all of their six children and seven grand-children were pres- ent. Mr. Buckman was a member of the Masonic order for fifty years and for many years was a member of the Wilmette lodge. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, Mrs. Charles H. Jackson and Mrs. Fred R. Horton of Wilmette, and Mrs. Vic- tor H. Arnold of Chicago; and three sons, Fred D. Buckman of New York. Royal A. Buckman of Chicago, and Barton E. Buckman. 250 ATTEND PATRIOTIC DINNER OF MEN'S CLUB Two hundred and fifty men attend- ed the patriotic dinner of the Wil- mette Men's Club, which was held last Friday evening at the Woman's Club, to celebrate the birthdays of Washington and Lincoln. An attrac- tive program, and the attendance of K Company of the Eleventh Regi- ment and of D Company of the Illi- nois Reserves, featured the patriotic demonstration. Howard Field, vice-president of the Men'-s Club, presided at the dinner in the absence of Hope Thompson. president of the club. Among the speakers on the program were Judge Max Pam. Hoyt King. Captain A. H. Howard. Major E. J. Vattman. while Hayes McKinney was the toast- master. Major % Vattman's address was of unusual interest. He spoke concern- ing his experiences as an officer in the United States army, having serv- ed the government as army chaplain for forty years0.£.:f^V:^u -,'■; ANNOUNCEMENT was made at division headquarters this week that the officers of K Company of the Eleventh Regiment have donated a series of medals to be awarded to the winners of the competitive drills which will be open to the members of K Company, and conducted under the auspices of the local army chiefs. A set of medals will be awarded for squad team work, and a medal will be awarded to the winner of the con- tests held for the non-commissioned officers. A medal will also be award- ed to the member of K Company who can drill-down all competitors. The person winning the medal in this division must take the. high honors in two consecutive drills to own it. There will be twelve drill-downs, one will be held each month, and at the end of the twelve drill-downs, the winners will compete for the per- manent ownership of the medal. The members of K Company are going to have some real fun for the next "tWelve'nnonth*, -a-ml- their Ayork. in the competitive drills will add greatly to their training. The offi- cers of K Company Tiave extended an invitation to the people of Wil- mette to attend the drills which will be held on regular drill nights, Tues- days, at 8 o'clock in the Central school gymnasium, Central avenue and Tenth street. Colonel James E. Stuart, the com- manding officer of the Eleventh Regi- ment, at the review before the gov- ernors of seven states at the Munic- ipal Pier. Chicago, on Washington's birthday offered the regiment to Governor Frank O. Lowden as the "Ever-Ready" and it was formally accepted and adopted by him as "The Governor's Own." Besides Governor Lowden, who also addressed the four regiments passing in review at the pier, the re- viewing party consisted of Governor Richard I. Manning of South Caro- lina. Governor Charles H. Brough of Arkansas. Governor W. L. Harding of Iowa. Governor J. A. A. Burnquist of Minnesota. Governor Charles S. Whitman of New York. Governor W., E. Lindsay of New Mexico, Bishop N. F. Thomas of Wyoming. al\ of which were delegates to the Congress of National Service being held in Chicago. L'iiii;ii!numin!i!iniiiHiiiiiiiittiimnfimiiiiiiiimi!iiHttiifimmmm»mmiiiiLi ARE YOU THE MAN? 1 WANTED—A man with abil- | [ Ity to direct the editorial de- | partments off The Lake Shore | | News, Winnetka Weekly Talk | and the Glencoe News. The § editor of these papers has been § called to report at one of the § goverr merit's military schools | for training. 1 The management of these pa- | pers will receive applications | for this position immediately. | The editor must report this § week for military service. A § married man living en the north f shore is preferred. Persons desiring to apply for I this position may do so by call- | 1 ing Wilmette 1920 or 1921, or by § applying at the office of the § Lake Shore Publishing Com- § pany, 1222 Central avenue, Wil- I mette. 5 r,iii>ifiiiHi;*mii:itiiiiiiiiiii:i>titiiiiiiimii)iini)Miiitiinini)it)iitiiiitiiiiiiiiuiitir English War Heroine to Speak in Wilmette By Mrs. B. F. Brown. Mrs. St. Clair Stobart. the noted English war heroine, will give an illustrated lecture on "With the Serbian Army in Retreat," describing her actual experience as doctor, nurse, prisoner under sentence of death, and finally major in a mounted Serbian army column. The program will be given at the Wilmette Wo- man's clubhouse Wednesday, March 6. at 3 o'clock. War to Mrs. < Stobart is an aetual thing.' She brings to Americans, the woman's part in it, and first hand features of the struggle for democ- racy. Her lectures give a vivid picture of the terrible dangers, the hazard and daily risk, the excitement, the humors and horrors of the great conflict. Caring for the wounded, for days and nights ceaselessly under shell fire un- til the unending 'roar of the great guns was almost forgotten, under- going indescribable hardships, facing and over-cn;ning daily perils on which hung the life of hundreds, the "Lady of the Black Horse" tells the { story r>o that her hearers seem to share in it. It is now possible, more- j over, for Americans to learn at first hand the tragic story of heroic Ser- bia and to understand what the stand of the little Balkan nation, which has lost one-quarter of its entire population, against the aggressive de- signs of the Central Powers means in the world war, and why the fate of our little ally is in one aspect the crux of the entire world struggle. The Red Cross of Wilmette is offering citizens of Wilmette a splen- did opportunity in this lecture. Miss Ella Abeel, prominent Chicago suffragist, and club woman, will speak on the "Present Suffrage Situation in Washington." She will give Wil- mette citizens a keen comprehensive presentation of the status of the suf- frage amendment, and the general public is earnestly arid cordially in- vited to hear these two addresses by gifted women of diverse experiences, but unity of purpose, awakening wo- men to the call of the hour in these two lines. Red Cross and suffrage. HONOR MEN REPORT AT ROCKFORD CAMP Large Crowd Gathered Sunday Morn- ing to See Fifth Increment ■ Leave to Join Army. MUD GREETS HONOR MEN Camp Grant Like a Sea of Mud as Boys Leave Train for Barracks. WAUKEGAN MEN OBJECT TO ALL CARS STOPPING HERE A petition from the Waukegan Chamber of Commerce to the Public Utilities Commission, asking the member of the commission to con- '. sider a change in the conditions of , traffic on the Chicago, North Shore & Milwaukee Electric Railway in Wilmette, will be heard on March 12. The Waukegan business men ask the commission to eliminate the stops being made by the limited trains of the railway to unload and pick up passengers at every street crossing in Wilmette. The signers oi the petition set out that these stops delay persons trying to make time and keep business appointments in Chicago. Pick Candidates. A meeting will be held Sunday, March 2. at 3 o'clock in the village hall for the purpose of selecting can- * uidatts for village office* to be voted j for in the April elections. Promptly at 7:45 Sunday morning a Chicago & North Western train stopped at the Wilmette station, sixty young, clean-cut and healthy youths climbed aboard, a great crowd cheered, the engine puffed and this district's fifth increment to the na- tional army was on its waj' to Camp Grant. The demonstration was one of the greatest given the departing troops. Many people, friends and relatives of the drafted men were at the sta- tion when the train came in. The drafted men appeared extremely; happy and cheered as loudly as those on the platform when the train pull-; ed out. Each member of the party was pre-; sented with a comfort kit, sweater,1 helmet and a pair of socks by the, various north shore war organiza-t tions. The Woman's Committee of the Wilmette Home Guard furnished the knitted articles and comfort kits to the men selected from Wilmette and Gross Point. The Navy Auxiliary of -the Red Cross in Winnetka gave the men from their village the "same articles, and the Woman's Division of the Glencoe War Emergency Union furnished kits and knitted articles to the selected men from Morton Grove, Niles Center, Norwood Park and Glencoe K George J. Pope, chairman of the local exemption board, was in charge of the men. He was assisted by the other members of the board, Fred A. Smith,, secretary, and Dr. Rufus R. Stolp, in mobilizing the men for their trip to the Rockford cantonment. Following the instructions to the men on Saturday afternoon at the village hall in Wilmette, those re- porting for the fifth call were al- lowed home liberty with orders to report in Wilmette the following morning. Arrangements had been made in Wilmette to provide sleep- ing quarters for approximately thirty men, who lived at distant places, and who would find it very hard to get ' to Wilmette early the following day. Because of the good weather only twelve men took advantage of the hospitality offered, the others going home and returning in trucks on Sunday morning. The trip to Camp Grant was un- eventful for the n^n. After hours of intimate contact with Camp Grant's gumbo the newly arrived selected men threw themselves upon fresh straw mattresses Sunday night and slept the sleep of soldiers. Their first day in camp was devoid of thrills, but it was packed with hours%of toil. Clad in the clothing they wore from home, they fought their first battle against such floods of mud as are usually credited solely to Flanders. "You'll like it," cheerfully encour- aged the camp vets as they strolled by. "It's all in getting used to it." "Sure we'll like it," yelled back the perspiring draft men. Starting Monday morning, every moment of the boys has been devoted to the business of learning arms fir- ing, practice marches, physical train- ing, school of the soldier, while lec- tures on all sorts of subjects will cram their curriculum for the week. The work of card-indexing the men is going forward swiftly, and as soon as the new increment is completed the reports will be sent to Washing- ton. Such men as are available for serv- ice in special departments destined for foreign service will be reassigned as soon as their two weeks is com- pleted in detention camp. Extended movements by regiment and battalion will be closely co- ordinated with musketry fire in this week's training. Brig. Gen. Kennon will carry out thes ernatieuvers on. a large scale. *J| -^•plgj^