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&w&- wm ^Pili^^B^iS %ol.. ixiii no. 32 l*^Wii;' The Timely Record of Community Events TO; WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1920 TWELVE PAGES PRICE FIVE CENTS E GUILD PLAY Hundred Peo^cKto J! Part in Elaborate Pro- lll^ipduction June 29 fcBOWS AT EVANSTON 3Mrs^ Dudley Gates to sume Title Role As- Delayed because of plans for an elaborate production, the fourth and last of the season's plays ottered by the North Shore Theatre Guild, is an- nounced this week for Thursday eve- ning, June 29, when Percy Mackaye's celebrated production, "Jeanne d'Arc," is to be given at the Patten gymnasi- um, Evanston, under the auspices of the Drama League of Chicago. ~^h!TNorIEr*Sfiore Theatre Guild, at the beginning of its season last fall, announced four productions. Three of these have been given with-splendid TUCceSsrincTuding^BdnarFerbeFs OF M.E. CHURCH SET HIGH MARK FOR MEN Women of the Wilmette Methodist Episcopal churchâ€"young and old-* came in for high honors at a large missionary gathering held at the First Methodist Episcopal church of Evans- ton last week. Placed in the first rank of those who "served best" in the work alloted for the church year just closed were, the Woman's Home Missionary society, Which won a prize of $25; the Young Woman's Missionary society accorded a 100 per cent mark for efficiency and service; the Queen Esther Circle, a group of grils of high school age, who were placed in the first rank and awarded a $25 prize. The Queen Esther Circle members have voted to- direct the prize money into a fund which is to defray the expense of ar-sojurn-at^the Lake Geneva Girls' Conference this sum- mer. .; ^:i|p;:S^ A Year", Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion' and St. John Ervine's "mixed Marri- age.*'"" ^â- -â- â€¢r^^f^';^<'^' 'â- *# â- &*>â- '•â- $?»â-  The Guild is a trifle late on' its schedule, it is explained, because of the essential elaborate preparations for the season's final venture. '£W;'^% J^j? Jeanne d'Arc*!, as isjfreU known, is the story of the Maid of Orleans. The forthcoming production is in five acts and six scenes. The production is Characterized^ as intensely dramatic and a lovely pageant of tjo popular a subject that it is certain to have a wide appeal. Approximately 100 people will take part in the play, arid special scenery, costumes and music will insure a pro- duction that will be quite out of the ordinary. Prominent in the cast will be Mrs. Dudley Gates, of Winnetka, who will play- "Jeanne." Mrs. Gates is rocogniz- ed as a finished actress and has done considerable professional work. She has understudied and played for Edith Wynne Mathison in "Every- man", and has appeared prominently in several of the Greek tragedies, both in Chicago and in San Francisco. Others who will assume important TAiftw are Mrs. Mark Walton, Miss Vir- ginia FitzHugh, MiSS^SffleckT Messrs. -Perry Dunlap Smith, Percy• B. Erkhart, J. Williams Macy, William Nourser Samuel Lionel Robertson, and John Thorn. Mr. Thorn is a professional, having last played in Chicago in "Miss Lulu Bett": He is studying music here this summer and has graciously do- nated his services to the guild. Snbers of the North Shore Thea- tre Guild are, in accordance custom, to receive two; tickets for the production of "Jeanne. . ^ Sales of tickets to other residents ; of ^toe north shore will be wm*^ TC^tjujaagn~toe:~^^ â- â- ^&?the hotels in Evanston. â- --.---.. Sii^roceeds from the Production are to ^League of Chicago .and^ toe ?£rto ^ Shore Theatre Guild. The^Draina League conducts educational work tt^gh the summer months to the ^ narks and at the Chicago Municipal S2 fw\nd it is for this work that organ- 1 JaWonlope, to ra^ somer^nion^ i Money directed into the coffers of the guttdwiU be utilized to defray expen- mm of'the>-Jeanne«f PJ^^^ Hi Id^continu©^ the work of tt» Guild in H NCWh«tltSoItoe^t lilpa Day in J«nc? ^M**^ ItpMwarin weather would First Trust and Savings set~z with each helping the! to be shape, for seem °eip!^iv^c^VJune^ides, for mm SSffle* D. M ' Mickey oPerformed 'im $* second wedding ceremony of toe il| month last W^esday. jg ,y ot v&Mi^â- fcim itfntron and Marie L-nnsiy, v* t* rh&^aS? to. Wilmette to elude fe-^ted The ceremony completed^the P PWI^U £? town undiscovered hy MA ^P^eraVp^rUes^ acquaintances ly married pair* â- â- Wi 'J9' m w„___of "Hootdi' fW Ku Mm Under Pewe Bond iJa"* W»« Ma* Christy, ot â- fffsre week-end jfpgpii John Wilmette guests in locks* ♦h. influence oi ii9fid^^^jIajg^trate Norto^fecasewas dismissed ence under a $100 pea Twenty thousand dollars of five per cent bonds, authorized by the elec- torate of Wilmette at a recent spe- cial school district election on the question oJL the purchase of a school site at Seventeenth street, Washing- ton and Lee avenues, were sold this week by the Board of Education to the First Trust and Savings Bank of Chi- cago for $20,418, plus accrued interest. The First ~Trust~and Savings Bank Was the highest of five bidders. Plans for the proposed new school building are proceeding rapidly, ac- cording to members of the Board of Education. ^ |Four preliminary, archi- tects drafts have been reviewed by the board and it is expected the plans will soon be completed. Perkins; Fellows and Hamilton, nationally known school architects are-drawing up the plans. The firm designed the new Skokie school at Winnetka and sev- eral of the attractive grade schools in Evanston. :'i'i:"%:,A:y-\:iK An election is to be called soon, it is said, to proceed With the matter of a bond issue for the new building. "PR New Trier Students Take up || Commercial Courses in ?! Annual Summer School! ^•fr^l^Vv^y"'.'^ ^Vr ^ REGISTRATION IS 400 Many Eighth Grade Grad- uates Enroll for Work m An opportunity to secure an ele- mentary commercial training is for- seen by many students ot New Trier Township High school who are plan- ning to attend the summer sessions at the school beginning Monday, June 19. Most of these students find no time during the regular school year to take up work in the Commercial de- partment but desirous of' secuiring that training in addition to that afforded in the other departments.^ Largest Attendance Preliminary registration for the ^ugnie^^ehool^shows that appro: mately 400 students wiirwinratte: ance at the sessions. This, is a sub- stantial increase over the attendance of previous summers. While many of the studenta are "making up" courses in which they have failed, toe majority are said to be ajbbitious students .working for additional credits._____:Jlk...-. Most of the students i# the Commer- cial department are graduates of this year's class. About sixty eighth grade graduates in-the various- north shore villages are availing themselves of the summer school work to secure their first-taste of high school life under exceedingly favorable circumstances. SlllifcClasses, 'In â-  Morning â- ;:)*; v As m former years, the classes will be held in the morning from 8 to 12:30 o'clock. Students may carry two subjects for which the regular *emes- ter^erediirtowards^ graduation Is al- lowed. , The instruction is given by Olelr a few Rules tor Bathing Beach Conduct Continued warm weather has brought the opening of the Wilmette bathing beach. Thursday, June 10, was the official date. Beach rules are practically the same as last year. No one piece suits, or suits which expose the chest lower than a line drawn between the arm pits are allowed. No dogs are allowed on the beach and no profanity will be countenanced by those in charge. No picnicking or eating of lunches is permitted within the limits of the beach and no wearing apparel may be left on the beach or on the sand. No mie -may- inro*s~-the~~park-"above-the beach without clothing over the bath- ing suit. Suits and towels will not be furnished. Parking Rules Announced ;i#lor Lake Front Vicinity Parking rules to care for the lake front "crowds following the opening of the bathing beach last Thursday, pro- hibit parking east of Sheridan road, except in the park at the canal. The rules of last season apply. Restricted districts are: Chestnut avenue, east of Eighth street; Green- wood avenue east of Seventh street; Elmwood avenue, east of~flixto^»treet; Forest avenue, east of Fifth street; Lake and Washington avenues, east pi Fourth street. f'pThese rules are for Wilmette res- idents, as well as visitors, according to toe police. -.â- '-. DO NOT SPEED! Drive your ear safely and sane- ly Hundreds of lives are sacri- ficed each year on account of fatt and reckless driving. lelp us to make the streets of Wilmette safe for every oner Please | drive carefully and keep within the speed limit required by~iawMI#-|4^eaded teen miles per hour in residence districts; ten miles per hour In the business district.------^~â€" â€"--------------- Do not blame the officer for do- C......8chulte...-la|kdl£iil|. -•mamraaaaai VUlaae Manager. the members of the regular faculty. The school natatorlum will be open for the entire eight weeks. The schedule of the swimming classes is indicated on special posters which have b^en placed in shop windows throughout the township. ?i I! Local Men Will Attend Big Lutheran Conference Rev. Herman W. Meyer^ the pastor, o»ri a. Pick. Earl Oomruu and C. Schmeisser, la* delegates, are to represent St. John's Lutheran church of Wilmette at the annual meeting of the District of Northern Illinois of the Synodical Conference of the Lutheran church late this month. «> Sessions of the conference are to be held in St. John's Lutheran church, Hoyne avenue and Walton street,"Chi- cago. ' ':â- â- â- 'â- â- ':'- â- â€¢- SEEK DAYBREAK MIMROD | ^Wilmette police are watching for "a ma£-wi^ChairteBnT:r^flir^^^ birds in the early morning hours in the vicinity of Fifth street. It is against the law to discharge fire-arms In the village limits. Hasty Honeymoon f-% Quartet Halted I Via Speed Route "Honeymoon" Special" came bound- ing up Sheridan road Tuesday after* noon at the rate Of 33 miles per hour. Motorcycle policeman George Schaefer threw up the stop signal and the party was side-tracked to Magistrate Mickey's court room. A. T. Thompson and wife, George Schaefgen and wife, and the police- man stood before the judge. "Please don't fine us", pleaded TThompson. "We motoredâ€"to New York from Waukesha, Wis. and got marriedr&tt^our of us. If we have to ^y=^3ffii£3flMlZ^ honeymoon/* / ~ tha *wq brides blUBhed and gave the hard looks. Then they- ioo looks. Then they" with the judge. "You were in a big hurry to get ihai honeymoon over with," said - the Ma- gistrate." Honeymoon time is no time" for law-breakingâ€"Ten dollars and costs." |||§#i" WlFdMnt^ cosCuSthat much to get 3iSrried/r chorused ^toer grooms, as fflWTOVAGffTIONERS: 11 Summer readers are given some happy information by Sue Osmotherly, librarian in the Wilmette Free Public Library, relative to ^vacation privi- leges" extended by the library to res- idents of the village. Here are the regulations: "Books may now be obtained from the public library under vacation privi- lege. This privilege permits any patron, adult or minor, if leaving town, to draw out any ten books, except those greatly in demand. These books need not be returned until September 15 and no fines will be collected upon |^em,uji|til after that date. ID WATER SUPPLY 'â- m 5#liSi!I!Pii Pres. Murray Issues Drastic Proclamation i Following illlS^eports...;.o£ Atti«':"i|?.; Wl 4- 4&4-^i&: „'â- ;'.â-  â- i^i^^ti,,.a^Ltf£ EFFECTIVE fUNEm~t^mm^ Police Ordered to Carry &ui0i:;M tyhhiS^tpiA New "Sprinkler" Ordinance § tx> be Passed by Board A request made by village officials last week and conveyed to Wilmette householders through the columns of The Lake Shore News last week, that lers-be-turned off between the hours of 4 and 7:30 P. MTeach day during the summer months, has met with a general response in the village, according to a report from the village hall. Marked improvement in the water pressure was noted as~a direct result of this co-operation on the part of the citizens, it was said. In a few instances lawn sprinklers were noticed to have been in operation during the period indicated, officials announced, but it is hoped that every home owner will in the interest of publicsafety and convenience, comply with the. .request. |||^^llMI«ll:illlSS:^; Each summer considerable difficulty Has been fonTid^^^nt-securing tor maxt^ mum water pressure from the Evans- ton pumping station, for household and fire protection purposes^*- This condition is brought about, largely be- cause of the great amount of water employed in lawn and garden sprinkl- ing. JHave 8prinkler Ordinance. V^S^.. Wilmette has an ordinance which re- quires the shutting off of all lawn and garden sprinklers at the sound of the fire siren. Three short blasts of the siren, announcing "fire is out," per- mits the resumption of the use of the sprinklers. Because of tne great amount or water necessary in the homes during the early evening hours, the village authorities deemed it wise to add the reauest relative to the discontinuance Of sprinklers between the hours.of*4 and 7:30 P. M. An ordinance, enact: ing the request into law, is contem- plated for passage at the meeting of the Village Board Tuesday evening, June 20. .imiM^^M^i*Mm<:%0MMi»'--^ Wilmette Banker Honored I III by Illinois Association Tfte_JEirst_Natipnal Bank of Wil- mette, has been honored by the elec- tion of its Vice-President, J. M. Appel, to 4he. chairmanship jBl grouj[ f^^^ the Illinois Bankenre* associat"â„¢ was held on last Friday at the stock yards in Chicago. Group four is com- posed of six counties, Cook, Will, Ken- dall, DuPage, McHenry, Lake. The next meeting will be held in Lake county. nt Ads are expert salesmen so well that it's as natural to fuse them for selling things as to use; salt for seasoning. That's why John uses one to sell this lake-front - FOB I_____ .._._________ site near Lake Michigan in Win- netka. Includes frontage on Sheridan nottd and rig: Dog muzzling: season ln^:KehilWotth:i^Sp was inaugurated Thursday, June. M;^^mM in, accordance with a. proclamation l^^'v? issued -by Village President 'James' CVi||j§;l Murray and dated,; June 12, .whichi|pli stipulates that all dogs found *nnn^g:!fj||t at large in the village without the re-||lgl5 quired, 'securely adjusted ' muzzle Ji*ejim§^» summarily put to:n^i]l'.liyCtlM:4ai^.l^K^ â-  . The drastic .. order""in!^MmMw^&L^^m followed recent reports that several il|^:*d persons in the village had been bitten?*88^5 by dogs permitted to run at large. President Murray*e proclamation ^ets^olnBrmuzaateg-TTnTgrfiriYm j^no 15 %t£:tiSS, to September 15. The .proclamationil§t is' similar to.one enforced in: WilpetteHIll last year. %tf%ir-:.j!"i:^W.^ The Dog'" Muzzling; pr^amat1ondy'iSl^:fP thoroughly in accord with the piwri-1tft|§gg sions of the Kenilworth Village CodeiHi which stipulate in part as follows: l^fl "Section 7. Police ^to kill dogs at iSlfl; large in violation of ordinance. ItiiliP^ shalj be^the duty of any police .officer Itjpil^ of thftV ;Village .to kill and bury any IHHfe and all dogs found running at large on SBIIIk any of the streets, alleys or publicists!^ places: in this Village" upon which "a ^*i; license has not been paid as aforesaid* H" and also ail - - - - ,»£« unmuzzled dogs found running, at large on any of the streets, alleys or other public places during the period covered by any proclama- tion authorized- in Section 3 Of thig^ chapter tfHBe^lssued by the Presidentp of the, Vffiagei and all fierce or viclous®...r„ dogs found running »t large at any^J time/'- v-â€"-,:. â- ;y ^^kim*?£^*^tmM ' The penalty prescribed lage Code, follows"^- â-  ^®mE^$mmmm8-;-:: â-  Section 8. .Penalty."*- A#-p#iolfei^#;; or -persons- who-shall-violate,-fail,-;ne.^»^ gleet'or refuse to comply with/any of^S:^ the foregoing provisions of this 'eba^lHi^ ter shall, upon conviction, be fined 'Umffi^ a sum not less than five -dollars ^p^^Bm more than one hundred each and every offense." More New Residences Here m Building Permits Indiomte w rnf^L,^ residences are to Iwlil built in Wilmette soon. Permits weref^lti taken out at the Village offlcearecehtl^fc \%a&^iohdwelllne t0 :i>« ow»ted--Jam- 1136 Sheridan road by Jolin Stut. al^ nnS^^V13^00^ ^ 'or;aeimili»t .building to be; .erected. at 237 "Omnffl§§ Jjaf avenue by William Vols,ata^cos^« ^^hej permits issued Jasi *&&,.;: inffM eluded; J. H. Hopp, 161S Lake annuel prage, $400; B. B. Reith, 834 Michi e *«inozs ^ers-aBBOCtaxion^-^^ The annual meeting and electio^f^^^^ird^s^ $350, an^porch, $300giP. |». Cnt^ 1016 Ashland avenue, garage, SBOOg William Sanderson, 1057 Linden nue; residence; $7000. " 'avei': front. Unusual opportunity^ to build a home in this exclusive district at a price that is reason- SbleT ~~ ,::r^>y^:S JOHN P. HAHN 790 Elm St. 181ft Sherman Ave. WlnhetlwrilEF^^^^ Phone 1774 ^&M^&^r^p^m^:-SXZ^ Won by Good SalesmansJi^i ^Clayton S. Lasher, 124 Laurel ave- nue returned to the village early this week .from a trip to Washington and Detroit. The pleasure jaunt? ^ras Lasher's reward for exceptional serv- ice rendered the American Bond and Mortgage company, with which he is connected as a salesman. Lasher entered the" service of the American Bond and Mortgage com- pany several weeks ago following many years' association with the City National Bank of. Evanston. pSI XP Jp Lasher won toe trip in competition with many men of extended experi- ence in the great financial concern. Award Contract for Bit Kenilworth Paving Work H. G. Goelitz and company has been gpl awarded the contract to construct an St h consist- ng of toe paving of Abingdon avenue, ^ Robsart road and Robsart place, the total cost to be ?28,805.----------------fi The contract was awarded June 12, &- oy_toe Board of Local Improvements oT^he^vlIlage of Kenilworth JtaamC.^ M: