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September 18, 1947 W I L M E T T E L I F E Open Community Concerts Campaig Concert Group Pushes Drive for Members 'Music for All of Us' Is Slogan Adopted by New Wilmette Enterprise "Music F o r A l l of U s " is the slogan with which the newly organized wilmette Community Concert association is carrying forward its membership campaign. The association announced this week that four concerts will be held during the winter season at the Teatro del Lago. The membership campaign closes on Saturday, September 20. Encouraged by the success of the summer entertainment provided at the Wilmette Bowl, the associat on hopes to have a sell-out membership of 1350--capacity of the Teatro del Lago. Entertainment such as the association is providing is not new to Wilmette. Between 1890 and 1900 the villagers met for "cultural evenings" with the major portions of these programs being devoted to music. Piano and vocal solos and also community singing of the young unmarried people were popular. ; Workers Hear Plan to Stage Four Concerts Village President Lauds Program Before Opening Session on Monday The Wilmette Community Concert association membership campaign began Monday night of this week with a dinner meeting for the 168 workers soliciting members this week. F . A . Cushing Smith, 431 Central avenue, president of the association, sounded the keynote of the dinner by thanking those present for their enthusiasm and spirit in assuring the success of this new Wilmette community venture. He also thanked those residents of Evanston, Kenilworth, Winnetka, and other near-by towns who were present, and who will work on the campaign in their respective communities. W i l l i a m H . Alexander, 1025 Mohawk road, village president, was one of the guest speakers. He declared that as a private citizen he welcomed the institution of the Community Concert association in Wilmette. Points to Advantages He pointed out the advantages of attending concerts right i n the village, in a beautiful location and with ample parking facilities against the time money and effort involved in attending concerts downtown. He stated that as an official of the village, he welcomed such a contribution to the cultural and civic life of Wilmette. M r . Alexander concluded by saying that the plan of community concerts in bringing four great artists to this village at a reasonable cost "seemed almost too good to be true." P r i n c i p a l Speaker The principal speaker of the evening was Herbert O. F o x , 327 Oak Circle, board m e m b e r of the association and sales manager for the western division of Columbia Concerts, Inc. the parent organization sponsoring the Community Concert mass movement in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. M r . F o x traced the history of Community Concerts from its first year in 1930, when 60 A m e r i c a n cities instituted the plan, down to the present group of over 850 cities now enjoying more than 4,000 concerts annually. H e stated that throughout the nation there were over 150,000 m e n and women working for the success of concerts in their communities just as the 168 present at the dinner would be working this week. H E A D M E M B E R S H I P C A M P A I G N -- M r s . E d w a r d B . H a l l of Winnetka (right) is general organization chairman of the Women's ReRepublican club of New T r i e r township, which is now conducting its 15th annual membership drive. M r s . F r a n k l i n L . Rogers of Winnetka is general membership chairman. (Photo of M r s . H a l l by Bernie; of M r s . Rogers by Moffet). EB Films Staff to Hold Open House Here Friday Public Officials, Educators f and Civic Leaders Are Invited to Attend Encyclopedia Britannica F i l m s will observe the establishment of its research and reproduction offices at 1150 Wilmette avenue, Wilmette with an open house reception for public officials, educators North Shore and civic leaders F r i d a y afternoon, September 19. At that time the entire E B F i l m s staff will welcome the village officials of Wilmette, school people, parent-teacher group presidents, ministers, and civic leaders in the new offices and studios. The Wilmette offices, in the building once occupied by the Wilmette F i r s t N a tional bank,will be shown to all the visitors, who will have an opportunity to see the steps in planning ad producing educational teaching films. Alexander to Speak "Old Folks'* Concerts During this same period the "Old Folks Concerts" were produced using local talent. After 1900, because of the rapid growth of the village, larger musical undertakings were in order. Some of these were produced with the co-operation of the entire North Shore. The Little Symphony concerts, the Sunday Evening club, and the W P A orchestra concerts were all initiated in Wilmette. The North Shore M u s i c a l festival was another activity. During Recent War During World War II the Office of Civilian Defense, the Recreation board, the P a r k board, and the Board of Education united in a morale building program. The Neighborhood Music Nights were begun in 1942 and were largely attended. As a result of their success the Wilmette bowl in 1945 featured local soloist and a large community chorus. I N S T A L L A T I O N -- Walter J. Swanwick, commander of the Cook County council of the A m e r i c a Legion (left), installs E . B . Cregier (right) as commander of the Wilmette post in ceremonies held last week. In background is Robert A . Wolff, a director of the post. (Photo by J i m Conley). M i l l a r d D . Bell, superintendent of Some of the Wilmette residents Wilmette schools, will act as master who participated in these concerts of ceremonies at a brief p r o g r a m were: Robert Quick, Alberti Salvi, to be held in the experimental studio P e r c y F a i t h , Philip Warner, Pat G a l - of the E B F i l m s building. President licchio, and F r e d e r i c k Wolff. William H . Alexander, of Wilmette, The programs last summere were will be one of the principal speakers, presented on a stage that was a while C . Scott Fletcher, president, gift of Charles F e l t m a n . K a r l Old- and D r . V . C . Arnspiger, executive berg as program director and P e r c y vice-president of E B F i l m s , will welF a i r m a n ' s Octet presented m u c h of come the guests and explain the last summer's entertainment. exceptional teaching advantages of Memberships m a y be purchased classroom motion pictures. f i o m the association's workers or at Two recent films produced by the the Public Service company's office company, which is an affiliate of between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. the University of Chicago, will be shown. One is "Atomic E n e r g y , " H E R E WHILE ON F U R L O U G H a ten-minute sound film which exWhile on furlough from Davis Mon- plains graphically by animation how than field, Tucson, A r i z . , Pfc. Don- m u c h nuclear synthesis, nuclear ald M . Tiltges of the A r m y ' s Eighth fission and the atomic bomb's chain A i r force spent four days recently reaction are accomplished. It was with his grandparents, M r . and M r s . produced in collaboration with D r . M i k e Loutsch, 2301 Wilmette ave- Willard L i b b y of the University of nue, Wilmette. During his stay he Chicago and with the advice and visited many friends and relatives consultation of half a dozen other on the shore, including his paternal noted nuclear scientists. grandparents, M r . and M r s . Peter The second new film to be shown Tiltges of Skokie. He is the son of is "The M a k i n g of a M u r a l , " the M r . and M r s . John Tiltges of Lans- first full color film produced by (Continued on page 14) ing, 111. M a s o n s to Fete G r a n d Master Officers and members of Wilmette Lodge 931, A . F . and A . M . , are busy with preparations for a gala evening Thursday, October 2, when they will be hosts to William Tinsley, grand master of the G r a n d Lodge of Illinois, and members of his official family. Festivities will begin with a Builds M u s i c a l Interest dinner, to be followed by an evening of special entertainment at which M r . F o x added that, with the postime past masters of the Wilmette sible exception of radio, this plan Masonic lodge will be accorded spe- of concert presentations has done cial honors. more to build musical interest in A m e r i c a than any other single force. It was then pointed out that only OFF FOR COLLEGE those who joined the association this Miss Joan Kutten, daughter of week were eligible to become m e m M r s . Joseph Kutten, 512 Fifth street, bers, and that artists would be seleft September 15, for New Y o r k lected and announced after the m e m city to begin her sophomore year bership is assured and the campaign at Manhattanville college. H e r broth- closed. er, Robert, left the previous week M r . F o x then discussed in detail for the University of Detroit where several of the artists available to he is a student in the school of en- Wilmette, and requested that the gineering. (Continued on page 13)