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8 WILMETTE LIFE, FRIDAY 1924 A small delegation from the SheriTwo defeats in a row 'greeted WilJoseph ]. Kutten, of the Kutten The Sanitary District dan road area appeared at the village mette's fast-stepping baseball aggre- Bros. Coal company, accompanied a board meeting Tuesday evening, to gation this week On Sunday the lads party of two hundred and fifteen mem- notified the board of t night, that it would lodge a protest against the nightly were handed a thumping hy the Greer The first annual Fourth of July Com- music at' "The Cottage" and at the Motor college nine to the tune of 15 bers of the Fourth Degree La Salle years its contract to general assembly, Knights of Columwith electric power munity field day and celebration under Lake Shore Terrace. They claimed to 5. Then, on Fourth of July, they the auspices of Wilmette Post Ko. 46, to live in the neighborhood of these were nudged by the Great Lakes bus, from Chicago on Monday over street lighting purposes American Legion. was a remarkable suc- places and that the music annoyed sailors 5 to 4 before some 20.000 spec- the Burlington railway for a three mette underground syste111 cess in e\·ery detail. The weather was them. The problem was put up to tators at the training camp stadium. weeks' trip to Alaska. John E. Ma- been installed. loney was in charge of arrangements Under he terms of the nc 11 ideal and mn t certainly conducive to Superintendent of Police Denman who Heinzen worked in Friday's game and Francis A. Marnell, passenger some very line sprinting and "pep" in promised to make an innstigation. while Miller started for the locals in agent of the Great Northern railway, the cost of the energy will per kilowatt hour, .plus a every event. Various estimates placed It is claimed at the Lake Shore Ter- Sunday' fi~sco. are accompanying the party. The Rt. rental of $506.70. These the crowd at between 1,500 and 2,000 race that an orchestra plays there This Sunday afternoon the boys will people, everyone of whom was present from 8:30 to 10:30 at night. It dis- face the dusky Pollard Stars of Rev. Moses E. Kiley, chaplain, is with claimed, arc a slight i the party also. original contract for a good old fa shioned "day." penses classical music. the manage- Evan ston on the 17th street diamond The grounds at the new school house ment says, but, occasionally, when a and a lively encounter is anticipated. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ were in excellent shape and it is grat- few diners so wis h, dance music is There is plenty of seating room in ifying to know that Wilmette has within indulged in for their plea sure. The the shade, the team's backers wish to its bounds a field primarily intended and Terrace , it was explained, is not a inform local fandom. designed for just such events. The dance hall, a s intimated, hut an eatground keepers were complimented on ing place where music is pro\·ided as + Dedicate Baker Memorial the finished appearance of the new play- an incidental feature . + ground. At "The Cottage" the proprietor deWindow, Sunday, July 20 + Orr Scorea A Hit clared he was operating an altogethDedication of a memorial window + Commander Lea J . Orr opened the er orderly place of husiness. He occasions with a few of hi s choice "get number among his patrons many of place in St. Augustine's Episcopal church + + together" remarks, after which there was the most highly respec ted people on by Mrs. Frank ]. Baker in memory of + th~ singing of the National Anthem by the north shore. There is an orches- her husband formerly president of the + M1ss Dorothy Rae. It's a funny thing. tra and dancing in th e evening hours . First National Bank and a ves- + + but generally the ?\'ational Anthem is The most rigid rules of <;onduct are tryman in the church, has been scheduled + considered a difficult piece of music to prescribed and maintained, he a sered. for Sunday, July 20, at the regular 11 + o'clock morning services. Mrs. Baker + render by way of community singing. + will attend the dedication. but we regret exceedingly that we did Mrs. Martha K. Curley The window is on the Wilmette avenot ask Miss Rae to lead us as a group + in this beautiful anthem and the hymn Is Summoned by Death nue side of the church and is illuminated + ~.m~rica . \~'e then listened to the read~ Mr . ~1artha Kessler Curley, who for from within the edifice, the cost of the + ing o f the Declaration of fndependence a number of years has conducted a lighting having been defrayed by a fund + aft.er which Mr. Hope Thompson of boarding house at 1243 Central ave- established by Mr. Baker's former as- + + W1lmette gave us, particularly the chil- nue, passed away Saturday, July 5, sociates in the Public Service Company + dren, a wonderful address on the mean- following a severe illness of several of Northern Illinois of which he was + president up to the time of his death + ing of independence and its relation to weeks' duration. She was 60 years of + our daily contact with one another. His age and had been a resident of Wfl- late in 1922. + mette for 26 years. + subject a~d words were the very pith + of the leg10n's Americanization program. Funeral ser"ices were held from the Optimists Show Film, + Our work in Americanization is es- home on Tuesday, July 8, Rev. Herman "The Way to Success" + sentiall~ carried. o.n a{Jiong the younger W. ~[eyer of St. John's Lutheran Burial w,as at generation and 11 IS sincerely hoped that church. officiating. A motion picture entitled "The Way + + to Success" and depicting in graphic + the P.are.nts and others present caught Rosch ill. + Mrs. Curley was the widow of form the value of advertising to the + the s!gmlicance of this wonderful DeGeorge Curley who died in March merchant, will be shown on Thursday + claratiOn of Independence of ours. 1905. She is sun·ived hy three daugh: evening, Ju!y 24, at the Village theater, + Louda Community Spirit + .From Mr. Thompson's remarks we ters, Mrs. Waters, associated with her under ausp1ces of the Wilmette Optim1.g~1t well draw a lesson in community mother in conductinl'l' the hoarding mist club. The film will be shown im- + spmt. We arc deeply indebted to one house; ~Irs. Ross Skelton, of Wil- mediately after the second evening + another, also dependent upon one an- mette; and ~frs. 1lullen of Hubbard performance and the Optimists have + + other. To assume independence is a Woods; and hy one son, George C'm-- invited members of the Chamber of fallacy . In the general schel'!le of things, ley of \Vilmette, and nine grand- Commerce and the Rotary club to + + children. attend. you are ~epe!JdeJ~t ~pon nc1ghbor ]ones +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ~or certan~ msp1rat10n and ideals and m tu;n ne1ghhor Jones is dependent on Odd Fellows Officers you m ~xactl.Y. the same way. Let us Installed at Banquet foster .this Spirit and keep it alive. WilInstallation of officers of the Odd Felmette IS a. WOl!dcrful town, but without th~ .lea.vemng mfluence of community lows lodge took place at the banquet .held sp1nt, '~ h~c.omes merely a collection of Thursday, July 3, at the Odd Fellows homes, ".Jd1v1dual piles o f brick and lum- hall. Nash Cazel is the new noble ber housing mere persons. It is the con- grand; Oscar C. Chapman, vice grand; serted effprt and action of a group that Homer Cazel, recording secretary. The other offices filled at this time can produce a real community and transform ~ collection of mere houses to a were R. S. N. S., Lincoln Rogers ; L. S. re?l v11lage consisting of people eman- N. S., Russell Watts: warden, Robert atmg good will and helpfulness to his Hudso!l; conductor, Henry Luensman; fellow man. chaplam, Arthur Lips ; past graid, Ralph Klemm; R. S. S., Mr. Otterbeck; L. S. Salute to Patteraon Successful affairs such as Memorial S ., Arthur Jensen; R. S. V. C., C. Day. and Fourth of July are only made !lr~n come; .L. S. V. C ., Alex Knobel; poss1ble through co-op ration. \Ve wish ms1de. guard1an, Edward Drew; outside to ~hank th~ merchants of \Vilmette for guard1an, C. F. A. Radner. The financial the1r .s plend.'d res ponse. \Vithout their secretary is Charles Knobel, who was matenal a sistance, the day would indeed elected last January. have been small, but as usual they stepp d forward and assi ted in a very AT B. Y. P. U. MEET generous way. Rev. Francis C. Stifier, pastor of the To Jack Patterson, the generalissimo of \Vilmettc Baptist church, and Edwin the. day, we are "at present arms." The ~hel~s, general se.creta~y of the Bape~t1re progr.am of events was run off tist \ ounll' Peoples ll111on of America. Without a . h·tch. The winners of all left last Monday night to attend the event~ .b~mg more than satisfied with conference of the B. Y. P. U. of A. the dec1 s1?n . of t~·e very capable judges to he held in Denver, Colorado. July 9-13. at the fin1shmg hne. Wilmette Legion Bulletins Question of Music u a Pollard Stars to Meet Nuisance Latest Problem Local Nine This Sunday i. J. Kutten Leaves Sanitary Diatrict · for Sojourn in Alaska New Liahtina · · · · · · · · Baird & Warn INCORPORATED Announce the opening of another Suburban Office located on Sheridan Rd., between Wilmette and Kenilworth. This office will render experienced service to those wishing to secure loans, and to those wishing to buy or sell property in · · · · Evanston Wilmette Kenilworth Winnetka Glencoe Highland Pk. · Telephone Wilmette 3159 · · 1420 Sheridan Rd. Wilmette, The Sports Sho.P of Lake Forest Summer Clearance Thanka Go .., Too (\ fter the sporting events the big surpns~ ?f the day wa put on, namely, the ~<tglC!an and the Punch and Judy show. 1he mt~nt. expression 011 the face of ~ve~y child m that audieuce was a reward m. Itself to. evtry member of the comm·ttee. It IS absolutely ctrtain that their howls of glee and lauollter could be h d " ear over all ?f \Vilmettc, especially when ~he mystenous magician produced candy 111 abun 1 f <ancc out o an empty hat. And what. a cramble there was when he tos ed 1t out in that crowd of happy youngsters. To Mr. Lyman Coss we cxtc I 1 k f nc our t la~ s or his assistance and fc;r the splend1d talent which he fur111shed us. A fc;r the legion, the day only served to convm.cc us more thoroughly that \Viimctte w·ll respond and wi hes to respond to events of this ~afe and sane chara t d h c er an t e community may rest assured that we shall consider it a h' h honor to be. pern;titted to carry on y~~r afifter yeali Ill this wey. Thi's \"as the · rst ann~a I Community Feld Day under the auspices of your own legion post and as lung as the community so desires and we have the wherewithal to carry on, the d~y's celebration shall be an annual affa1r. ~hanks ~o everybody for their kind assistance m . cv.ery way. In the hurry and scurry mcJdental to these affairs we are pro.ne to forget and this closing paragraph 1s addressed to all those who Ill a~y way were instrumental and responsible fo~ a very happy and successful celebratiOn. PllOPOSJ\LS FOR- THE ERECTION 01<' A lUlT ~ICII"'AL GAHAGE FOR ' Tfn~ \'ILJ, ,\ta~ 01<' WIL;\fBTTE 8en1Pd Proposalstor the erection of n !\lunicipal <1nragp on thp village propt'rty at LakP avenue and Main street In th e Vlllagp of \Vilmette will be receivt>d by thl' Superintendent or Public Works or said Villagt> or Wllrn tte until eight o'clock p M on Tuesday, the tw ltth day or · Aug ' ust ~: D. 1924, at the \'lllagt> Hall In said \ 1llage of Wilmette. Which Proposnls will b examint>d, opened a.nd deelared by th e P1·esldent and Board of Trustees of the VIllage of Wilmette on the twcltt~ clay of Angust, A. D. 1924, .Hnt e.ight o clock P. M. at said Village 31 1 tlei~i<>tn~~al s must state fully all speclThe spt·ciflcatlons may be seen at the office of the undersigned. The President and th Board of Trustees of the Village of Wilmette reserve the right to reject any and all bids and proposals. C. C. SCHULTZ Superlntt>ndent of l"ubllc 'works VIllage of Wilmette ' LH-ltc SALE """""""'"""""' JJIIIIJIIJJIIIIIJIIIJJIIII %to !--1 OffFormer Reasonable Prices Sale Now in Progress S~orts FLOWER AND Vegetable Plants of all kinds. R. C. WESSEL. ~{r. and Mrs. Fo ter Branson and ~h~1r two daughter , Miss Florence and ..{J s Dorea , left Saturday evening for Driveways and Sidewalks Built and Repaired. Will fix up your whole place in No. 1 condition and care for it during season. a year's journt:y through England and the continent. ,. 1 s race Hartmann, daughter of .-r. and Mr · John Hartmann, 1305 road, has left for Mi s Lillard's H.amp hire where she will weeks. Call Winnetka 430 or Glencoe 1015 INCE our hop opened two years ago, the women who really know good clobthes have come to Lake orest to uy them. The newest, smartest models are shown here at the same time that they appear in the best New York Specialty Shops. Our prices have always been moderate! _So you c~n imagine that these temptmg bargams will soon be snapped up by the fortunate ones who come early. Clothes for every possible summer need! Sports dresses-French handn.1ade .gowns-frocks for garden partte , dmners and dances ! Now priced from $12,50 to .$100.00, in many intances half thetr former prices . A IIIJJJIJIJIJIIIJJJJJIIJII NUMBER of smart coats now $25 ()() to $115.00. These begin with char~ing fur-collared flannel sport coats and include beautiful models of im~ ported fab~ics for~erly selling up to $195.00. Kmtted smts from France and from the Philadelphia sweater shop, greatly reduced. Delightful hats, many of them from Bendel and Tappe. l:'ormer prices forgotten-now grouped for quick sale from $6.50 to $25.00. Corresponding reductions sweaters, lingerie, scarves, novelties bathing suits, ' and children's clothes. in blouses, M" G -o- S. BISETH Lanclacape Gardener a The Sports Shop Market Square Telephone Lake Foreat 861 north shore interested in g held inCh Beac Delta soro· the Northw to th he twelfth lJ Gertrude ( orthwestern cl of welcome. Lake Forest, Ill. AND VAC g Cod in Vac: nounced as the A. Lloyd's serr ion church S , at 11 o'clock.