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February 19, 1926 WILMETTE LIFE 3 ASK NEW PLAYGROUND So~theast Residents lo Urge Acquisition of Property at Sixth a nd Isabella Streeta At Sunday Club · · · I .. I .. .. 1 .. - · . 4 ..t I · ' . .. . · .I;. ~ I · · 1 . ~~ I .j The grO\\·ing need of a permanent playground in the south part of \Vilmette and cast of the Xorth \Vestern tracks, the increased population which has come to that section of the villa,.e and the ever de.creasin~ opp rtun~y t? procure an <n-atlahle s1te for recreational. grounds. is responsible for the organtzed mm·emrnt which is novv un~Ierwa~· to prm·ide a permanent ~itc tor th1s worthy purpose. :\ \ ' l'fY few years ago there \\"ere numerous Yaca n t tracts in this ~t·ction ni. \Vilmctte · where it was po. ~ihle for rhtldr~n to co1.1gregatc in play. Today, t he.rc ts practically only one place left whtch may be contemJ)lated as a permanent playground. That i~ the tract on the n<.'.rth side oi bahella street, J,ct\\"t·en hfth and ~ixth :-trce1 . which ~'- about 100 by 120 feet in size . , , It is plann.td to hold a meeting · ltte<.,day n ·en1ng. Febntan· 23. at thl' iwme of ~I r. and ).f r~. c·. F. \Yet ze I 11(i F i f t h q red. where i n t er b t e ci neighbor" citizen" "·ill COihider the J,·t·~t m_eth()d oi proentin~· a propo~i :,on nt till' \'illagc hoard to !-l'Cnrc thi:-- :-i.tv ior a playground . The matt_t: r \\til prokthly he prt.·--ented in the tc1 n.11 < 'i a pl't it ion. a c <.:()111 p;m i cd h y a~- a~laJ,~t·. data a~ to the large number (II tamt11t-!- and children in th<' neigh! , n r h:->" d a 11 d o t h e r i n ion n a t ion "" h i c h t Itt· Bc·ard mil-!ht requirl' in it::-. deliht·~ation upon the project. The method <oJ prucedurc and all the ell-tails oi the deYelopment arl' mattL'r!- to he :'· ork~·c~ out ~~y the Board. cu-opcrat 11lg c1nc hocl1L':- and intere--tcd citizen-.. l1t1t .t hl.' need oi the playg r(lttnd..., and the 111lp ~ ntanre oi immediate art ion to . )'r<·cttrv the o1H· ;inc! onh· :-ite ;n·ail;tlde ar~· imminent. it i" ·pointed out. l'rart 1cally l'HLY uther :-crt ion (li \\. i lmd t t· j, prm·itkd " ·it h n·creat ion a! ~r11lllld~ Oi !-0111L' :--Ort, <:XCl'jlt thl' (Ill<: 1tH·ntic,ned in the foregoin~. _T h <: .1:-- a Ia II a "t r <: <:t !-itt· i.... llt' i 11 g u , e d th~" \\"11ltl"f a:- a ~kating pond. :\Irs. \\ c.:tl'el and J..\. Hood. oi ]()(, ~ixth . . trn·t. \\"Tio i:-- 1naniie:--ting much intc.:rc-,t 111 till' moH·met1t. rai:-ed the money nen·--~ar.'· to prepare t lw ground:-- for tlooding. which \\"<t:-- done h.' the Yillage. Those \\"Ito arc inten·--ting them::-.eh·es in thi::-. particular playgronuds, point to the fact that a: m a n y a!'-. fi f t y chi Id r en It a H' he en a -~l'mhkd at Yarioth time:- during the prc.::--.e n t :--l'<b< 111 to . enjoy the ~kat in g. Spalding Plays as if Inspired ·At Music Club By GE N E VI EVE WHIT MAN OPTOMETRISTS CONFER Dr. Berach , Local Specialiat, Tella of lntereating Facta Brought Out at Convention Laat Week The annual convention of the Illinois State Society of Optometrists was held at the Sherman hotel on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday of this week. Dr. 0. H. Bersch, ~f Wilmette. who attended, reported a most interesting meeting, there being present representative optometrists from all parts of the state. Committee reportS verified the fact that the past year was the most active year in the histoty of the society. Twenty-two public free clinics were conducted through the state since last Augu t, at which the eyes of about 2700 persons were examined and over 2500 prescriptions given for glasses. That these c!inics have met \Yith public approval 1s attested by the favorable report. received ny officers and members of the society. from the requests for return clinics. and from inquiries received hy optometrists, generally, as to the time and location of the next one. In the Albert Spalding recital last Tuesday night, the artist-recital series of the \Vinnetka Music club reached the pinnacle of success. Inspired somewhat, perhaps. by the warmth and ~ordiality of his audience, Mr. Spaldmg played witb a richness and beauty of ~one and w1t~ an authority of style whtch left nothmg to be desired His remarkably welt balanced program proved a worthy vehicle for his great art. The infrequently heard "Concerto in A minor," by Vieux Temps, was so played a . to leave his listeners quite uncon:cious of its exceptional difficulties. \Vhether in the intricacies of the "Devit's Trill" h~· Tartini. or in the sim.ple beauty ni his o\\·n "Berceuse." he was clearl~· master oi his .instrument. The "\\" altz,'" hy Godowskv. was received "·ith such delight that l;e ' was forced to repeat it. ~fr. Spalding's Hor:tce D. :\...,Jlton. " ·hll made the rendition of I is nwn arrangement of 4,(10() mile Hight OYer:--ea!-1 journe,· in "Hark, Hark. tht· Lark" wa-> a thing · of haunting b~auty. .-\merica mav well thl' Lo . . :\n~dL· :- t() P()rto 1\iru and he proud of so great and gracio-us an H·tnrtl, " ·ill '-Jll.'ak and "·ill illu . trate artist. For our~eh·es. "·e hope for his hi" ac\dn·:--, \\ith 11lc,,·ing picture::-. taken C'arly return tO the north shore. The ~ ·n thi . . l(lng· aerial tlight. The Lo~ beauty of ~fr. Benoist'~ accompani:\ng<:k" i:- the ._i,tcr--hip oi the ill- ments cannot he oyerlooked in the peri at t·d ~ IH'nandoa h . i t'Ct ion of hi:- en~em ble. Test Postal Employes As an illustration, Dr. Bersch, who has taken an active part in several clinics. cite. the one held in January at the Central Y. M. C. A., in Chicago, for the po!-.t office employes. Nearly 500 employes "ere examined at that time and over 100 were turned away. It was decided to hold another clinic for these at the convention on Mondav February 18. In addition to the or-iginal applicant::;, over 700 more applied for examination. One of the the one most interesting read was pertaining to reports the resuit of the vision test made at the Coliscum during the automobile show. This test was a voluntary one, made to determine the percentage of Jrivers of cars with poor vision. Of a total of 2200 tests made. 341 had poor vision in one or hoth eye" of a sufficient degree · to eta . sify them as dangerous drivers. Follo\\·ing the reading of this report a resolution 'vas passed urging the . tate legislature to enact a law rcquiring the passing of a standard vision test before granting a license to drive a car. Tn California where such a law has hre11 i11 operation the past . }·ear. it was discovered that a large percentage of drivers participating in accidents had dcfectiYe eyesight-were unable to see clearh· and that this condition was the cause. or a contributing cause to the acridents. - W est S.ide to Get Sewer and Water Connections . An ordin;u~cc providing ior the laying ot water mam:-- and the placing oi fire hydrants in that section oi \Yilmette lying we!-t· oi .Ridge. a\·enm· was adopt~~ at a 111eet~ng 01 the \"illage hoard Iue:--da.y cn:n11.1g and the ordinance ap,~ears m th1s 11sue of \YrT.:-.n:rTI~ LrFE. 1 he hoard also adopted a resolution for ~he drafting oi an ordinance. prm·iding tor the !-.l'\\Trage :--y~tem in the ~amc di.:--trirt, upon " ·hich a public hearing \\"111 he held at the council chamber on the l'\Tning of ~1 an.'h 2. at 7 :30 o'clock. 'l'ru:--tec \ \". \ \'. De Beran! explained th~tt ~he Sanitary Di!-.trict, hy an apprnpnatwn of $100,000 in its Tanuarv budget. ha~ mack pro\"ision ior the sewag<.' a~ the ~utl~t. Bo!·in~s by the engineers <d thl' Samtary Dtstnct are n<·arh· completed. it \\"as declared. · In the mattl'r oi the paving (li that \\.ilnlctte\ 100 per rl'nt \ "oting plan. portion oi the. unp~tn·d :--cction of T.en,h ad<,pted by leading urganization:-- ::-.e\·- ~ ~ street e~tendlllg trum Che::-.tnut street t:ra! \\Tek~ ago. i:-- fr-r ding ia,·or to Shendan road. !he \.illagc hoard 1 ~llrougltout the (~reatn \'hicago area. h.a!-1 been assured ot. hearty ;·o-opera1t "a" .ll'arned tl11:-- \\Tl'k curre:-pon- t10n upon ~he p~trt. ot -I I. l_ I. ~hcrer, .of 111 cknrt· r rnm ~tate Rl·pre:-cntatiH· llo\\ _ Glencoe. l ommb:--IOner ot New Tner arc! J>. Ca:--tll' oi Barrinl.!ton "ho has tO\Ynship. This co-operation wa~ asiniorm(·d lluyt King, lt;~ding ~pirit in s.ured in a communication from ~Ir . \\"ihnctt~.- . . \"oting campaign, that the 1 Sherer. read at t}!e meeting of. the Yilto\\·11:-- ot Barrington. Park Ridgl'. Dl's lagl' hoard last I uesday evcnmg. Plaint·"· ~lom1t Prospect. A~lington ~I r. Sherer also suggested that Ill lleig h h a 11 d P a Iat i11 e an· cot"id eri 11!( ,·ie."· of the fact that the Vi II age of l<tY(Irahly a trll'1Hlly c(1ntest to <leh'r-1\\ llmette and Kemlworth and also the mine \Yhich rontmtmit~~ can get c.mt tht.' to\\"nship a.re i.nterested. in this imlarge:-t percentage nt YOt<'rs 1n the prm·ement, Jt wtll be adnsahle to hold :\pril 13 Primary election. TheY in- a joint meeting of the street a1Hl alleY Yite \\"ilmette. originator of the ·plan. committees of the two Yillages and the tu join in the competition. 10\Ynship officials to confer on the best "\\"e an· going to make an carnt·:--t methods of procedure. A meeting of · l'ff()rt to heat \\"ilmettc :--o ht· on \"(lttr this sort will he held in the near iuture.l Want State to Pay for ~uard." is H.epn:scntatiH' ca~tk's ;)art - hut the clatl.' hch not het.·n derided St 1ng ella llcnge to ).1 r. King. Iupon. ' roug reet arntngs It i:-; oi particular intcre!-t to notv , , The i1nproH·ntent ui thi:- port ion oi Trustee Clare?ce E: Drayer,. chairthat the Chamber oi Commerce in the ll·nth :--treet ha" been :--uggcsted hy the man of. the pubhc -~ervtce comnuttee. at yarious commtmitie::. nnted ahoYe are propert~ 0\Yner:-> oi Chestnut :--treet. a me.etmg of the Vtl)age board Tue~day taking a lead in the campaign to .~et :md abo. at a fornll'r meeting oi the eY:mng, rec.ommended that as Shendan out eY<'r~· chr;ihlr Yoter in the primarie:--. \'illagc hoard. " ·hen the matter \\"a-> he- roctd and .Rtdge avenue are. state roads The CiYic committee of the \\"ilmette ing di!'ru:--se<l. it wa:-> pointed out that the supermtendent of pul?hc works be Chamber oi ComnH'n·e. lolm T. ~loran. the paYing oi this section should result at~thonzed to take Up wtth the State chairman. has a~snmcd ;i acti,:e inten-st in murh additional traffic to the husi- Htgl.nYay depar.tment the matter of in the local campaign. nes:-- :--ertion of \\'ilml.'tte from sections 1~lact!1g stop s1gns a~ these streets. The l"nion LeagnL' club oi Chicago furtlH·r north, \Yhich no\\· oftt·n con- ~hendan .road an~l Rtdge avenue c;tre recent!~· adopted the \\'ilmette \'oters tinue on down ~heridan road into Ev- mcluded 111 tl.1e ltst of street~ whtch Forum plan and secured t IH· pkdge oi an:- ton. it "·a~ pointed out. have been destgnated hy .the Vtll.age as it" e nhl'r~hip to \\"nrk in the inten·:-t through str~ets. a~d the1r markmg h~· ni ach·i:--ing the Yotcrs Pi their 1T!-pon- Country Club Plans New the . . tate wtlt JUst that much of a :--ihilit\· at enTY election. savm~ to the vttlag.e .. Trustee Drayer · - ·_ __ $300,000 Club Building explamed. The resolUtiOn was adopted. country Towns to FO .ll ow V W iltnette C tn Ole ampaign P lan P aving of I Tenth Street to S heridan R oad I I Th h w . 111 1 b~ ,· W A NT BID S ON SCALES Plan:- for the erection of a new club The Yillage hoard. at its meeting building to cost $30~.000 \n·.~e an Tuesday ,en-ning, adopted a report 1~0ti1H."e<! . b~·, ~he,~Outlm~tt~' t.ountr~· made hy thtl street and aJJe,· committ·'c clt~h th1~ ."et.k. I he l?ml~lmg 1s nnw of which Trustee Paul A .. Hoffman i:-> hemg. des1gned .by BenJam!n ~f_ar"h~.ll. chairman. recommending that the promme!1t archttect. who hves 111 \\i Jli hoard ach·ertise for bid:- ior two port- n~e~t<'. fhe plans_.call.for a permane1~t ·able scales for checkin~ truck loacls <ltn~t~~ room. a S\\ mm!mg pool, athlettc I MPORTANT NOT ICE - - -- --- -- _ · · faCJltttes and everythmg that goes to The offices of the Yillage Collec- 1 V A SSAR CL UB T O M EET make t~p . thL· most . modern type of tor at the Village hall wilt be open . dnh hmldmg, accordmg to 1fax Zabel Saturday afternoons from date to ~Irs. Jul!an P . .'\tHkr..;~m \Yill entnpresident of the organization. Plans ~{arch 13, it w;ts' announced this 1atn the 1'\o[th ~hore \ assar cluh at drawn up hy ~{r. ~farshatl arc to he week. 'fhe books for the payment her hom;. 2;05 l'..as.t\YO<hl av<'nne. F.v- stthmitt<'d to members for their apof assf'ssments \\·ill be closed on ;nston. f~trsday at tcrnonn, Fehruar~· nro\·al at a meeting to he held 1f on~larch 13. l . l'\·eninrr r-. of next \veek · ·- -- - - - - - -- - - - - -- - -- ' _3, at 3 o clock. I rla,· I New Trier Band to Give Concert on February 27 New Trier .1igh school's band will give a concert in the school auditorium on Saturday evening, February 27. A number of particularly interesting numbers. among them "The Whistler and His Dog" and "In a Clock Store." will he played. Tickets for the concert mav be secured froi11 llH'lllhers of the ·hand or at the cloor, it was announced. The proceeds will be used to pay the expenses of the hand to the sectional hand contf!st. I I I