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WILMETTE L'I FE A ·weekly News-Magazine for Wilmette and Kenilworth VOL. XV, NO. 37 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS , JUNE 11, 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS NEW TRIER AWAITS 26TH COMMENCEMENT ICelebrates 50th Traveler· Returns IPRESENT 180 DIPLOMAS A nniv~rsa~y o.f From 40·000 Mile l IN WILMEnE SCHOOL~ Tour of the World Ordtnatton Here .. '1 1" · ... -- r 1 t I ' Dr. John H . Gibson, father of Mrs. Annual Commencement to be John F. Waugh, 812. Ashland avenue, Held at Arthur H. Howard has returned from h1s secon<l tour of S h 1 Th da J 17 the world. This tour started from c oo urs y, une Kew York, January 20, and '"as 11ore than 200 graduates of ~c,,· known as · Clark's Sixth Tour of the Graduation exercises . m the WitTrier high school wi ll receive their World. · mette Public schools will be held at diplomas from Mrs. J an<.:t S. Gordon, · · · d the Arthur H. Howard school ThursAmong the promment places vtstte d · J 17 b · · at 8 pre ident of the New Trier High -not included in the regular it.inerary' ~yl ekvemAng, thune ' eglmnamglt'mi't.,d school Board of Education, \ Vedncs· · · · I d' o c oc . s ere are on y .. -wer~ mtervenmg pomts m n ta .on number of seats available, admission day evening, June 16, at the Comthe ~np from Calcutta to Bombay, m-1 will be by ticket only, it is announced mencement exercises in the school cludmg Benare~, Lucknow, Cawupon, The graduating clas s numbers 180 auditorium. There will be an imAgra and Delhi ; also Kor.e~, Borneo members this year, one of the largest pressive program in connection ,,·ith and Rangoo~1. He. ~I so vistted J eru- ever to graduate from Wilmette the exercises, which will begin at 8 salem an.d, m addttion,_ w3:s at Naz- school s. Presentation of diplomas will o'clock. Admission will be bv ticket areth, ~nJoyed a boat nde m th e Sea be made by Herbert B. Mulford, presonly. as the capacity of the au~litorium of Ga!tlee. drank from the waters of ident of the Board of Education. will be taxed to the utmost, it is exJacob's Well, spent two days at . plained. Dr. Theodore G. Soares oi Athens, and visited a number of The program for the exercises is as the -University of Chicago will he the places in Europe including London follows: speaker. and Paris. He returned on the The Program h B d The complete progra 111 will he as M auretania. March : · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · S.c 001 .an follows: Invocation ..... Rev. Francis C. Sttfler Dr. Gibson was awa ,, almost five Overture, Carmen. : . .School Orchestra Pro<'essional America .... .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' .' · ·c~~~Y months and covered about 40,000 Piano Solo ............ Dorothy Paley Audience miles. Not once was he seasick and Songs, Loch Lomond, John Peel .... Tm·ocation .HH . .Janws Austin Richards he never missed a meal. He wilt make . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boys' Chorus Piano Solo- };tu(le in C 1\lajo;· .. 'hopin his home with his daughter for the Violin Solo ............. William Gage l\farh' Flentye present. Prt>sPntation of English . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Songs Whither-Schurbert, Little Prizf·!'i ............. Henry P . \\'illianu; Sa~dman, Brahms ... Mixes Chorus l'r· ·s··ntatinn or Amc·rican (;hPmi<'al SoFire Damages Leonard ·Piano Solo, 2n<:l Mazurka, Godard .. l'it>ty prize · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . .................. Imogene Paddock Su]wrintt·ndent Fn·ch·rkk E. Clerk R ·d L $8 000 University Man Speaks est ence; oss , Reading ............... ... .. Cecil Cox C'omnwnc(·nwnt Addr··ss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Damage estimated at $8,000 was Song, Sundown . . Girls' Glee Club· . ............. "Ci\'is P.omanus Sum" caused lw a fire which originated in Soprano Solo. Little Boy Blue ..... . Tlwoc1or(' (;pruld ~oan·s, Ph. n., D.D. the attic of the residence at 418 Grcen...................... George Bersch Proft·~sor ( ·f Hf'ligious Education, · 11 lfnin' rsitv M f'hil'ag-n leaf ayenuc. occup 1ec >y 0 . J . I ,eon- Song, Killarney ......... Class of 1926 anl. Thursday noon of last week. The Presentation of the Class ......... . Yof'nl Solo .. .. . :. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1a1 nf,wn in tlw Forl ·st . ... .. . Ronald fire got a good start before it was T. R. Harper. Superinte ndent of (h) A May Morning- · · · · .·. · · · .Df'nza discov<:rcd bY ~frs. 11. B. Schnander, Schools. Yirg-inia ::\Tarsllall 422 Greenleaf a\·enue, a next-door Presentation of Diplomas . . . . . . ... Pr· · s~ · ntation of f'lass ... · · · · · · · · · · · · · Supo·t·int<'nd·' nt Fredc·ri<'l<: E . C'i(·rk neig-hbor. 1· an ned by a high wind, the J-lerbert B. Mulford. President of n(·marlo.; and Pr .. s(·ntation of Diplomas Aame s spread to the roof of the Board of Education. :\Irs . .T:ln..t ~. <:ordon Srhnaudcr hnme. cau:'ing . c1ama£!e estiPr.·sid··nt :"\Pw 'l'ric·r High fkhool \ 180 Graduates P.oard of t·:dw·ation · mated at $200 before they were exThose who will receive their diploCin ss of 1 f!2fi . . . . . . . . . . . · · . . . . . . . . . . . Commerce Group Appoints tinguishecl . The cause of the fire was Rt·pn·sc·ntt·d hy l'n·sidf'nt Fn·d Schmidt · h:trd to determinr. accordiiH! tn the mas at this time are: Piano Solo-P..ondn l'a]lrk<'ioso, Op. ]4 Wt mette Day atrman 1 Chief \\' alter z '} 1 · Harold B. Archambault, Richard L. _ihhlc. who sa1c t 1at tt .................. . .... ' ...... :\Tl·l1dC'lssohn J) Cl l n Til k . tI · Harry nuhsky r. 1ar es · a ·c was appointe< was prohahlv due to . pontaneous Arnold, Osc:1r A. Anderson, Marian C. nt ·tw<lif'tion ...... H· ·\· . l;ilht·rt Stam:o·ll rhairm:ln of \\rilmrtte Day. the date combustion. · The house was owned Anderson. Betty Allworth. l1t· c· · · ~:-:innal ... .. ....... · · · .. . · · · · · · · · I ior which has ht:en te.ntatiY_el~· set ~s by Paul Schroeder. \Yilmette :-cal C:'Harrv K. Balch,·in. E lizabet h 0. Ball, Reception in Mess Hall .\ugust 4. at the meetmg- ot the \Vd - tate dealer. '\frs. Leonard and her Flizab. c th C Barry, Marion R. Berger, Tmmediatd~· aiter the conJnH·nce - mctte Chaml~cr of Commer~e la!'t ~·oung son wrrr in the house at tlw DorothY vV. Bersch. Lucille M. Boyamcnt exercises there ,,-ill he a short '\fonda~· e,·enmg. Plans for th1s eYent time of the fire hut did not notice the i ian. Phillip A. Brooks. Janet A. reception in the mrss hall for gradu - wer~' di.s russrcl 1.)~· member:' oi the or- Aames until notified h~· '\frs. Schnau- Dro\\'n, Anne Boddie, Robert . } . ates. parents and friends. van 1 za.t10n and It was annotmce(~ that der. :\ l;trg-e crmnl " ·atrl1ed firc111en Ticrncltsmt. George \V. Bersch, Phthp 'I'lw~(· who will r N ' t> i\'t· llipl .. maf; rm· C(llllll11tkes on arrangements wdl ht' fight the hlaze. A. Born. Jr., John Barrett, Joseph A. ns foll11ws: F··hruary ·~ra<luatt·s-T,au- anpointed· at the J uh· meeting of thr ' nero!. '\f ary 1L Beam, Elmer G. Be- . rt·tw·· E . Cook<>, Acln.m L. Bl::::on, AlbPrt l'l 1.1111 I , ·1 . 1, ·1· 1 I· 'r \\T 'J F Hofl'lrl, C1Pnrg-c F:. Jmm<'rwahr, Thom · >l r. " H 1~ ( t t;u C( P clll S or I r ot. T r .. Florence M. Bird, Albe~t :ts E. ~Luldt1rk, :\Tarinn o. :.\Tt·Yt'ring-. mettr Day wlll he reported. The C. of C. Takes in Three now~. Tr .. E lizabeth A. Brower, VIrgt~larshall F. Hoot, Al\·in Ott0 ~··Pha!'t · r, meeting was helcl at tl1e Central New Members at Meeting nia L. Bullivant, Ruth E. Bennett, SylKath(·rinc Grans Stolp, Andrew R. \Yi l- cafeteria and the attendance was \'Cry Thrre new memhers were taken in \'a J. Bruns. Rohl'rt A. Buethe, Lor:lard. lar ge. .I unP G raduatt>R --------'....... -.....,........_.....,__..;;.;;;;;;;.......==--1 the \\'ilmctt e Chamber of Commerce raine C. Briggs, John L. Brenner, Elt.Tunt' g-r;lduat C's- Berni C'P L0onh· Abra:1t its meetinf! last Monday evenin g. zahet h L. B Ia do ck . .Tulia G. Crossley hamson, Sta.nley n. Abramson, .TanH'R Corrine Carston, Thomas L. Carter, Hold Election June 22 1'hcv were )J. J. Mergenthaler. 210 "\\ritt AIIC'n, Robert AnderRon , J ohn L. vVilliam H. Ch ri stensen ; Elizabeth B. l a talpa place. plumbing contractor, AndPstad, ElizabPth Ann BabC'OC'k, Au·to Approve School Bonds g- ustC' C. Rabize, Carol~·n L . Ballou, Polly Fred 0. Ne lse n. 1430 Lake avenue, Clifford , Jos eph I. Converse, Arthur The Wilmette Board of EducaH. Barker, Audr<'y H. Bau~r. Dorothy nlumhin~ contractor. and John Wood- 'M. Coplan, Ceci1 T. Cox, Josephine E. L. BC'ck, \Villiam F. Rt-hrens, Ernest tion announces a spec ial school head , pr.oprietor of the Pattye Shoppe, Cressy, . Richard H . Curll, Margaret G. BPlrnont. E<lmond G. Benoist, Eleanor election for Tue sday, June 22, to .T. Herndt, Paulinf' L . Billow, Eflna MarII ~3 \\ 7ilmette avenue. The meeting- Cobb, Kathryn C. Chronis. Robert sec ure th e approval of a $50.000 was l1 eld at the Central cafeteria Crawford, Jr., Harrv Clark. Oscar M. tha Blf'~t>r, Margart>t J. Bluthardt, John B. Boddie, Grant L. Rode, Llewe llyn hond i. sue to permit the construcwhere .refrrshments and cigars were Cohn, Grace P. Clucas, Edward R. RowC'n, Anna L . Boyajian. ~Tilton S. tion of a six-room additio n to the Cullen, James C. Conner, Jean Crossserved by Fred Miller. Boyajian, Dorothy A. Bradshaw, Medora Howard sc hool. Th e election will lev. Bright, Philip 1\f. Brown. he held from 3 to 7 p. 111. -~f arv T,. Drumm ~" r , Tam<'s Du..;hman, Iris R. Bruns, Alkt' C. Brunson, GorHEADS C. OF C. COMMITTEE don A. Burhholz, Jijloise Buck, Gordon Plans for the proposed six-room Ted G. Dclang, Bf'rtha A. Wnwner, Orian A. Galitz of tlw \\T ilm ette F . Ruck, Eleanor A. Ruckman, Robert have been prepared, by the Anna S. Duwner. Georg-e H. Darling, n. Burtner, Ruth C"aldwell, Hugh S. addition ?\fusic Shop ha " heen appoint<>d chair school architects, Perkins , Fellows f'amphf'll John 1\f. Cassell, f'hur<'hill E. man of the prrn.1a1wnt entcrta;nmcnt Berenice M. DuSham, Donald Dingand Hamilton, and it is the hoard's f'hamber, Charles '\V. Colliet·, Dorothy . . comnlitt"c of the \\rilm rttP Ch~mhf'r wall. Jr. M. Collins, Edwin G. H. Comfort, hope to proceed with actual conGeorgr E. Eaton, Kathf'n11f' E ilts. of Conllnf'rce to snc cerd Dr. 0. H . Jof;<'}lhin<' C'. Comfort, G. \Vhitfield Cook, structio n " ·ithin a few week<-, Tohn B. Fowler, ~'forri " M. Field, Henry ~f . Corl)('tt, C'ha rlotte H. ("ornf'll, ncr ~r h. "' i 10 rer<· n.th· \\'a S f OrCrf{ to pending approval of the bond is stt" . Elinor J Friedlander, 1farian Flentye, Jane Cornf·ll, Anna ('ox, .Tanf't Cunningrr sit!II !JL'C<l tt "e nf tbP chanjrP of his The work represe nts a unit in the ham, Rob··rt l\f. Cunning-ham, Jr., ~iary Ch<l rlr s \ V. F0glt"'OIH! , James B. offit·c location S"n·ing on the com -E. Crush, Lawrenre l\f. DaviR. general Howard school building 1\Iillard R. Dean. Yir~dnia :\T. DC'an, mitte e \Yitll ~fr . r..alitz ;:~re Ernr~t r. Fr"ncb. Charlrs E France. program outlined when the buildJoe Gathercoa 1. Tohn A. Gilroy, John Elizabeth DeBerard, Harold Gord on DeCnel. Dr. \V. \\'. H :1wk;n s, Dan Cr. ing was erected a few years ago. (Continued on Page 59) S+iles and George \\' hite. (Continued on Page 61) Large Graduating Class Will Receive Diplomas Next Wednes. day Evening at School Re,·. Edwin G. Hunter, 801 Fifteenth street, \vill celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination on Sunday, June 20, when he will assist Dr. Hubcrt Carleton at the morning services at St. A ugustine's Episcopal church . He will also deliver a short address on some of his experiences during his fi ft ,. years of church work. He was ordained at the Seabury Theological seminary, Fariba ult , Minn., on June lR, 1876. All of his· classmates are now dead and very few who attended the school when he was there are now ali ve. His first church work \\·as in western Minr1esota and he was later called to Janesville, Minn. His first actual church service was at St. 11 ark's church in Evanston, v.;h"rc . he assisted the pastor. a friend whom he was visiting. After the servicc the two wa1ke(l up along the lake to \Vinn ets<:a, to hold a service there. · TJ1ey were una bl e t o see any stgns of ~'ilmette, for in those davs the settlement was farther to the west and nothing hut woods bordered the lake shore. Rev. Hunter had a parish at Indianapolis for 12 years, after ·which he was at Louis,·ill.e for three vcars. but was forced to leave because ·of the climate. He later accepted a post in Taladega. Ala .. where he staved for 'm anv vears. and finally closed his active mi;1i~terial \\'Ork with several years as pastor of Trinit.\· church. Mob1'le, Ala. He is the author of several religiou s wc·rks and has published a book tracin .l.!· llw history of his family, particu Jar!_,. through the last four generations. R 2 e\· . Hunter is 8 Years old, and came to \\'ilmette to li~r e to he near his daughter who resides here. · I l . --.- . . · 1 ch . I J.