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1une 25, 1926 WILMETTE OPEN PLAYGROUNDS Playgrounds for small children and for older girls were opened this week at Vattman park and the Laurel avenue school. The playgrounds will be in charge of a woman director of recreation, , who will be at Vattman park in the morning and at the Laurel school in the afternoon every day. For the ~mall children there will be stories, sand modeling and children's games. For the older girls there will be volley ball, indoor ball and tennis. FridaY and Saturdav afternoons of this week Lester Bali will be at the Village Green to take entries for indoor ball leagues for boys of various ages. There \vill be leagues for those under 12, under 14 and under lt) . Mr. Ball will be at the Village Green and at Washington park on alternate days next week to get these league s organized, it is announced. LIFE yJ;L , ~~ .I . URGES ROTARIANS TO Ravinia Is Prepared HAVE FAITH IN BOYS Make the Boy Feel That He Is Living in a Friendly World, Speaker Tells Fathers "There is no such thing as a had hoy," is the opinion of Charles W. Beeching, Philadelphia, who spoke at the meeting of the Wilmette Rotary club \Veclne sda:v of thi s week. "Most of the so-ca lled badness is misdirected energy." Mr. Bceching, \\·ho is chief \'ocational cottnsrlor for tl1e Curtis Publishing company, prai se d the efficient work of the Y. ~f. C. A. and the Bov Scouts in sat isfying the need which exists in th(' normal hoy for a phvsical outlet for hi s overflowing energ)·. "\Ve all knuw the type of IH>\' call('d a 'bully'." said Breching. "11 a-ny persons ft:d that a bully is headed straig-ht for a crimi nal career. \V c kno\\' this is not necessarily so. Bullying, socal led, is really a form of leadership. The hully of a gang is its leader. Bullying i=' a natural tend('nrv eas.ilv developed hy the majoritY of l;oys and they usually exercise it- ii thev can get away with it. But if a bully i~ properly directed he ma .\· he d(·\·eloped 'nto a leader. All bon shou ld he train('d in lradership . - fn our own organization wr ,constantly prove that hullie:) have all the inakings of leaders. Boys Are "Liars" ".\nntlwr tendcnc~· po~-..~·s.;cd h\· all bcw.; bdnre the age oi 12 is that of J~·ing. Bo~·s of rarh- age will usuallv li<· t{) escape puni:-.h~lcnt. A hn~· " ·iii nnt g-erwrall.\· lie tn those whnm he lo\·e~. likr.;. re;;pcrt-; or admire~. his friends. · Thcrdorc. if a bny is made t() i{·cl that hr is ~urrounrled hv iriC'nds. that hl' i.; in a frit'rHih· \\·orlri. th~· appart·nt nec<.:s:-,ih· inr h:inl-! will cli<tpp(';tr. The ~o-calll'd .~an ·g influence hrlps if the ganJ..! -.. art' of the ri~llt sort. and are well directed. Th Bm· Srout-:. theY . ~f. C' . .-\ .. and otllt'r -..iniilar organization.- !trip !l(lrllla! hn\·s t() ht·cnmr hcttn fitted tn takt· tlH·ir pLtrt" in tilL' \\·oriel as S\ll'rt'~~iul l1H'l1. '·J) · . . ractJCa 11 , .. enr_\· ho~· r<~llltng (~ttt 11 1 . ha!)yhnfld 1 ~ pcls:t:"~L·rl \nth :-tn Ill1 r ma.tJOn ! 1 1 "lt'al. .1 his .m~t->t not he ronstdcr~cl ;1" an rvtl. trait 111 a you~g hny_. \\ hl'n \\ t' rrahzr that h{1y~ l1l thetr O\\'n hornl'-.. arc allo,red to have what thn· \\an'. or what tlH'\. need. 1re knm,. tlH·\· haH· to learn t·hat annthrr rule l'Xi~t~ in relation to property outside their lwmrs. The best ""a'· to train hO\·" in thi:; ronnertinn. \\·e· h(1in·e. is. tt) teach thrm thr ri~ht"' of others h~· helping thl'lll to rcalizr that dtort is rcqnircd in ~l' t'lll'ing an~· posses~ion (If y;tJur. The acquisitive habit is om· (lf t llL· st J:t)ngest of a II in hun. \\'h en a hm· ,,·orks for what h~· wants hL' learns .thr value oi prnp{'\'ty and hi-; earl~· stealing :-;tops." Urges Better Understanding to Welcome Patrons; Season Opens on 26th Ravinia, that popular rendezous of lovers of song and music, will open its gates for the annual summer season of opera Saturday night, June 26, at which time Puccini's "Manon Lescaut," with Bori and Martinelli will be · presented. Preparations for the forthcoming season have been underway at the north shore shrine of music for some time and Louis Eckstein, the sponsor and provider of the famous opera, announces that preparations have been made for the greatest season in the hi storv of Ravinia. Tra~sportation accommodations for the patrons oi the summer C>pera have been made by the Chicago and North \Vestern railroad and by the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee electric road. The steam road will operate a regular schedule of suburban trains daily and Sunday at frequent intervals. The electric also has a wide choice of trains during the day which make suburban stops. A number of alterations have been made on the stage and other parts of the big summer show house. The stage has been deepened in order to provide better facilitie s for scenic display. OFFICIALS DISCUSS UNIFIED WATER WORKS West and North Suburban Town Representatives Meet at Water Company Session f f ) ... · J Mr. Berching urged hetter ttndergtand ing of hO\·o.; and thrir needs. It \rOuld srrn1 that the little feliO\\'S would alwa\·.:; he sure oi that. since all gro\\'n up . ; ·,Yerr once young: and yrt it i:-; the simp ! fact that the attitude of the adult towards the chil{l, the hoy especialb·. is si~1gu larly lacking in understanding. Ton oftrn father and son speak eli lf('rri1t languagr s. ~f r. Beeching- hrlirn·. .; that proper!~· directed ~pare-time "·ork gi:res the hoy and father com111on intrrcsts which bring them closer together. Mr. Bcrching also told of the offer of $250.000 wl1ich The Curtis Publishing company has madr so that boys ':·ho progress through its hon?r organtzation. The Leagur of Curtts Salesmrn. and acrruire the Graduate rlegree. may obtain loans up to $1.500 each towarrl their necessary college rxpenses, with their character as srcurity. Co-operation of the su!:>urban communities of Chicago in support of a unified waterworks system, is the only practicable solution of the water supply problem, now faced by the quarter million residents in this rapidly growing district. That was the concensus voiced at the meeting held Monday of this week at the Chicago Athletic association by the Municipal Water company, and attended by seventy-five mayors, presidents and trustee board members of outlying municipalities, which included official representatives of Berwyn, Western Springs, Des Plaines, Riverside, BrQokfield, La Grange, La Grange Park, Kenilworth, Wilmette, Oak Park, Glencoe, Lyons, and Mt. Prospect. · Among those from the north shore who attended the meeting were Trustees W. W. DeBerard, John Wiedlin, Clarence E. Drayer., Paul A. Hoffman · The fir st ball game of the Twilight and Elmer D. Becker, of Wilmette; league )vas played Thursday of this Village President James C. Murray, \\'eek at the Village Green. This league Village Manager F. L. Streed and \vas organized by D. C. Stone, director members of the board of trustees of of athletics in the \Vilmette schools, for youths who are employed during the Master Plumbers Organize Kenilworth; Village . ~resident Merle . . B. Waltz and the enttre board of trusday time and others who enjoy indoor N orth Shore ASSOCiatton tees of Glencoe. baseball. The following schedule has been laid out: The .maste; Plumbers of the north Cites Financial Burden ~I on day, June 28, \\'est End Seconds shore, mcludmg about fortv firm s, orCh' t 1 11 d t ke ;cagtC? canno k eg~ ): tt~h er a'ty \':-,. DirtY Dozen; Presbncrians YS. ganized an association last. week at a and meeting Ill the ~orth l~on.st rufc ton 'tv?r ottt state e Cld ~n\· sbo)·s; Thursday, July-1, Terminals hanC}uet h0 t 1 E t 1m1 s or supp ymg wa er o surroun 1 "=-· \\'est End Seconds; \Yest End Sl ~ ~tre tl c ' "'·t':'ans o~:·. 'f ing towns, nor can the towns themFirsts Dirty Dozen; Thursday, July ·'"'1e mee tng · ·" 1c 1 101a~ ·' ergcnb 'ld 1 · d 1 tl 1 f \\"1 tt t · · se ves m t 1e necessary mams an R, Presbyte.rians ~s. Te_rminals; Kcws- la er o t me e \\'~s e.1 ec e{1 pre~t- equipment because of the financial lJo~·:, v~. \\ est l:.ncl Ftrsts: ~Ionday, d~nt of the n.~w organtzatton: Fred .o. burdens involved, according to Sidney I July .12. \\ e~t End Seconds _v·. Pres- ~rls.cn of \\ llme.~t~ wa\ c~lose~l "!~e Gorham, attorney for the Municipal !)_.\·tcnans; Dtrty pozen ~·s. ~ewsboys; prest?ent. ~ncl :\ tlltam Kut z or \\ tl- vVater company, who said, in part: · · h I hursda~·. July b. ~ermmals vs. Dtrty mcttc. · secrdan. Fomtecn ne\\~ members joined the as"The Commerce comf!USston ~s no J?ozen: \Vest End Ftrsts vs. \Vest End nek. powe~ to. com~el the Ctty of Chtcago :-:-e~onds: ~I nnday, July .19. Preshy- soriation at the ses~ion la st 1 The a~:-ociation ha s representatives t? f?mld tts mat~ s one foot beyond t~e tl'rtans \V,c t End F1rsts: News~ hc~y:-: \·s. lern~mals: Thursday:, Jul)· 22, in F.\·anston. \Vilmette, Kenil\\'orth, ltmtts of th~ ctty. Many of tl~e vtl!ages are ~ttua~e~ at some dtstance \\_L·~t i'.IHI Second:; vs .. l\e\\·shoys; \Yinnctka and Glencoe. from the cttv ltmtts and the cost of D1,r.t~· Dozen ""· P.resbytena.ns. ·, building- water mains to that point I I he games hegrn at 7 o clock, and Drug Store Installs would be excessive, and more than , the tL·anJ:-: schedulccl.tn pla~· mt!st at~New "Soda" . Fountain they could afford to pay." I pear or the game \\'111 be forfctted, tt was announced ln· Director Stone. As The Snider-Cazel drug ~tore installed According to legal opinion. furnished in the case of the basketball leagu e :1 ne<\· fountain ,on Tuesda\· of this hv Wood and Oakley. Chicago law which was so successiul during the past ,,·eck. The fountain is th e ·most mod- firm, the City of Chicago. under the strict interpretation of the 1913 Municwinter. the boYs on the "·inning team rrn built. electricall)' refrigerated. and ipal Ownership Act, cannot extend its ,,·ill be a\\'ardt;d emblems. has more than clouhlc tl1c capacity of waterworks system beyond the city I ;~1e fc;rmrr o~1e for storing ice _cream. limits for the purpose of selling water · . 1 he. mstallatton · of tl.1 e f~ntntalll o~- to outside reside nts un<ier anv circumG1ve Diplomas at Gross cupted two dan. Tht:-: 1nll he a bt~ t Point School Tonight imprO\'C'Illent onr the other type of Is ances. t.raduation exercises at the Gross fountain, it is ~aid . as the temprrature Pass Important Res2lution Point· Public sclionl \\·ill be held this can hr maintainrd at any desired point. To enable the people to properly evening at R in the school building. tlms eliminating the danger of the icc nrgotiatc with any company they when four g"'1rlnatcs will he presented cream becoming <;oft. or getting too might choose to supply water, many of with diploma ., by :\ichola:-; P. ~filler. hard to he readily handled. the officials of the municipalities prespre:-:ident of the school hoard. Those ent at the meeting pledged their sup\YI10 \\'ill graduate arc .~lice Graf. A. C.'s Play Collegians port to a resolution. asking the IlliT eanet te Anderson. ~f abel Borre and no is Commerce commission to issue a l{ nscoe Bak<'r. The program for the on reen un ay P. . certificate of convenience and necesrxcrcises 1rill he as iollm\·:-;: selrctions The \\.ilmette Athletic club ha~ehall sity "to the Municipal Water compah~· school orchestra: Spanish dance: I tram will meet the Collegians of Chi- ny or such private company that can piano ~olo. by Jeanette Andason: cago in a game on the Grren west of best sen·e our community with an ade"Grandma~ and Grandpas": ClO\vn the H0ward school Sunday afternoon, quate amount of pure water at the danrr. duct In· PhYllis Sherer and Tunc 27 at 3 o'clock. . earliest date." An application had been Fred Baker: A-chien~men t song: pres- . The local s trimmed the Bloomrr previously made for the required cerrntation of dipl omas by Xichola " P. Girls last Thursda~· eyenin.g, 7 to 5. and tificate, but was held up by an ohjec~filler. dropped a close ,o ne to the Bellrocks tion filed by the City of Chicago. I oi Chicago la st Sunda~-. 2 to 1. ~Ir. Gorham ·e xplained that if the JOINS NASH SALES STAFF village hoards adopt this resolution, \V. H. Stute oi \\ ilmette has beSPECIAL MASONIC MEETING they will have everything to gain, as A special meeting of the \Yilmette it will help to hasten the issuance of come associated " ·ith the ~orth Shore Xash Distributors with display and ~f asonic lodge has he en announced for a permit. They do not bind themsalesrooms at 1033-1035 Davis street, Saturcla~· afternoon. Junr 2o. to begin selves to a contract, but merely serve Evanston. Ur. Stute is well known to nt 2 o'clock. Dinner will hr ~crvrd at notice upon the commission of their many of the younger people in the vil - 11 :30 o'clock. The mretinQ' "·ill he the interest in the matter, and of their delage and will haYe the north shore as a !:1st one for the lorlge until September. sire to legally open negotiations at \vhrn it is expected the ~fa sons will oc- once for so vital a need. he explained. portion of his territory. cttp~· their new temple at 1010 Central One of two things will result from ~f r. and ~f rs. Fred 0. X clsen and aYenue. the issuance of a certificate, he conchildren of 1430 Lake avenue left this tinued. The City of Chicago will ~fiss Uahel Crockrtt of Boston is furnish water · to these villages, or a "·eek on an extended fishing tour of the north woods. The;.- will go directl~· to snending a month as the gur>~t of 1\fiss private company will he in a position Minnesota on the first section of their Elizahrth Millar of 510 \Vashington to furnish water. a \'C n ue. (Continued on page 44) journey. Twilight League Gets Under Wav · With First G~me I vs. '> J 1 G S d M