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September 17, 1926 WILMETTE LIFE NEXT WEEK IN WILMETTE (Recorded at the Chamber of Commerce.) HIGH SCHOOL OPENS SYMPHONY CONCERTS TO BEGIN IN OCTOBER Enrollment Will Exceed Last Year's; First Program of Orchestral Association to Be Given October 18; Plan Seven Concerts The concerts of the New Trier Township Orchcc:tra1 assori1.tion w;ll be inau~urated Monday, October ·18, at the htgh school. it was announced this week by H. F. Horton, of Glencoe, one of the outstanding leaders in the movement. There wiH be seven symphony concerts, all to be given on Monday nights as follows: October 18 K ovember 15, December 13, January 10: February 7, March 14. and April 25. There will also he the usual four matinee concerts for young people, to he given in October,· November, January and March. Regular subscribers to the evening se ries have been notified that tickets arc now ready for distribution. After the subscribers have been given a reasonable time, tickets will be available for those on the waiting list it is explained. Persons who dc~ire tickets and whose names are riot on the waiting list arc requested to notifv the secretary, R. D. Burtner, 1504 Monadnock Block, Chicago. There arc always a number who arc disappointed at the last moment, so prompt action is ad\'ised. Season tickets are sold for $6 for the seven concerts and no . sea ts arc sold for single performances. The matinee tickets arc in the hands of the music supervisors of the four "illages in New Trier township Football and Other Activitiea Start Next Week With a registration of approximately 1450 pupils. New Trier high school began its school year last Monday morning and was busy all the week with the organization of classes. This registration indicates an · increase of more than fifty pupils over last year, when the total was about 1,395. It is expected that pupi ls will have settled into the regular routine of school by the beginning of the coming week. The first issue of the New Trier News. the school paper, will be published next week, it was announced by R. N. Carpenter, English instructor and faculty adviser on the paper. Members of the Girl's club sold sandwiche s to pupils and teachers on the o'p ening da.y of school, when, because of short sessions, the · school lunchroom was not in operation. The money derived from this sale goes to the club fund which is used to help pupils through school. it was said. Friday, September 17 7:30 P. M. Wilmette Chapter, R. A. M. Masonic hall. 8 P. M. Wilevansbrook Encampment, :t-{o. 177, I. 0. 0 . F. Odd · Fellow's hall. ·WIIEM MAN .GIVEN HIGH' RAUOAD POST. Lincoln C. Torrey, Well Knowu · Community Worker,. Secretary of North Shore Line Lincoln C. Torn:y, 1341 Elmwood avenue, Wilmette, an authority of wide experience in transportation finances, has been appointed secretary and treasurer of the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee railroad company, the North Shore line witq offices in Chicago. His promotion to this position at the age of 36 years is an outstanding example of rapid <'.dvancement in the public service field. Born at Byfield. Mass., in 1890, Mr. Torrey was graduated in 1912 from Harvard college, Cambridge, · Mass., where he specialized in engineering. He served with the engineer corps of the Pennsylvania railroad from 1912 to 1914, and during the . following two years was pilot engineer on valuation of the same line as ordered ·by the Interstat.l! Commerce commission. He was cost engineer with the ·Goodyear Tire and Rubber company from 1916 to 1920. Monday, September 20 6 :30 P. M. Dinner. North Shore Real Estate board. Terrace. Lake Shore Tuesday, September 21 12:15 P. M. Luncheon. Wilmette Optimist club. Lake Shore Terrace. 7 :30 P. M. Village board meeting. Village hall. 8 P. M. Wilmette Camp, No. 10334, 1~odern Woodman of America. Odd Fellow's hall. Wednesday, September 22 12:15 p. m. Luncheon Wilmette Rotary club, Ouilmette Country club. Thursday, September 23 7 :30 P. :NI. hall. 931, A. F. and A. M. Wilmette Lodge, No. Masonic 8 P. M. A. T. Sherman Lodge, No. 892. I. 0. 0. F. Odd Fellow's hall. Begin Grid Practice · Football practice was begun last 7 :30 P. 11. Wilmette Chapter Friday and Coach Walter Aschenbach R. A. M. Masonic hall. reports that a sq uad of sixty men turned out for. opening drill. A_ ssistRetCliaed at Auditor ing the coach this year will be Grater, Six New Members Join ERtering the service of the North Caten and John :\lay, track coach. Chamber of CommercE' Shore line, January 1, 1921, as engineer Hardly an~ of la st year's team wi~l a~ditor, M.r: Torrey rapid~Y ..rose . to be hack thts year exrept some suhst1Six new members were addej to the htgher postttons of responsLbthty wtth tutcs. it w~s sa id. Burrows and the , roll of the \Vilmette Chamber oi Com- this c~m1pany: He. was pro"loted to t\\·o Pallettts look good for the backt th t' f th t . i valuation engmeer m 1922 and became Begin .Rehearsals · field. The squad is practicing hard as me~ce a e mee mg 0 . a organ~- Iassistant treasurer in 1923. In March, George Dasch, conductor of the the first game is scheduled for Satur- zat10n held Tuesday evemng of thts . 1925, he was given the double duties Symphony Players, has been in Chi-~ day, October 2. Proviso .will be the week. They " ·e re announced 1s fol- I of assistant . secre~ary and assist~nt r~go most of the st11 : 1mer perfecting opponen~ and the game wtll be at the lows: treasurr.r, whtch. offices he was h.oldmg ~11s plam for the commg season. He ~ew Tner field. Charles E. Schwall mason contrac- ; at the ttme of hts recent promotiOn. t'i enthusiastic about the New Trier j N.o club meetings were scheduled tor of 1209 \Vashington avenue; At- I In addition ~o his duties wit~ the prospect<>. ~f r. Horton savs, an? ex - dunng .the fi:st week of school but fred Weeks, of the \Vilmette Baggage ~orth Shore lme, Mr. T?rrey IS aspect:.; to make the 1926-27 scne s a these \\'111 begm to get under way next Express. George Papantony of Pa- s1stant secretary and ass}stant treasmemo~hlc one. Rehearsals for the \\:c~·k it .i.; said: whrn the regular acti- pantony' and Son, fruit deale~s; E. s. ~rer of the Chicago Rapid· Tx:ansit fir;"t cel ncert \\'(_' rc started T~ntr . day nf \'tttes wJ!I be 111 full swing. Petry, chief clerk in Wilmette of the lmes, also under the mana~ert_1ent of t~ts "·r.ck. The pr?gram wtll. he pubIllinois Bell Telephone company; J. Samuel Insult an~ assoctates, an~ ltshcd 111 an early tl:\s ttc of tht~. paper. Board Takes More Time :\L Buding~r, of the Wilmette State treasurer of the. N1le~ Center T~an~tt Hrrhrrt. 13. Mulford of \\ tlmctte, · Bank; c. A. Thorsen, Kenilworth Mo- con:pany: Desptte hts ~any offict'!-1 who rontnln~ted so. much t? ~he sueT~ Consider Beacon Plans tor company. dut1es ~·1th these compan~es ~nd thetr cc~~ of thr ~<"" Tner assoc1atJOn durPl f t 1 t t eI respective employe orgamzattons, Mr.· 1 · . tl tl f 1. an~ or an ornamen a s rue ur T fi d . k . .1 ~ng lC r 1rcc. ycEs o 1ts presH cn.cy.l tn hL· built arPund the new Kenilworth f. E 'I orrey ':1 .s ttme to ta e. an fft~ve IS t ra\·e tt~g !111 ~ur ope and heartng water tower were held m·er for furJre reventJOn XpertS part .111 CIVIC. and commumty ~ atrS. g('IO( 1 mu stc t l('T'C. n a personal let- I .I t' t th t' f I He IS president of the Wtlmette . · " 1er .consH b era ton nspect 1 mette c oo s Church FederatiOn, a member of the trr 11c wntes: I want to tell vou of 1 t 1 d at 'I e mce mg- . o - . . , ,' I 1 t 1e v1 11 age oar 1as ~v one1 ay evenmg. .. . . . Ch f C · d 1 1 cl promrna< c concert 1can QJH'Il Tl1 t 1 t t t ke \\ tlmrtte s publtc schooJ... have been \Vtlmette am 1 Jer o ommerce an 1)\· Sir Henry \Vood. Tn the orcl~estra tl e f ornamt.en a sl :ucdur~ ,may af~r tlwroughh· inspected -hv re,;rcsentatives \ Vilmette Board of Education and is . . . 1e orm o ~ com >tne atr Jcacon v · · · · h ff · f h C 1 nt ~c \·c nty-two t 1 1ere were stxteen . t d · 1 t tl K 1 1 .1 of the Fnc fyter companv experts 111 acttve m t e a atrs o t e entra 0 women (seven out of fourteen firsts. avtatlors an ah md~mdo~ta tl a!re sere : ce- fire 1)re\'-entiot~ and the httitdings have Lions club and the. Harvard-Yale. \\'Or 1 men W 0 1e 111 1e I \'1 . ' · . · · {our srcotH ls. one eel 1 o, three violas 1 . tl 1 eli g to plans of been eqmpped wtth the latest devtce Pnnceton club of Chtcago. and one harp) and the guest conduc- < urtn~ . e war, afco~ R' h d V in fire extinguishers . approved hv the tor was a "·oman g:iYing her own com- aM ce.r am group.l .tea(t )yd ate rarst'<lent. board of. underwriters. The ne\~ de. 't' T k' unson an arc 11 ec an e . . pos1 ton . wo 1 )a 1 comes; smo ·mg: of the vhla(Te. It is planned to secure v tcc can he _reacl~h· op.eratec1 1 >Y t 1 1e Hold Grand Opening for nn srats 011 the first floor, hut people tl ~ t' f u. r. 11 · tn p ' · l ac teachers and IS satcl to tnsttre absolute Big Recreation Center 1e co-opera 1011 o vv t ta . 1v · · s t oo d t h e~e f or fif ty ~c~1ts; Co,ncert.~ Cracken of \\'innetka. newlY appoint- safety 111 t 1 H:' c 1 ass rooms . John G. Anton and Norton Hammct, R to 1~ :-b: D\'orak s 1\e"' \\ n:Id. eel to the post of assistant secretary of The Fyrc Fyter experts have alc;o both Wilmette business men who · are Mozart s E Flat Coucerto for Pta no commerce in char(Te of commercial inspected the J 0 ._ eph Sears public well known to residents, held the grand and Orche.stra, tl~rce OYertures and aviation for the pr~posed beacon. school in Ke11ih\'orth and the new three solo1 sts (ptano. soprano and ' transformer plant of the Kenilworth opening of the new Main Recreation Center, Inc., at 825 Chicagp · ave!lue, tenor). All the people ~hecred Sir lighting system. Evanston, last Thursday. A large Henry for five or stx mmutes after crowd attended the opening and the "New World.'" seemed pleased with the new vct~ture. Mr. Mulford, who is now a member Ministers' Union Holds The Recreation Center is a combined of the \ Vi lmctt e committee of the OrSession Tuesday, Sept. 21 bowling . and billiard hall, with excelchestral assoctatton, will doubtle ss hring hack some good ideas for the The Wilmette Ministers' union will lent equipment and will maintain a . New Trier concerts, comments 1[ r . meet Tuesday even ing, September 21, high standard. Anton will act as genHorton. in the r ec tory of St. Augustine's Epis- eral m.anager and Ham met as. bowling conal church. Dr. H uhcrt Carleton. manger, it is announced. The latter rector of St. Augustine's church and was. formerly manager of the Goodwin Economy Shop Thankful president of the ministers union, has alleys here. for Many Contributions called the meeting for a discussion of the inter-church activities during the The chairman of Economy Shop has WILMETTE BOY SCOUTS ensuing year. requested Wn.MitT'I'E LTFE to convey her for the winter and ~pring The first general assembly . of all thanks to tlw donors of sal;;~hle arPreced;ng the meeting, Dr. and Mrs. troops will be held at the Byron Stolp months awaits someone who ticlrs for their generous contributions Carleton will entertain the ministers gymnasium Saturday evening, Septemanswers this ad on today's during the summrr months . and their wives at dinner. ber 25, at 7:30 o'clock. Completion classified page: Th e accompanving appeal is added: of the tree survey and a general sur··will those of vou '"ho have been vey of troop conditions and ~ects FOR RENT - FURN. HOUSE. BOARD MEETS TUESDAY vacationing please look "rounrl vour Oct. 1 to April ·or May. 4 The Wilmette Village board will will be the order of the evening. It is homes for articles to st>nd tom. · we bedrms.; bath; 2 living rms.; hold its regular meeting Tuesday eve- important that every officer and scout dining rm. and kitchen ; Oll take anvthing and everything and all burner ; large yard. 731 ning, September 21, in the council in the village be present. the profits ~o to charity." Tenth St. Tel. Wil. 992-J. George R. Harba~gh, chambers of the Village hall. The Economy Shop is located at 1147 Act. Dep. Scout Commiuioner. Greenleaf aven~e. - _,_ ___ session begins at 7 :30 o'clock. Friday, September 24 'I I I 1 1 p · I w·t sh . I · t 1 A Delightful Home