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WILMETTE VOL. XVI, NO. LIFE PRICE FIVE CENTS A ~eekly News-Jrlagazine for Wilmette and Kenilworth 7 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, NOVEMBER 12, 1926 GUILD TO OPEN WITH BROADWAY PRODUCTION "Autumn Fire" Will Open Theatre Guild's Sixth Season Tuesday at Country Club 1 Boosting Their Cause CHAUTAUQUA HEAD WDl ADDRESS SUNDAY CLUB Sunday Evening Club to Observe Armistice Sunday With Dr. Arthur Bestor as Speaker Dr. Arthur E. Bestor, president of Next Tuesday at the Guilmette Chatauqua institution, Chatauqua, N. Country club, the North Shon! TheaY., will speak before the Wilmette tr~· Guild will open its sixth season I \\'Jth "Autumn Fire." This most reeent ! Sunday Evening club when it observes play from Ireland is now playing in j Armistice Sunday, November 14. WilNe\~ York and receiving the same bur Q. Nesbit, author of "Your Flag pra1sc from the critics and audiences I and My Flag," will be present and that it received last winter in London \ recite that ·well known poem. The and the year before in Dublin. Imperial quartet of Chicago will sing Se ldom does a little theatre produce , for the fir st time before the club. Its a play contemporaneously with the ! program ·w ill include one of Mr. NesNew York showing, but this is the sec- ! hits' songs, "Land of Mine." The ond time that the Guild has offered to I Wilmette American Legion post- will the North Shore a play while Broad- 1 attend i~1 a body, and the girl scouts ;;ay was cnjoyi1~1g it. Two years a~o, i ·. _. · will usher. · . The Yo.ung~~t. was produce~ whtle \ 1 h1 s srmlmg group of youngsters is typical of scores of Wilmette boys Dr . Bestor will speak on ulnternaIt w~s st1ll hold1ng th~ b_oa:ds ~n. New who are to be the direct beneficiaries of a campaign which is to ~stal?Hsh a tior)al Ques tions.' Modern E~rope and York. And now agam 1t 1s g1vmg a \Boy Scout council for the nortl· shore communities and provide · -a full ~ tiln~ the Near East have been the speciel play that t~e c~nt~r of the theatrical I Scout executive. ' " ilmette, under the supervision of A. ]. Coburn, chairman fields of Dr . Bestow's study for two world only 1s enJoymg. of the finance commi~tce, \Vilmette is pledged to raise $2,000 of the total of decade s. He has traveled widely and " Too manx ~,e?plc read the story of $7,200 nece ssary to bnng the North Shore Scout council to realization. ~utumn I·rre tn Burns ~antle's col- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ studied conditions at first hand. Iri 1922 he spent five months in Europe umn last Sunday to repeat the story. and the Eastern :M editerraneani But it is one that is not local to IrePalestir·1e,Egn?t. Syria, and the coast land but universal in it s appeal. It to\Yns of Asia Minor, ConstaRtinople~ tells the story of the second marriage Wilmette to Raise $2,000 Toward Or- and then returned through the Bat-· when the man is well past middle life ganization for North Shore Area; kans to Italy. and the girt still young. 1 Total Budget $7,200 BY J. B. S. Studies Labor Conditions T~e guild is honored to present such \Vilmette Post No. 46 of the AmeriA study of the Labor · governinent a ptece of dramatic writing for the The Wilmette Boy Scout Leaders' ~rst . time t? a Chicago audience. It can Legion elected the following of- association, will start soon, under the in acti0n was the object of Dr. -~Bes~ ficers for 1927 at Tuesday's meeting: tor's trip to Lc;mdon ·f or . t~e spring of ts sttll poss1blr to obtain memb~rship leadership of A. J. Coburn, chairman tickets from 1\f rs. Robert Stoddard Commander, Dr. W. \V. Hawkins; of the Finance committee, to raise its 1924. The interest of the Labor leadthe subject of adult education· chairman of the Wilmette committee: vice-commander. Stanton Van Tmwa- share of the 1927 budget of the new ers in _ Single admissions may be obtained at gen; finance officer, Harry L. Flentye, North Shore Suburban Boy Scout brought exceptional opport\]nities to. Jr.; sergeant-at-arms, Clint Cochran; continue his study of British condi: he door. membe.rs of executive committee, Paul council. vVilmette will raise $2,000 of tions. ; the entire $7,200 budget. John 'iO ti, George Bassler and James As president of Chautauqua i~stitu-: This co~mcil, under the leadership of Anderson. tion, Dr. Bestor is constantly' in ! touch a trained and experienced Scout exeSunday evening the Post has been with social and political movdments invitrd to attend the Armi~ticc Sunclav cutive, will serve the communities from and with the men and women who, at celebration of the Sunday Evening \Vilmette to Lake Bluff. home and abroad, are shaping the An informed and understanding pub- thought and activity o.f our times. He. By E. C. R. club. 1f em hers are requested to as\Vc are usunlty so husy searching 'e mhlc in the basement of the Con- lic; a better service to institutions has spoken before the leading- dubs,' afar for trrasurcs that we arc very apt grcgat ional church at 7 o'c1ock. They spon5oring troops such as Scout lead- colleges, forums. and associations of to overlook some interesting things at are asked to wear legion caps. unf- ers training courses etc.; better service all kind~ throughout the United for Scout leaders and a richer pro- States. our very door step. form not hcinq; required. ' I wonder how many of us realize Tl1c anmwl post dinner and installa- gram of scout activities, will result Master of Subjects thesc facts concerning our own North 1ion of offi errs wilt -he held Tuesday from this forward step, it is announced. Dr. nt'Stor is known as a master of Shore Thrater guild. ('\·ening-, Drrrmher 1-t, at the Wilmette T\\'entv-fivc \Vilmette men arc al- thr sul;jects he di scusses, presenting Tt is one of the five largest Little \Voman's clnh_ Dinner will be served ready at \\'Ork ra1s111g this town's his material in a_n interesting manner Tl1 ra tcrf; in the co11ntry, ra~king with hv the auxiliarv. State Commander share of the budget. "Your help will and having an admirable delivery. In Dallas, Pa <;aclr;na. Clrveland, and New Frrre C. \Vatkins \\·ill he the prin- aid in giving a richer scouting program this country Chautauqua for over fifty Orlran s. APd it is the onlv one whose ripal speaker. The committee in charge to more boys, is the appeal of the \·ears has been the leading institution members travel. · of the dinner consists of Comrades committee . in this field. lts own home reading . Only distinctive plays arc given and Frrd Liope;1, Harry Flentye and ;paul \\·ork result~~~ in the organizati.on of pwht ,- fi.-,. ,, ..... ,. ····:"1 lwfflrr' thr final ~frNamec. 1 Sears School Receives the- B:itish Home Reading union, .out selections were made for this season's The prrsrnt admini stration wants to · I of whtch developed the close relatiOnshowing. kt\'r the 1927 dues of everv member Playground Equipment Iship between the Lahor movement and .Each 11lav is attended hy approx- naicl before the dinner, it is ~nnouncc.-d. the English universities. matr.ly 3,000 peoole. f'1,erk!; are to he sent to Harrv L. Installation of $1,000 worth of playMore than fifty persons were cast F1C'nh·e. Tr,, 729 Lake avenue. Three ground equ ipment was proceeding rapin parts last year, some of whom are membership prizes are being offered to idly at the Jo~cph Sears school in the Elect E. P. Fatch Head now in the movies and on the legiti- the Legionnarie who brings in the most early part of the week. Three each of Wilmette Company D mate stage. 19?7 111emhers before the installation. of basketball and volley ball courts E. P. Fatch, 611 Washington ,aveChicag-o people have requested the The first prizr is five dollars. the sec- have been laid out and a· large number nue, was elected President of ComGuild plays to he presented m the ond thn'P dollars and the third prize of other playground features, including pany D, Wilmette's militia organization horizontal bars, suspended ladder, and during the W .orld war, at the annual city. 1s two dollars. teeter-totters, have been added. Tuesday evening, November 16, the dinner of the group held Monday of MAKE 2.500 MILE TOUR Guild presents the first of th~ season'~ this week at the Lake Shore Terrace,, Mr. and Mrs. George E. West, 627 nlays, "Autumn Fire," at the Guilmette NAMED BANK DIRECTOR Sheridan road and Chestnut avenue. Country club. There are a few more Elf"venth street, have returned from a Axel Lonnquist, 500 Elmwood aveR. L. F. Biesemeier, 804 Central' ave·season tickets available, and if you 2 ..~00 drclt> n'!)le motor tour through nue, has been elected a director of the nue, was re-elected secretary-treasphone your order to Mrs. Stoddard, T11;nois. Missouri. Tennessee, KenFirst National Bank of Wilmette. Mr. urer of the company for the ensuing tuckv. Virginia. West Virginia, Ohio 524 Lak-n :>vpnt1P, yu;lmPtte. chairman, Lonnquist is president .of the Lonn- year. and lncliana. Only short stretches of soon enough, you will have the opporquist company of Chicago, one of the The speaker at the dinner was the tunity of enioyin~ high class produc- had roads were encQuntered on the trip largest and best known real estate con- Rev. Francis C. Stifter, pastor of the says Mr. West, those being in Arkan. tions in enjoyable surrqundings at a cerns in the Chicago territory. · Wilmette Baptist church. · · sas. nominal sum. I 1 Dr. W. W. Hawkins FORM SCOUT COUNCIL .Re-elected Head of Local Legionnaires Tickets Available fot· Th eatre Guild Plav N. ext Tuesda)' I