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February 18, 1927 WILMETTB LIFB SUNDAY CLUB TO HEAR IRECORDS FIRE Of SPJRJT PHENOMENA Chief Zibble Gives Figures Losses in Wilmette J. Malcolm Bird, ,Foremost Investigator of Spiritualistic Centers, Here February 20 J. Malcolm Bird, the foremost mvcstigator of spi rit phenomena, is to s peak at the Wi lm ette Sunday lwcning club on "lVfy Psychic Investigations," Sunday, February 20. A'::. secrctarv of the Scientific American committee which has been investigating psychic phenomena, Mr. Bird has had a remarkable experience which has taken him through the s piritualistic centers of America and Europe. His lecture, first given to the public in April, 1924, is by far the most exciting and absorbing narrative heard in many years, it is said. LOSS Community Chest Showing Cut in ~ ~re 1. Offer Big Award It was at Mr. Bird's s.uggestion that the Scientific American in January, 1923, offered $2,500 to any . per son in t h e world who could produce physical manifestations of physic character which should satisfy as being genuine, a committee of five eminent scientists. T~c committee was org-anized by Mr. Bml and set January, 1925, as the time limit for their work. Prior to these American investigations, Mr. Bird Yisitcd Europe in the extraordinary capacity of "spirit detccth·c." Tran·ling incognito, doors were opened to him which would have been barred had hi s id entity been suspected. As a g ue st of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, he toured the spir itttalistic centers of England under conditions never before extende d to an invest igator. He further Yi~itcd the leading Continental me-. diums on their own grounds. ~lildrccl Smith Bolan will be the Sund<l.Y club so loist. At H. Wallace of Winnetka 1 Nin et y-ei g ht pi eces of property val- the advisory board of the Wilmette , , · " ued at $567,450, were threatened by Community chest, held Thursday eve- · lnsu~tJ No Man I Land fire during the year 1926, according ning, February 10, at the Village hall, Not Township Problem to Chief Walter Zibble, who has just the following officers were elected to made his annual report to the Illinois serve for the ensuing year: Harry C. state fire marshal's office. The actua l Kinne, president; Frank R. Eager, viceCirculation of petitions opposing th~ loss by fire was $12,354 o r an average president; Dan G. Stiles, treasurer; $500,000 bond issue for a New Tner of $234.68 in each fire; $1.58 for each Hector Dodds, secretary. township park has met a lively 4"eperson in Wilmette. Insurance car-· The following campaign committee sponse, according to Robert H. Walried on the property involved amounted members \\'ere appointed: Herbert K. lace of \\ innetka, one of the lead ers in to $463,000. Currl, A. B. Seibold, 'Max W. Zabel, Despite the fact that the population \V a tt er S. Campbell and Frank J. Seng. the movement opposing -the project. . of \Vilmctte was increa sed materiallv The following httdget committee In a statement is su ed this week, Mt . . through annexation of territory in 1926, members \"\:ere appointed: Mrs. R. E. \Vall acc sa id: comparative figures show that the fire Pattison Kline, Leslie F. Gates, Dr. P. "The sentiment throughout the townloss 192... last year was about half that of 1 B. Idler ' Robert Stoddard ' James B · ship appears to be strongly against this J. . Hoffman, and John C. Koenen. Dunng the year 1925, the per capita The first meeting of the budget com- expenditure except among residents in loss \vas $5.37; the number of runs mittee at the Village halt will be held the immediate neighborhood of the pro106: and the average loss in each fire Thursday evening, February 17. All of posed park, who would receive not only $590.. · the cha.ritie s desirimr to participate in the gene.ral public benefit, if any, but . Tins rc~arkal_>le reduction, accord- the Chest during 1927 arc requested to a substantial private benefit, and pos111g- to Chtef. Ztbhlc, is partially due state their requirements to the com- sibly are not differentiating clearly in to the splcndtd co-operatton that peo- mittec as early as possible. The 1927 their own minds between the two. Mr. pie. have acc?rded the fire department, drive will start on Sunday, ~1 arch 20. Arthur Bonnet who proposed the park and is chairman of the committee whlle the qutck response of the volun'"orking for it, lives in this neighborteers also played a very large part in hood." the prompt extingui shing of the fires. Half Since 1925 ~ Association Gets. Ready for Drtve1 a ~neeting ~f the mem~s of IRobert WOULD·UNITE VOTERS · TO FIGHT PARK PLAN Declares Township Park Would Cost Winnetka $175,000 \Vinnetka will pay $175.000, or 35 per cent of the total cost of acquiring "No 1f ;tn's Land"-bctwern Kenilworth and \Vilmette-through bond i sue. should the voter s of New Trier to"·nship apprO\'c the $500,000 horHl issue for that purpose at the election in April. That was the information transmitted to m ember s of the \Vinnctka Chamber of Commrrce ~[ o nclaY of this week ,\·hen that body. gave. o~·er its meeting to a t!Tnera 1 dtscu ssron of the approaching hallot iss ue. Little enthusiasm concerning the proposed to"·nship park was evidenced by the members of the Chamber. Arthur Donn ct. formerly of \Yinnctka but now of Kenih\'C)rth. spoke in s npp~rt of the proposed $500.000 bond iss ue, while Rnhert H. \\'all;-~cc was the chid :-;pokcsman for the opposition. !\f r. \Vall acc viewed the proposition from the standpoint of a \Vilmettc citizetl, asse rting that, should the proposition he favorecl by the voters, \Yinn etka wou~d he called upon to pay the largest portton of the assessment, since, as he declared. that village now pays 35 per cent of the total taxes in the township. Invite Parents to Art Exhibit at Sears School Seeks Lbgialation A digression from the bond iss ue was offered last week, according to \Vatlace, by the appear-ance of Mr. Bonnet at Sprin.gfield before a committee of the Legislature to urge tlie, passage of an Act (House Bill 51) tp empowe.r Kenilworth or \ Vilmette to annex "No 1fan's Land." '·B,· this action," ~1r. Wallace com- · ment.cd , "I think Mr. Bonnet recognizes that this is a local and not a township proposition and he foresees a . township vote against acquiring the proposed park by general taxation. There is no question in my mind but that the vote of the citizens of the township would be overwhelmingly against the project if all citizens would. YOte. But in the failure to vote lies ).f r. Bonnet's hope and the taxpaye.r s' danger. Ag-ainst this danger I think there shoulcl be some organization of the oppo. ition to remind citizens of the election on April 5. The only taxpayers "-ho \Yill haYe any voice in the matter arc those who come to the polls on that day and vote." Stolp Children Read at School Assembly Program T\\'.:ln~ pnpiJ, in the eighth grade of th l· . Byron Stolp :-;chool fL·aturcd in an 1111 usua l and intae st ing program last \\.cdncsclay morning. ,,·he n l'ach read a p0cn1 se lected front those studied during the term, hciore their assembled s chool mate s. All of the children in ~Liss Crossenbacher's eighth gracle studied each poem in a book of se lected pol'try, familiarizing themsch·es \\·ith its words and meaning. The room was then diYiclcd into sections and each of the P·URCHASE NEW CAR pupils read the poem \\·!1ich he liked The Village hoard Tuesclav eveningbest. Representatives from each group authorized the purchase of a ~new Ford wc.rc chosen to appea r on the assem- ··a r ior ust· by ).frs. Lillian D. 1\orthem, bly program. · local social service worker. Three prizes were · offered those giving the best readings \V e d n e s day morning. Each of the 12 contestants, se lec t ed from the groups, drew at r a ndom one of th e poems st udied previously and rrad it without further preparation. The winners are to be announced lat er. The · pupils who appeared in the program are as fotlows: John McD()well, Jack Mee, Agnes Jones, Lois Hanawalt, Royal Martin, \Vellma Cobb, Fannie Brown, Bitt Horsting_, John Chaplin, Mary Louise Hogan, Adelaide Franklin and Virginia Hanson. The third annual exhibition of paintinC!'s and sculpture of the Joseph Sears school. is now being held under the direction of Superintendent F.. L. Nygaard. A larg·e number of pictures are the propcrt,- oi the sc hool and over thirteen artists arc represented in the collection. The exhibit will he on display in the hall of the ~chool until -~farch 7 and parents are itwited to view them at any time during the day. There will he an opportunity on ~[onda\· evening. Ff'hntan· 21. for those unable to attend during- the da~·. to see the pictures after the dinner hour as the school " ·ill he open 7 o'clock to 9:30. 'Especial attention has been called to th e remarkable etching hy Brangryn, the f':nglish ~tist. \\·hich wa s presented to thr ~rhool hY \frs. Charles 1\rwin. As a part of· the exhibition, thr pupils of the sixth. scYenth. and eighth QTadrs of the school. will have the J)ridlcgc of srcing- and hearing ~{r. r.n,,-.n· P. Si(lell gin; a c lcnlnPstration of his work in sculpture. Visitors are also cordia ll v invited to attend this demonstratio~ which will be held at 2 o'clock \\rcclncsclay afternoon, Fehruarv 16. A{ter the exhibition ts closed in Kenilworth, it will als"' be shown in Highland Park and in Wilmette. The following artist's are repre sen ted: Rt>1ow, Hf'l('n Hudson-"August Garden," "~u nlit Hnrhor." f'a.ldwell, Georgia Leigh-"Canyon Poplnrs, Arizona" "Auvergne .L odge." Dobos, Andrew-"Lilles." Gri gware, Edward T.-"Early Morning, Tatoose Rang'." "JPssica. 'Vater Color." .TPnsen, Holger W.-"ThP Winding CreE>k." K~:>rr, Blnnche W. -"Spring Flowers," "Still LifE>." ~olf, John T.-"The Butterfly," "The Old Swimmin' Hole." Sp~:>lman, .Tohn-"Vacation Da:rs, Supert0'1' For~:>s t," "Lake Saganaga." Topping, James-"Negle<;ted Garden," "Autumn HillsidE>," Autumn Sunshine," "The Old Tree by the Barn." \Vf'~·hurn, Cornelia-"Garden Flowers," "Zinnias." Young, Elsworth-"End of the Lake." Mr.· Sears Pupils Contribute $74 to Valentine Fund A total of $74 was collected hy pupils of the Joseph Sears school for the Valentine's Dav Near East fund. The observance of Valentine's Day in this manner was in connection with the state wide demonstration of affectioq and interest in the orphans in the Bible lands anrl in the refugee camps of Greece. Seventeen cents was brought by each child as a Valentine, that sum being sufficient to feed. clothe and educate one little foreign ward of American generosity. The plan was originated thrr,e years ago and is un~ der the direction of former Gov. Frank 0 . Lowden. i Village Opposed to Cut in Heat Units of Gas The Village board Tuesday passed a resolution authorizing Village Attorney Jackson to enter an objection before the Illinois Cot:lmerce Commission to the reduction of the hP:tt units in gas, as proposed in a petition to the commission hv re rta in nuhlic utilities of the state, ·unless such reduction is accompanied by a corresponding reduc~; ("\ , of rates to the con sumers. The Public Service company of Northern \ Tllinois, it was stated.. at the mreting, is not a party to the petition. HOLIDAY FOR POST OFFICE The Wilmette post office will he closed all day Tuesday, February 22, Washington's birthday, it was an: nounced by Postmaster Joseph E. Shantz. No delivery of mail will be made but collections will be made as usual from the post boxes and the regu1ar dispatches will be sent out. Wants a Home Have you a North Shore home to rent? The Want Ad Page will help you find desirable tenants. WANTED ni:~hed Mission Worker to Speak · at Church Night DInner Mrs. 1vfarQ'tterite Harmon Bro, a missionarv in China, who is now enjoying a furlough, wi11 be the speaker at the Church Night dinner of the First Congregational church Wednesday evening-. February 21 The meeting will be in charP'e of Mrs. Bruce P. Owens, Home Missionarv chairman of the Woman's Guild the parish. TO RENT- UNFURhouse in good location. 'Vil. 2152. of