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52 WILMETTE LIFE March 11, 1927 Wilmette Library Loans I Hartman Brothers Announce Roller .Skate Meet 6,387 Books in February Sale of Colonial Residence Newest Event for The \Vilmette Public Library circuHartman Brothers, well known build1ated a total o_ f 6,387 volumes during crs and contractors, announce the sale · 1 · of a solid brick the month o f F l' I)rttary, w I11c 1 ts an · Dutch Colonial rcsidencc, now in the process of construea\'cragc of 266 hooks per day. Of the tion on Sheridan road ncar Ccntra 1 total number, 5,753 were loaned by the ayenuc, to a M.r. \Volf for ·residential main library and 634 volumes from ·the purposes. Smith and BrO\\·n were the Laure~ branch. Thirty-eight percent of brokers in the transaction. the main libran· circulation was in chitThe sa le was completed shortly after drcn's hooks ~r 2,186 out of the 5,753 the laying of the. foundation of the Yohmlcs. Forty-nine new adult patrons house, which is to be a six room tile and eighty child.ren were registered roofed Dutch Colonial, of soli(! brick during the ·month, bringing the total construction·, with two baths and builtborrO\rers to 4,647. in showers in the master bathroom, One hundred and t wenty-sevcn new two enclosed porches, and 1\\·o car books. consisting of 22 books of fie- built-in garag<.·. The consideratinn \Yas tion, 9 biographies, 13 travel books, 6 $32·000 · histories. and a scattering in other classcs. were added. to the library col- German Red Cross Honors lcction. Wilmette Relief Worker R Library to Fete Third and Fourth Graders March 17 A St. Patrick's clay book party will be held at the Wilmette Public Library for children of the third and fourth grades on Thursday, March 17, under the direction of Miss vVinifred Bright, children's librarian. The party is one of a series of ·such events which have . recently proven very popular with the youngsters, over two hundred first · and second graders ha\'ing attended the Yalentine party held on February 14. The party on March 17 takes the place of one recently postponed and is open to any child in any of the local schools, according to Miss Bright. A special program appropriate for the day has been planned. :Mrs. Frank Schaedler of 301 Sheridan road has been honored on two occasions recently. ~drs. Schaedler, who was the first woman in America to organize after the war a relief under government supenision for the German war orphans, received Tuesday a badge of honor from the German Red Cross for her services in the German vVar Orphan·;,t Relief. 1-1 rs. Schaedler was elected president of the alumnae of the Columbia College of Expression at the annual meeting of the association last Saturday. Joseph Turck Jr.'s Grade Wins St. John's Star J~t :-\ l' J>h Turck. ~lr:-.. Joseph A.\ ·. so11 of ~Jr. and Turck, 522 Linden avenue, \Vilmette. has been attending 1Ir. P. L. Edwards of Indianapolis, ~t. J :) hn's ~1ilitary Academy, at DelaInd., spent the last week rnd with his field, Wis., \Vhere he has been awarded parents, Mr. and Mrs. vV. T. Edwards, a sprcial silver star a ward for high .clw 1arship rl'cord. 1720 Elmwood avenue. Jr. , ()ne of tl1c 111ost interestit1g features the calenda.r of the Playground and Recreation board for March is a Roller Skating meet for boys and girls under 1-l years of age. This meet will he held on Saturday, March 19, at Laurel avenuc between Third street and the tcrminal tracks. Boys and gir~s arc ex pected to enter in large numbers as this is the first event of it:; kind to he held in \Vilmette. Prizes \\'ill be given to the \Yinttl'rs of first, second and third places in each l'Ycnt. Contestants will be diYidcd into thrt'l' classes according to age: Class A ttn dcr 8. years of age; Class 13 under II years of age; Class C under 14 year~ of age. Girl s ctnd boys '"i!l bl' :'l'parah:d in all e\·en ts. The events for, Class _ '\, \\·hicl! will start promptly at 9 o'clock, are: I. Straight race for 50 yards. 2. One legged race, one skatl' on and carrv other. 3. Double race, holding hands aero's bodv. Class B eYents \\·ill st;irt prompt 1y at 10 o'clock and \Yill be as follmYs: 1. Straight race for 100 yard:-.. 2. One legged race. Olll' skate on anrl carrv other. 3. Thr~e legged .race, tic t \\·o in sidt· legs together and han· :-katt s on outside leg. 4. Double race, hulding hands aero :-.~ the body. -..-..:; i Backward skating race (hoy~ on 1y ). Class C events will start promptly at 11 o'Clock and will be idcn tical \rith thc cYcnts in Class B. Ko · formal entries in any t\'l'nt nr class \\·ill be required. All that is tH·ccssary to compete is to be at the >tarting place when the l'\'ents in any ~-la:-.s arc called. 011 . p ecreatton rogram OPERA, DRAMA CLAIM ATTENTION AT N. T. Tri-Ship Production and Annual Sophomore-Freshman Play Play in .Rehearsals By G. W. C. Time flies on, and New Trier High school becomes busier and busier. At present there arc two big pro jects on foot in which the New Tril'r students are to participate. One is the Tri-ship club's presentation of a one-act play and a one -act opera, and the othL·r i~ t lw ~ l'\\. Trier Dram at ic clul/s presentation of "~[aster \\'ill nf · Stratford," this year's ireshman -soplw more play. If one should take a peep at thl' fir.,t prnjl·ct lw \\'Ot!ld :-.l'L' lll;tll\ ' stu dt:n ls and Sl'\·eral members of tl;e fac ulty almo:-;t "workin~· their heads ofT. " The Tri-:-.11 ip club is to gi\'e "Tria·] by J ur.r ... ;[ dl'li .~htful opera hy Cilhcrt and Sulli\·an, an·d ":\ Xig;ht at an Inn." hair -rai:-;ing pla·" IJ\· Lord Dun sanr. .\t rt·ht·arsal-; iqr . tlw · fir:-.t piece. ot~e Ct)ttld he;11· a jury singing and a hridt singing· and a hrid groo m s in gin,~ ·.. ltt sa~· nothing· of a j ud .~· c and sotJH' I a\\. y e r s who a l "o h a \'l' pow e rf uI l unt.: :--. Then ii nne sho uld :-.t:i\· at a relw;tr ~; tl long enough, he \\·oul;l Jearn that :dl the trouble wa s m·(·r a lJn· ·i·!Ch 'ctf ·,·lrol!l isc suit in which the iair :\ngelina was suing one blwin. One would St't' ·).frs. ).farian Cotton. head oi tl1e :\. T. ~fusic depart111ent. clirt'c ting th(' singing and ~fi ss Elizabeth Stanwn()d. dramat ic roach. directing th e. artin ~·. And in all JH(lhahility · otw could ' l' t' Mr. Frisbie . . facult~· . spoti sor oi tlw Tri-ship club. going thither and yon holding important-looking paprr s. Interpret Dunsany's Mysticism · ~eautiful small apartments in the new, Fireproof Track Stars to Compete at N. U. Gym This Week Track athletes of the Western Conference will gather at Northwestern university this week-end in the seventeenth annual Big Ten Indoor Track and Field games \\'hicll will climax the indoor season. Over 300 athletes, the pick of the middle west, will participate in the classic event. Growing popularity of the middle distance events is seen in the entry lists for the meet this year. In the -J40 vard run t.11c coaches have entered fort~·-n inc athletes which is almost t\\·ic-e as many as i11 any other event, with the exception of the half-mile, \\'hich has thirty-eight entdes. RAVENNA 1310-18 Chicago Avenue (Just north of Dempster Street) 'l'he ideal small apartment, large living room, dining alcove, kitche·nette, in-a-dor ~d and dressing room. Close to all lines of transportation. Name New Lake Steamer for North Shore Leader A 10.000-ton steel freighter under construction at Toledo, Ohio, is one of two ships that are being added to the Pittsburgh Steamship company's fleet. Tt is named for Benjamin Franklin Affleck. 695 Lincoln avenue. Winnetka. president of the Cni\·ersa~ Portland Cement company, a United States Steel Corporation subsidiary, with plants at Chicago, Pittsburgh atfd Duluth. The vessel is to be used in the iron ore. limestone and coal trade on the Great Lakes. ~lrs. \V. Harriclge, 1440 Forest aYcnue, entertained the \Vilmette Arden Shore hoard for luncheon on Tuesday, 11arch 10. Rentals reasonable Agent on prennses NOW RENTING vICTOR c. CARLSON ORGANIZATION Carlson Building~ Evans ton Phones: Greenleaf ;oo--Chicago, Sheldrake 0500 A prep at a rchtarsal of "A Night at an Inn" would re,·eaJ. a cast of e:-: pericnced amateur actnrs \\·(lr ki ~~~ hard to interpret Dunsany's mystici s111. Perhaps things might seem a littlr confusing with no scenery ancl stagt· l1ands sort of breaking out all oHr the place, hut one would he happ\· in the thought that on ·March 19. when the play is given, everything witl r .1111 as smooth as clockwork. Then there is that second proj(' rt. the freshman-sophomore · play. Any one would he tempted to take a good long peep at preparations for that. Rehearsals. which arc being· carried on under the direction of Miss Stan wood. arc delightfully entertaining. as is the play itself. First of comse. the on -looker wottld spot Miss Stanwood perched in one or another of her favorite roosts in thr a11ditoriu111 . watching the players with eager eyes. Then he would sec the players them selves enjoying the merriment of the play in which they act. A Merry Play And the play is merry. It relates a c~ream that Master \\Till Shakespeare. aged twelve, had on New Year's EYe: a clrea111 that \\'as supposed to h:1n· been the basi s for "A Midsummer Night's Dream.n Tn his dream Titania and Oberon appear and man\· fairit ·~ and elves who g_ct all mixed· up with Queen Elizabeth and a ncigl1hor friend of \Nill's. And there is a witch who chants the most fascinating charms and a nwrr~· pr<ldler : .who steals eYen-thing from a baby to the Quect~\ crown. Thus cloes this project go merril~· and husil~· on: anrl no d:)uht a rhancl' \'isit to a rehearsal would instill in one the desire to go to New Trier auditorium ·on March 2(), and sec this freshman-sophom,orc presentation. Mrs. W. E. Richmond of 1002 GreenMrs. F. 0. Nelson, 1430 Lake avenue. leaf avenue was hostess to twelve will entertain the Ladies' auxiliary of guests at a bridge tea last Friday af- the North Shore Sanitary Engineers ternoon. next Friday, March 18, at luncheon. -o-