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E'l'TE VOL. XVI NO. 33 WILMETTE, ILLIN OIS, MAY 13, 1927 .. L I FE PRICE FIVE CENTS f'ubli8hetl weekly by Lloycl flolliste1·, Inc., 122.2 Cent?·al A ve., lVilm.ette, Illinois. Enterecl a! second class matt~ Mm·ch 13, 1911,, at the post offi,ce at Wilmette, Illinois, unde.r the Act of March 3, 1819. Subscription price U.OO a jlear. I PLAN PAVING PROGRAM ADVANCE STEP NEARER HAIL AND WIND PLAy I Wilmette to Have Own Garden Board of Local Improvements AbanNEW THROUGH HIGHWAY. HAVOC IN NEW TRIER Very Market on May 21 dons Forest Avenue Project in Fa- Greenhouses Suffer Heavy Loss· Fallen Wires Cripple Power, ' Phone Service Monday For the fir st time in the history of vor of More Comprehensive Scheme the organization. the Wilmette GarA comprehensive street improveSeeks Cost Estimate on den club will conduct a Garden Mar- ment program which 'COntemplates 52-Foot Main Street k<:t this spring. The enterprise, to principally the rehabilitation of such he =-t ag ed on the triangular plot op- important thoroughfares as Forest, ~Lain st.reet will soon be converted Catllning her kgions irom the positt.: the \\' ilnwtte avenue station of Lake and Elmwopd a nnues, and some ~outhland and <tmas=- ing them at her the Xorth Shore line, is scheduled for connecting st.rects, is to be taken un- into a 52-foot wide highway and concom.mand, old Dame Nature organized Saturday, May 21. Funds derived der consideration imruediately by t!1c necting link of the McCormack higha. t.npk-thn:at atta<:k la st Monday and from the market will he devoted to \Vilmette Village board of local im- way if arrangements made jointly by rtdlllg <·11 a ~4-lllile gale. s\\·ept north-J the beautification of the village, one provements, it was decided at a meet - Wilmette Village officials and Cook ward, =-pread111g d~.:ath and destructi01: of the out. tanding purposes of the ing-grew out of a general discussion county authorities are carried through . t hrnugl~nut Texa~. K aJ.lsas, Arkansa _ ;, cluh. to a successful conclusion. An im-:· The idea of a general program of portant step in the proposed improveand. ~~~ ~snuri and s triking a la st linTt is hoped that a sizeable sum will street repaving-or possibly· resurfac.L:'l'rtllg blow in her campa ign, at the be realized at this first annual market ing-grew out· of a general discussion ment was taken Tuesday evening of tll_ll·tJl -..1_ 10rc. A=- tile advance phalanx ,·e nture and the committees ]n charge at a public h earing on the proposi- this week when at a public hearing ot ll·rlndding cloud. -, .rolled over the Uf!.!t' a generous contribution of on tile project, the Village board o£ · dhtllal sky, sht loos ened her bolts of plants. flowers and garden accessories tion to .repaYc Forest avenue, in which local improvements voted favorably the sentiment expressed generally by on a resolution authorizing village \\·ind-driH·n rain . and hail ' forcinrr ~ h~· the householder s of the cnmmun- interested property owners was to engineers to prepare a new cost estipc..·fk~trialh and mnt{)ri~h t o run for it,·. the effect that paving of Forest ave- mate on . the proposed improvement thl' nearc~t cover amid a harragc of ·A comlllittee. headed ll\· ).frs . E. E. nue should be considered only as· a ft yi11g branches and debris. · of that thoroughfare throughout ib · . · . . . ).J oore. has been working diligently unit in a general scheme of street . :--rorl':- . 0 1 tr1.·es, taclllg he r 111 grnn o tt plans which indicate a sp lendid improvelllent including parallel road - length in the village . At the suggestion of the county "tlenr~.·. lt:ll hl.'io~·e thl' \\"ind's relent-J succe:'s br the market. The group IS ways and connecting thoroughfar\~s. prominent among k~-.. on-.laugltt : ltght. Jhl\\·cr and tele- 1 making a special appeal to amateur Assurance was given that such a pr:::>- commissioners, pl~ll. ltl.' "ires ~ napped like st ring~: ·gardeners t(l lend their assistance hy ject is feasible and the boa.rd, in vo~ whom is Oscar \V. Schmidt, former " 'tndo"·" rrasht:d and traffic came to iurnishing plants and accessories for ing to abandon the Forest avenue Village })resident, the village has tena h:tlt in -..h uddering dread a=- the el!'- the garden. Featuring the markd paving proposition, indicated an eager- tatively ag.reed to an extension o£ m~.·nt:- hattlt: d for supprc..·macy. Hail, will be a booth containing bird house s ne ss t o proceed without undue delay the Main street width from 48 feet, ranging in size trn111 scarce ly larger and trellises. Thrre will be ice cream with a more ~eneral scheme of st r~ct as orginally proposed, to 52 feet, it wa s ·s tated at Tuesday's hearing. than a grain oi ,,·hc..·at ll1 as large as I cones and 11thcr delectahlt's for the repaYing. ht·Jt·-.. vggs. and, in a iew rases, base- youngstns. Drayer Opposes Plan Tuesday's session repres ented the ball:-, rapped maliciously at car t op~ In adopting the resolution calling sec~md adjourned public hearin~ on and ,,·indow panes. At la~t, ha\'ingfor an engineer's estimation, the y the Fore st avenue project, at each of spent her fury in a series of thrc·, board · vote stood five in favor, as which it '"as clearly indicated that di~tinct outb ursts during the day and the interested prove.rty owners un- against one opposed, Trustee Clarence t..'n·ning as the undulating ~to'rm wan·s I E. Drayer registering the only dissentfavorable to ~he propos~d impr?~·c drn\'e eastward to tht..' lak<:. Dame Nanlt' llt \\'ere nmted 111 thetr oppos1tton ing vote. ture ~miled in g-ri1n satisiact ion and The Fir:-t Congregational church ,vill to having that thoroughfare singled Trustee Drayer, who, in the course !cit hewildcr~.:d 111an to cnunt his inaugurate an early morning se rvice out as the first street to be paved in of the general discussion, presented a lo ~ses. Sunday, ~lay 15. which wilt aim to meet '"hat was termed "speedway" condi- statement setting forth in detail sugRail Traffic Stopped the need Qf famile:-; who wish to spend tion. They, however, appeared to he gestions including grade separation by On the North Shor~ · Line between the day away from home and get a uniformh· in f<n·or of having Forest means of track depresson, expressed Glencoe and Bracsid~.., 32 poles Gave fairly early start on their journey. The avenue fncludeJ as a unit in a more Ollposition to the highway proposition way, allowing both of the power wire3 service will begin at 8:15 o'clock and general program of street repair. on the hasis that, in view of possible · to drop on the right ,)f \ray . \Vatch- continue for forty-fiyc minutes. The It is <'xpected that the board will be- grade separation, such a highway adfulness on the part ni Jack Andre\\'s Tunior choir. under the direction of the jacent to the railroad right-of-way and \V. E. Hiatt, trainmen in charge .Rev. \V. E. )fc(ormack. will sing. gin at once '"ith the plan for a com- would constitute a serious hazard. He of a limited due at Brae·sicle at 12 :SO, Porter \V. H caps will preside at the prehensive scheme which \;\,·ill he suggested that uo action be taken ready for presentation in the very probably prevented a se rious catas- organ. . pending an exhaustive study of a trophe \rhen the train was hroyght Dr. Stephet~ A. Ll?yd. the pastor. has near future. c o m p r e h e n s i v e ·grade separation to a halt just as the first poles he- chosen fo: h1s s~tbJ.ect at the ~rs~, of scheme hy a group of disinterested gan to lean towa rd the tracks. Jm- these sern~es "D1gmty and Serv1ce. citizens- taking into account track de11· makmg the announcement th.e mediately thereafter, as the wires hit pression .rather than elevation. He the ground the power '\Yent off and 1111111ste:s of t.hc ~hurch fran.kly admtt took the view that such a proposed The Logan-Ho,yard Parent-Teacher all traffic 'was halted. Busses were th_at th1s serytcc: 1s an c~p~nment and association is sponsoring a card party through traffic highway should not rushed from terminal points and cs- wtll be con~u~ued only If It seen~s ~o to he given Saturday evening. May pass through the heart ·of the village. tablished tempora-ry service between meet an. extstu.1g n~ed._ The publtc 111 'fhe sole objector to the highway \Vinnetka and Highland Park. ~eneral t5 cordtally 1n~· 1ted to th~ ser~- 21, at 8 o'clock in the Howard school \~ k' i t · ICC. The regular 11 0 dock service wtlt gymnasium. The committee in charge, pl'a n voiced by an interested property \ ..; rec mg crews an< meme~l se ,o be held as usual. headed bv ).f rs. H. Otto Von Der- owner was Edward Zipf, former Vil\\·ork at once and regular tram schedHoff of :132 Oak Circle. announces lage president and now a resident of ule:-; were resumed h.r midnight. that eighteen prizes will he awarded, Kenilworth. who owns 1,500 feet of . as t ern tve :\ crossmg watchwan at Green Ba \' and that bridge, 500 and bunco \viii be Main st.reet froutage on the west side of the street from Oakwood avenue, road na~;·owly escaped the clutches ;r I Vaudeville and Dance pl?.Yed. The card par.ty given in November south. His principal objection to the the "fourth horseman" as he v;a s \Yilmette chanter. Eastern Star, will lo\\'ering the gates fqr an approach- hold a yaudeville and dance Saturday was such a splendid success. and so proposed improyement was based upon ing train. A huge power pole crashed night, ~fa,· 14. at 8 o'clock. in the many requests have come in for a the contention that assessment of into the side of his hut, showering ').fasonir t.emple. The proceeds from similar en:·nt this spring that the as- abutting property would be unjustihin1 \Yith gla ss ancl hrick\\'ork. He the dance will go toward the temple sociation decided to conclude the fiably high and disproportionate to cscape<l uninjured. . . 1 organ fund. ~frs . T<t ;~ ).f. Ly?ns of vea r's actiYities ""ith a card party. the benefit to the property owner. At the Elm street depot 1ll \Vtn- 1070 Cherry street. \\ mnetka, 1s gen- Tickets are to be procured from Mrs. He insisted that the proposed imnctka, one of thr plate glass windows eral chairman in charge nf the pro- Von DerHoff by telephoning \Vilmet~e provement is in the nature of public 2205. Proceeds will go into the treas- benefit and that the entire community on the west side of the building was gram. urv of the Logan- Howard association should therefore hear the burden of shattered bv hail stones. Total damassessment. iu~HI. MUST MUZZLE DOGS age to Korth Shore Line property, it Majority Favor Highway A proclamatinn issued earl~· this was estimated by officials of the road. Interested property owners expressweek by President · Ralph R. HawxPLAN SEWING BEE would approximate $8,000. hurst of the Villag-e of Kenilworth. An· all-day se\\"ing bee is being span- ing favor of inimediate improvement Shatters Store Windows provides that all dogs permitted tn sored by the members of the Wit- of t.he street included David Nelson, In \Vilmette the g.reatest damage to any one section was -sustained- by run at large must be muzzled between mette American Legion Auxiliary, to of the Nelson Laundry company; Ben merchants on Linden avenue. Plate June 1 and September 15. This action be given Monday, May 16, at the home Meyer, of the Meyer Coal and Materiglass windows in tbe Wilmette Bird was taken to prevent possible injuries of ~Irs. Harry Hopp of 225 Linden al company, and Ben Kbepfer of 537 store, the Hill and Stone Real Estate being sustained by people from being. avenue. All members are asked to Main street. Favor of the proposition (Continued on page 45) ~. bitten by stray dogs. I come prepared to sew. (Continued on page 44) . .· . . . Board of .Local Improvement& . E ar l Rtsers · H ave 0 wn S ervtce to a! Local Church · I ! Logan-Howard P. T. A. to Hold Card Party May 21 r E Star to c·