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WILMETTE VOL. XVII. NO. Publiahed tDeekJJI bJI LJo11d HoiJfater Inc., 1!1!-1!16 CetdraJ At1e., WUt~tette, 1JI4t&Ofa. Jln.tered a. ·eootad olo8· tnatter Jlaf'Ch U, ~9!4, at the po1t otfloe at WUmette, llnn.ofa, vn.der the Act o.t Jlaroh I, 1818. Bvbloriptton. f)rioe 11.00 o JI8Gr. LIFE. PRICE FIVE CENT~ 50 \VILMETTE, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 7, 1928 BREAK GROUND SUNDAY FOR NEW M. E. CHURCH Hold . Ceremonies at 10:45 at Lake-Wilmette Avenues: Begin Construction Monday Ground will be broken at ceremonies this Sunday morning on the site of the new \ Vilmette Parish Methodist church edifice at Wilmette and Lake avenues, and actual construction of the first unit of the structure will begin Monday, September 17. The observance Sunday morning will begin at 10:45 o'clock under the direction of Dr. Horace G. Smith, the pastor, with the Church school departments and the members of the congregation participating. The regular church service will follow immediately after the close of the ceremonies. Should weather conditions be favorable two charter members of the church will attend the ground-breaking formalities. They are Mrs. William Panushka, · 1046 Greenwood avenue, and Mrs. S. M:. Dingee, 926 Lake avenue, both of whom witnessed the iounding of the ·local Methodist church in 1874. Large Community Hall The first unit of the new $400,000 modified Gothic edifice, work on which is to begin Monday, will house a com.., munity hall of spacious proportions that will have a seating capacity of 400 with stage and kitchen facilities. The hall will be suitable for various social and recreational activities. There will also be a woman's social room, twentyfive feet wide and forty feet long, with fireplace and kitchenette, that is designed to serve as the living room of the church plant. The first unit will be completed by next May. Contract for construction of th ~ new church building has been awarded to the }. B. French company, builders of the Dyche stadium, the Shawnee Country club and other notable structures in Chicago and vicinity. The architects are Granger and Bollenbacher, who have designed some of the finest church edifices in the country. Plan Great Auditorium Ultimate plans contemplate a church auditori'u m with a seating capacity of 700, and with possibility of enlargement to approximately 1000-seat capacity: The exterior of the structure will be of either Indiana limestone or Wisconsin Lannion, it is announced. The beauty of the proposed edifice already has gained unusual recognition in that to date requests have been received for three memorials. Committees tn the church who are ~ upervising the erection of the new buildiqg follow: General Building committee- T. C. Moulding, chairman ; L. W. Benson, secretary ; W. E. Lindblad, treasurer ; A. S. Nystrom, financial :!lecretary ; E. (;. Bentley, B. N. Cox, G. l\1. Culver, E. G. Fisher, A. L. Fuller, J. R. Harper, E. R. James, R. G. Kimbell, H. C. Kinne, S. E. Leeman, B. F. Lewis, Jr., F. L. Millington, J. F. McGuire, H. ,V. Mons, A. N. Page, H. E. Poronto, E. M. Stafford, D. A. Stoker, W. H. Thayer, W. N. Waldner, E. A. Wegner, T. H. West, Carl Zipprich. Plans committee-T. C. Moulding, chairman ; E. G. Bentley, G. M. Culver, J. R. Harper, H. W. Mons, H. E. Poronto, T. H. West. Finance committee-R. G. Kimbell, chairman; G. M. Culver, A. L. Fuller, H. C. Kinne, S. E. Leeman, W. E. Lindblad, J. F. McGuire, H. W. Mons, T. C. Moulding, A. J. Nystrom, A. N. Page, H. E. Tickets Ready Sept. 20 fo~ Music Club Series Tickets for the 1928-1929 ArtistRecital series sponsored by the Winnetka Music club will be available for delivery to subscribers Thursday, September 20, according to Mrs. Bessie Grant, secr etary of the club. Subscribers have been. asked to call for their tickets any time after that date at the Winnetka State bank. Artists ' to be heard in the current season's series and the dates of their appearance, follow: Monday, October 29-Claudia M uzio, dramatic soprano. Wednesday, December 26-Vladimar Horowitz, Russian pianist. Monday, January 7-Albert Spalding, American violinist. . Monday, February 11 -Andreas Segovia, Spanish guitarist. Monday, March 4-John Charles Thomas, American baritone. To Sing Sunday Actual Construction Work on New 52-Foot Concrete Highway to Begin Next Week Construction work will start early next week on the widening an.d repaving of Main street into a 52-foot concrete roadway extending from the south limits of the village at Isabella street to the south line of Elmwood avenue. The contract for this work was awarded to the M. Foley Con- . struction company of Evanston by the Board. of Local Improvements at an ' adjourned meeting in the Village hall Tuesday night. The Foley company's . _ ... . _ . _ . .. b.id .was $142,754.80. Negotiations relative to the widening and repavil}g of Main street in Wilmette have been in progress for about two years, and· the actual awardini o'f the contract for the work was the final step in what is considered one of the most important municipal improvement projects ev:er undertaken in the vi,l~age. Announces Schedule · of Parent-Teacher Fall Dance Classes The Central-Laurel Parent-Teacher c;lancing classe~ will open the fall term on October 15 under the direction of Miss Jessie Pocock. The beginning b.all room classes will be held on Mondays at the Maso~ic temple, while all other ball room classes will be on Fridays at the Woman's dub. Following is the schedule for the first week: Monday, October 15, a! the Masonic temple-3 to 4 .P· m., begin~inR: ball room clas~~s, kmdergarten. ftrst, secon d .. and tht~d grades; 4 to p. m., aes- · thehc d.a ncmg. classes, kmdergarten, fi.rst, second, thtrd a.nd fou;th grades: 5; to 6 .O· m .. aesthet$ danpng classes: ftfth .. stxth. seventh. and eu~hth grades. Fnday, October 19, at the Woman's club-3 tQ 4 p. m., f.ourth and fifth grades; 4 to 5 !!· m., s.~zth and seventh grades; 5 to 6 p. m ., etghth grade. Reservations may be mailed or tele~~oned to Mrs. Paul R. Leach, 1055 Ltnden avenue, or to any member of her committee, which includes Mrs. Clifton L. Keith, Mrs. William L. Hart, and Mrs. G. A. Ricks~ ? Photo by fernand de Gueldre Howard Preston, whose Telramund in Lohengrin at Ravinia this summer was considered by musical authorities as one of the outstanding features of 1 h · the performance, wit be t e arttst at the last of the season's Sunday musicates at Skokie Country club Sunday afternoon, September 16. After the Ravinia season, Mr. Preston went to St. Louis to sing with the Municipal Opera company jn a great spectacular performance of Aida. The press was unanimous in stating that it was the greatest perfermance ever given in the Forest Park Bowl, the audience numbering more than 10,000 persons the opening night. Mr. Preston has had an unusually busy summer and immediately after his Skokie recital he will leave for a fishing trip in the Canadian woo~s, returnin_g in time for rehe~rsals wtth the Civic Opera comQany thts fall. Young Mothers' Club Elects New Officers At the meeting of the Young Mothers' club held last Monday evening 2t the home of Mrs. A. C. Youngberg, 1503 Lake avenue, the following officers for the coming year were unanimously elected following recommendation by the nominating committee of which Mrs. A. V. Gruhn was the chairman: Mrs. H. E. Ringholm, president; Mrs. A. C. Youn~berg, vice-president; Mrs. H. C. Pifer., .secretary; Mrs. F. P. Strauch. treasurer. These officers will be installed at the annual meeti!}g which will be held on Monday evening, October 8. Definite plans . for this dinner will be made 5hortly. Poronto, E. A. Weg~er, Carl Zlpprich. Ladles' Auxiliary committee-Mrs. S. H. Darst, Mrs. J. T. Edwards, Mrs. Lee English, Mrs. J. R. Harper, Mrs. F. P. Proctor, Mrs. L. B. Springer, Mrs. Carl WidD8J'i May · ~nge Name The name of Main ·s treet will probably be changed to M-cCormick boulevard later, as the new 52-foot highway will constitute Wilmette's portion of the proposed new inter-commun_itv high' ·ay extending from McCormtck boulev.ard on . the south to the north limits of Glencoe on the north. After an extended legal battle th~ assessment fer the 'Main street im:~ provement rec-eived court confirmat!on. and bids were opened on the proJect at the meeting of the Board of Local Improvements Tuesday, September 4. By pushing the pres~nt widening program, the village wtlt e~ect ~ great s::tving, since an a~reement wtth the Cook County Highway department snecifies that the county wilt defray the cost of paving forty feet of the C:2-foot width, while assessed properties witt bear the exnen~e of the re.majning 12-foot strip. Ac~ording to engineer~.s estimate~ _ the enttre cost of the development will be approximately $200,000 . . Endorsed by Plan Body The Chicago Regional Pla·n ning association has endorsed the inter-community highwa.y and has for some time includ-ed it in the general highwav scheme mapped out for the Chicago area. Engineer Will Prepare Storm Sewer Estimate Village Engineer Charles N. Roberts has been ·a uthorizea to prepare a resolution provirling for a public hearing on the construction of a storm sewer to serve · all of that portion of Wilmette which lies west nf Ridge avenue, except the Indian Hilt estates. This action w.a·s taken ~t the adjourned meeting of the hst Tuesdav night. The territory affected has been annexed to Wilmette within the last few years. The REALESTATE SECTION -reviewing a month's progress in Wilmette realty and building circles - appears in this issue. SEE PAGE 47 WILL PRESENT PLAYS . The senior and junior young people's societies of St. John's Lutheran church are rehearsing ·-two plays to be presented Thursday and Fridav. September Zl and 28, as a benefit for the chancel fund of the church.