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WI-·LME·TTE· I:.I.FE· D.ec~~ber 1. · 1928 ·7W'W·'W'rts:~--and Other Wilnieite Recreation ·Boar d News Ice 7tlm,.g.Seaso· Befins Decem; b er 15, Play Board Decides Preparations for flooding the Village Green and the Municipal Golf course for skating ponds are being made by the Recreation staff and December 15 has been set by Director of Recreation Daniel M. Davis, as the ofticial date of the opening of the ice-skating season in the village. Should the weather be not sufficiently cold to freeze the ice by that date, flooding will be started the· first day the thermomet'er drops to the freezing point, an announcement from the· Recreation board reads. The installation of the lamp posts for large floodlights for the two ponds and the erection of a large toboggan at the Village Green are some of th~ preliminary preparations being made this week for the opening date. Tobogganing will be introduced into the village for the first time this year. An ~-foot slide is being built at the Village Green and if the sport proves popular enough, it is possible that another will be built at the Golf link pond. The sport has proven very popular on the playgrounds of larger cities and members of the Recreation staff are introducing it here as an experimental measure. Concurren~ with the ice-skating season is the annual Ice Skating carnival wherein skaters of Wilmette and the north shore compete for the silver loving cup given to the winner of the North Shore Championship mile race. The carnival will be held January 5, this year Director Davis announces, ap4, remembering the sudden thaws ~ut that time last year and the diffiijlty of finding a date suitable for tii carnival, he makes further ann '"cement that if the weather is not propitious on that Saturday, the carnival will be held the first succeeding saturday that is cold egough to freeze th~ ice. Last year tbe Playground and Recreation board provided skating on twenty-three days and had a total of attendance of 36,450 during that period. The board and staff members are hoping that weather conditions will be favorable for an even longer season this year. I With the.Athletic Leagues Swimming Popular Winter Activity with Women Folk Indoor Teams Battle for . ·Lead and CeUu Titles By coincidence, an amusing significance was given to this evening's Indoor baseball games when the Recreation staff members discovered that the two leading teams ~ere fighting for first place in the league and the two teams trailing ·the league will battle to avoid being whitewashed. The ·Ridge Electric, last year's champions, and St. Joseph have kept· a clear record a~l thro~gh the fir~t ro~n~ of t~e ser1es. wh1ch ends th1s ev~nmg, ne1ther havmg b~en de.feated. Neather of. the other paar, Walmette Ice and Wdmtte Shoe Store, has won a _lame The ~econd round will follow immediately the close of this one and the first game will be played next Friday evening. The schedule of the" pmes will . be: Friday, December 14 7 :15-Prlntlng Studio vs. Wilmette Shoe l :10-St. Joseph vs. Wilmette Ice December 21 'J :11-The Printing Studio vs. St. Joseph I :It-Ridge Electric va. Wilmette Ice January 11 -t& __ 'D-1 tl :..-enD nr Studio va. JUdge Electric I :10-Wilmette Shoe va. St. Toeeph ' J&DU4J'Y 18 _ : :Jt::Wllmette Ice va. Prlntlnc Studio Wilmette ..Shee VB. Rldae Blectnc . .. anuarr .» Electric f :16-8t. Joeepb va.. Riel&· . I :It-Wilmette Sboe VL Wla..tte Ice . Robert Wilson L.F. Peter Wagner LEAGUE STANDINGS By Daaiel M. Da'tie Curtis Colegrove C. Raymond Hotrman Volleyball Swimming is the newest · and one of R. G. Ed. Phillips Won Lost Per Cent Ernest Heller the most popular features of the wornL. 833 Herbert WoU'f 5 1 Baptist 833 G. Merganthaler L. 5 1 Presbyterian en's work in the program of the WilSullivan, referee 833 5 1 Ridl&"e Electric mette Playground and Recreation 600 3 2 Wilmette Ice Miss Joe Skidmore, assistant 333 2 4 St. Joseph Ice Co. I. 0. 0. F. board. 333 Wilmette (30) 2 4 Howard P. T. A. in charge of women's work, has ar(45) 250 James Hoffman 1 3 American Legion Thomas Thursby ranged for three classes each week, 200 Alexander Hoffman Cartwright 2 3 English Lutheran Thorsen 333 2 4 Methodist Robert Cazel one each Wednesday morning at the 166 WilJard Uttenreuther 1 5 Wilmette Shoe Albert Anderson Carlton Appeldt Evanston Y. M. C. A., and two on Jack Pannska Friday evening at the Sovereign hotel, Basketball Edgar Polley Chicago. Won Lost Per Cent Sullivan, referee 1000 3 0 Presbyterian I It is obvious that there is a great 1000 3 0 Terminal A. C. demand for swimming as a result of Presbyterian I (31) Presbyterian II (8) 750 3 1 State Bank Fred Quayle the large enrollment of over one 667 Ed. Hlll 2 1 K. of C. I John Campbell hundred women who feel so keenly 666 Ted Stone 3 0 Methodist Lowell Todd 500 Ralph Whitsett 2 2 K. of C. II Earle Leslie the need of exercise derived from 500 Frank Rennolds 2 2 Wilmette Shoe Erwin Brammer swimming that they have entered this 500 Charles Lauer 2 2 I. 0. 0. F. Gilbert Johnson, referee 000 0 3 Presbyterian II class despite the fact that they must 000 0 3 Wilmette Ice go to Evanston or Chicago to find an K. of C. II (7) State Bank (28) available pool. This would seem to Women's Basketball James Phlllips Smith Won Lost Per Cent Robert Roy Leonard show beyond a doubt that one of the Carl Clifton 1000 Christopher Schaeffer James Montonara outstanding needs of our village is a 4 0 Horsefeathers 1000 Harry Stone 4 0 Ponies Robert Steffens 1000 Lawrence Roth 4 0 Rinky Dinks Don Litchtenberg modern pool. 250 Stephen Lusted 1 3 Braves The program is arranged to handle 250 Jack Cullen 1 3 Flappers swimmers of experience as well as 250 Ballard Robinson 1 3 O'Kays 250 1 3 Roughnecks beginners. Both pools provide trained Gilbert Johnson, referee 000 0 4 Wildcats instructors who teach beginners, who Ba.sketba11 'Vomen's come without any knowledge of swimVolleyball Wildcats (8) ming, the fundamental strokes and ad(29) Ridge Electric O'Kays Howard P. T. A. Blenche Keil Betty Barry (15, 7, 15) (11, 15, 3) Marjorie Miller vance them into higher classes as fast Smith Andrew Thalman Dorothy Martin Lynch Mary Koz? as they are prepared to take advanced Kummer James Schaefgen Marcella John Baughman Betty McCann Mary Hoffman Benjamin Thalman Emma Kenneth Robinson Leona Hoffman work. Hicks Jacob -Hoffman Margaret Al Struebing Bernice Ludlow DeMarco An interesting and unique program Victor Jones Margaret McCann has been developed at the Y. M. C. A. Leslie Matson Skaer, ref~ree morning class. The swimmers are Methodist (8, 9) Baptist (15, 15) Horsefeathers (22) first entered into the minnow class Leslle Hannawalt Flappers (13) E. E. McDow Gladys Fehlen where six tests are given. After comL. E. Todd Geraldine Weber Earl Carlson Elizabeth Nelson pleting the tests in this division, they Benjamin Cox Elizabeth Hoffman Frank Outhripge Gertrude Kuerper Thomas West Elmer Williams Betty Barry Betty Ryerson are promoted to the Trout class. Next L. E. Matson Margaret Stanton AI Gruhn Alma Jones comes the Walrus division, which is W. E. Lindblad Helen Deinleln Arthur Youngberg Rosaline Mills followed by the Shark class. Mary Hoffman English Lutheran Rheda Weber . Roberta Meuthcr Wilmette Shoe Store (15, 15) (9, 7) Skaer, referee To pass the final examination in the Paul Kier Curtis Colegrove Whale class and so become a fullWllliam Gash Ponies (38) Ursal Sutton c~:;:eud<:l~ pledged member of the Royal Order Dale Gash Elizabeth Muehlberg Alex Hottman Chester Stark Georgia Leffingwell Robert Wilson Ruth Braun of Whales, members must pass a total Wallace Stark Eva Berndtson Eleanor Clifford of thirty-seven different swimming Vernette Lewis Dorothy Smith events, which are identical_ with the Presbyterian Marjorie St. Joseph Thorsen Braun· L'f Savmg . . by t h e A rnert. Helen Kalmes (15, 7, 15) (9, 15, 7) Kathleen 1 e test gaven Alma Muehlberg Earle Leslle Allee Walton Joe Hoffman Helen Nelson can Red Cross and, since the tests Ed Phillips Otto von der Hoff Skaer, referee are given by authorized Red Cross Victor Jones Harold Schleuter Leslie Matson Roughnecks (29) Peter Wagner Rinky Dlnks (30) examiners, the members passing into John Wagner Stanley Peterson Ethel Keenor Trenna Scott the "Royal Order of Whales" are enVictor Delnleln Geraldine Weber Elsie Paterson titled to wear the Red Cross Life Naomi Price vera Johnson Florence C1ifford Saving emblem. Basketball Rheda Weber St. Joseph Dorothy Smith Wilmette Shoe Store E~~~r ~~~~ Each class becomes progressively (15) (37) Lorraine Jannes more difficult. Skaer, referee Robert Woltr R.F. Victor .Delnlein Ten women took the Minnow tests at last Wednesday's class meeting, Girls' Athletic Club Ia Model Aeroplane Club which involved the following events : Newest Recrea · ti·on Scheme Begins Actual Building Swim sixty feet free style ; Swim Members of the Model Aeroplane sixty feet back stroke; Standing plain With the members of the Tuesday evening gymnasium class at Howard club began actual construction on their front dive; Dive from the surface and school as charter members, a Girls' first model planes at the weekly meet- bring a weight up from the bottom of rhythmic Athletic club is being organized ing of the organization last evening the pool; Demonstrate breathing; Plunge for distance across through the auspices of the Wilmette at the Central school. The first planes to be made are of the width of the pool. Playground arid Recreation board. The following five women succeeded the Baby R. 0. G. type and each boy The club will have weekly meetings during the class hours, 7 :30 to 9 :~ in the club will be required to con- in passing the test and have been proo'clock Tuesday evening at Howara struct this model and make it pass a moted to the Trout class: Mrs. G. W. school gymnasium, and will have an flying test before he will be allowed Carrington, Mrs. K. S. Newcomb, Miss to undertake a more coijtplicated plane. Zelda Cass, Mrs. E. V. Poole, and open membership. G. W. Gathercoal of the Playground Mrs. E. U. Goodman. Mrs. R. G. A ~d· f year1 y program prov1 mg or a and Recreation board, sponsor of the 'Travis, Mrs. L. H. Christopher, Mrs. cal~~~ar · of ·athletic meets, tests, com- club, announces that there are only a D. R . Innes, Mrs. V. M. Walstrom, pehtlve ~ames ~etw~en c~ub memb~rs, few more memberships available since and Miss ~dna Schulz passed all of and soc1al a~atrs 1s ~emg complied the organization has voted to limit the tests with the exception of the b~ a~ executive co~m1ttee col!lposed the membership to· thirty boys. Boys diving of 'Mtss DorC?thy Sm1th, 1437, Wtlme~te over 12 years of age through the JUNIOR POLICE "SHAKEUP" avenu~, pr~s1dent of · the ~oup; Mtss Sophomore year in high school are G. W. Gathercoal, Junior Police Naom1 Prtce, 1333 Washmgton ave- eligible for membership. . sponsor, states that the Chicago chief nue, secretary; Miss Marcella Kum1706 W m~r, . as h"mg t on · av~nue,· ~n d HIGH NOVEMBER ATTENDANCE "has nothing on me." Last week he Mtss Joe Skadmore, recreation asststAttendance in the various activities bmmced a captain and a lieutenant, ant in charge of women's activities. of the Wilmette Playground and demoted two more, and threatened a E a~ h memb~r . <?f th e cIub wt"11 ta k e Recreation board exceeded 8 ()()() dur- general shake-up among the other part In all. aCbVlheS Sponsored by the ing the month of November,' statistics members of the force. group and a point system will be in- fr?m the monthly records show. Of augurated with a special award for the ~has number· 2,762 were adults· 3 235 The value of all horses, mules, cattle, . . wtnner of t he h. tghest number of pomts ~oys in after school games; 2,005 girl~ .sheep and hogs on Illinois farms is durjng a season. _ _ _. . " .. .m after school games. · estimated at $271,127,000. .. ·