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WILMETTE VOL. NO. XVIII, NO. 15 \VILMETTE, ILLINOIS . .JANUARY 4, 1929 Publfahetl weeklll b21 Llo21t1 HoJifater Itac., JU!-JU6 Central A"e., Wlltftette, IUttaota. ·fltered oa aeootad clae tRGtter March U, 19U, at the post office at Wilmette, llllt&ofa, ""dPr the Act f)f Jlarvh !, 18'79. 8ubacriptton pnce 11.00 a -ear. LIFE - -· J PRICE FIV~ CENTS CONTAGION DECREASES SUNDAY CLUB SPEAKER Alonzo Ray Petty of Baptist SLIGHTLY DURING 1928 Dr. Temple, Philadelphia, to Speak in Mumps and Chicken Pox Take Lead in Annual Check-up by Health Commissioner Wilmet'te Sunday, January 6 Dr. At onzo Rav Petty, pastor of the Baptist temple.-Pt.i1adelphia. and sue · ces sor to the famous Dr. Russell H. Conwell in that pa storate, will speak at the \Vilmette Sunday Evening club January 6. His subject will be: "Ne'.v Thinking for a New Day." Mme Edith Bideau ~ormelli will be the soloi3t thi :. Sunday evening. Dr. Pf'tt ,. is described as an "athletic, vital encrQ.etic. earne.:;t and couragem:s .' leader" and "one of the foremo ~ t champion s of religi o n and service atn~))}g the ymtnger generation 111 A me rica." Albert Spalding Plays at Auditorium Monday Albert Spalding, world renowne1 violinist, will give the next program of . the Winnetka Music club ArtistRecital series, scheduled for Monday evening, ] anuary 7. T~1e recital will be given in the New Trie·· High school auditorium . . Mr. Spalding- next Monday makes his second appearance on a Winnetka Music club program and hi ~ re -engagement is largely in response to general demand voiced by patrons of the club. · "He ha3 long established himself in public regard as a violinist who may be depended upon ahvays to give unalloyed pleasure," comments an eminent critic concerning Mr. Spalding's artistry. "To enumerate the virtues of his playing is to catalogue all the es~L:ntial elements of violin arti stry. He is today at th<' pinnacle of his career. He has ::J luscious tone, melodic flow, and, above all, a consummate musicianship. These have won him a foremost- place not only among American artists but among the artists of the world." EXPECT 200 ENTRIES AT WILMETfE ICE CARNIVAL SteUar Perfonne.-a of . Recent Seasons Will Defend 1itlea at Meet Tomorrow \Vith the selection of officials, a crew of three men working day and night to get the ice in perfect condition following last week's thaw, and an entry list of more than 200 names, the members of the Playground and Recreation board announce themselves ready for the third annual Ice Skating carnival which will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Village Green. Five prelimina.ry even~s. will ~e run off in the mornmg, begmmg wtth the 20-vard dash at 10 o'clock for boys under 14 years of age. The other morning events will be the 220-yard dash for boy~ under 16 years of a~e. the 100-yard-dash for boy3 under 12 years of age, the 440-yard-dash for bovs under 14 years of age, and the 880-yard dash for boys under 18 years of age. The elimination races will be run· in the· order listed above. ~- A checkup by Dr. E. E. Moore, Wilmette health commissioner, this week showed that a total of 536 cases of contagious and other diseases were reported in Wilmette during 1928. This was a decrease of 105 from the number reported during 1927. The comparative figures for the two years are: 1927 19::!8 134 Chicken pox ... . .. . .... . . ...... . 50 Influenza and pneumonia ... ... 14 51 Diphtheria · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 5 2 Measles ...... ... .. .. ... . ... . ... 425 3 188 Mumps ..... ... ........ . . . .. ...... 55 Scarlet fever .... .. .. ·... . , ..... . 41 37 He preached his first sermon at Grac:c Whooping cough · · · · · · · · · ···· · · ·51 121 Baptist temple in Philadelphia on EasTotals ...... .... ..... .. ... . 641 536 ter Sunday. 1926, \Yhere he ·had been called to the pastorate to succeed Dr Show Generallncreaae The large number of measles cases Russell H . Conwell, world famed <JS during 1927 was responsible for the lecturer, educator and philanthropi:;t higher total in that year. Other The church has a membership of .3,000 diseases, with the exception of diph- and Dr. Petty preaches to audiences theria and scarlet fever, showed an in- of four or five thousand each Sunday. crease in 1928. For ten years previously he had been The measles epidemic in the spring pastor of the historic Judson Memorin~ and early summer of 1927 reached a church-the church with the lighted 1..:::~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ total of 425 cases for that vear as cross-on the south side of \Vashington ag-ainst only three cases ii1 1928. Square in New York City. Child's Health Theme at Chicken pox, mumps, and whooping A native of California, Dr. Petty cough. however, showed a decided inPre-School Circle Meet crease last year. All of these diseases was educated at Occidental collegc:>, Mr~. A. Seth~ton of the Elizabeth where he '"as the youngest man ev('r were most t;ottccable in the village during the months of April, ~1ay. and to receive the degree of Doctor of McCormick Memorial Fund will speak June. Influenza and pneumonia, which Divinity. His theological work wa.; on the subject: "Health, the Child's are grouped together, also showed a done at Rochester Theological semin - Greatest Asset," at the next meeting marked increase during last year. and ary and Union seminary. He is ont:: of the · Logan-Howard Pre-School Cirmore than half the cases reported were of the college preachers at Dartmouth. cle, \Vednesday evening, ] anuary 9. in the month of December. Amherst. Princeton, Bryn Mawr, La- The meeting begins at 8 o'clock and all members are urged. to be present. Mortality Rate Lower fayette. Cornell, University of Pennsyl--------------------- ·There was a corresponding drop in vania, Xew York university, Worcester BOARD MEETS JAN. 7 the number of deaths from all causes Peddie, Taft. Hill and Choate school~ A meeting of the Kenilworth Village reported to Dr. Moore's office during He ha3 been particularly active in the two years, the figures being 150 in Settlement work and in connection board has bf>en announced for Monday, ] anuar:v 7. The regular meetings 1927 and 123 in 1928. Only thirty births were reported in with enterprises concerned with chiH of the board are held the first Mondav of the month. The January meet in~ 1928 and thirty-six in 1927. This is by welfare. wa.s postponed on account of Ne"· no means a fair estimate of the numYear's Eve. bt·r of children born to \Vilmette Want Doe License Fees families. according to Dr. Moore, since to Be Paid January 1 many of the births occur in hospitals in A sugp-es tion that \\·itmette residents other cities, and arc not recorded at pay their clog license taxes vn J:2nu:1r:, the local health office. l o f each year in stead of in the middle of the calendar year, a s ti1c :>resent Amendment-Limits Size village ordinance orovid~.: s, wa :; ma(le of Non-Fireproof Garage at the meeting of the Vi1.::tg·:- board An amendment to the Vi11age build- \Veclnesclay night. The c!1:u;ge, it is ing ordinance relating to the size of said. would avoid the confusio n of havIf it's a non-fireproof garages was passed by ing- the license limit s exten._; Oi'C'r 1110re the Village board \Yednesday night. than one calendar Year. Tl:t' matter matter of The amended ordinance pro,·ides tha: \\'as referred to the j)ublic s :n ·ice comnon-fireproof garages of . one-autonlo- mittee. type, pictures bile capacity shall have a floor spac . not exceeding 260 square feet, and Harbor Skating· Dangerous, ink and paper, similar garages o'f h\·o-automobile and Police Warn Parents Here three-automobile capacity shall have Parents have be en warned bv the ask us to floor space areas not exceeding 400 and 560 square feet, respectively. The Wilmette police department not to alordinance further stipulates that the low their children to skate in \Vilshow you what .side walls of non-fireproof garages mette harbor near the canal. Skating shall not exceed ten feet in height, in the harbor in not safe, according to we can do with it. and shall not be more than eighteen Chief of Police Leggett, even though feet above grade, and that in such the ice may appear to he frozen hard garages having storage space above enough. Hitching sleds to moving authe main story this space shall not tomobiles or trucks is another dancontain more than fifty per cent of the gerous practice against which the police have issued a warning. LLOYD HOLLISTER entire content of the building. Elmer Williams Referee Elmer Williams, who has officiated as referee of the meet for ~he. past two vear, will again serve tn that capacitv and Dr. C. B. Blake, who was last year's starter, will be official starter again this year. . Dani~1 M. Davis, director of recreation, wtfl officiate as manager of the meet. Other officials will be: Dudlev C. Stone. clerk: Glen W. Gathercoal, announcer: Mrs. D~niel M. lViS, awarder of ori7.eS; Mtss Joe SkidmorP. scorer: Dudley C. ~tone. timer· Glen W. Gathercoal. chtef pf notice'. Mr. William'\, Dr. Blake, an'.l Herwig Toeppen witl be judges of the fancv skating. n - Program of Events * The program for the afternoon event:; wilt be as follows: 2 p. m.- 100 yard dash-Boys under 10 years of aee. 2 :10 n. m.-100 yard dash-Girls under 10 yenrs of age. 2 :20 n. m.-100 yard dash-Boys under 12 VParR of aJ?;f'. 2 ::lO n . ·m. - 100 yard dash-Girls 12 ye::trs of ag-P n nrl unoer. 2 ::l5 n. m.-220 yard dash-Girls 14 years and under. 2 :45 n. m.-220 yard dash-Boys under H ve nr~ of age. 2 :55 n.' m.-SRO yard dash-Boys under 16 ve:->..r::; of age. :l :(15 n.' m.-440 yard dash-Boys under lR years of age. 3 :15 p . m.- 440 yard daRh- Girls 15 years ~nrl o·rer. 3 :25 n. m . -1 mile--~orth Shore Champion5hip-Open. Men and Boys. :l :40 n. m.- 440 yard dash-Boys under 14 yen r:;; of age. 3:50 n. m.- 220 yard dash-Boys under 16 YNt.r~ of nee. 4 J). m.-'l'wo Mile-Men 16 years and o\·er. 4 :10 n. m. - Fancy Skating-Open. Entries wi)l be received at the Playground and Recreation Board office, Wilmette 468. as late as 5 o'cbck this afternoon, it is announced by Director Davis. HEAR EDUCATION .LEADER Dr. D. C. Cully, of the board of Christian Education of . the Presbyterian denominatidn, will preach at the First Presbyterian church Sundav mornin.g, January 6. at the 11 o'clock ~ervices. His s~rmon subiect wi11 be: "At th~ Pool of Bethesda." ' ~ vVilmette Public school children, who Sears school in Kenilworth Monday have been enjoying a two week vacamorning, Janu~ry 7. The pupils have tion, will return to their classrooms been enjoying a two-week's vacation. next Monday morni.ng, January 7. BACK TO SCHOOL MONDAY Vac~tion will end at the .T oseph RESUME SCHOOL JAN. 7 INC. WILMETTE 4300