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WILMETTE :;~~~Zh~1 1f%J;lyatbf Lloyl~ H ~ ~liste1 · LIFE 1879. , , 1te pos . o 1ce at 11 W?i' 1 mette, IZ3l-JZ~6 ~entral A·ve., Wilmette, lllino· t.,. IZlmo~$, unde1· the Act of March 3, Entered as second class matter Subscription price sz.oo a year. VOL. NO. XVIII. NO. 18 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, JANUARY 18, 1929 PRICE FIVE CENTS WOMAN'S CLUB STARTS BIG BUILDING PROGRAM Retain Architects to Make Plans for $75,000 First Unit of New Structure Plans were discussed at the m.eeting of the Woman's club of Wilmette Wednesday afternoon contemplating a $75,000 building program, which the club will launch this spring. It is the plan of the building committee 0f the club, headed hy Mrs. Frank T. Scheidenhelm, to spend $75.000 for the first unit of a large ne.w club building, which will eventually replace the pre:;ent clubhouse at the corner of Tcnt 11 street and Greenleaf avenue. Granger and Ballenbacher, architects for the new Wilmette Parish Methodist church, have been engaged to draw sketches of the complete new clubhouse, giving special attention to the first unit, which will be erect('d north of the present building on the Tenth street side of the club's property. Actual building operation3 are expected to begin the latter part of April, and it is hoped to have the fir~t unit ready for use by. next October. The principal feature of the new building, according to Mrs. Hayes 1-.[rKinney, president of the woman's club, will be an auditorium large enough to handle adequately a11 meetings and programs whicH the club sponsors. Following campletion of the first unit of the new structure the plan 1s to remodel the old building. This remodeling would include turning the present auditorium into a dining room and enlarging the kitchen. Definite plans have been laid for the ~nancing of the $75,000 building proJect. A total of $35,000 is already available, and the building committee is making an effort to rai·.3 e $10,000 more by asking the 600 members of the club to take one hundred non-interestbearing $100 notes, which would mature n from one to four years. The renaining $30,000 would be borrowed. The need for a new club building has Jeen evident for some time, owi'ng to he growth in the membership of the club and the expansion of its program. Last fall a building committee wa3 appointed to study the project. Members of this committee, which made its report recently, are: Mrs. Hayes McKinney, president of the club, Mrs, Frank Scheid~nhelm, chairman, Mrs. Harvey A. Bush, Mrs. Herbert B. Mulford, Mrs. Thoma·.3 C. Moulding, Mrs. ~· P. Colwell, Mr.s. \Villiam A. Durgtn, Mrs. 0. E. Thaleg, Mrs. R. E. P. Kline, Mrs. Arthur J. Dixon, Mrs. C. P. Evans, Mrs. George W. Kibby, Mrs. Halsey E. Poronto, Mrs. J. C. Mannerud, Mrs. C. P. Berg, Mrs. F. 0. Ebeling, Mr3. Arthur H. Howard, Mrs. Leslie Gates, Mrs. Ralph T. Huff, Mrs. Fred E. Parry, Mrs. David Anderson; and Mrs. Fred M. Bowes. J. M. Carrico Will Chicago Welsh Choir to Manage Jt;f erchandise Appear at Sunday Club 'The Chicago Welsh Choir, Daniel Busines$ in Urbana }. M. Carrico, directing genius of the Worthen-Carrico company, Wilmette department store merchants, left the village tl!is week to assume active mar.agement of the VI orthen-Wauchope company at Urbana, Ill. J. E. Worthen of 314 Greenleaf avenue, will be active head of the \Vilmette store. Mr. Carrico, in announcing his decision to go to Urbana, stated that he will retain his interest in the Wilmette store. Mr. Carrico has bene an active member of the Wilm~tte Chamber of Commerce since coming to Wilmette almost a decade ago. In addition to serving as a director of the organization,- he has been active on several important committees. He also maintained an active interest in Wilmette civic affairs. It was announced this week that there is to be no changr in the personnel of the Worthen-Carrico company, other than the change in management. VILLAGE BOARD 0. K'S PLAN FOR WEST AREA Trustees F o r m a II y Approve Scheme Outlined by Wil· · mette Plan Commission The Wilmette village board at its regular meeting last Tuesday night approved the plan of the Wilme~te Plaa conuni·.; sion ior a comprehenstve system of streets and highways in Wilmette and vicinity. The commission., composed of Robert Stoddard, chairman, Frederick J. Newey, Frank C. Huffman, Julius D. Roth, and Ll~y·l C. Ayres, secretary, has been workmg for more than two years on this plan, which wa·.3 prepared with a view to the future development of the village as well as its pre3ent status, and tak~s into consideration, chiefly, the terntory west from Ridge avenue. F. A. Cushing Smith, village planning engineer. drew the plan which was submitted to the village board. One of it·3 principal feature.s is that it provides for a uniformity of street names, and, as stated in the resolution which the board adopted concerning it, ·'for the promotion of public health, safety, com forts, morals, welfare. and convenience, and for the reduction of conge~ .ion in public streets." The plan is the result of intensive and sustained effort on the part of the planning commission. It includes net only the ,village of Wilmette, but t~r ritory extending one and a half miles outside the village limits. Protheroe, conductor, will give the program _ a t the Wilmette Sunday Evening club January 20. Included in the program will be a group of folk-song~ of Wales sung in the Welsh language. Leading critics arc eloquent in their comments con .. cerning thi-3 group of choristers. "Layman, dilettante and crittc must agree that here is one of the best choral organizations in Chicago," says Herman Devries. Another critic said recently, "Dr. Protheroe has trained this chont,; with the consummate mastery of the accomplished and earudite musician, and he has produced tone shadin~ of wid~ variety, accents of vigor and incisiveness and enunciation which fis clear and distinct." - - · ~ Lights on West Highways Will be Installed Soon That unlighted portions of Lake avenue and Glenview road in the western section of Wilmette will soon b ~~ equipped with temporary light; was assured last Tuesday night, when the Village board, in regular session, authorized President Orner and Ernest C. Cazel, chairman of the streets and alleys cqmmittee, to enter into a ten year contract with the Public Service company for · the installation of ·3urh lights. The board had previouslv authorized a contract of shorter dur·ation, which the Public Service company would not accept. Dean of Girls to Speak at Parent-Teacher Meeting Miss Elizabeth Packer, dean of girls at New Trier High scho:::>I. will address a meeting of parents in the Byron C. Stolp school gymna·3ium Tuesday evening, January 22, under the auspices of the Central-Laurel Pa.rent-Teacher a:;soctatwn. Miss Packer will discuss entrance requirements at the high school which will be of particular interest to parent·3 of seventh and eighth grade puQils. Miss Helen Smith will give a brief program of music, with Mrs. <.._~ilbert as accompanist. The meeting begins at R oclock. TRAIN, AUTO COLLIDE Mrs. H. D. Prosser of 803 Lak~ avenue escaped without injury la_.;t Thursday after.noon when the car which she was driving north on Fifth Forensic Enthusiasts to street ·.skidded into a Chicago, North Eat and Talk Some More Shore, and Milwaukee train going west New Trier High schoc 1 debaters. on Greenleaf avenue. The car was members of the forensic board of the badly · damaged. school, and members of the New Trier branch of the National High School Forensic league will hold a get-together dinner on Fridav, Februarv 8 it was announced this '~eek by Ches-' ter E. MacLean, New Trier debate coach. The debaters and forensic organization members plan to hold frequent affairs of this nature to discuss problems and make plans for the deIf you have bate work of the school. Cold Weather Brings Series of Auto Fires The \Vilmette Fire department extinguished three fires this week caused bv automobile expbsions and backfi~ing. The first and most ·3erious fire occurred at the corner of Lake avenue and Hibbard road at 8 o'clock Sunday night when an explosion in the radiator set fire to a car driven by James Kelley, of 5733 Marcella avcnuf', Chicago. Mr. Kelley, his wife and small child were badly bu!"ned and consider. able damage was done to the car. The explosion ts thought to have been caused by the overheating of kerosene in the radiator of the car. The firemen were called to the re sidence of M,ts. Elsa Anderson, 229 Central Park avenue, Sunday morning when another automobile caught fire, resulting in the burning of an overcoat and blanket and causing some damage to the car. The third call was from the Allan T. Gilbt rt home at 240 Leicester road, Kenilworth, \Vetlnesday morning, where backfiring resulted in an automobile fire that did slight damage. * D. E. Allen, Jr., of the firm of Eddington and Allen. Wilmette real estate brokers, is in Texas this week on a business trip. printing problen1s, put them up Legion Meinbers Pled~e Aid in Time of Stress In a formal communication to the Village board at its regular mee~ ing Tuesday Wilmette Post No. 46 American Legion placed it.s services at the disposal of the village for the "protection and preservatio11 of the rights of citizenship." The board expressed its appreciation and instructed Village Clerk L. J. Orr to make a formal reply to the Legion's offer. By virture of this offer the Legionnaires pledge as·3istance to police and fire departments in event of unusual emergiencies. 1 to us and they will no longer be problems Royal Arch Masons Will · Entertain Legionnaires \Vilmette Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, announces a special social pro· gram for the evening of Tuesday, January 29. at the Masonic temple ar which Wilmette Legionnaires will be honor guests. The occasion has been designated Legion Night, and every member of the American Legion is invited, according to the announcement. , AUTHORIZE POPPY SALES Permission to sell poppies in Wilmette on National Poppy day, May 29. was granted to Wilmette Post, No. 461 American Legion, at the regular meetmg of the Village board Tuesday night. Action of the board in this regard i2 a formality required by ordinance. LLOYD HOLLISTER INC. WILMETTE 4300