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WILMETT.E VOL. XVIII. NO. 21 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 8, 1929 LIFE . PRICE. FIVE CENTS Published weekly by Lloyd Hollister Inc., 1ZJ Z- I ZJ 6 Central Ave., Wilmette, Illinois. Entered. as second class matter March JJ, 1924, at the post office at Wilmette, Illinois~ under the Act of March J, 1879. SubscriJ)tion price $Z.OO a year. PLAN BENEFIT PARTY SCHOOLS ART LEAGUE Council of Job'a Daughters TO EXHIBIT POSTERS Guardian Invites to Dancing and Card Party Examples of Art Collected in F ebruaey 9 at Masonic T em pie Many Lands to be Shown at Dancing, cards and bunco will conStolp School February. 15 stitute the order of things Saturday by G. W. Friday afternoon and evening, Feb~ ruary 15, residents of Wilmette will have the opportunity of studyin~ a rather remarkable collection of posters at the Byroq Stolp school. The exhibition will be . given under the auspices of the Public Schools Art league, which will hold open house on that occasion. · In the afternoon, there will be a reception and tea tor all who are interested in the encouragement and development of a broader appreciation and understanding of art among the children in _our public schools. Every member of the Art league who can possibly be present is urged to do so; and the league takes this opportunity of extending, through WILMETTE LIFE, an invitation to members of all the Parent-Teacher associations, as well as to others who would like to join their neighbors in discus·sing the work and objectives of the · league. Brought From Europe The nucleus of this poster collection was formed by Mrs. S.tella Maher, during an extended trip which she made through Europe last summer. She accepted, from the Public School Art league1 · a roving commission to purchase samples of the best and most interesting examples of poster work in each of the countries which she visited. Thanks to · her energy and good taste, the league has become the possessor of an unusually fine collection of European posters, and this collection has been supplemented by a representative collection of some · of the best specimens of contemporary Alerican poster ~ncluding a complete set of the .--Jfi-~e .posters recently used by the Chicago, North Shore and Milwaukee railway. and the Public Service company of Northern Illinois. This offers an interesting opportunity of comparing the trends and achievements of American poster design with those of the outstanding poster artists of Europe. Find Place in Art It has been pointed out, by one of the members of the Art league, that posters occupy a very important and significant place in the field of art. Posters are comparatively new manifestations of art endeavor, but, at the same time, they represent one of the oldest phases of art endeavor-the conveying of a message by pictorial means. The influence of competition has been a striking factor in the development of poster art, as the poster can onlv accomplish its object and justifv itself bv creating desires which will outweigh desires created through other means. It must compete for attention, through its beauty, originality and simolidty, and by the force with which it conveys its messag-e. The Public Schools Art league feel, therefore, that the poster collection which they are now prepared to display will have a helpful and stimulating effect on the capacity for art appreciation of the pupils of Wilmette schools, and have taken this opportunitv of offering the same stimulus to their elde"'s. Banquet Speaker URGE LEGISLATURE TO .PUSH GRADE SEPARATION .... evening, February 9, at the Wilmette Masonic temple when patrons and friend3 of Wilmette Bethel, U. D., Order of Job's Daughters of Illinois assemble to indulge in the above speciThe fied forms of entertainment. affair is sponsored by the Guardian council of the order which is made up of girls affili~ted with Masonic families. Proceeds from the entertainment wi 11 be directed into the coffers of .:.the pr'-:-' ganization. Wilmette Bethel, Or~er of Job's Daughters of Illinois was organized several months ago by Mrs. Elizabeth E.. Lundin, the personnel of the guardian council being as follows: Minnie L. Kuelzow, ·guardian; Elmer J, Lundin, associate guardian ; Gladys Kuelzow Shellman, guardian secretary; Luella Newton, guardian treasurer, and Myrtle Hopkins, director of music. Job's Daughters comprise girls between the ages of 13 and 20 years. Membership, it is explained, is open to daughters, granddaughters, sisters, and nieces with natural relationship or relationship created by law to an affiliated Master Mason or a Master Mason in good standing at the time of his death. The purposes of the order are announced as follows: For spiritual and moral upbuilding. To seek knowledge. To teach love of God and love of country. To teach reverence for. the country's flag. To teach love of home and family. To teach reverence for the Holy Scriptures. Meetings are held the first and third Monday evenings of each month :tt the Wilmette Masonic temple. Wilmette Chamber of Commerce · Endorses Move to Secure Special Taxation Measure Action by the Illinois legislature to make possible the raising of a fund by taxation to insure the separation of railroad grade crossings in the north shore area, was unanimously endorsed by the Wilmette Chamber of Commerce at its regular monthly meeting Monday evening of this week. This endorsement came in the form of a resolution a_ dopted by the Cham . . ber of Commerce in a meeting at which President Henry F. Tenney of Winnetka, who is also chairman of the North Shore Grade Separation com1 mittee, and other members of that committee were invited to present their views concerning the grade separation project as affecting the north shore area. Adopt Resolution The resolution reads : "We, residents and taxpayers of the S. J, Duncan-Clark of Wilmette will Village of Wilmette, declare that condibe the principal speaker at the annual tions in the north shore villages have become intolerable by reason of the obFather-Son banquet to be held in the struction to traffic and danger to life due parlors ·of the First Congregational to the passing at grade dlr.ectly through church. The Men's club, Boy Scouts, their midst of the Chicago and North and Chicago, North Shore and Sea Scouts, and Boys' club, all of Western Milwaukee railroads. which meet at the church, are co-oper"The railroads have aided the developating in offering this get-together of ment of these villages but have not kept pace with that development in the matter the men and boys of the community. of protection to life. "To secure grade separation, this terri· d tory has organized a committee, having J . E. W orthen Appomte necessary experts employed, to define the ·tt t needs and prepare those plans necessary t 0 FI 1rec Or acancy to indicate location of required subways viaducts. and to devise means to The appointment of J. E. Worthen and raise necessary funds for that part of to fill the unexpired term of J. M. the ·cost that must fall upon the villages. "The committee finds that to meet such Carrico on the board of directors of cost for viaducts and subways, the Chamber of Commerce was con- nece~sary a substantial sum is needed and it profirmed by the Chamber at its regular poses to introduce a bill in the legislameeting Monday night. Mr. Worth- ture providing means for raising that en's term will expire in January of amount by taxation. "We, therefore, as taxpayers interested, next year. Mr. Carrico resigned re- endorse this bill, ana call upon our reprecently when he moved his home and sentatives and state senator to use their utmost influence to secure its passage." business to Urbana. $20,000,000 Project Henry F. T'enney, president of the Village of Winnetka and chairman of the North Shore Grade Separation committee, was the first speaker. He was introduced by Paul A. Hoffman, Wilmette Village board member, who is secretary of the committee. Mr. Tenney explained in general the plans for the enormous proiect, which, it is estimated, will cost in the neighborhood of $20,000,000, and emphasized the need for united effort on the Your part of the six towns concerned-Wilmette, Kenilworth, Winnetka, Glencoe, printed message Highland Park, and Evanston-if anything is to be accomplished in the matwill be complete ter of separating grades. He told of the progress made by the committee and and of its plan to petition the Illinois Commerce commission for an order expertly done for the raising or depressing of tracks on the two railroads traversing the if villages. Employ Engineer executed by As the first step toward obtaining such an order the grade separation committee has employed Walter Shaw, LLOYD HOLLISTER enR"ineer, and former chairman of the INC. Commerce commission, to make a studv of the engineering aspects of the grade separation scheme and to draw WILMETTE 4300 up a definite plan for the project to be presented to the commission along with the petition. Mr. Shaw hopes to (Continued on page 44) o· v Camp Committee Meets With National Executive Last Saturday the Wilmette camp committee of North Shore Area council, Boy Scouts of Ame··ica, met in consultation with L. L. \1acDonald, national camp executive. Every Boy Scout camp must maintain rigid standards of proper location, sanitation, leadership and program. To this end a staff of experl'3 is maintained to advise with local officers and supervise their activities. Within . a few days the tl)cal camp committee will leave for the snowbound north taking with them Keith Roberts, who will locate the various buildings on the property. * Postoflices Will Close At 1 p. m. Next Tuesday Postmaster Joseph E. Shantz announced this week that the Wilmette postoffice will be closed at 1 p. m. next Tuesday, Lincoln's birthday. One delivery and the usual collections of mail will be made. The same schedule will be in effect at the Kenilworth and Gross Point postoffices. On Washington'~ birthday, February 22, the Wilmette office will close all day, with no deliveries and one collection.