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F~bruary 15, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE 29 Frigid Weather ·~ Public F orttm Curbs Building in Suburb Areas -:-----------If Chicago suburbs are to maintain this year a volume of building equal to that of last year the succeeding months must hold prospects for large building volumes, according to the building survey department of S. W. Straus and company. In the month just closed only a few suburbs made gains over their own record for the same period last year. Oak Park outdistanced its traditional rival, Evanston, by making a gain of 25 percent while Evanston sustained a severe loss. Outstanding gains were made in the following suburbs : Forest Park 1648 percent, Joliet 201 percent. Cicero 149 percent, Harvey 140 .percent, La Grange 122 percent, Glencoe 81 percent and Maywood SO percent. Other gains were made by Aurora, Elmhurst, Hinsdale, North Chicago, River Forest and Villa Park. Wilmette, Winnetka and Kenilworth suffered reductions from Jan ua(y of 1928. The worst winter weather in twelve years apparently froze constructionminded suburbanites from filing their plans, for the losses '5Ustained in building records la st month were among the heaviest in recent years. In lieu of the weather conditions, the building construction situation is not regarded as seriously as the records in some of the suburbs indicate. Editor's note·: Herewith a communication from Winfred D. Gerber, fonner president of the Village of Glencoe, penned in response to a letter written by W. T. Hapeman of Wilmette which appeared in a recent issue of WILMETTE LIFE, pertaining to the matter of separation of the grades of the railroads traversing the north shore communities. January 31, 1929. Urbana, Ill. "BA.DIU:MIZE" YOUR DRINKING ested munclpalltles must stand ftrmly WATER together and act as a cohesive unit ln pushing this very Important improvc!ment. The RADIUM WATER REVITALIZER Very truly yours, , . Is here. Relleves Rheumatism, Stomach Winfred D. Gerber. Disorders, Kidney and Bowel Troubles, High Blood Pressure, Tiredness and makes you feel like NEW. No medicine, BEGIN ·GYM CLASSES no drugs, no pllls. Lasts a lifetime. Night gymnasium work in the new Money back guarantee. Ask for informaKenilworth memorial gymnasium start- tion. ed Wednesday of thir5 week. The WALTER A. BEINICKE, 47il Broadwa:r, eor. Lawrenee building is reserved for the use of men on Monday and Wednesday nights. Phone: Long Beaeh tlil. Chleago, Illinois Gymnasium classes are conducted for the older men, while the younger group plays basketball. Read the Want Ads \' -- Mr. W. T. Hapeman, Ashland Avenue, Wilmette, Illinois Dear Sir: In the .January 19, 1929 issue of th~ GLEN'COE NEws you made inquiry throug·h a letter dated January 12 regarding the progress of the preliminary work looking toward grade separation for the north shore communities north of Evanston. It is probably quite true that progress reports have not been published weekly or even monthly but very considerable progress has been made. Through the activity of Mr. Henry F. Tenney, President of the Village of Winnetka, there came into being a committee for the purpose of studying and pushing a program for grade separation. Tt waR my good fortune to sit upon thiR committee as the representative from the Village of Glencoe and therefore I hase some knowledge of the progress of the investigation undertaken by this committee. After considerable preliminary work the ,·illages of Kenilworth, Winnetl<a, and CilenC'oe and the city of Highland Park employed legal council and engineering !"NYice and proceeded to real work. The pngineer f"mployed was Mr. Walter A. · Rhaw and the attorney Mr. Francis X. New Trier Debaters Will Bush, both gentlemen being employed because of theit' experience in the probAppear at Glencoe School lPms which we foresaw would develop in thi s project. 1\Ir. Shaw has presented a An exhibition debate between the preliminary report covering former data sophomore and senior teams of New which he was able to assemble and thereTrier High school will be held soon upon was directed to proceed with preparation of plans sufficient in detail before children of the Glencoe Public for estimating and for presentation, if schools at the Central school audito- necessary, to the Illinois Commerce Comrium, Glencoe, it '\'as announced this mission. These plans are well on the week bv Chester E. MacLean, New way as is also a legal progran , prepared Trier debate coach. It is nlanned to 11 Y Mr. Bush. Unfortunately a project of this kind is hold the exhibition match :within the !"o large that it necessarily requires time next two weeks. for its development and preRentation both John Curtis, New Trier freshman to state authorities and to the public. In a problem of this kind there are frequentand graduate of the Glencoe schools, 1;\' prest-nted recommendations regarding witt act as chairman. Curtis is him- the solution of certain of its factors. To self a promising young debater who my mind the adoption of the various comis giving other team members trouble po!1ent parts of a scheme as important as . ·. . . . . thts must be based upon the value of such 111 keepmg thetr postttons . Oltn Seth- plan to the respective communities as a ness, Lowell Comee, and Albert Den-' whole when Yiewed in the light of cost ton \vill compose the neg-ative team. and tt:e ability of the coml!lunity t? pay. while the affirmative selection wilt That 1s to. say a plan mtght eastly be ·. eYol\'ed which would stress beauty but at he made from the following students: excPssiYe cost while another plan might John Erickson, Dorland Davis. M flr- f"asily Rtress the factors of economy to jorie Koenig, and Lois Goldstein. Fa- !'.u<"h a .Point that the resulting constr~ce from · the Glencoe t:on would be an ugly and depressmg ctl It ' r nleml . J. rs structure. schools wtll JUdge the debate. vVhile I am not now a member of this rommitt<>e I am very much interested in its work and have tried to follow the BAHA'I LECTURES progress of the engineering work. I am Dr. Albert R. Vail. in the third of much encouraged with the progress so the Februarv series of lec·tures at the far and hope that the project will reach Baha'i tempie, Vli1mette. next Sunday, C'onstruction stagP at no very distant is to talk on "The Miracl'e of Faith." date. I feel very strongly that all the interThe subject for the last lecture in the February series, to be given Sunday, Fehruary 24, is, "Love, The Greatest Law in this Vast Universe of God." 1008 HOLLY HILL · INN DAVENPORT, FLORIDA HEALTH. REST AND GOOD GOLF IN WARM SUNSHINE WHERE MANY NORTH SHORE PEOPLE ENJOY THE WINTER American Plan, · moderate rates. 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They visited San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Fe, stopping off for four days to see their daughter, Mary, who is spending the winter with her aunt, in El Paso, Tex ., and going on to the Grand Canyon, Denver, and then home. -oPhi Omega Pi, sorority at Northwestern university, will give its annual formal dinner dance at Club Vista Del Lago tomorrow evening. Mrs. E. P. Fatch, 611 Washington avenue, entertained her Tuesday club at luncheon and bridge this ·week. -o- No Need toWait Years for Landscape Effects The Exmoor Country Club of Glencoe, Illinois, wanted trees of a size that would give immedi-. ate beauty to the entrance drive-way. Swain Nelson ~ Sons Co., gardeners, transplanted fine. hardy trees from our nurseries, and the beautiful effect you see here was almost immediately created. · Free Consultation Service One of our expert Landscape Gardeners will consult with you regard ing any plal}ting problem. There is no charge for~is service. 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