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WILM ETTE VOL. XVIII., NO. 23 WILMETTE, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 22, 1929 Publlshed weekly bJI Lloyd Hollister Inc., 1212-1216 Central Ave., Wilmette, Illinois. Entered as second class matter March IJ, 1924, at .the post office at Wilmette, Illinois, under the Act of March J, 1879. 8ubscriJ)tion price $2.00 a year. ·LIFE PRICE FIVE CENTS N. T. CITIZENS' LEAGUE ENDORSES CANDIDATES Offers Complete Ticket of Candidates in Annual Township Election in April Recommendations of the New Trier Citizens' league regarding candidates for various offices to be filled at the annual New Trier Township election in April. were announced this week. With a few exceptions in the instance of offices of Justice of the Peace and Constables, the candidates suggested by the league are incumbents of extended experience. The league recommendations are set forth in the accompanying letter directed to WrLME1'TE LIFE by Max \Y. Zabel, secretary: "'The recommendations of tlw New Trier Citizens' league are now complete. "Major Samuel H. Vowell, who for the la st four years has h eld the office of Just ice of the P eace for the Wilmette !:'eetion of the township, dec id ed that it wou ld be im12..ossible for him to continue in thf> office for another four years. The leaguE' finally decided to endorse Hans Von Reinsperg for thi s position because of his past experience, because of his desire for civic work and in order to han· a sort of conn ecting link between the Town ship government and the Villa ge govPmment of Wilmette. No "J. P." in· Kenilworth "O ne .Justit e (If the Peace is allotted to ( ;It-nco(·, another to Winnetka, two to ·wnmettt~ and one to Kenilworth, but the Kenilworth contingency of the New Trier Citizens' league, after a careful canvass four yean; ago, decided that it would be usclt>ss to have a Justice of the Peace . for KPnilwot·th . There are no applicants for the position for Kenilworth and so it <':ttlle ::~bout that Wilmette has three Ju~tices of the Peace on the ticket, the :::a me as four years ago. "A!:' Township Clerk, Mrs. Leland V. PiHson, of Wilmette, so far as all inY el:i ti~ntions show, did very creditable and painstaking work and, as there was ab~olutely no opposition or criticism, she again receives the endor~ement of the league. "The same is true of Mrs. Gertrude M. Thurston of Winnetka, as Township · Superdsor, from Winnetka. "This year no Highway Commissioner is to be elected because the Highway Commissioner·, J. A. Williams, who hails from Glencoe, was elected last year for a th·e-yea,r term, and his term will expire four years hence. simultaneously with the expiration of the terms of all of the ·.rownship ofl1cers who are to be elected at t lw coming election. Prnfse for Assessor "Gporge R. Harbaugh received the unanimous approval of the director.s and officers of the lea z:ue as Township Assessot". Thi:,.; office is, of course, difficult to handle and it is difficult to please all of th.e tax-payers. It would seem that Mr. Harbaugh has performed a difficult job in the last three year~;~ in a very creditable manner. He is at all times willing to work in harmony with the various taxing bodies in the township. Mr. Harbaugh is a successful practicing lawyer and that, of course, adds very materially to his qualifications. "As Township Collector Sanborn Hale was finally prevailed upon to again assume the burdens of this rather distracting office. Mr. Hale has again agreed with the league that all of the interest collected on public funds will be returned to the Township treasury. It b, of course, important that the township collector be in entire harmony with the principles of the league in accordance with which the greatest efforts should be put forth to collect taxes prior to the time that they must be paid at the County Collector's otfice in Chicago because funds being collPcted by the local collector can be of benefit to the local taxing bodies without being first subjected to the charges and inconveniences of downtown collection . Mr. Hale has carried on the very creditable wqrk heretofore done by Hoyt King during hi-s terms of office. Tht> Township Collector ls required to In This Issue Page AutomObile News ...... 33-34 Book Comer ..... ~ ....... 32 Boy Scout Page .......... 18 Church Items ............. 36 Club News ................ 28 Editorial-Shore Lines .... 24 Junior Life ............... 12 Kenilworth Happenings ... 38 Music Page .......... ... .30 Sports, Recreation Bd..... 14 Society News ...... · ....... 26 Travel Corner .. ... ....... 35 1nbeaters ............... 40-41 Classified Ads ......... · . 42-43 "Shoots" Birds ARRANGE BEnER HOMES EXPOSmON IN VDlAGE Woman's Club to S.,Onsor Elaborately AppOinted Display Here March 20 to 23 One of the outstanding community events of the spring is the Better Homes Exposition which witt be held under the auspice·.s of the · Woman's Club of Wilmette March 20, 21, 22, and 23. This four-day exposition, which will be held in the Woman's Club building, is one of the largest projects ever undertaken by the club and is planned to enhance the Building . fund. The entire Woman's club building will be converted into an Exposition hall and divided into booths for the exhibition of all manner of products which have to do with the home. There will be exhibits of building materiah, labor-saving devices, furnishings and accessories, as well as demonstrations and lectures, by some of Chicago's best-known shops and institutions. These exhibits, according to plans revealed by some of the manufacturers and dealers who have engaged space, will be not only educational but exceedingly beautiful and artistic. Entertainment will be furnished in a continuous program by exhibitors of musical instruments. A .feature of the exposition, as announced by Mrs. 0. E. Thaleg, who is general chairman for the affair, will be a tea room which will be ope11 from 12:30 to 7:30 P. M., daily. Here fortunes will be told over the tea cups. At pre.sent Mrs. Thaleg and her committee are busily engaged in selling space in the Exposition. booths and it is reported that while most of the exhibits have been arranged for there are still a few booths available. Plans are being made to accommodate several thou3and visitors daily. Woman's Club Will Show Views of New Building at I~1 eeting A series of stereopticon slides depicting the proposed enlargement of the Wilmette Woman's club house as designed by the architects, Grainger and Ballenba<'ker, will be shown at the next meeting of the club, Wednesday, February 27. The slides will cover various aspects of the building. Floor plans of the basement and main floor, perspectives of the exterior and of the interior of the auditorium, and drawings of the north and west elevations will all be shown. To allow for this addition to the regular program, the meeting . will begin promptly at 1 :45 o'clock in the afternoon, and the building committee expects an unusually large attendance. The ·finance committee will continue to accept loans of $100 payable in three years without interest, it is explained. Over fifty of these loans have already been made. Also, an every -member canvas for voluntary contributions has heen launched and is meeting with a generous response. The building committee hopes that all members of the club will have at least a modest part in this fund, as an expression of their sympathy with and interest in the project, it is pointed out. Capt. C. W. R. Knight, England's great photographer of bird life, will give an illustrated lecture at the Wilmette Woman's club Sunday evening, February 24 Mme. Edith Bideau Normelli will be the soloist at this Sunday's club meeting. Hold Memorial Services For Congressman Rathbone Mrs. Henry Riggs Rathbone, _ 312 Sheridan road, Kenilworth, left last Saturday for Washington, D. C., to attend memorial services for her husband, the late Congressman Rathbone, which were held in the House of Representatives Wednesday. The District of Columbia will also hold memorial services for Mr. Rathbone, at which several United States senators will give addresses. Mr. Rathbone was born in the · city of Washington, and during his term of office was chairman of the District of Columbia committee. Non-Combu&tible Shingles Remain in Building Law The Wilmdte Village Board, at its regular meeting Tuesday of this week, voted to concur in the report of the Fire committee, in its recommendati<>n that no change be made in the Building r~gulations with reference to shingles u.sed on structures in the village. By this action the board refuses to permit any but "non-combu·s tible" shingles on Wilmette buildings. The action of the board was prompted by requests that the restrictions be modified in this particular, it wa'3 said. More Calls for Clothes as Cold Snap Continues The continuance of cold weather has brought many calls for clothing to the Chicago service office of the American Legion. Wilmette Post No. 46 has asked that r~sidents of the village donate any extra clothes they may have. The local post will attend to the removal of such clothes to the service office. * We are prepared to render a complete printing service PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATIONS GET MORE PAINTINGS Three more original paintings have been loaned to the Joseph Sears school, Kenilworth, by Chicago artists, it was announced this week by Supt. E. L. Nygaard. They have been hung in the second floor ·corridor of the new Joseph Sears addition. Two of the paintings are by Edward T. Grigware and the other is by James Topping. INSPECT SHAWNEE CLUB Officers of the Shawnee club, just completed, on Michigan avenue, at Lake avenue, Wilmette, invite the members and their friends to the informal opening of the magnificent structure today - Washington's birthday. The occasion affords an opportunity for in·.spection of the new building. The club will be open through the afternoon and evening hours. A detailed account of the event is to be found on the Social Page of this issue of Wn.MET'fE LIFE. COPY HELPS LLOYD HOLLISTER INC. WILMETTE JENS JENSEN CLUB SPEAKER Mr. and Mr3. Charles D. Howe, 240 4300 (Continued on page 4) Kenilworth avenue, entertained Kenilworth Home and Garden Monday evening at. their home. Jensen, noted landscape gardener, sented an informal talk. the club ]ens pre-