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WILMETTE' LIFE August 9. 1929 Sports. and Other Wilme· tte ReCreation Board News V attman Park Wins Highest Honors in Sand-Modeling Event Yattman Park very nearly ~arnered the entire lot of available honors in the annual l'and-modelin~ contest held for the play~round chilctren last Thursday hy the \\"ilmette Playground and Recrt'ation hoard at the \Vilmc:tte beach. In the Senior division, every Vattman t·ntrant ~ot cit her first, second or third prizt' and the Juniors took first, ~econd and fourth places. By taking a third place the Village Green took ~t·c<:md place ahead of Central Playgrc,urHI which was ah'e to score onlv a fourth and two fifth places. Individual lwnors go fo Mary White. daughter of Mr. and ~f rs.· Ernest \V. \\"hitc. -HO Park avenue. of the Senior di\·ision, and Florence Robinson, daughter of Mr. and ~~ rs. Alfred Robinson, 17l4 Highland a\'l~ nue, who won first plaet·s in tht·ir n·spertin divisions. Yirginia Grtcn, senior, and Ida Commisk~· . junior, 'were Sl'COtHI place \\'inners inr \ ' attman, and Geraldine H()ffman oi the same park was third in the St'nior group . · Leonard Borre i' ni the \ 'illagc Green playground \\'as third in the Junior grtHip .· 1 Fnurt It and fifth places in the Senior j ~rmtp went to Central playground with Helen Horn placing fourth . and .\lariall' \·acrait. fifth. \farcia ~mith nf \ 'a tt m <t n · t110k inurth place in the luninr di\·is ion ancl Loui:' ~~ clchior nf Central took fifth. Ribbon ~ wert' a\\'arded tn the first t hrce place "innas in t·aeh cli,·ision and hali -pn und hnxcs eri rand\· !11 imtrth and fifth place winners . · I The judges wert' ~Irs. Em est II. Freeman, \frs . Jnhn H. Roddie. and I C. \files ~fcDonald. chairman of the I 1 1 SPORTS CALENDAR p. m.-Beach Day program. Wilmette bea<?h 7 p. m.-Women's Riding club. Forest View 8table~ 7 :15 p. m.-l· len'l5 Playground ball. Village Green 2 :30 :f'RIDAY, AUGtST. 9 · With the Athletic Leagues Congr<>gational (21, 21) Exhibit H andicra/t Work Accomplished by Playground Tots The annual handicraft exhibit, show- ' ing- articles in dress-making, basketw:aving, dolts. weaving, poser-making, soap-carving and wood-carving. and samples of every project introduced nn the playgrounds this year. was ope~ed by the Playground. and Recreat~on board at t 150 Central avenue at 10:30 o'clock this morning. No article is exhibited which was made by a child over 14 years of age and all articles were painted or r.onstructed on the playground. officials announce, and the display this year contains articles constructed for their practical value and which can be realty used by the children, rather than novelties introduced merely for amusement. The exhibit is free to the public and the Play~round and Recreation board is extet~riing a cordial \\'elcome to all parents of playground children and all residenh of the village to visit the display. The hour s are from 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. "Handicrait activities are the mos t \'aluahle activities sponsored by our Boa rd for summer playg-round children and 1 am especially pleased \\'ith the practical utility of most of the article !' made ll\· the children which tend to . make our playgro unds something more than a place ior children to spe nd their idl e hours.·· Daniel ~1. Da,·i:., clirect ur lli n ' creation said . HORSESHOES S ,\.TI'RD ,\ Y, Ar{H.S'f 10 10 ::lO a. m.-0Jlening handicraft ex- Men's Gym Class, I John Schmldtz Dick Burns (17, 21, 20) (11, 15) hibit. Wilmette Playground childrt'n, 1150 L entral ~IOSIL\ Y; Rollin Simonds Mark Simonds, II I. 0. 0. F .. I (21, u. 21) ... Playa. m.- Handicraft · exhibit. ground children, 1150 Central 2 p. m.-Beginner~· ~wimming class. Chi ldren. " Wilmette beach 2:30 p. m.- Ad\'aneed swimming class. Children. ·w ilmette beach 3 p. m.-Ad\'anced swimmil\g claRs. Children. Wilmette beach 7 p. m.-Riding dull for women . Fort>~t View l'tables 7 15 Jl. m.-:\len's Horseshoel'. ! Ill age (.;rt>Pn !J ArGt:ST 12 St. John's Fred Radner Dan Franco (21, 21) Fred Prochnow Ed Cramer I I. 0. 0. F .. II Men's Gym Class, Dkk Rurns John Schmidtz I. 0 . 0. F .. II ~7. 9) Rill - Bill Rlanksheim Harry Trego (21, 21) Hollin Simonds )tark Simonds, II (10, 17) f'ong ·gational I clal'l' for women. VilJa~l' (:reen . !l a . m.-Handieraft ('Xhibit. Play~round ehildrt'n, 1150 Ct'nt rn.l 10 ::W a. m . -<:olf c:la~s for women. Yi!lag·,. ( :ret'll ., Jl. nL-Ht·g·innt·rl' swimming- dasl'. C'hihlri'n. "·ilmette heach ~ ::w p . m.-.\dnuwt>d ~wimming <'la~s. ('hildren . \nlmettt> beach :l p. m.- Heginners· swimming <'lass fur women . \Yilnwtt(· Rt·ach 7 : Iii p . m.-Hon.;t·!-<IHH'l' for mt·n. Villag·t· «: rt·t·n 7 : I;; p. m . -Pian~Tnund ball for \\'tlllH·n . \'ill:tge Creen !I a. !I :t . m . -t :lllf 'ITESIH \ ' ,\ n; D>iT J:t Harry Tt·ego ~t. Blanl<~h e im Cramt.·r !<'red Prochnow Ed (14, 21, 19) .John's Cong-rega tiona 1 Hollin Simonds :\lark Simondl', II Prt>shvtPrian Tom Gt-org·t.> 1. O.( (:.? 1, (21, 13, 21) T. 0. 0. F ., I F'n"d - Prochnow Dan Franco (15, 21, 21) 6: liJ) Thur~hy Thur~l>Y :-;t . .JPhn's ( 21' ~I) Ed t~i: Ft·t·d L'rodlnow C'ranwr (~1. r I:t iTY Tn·~~~ Hill Hlankslwim ~l'htH·idt· r·~ (10, ~1. 2) . ·rt :\Jarquanlt I! Pt· h 1 f'; ·) 11 llamlkraft t·xhibit. l'laygTound l'!lildn·n, 1 Hitl <'t·ntral ·> p. m .-1 \q.: imh"r:~ wimmingda: ;~. «'hildrt·JL \\' ilnwtt(· h f'n< h ~ :::o Jl . m.--. \rl\·:rnn·d switrming da~s . t 'hildrt·n. \Yilnwtt e h e:-u ·h .. p _ 111.-.\rl\':trwt·d l'Wimming· d:t :-:-. « 'hiltlrt·n. \\'ilmt"tt1· h1 ·HI'h 7 p. 111. J:iding· dul' for \\' 01111'11 . l'l·l'· ·~ t \'i. ·w :-ta ltlt·:111. WI: U' 1-:SU .\ Y. A rf~ l 'S'I lt \\ i!nwttt· I.i fl' :!II, IS) Hooten Bt·h IH :t!-<<1··11 ( 'l;ll't'lH't' Blum Tt·t·minal (21, ~I) .-\ . c·. - \\' ill :'llarquanlt & ~) :-;c·hultz « ~ onl 7 : 1:-, p . \.ill;tgt· «; rn ·ll 11 1.- IJI :t~g round hall for ll :t ndd .fllflltSIIll :\len ' s I Ian~· Kli11Z I'I' :l'lll'g't' llll'll . :· <t. ;:;~:;! ~;U:c;;:i~:nar<l ~ ~ ~7J1ore Members /or Its Morning Class The morning horseback riding class for women can accommodate a few FHIU .\\', .\l · cn · sT 16 :· :t . m . ·«'lo:-ing- of handkraft t>Xhihit. more members, tht \nHnan's assistant l'Jayf.!,'round t·hildrt·n. ll :iO Ct·ntral of the Recreation staff announces. :? ::W p. m.-1 .a:-t Bt:'al'h dar. \\'ilnwttt· The days of riding arc \\' rdnesd:w lh':tl'h 7 11 m.--Riding· clul> f or wonwn . Forand Fridar mornings from 10 o'clock t.o f·:-:t Yit·w sta hies 11 o'clock at the ·Forest View Stahles, i: I ri p . m.-Playg-round hall for lllt-'11. Harms road. All · women who are inLal-it g·anw:-. Yillag-t· nn.'t'll tere tecl in the cluh anci have no cons .\'rt · un .\ Y, ~\ rc~rsT t; veyance to and from the stables will 1:? noon - C'lo~ing- hour for )llayground .be called for by other club memhers. se:t~ou. Pkni c ~ at eac·h pla~·grou;,d It \\~ as announced. . A fee of $15, co,·ering t\\·elve lessons, will he charged which exactlY I' L .\ Yc; uorxn R .\l,J, Tt·um Stnn·lln&:-s con~rs the charg-e made h" the stahll \\·oil Lo~t Pet. ior the instruction and r-ental of the Hi<lg-t> Elt>C'td<" 1i 0 1.000 horses. The lessons need not he con- ~<'hultz & Xonl H :~ .!\24 ];\ ... secutive hut mu~t he completed before Ridg-e C'onft>c·tinnery .7tit; l;:ngli!'h Lutlwran 10 7 .!>R~ October 1. Tt·r·minal A. f'. 111 7 .58R ;; i) Wilnwttt> 1 ·e .500 llt· g-inllt · l'~ ~wimtning· t·lass l'llildr·.·ll . \\'ilnwltt-· ht·:H·h. :! :::n p . 111 -.\ (1\·antTd ~wimming· da :-:~ f··r ~·hiltlr. · n . \\'ilmtottt· ht·:t<'h :: P . m . ll. · ginnt·r~· :-;wimming- t·la:-::-: ft ·r \\'O I111'1 1. \\' ilnwt t·· bt·:t!' h i p. m .- Hiding· dull fr·r women . Fort'~t Yit·w :-rahlt·s i :l:i )). 111.-~lell':- hm·st·:-hnt·:-. \'ill;tg-P I; l't't'll m.- ll;tndkraft l'Xhi1,it. ;.:1·ound t·hildn·n. 11 r1n « \·ntral for TIII ' HSJUL .\l'cn ·sT l:i I'Jay- ·· P . 11.1 - l'n ·:-h\'tprian :i 11 .:n :~ ;, 11 li t>~!' ·)lotnr ~· ' 1"\'il'l · .:n:~ ... 1 :2 .2ii0 Cha rle ... Hr1 ·ad, :.nn ni ~~ r. and M r;; I~ : I Jl t i !'t :itlgt· ..\ \'t'lllh' Ph :Hlll;\ C' Y 1 4 .~00 Cha rle, :\ . Bruad. 43u tenth · trcet wo·r~ I \\'ihl ktlt· l.ifl' 1 J:i .000 the \ . i 1);.1~ (_'- \\ idt' lwr:-e:. IHw u)i t~ bing c~~n tc~t wr playgrt"Hmd children la . t 1 ut·-;d~ .' · llll·rning at the \ . illage (~n: en. la-.t t·i the \.illage-\\'idc contests for He \\a, pitching a, a representative of I playgwund children to ht· held thi s the l"l'ntral ,rJlOt\1 pla ygTt1tmd and had y(·ar and the remaining t\\"n weeks of cJ~,..,t. cnlllpt·tition irnm Hilly \\"adc, son tht· playgrnunrl season \\'ill ht' dcvotrcl n t .\l r. and .\lr-.. ,1. Earl \\'acle. 1431 tP preparatit'n inr the annual handi· Central a\'l'ntw, tht' \ ' attman Park rrait exhibit. entn·. J)udk\· ( ·. ~t tl lll'. staff assi~tant. wa:-; \\ :alt n Fthlun rl. !-till o i ~fr. an l ~fr~ . managt·;- ni the lwrseshne tournament C. Fu . . )und. lrdX l\·ntral a\·t·mte, als(l "hirl;: ht·,ide the .winning- cnntestants: ui \'at11 11;m p;rrk. \\'UJI third place and included the inllo\\·ing entrants: ::\fark four!h pbr.t.·. \\hilt- !tllliOraldt: llll'ntion ~imnnd.; II.. \'attman; Jack Slaytnn, James KiYland, \ ' illage " ·t-nt tu Hill\' ~I elcltit)r ni Central Cl'ntral; playground. . Cr('C!I: :\ntht)n_\' nues~cher. Yil!age The horse~hoe tournament is the ( ~r~-en, and ' Jut· \\.irt, Village Green. 1 Charles Broad Captures Hors~shoe Event Honors ~l'lllwitl1 · 1 · 's :\1 Pil·~ n .rm ( 'Ia:-:- . !1t~t·lt · n· ~ ~I .471 .aR~ 7 11 1 < ~ 1 ·. =~. "> J>. · · 1 cercTom Thur!' hv lCillC:-1, ma r k ·e( I 1 )_)' a specra t ;,.orp;t· Thursl!;· mony oi presentation of the trophie s -to the victorious playgrounds and Tt·am Stnnclilurs awards tn individual ,,·i'nncrs at each (Ttlt·~day Xig·ht llnr:- 1 ·shot' kagta·) jdacc . \Yilt C0!11J)OSC the J)rogram of the \\'on L11:-t I 'd. :: 11 1.00o la st day o f the summer playground.;, ~l'illlt'itler · 's Hoott·IT I Udf.!,'t' I .,,n ft.' <'tiont>l:Y 1 o 1.011o which will come to an end at 12 ,,.ilnwtlt· Life 2 I .tifii , ] ., .:::::: . o c uck next Saturday. 1 Tt>l'lllin:tl .:\. 1'. ::\1t-n's (;\'111 Cl:ts~. II o .~ .ooo \ ' attman park is leading- with · tlw :--:, ·hultz .~ ~ o rd 0 " .oon . highest number of points tO\\·ard the loving cup which it has won for the IThur:-;(lay Xight J lol'Sl'~h<~t · lt'ag·ut·} \\'on Lo~l Pd . past two years. although the Central ;{ I) 1.000 and Village Green playgrounds are l 'tllH~T··J{a tional 3 I . 750 1. o. o. F . , r a 2 .Gon making a desperate effort to prevent .:\J t:>n's G~·m ('lass, l 2 :! .:>00 the cup's goin r; permanently to VattSt .·John'~ 1 :~ .2:>0 man should she \Yin it this year. l'l'l."l' hvtl' l ' ian~ I) 4 .000 I. o. t>. F., I r Until thr final attendance records Y GUOFXH B .\1.1, come in next week, it will be impo~ WO.\lEX'S Pl·.\ Houg·luwcks (40) sihle tc, foretell the winners of the O'Kay's (li) Thelma Helzer ~ Lorain t> .Jannt-~ I\ta1·garet Fala~ c u Alice :-\ord individual awards. Dorothy Davis, 9Jane Becher vear-old daughter of Director and Mrs . C'atht·rilH Bond :\Jarjorie I\'f.:i r~on Daniel M. Davis, and Douglas Huck. Emma Hicks Gladys Eng-el!'; Jant- K1·i t>r .Marga ret De ~~a r·eo YPra Johnl'Oil both of Vattman Park are t!1e leader~ Huby J lartman. in the Junior division while the Senior Kathlyn \\' Iter Alta Jtanclalls, umpire title is wa\·ering between five or six children. Brownlt't' (s) T. :-\. T . ( 25) Kathle('n Kalmes 1\tarit,f"it' Patt>rson The method of awards has been ()on~thy Yollman l\larv Koza slightly changed hy the Playgrounci Florrne Head Helet1 .Jon· ·s Ht·len H t>rme~ Board this year and six medals in each Hel'~il· l 'osto :\-fa rinn Hu~st>ll di~·ision will he given to the high point Emily ~Y'l1011S I{n:'>t' 1'o~l'H ll i Edith ~Tarquar<lt mnners thus equalizing the chances for J)c,J'othP:t :\Julhlll:tntl :'llarion l\ti tdwll every child to receive an award. An!·~I sit· \'!ll1 1teinsperg \.i r~inia Brady other change was made to limit the f{PJ.dn:t Rwirles number of village wide events each J It len .Jans, umpir<' child was allowed to enter. . ltoug-hrweks (-13) XYZ (7l Following the awards of trophies LnlT;tinl' .l:tllll C'::\fa1·,· Kn' ll~t · h and medal:-; Saturday, each child ,,·ill A lic·t· Xonl C:en1ma Kost11 ElP<tlllll' l'hillip~ )larinn l~u~:-<·11 he allo\\'td to take everv article of .Tatw lkdwt· )Jarg-tll'ritl· Curl! handicraft completed 01~ the play·.Ja11e Kril'I' Domthv Kummt·l' ground home as presents to his parents Yt·ra· ::\lon:than or to keep in his own room. The < 'lenH·ntint· ..\ntit~nr, Dt·J·nl. umpir·1· handicraft exhiiJit will close at 12 -l _'clt1ck rwon Friday morning- and arTt·a rn Stantlings ltcles '"ill he taken imtnr' rl iately to each \\·n n 1.··:-t 1'1'\ . playground. !l Trlll'SI ' l't ·a t Jwrs 1 .!1110 \ 1~oug-llltt ·( ·l.:s ,SI)() :! ln an tf~ort tn make the la st day a ( )'l(a~ · s ,:;;):-, .. ·I .. . I { ,., ·\\" 11lt·t·H .. .:!:;11 gala occasron at each pJayo:round all 1 XY~ ti . . ;~ ;1:~ P.a:ents ~rc inyited to atte;1d and parTXT :! .:iOO trcrpate 111 the program. (; Ylll l 'las~. I - Picnics and Awards to l'r··~h,· t~·rian Mark Playground Close Sl'hOJH'II .Jot· !-'dlt>Jlt"ll (::, f)i(']{ I liii" IIR .J ohll Sl'hmitltz (10, 21, 21) ·I ·)