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I ~, I I L .IFE Published weekly by Lloyd Hollister lnc., JZJZ-JZJ6 Central Ave., Wilmette, Illinois. Entered as second class matter March , JJ, 1924, at the post office at Wilmette, Illinois, under the Act of Marcl' 3, 1879. Subscription price sz.oo a year. VOL. XVII, NO. 47 \VIL~IETTE, ILLINOIS, AUGUST 9, 1929 PRICE fiVE CENT~ Invite ·v illagers to Picnic Next Wednesday ) CONSUMMATE PLANS TO CORNERSTONE WIDEN TWELITH. STREET State B'ank and Van Deusen Grocery to Defray Expense of Improvement Program Plans for the widening of Twelfth stred from Central avenue to the fir~t aile,· north of Central were announced this week. and work is expected trJ start on the project as soon as the C·. mtract can be let. Although th ~ street will be widenrcl under the s upervision of the Village. the \Yilmette State bank and the A. S. \ ·a n Deusen g-rocen· store \rill pay fL)r the improvement. · Extends to Alley These two \Vilmette business mtitutions ha,·e long been in faYor of the \ridening anti re surfacing of Twelft\1 .street north of Central aYenue. It \ras ori .1.6nall~· planned to widen the s trcl't 1wrth . to Lake an~nue, but propert,· O\Yners objected and the plan \\·a ·· dropped. The \Vilmette State Bank and the \ · an Deuse n .l~TOC<:r)· tore. wishing- to facilitate traffic on T\Yelfth . treet at the Central a\'enue inter~ection. ha,·e taken it upon thcmseh·es h ) " ·iden and re-pa,·e the street a-s far a~ the first a lie,- north of · Central. The ne\\· street " ·ill be fort\· feet wide. The old brick pa,·emcnt 110\\' -1n place is to be rc·surfaccd with a> phalt. :\bout six feet " ·ill be added to the pre:ent street on each 'iide. The rlrain s no : in place will be mOY(!d back to the new curb line, according t t) the plans. To Pave Washington A second paYing pro ject was launched )),· the \Yilm(tte Village board at it s meeting. held last Tuesda,· night at t h..:' \.illage hall, when an- ordinan ce pr o ,·idin, c; authorization for the pa,·ing of \ Ya hinl.!ton avenue \\'est from Ridge road to Twenty-first street was appron:'d. The project is located in \\·hat is known as the Pine Crest suhdi,·isinn and \\'ill cost approximate h- $1 0-l.OOO. it is· estimated. · c RITUAL JV ilnzette Day Program 11 a. m.-Free bus leaves Village hall for picnit grounds. 12 noon to 1 p.m.-Lunch at the grounds. Band music. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.-Races and contests. Wilmette Er ~ :sh Lutheran Church Members t~ · Conduct Ceremony at New Edifice This Sunday The corner stone of the new \Yitmette English Lutheran church will he laid Sunday afternoon, August 11, \Yi t n appropriate ceremonies. Dr. John Hummon, pastor 01 the Luther ~r emorial Lutheran church of Chicago, '"ill he the principal speaker on this occasion. Dr. H umm o n is well knn\\'n thrnuQ·h out the Chicago area and is a splendid preacher. The pastors of atl Cnited Lutheran churches of the Chicago territory ha,·e been inYitecl to participate in this seryice. The actual laying of the cornerstone will he under the direction of the pastor. the ReY. Carl I. Emp sons. The committte on thC:IIfhurch history witt han~ a num her oT items of interest \\·hich \\·ill be sealed in the stone for future g-enerations. The chairman of this committee is Clarence Lineberger of l.f3i Asl>un· aYenue. Hubbard \\"oo ds. Among -t he item s to be sealed in the ::;tnne " ·ill he a detailed history oi the mission irom the time of organ izatinn to the present day . ARRANGEMENTS FOR BIG FROLIC NOW COMPLETED Rotarians and Optimists to Stage Diamond Battle, Plan Races and Contests ·Pass Ordinance to Legalize Purchase of Incinerator Site Wilmette Postoffice Will Close for Village Frolic The \\'ilmette postoffice " ·ill be closed at 12 o'clock noon on \\·edncsda,·. :\ugust 1-l, the day of the com-' munit,· picnic \\·hich the \\'ilmette Chamber oi Commerce is sponsoring, Postma:~ter J oseph b. Shantz announct.·cl thi:' \reck . One defiven· of mail will he made in the morning, but then" is tu he no aften1oon deliYerr. ~fail will he dispatched and colkctlons wi 11 be made as usual on the da~· of the picnic, Postmaster ~hantz stated. John Brumbaugh, Jr., Killed When Hit by Skokie Valley Train Funeral services for John H. Brumbaugh, Jr., 13, of 1612 Lake avenue. who was killed on Tuesda \' " ·hen struck b:v a Chicago, North Shore an(l !\lilwaukee electric train, were held yesterdav afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Brmi1baugh residence. Burial took place at Memorial Park cemeterL John w~s walking along the tracks · of the Skokie valley route near Northfield with Robert Willis, 14, son of Jacques \Villis, 1606 Forest avenue. \Yilmette, when the tragedy occurred. Both boys were couts and had been hiking during the day. John stepped out of the way of a northbound expres-. train into the path of a southbound train. The Willis bov was able to avoid being struck by jumping. The bo,·s were unaware of the approach of the southbound train. You go on a vacation to get away from the cares-but not the news-of the world. The news from home will always be welcome. Let us send WILMETTE LIFE white you're away. ..., { J_ ust call our Circula-} t10n Department-say when and where. ~ They'll do the rest. Preparations for \Vilmette's big community picnic sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce have been complet~(l, 3 . m. to 4 p. m.-Ba sehall, and the word about town is that \\'ednesclay, August 1-l, will bt' a great day Rotary club V5 Optimist club. for Wilmette residents. Everyone i~1 the Village has been invited to- the big 4 p. m. to 5 p. m.-TTorse- frolic next Wednesday in the forest preserve west of Wilmette on Harms shoe tournament. road about two '> locks south of Glei1Golf throughout the claY at view road. Free Transportation the nearbY Xorthwestern -golf An extensive program has been outconr~e. lined for the dav. At 11 o'clock in the morning a free bus, for the use of Music and ·d ancing a 11 after- those v.-ho have no cars, will leave the Village hall for the picnic grounds. 110011 and eventng. The hour from 12 to 1 o'clock will be spent in eating picnic lunches at the grounds. Band music will be provided during the lunch hour by means of amplified vitaphone equipment to be furnished Ly th e Gallagher Radio corporation. This aompany will also pro,·ide the An ordinance authorizing the pur- dance music for the afternoon and e\·echase nf a site for ·he projected Vil- ning, and the public service company lage incinerator plant, located on is donating a lighting system for the Glem·iew road between T\\'entY-second dance pavilion on the picnic grounds. and T\Yent,·-third streets and . extendRaces and Contests ing through to \Vilmette avenue. at The principal attraction from 1 to a cost of $22.250. was passed by the 3 o'clock in the afternoon will be race!' \\'ilmette Yillage hoard at a meeting and novelty contests for person s of all held last Tuesdav night. The site ages. \Vinners of first, second. and comprise. approximately fi,·e and one- third place in each race and contest half acres. will be given merchandise certificates The purchase of the site has hcl'n in denominations of three dotlars. two practicalk con. ummated. as the pur- dollars. and one dollar respectively. chase price has been agreed upon ln· Teams represc1·ting ihc \Yilmette both the owners of the proper!\· and \ .i llage officials. it is understood. The (Continued on Page -lO) executors of the deed through \\'hich the site will pass into Village O\\'nership arc as follows: ~fargaret Bnu~h 11. \\'illiam Baughn. Joseph Haberle. Sophie H aher1e Zahner. Fd,Yard Zah ner. Rose H. Bode and Frank Bm·le and Joseph Arnold. ~1 em hers of the \\'ilmette Library board appeared before the \Vilmette Alley Proiect Sanctioned Village board last Tuesday night and, by Board of Improvements calling the attention of the officials to The improvement of the first alley the recent enactment of a state law west of \\' oodbine avenue between increasing the legal tax levy for liGregory avenue and Isabella street. in- brary purposes from nine-tenths of a cluding the provision of drainage mill to one and two-tenths milts. refacilities and concrete paving, was quested that the board give serious recommended to the Viltage hoard by consideration to increasing the re\·enue the \Vilmette Board of Loral Improve- o£ the local Library hoard from $12.000 ments foltowing a public hearing held to $16,000 a year. It was pointed out... that the request at the Village hall last Tuesdav night. was made solely in order that the The estimated cost is $3,143.96. local library might be permitted to increase its . capacity for service and that Extend Kenilworth Mail at present the cost of operation is far Service to West Section below the average for libraries in Mail delivery service on Earlston and corresnonding sized communities, 40 Sterling roads in Kenilworth began on percent lower in some instances, while August 1. Douglas Crooks, Kenilworth the ratio of service rendered is far postmaster, announces. The two streets above the average. The Library board to which delivery service has been ex- members were advised that the Village tended are south of Kenilworth ave- board would take the matter under nue and west of the North \V'estern advisement and would attempt to railwav tracks on land which was for- out "l. program to permit the increase in the library fund . merly -the North Shore Golf course. Library Board Asks Revenue Increase to .Facilitate Service wo~·k J