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September 6, 1929 WILME.TTE LIFE I 2a Let's Help Make Them Ch~mpions! I ' 1 BEACH ATTENDANCE MARK SHAMRED ON LABOR DAY Estimate 6,000 at Watering Re- · sort; Season to Close Monday, September 9 · TOWNSHIP AUDIT SHOWS BALANCE OF $17,892.20 Annual Township Levy of $62,000 Made as Total Against Assessed Valuation I Wilmette Drum and Bugle Corps Seeking State Honors, Needs a Little Aid JL11ETTE'S Drum and Bugle corps, sponsored by \Vilmette post of the American Legion, but which has always enjc.,· ed unstinted support frotn all citizens is out to capture the state championship at Rock Island this month. Last year the corps placed high in the state legion drum and bugle corps contest in Class B rating. This summer . the local boys took first place 111 the Seventh District Legion conte=-t in Class A, trouncing the present state champions. Now the fellows are pri'Tled f0r the highest honors in the state of Illinois. \Vhich .bring~ us ~o the point th~t every restdent 111 \Vtlmctte 1s to have , the opportunitv to have a real part in bringing this new distinction to our communitv. In order to compete fnr state honors the drum and huglc corps mmt tran·l to Rock Island where the American Legion. Department of Jllinois. annual meeting convene · on September Hi and 17. That requires funds, - $(l00 to be exact-a commodit\· whi::h i the drum C<1rps docs not possess. its I ( Cnntinued on page ·l5) - -... --- W ... The :-;tmi-annual audit oi Xew Trier to,rn:-;hip funds and accounts, held at the To,,·nship offices at the \Vinnetka Villc1ge hall Tuesda)· evening, shows a balance in the_ road and bridge fu!Hl of $14.868.43 and in the tm,·n fund of $3,023.77. 'fhe total · · d d 1 e roa receipts 111 t 1 an hridge fund for the. six months \\'as $26,723.16 and the dishur ements $11,854 73 . · · . f h . d . T ota 1 rccetpb or t e same pen_o 1 ~ the Town fund ;'·ere $8,496.20, 'nth dts 1 >Ursements of $:J,472.43. Embarrassed by Delay The to\\'nship, along with other taxing bodies, it was explained is expericncin.~ its share 0 1 trouble in operatingas a result in t' . dclav in obtaining its share of tax monc\'. The members of the Township Board of Auditors are, supervisor, Gertrude ~f. Thurston. township clerk. Margaret ~f. Pierson and· Danic I ~f. ~{ ickey, John J. Peters. Hans \·on Reinsperg, Ralph E. Sinsheimer and James K . Cal, hnun, justice of ilie peace. Levy Totals $62,000 Township Highwa,· Commissioner James A. \Villiams a1inounced that the annual tax lev~· of $62,000 for townshin nurnoses had been made, one half t)f which is paid directlv to the various villages bv the count~ and town collectors. ln . tead of establishing a tax rate, as heretofore. Commissioner \Villiam..; explained that he merelv levied the total sum required which ,~· ill he applied against the assessed valuation of the to\\·nship bv the countv clerk. and from that rate will be established. It is anticipated, Commissinner \ \rilliam s said , that th e rate on the new valuation 'vill he one-half the rate of la st \·car on the old valuation. Giddap! Let's go. Are we still in the hoss and buggy age? No Sirree! If you read the Classified Columns you will note many, offers of used car bargains. 1' OH SALE- PRESIDENT STUDEbaker 1929 model. Only run 14,000 miles. Ph. Wilmette 3971. ANNOUNCE P. T. A. MEETING The Parent-Teacher association of St. Francis Xavier school will hold its first meeting in the school auditorium Friday afterno6n, September 27, at 3 o'~lock. A very interesting program is .being arranged for this occasion. jt is announced, and a large attendance is anticipated. C nlc. s the weather should continue favorable for bathing, the Wilmette bathing beach will close Monday, September 9, and no life guards witt he on duty after that date. Should warm weather continue beyond that time. however. the closing time may be extended to Sunday, September 15. A total of more than 68,000 bathers ' had used the beach during the present :-;cason up to Tuesday of this week. according to figures from the records of Mrs. Margaret Hilton, beach matroll. This total docs not include the large number of bathers using the beach without registering or paYing fees. Set New Record The largest single dav's attendatH:e for this season was 3,113 last Mondav, Labor Dav. This is also an all-time attendance reco-rd at Wilmette's popular summer playground. Beachmaster James Wrenshaw estimated the total attendance on Labor Day was 6,000, as the 3,113 figure inclurles only those who used the locker facilities . From July 15 to July 31 a total of 22,131 registered at the beach, the large:;t attendance for any two weeks vf Fifteenth Season of Wilmette the bathing season just closing. From Tuh· 21 to 31 inclusive the registered Organization Will Be Launched attendance never dropped below 1,138 Sunday, October 20 dailv. ranging from that number on Tulv 21 .to 2,634 on July 27, the seconi The 1929-30 season of the \Vilmctt~. largest crowd of the season. Sunday Evening club will open Sunday, Attendance figures at Wilmettt. October 20, instead of the first Sun- beach durin~ various periods this sumday .as has been the custom in the mer follow: June 15 to July 15~17,500; past. It has been found for several Tuh· 15 to July 31-22,131: August 1 to seasons past that the first tv.·o Sun - Augu st 15-11,882; August 15 to August days in October come in the midst of 31-11.702. such beautiful weather for people to No Accidents get out of doors that it decreases the ~o drm\'nings or other serious acci:.. attendance at the opening of the club dents occurred at the \Yilmette beach rear. according to \\'. Frank ).lcClure, during the entire summer, a record of willch none of the other north shore president of the club. The opening date will mark the be .. villages can hoast. James A. Wrenginning of the club's fifteenth yeai. shaw ,,·:.s in charge of the beach again One of thr best programs in the his- this vear and was assisted hv four ,..cgular life guards-James Kennedv. A. tory of the club i being arranged. Burton Holmes will appear this year Brown. ·Walter Hulhert, and William early in the season, the exact date Holmes. Tack Ward, from Charles being !\ovemher 10. Branson De Cou Postle's health resort in Chicago, also will return again for two Sundavs assisted on SaturdaYs and Sundavs. The \Vilmette beach is under the with his dream pictures. . snpervtston of the Wilmette Park Among the musical attractions arc hoard. and is maintained hy memberthe Russian Cossack Chorus of four- ship fees onlv. The · membership this teen voices, the Fisk Jubilee Singers, year was 1.540, the largest ·in the hiscomprised of twenty-six people, and ton· of the beach. the Ohio \Ve slcyan Singers club of forty voices. Dr. Giovanni l\facerata, who will speak on "l\{ussnlini" from his own penonal experiences and observations, and Hugh Edwards. the personal biographer of Lloyd George and mem.\n 91wra recital, "Operatic Mileber of the British Parliament from \Vales, are among those who will stones," will be presented by Marx come to the club from foreign coun- and Anne Ohcrndorfcr at the opening meeting of the Associated Opera club tries . of Wilmette, to be held at the Shawnee The complete program will be anCountrv club at 8:15 o'clock Thursnounced soon. (la v cv~ning, September 12. . The meeting will be preceded by a Kenilworth Bathing Season dinner and both the meeting and the Closes, Remove Supervision clinner arc open to the public. It is the first of a series of five such meetThe bathing season at the Kenilworth ings to be held during the pre ent beach closed Sundav, September 1, Chicago Civic opera season. and a 1Lk guard is no longer on duty Mr. and Mrs. Oberndorfer, who are there. The Kenilworth club, which well known to music lovers through has charge of all activities at the beach, their programs. presented for the past mailed notices to its members last week seven years ove.r radiQ. station vV.MAQ. callins.:: attention of parents to the absence of a guard and asking that thev have prepared their program to imassume supervision of their children's press on their audience that the audiactivities at the beach. Although the ence at an opera is of equal imporbeach is officially closed .for the season, tance with the music, the drama and the dre ss ing rooms will remain open the interpreter. The changes in the for use as long as good weather con- opera during its interesting history wirt tinues, the beach committee announces. be discussed. I FOREIGN LEADERS TO ADDRESS SUNDAY CLUB Associated Opera Club of JVilmette to Meet Sept. 12