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September 13, 1929 WILMETTE LIFE 3 I. c. c. ASKED TO ORDER I .SEPARATION OF GRADES North Shore Communities Present United Front in Latest Drive for Action I 21-Ton·Door Installed by Bank IN. s. THEATER GUILD ·----------------------------------------------------------~ TO GIVE FOUR PLAYS ~- - ~~, ~ Different Casts, Director~ for Each Production Unique F eature of Season's Program Fo~tr plays of various types. each don<: in the stde of its individual director, will make a n innovation in the program of activity t o be promoted thi ~ seaso n by the North Sho're Theater gui ld . Its project of having a different director for each play, rather th a n one dire ctor for the entire seasdn, has been inaugurated this season as the g:ui ld en ters thi s month upon its ninth \Tar oi activity. Tt is a lso p lanned to give each director a diffe rent group of players to wo rk, \Yith making a variety in choice and e<t....t during the season. All interest~d in \\'tH·king \\·ith thi s group of little theattr iolk arc invitl'd to report evenings at the Theater guild studio, 1706 ~herma n avenue. in the Varsit\· theatcr building. 1 \ ·arious plan s pending arc \\·a itin_g I ttP<Hl the se ttlement of certain matters ' that should be arranged soon, accorclinl! to the husiness manager, John .\lien Stewart. and wit h th eir adjustment the season's first play . will be selt:rted and its director and the annual guild membership ca mpaign launched. Arthur H. Boett cher of Evan~t0n i!' president of the guild this season. Tlrtirv Kitchell \\'ebster is one <'i its vic , president:-; and chairma n 11i the pla\· committee. l · A petition asking ior the separatiun of railroad grades thro ugh the north !i hor~ was flied last 'J'hursda,· \\·ith thl· lllitwis ComnH: rcc commissi~HI on he · hali )i Kenihv ur th, \\'innc tka, Clcncoe, and llighland Park. \\'ilmette has thu:- far not participated in the proje ,·t~ Thl' petition comes a iter sn·eral .n · a r s 11 i s n u t i 11 i zi 11 g s t t1 dy o i t h e p o s:-iiJi litic .; oi eliminating all grade crossing-: 11i the ChiL·agt) and -:\orth \\'e :-.tcrn a1ld Chiragu. :\orth ~horc and \I il" aukcc railways. Begin Concerted Action Isola ted attempts at a solution han: IJLTI1 matk at various times by the CtHI1IIIttn itic s conrernecl, but the \\·inter til. 102i \\· itn c~sccl the first unifi ed actiLl!l. tu\\ard l'lfcrting grade :-qJaratio:I tltrnugh tltl' Il<n·th :-horl' . .·\t that time :ut ~~u-~· anizatillll tnml'd thl' :\orth :-:hnrc r.r:tdc ~ ·paration C(l!lllllittn· \\ a:- i r 111L' cl rc 1111 p r i ~ i 11 g i 11 i b ll1L'Ill l,l'r~hip rcprl' . . l'llt:tti\·l· (lflirial.~ lli t he t ' , \\ n :-- r o tl\.' t·n tl' (I. This co 111111 itt e l' no\, i~ rumpri-..t·d ni I knn· F . Tvlllll'\·, \ \ .i nn d k a : I k n j ~ m i n F: T.c \, i :-- . I I i g f1 l:tnrl Park: Frank D. I.,H,mi:--. C!t.·Ill'lll', : t 11 d .\ r t l1 ur H . :\ d air. f'- c 11 i h ,.or t h . \\ .:tl tn .\ . ~ha\,. "'~" apjHlintt·d t'll ~ i tl n · r t " p r c p a r c c c1 m p r c h c n :- i ' l' pl:t 11 , l·l t·limin;ttc :..:r:tdl· <.Tt)s..; ing:- . FratJci-.. :'\. !~u . . t·lt . .l <oll!l :-:. ~!il!n. Jr .. :tnrl l':t"itl~ \f . J),,f\· \\l'rt' rdaitlt.:d 1<l at tL 'tlC I 1' · 1h t · k t.!_.:-d a . . pL· c t :; n i t h e prol't··rcl ~r:tdc -,cparatinn pr,,gram. ,,·hich i~ Jltl\\ Clllllplvtrd and thl' petition fikd \\·ith t he Cc ll!l ll1l'frc Ctlll11lli .... ~i,,n. T\\t'llty-fi, c rail\\'ay gr:1de crn;.; . . intrs art· h1 hL· diminatt·cl. arcnrrlinl! !<1 the plan ..... \\·hirh ;tl..;o rail it)r inur tracks f' H. t h t · Chic a l!', :111 d \' n r t h \\ · c "tern raiJr ,,a d and t\\<J trark-, ic1r thv :\orth Shon· linr. Cite Separation Plan The l'ln·atic·ll will extend from the <:c,uthnn limit:- of Kcnih\orth to \\ 'i ll,)\\ -,trl't:t. \\'ittnctka. Thence to the llt~rtltt·m btJlltHiar~· nf I lighland Park tht· lrark:-- \\ill he dt·pn·:-scd S<l that tl1v ~tn'l't.... 111:1y he bridged o,·rr til ~.· (l (('arlos ]'Jl,JtO) picture shll\\S the Ill'\\' .21 -tt lll ,·ault door being Illll\·ed into the \\'ilIllL'Itc ~tall' hanh:. \rhnt: itupro\.L'IllCilts arc nO\\. untkr \Yay which. \\'hen clltnplctl'd. ,,·il l double the prc~l'llt banking ~p;trL· and 1nakc· the \\'iln1ette ~t:tlL' ha:ll..: tliH.: oi the he..;t L·quipped ~tructnn.:: ni it.... kind on the north . h nrr. The :'cttin~ i11 tli thl' nnv Yattlt. '"ith its cil<lrlllOth \\Tight. ,,·as the 111ust dit'ticnlt ta . . k \\'t ~ rklllL'Il l'ncountcrl'd since the building operatiun~ at the kt11k :>ta rtcd . . L·n·ral \\Tl'k-, a~u. The entire bani..: ..;tnll'tttrv i:- ttl he l'<l!llpktc l~· JT (kcllra tul and rciurni:-hL·(I. and tht: !lour oi the ,J) rkr u11it iacin~ on L'entral aH·nuc \\ill l1t· lll\\'L'fL·d to the strl'ct ln·e l. \\.idening :tlld re -:-uriacillg- l1f T\\Tiith ::;trn·t irt~m the ( ·l' ntral an:nttL' intnst:ctinn Ill thl' tir:-t alley lll):th of Central ha~ greatly enhanced t he appearance of the bank ccm~t.: r. Tlti~ Park Avenue Resurfaced; Street Opened to Traffic \\ .nrk o n the resurfacing t)f Park an·nue ir Hn \\'ilmdtc avenue to Lake a n'nttc \\· a.~ Cllmpletccl thi s ,,·eek and th e :- tred \\'as opened tn traffic 011 \\'edn e:-.da Y mor ning. The old brick -..u ria rc \\';~s co,·ercd ~\,·ith asphalt. The .1. \ -. ~f cCarthy company of Chica~o had the C'lmtract for the job. 1\,·clfth s tr eet from Centra l aven:1e tP the first a ll eY north ni CentrJl. ,,·hich has been \\·idened anct resurfaced with asphalt. also \\' CIS <'.!.Wncd to traffic ()Jl \\'cclne . dav mnrninQ'. The street j..; nO\\' fort\· frl:t \\'ide at the cl'ntn l an'nur inte~ . ect;;)n and extending ha -:k ;1 . far a <; the aile,· north of Central. Thr T\\·e lfth . trC'rt impnw<'mrnt w:-t' financed In· the \Vilm ettc State h a nk and the A: S. VanDeusen g rocerv lo ratrd at the Central avenue-T,,:elfth street cnrncr. Paul Rrsche had th ·.' contract for this job. Bill Edu.-,ards Arises to Request a Slight ·Correction: Here 'Tis \\.i lliam "Hill" Ed\\'ard~. Stt[H.:ri ntcndellt oi the :\t1rth Shure ~fo s quit o :\hatuuent di.Jttrict arises to a sen·ate that he doe · not Ji,·c in the Yicinity oi a :-\\·amp along Gross Point road near Church street. E\·anston. :\II oi \\·hich ralb iur a hit ui apology anent an artick conccming mosquito ,,·arfar·· \\·hich appeared in last \\l'ek':- issue u.i thi s pub lication. fn ·emphasizing the terror:; attendant upon ~·csid ing in or near mo:-.q ui to i11il'stcd S\Ya mp s, an in spi red night editor read into the tale the fact that 1[r. l·:d " .a rds not on!\' liY e d under such cotH.liti ns but, ac~ually was forbidden the use of his spacious i ront porchuntil this season-because oi · the determined advances of the skee ter army. :ilatter of fact, Mr. Ed\\'ard s lives in Clencoc "·here he can and docs, if he so chooses, · it on his iront por~h am· old tim of the vear. J lc has been a ~esident of Glcn~m:-and hm\· !-fo r 22 years . . Screw Lodged in Boy's Throat Baffles Doctors Phy:-irian:- at the Presbyterian ho·pital in Chicago were unsucces ful in t\HJ attL·mpts thi s ,,·cck tu rcmo\·c a small sc rew irom the iJrllllChial tuhc oi Lennard (;i Jbert, 1\\·o and a hali year ul(l S11 n oi Allen T. Cilbcrt, 2-10 I.ci c:1-;ter rl)ad, Kenilw()rth. a Chicago attPrnn·. :\o furthn at tem11t will be made . to remoYe th e _ . ,ere\\· until the b oy gain~ "trength. Leunard is believed to ha H' ~,,· allo\\'ed the sere\\· about t\\'o ,,·ee ks ago while playing \\'ith toy s at his home, but his parents did not notice 1t until se\·eral cia,·. later " ·hen he cmnp lained of difficulty in breathing. t rae).;~. Fin a nri ng (I i th e p··t)ject i~ expected f1l ht· undertaken jointh- ll\· the r,· ilroads and the n :!ages: At the 'ct'it o;c.;;s iun o i the stat c IL·rr i..; Ia t urc a hill " ·;-b pa~-,cd permitting- c1ttcs, ttn\·ns and village:; under L~OOO populatiO!l f(l Hnat htltH!s for grade "eparaticm.;;. '1ARSHALL FIELD I once said, "The buying of Real Estate is the Safest \Vay, Surest \Vay, and the only Way to found a fortune." FOlt ~:\Lf~ - 0::\E ...-\t' I~ 1 ·: I:'\ \\'1 Lntt·t te. Conll' t', ~00 ft. fronta~l' P. T. A. Card Party at St. Francis Sept. 17 The Parent-Teacher association of St. Franci s XaYier sc hool " ·ill hold a rani party Tuesday afternoon S ptemher li.. at 2 o'clock in the sc hool auditoriunl. There \\·i ll be prizes and refreshnu:nt ~. ~fothers desiring to bring their ~ma ll chi ldr en arc informed that . ·<.)ttng girls \\'il l he present to take care nf th e tot s. A l~rgc attendance is desired at this meeting. The association expect:; to dn much constructive \\'ork for the ~chool thi s year, and the cooperatirJJJ of a ll the parents, pa rticu larl_,. tl1e nwthcrs. is r equested. Last C;.ll for Entries in Kenilworth Golf Tourney Last ca 11 was so und ed thi s week for the third annual golf ton rnain ent to he held at the \Vilmette Golf club Frida\· aftrrnoon. ~cptemher 20. lw m em bers of the Kenilwf\rth club. .An announcement issued thi~ week hv the !rolf comm itt er of the cluh con.veved the following- message to the prospecth·r entrants: "Las t ('~lll! Fntrics mu st ht receive<t In· Tnesclav. Sentemher 17. \Vh e th ('r \·our fn ursomr i" complete or not, se nrl in vour ranl rig-ht awav. F.,·er~· g-olfintr m ember i rxner tin£! to h e on (lerk ;11;ct tlw field is limih~ rl to ei!!ht,·-Let'" r.n! H~"r~"'s to hig(!cr and better tournament s!" Diphtheria on Increase in State-Warn Parents The \ Vi lmett e ll ealth department this \\'eek reported three active cases oi \\'hooping cough hut no other contagious disease in the \.i ll a~e. Stat(' reports indicate, hm\T\'l'r, that · diph theria is on the in crease throughout Illin ois and in Ch icagn 1 and the loca l hea lth departme nt is urging that all parents hav e th eir children immunized against the disease hy their iamily physician. The department in this \Yay hopes to avoid a <h)htheria piclemic in \Vi lm ette. T n 1028 and 1929 up to the present time on ly thr ee c<bes c,i diphth eria hav e been reported herl·. In all .of the se cases the patients \\TlT adults. on tt·l'm~. 1·itlwr 110 ~tr(·et. o \\'llt-1', \\'ilnwltt· ~~'!' ,n· \\·innl·t ka 7~11 c·ommtsSJOII. H··a~unaiJIP ( ~II 72·1. .T :'\ -Hl-:~tp t Children's Librarian in Young Mothers' Club Talk \Vinifr ed Bright. chil(lren's li braria n at the \Vilmett c Public lihran·. talked t n the Young 1\f ot hers' ch;h Monday night on "Reading for the Pre-School Child." On Tuesda" a ftcrn oo n ~~i ss Anne L. \Vhitma~k, librarian gave a talk at the \Vilm ette Pre sbyt erian church on "Hinduism." ~~iss ~frs. Ford Tnne " and hrr two clantrhter!'. A(rll<'S and TTrl r n. han' r rt nrn ed tn th r ir h omr at HI-lS Fnrr.::t :wr nue after a vacati0n sne nt at tht'ir "t1111111Cr home at Cn'~ tal Lak<'. Mid1. Miss C'nrn r lifl ToN' or 1H7 Fn r~" "t :1 ,·rn ne and ).frs.· Clark T.r;1 rh ,; llld hrr two children werr with thrm . RETURN HOME J~.,;;~~;;;;~;:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~~~;;;;;;;~