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Newspaper
Wilmette Life
Location
Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1924
Page
1
The village board weighs a lengthy building ordinance drawn by the village attorney at a Tuesday meeting. Clerk Earl Orner faces a reading marathon as the plan may require four sessions. Trustees discuss whether to read by chapters and sections, delaying passage and promising a lengthy process ahead.
A community day at Wilmette features a 9:30 parade assembly at Village Hall, 2:00 races at Ridge avenue playgrounds, a Special First Aid Exhibit, a 4:00 baseball game, and afternoon dancing in the pavilion at Lake and Ridge avenues. Evening brings more dancing and a lively picnic grove scene with neighbors attending all day.
Property owners along Main Street petition the village board to reclassify the street from Oakwood Street to Isabella Street and from Lake Avenue north to the village limits as residential. A zoning commission will study the plan, which could cut nearby property values by about 50 percent and hinder a planned widening project. A Main Street merchant notes current traffic is heavy and trucks often block the thoroughfare, urging wider paving and re paving.
Evanston and Wilmette plan a large Dawes day ceremony on August 19 marking Gen Charles G Dawes nomination for Vice President. Citizens urged to attend in a group to the Dawes residence with Wilmette placards. Decorations and crowds expected as civic tribute to a distinguished neighbor.
Wilmette trustees rejected a 30000 renovation request for the Wilmette Inn citing its residential zone. Attorneys warned of a mandamus action if no permit is issued. A committee will study legal options and report next meeting.
The village board endorses Defense Day on September 12 and calls a August 18 village hall meeting for civic groups and residents to discuss a demonstration program. Maj. Gen. Hale advocates a September 12 citizen discussion on preparedness, its authority, and peace. Mrs. Hathaway Gibbons visits local residents.
An eight room home to buy or trade for a bungalow or vacant property is noted among varied want ads. Listings seek experienced cooks and office assistants while a sewer and smocker offers services. A missing umbrella from Wilmette’s First National Bank prompts pickup appeals. Bargains span furniture, household items, and autos with a general invitation to read the Want Ads.
Olympic 200 meter breaststroke champion Bob Skelton, holder of several world swims, spoke briefly at a Wilmette Rotary luncheon. He avoided details of his record race while praising American teamwork and noting good but imperfect housing and meals during the Games. He answered questions only after the meeting.
Wilmette holds a water carnival at the bathing beach on Wednesday August 27 to become a regular local event. Events include races for all ages, diving exhibitions, water polo, water baseball, and novelty contests such as canoe tilting and an umbrella race. A Wilmette relay team trains for the north shore competition in Winnetka on August 10.
A. H. McKeighan longtime editor of the Yates City Banner living with son Albert A. McKeighan at 1606 Forest Avenue marked his eighty eighth birthday last Wednesday. Neighbors surprised him with a ten pound cake inscribed with the date and Happy Birthday to Grandpa as a gesture of esteem.
Community organizers announce an annual picnic with contests for baseball and dancing. Vendors and shops close for the event as neighbors gather for games, music, and family activities in the park.
The Wilmette Day Parade route announced this week by Grand Marshal A C Wolff starts at Village hall at 9:30. The procession travels north on Twelfth Street to Elmwood, east to Sixth Street, south to Lake, east to Fourth, south to Linden, west to Prairie, north to Lake, and west to the Lake picnic grove.
Wilmette observes its annual Wilmette Day with a morning parade from the Village hall to the grove at Lake and Ridge avenues. The event features a car and float contest, races, contests at 2 pm at the new municipal playgrounds, and an evening baseball game between Wilmette Athletic Club and Winnetka.
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