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‘DOWNERS GRO’VE REPORT \j) This is the good old Illinois coal which needs no introduction to the people of Downers Grove who have been gettmg heating satisfaction with it for years. . ‘3, § ALL SIZES .OF PURITY COAL Phone ‘ buy 20 Dry Goods. Grocerle: and General Merchandise 28-80 South Maln SIreel 'l‘wo Phones 177-178 The strike of the miners is over. Production in nearly every mine in Illinois has been started and very soon now we will have a full supply of Lehmann Michel so WE DO WISH you ALL A MERRY MER- RY CHRISTMAS. WE CANNOT LOOK INTO ALL MEN’S EYES 0R SHAKE ALL BY THE HANDS, BUT WE CAN SEND THE THOUGHT ABROAD TO no WHAT GOOD IT WILL. VOL. XXXVI. N0. 51 IF EVERY MAN AND WOMAN IN THE WORLD COULD LOOK INTO THE'EYES OF EV~ ERY OTHER MAN AND WOMAN IN THE WORLD AND SAY SINCERELY, “I WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR.” WARS AND FEUDS AND STRIKES WOULD END AND HAPPINESS WOULD TAKE THE PLACE OI“ DISCORI). With a Christmas Message me Christmas Store Lord Lumber company Illinois’ Mines Are Working! THE CORNER GROCERY J. W. NASH le GET YGUR ORDERS IN NOW so THAT WHEN THE COAL IS ON THE SIDETRACK WE WILL BE ABLE TO FILL THEM IN SHORT ORDER. A . Eh» (Earner (fit‘nrvrg flights you 09:12 nub All A merry @hrintmaa Phone dig: a r. M. Phone No. 8 mrnt uphold by intrigues. munk-w l-‘nr Grow. Lodge Wonlnnlul Mu- nml «lm-nutin “an. 81d: of wax t" (Ylmrlu Knohlnuch called tn miml at llw clasp o the lust mighty ron- tho nth-null: Ian-l min-ion of "nonn- l‘lrt. tho wnrlcl are: tlw Injusliro of mwl lnlm-luml ll»- instnlllng nll'lnvr tho mrlhowl Ind crws nlnml for tlw nt‘ the owninr. W. L. Shopard. mat clrmorratlmlion nl' lntnvmts. tlw luv-immun- ~f Rirrrxido lnln No. W. llwrlmod of nation.- aml c unlity of le newly vlntnl 006nm- of Grow ‘Invlividuola. Thus hut Inc-maven of Lodz:- tom [mun-Mod tn 0w Hut M‘ ('h-iat'q- tracking of equality [wrmnt llwht Worshiofnl ”and lutumr R ml tlw u'lmlr Mm! of society. It‘. Clmk. mat want" of Conmnl Little wonder that the pun-Ir wc- 'lmlrn N0. M7. anal l‘ut High l'riosr' ulnr histnr-Zan talus mgninnzv of thn!nf Aumm Chantrr Na. 22‘ wlm nttrv!‘ mlvcnt of Chris-t and from it claws as rrnnd marshal. Both ll"- install- x.ll Mont.» nn-mling or following inmv nll’lmr anal the) man-lml hall born the wmlvl's activity. J. N. Lamod. i iassmintml in Masonic work with "In hm set-owl rolumo of the "History [incoming wnNhipful master Punk l le put of "In world into which Christ mm was (Mm dominated by the lynnnv of tho. Roman Govern- mrnl uphold by intrigues. thunk-w nml «Irv-sum: “an. Sick of wax M llw clasp o llw l-sl mighty mn- l‘lrt. Ihn world are: llw lnhmiro of tho mrlhml and tho! nlnml for tho drmorraumlion of “thymus. 0w bvog Ilwrlwwl of nation.- nml c unlity of Invliv'ulunla. Thus hm: (he'lmlwn of ('h-iafi- tracking of equality pry-molt "UM, u'lmlr fihw of many. ' Farmer’s and Merchant’s Bank Olden Bank [- Dowun Gme CROSS IT NOW! CROSS IT OFTEN! Get the SAVING HABITâ€"$1.00 opens an account at this bank and we pay 3 per cent Com. Interest To ml friends throughout this community: This question has been revolving in my mind for several days. By it’s consideration I have been pro md to enter into the xplrit of the C ristmas season; As an humble babe, Jesus Christ came into the scenes of life in one of the darkest periods of the \rorld'u history. Even the Chosen Race of poo l1.- thru which God had made upccin revvintionx of Himmlf for centuries had lost its capacity and concern for mligioun things except as soon in the [trudging obwrvancc of men: form-Unfit: ritual. Awu people thew were loot in the pursuit of tlw trmpornl things of life; a diuhoneat. mowing few in the midut o! muliti- index immntly indulging in thc- moot sadly pcn'mwl and idolatrouu vxprmmionu of tho I’(‘llKiWN impulse. Today tho (iod 0! there Jewish peo- pieu in known Ind wornhipped around the globe as Christ has "availed Him. "in teaching hu detained Christiani- ty to become unimnui for it has re- vmlod Him u the Putin-r of mu all. Womhipporn of Him increouad twice a: fun! on tho population of tho world during the int crntury. Tho world ‘ vii-ion of Imusml chum-ho- now on- ‘mginx nintultanmusli' in tonunl uumomonts. the mo tipllrotion of avail-bio imam-N. and workrni to: {orw' n Mlulomr‘ activitiru. th- Worli lnk-rChun' Nowmnntn give promise of un rnliclul mspority {at 1hr Spiritual int-tom o Chi-int in tho! pn'jvnt cont-try. ru-Aâ€"_AA.- ..- TH? FIRST STEP ON THE ROAD TO SUCCESS IS THE DOOR STEP OF THIS BANK lly .1. Alfred Nansen, Pastor of the First Evangelical Church. it is a far cry from the problems of the present day to that lowly man- ger in Bethlehem, yet the teaching of the babe born there have come down to us and if applied to the world today would settle every difference be- twlecn nations and between individ- ual s. IF CHRIST HAD NOT COMEâ€"T I At our invitation the pastors of Ilocal churches have written the fol- lowing Christmas messages for publi- cation in The Reporter. They breathe the spirit; of the Christmas Seas II {1nd of the times in which we are 1\'â€" mg. Articles Breathing the Spirit of Ike Season and of the Times From Church Leaders. [0011 PASIORS WRITE (”RISI- MAS MESSAGES (Continued on Page 2) M. TV II F? llulnvnnhi M. 2 V.- W. R. Juhnntom- M. I \'.~-( Knoblawh Summit-l). E. I". "NM. Srnlimlnâ€"Wm. J. Reich-Inn"! ‘t-I. ll. l‘.-l-2. L. Dicks-mu Kin'w-T, P. Dwain". Jr. rerun-«hm» II. Stimson Tmum er. ll. Homingwn Jr. Srcwunl-NM. I". Ll-m‘nhnun-n (‘hupln‘m-A. [L Show (I. of 1 .MM. A. Sullivan P. S« . R. Whiflmm l (Mia-n of Grow Chapter No. 280 Row! Arch “mm. wrn- inutnlled by l'ut Nikhb I‘Ilout Georg“ C. Itmlvr. rupportnlb N. (‘. l'enuw an rand mnrnhnl who pram-MM 0w mwy rl- «1rd «Mn-m and romlucteul them M their muom. Worthv Matronâ€"â€"Mrs. Nelliv l'rirkt-u WQI‘UIV l'atron~l'3. S. Near . Am. Mallowâ€"Mrs. Com Bumhart SI'CI'L‘UI‘)'â€"-Mrfi. Lotti" P. l’t‘nrce I‘mnnunw-«Mrs. Emma J. Miller Conductrexstrs. Jennie Kucgcmam A330. Con.~â€"Mm. Edith H. Nonr Chaplainâ€"Hrs. Edna Knoblauch MnrxhuI~â€"Mm. Man mt Rout-rye Ada-«Mirna Evelyn imwn Ruthâ€"WM”. Nina Slefi'y Esther-«Mm. (Iquwrine Cmnwr Manham-Mm. Lydia Wan Bloomâ€"Mia‘s Marie Olson hank-errx. Smlin Dickcmn Rammed-«Mr. How-n! l’hfl ()rgunluvvurn. [-th Young At the conclusion of the ceremony ”w newlv installed Worthy Matron. Mrs. G. 0. I‘rickctt. oxtomlu' a word of greeting to the mrmlwra‘ of the only-r and their friends. The beautiful installatiqn ritual of the Eastern Star was first on the pro- gram for the evening. The install- Imz ofliccr being Past Worthy Mat~ mu. Mrs. Bertha Downes. The sev- eral officers were conducted to the t'ais by Mrs. Allie White. marshal of the evening and there. instructed in their (luties by the inftulling officer. The installation cemmonies were (-ondurtcd in the First Methodist church which was crowded almost to capaci'" atatibns and places last ThursdéVyVé'v- ening in the presence of members of lhg__ord¢r, their wives and families. Tye 99w officer: of (hm-c (‘haptor‘ In the first joint public installation held in Downers Grove, ofi'icers of the three Masonic bodies in the village. Grove bod-re, vae Chapter and Ves- ta Chapter, rder of the Eastern Star. were jug "ml in their various (‘flicers for 1920 Took Stations Btu fore Larwe Audience in M. E. Church. MASONIC LODGES HELD FIRST PUB- ' LIC INSTLLATION The new officers Var-Vesta Chapter H'nntinmfl on I). "n' multim- 5) . ._.... "u... .m- r-u- vumr In" W "1‘ pay ll lungmv might wall malw him the um tr how- I full “with”. \‘y a! nay worthy ngn mm-.. Hinton}. "mu took "w n .r , _ Hu- t-fl'rminalr l'c-rry Rnbhins‘r'fmé. IARTY FOR EX '"mton, and In his manual-hum and SERVICE MEN «pooch quitl- bunulhl «lawn Hu- haunt. ; Ric-haul "mu nu nun-n "rig”. :I SATURDAY NITE far (no "mum” ulmk-nl wax mu- "7 m...“ Hm bright “st of flu- play In M‘ Tho Woman: Auxillhry In An- rnm nrxalion with I'mfonmr llillrlirut ”k." lg‘bn h giving I [In] '1' wo- yhculcl nut lilu- In haw In my ”nin- mm on Saturday ”C“... which had 0w host mmhulmy of Ions: 'hmmhrr 27th, I! the I‘m mono. ‘wnnls at My mmmlnrl ”Mm": uni Pom-l "mm Tho pull of Jouh Andaman was V") I “1-" (3km by Emu-ml Amlomm. H nu- man or woman win V. In r . hlumd shown an murh 'Mhuninsm n, "R4". of (hr United 86.!” “f- m w n. a. ll a hash: hall loam m. worm w" s. imam to attend. as hr dill for that of Northrm, V'v- __.‘ ,..,..;‘r can ho Pure of at Ions! um- gmwl mo“ . , M, for "w u‘num. ‘ Thr- flrrlu Thou"! hm- horu t; . ». t: '. , 'i I'm-tum Snow nu ('harlir rams-t.52.1;mtfl'kq'."‘m$ $2.2m", the ropuHo-r. shnwml "wt" "51"" Fm“ gum-d In Show it. Saturday. Dawn. ”“23“ r" V“ "M“ "" "M "'""’ I." 27th. in mummy. with that P! (Continue-l nn l‘agr 6) Mutational pirlmvv. "Hails Win. fl. lhn-nthy 'l'ownloy u Flora lk'lla' ”alumna 'r. Wu one 0! Um Ila-MINI Min of . «we-Mn“. 8M pllyrd ln Endemic-n the ulguxy liltlr watt“:- ‘0! (be may! ”hop. and u the pun wu no foul“ to Mina". clot-ohms much run"! for flu- wny in whkh AM urtiml it thru. l'nmpoun 0M l'mfomir flicldkul WI. wry m-ll flow by Alwvn- l-‘k-minz TM- uln rin. non-n find right nyllaA Mc- warn: that an"!!! «willy from Im- l‘.n_..~ _I.ALA ‘ n . Cathedral. Hum-r. u Polly l'oru'r. Jam-'5 rllum, showed wally ununuul ability in the line of dramatic». An .A friend. le was a good one, and an a locum-r lo clvlinquenlsmwo haw H. on good authority Um! win-n Polly 5w! umntml that Tom Horton actually l‘ocglm- pale. Frill Jordan. much Ink-Ivutul in I'olly. muxl his numnu, perm-pa, to Me (not. that Molly mu much an lulvpl‘ in luv-ping "the h-llown" in civic-r. Rum-ll Wimltcll'» inlu-rvrctuuon u! «my charm-kw 0! Fritz Jonlnn brou ht forth much fuvqrnblv comment. lb. talk and mum: wvn- wrfi-rlly nu turn]. an ho rum-mod uwvluhsly at Inmw behind Ilu- foot Hum». lhnnhy 1'ownloy nu l-‘lorl lh'lla' I‘d-lauurur. Wm: one ..r u... nun-4...: 'l‘ hen when Christmas, 1920, rolls around you will have spending money enough for all your needs, Save this money each week during the year,- you will not miss th small amounts. Next December fig; will pay it all back to you with three per cent m JOIN ONE on Mona NOW! ”9‘ . Ask us to explain this simple laying m‘ Pay 1c, 2e, 5e, 10c, the first week and increase by a like amount each week for the fifty weeks. Pay 550073250, $1.00, the first week a‘nd 00-. crease by a small amount each week for fifty weeks; Inn“ is long; as Vs“; It'aytid. “75h”; cleverly playofl by Eliwyeyl Sham-r 1--.L,. Pay either a stated amount every week such as 5, 10, 25, 50, $1.00, or more each week for the fifty weeks. l'rl-tty Jum- (Sranl. cam-r to ur- range things m that Human might May in college, and t-xorcinln all :f Iln-r ingepuily lo_lwep ‘him t are at , __..m “m... “Humanw. “Hicks at College." written by a grout of college students, was ml- mim ly suited to be given by a group of talented llgih school people. : 'l‘om Horton, brilliant young (‘ha'L hnl‘ul up. and Very much in hm». wag srlcmliilly played by Jackllofll. ln 1.] of the situations, in- nhou’vd much ability for the work. llirum Hicks was skillfully depict- ed by Herbert Kellogg. As in buxim-ss man hr was a ".whizz.” and a» a lo\‘-‘ er, well, hi» methods wurv equally :pv-vdy uml succunxhnl. If you join (me of our Christmas Savings Clubs starting December 15th, you will not he in the posi- tion you were in this war when the festive season n. rolled around. You will Have Money Next Christmas _ , , -. .. ”mum“... m-rformance means a repetition of the permission, we feel safe in pro-- Oicting that next year will witness another Junior class. appvarancc. For the first time in the hixtory of the Downers Grove High School, the Junior class has been permitted to ”1‘01:th a clash play. If a successful Christmas Savings Clubs S‘udents Showed Hiutriom‘c Ability In first Number of Enter- tuinmenl Course. b; ‘6. It‘s.“ moi ‘ cuss PW WAS ‘ Am succtss Join One Of Our Hw‘r‘ man or mum-n who V. In 0" n- 4" of “I" United 8“!” - (hr Worm War is invltfll M I“. Tho :mems Auxillilry to All- Mir-n 41h» i! giving - pad] :9 ww‘m- mm cm Saturday evening. lira-min 27th, u [M Lem m Nflmonl and For"! lvmm. ’ “I haw been min: to mrlty “a for «var no I all! I‘m ‘rwr My . ." shoe-1L. “AM WI I'll ho I "M to mill w'ur elm"! 1mm Won» Thu". m "no list MM:- of [kill Him PM. "if M- law numb": an I“ mum." of nah on." uni a... nut puny In In. Ir haw - In" Illa-dine. ’ mm mm» Hunt. mmmnMâ€"‘b Edith alibi. an; "("1 I’mmlu lo a-hllc- Ibo girlu rmvdod around 0:. newtywcdu, rxrl-imln And mutu- mm. Jan how complete V“ tho lif- fiu- wan Illustrated b u am From one o! the «:me who M the “fair. fia‘y. Mu $.7i3'13‘q'i‘ihfi3‘; 3 «ammo-n! am nu «- 0" turn cunw nml with Mr. {11an at her I“. rlu- ullml her ribbon and with I! Mr wuhfin; ring., Togflhor they no! lifiluuqunoypc-inu Ibo mun”... ' The tablc- wun adorned with n Hunt in the. center from which hon- ran to mach plan-r. Am: ro- fnmhmants guest number one pulled her ribbon and rolrinvo‘l I card {mm the ran-mu of the plllfl'l Iollm. On it wax u mum! of the "nut of Mr. and Mn. Thalia. The .uul Nucnwling curds bold Instead; ly I" _U_w groqm'q enjhllmclt In Thu sorority party had been INI- nml weeks befon; with Louise all: my: $th ”liener an anwahlfl: 191' s "We a ways exc an this annual function all! ,until r0- fnmhmvntu were served there was no hint that Hu- mm afluir was to r“!- fc-r in any nmrlu-«l degree from “- png‘laoupru. Chriatmas "5 were magically, turned to wed ng bells at the Del“ Sigma Phi annual Yuletide {any on Satunday night. The norm-i y menu hers were given the surprise of their young lives when Louise. Weill, one ' of the hostesses o! the afl'air, told her- .1 ' friends that she had been Friday night to Benjamin Thulin of ‘ Logan Square, Chiieigo. The con- lnunuy was perform b Rev. PIM. :7 1-. fbrmer pastor of St. 111': Evens" gelical church here, at hit present xhurch in Logan Square. The you!“ people planned the murriage so we that not even Mr. ’l‘hulin's sister, at ' choir practice in the basement of the .1; church. knew that her brother I! . stairs was being married. The bride! parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B.’Wellu. , were told of the event .when their alagglm-r returned from Chicago Sflr m a): Marriage of Miss Louise Well: nounced in Bountiful Manner Last Saturday Evening XMAS AND wan. ‘ DING BELLS AT sononm mm: WHOLE N0. 111‘