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Ir. and Mrs. Fletcher Florentine d Oak Park, formerly residents of Downers Grove. are receiving congra- tulations over a baby daughter, born last week C. A Durkee. the Optometrist, can b readied at 92 East Curtisa St. any fining. Broken lenses duplicated file”! and other repairs given mpt attention adv Girlie Chaplin and Tom Moore fill hath appear at the Diche Theatre 1%. 1%th ln“A Day’s Pleasure” and ‘A [in all His Money," respective- 1i. Watch for the advertisements.“ CARD 0? THANKS i wish to express my appreciation and heartfelt thanks. for the my beautiful flowers‘ kind words and earnest prayers received from the sie- ter churches as well as my own and from the community as a whole dur- ing my recent illness. James B. Little. IT MAKES ‘EM HURRY It was a cold, winter day but in spite of the cold many people were out papers clutched tightly in their hands, hurrying hither and yon. What ”firfldfluheafymthefl. ‘l'heyhadreadthefflaaei-1 [in Charlotte Bentmp. of Geneva. AM and Mr. H. W. Warning of Chicago. spent Sunday at the B. C. Weatherbee home. Earl Godfrey was last week 'to see Id! mother. Earl has been running HI own business in Cleveland. Ohio, in the MN. grocery tod market A number of friends of Mm Carrie lobar mmrised her at her home. last Fflhy Afar-noon. the occasion being in HM} Ilsa Evelyn Sanders and Miss Ger- trné Kno'x pent Wednesday visiting with Mrs. Gladden and other friends in Western Springs. In Louis Schuetz and children are laid up with bad colds. Mrs. Rahma- n, of Oak Park. Mrs. Schneiz's Wt is here taking care of them. lilo Beatrire Kiter of Clinton. WI. spent the week-end with Her “I, Mm A. A. Langmch of West Ir. Georxe Hoinkn, of Hinmlalo‘ ”at Sunday It the ham» of Hr. and In. (mums "Make on North forest IVOHW In Gale-pic's ml this work M lo".- h Mic - fem things nhom cur- Uh rain that (My might not nlmd)‘ V In. nm Goldsmith of mu... m. b be guest of her siawr. Mrs. L. H. M at her beam on Santana In. E. 8. River a! CHM. WI... I. h!- vhmp. with Mr “Mar. In. C .W. Buckin- ol Puma: Rout I!!- “(find Dav-on. {nmcriy 0! Mn Gm. has bun mum ill m the Gunman bu! i- lmprm-inx m In!!!" in new loakd in ML link. «but be in in In“- I. with No brother. (In. num' my. It. (hem Min-1km Jr. bu in. In. Alla Hum- lad hum" M. m In Cdllonh {or a II. C. A. Shun!» m! 10 Aaron w M: to m N- !nther who “can” Ir. M Mum of Wanton It'l- h vhmu tbs Baker and Du:- ll. be. Lilthtord'l haul, an all but with the pnnmu Wk luChc-hrWi-urhubeoam “hurw‘n’wluflmm 'Unc‘haduflei-hudnobby. Wflmfliudlk minimal Ir.‘ Ind Mrs. Herbert Iehury h” rammed from their trip to Ca!- pvgtl‘h Aurora Int Sunday. Till Saturday a the Curtiss. Vuud- uflb and Amanft Features. udv. In! Ann Hal is among the in- ” victims but is recovering nice- thakklist. The Hogrefe baby on 80th Font at!“ has been very ill in. Kitchen Heintx is very in at “3 home on Carpenter street. It. 111m Case visited with his at. Sunday at It; Fred Drissler is at home avenue . as means 1'me- Fred Bollow has been on the Scimitar and baby are on It It was a cold, winter day but in spite of the cold many people were out papers clutched tightly in their hands, hurrying hither and you. Whnt Stephen Sacksteder writes from llebron. Colo. that the winter hu so far been an unusually severe om and some stock has Irv-en lost in the storms which have swept over that section of the country. He says the train gets over once in a while. from Lat imle. Wyo. One train went through zbout a week before he wrote and it was still stuck a few miles away, They use three engines and a rotary snow plow to negotiate the drifted tracks. Six or seven cars of cattle wen! stalled on top of the range and after three or four days they had to he drlven to Larimie on foot. Step- hen is'near Mason Bros. ranch. Ralph. Norman and Horace Mason ten raised in Downers Grove. I Mud! “News! is luring (alum in ”In .nhlo Class for mu rmnlly «mult- o-d II the Mrlhmlist church under llw Mrship of Mr. A. S. l’lwlps. He is one of Ibo few mm in our rom- nmnity partirulally liltnl for that x-orlr. A personal invitation is gir- on to all mm not afliliatwl with cum llver Sunday School to meet with them null Sunday morning at 9:45 o'clock. Mr. M. R. Kno‘ of Highland awn. is cmwnlescing after his recent ill- Now our "nuinfu! alum-Lion.- for Matt Setunlay. P'I-bnnl'y 7th, at "w Curtins. Charlie Chaplin in "A "in“: ‘l‘kmsmn" Thomas H. Im Ark-raft ‘l'rulurtion of "flrhind um Door",nnd Family Vaudevilln Thon- will ht no «nominate-M on this «anion. You will he nhsohflnly satisfied. mlt. l‘ubllr nomad cum-n.- and lole Woman's Club mombrrn monk! nop- yod flow-m hafnium-n! at Dirhv's "a". Prkhy . February cm. I! n p. m. Tirkrh adults 30"; (Ml-inn 25¢ Mn. l.. ’1. 1mm. chairman. Mn. 2. R. Can". Hm. \V. 1. 0'3“!" «Iflw pus. Ruth Bald. the an in “A 8cm h- lho Etch!" which will be shown at tho Dick: Thain. Thalia-y, Feb. 5. Hm In Anna. III. That be! min In punk-fly a wlghbor b u I“ anybody would he invented to m- ung her . uh. 1 In. C. W. Breaths o! Fun-nun ‘Roa-l gun a (“final nod-l Wod- Indty them ‘0 honor 0! in uln- hr. In ’1. ll. Kiln. who ha- ha vhiunfi h". Ammfl Um pmt were In. J. T. Wall-tr. Mr. and Man. II. Ullflth. H". A. A. Lane-ch rad Ir. llmr 1'. Kiln. 1 m. “Cab-mt" dancc given In! Saturday «vain by Akundcr Bud- ley Bum Pout. America Wow W n W from every all“. 11w my novelties lat-«lured made I dl‘ ddodhnwiwuwdamu Wham land the a.» to the full. A number of friends of Ray Cramer unexpectedly reminded him of his birthday Tuesday evening. They "Iked in unannounced and the re- freshments named. the garnet played and the jolly good time we: enjoyed by all. The H G. Butler family left Tues- aay evening {or their new home in New York Citv Mr. Nude: has changed his business headquuters {mm Chiago to that city and this necessitated the move. Rammber how excimd we used in get over Valentines Day? The cus- tom of sending a love mange is be- ing revived ad the Punter Pharmacy III-their vi. tell of my beautiful valentines on their counters. Pom your own conclusions as to the treat in store for you this Satâ€" urdly at the Cuniss. A rare com: bination of entertainment. full of thrills and laughter. seldom oflered in one eircning's show. adv. A meeting'favoring the candidacy of Adam S. Cllfi‘c, for the office of Circuit Judge, will be held at Lace Hall on Monday evening. G. ‘1]. Range and several county officers are billed to talk. (Additional Locals on Page 5) mwnnns GROVE "The Y. w. 0. A. M: I! are-ant air ty-Mne mrflnflfl doing may work. TM: inc-ans nun they navel about!"- ono mm"! to mother M girls to plan out nodal, recreating]. edumtloml and n-flglm'n “217m. M financing and organizing than men!» ry on than «mum. 1110. am- He- worl with the county I... a! the helm-tune»: of Ann-um". II a} "In. on home economics won. an help plan ”cunts. arrange 5*. “am the girls in ”In; to Y. W. 'A W conference- and help 3‘ tom of nodal goon flmol (a no nmlty.’ ‘Rndmg mum have been Manned at Nauoml Hat-damn»- In Nu Yuri no mu 1 girl In my mmfig my «inn-y on nveonm a? study. either by herself or with other girls. so a m uric" of subjects. “harm: "no "r :1"! 1" over I!" work! Md Ibolr am In.» In nation wido- nml wnrld with mum." In “Isa Hahn! Head, director at Tm and Country Work for the Nltlonnl Y. W. "ml-ls learned mum: of no Inspiration «1' worllng wllh Ind” nml hundreds of other urn, un- selfishly am! mlmnllnuly. almxh lid Cross work. Now the Y. W. C. A. lhrmuh "I world with. pram-In d ”I'Vk'e for women. In planning to ex- pand ll! work so lhal girls all over tho world. and parllcularly In smaller 6" mVIIIHIPS. will ml lone «MI W "(mlmmmlp forum are being om.â€" um for girls In man mmnnma. when girls may me together to lean moro about "Mr muntry Ind their ro- sponsihm'y to It Ind on elm at the warm, Association Maintains 52 Tm Secretariesâ€"Wants to Ex- pand Work at Once. Tho mmmnp on Wm M m him the mmraminn has far In r-MIr Irma» Mn. 100m Frflwl and "with 0mm. ". momlw‘n Mn. 10m. ll. flu-kofel'or, Jr. “ha ”In "an". no: In at Mrhalu Murray mm". Inn-h m-m of Columbia I’MTWU: Ill- mum Sld‘ml. um 1mm mny. [ml mrnnry for tho Notional Band of me I‘ W C. L. and Mn, Wu. llnm Adam firm-m. all of New 'orl r"). TOWN GIRLS TO HAVE Y. W. 0. A: Mn. ‘1 P "Odom a! (kn-M. New, I"! tin-Mo, no "It mum ”hm. uni-x hm mm H pro-swam a! who km mention of m. hum: Woman (mm-mu Anon-non. DOM In In. A.â€" ‘fln In mm m Vlln, Mia-or In run-n a! It. Rule“! Room of I» 1'. I. O. A. The mum!” cm to I- m min and analog. Ibo chm Mn (In. our an unto-fl mm um I. um- anm Attend-m II "no. Mlnp um ho Mamba! by [may mot-MM") and am by .0- "VINO-Q Ru. Phonon W. milky. pilot a! fly“ Part mum Chem. Chic... mu (ho a mu. n! mm. .400... during nu munch. root 0', flat- «1 .1 up". arm-r1 a mo Mu mm and a! 0. My”. “uni. North. at" In. [in u .0- ’ The W! on coin-don. and «atom at the Nation] 1. W. 0. L. of which In. flurry m M diet In cull-Inn. cal-um an m uu or 3.000 m. mull; III mmnd!.W.O.L-utâ€"~ baud vac-hon. manna. Mtg dub (Ina. om Regen... 3M: fu- l.- mun Ionic. Cantu-I. we.- a.- m Intern-noon! Institute. for m but women. “be" no. my, town and country Annotate". ‘ M Anna-(Ion In the United stun will to «mid to can nun. “out. for «or: on In.“ nth. “on I. m Astana... hodm-dmnm “It. villa-oghdmmmv. M w"! to the m9. tod- and the m of m 0! on 5‘- 00. to to w (to a“ 9-..- un goo-1m um Dc tho Mi. in“ (or and“: ”float. m urn-nu a! Chit!" mm» M W- to I» (Mk-no Vow Inc-o'- OduI-n Amado. n4 0 "(0....- Cum paddling II Inc"..- U. .9.- Wm o! the Nlflonll Band at I). Ann-tuna. um ulna ho mud. Woo-m wm [DI-eu- mun-m oMp [datum-um of Faun W (or Wart. _ \ My Other Tm The Young Women‘s Chruuln A. elation or the United mute. of Alena will meet In national can-man In Cleveland. 0., the weak 0! April )8 to no. hula. postponed the common- tron the spring of 1018 In «on to comply wlth 1 government malt that expel.» and travel b9 nil-cod to n mlpluuu during tho war. 2.000 Womn Expect“! to eat!» «In Cleveland the Weak of April 13-20. 1920. for Na- tional Commkm, v. w. c. A.’ ems nu: common MEETING POSTPONED TWO YEARS BY WAR 3 Mr. June was hon! in Swodon-in ‘13!" and came to Amcn‘ca at an early .ngr settling in Canada. He was 3married hen years ago in Winnipog. MInitobn. coming to the States and ‘ tr. Downers vae when Highlanfl THE KIND THAT DON’T SAG, NOR RUST, NOR TARNISH AND MAKES YOUR CURTAINS LOOK THEIR REAL VALUE. HANG FINE CURTAINS ON POOR RODS AND IT MAKES THEM LOOK CHEAP BUT HANG A CHEAP CURTAIN ON A GOOD ROD AND THE RESULT IS THE CURTAIN LOOKS TWICE ITS VALUE. WE HAVE THESE RODS IN SINGLE AND DOUBLE READY TO HANG UP TO 5 FEET LONG WE ALSO MAKE THESE RODS WHILE YOU WAIT IN ANY LENGTH UP TO 10 FEET IN EITHER SINGLE OR DOUBLE TRY THEM AND.YOU WILL NEVER USE ANY OTHER, MAKE, THEY ARE SO EASY TO TAKE DOWN OR HANG. J. D.GILLESPIECO. Telephone 30 Telep honeao - Day or 1mm ‘1 S!!! III m Day or Night ‘ 8hr awl llw rhilrlnm will lrm-o on next Sunday for Chimp) who-m Hm will make their ham with lwr sister who. with her husband. is now hen- nttcmling to the wants of the family. but is “may"! Mrs. Jonzo “'8‘ also aid: with ”w game dinner and for a fur «lay:- it «as ”'me tho was hop-Mn] mentor-u Farm] at n kn uvrv MM last 8:! why nflemm and burial nu mm" a! the \ert 36014- wmtnry. "o Maw-.- Io mourn his low-c. his vik- nml "mm rhiHrl'fl. Dirk. MM pars oM. Ruth. night and Norman. fire. Joseph 1mm Iml .13 )mn. dint M hi:- hnmo on Fuinirw mflmr mu". m’ "w East “mu- «mm. M I ‘fl’mmloy owning. on-pnrummin. In. Hutton! Iru mum with windw- I! "fuller than h" m lmmc “I. Relative: hone won nou- ‘ml and promptly left for that plan. Sun-c. died at "mum. "limb. ‘hmdoy «Wag. January 270'. Panama-h run the am at M:- un- mafly (hath. yum! may. Mr. Wm is mn’ivfli by bin wife. a datum". In. Emu Ever- ett. 0! VM. "in. and I son. l: 30,-. at Sugar. "Mao“. {our mun (III "am bmthcn. Mair Emu Habitat. alumna month- ou. the lulu! m a! It and Mn. Blur Hubbard 0! Noah lain was. 11111892 he was married 4) Ilia: ‘Alice Sucre of Downers Grove. IThree children were born to them, ‘one of whom died in infancy. In 1910. having sold the ham: here. he moved to a plantation in Vaiden. "but. Where he find un'i' December. last met. He then runs. to Downers vac when he intended to male hi: home :m' a: be h-' hm: ailing (or some time. he thought this climate would benefit Mm mad the old as» notation wl- Mm halt to was. While he was I'd-“l“ fur a boon to he made flair for win. with Mi ulle. be .1: fishing at the Mine 0! Ir. and Ila Jacob Klein and them be kets Coming to Downers Grove over 30 years ago he purchased the farm now lmuwn as the "Lucas" place on um aim south of town, when». he made his home until 1910. Here he en- gaged in the railing of sheep for the market u the memory fol the (locks on ”K! Shropshire hills“ was with him always. He was very sucressful in this limitless and every year male a trip :hrouyh the adjoining countiea‘ buying“ up lambs and older sheep null pmparing them' for (he Chicago mar- (Continued from P3315 l) FunEI‘II aemcos were held yester- dgy afternoon at two o'clock from the Methodist chunch, the Rev. B. H. Fleming. pastor of the church. ofl'iâ€" mating. Interment was made It the Went Side cemetery. Mr. Wootton was born in Brosley, Shropshire, England. June 9, 1877. He came to America at the age of 22 years and esublished ‘ business in Chicago . "maxim - Aar- mmms-m. ‘ ‘ r. ' m mp mWNERs Gnomfi'x. thaw 0.. M" - Kitsch F In! Curtain Rods BLAIR "NR8? IIIIBIIAID RM ‘0‘ C‘Yfit-Hm‘l‘w Mw slowly rvxaininx hot 10902?" JENZH Retailers of High Grade Merchandise méhm'mums 50 CENTS IS Andrew’s Church 5 myareTIeBesl fl ANNOUNCES A PROGRAM 0!" SACRED AND SECU- LAR MUSIC AT THE DICKE THEATRE ON FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30m, AT 8 O’CLOCK. BY EM- MANUEL CHURCH (‘HOIR OF LA GRANGE. érgy he has worked mightly, bring- ing the congregation out o! 3 mm of lupitude and uguin placing them in the fowfmnt in the work for the Blaster. The dcbt has been raised the church put into excellent condition, and than the series or evangelistic meetings REV. J. B. LITTLE TO TAKE BIGGER FIELD MARCH lst (Continued from Page 1) «attention. 'but of thé sister church- es of the village, will miss him: His ramming-vice in the loan! church will be pmched on Sunday. February 29th and he will then leave immediflely for his new home in A1- ‘ Hunt-Calm ; Rev. Litflehufim couvictianaon thins religious which heia not» versehltufinx on‘ulym'u “9' «sins. He has the mutate to m hishehetainuwrmolmum of unions kinds and should piano 1 winner in the work which has been laid out for him to do. Km Ia. Can 3-: ~Ncm Tambh CHILDREN 25 CENTS