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Highland Park In 19 15.4 VOL 11Vc-N00 ‘ ' The following interesting letâ€" ter of prophcsv was read before the Ossili Club at their regular meeting Thursday, March 9rd ‘ HIGHLAND PARK. "a, -V‘." __,, , We are-at last settled in qurold home after an absence ulrfive years. It is really the same old luguse but in such different surroundings. [\s I look out of my window onthe street and. s'ee the beautiful uld trees the well kept parkways, and Sprinkler} sire: ts the scene in entirely different lmm t're one I loll years ago: theuthé struts Jere unsprinkled and while the Lawns 'were well taken .care ul, the parkwavs were sadly’ neglected. 1 My dear Kate: The first grea! change in going 'mm the new Ch Western stzzion in the quiet and free from smuk all due Mme use hf ele‘cl han service "' We niLulc Ivy-v â€"â€"-.l 7 U The first great change we nuxicedm 1.: in going into the new Chicago N01}: Western station in the c'ny. h wa: m quiet and free from smoke and cimlew « all due unhe use of ele‘ctrici‘tv {or sutur- han service "‘ We nihde f-the {mum-c; :u HigfilnndlifPark in 20' minute; in 152’»; clean, new cars, véry d'it‘fczcut {mm he dusty red'p'msh cusiximucd mes wc-xw-d to have, with the semy Mack dyugpxt down “he aisles. -<- - u"). uunu . .- V When we arrived at the llighlahd Park station 1 could hardly believe it was me the same piace. The grounds’abm‘n it and the grm’eued drives were 56 hemati- tulfi’laid‘ tint and with gay wineries «if fiuwers. it lurked Gharu‘lingif {Lash a {ti attractive after-the smuke nf Citing». l “I: fuuud thé madway at Cenhal .~.\\ :3. had been hm'ere'd where Hie Numb Western trams ‘cmss the street and? Concrete viaduct formed an arch 0: at .head. n has addéd much m the salt:}_\' at travel and gond _appeamnce uft‘it lmvn. . , Both n-n'lh and sumh uf Cenzral. Ax Q. nn 5!. Johns Ave. the street has a'snujl parkway laid out and kept green. 'l‘lxie ’unsightlv cual ahd lumber yards fHCEJZg the lracké ni North Central A\~e'{ hnv§e been nearly hiddehhy [all masses dish: ash hery planted hythe "Vil‘mge Imprmq- me‘nt chiely.” '“ ' .xu Iunvu aux.-.) . r We drove down Laurel Ave. Irum die station and the first change 1 noticéu Wis an allractixe small. park on the Corner {:1 S}. lohns near the Library, which urcjd 39 be a grazing ground and .gefieral :é; pusiwry [m all loose paper, and in :e p'ace fur wegds. Now all the park ways are as well kept as the lawns and 'evc ry street is 'well sprinkled. We, have 1-.er new electric mnwr sprinkfing carts which new electric mnwr s prinkfing cans “hi dh are able to keep the sheets in perk M Condition and cmer the ground In a (e: Iih U! the - time the old hhl’SC drhen ca is could do it; ‘ i When we came' to the intersection {I Laurel and Prospect hes. it was. su§r mising to see what had heed done: in the park. The shrubs and trees shun J: the can; and thought that had been giv : them and the grass was like \it ‘xct. can well remember the years agn “h Weed gruwn 3.. ‘mce and the row uf 53(7in “liking shruns. Thur the grass \\.3s\ctz possibly unce during the 51: mmcr. 7 possibly unce during the summer The Fresh) Leriaus have built 'a we- markabh fine‘ lnvkiL g 0;! inch 51: the s ie of the old one and it .‘JrP uh has a 3mm i:â€" Iike appearance as the i\ _\ has half Cni- ered it on the from and north sides. '1 he uid Baptist church is «- one and ii. its place a quaint old [2. - giisii stxie cnmch has been buiit- Do ynu remember what a hurridold fruit smre was up the corner 0! Central and St. juhns Aves, one at the mm: ConspiCun-us places in the lawn and élgni the must unsiglniy lol- it was the lmifel’s comer? 1t mus threé years ago that smxfxga mud fortune sém afire there and drs~ truyed the whole block running’casz and including the; Pust ()flice. lt all happen: ed in me daytime so no une was injurml fix! the bropefly luss was small. A five new brown K rick block but two-'smrips high (which conforms in‘ style.>wixh' xhe' July 16 1915. .- horrid Old cl EW‘S e Erskine bankppposite) has abeer fiuilt and the;con'xer is nuw Qc'cupied by the Post Office. , On the north east earner 0i Ceniml Ave. and Sheridém Ruad. wi-ere Green‘s bakery used to he is one of the most at. tractire buildingsdn town. It is a lung, low, rambling style huiiding, film“! of 'cement and brick. , At hrst glance o'né wotiders i[ it is not an “id Engiish couh. try Cutta‘ge for with its shruhhe‘ry, vines and casement winduws it; int ks very much likeAit. The Central .Are. side 13‘ occupied by Brand's studiitmd~ firm the ShPridan Road side by the most fascin- ating 'l‘ea' _Sht)p. . l have been 'Thcre but ”net but promifl myself many visits there with -fricnds. 'l‘hqmom is so may and quaint with its-c‘himz curtains. cate- ment windows ayd ‘white inttices 0n the french gray wail; with (English ivy run-' ning uver dunrs and \x‘igtdnws. Then the dainty Ehiua and hm, hut nut teasnkhe huf toasted mumus and fragrant tea. It is a we“ khuwn stamina place fut all the motorists {mm Chicagn m Miiwaukee.‘ The old expré‘ss office on the Cut! er west and the tall buard fence have game with the test a m the new ,btilcli mg is occupied hr the Y M. C . A. on the second flu vr \\hel’(' they have a reading mum, uvmua‘simn :md wimmm; [)Hul; thdmunnd tunlh ex‘u ”(ii'w m Park the. hds bt‘t‘U "'nh 9 ”K0- (l tn Hi '| [em‘ns C‘Wlft and \\ inter Ch' v fur sk;ttIn;r.-= - “1: wen-111 11.1” 1.911.111.“ 1'11 111: 1"1;?! tary :\1:.1:.-r;.ny cm !11;1 11.1 1.11 \\e L. ”11111? 11311121" revugni/fd 11111. $1111.11. 1t 1111:; 11mm maratlgurhcd and Z111 ‘1L‘1L'i11l'1t18 and electric 1114111 “'1er 1,1111 Undrrgruhnfl; the park Ways ' cvsnlv ‘ 116111111160, and (he madway 11111111115121 1111 it 11131111753 perfect 11.1115c111r-i 1.111511 éxtéfids 6513! 1111111; Lake Shme. [he woods and 1.1â€" fines are left in their natural state. 011 the Lake $110111; :1 11119 111111} 111.111 run- 1.ing North 111112111111: Mace 111111 (:11.- necting 11-1111 \'111c" a1 enue. Befure reaching Ra1ine Place 1 saw a- 11111! 11u11d1'11g, 11111c11m1 inquiry I found 11.15 1he Canoe Club. 1 remembe'red than 11131 about 1111-. years agq there had born Some I11111g111 1'11 séning that 'small 1111 of ground 1111 the §11ure to some amusement Company'in (31111311111 and' using 1! is a' stoppiflg Mace {or excursiunism 111 111 Chicago; and \\ aukcuan 2111 111111111111a:1e ideaâ€"and of Course 110 one in 1111111111: A Park 11ou1d hermit such a sacriiegc as- 1hat-â€"su .111e )oung nien mterested in camemg and sailing bought the land and built 21511111111103! 11'ouse which 1 saw 111e're. \\ e “are on V ine avenue after reacih ing thé top of the beautifully wovdcd ruad IIiIh which Mr. Eagan had so much to do in pianning. and derided to, go mer and make ExmmIr a \isit which I had heard 50 much about II'hiic bci I}; cast. \\ ,(‘i' i thuuohl (mural a'Iénue was changcd hut \Ihen IIe innkfli “est thruugh the long 'I=is.Ia of trees, which will in :I flew, years form an arch UIer IiItirIIaI‘! then! could hardiy heave it “as piain uninteresting \" IIIC avenue. E xmmIr has b5:{'n respunsihic {or a greater paztof (he transf- IImaIiIIn, for ,the Ciuh hung ‘It all the land “est 0f Ihe railroad Hacks Ann buth sides .I.f the strcct, YL‘DMH‘L‘C] all those' unattractigg iin. (I (image-s. and then Shili the IIIIII‘Ie-I‘Iy in um.- humhcu’ [out [ms :6 um ()[ XII\\II mend I :~ vi the C3 uh, \Ihn hue huil ! II: c mun arliélic bII'Igai IIIIS and st: II; ”it! [ntmhch DI UR: klun, wuv muc I'uuL nu must artistic hu'igahms and sunznwl houses there. The parkxva'ys and gruu‘mis have been laid om‘hy‘a ilnndscapc gard. over, who equainly' ha? mafia i1 um: u! the must aura‘clive snjcéxs in town. '- Then the entraincc lo the: Hub hnw changedâ€"4mmthe hmken uld cement posts, with an old [ward ~ign, (whiéh would haw dune ciedi: lu me dawned vi lage) m‘ a sums gateway with wmugm iron arch. a: )d the name 'Exmmr. on‘ 'a The murse is (me of the lines: a hunt ChicaguJ avd' IS alwap‘ it] perfea candi- lion. lhcy haxe remm ed thc Laddv Master' 5 house nurth uf the Hub huuse, in a grme ui trees; the mdharns am.- also gone. 11.6. Llui) house is painted white with green biinds,a and with the redbrick terraces and fergalus, cover-ed “in: grape vines forms as beautiful, a pigtpre as um: would care to we; __ . p .- _ . llcayy \ H bracket. uakeu board «fastened by an irun Bighta‘nd park, m. road, and they were «in [urflu-r kept in privacv bv the “(‘1 hedgerOf box and Rl'iVLt. - . $ 'Oxymr wavimmefie Me to Montâ€" gomervflace and“ z" 9 ”Road. which his been kept in ail- tural beauty. There are but ’few M-es. bit such quaint-pretty places. in!) bid fuhioned gardeni and windiugbffik walksr ravines on eithet Wot the Muraiqe Hotel attracted our Qumran. The) haVe added so much ififibcamy to the al- ready beamiful lapdsafie. And just award. abqui the “Moral: c." In all :he Eastern bum" resorts I can- nnt think of one more perk-cu, situated than it. The combimlion oi the lake Muff iromagc and deep ravines, has made it the most idealjummer placc l knuw of, and it is withih reach vi tlue business man.‘ and? mu' hasthe cool fresh 'air of the .c-mntly.” Gying South on ‘ Sbrtidan Road Irnm the Mining. the new «houses on ehher 5. dc of the drive while {cw m num} er, were exceptinnally attractin- each one had placed his house W-ell hack {mm the ...,.. . _.. . I . . When we rcaclIed the. Elm Place sclmol the grounds Imkcd 30 green and cubl will) its well sudded lawn on .untlv west and south sidespf the building,- «hi 9 cm the (usxa line hard lulled s;- nd and gram-l Laskr; ha!) ground had been made Iur llu: mder chiIiirén. while the mmls and unine mmh have been mall: inma minmure Indian village Iur lll‘? little folks. ‘ \\ hu‘ few vaémfl his lhcrc are in 1mm are kept rm fnnnffuhhish. and im- we‘eds c'ut down; u’r [Mpropeny «m ner is heat-EH fined» g Grit the Wflmfimnmugiw axed hy the lad}: of the 0550“ was Lie losing 01a“ a’ileys‘ind the pruh'ibitimr ni putting ache! and rubbish in lmgkl yards {and ratines. - . , A We hate butane small park on the lake‘ fmnt and fur years it has allnwed to take care-pf its self;' the -re'su|t was that it was.a forlorn rpwt. 'l‘wu years ago the city with the aid of :m cxpcniet-ud land scape airtis't.’ made it a beautiful place to rest in and viewt’lfi 'lalge. ‘ The residents West of" the railrnad have Iust- finished a large park and play gruuvlrl cmnhined, nvcririear the Skukie. where all the children can hate the best kifirl ul times. and at the same time ‘ie uutul mischief. Yuu remember the summeri'uu visited me. we used ‘to spend So many pleasant afternoons at RaviIJIia Park with our knitting ur embroidery listening to the fine concerts git en by Th Imax or Da. n- rusch Orchestra. \\ ell we nearh lnsrthe park {our )ears ago for a cheap amu=e- ment conwany offered the receivers oi the Electric ruad an immense -sum for tl e prupertv that they almost decided to sell it. but the North Shore peuple at last made a great effort and ,rtiised the muney by taking subscriptions for money in every tuwn from Chicago to “faulte- gari. .Thenthcy formed astuck Com- pany to run itL and the last vpar it has been more'than paying expenses. l luipe you will decide tucume and make me a fish in September or Octo- ber. “hen the leaves. are beginning m put on their autumn Colors of \lahogar y. Yellow'and Brown. or better yet, can't you Cnme on this month aiid spend three or tour weeks. 1 want ynu’ tutnntur with me from the city by way of the Lake Shore Drive; past the sea “all of Lincoln Pink and along the new drive which lies ciusest tr the waters ed: 6. thmugh hsalnstun, once the cuuixtr3~ but mm. a city with flat'lbuildings I le- vatcd railways, nurse and ‘smelis; on through Kehiiwfurth, Winnetka, Huh- bard‘vs “buds, past fileugne :IIzd Ravin‘ia tu .Rarinia tPark to catch a few fitrains ‘uf Wagner, [ruin the strings of 'l‘hnmas or the Masses uf Dammsch floating on the summer air out through the swaying trees. Then a spin up Sheriddn Drive and across to the Green Bay Road just is the SuIIis sink- ing. big and red behind the purple haze that lies ‘acrnss the bosom n! the Smkie valley. And then 1 Want wu to fly east- uard with me to the Shgre «It the Lake in time to see the in” mum rising ahme the uater [mm where ya“ can stand on few h?! CI. es. with old in}: NE!!! wall he cad Edges annin SHOR .y, Mach 1:, 1910. .ETTE; {the Null. a sheer one hundred feet above the surface. luuking down upon the rip- pling. shining pathway of burnished gold, ~ that‘ stretches acme: to unseen shores. Conn. and I will thaw you a new North Share. with; villages and meet: «and. stretched alum the bosom of Lake Michigan like a string at emer- alds. from Evanston In “'aukeam. end in the center the htiuhten. levies! gem ol allâ€"-“D'ear'0ld Highland Park. “'0: a van Cnmc. If yuu have a lriend worth loving. Luv: him. Yes and let him khow .That you love him ere Iile's evening Tinge his hrnw with same! glow. Why should good wards ne'er he said Of aifrignd at: he is dead? ' U you hear a Sung that thrills vuu By its humble pklding tune. Join it. Do not leuhe seek" “undid-are his Gad aim". Why should nut gout hruthet share The strength ul ‘ “(wont thlet" 'ln prayer? if you see the hot tears falling From a hmlher's weeping eyea. Share chem.“ And by kindly sharing ‘ Through the sunshine on his (ace. Share is. "Pin the trite man‘s saving-â€" ‘ l‘or lint}: gifrfand 10y a plaice. There a health and gwdm In the ml 1h In “hicln an honest laugh In: birth. If \nur w't-rk 15 made m we easy By-a friend”. helping handl' my 5“. Speak uux brave and tmly, lire my darkness veil the land. Shuuld a hruther wm‘k'man dear Sung. by anv child. of sung. Praise it. Do nu! let die singer Faker jut award of cheer? ' Scaner thus your 9;ch of Madge“. . Lucille' Sullivan, the little ten year uld daughter at Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Sulliun uf East Park Avenue. lies within the shadow of death‘s door. He! illness is a blow to the lamily and” many lililf friends with whom she played «at less than three weeks agu. The came ul illness is some lurm ul meningitia. Wail deserved puke: lung. Why :hquld one who tluills war had Lack the joy vim may impan. If you heara prayer that mute: you ()sm your kinship with [he skies Wlw slmuid any one bl: glad Wife" :1 brother’s heart is in”; ”‘5! sih'cry laugh goes tippling ' He will make each seed to gm. So, unti! its happy end, but life shall new: lack a friend, Highland Park N E “’5 All enria: hmg as you goâ€" ‘ heme them. Trust the Harvest Giuu On Sunday the mm the services at I' u: Baptist church vii! he cmducted by Hu- pastor E. LeRny Dakin. The lubjecl u‘ the morning scrmun is “When a Man Rdbs G( ” The evening subject in ‘ Questions of Jesus” Btu. I “in \ c Al." Go Away? ’ A! “II: evening tenicc Inc ‘pasmr will give his firm “Five minute Pulpit Editorial on the Church and Pm- areas." the subject being "The Placr ni me ( hutch in Modern 'Lile." Here- alter llle Pylpit Editorial will be a regu- lar ieature of the Sunday evening ”nice. It in the purpme «i the pastor to deal in these cdngnal: with problems of pm- x‘rcssive ~ihought. and .ezpecially of Social Ethics. Chums music. ’A cordial welcome to all. Bad have are destmying valuable wo- perty in Ruinia. divgracing themeehee and injuring the good name 0! the your ‘ A little more actuity and tome limpie detective work an the part 0! the pulice uught to result in putting I _ stop tu un- dalism and bringing the guiltyones to job tice; and they should be severely punir'hr ed when‘luund. And the parents ul the‘ offenders are not blameless tor they should make it their business m m d "at how their boys are put ting in their time. It Wouldelme both them and the hon a whole. la of trouble later on. At The Baptist Church. Sermon In Rhyme. 5 ”out at Won-Ir: x i‘hc Ladics Aid of me Noah um 515. Church meets with In “any We understand the Alwinio‘ D T- S. will soon present at Ravinin Pat iimeresnnu play. entitled “mm mums ." We expect a great Jul. at :y hue secured the but a)“ pa.- Mr. and Mn. Francis an .unoounc: e engagement 0‘ their Wt. Eh» ho Mr. Gilbcn Husband a: Chicago. Idate has been m [at the wedding. he now mmaa P’edentfimol Woâ€" l" I Club: will meet Mel the Sea-me ll) of Waukegan. Mound-v “‘lfih 2|. Pia-l at the day will hp "Civics.“ LClleon will he Served at ':l2 l5. lbs. from Clubs along the North 8503‘ lbe met "the ll: 50 "shiny“. gm \. w. R R «315me "Sm“ 0b memhcrd. kin Helen Conrad has named m \ledflock. where the has be” king her finer. Min IMroIliy l-‘eacndea. oucohln pom debutant! left Wednesday Id fextendea ‘ripthrouzh them Ste H vitilune 0‘ he! Ichool [M in gw Brunswick. ‘then viii WUnch. lg: [)ayt'un of New York. ‘ Central avenue in remindincu very only at (he ovcrmn beds of old in. Winter has «mainly .Ich he! (rt. {he names at the (Mama («the henl Federation of Wumen'o Cluhl kin-mi in. May. vn~r¢ vmed mm. ePresidem. Mn. George Gumbel LN“. Bild Hollhird were dead gates with Mu. I. J. Gen and Hi- fiy Hulzhird n alternates. The Club :Is \ety lur'mmlé in having these In as 'Rcurcunulives. LOST: arm“ a young Aindale dog. ea I‘;I lacking. The oped m which lolloved rue-led the lat: that Ergc numberâ€"vomit!” a cam q! “Club In in [aux at May: Ihe Club was lavored hill: a mu 0‘ gnl classical selenium ably rendered the “New 1 rier High ,deul 0rd.- " uhich caused mmmema (man I by members of lhe Club. \VlIlI re- d In Highland Park havmg no mm M the same kiII'dâ€"D. T. 'H. S. v’be ndrr return to Rev. P C. Wolam. an! avenue. Highland Park. and n- We reward. in. Wenduug, Highland M: a:- 5rd {or m. '1‘: Highland Park Woman's Club Iiu regal" menial Much M1. A 3: crowd gathered to but due whim ,‘Ami Sufi-1e." dissected by In. hanger and Miss Green of CW t l’diu handled the .tubiect ‘cll I! u literary merit was concerned. but xs-incing arguments inf-word their vsfâ€"‘A pm- ‘oâ€"Id Mod ring: valued r old usociuiou; Inlet muni- urn-Letter olive uld receive NM. l‘hq Fellowship Club "I. “I, using :1. Ubrary mu ind Ibo-ed sever-l upeechu on wbjuu por- niug to Highlud Park impou- mu. The prtnctpnl all: of Ibo".- “Ami-Suffrage" n; was mule by Jane-ll. Shield. [o’spoke' in “veto! the M M! issue which co... m the 'y Cannon {or definite «an. I.“ rand-y evening. tSTâ€"dt brown fur and mm tween laurel Ave. vlldmud the E. Church. Kinder pie-no mur- Park Woman's Club