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Highland Park Press, 24 Nov 1927, p. 1

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* PEGGCLN MWIGGLY OPENS E STORE IN THIS CITY \ _ . ___ The famous Pigglyâ€"Wiggly stores £ have opened a branch in & Patk, at No. 7 South St. Johns aveâ€" is . -t.udflof;-d‘?.iuww & on Satgrday, Nov. 19, when a large 3 -d_wul’mh'waom + and found it filled with a complete _ â€" _ Mme of groceries "known by name and TO HELP INCREASE COMMUNITY HOUSE FUND ***"~ _ #Phe Deerflcld Athistic association, . . w# m meeting held Wednesday eveâ€" year as the tuberculosis organization is sorely in need of money to carry on operations in Lake county.â€"~ _ Announcement was made today by Attorney Wilfred Hall, viceâ€"president of the Lake County Tuberculosis as< sociation and Miss Theds Waterman, dents of Waukegan, North Chicago, Lake Forest, and Highland Park. As there is no mail service on Thanksgivâ€" »:.tb-hvmmhuefindu- Friday, when the seal drive officialâ€"‘ ly apens in this county. fectly clean, neatly m‘;‘ orderly arâ€" te he buys and knows just what _§;&m. This is democracy in THANKSGIVING DANCE, WITTEN HALL, TONIGHT CHRISTMAS SE GOAL _ IN OOUNérlilS $10,000 Seek That Sum u"‘ellen Sufâ€" ferers from ‘Tuberculosis; Need Is Great this year is .$10,â€" fetti dance to be held Thank Nov. 24, in Witten m. wM“lehnMd fun and favors for all who come and. .-"‘"..":..-.."" rrtypmigt4 auspices of the Hi Park Social room for the chamber of commerce one for the American Legion post, one for the Deerfield Athletic associaâ€" tion, probably a gymnasium with acâ€" cessories, and quarters for Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Girls and other organizations which may desire acâ€" commodation. .In short, it was exâ€" plained, the hope was to make the building such 44 to provide accommoâ€" dations for all Lserfleld activities. It was also shown that the plan was being received with favor, as Mr. Kapschull reported that in‘a brief +* (Continued on page 8) ‘The project was announced by the retiring president of the shamber, Charles C. Kapschull, who had had tentative plans drawn, and which were displayed for examination by those present. The plans, as describâ€" ed by Mr. Kapschull, provide for a meeting place for the village board, a One of the most interesting and imâ€" portant events in the recent history of Deerfield village took place Monâ€" dny evening, when, at the annual elecâ€" tion and banquet of the Deerfleld Chamber of Commerce in the Masonic temple, initial steps were announced looking to the erection of a Communiâ€" ty House for the use of all organizaâ€" tions. and activities in that place. Annual Dinner and Election of DEERFIELD PLANS _ | Work Progressing _ _ COMMUNITY m, on Elm Place School xc Auditorinm Entrance ANNOUNCED AT BANQUET Plans are undér way for a gala con~ Commerce Chamber Monday Evening; Project Gets Large Support for 1928 to grapher of Lawrence, the "mystery man" of Arabia; cosmopolite known to princes and beggars of Jerusalem, _Kabul, London, Rangoon, Rome, Paris, Singapore, Calcutts and Melbourne. "lardl'l'banu'uthnonlyLAm- ican observer with Lawrence in the secret Arabian campaign, and with Allenby in Palestine when the brilâ€" lianceâ€" of the Crescent faded forever before the Glory of the Cross. . He prepared a complete historical record of the German revolution. He was the official historian of man‘s first airplane flight sround the world. He accompanied H.:R. H..the Prince of dailies, literary free lance and magaâ€" zine writer, graduate of three univerâ€" sities, and both student and, member of generals, of sultans, prime minisâ€" at twentyâ€"seven the head of an allied mission and attached to each of the armies as official historian. Intimate of generals, of cultans, prime. minisâ€" ters, and kings; companion and bioâ€" On e Nov. 14, the l-hyn-.“, held its second monthly meeting. Applications were received from new members for over 300 additional Mo&‘fi.hnflfl-hmfi shares fullyâ€"paid stock, so over 1,000 shares of stock have been To mhon marias ered an excellent record for a new The with which the asso.| _ On evening, ‘Nov. 26, fu-f'-u. in ‘Deerfield ....--:‘1'-'-:':-. 37, L0.Â¥;, will outlying communities induced the diâ€"‘ hold a dance at Masonic hall. A very rectors to take special good drchestra has been procured and “..Q'W-‘! r e ;| the public is invited to attend. â€" ting the aceptunce of new until December 1, 5&:«1 shares will not be available second series opens The Elm Place P.T.A. volunteered to assist the Auditorium association in completing the campaign for funds and a committee of twentyâ€"five, under the chairmanship of Mrs.‘ M Law, has been active within thc‘l{:st ten days, the aim being to complete their work by Thanksgiving day. This good result has practically been accomâ€" plished altho it has been thought best to hold the books open a few days for the benefit of any who have been overâ€" looked. It seems possible for the completed auditorium to be ready by January first. Loweil Thomas, well know travelâ€" er, author and lecturer is to lecture on â€" December & â€"ab Deerficldâ€"Shiclds high school assembly and at 8:15 in the evening. He is one of the few who has actually lived his dreams of thrilling adventure in strange, farâ€"off parts of the earth. f ‘met tiger hunt in India, and his Judge Decker of Waukegan was ";‘!"'t,-'-,-'hchâ€"-h-.'h' settlement and conveyancing expenses The work of enlarging the west end of the Eim Plage suditorium to proâ€" vide a formal entrance and create needed a.nhluanr;lh :h-hoih proâ€" gressing rapidly., financâ€" ing this undertaking by private subâ€" * scription which resulted in the audiâ€" torium building in its present form is being followed with gratifying -uc-] cess at this time. Thosd@@who supâ€" ported the former project so lentr-‘ ously are active in carrying out the one now well under way and there areâ€" good indications that funds necessary to complete the work will be availâ€" able. ~ The Elm Place Auditorinm assoâ€" cinlian‘-q:h was incorporated four years ago for the purpose of carrying cut the original scheme has never really gone out of existence and with George E. Bliss as chairman and Edâ€" mund Eitel as treasurer has been able to assume the completion of the criginal plans with modifications that seemed desirable. No special presâ€" sure has been brought to bear to seâ€" cure the funds and officers of the association have been greatly eneour-} aged by the response to friendly letâ€" ters inviting assistance. 1 NOTED TRAVELER AND LECTURER HERE DEC. 9 Lowell Thomas to Speak at the High School on Thrilling last tiger hunt in India, and his ERFIELD . & gwmnwumc |CIEY COUNCIL AND _ | _ â€" BOARD IN SESSION A bazaar to aid the British Oid Peoples‘ Home will be held at 540 Central avenue, Highland Park, on December 2 and 3 under the auspices of the Plymouth Chapter, Daughters of the British Empire. A large and varied stock of merâ€" chandise, bakery goods and confecâ€" tions will be on sale at reasoriable prices, it is announced. This should be a good opportunity to buy gifts for Christmas and at the same time helyp‘ a good eause. new drygoods store, at 338 Park aveâ€" nue, Glencoe, was held Monday, Nov. 21. â€" The storeswas -cnl.z'hn former lotation, 313 Park a short time ago, since which time exâ€" Mmmh*m up to date fixtures throughout, and much new stock has been rééeived and The council meeting was a quiet one with routine business chiefly receivâ€" ing consideration. All members were present with the exception of Comâ€" missioner Reay. Following the readâ€" ing of the minutes, the council on moâ€" tion recessed and met as the board of local improvements. Following the board meeting the following matters ~ An ordinance was passed authorizâ€" ing sale of twentyâ€"five acres of land (Continued on page 8). OLD PEOPLES HOME TO BENEFIT BY BAZAAR D. B. E. to Hold Two Day Afâ€" ~*~ fair in Central Avenue Store, Dec.: 2, 3 > is on display. At the regular meetings of the city council and the board of local im« provements on Monday evening the board received two bids for the conâ€" tract of installing water" mains in Northmoor Manor subdivision, and these were placed on file for public inspection. The bidders and their offers were: Kapschullâ€"Davis Co., $11,195.40, and Highways Construcâ€" tion Co., $12,103.10. Awird of conâ€" tract undoubtedly will be made shortâ€" in County Line road and parts of othâ€" er streets connecting, details of which may be found in the official notice in another part of this paper. â€" GARNETT STORE IN NEW QUARTERS IN GLENCOE Two Received for Improvement In Northmoor Manor; Anoâ€" ther to Be Advertised; Routine Business ly. MANHEM LODGE TO HOLD DANCE NOYV. 26 BIDS FOR WATER MAINS AT ODD FELLOWS H 1 s 4s en otis 2 of i rhiak -..m*"vi-'#.::!.. This concrete road is 14 years old and still in good condition (flutfl",h',‘l.&ovm.)m Noy View on South Sheridan Road HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1027 ‘Authorize Land Sale 0# râ€"LINUIY P3 Thursday afternoon, Dec. 1, at 3:00 o‘clock Dr. Theodore G. Soares, proâ€" fessor of religious education in the departmerit of practiecdl theclogy of the University of Chicago, will adâ€" through Moral Crisis." Dr. Soares is an inspiring speaker and has much of educational and morâ€" al value to give us. it is hoped that members . of the P.T.A. will avail themselves of the opportunity to hear t&vdl‘hv-muw. ‘The meeting be held in the The Daughters of the American Revolution annual bridge party will be held at the Highland Park Womâ€" an‘s club building on Wednesday, November 20. ‘It is to be an annual affair in that it is called a rainbow party, and very attractive prizes will be given, one for each table. This is the organization‘s annual means of raising their money which will go to Americanization and patriotic educaâ€" tion* and worthy~ philanthropies. Please keep this date set aside as this promises to be a very delightful afâ€" fair for all who attend. Last week, by means of a map, the Press showed residents of our city where the concrete paving program has been completed and where proâ€" posed work is to be done. This week (Continued on page 7, N. S. section) English club room in the high school. considered in the light of our present knowledge, it has stood the test of time and traffic. DR. THEO. G. SOARES .__ AT HIGH SCHOOL P.T.A. The next meeting of the Highland Park Woman‘s club will be held on Te Progiam for the my wil be in charge. of Miss o;-c,‘Zâ€"'d‘ CONCRETE PAVEMENT IN HIGHLAND PARK H. P. WOMAN‘S CLUB TO MEET DECEMBER 6 SALE PoSTPONED UNHL * _ SATURDAY, DEC. 32D * _(Fhird of a series of articles which W. J. Brown, commissioner of streets and public improvements, has writtenr for the Press. This series will tell of the work done in his department and will forecast the future possibilities.) by W. J. Brown Above is pictured one of Highland Park‘s oldest streets â€" Sheridan road was laid in 1913 and is still in good ghape to handle traffic. This stretch of concrete. paving was laid before laid i a rather crude manner, when D. A. K. CARD PARTY & TO BE HELD NOV. 30 At Highland Park . Woman‘s ‘ Club; Unusual In Many VIEWS OF STREETS SHOWN On Stretch on .Sheridan Road in Use 14 Years and Still in Good Shape; Several Other Examples & we‘,. _ the exact knowledge we have =.> > {a the. methods of placing conâ€" Features formerly rector of St. James Episcoâ€" pal church, Chicago, will deliver the mddress. The following churches are uniting in this service: First United Evangelical church, St. John‘s Evanâ€" gelical Lutheran church, Grace Methâ€" Highland Park lodge No:446, Loyal Order of Moose will hold an "Old Time, Hard Times" dance to which all members and their families and friends are intited Monday eveâ€" ning, Nov. 28, at 03:‘ FeBows hall. Those who ‘do not éome attired in the garb of "hard times" will be charged an additional entrance fee. Mr. Hanson, who is in charge of the affair, promises a very enjoyable eveâ€" Jeremiah Driscoll, a resident here for nearly four years and an employe of the city for three years, died Monâ€" day.evening in the Highland Park bospital, where he had been about a week. Death was due to infection following extraction of two teeth in Chicago a few days before he went to the hospital. The family home is at No. 9 McGovern street. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Denâ€" nis Driscoll, well known pioneer resiâ€" dents of this city, both of whom are dead. Jeremiah is survived by chis wife and two sons and one d#ughter, Frank and William Driscoll and Mrs. Margaret Miller, all of Chicago. One daughter is dead. Besides the four talks at the Y. W. C. A. November 30, 2:30 p. m., Decemâ€" ber 2, 10:30 a. m., December 7, 2:30 p. m., December 9, 10:30 a. m., Miss Koeker will fill the following dates, the First Evangelical church, Sunday, Dec. 4, 7:45 p. m.; St. John‘s Evanâ€" gelical Ladies‘ society, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2 p. m., at the home of Mrs. George J. Williams, 218 McDaniels avenue; and at a girls meeting at the Y. W. C. A., Monday, Dec. 5 at 4 p..m. to which the Girl Reserves, Camp Fire Girls and the Girl Scouts are especialâ€" ly invited. + church, Highland Park Presbyterian of Lady Foresters, will hold a card party at Witten Hall, Wednesday eveâ€" ning, Nov. 30. ‘The evening will be 3h?mmm â€"a’hm reâ€" fi“vflhm&-:-hv'l- tation is extended the public to »atâ€" Mr. Driscoll was born May 24, 1858, in Peterboro, Ontario, Canada. For twentyâ€"three years he led an advenâ€" turous life as a gold prospector in Alaska, during which time he had many exciting and varied experiences. Then he came to Chicago and lived there until nearly four years ago, when be removed to Highland FPark which has since been his home. CHURCHES HOLD UNION THANKSGIVING SERVICE RAVINIA GYM CLASS There are living also three brothâ€" ers, Dennis and Martin Driscoll of Highland Park and Daniel Driscoll of Chicago. Mr. Driscoll had many. warm friends in Highland Park who esteemâ€" ed him highly for his sterling qualiâ€" ties and genial personality and among them there is sincere sorrow at his death. The relatives have the symâ€" pathy of all in their bereavement. The funeral service was held this mornjng at St. James church, Highâ€" wood, and interment is in All Saints cemetery near Des Plaines. MOOSE TO HOLD , HARD TIME PARTY LADY FORESTERS PLAN CARD PARTY NOV. 30 _St. Mary‘s Court, Catholic Order Jeremiah Driscoll, City Employe, Dies On Monday Evening MISS FREADA KOEKER TO GIVE MANY TALKS Noted Speaker from Biblical Seminary to Speak at Y. W. and Churches It will be to the interest of all the women of Highland Park to keep in mind the lectures and talks by Miss Freada Koeker of the Biblical Semâ€" inary.of New York beginning Novemâ€" ber 30, at the Y. W. C. A. Miss Ko~â€" kor is ecming to Highland Park as the guest of Mrs. W. A. Alexander and it is through her kindness ths: this very wonderful speaker is to heard in this community. A gymnasium class for Ravinia} Nov. 25. on Tas beon meprores ant o maoe in ie *““"'m"“"‘“m" MEp|, The Arden Shore Snow Ball is to e “- O ..I!!hi!_.snuua-w.i LOCAL Y. W. BOARD HEAR MISS BURNER Will Speak at Lake Forest Headâ€" quarters Next Monday With skull fractured bruises about the face and body, the body of Arthur Decker Wilcox, 37, Pleasant avenue, Highland Park, was found near his wrecked Chevrolet coach early Saturâ€" day morning at the intersection of Route 22, on Prairie avenue, and Waukegan road, and close to the Chiâ€" cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul crossing at that point. * Indications were that the man had been killed in a collision of his car with a train at the crossing, and the verdict returned ht the inquest, held Monday at the H. M. Prior company‘s office, was that he cameto his death from injuries received in such an acâ€" cident and it was recommended that steps should be taken to provide adâ€" ditional protection at this point. Time of Crash Unknown Just when the accident occurred is not definitely known, but it was shown at the inquest that Wilcox had been at home about 3:30 Friday afâ€" ternoon and expected to return about 6 o‘clock. Later it was reported that he had spoken to friends of having to go to see a man at Aptakisic. It was brought out that he had gone to see this man, the latter stating that Wilâ€" cox had left his place about 5:15 Friâ€" day evening. . He was not seen afterâ€" wards alive, as far as known, and it is supposed therefore that the acciâ€" dent which caused his death occurred as he was feturning from that place, as his car evidently was eastbound when struck. The body was about 15 (Continued on page 8) stailation of officers of the American Legion will be held at Witten hall. h---:nm-'-th:h“ instead of Thursday evening. have the opportunity of hearing a very charming and brilliant speaker at Lake Forest next Monday, Nov.â€"28. Miss Olovah Burner of the education al division of the National Y. W, C. A. board will speak at the Y. W. C. A. rooms at 10:30 a. m. Luncheon wil be served at 12:30. +* Effort is being made to get some local organization to sponsor the game and have charge of the advance sale of tickets. This is a very cred~ itable thing for the boys to do and should have the support of everybody in Highland Park, Deerfield, Highâ€" wood and Ravinia. They promise a good, clean game and are anxious to have a large crowd, so get out and lend them your support. A great many of the boys on both teams are former Deerfieldâ€" Shields players. Remember the date, Saturday, Dec. 3. Next Sunday the Highwood A. C. will play the Lake Forest Young Men‘s club. This.should be a good game. a special study dilixjfi;';Y. W. C. SNOW BALL DANCE 19 BENEFIT AFFAIR FIND BODY OF MAN .. t A'I‘RAILW ARTHUR D. WILCOX KILLED As this will be a strictly charitable affair the high school board has grantâ€" ed permission to play the game on the school athletic field on West Park avenue. â€" y Forest association is one. Every mem~ ber of the Y. W. C. A. board should avail themselve of this opportunity of hearing Miss Burner. Believed Hit by Train at St. Paul Crossing on Route 22 Friday Night; Inâ€" â€" quest Held AMERICAN LEGION TO INSTALL NEW OFFICERS CHRISTMAS BASKET FOOTBALL GAME Highwood A. C. to Play Deerfield Team; Receipts to Go For Christmas Baskets The Highwood A. C. and Deerfidd football teams have agreed to play football Saturday, Dec. 3, the entire receipts to go for Christmas baskets. Morning â€" By the very kind invitation of the . W. C. A. of Lake Forest the Highâ€" Miss Burner is a writer of note as NUMBER 39

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