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â€"~* RAVINIA PROGRAM > FOR SECOND WEEK present season of Ravinia opera and concerts would be the greatest in the history of this unusual institution. This prediction was made on the strength of the fact that Ravinis, season by season has grown by leaps and bounds both along artistic lines and in the appreciation of the public as well. Now that the season of 1928 is at last a reality and there have been several days in which to take note of its actual achievements, it becomes 1 w well established yÂ¥ * 'g;' that the most !l‘ FWRR optimistic prophâ€" < E; * ecies made reâ€" i Sike. & garding it will PA > be realized to the 5l0 % fullest extent. y M Ravinia opera L ~d #) has established s Resmmsnmsss a new claim to Ixa Boves«ava the â€" regard â€" of the public and enthusiasm over its accomplishments was never higher. Mr. Eckstein has paraded the majorâ€" ity of the worldfamous artists enâ€" gaged for this _ 33 year and he has % given a liberal ie % sample of what * en the _ repertoire E" will be like, and i § this with out touching the field of novelties and revivals which are to be Priing Farco heard in due time. Coming Attractions | As the first week of Ravinia opera | comes to a close, thousands of musicf lovers are avidly looking forward to what the second,week of the season ; is to bring. In scheduling his n-per-l toire‘ for this period |Mr. Eckstein | has taken many things into considerâ€"| ation and it goes without saying that I his plans will meet with the entire | mspproval of all Ravinia patrons. it Continued on page 5, second section ‘ SPECIAL FEATURES NOTED LOCAL BANK OFFICIALS ATTEND STATE MEETING J. M. Appel, C. F. Grant and V. O. Appel at IHinois Bankâ€" ers Convention Highland Park was represented by J. M. Appel, C. F. Grant and Valle 0. Appel, the first two named, officers of the Highland Park State Bank and the latter a director of the said instiâ€" tution. The address of President Apâ€" pel appears elsewhere in this paper. Six hundred and fifty (650) perâ€" sons were registered. The sessions were well attended and the program was of unusual interest. About 600 guests got down to the banquet table. It was presided over by J. M. Appel and addressed by Floyd E. Thompson, candidate for Governor of Illinois on the Democratic ticket. Mr. Omar H. Wright was elected President to succeed J. M. Appel. Mr. treasurer. Mr. M. A. Graettinger was reâ€"elected secretary; and Mrs. Olive secretary. Mr. J. M. Appel was elecâ€" ted to the Executive Council of the American Bankers association. held Wednesday and Thursday, Auâ€" gust 8 and 9, at the Sunset Valley Golf club, which is a member of the Western Golf association. Al entry fees must be in before August 2nd. Three hundred dollars in prizes are to be given away, the firist prize beâ€" ing $150, second prize $75, third prize $50 and fourth prize $25. OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNEY AUGUST 8â€"9 First North Shore Annual Affair at Sunset Valley Golf the office will be closed to observe HOLIDAY NEXT WEEK GET COPY IN EARLY Becausé of the Independence Day holiday Wednesday, July 4, next week all news and advertiaéng copy for the Pressâ€"mmubt be in this office on Monâ€" day and Tuesday in order to appear copy in carly next week. The Press will appreciate the coâ€"operation of adâ€" vertisers and those having news items if they will remember and act on this It has long been predicted that the Be Among Attractions, and Other Popular Operas paraded the major famous artists enâ€" "‘.., | xA s ¢ j â€"2" Nonâ€"residents may obtain memberâ€" ship only upon recommendation of resident members. A resident member may have a guest by securing a guest card and paying a nomial fee. A small charge for each dance also will be made. Refresments will be on sale at the stand. Membership cards can be obtained at the ticket office or at the park board office at 543 Central aveâ€" enue. selves of the privilege can do so by joining the Sunset Wood Dancing club and paying an initial fee for their membership card, on Thursday evenines beginning July 12th under the supervision of the The park will close at 11:30 pm. The park entrance is on Sunset road. Playground Open Sunset Wood playground is now open. A director is in charge. Many children are enjoying the games. The formal opening will be July 1st, when the regular program of the season will begin. If you have not received a booklet of events for the year you may obtain one at the Park or at the office at 543 Central avenue. Band Concerts Plans are now being made to hold band concerts at Sunset Wood on Sunday afternoons by the Boys Band of Highland Park under the leaderâ€" ship of Mr. J, A. Anderson. They will be beld on the dance platform and benches will be provided for all who attend. Notice of the first concert will be given later. It is hoped that the citizens will support this move by attending these concerts whenâ€" ever possible. out The bathing beach is now in full swing. Everything has been put in the be«t of condition. Bathing suits and towels may be rented. Refreshâ€" ments are on sale,.. Floodlight have been provided to light up the beach. Parking space will be arranged. The beach closes at 10:00 p. m. x Highland Park Rotary club held its second tournament of the season at Sunset Valley Golf club yesterday afâ€" ternoon. Three foursomes took part in the tournament which was preceded by a delicious luncheon which Superintenâ€" dent Edward M. Laing of the Park board (also president of the club) had prepared for the occasion. Several of the boys played fairly good golf, but the most of "us" were "terrible." w 4 4 ie H. P. ROTARY CLUB IN SECOND TOURNEY "Dick" Purnell Wins Low Gross, Dr. Simons Low â€"Net; ‘ To Héve Dithbes at "Dick" Purnell won low gross with a 92. Dr. "Dan" Simons won low net with a 93â€"30â€"63. They are sure going to cut "Dan‘s" handicap for the next tournament. Charles Harâ€" baugh and Howard Moran tied for the blind bogey. Each took home a prize. Walter Meierhoff won second low net. Charles Harbaugh really won it but "we" couldn‘t give "Charâ€" ley" two prizes so "Walley" took one Now for the "sad news" of the day; Fred Rice (you all know him) the man that has the daily papers delivered around to your house, shot 185. Talk about "terrible," the writer wishes the post office departâ€" ment would allow him to use stronger ianguage. However "Fred" says he had a good time. We‘ll take his word High is now open daily to the public. All women and girls are required to furnish a grey cotton tamk suit of enter the tank. The schedule of hours is as follows: for it. He took home the "bocby. It sure was "some" prize too. SWIMMING POOL I8 OPEN TO PUBLIC girl‘s 11â€"12 a. m. Women. 12â€"1 p. m. Boys, high school age. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 12â€"1 p.m. Girls, high school age, Tuseday and Thursday.. â€" RAVINIA GARDEN CLUB WILL VIEW GARDENS Thhvthnd‘-h“'llm and study some of garâ€" dens today, June 28. flm promptly at 1:30 p. m. at the Village vislt the gardens." Triicn shapter, a visit the gardens. chapter, a new group formed from the waiting list of the club will be their guests. The Park board has decided to try Residents who wish to avail themâ€" 9â€"10 a. m. Boys, 10â€"11 a.m. Girls, A girl will be in charge of the Affair Yesterday at 6E #chool At the regular meeting and lunchâ€" eon of the Highland Park Rotary club at the Moraine hotel Monday noon it was voted unanimously to sponsor the entry of a local boy in the National Model Airplane contests to be held in Detroit June 29 and 30. The local entry will be James Marvin Ewell, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Cady Ewell. The Rotary club will Sends James M. Ewell as Repreâ€" _ sentative to National Conâ€" test, Detroit; Features of Competition MODEL PLANE MEET ROTARY CLUB SPONSORS Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zahnle of This City; Fuâ€" neral; Another Death Francis Zahnle, aged 15 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zahnle of this city, died Tuesday in a hospital at Dixon, IiL., following prolonged illâ€" ness. The funcral was held this mornâ€" ing at the Immaculate Conception church, and burial was in St. Mary‘s cemetery. The parents have the symâ€" pathy of their many friends at this time. send him to Detroit as its representaâ€" ggn- and, pay.spark._of. his . expenses, In‘ plate :of the regular addves#fen letter from President S. A. St. Peter %as read telling of the Rotary Interâ€" mational convention at Minneapolis (Continued oft page 6) FRANCIS ZAHNLE DIES IN DIXON HOSPITAL Mrs. Caroline Moulton, aged 82 years, died Tuesday morning at T89 Homewood avenue, where she was staying. She had come here from Chicago about two months ago. No relatives live here. A nephew from Chicago was here yesterday and arâ€" ranged for the funeral which will be held Friday afternoon. Burial will be in Graceland cemetery. The Alcyon Theatre announces| that commencing Friday, July 6th | andâ€"continuing during the absence of | the Graeme Players, 3 acts of select| vaudeville will be presented every Friday evening in addition to the regular feature picture program. The Alcyon Theatre also announces that in coâ€"operation with the Ameriâ€" can Legion it has arranged a "Gift From the Skies" for those attending avenue afd First street. At this time VAUDEVILLE REPLACES GRAEME PLAYERS upon the crowd in almost all of which are valuable gifts donated by the Alâ€" HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY,, JUNE 28, 1928 cyon Theatre and many local merch the Amefican Legion frolic at 7:30 p. m. Wednesday, July 4th at Central Tt is also announced that the Pear! Theatre will be open every day startâ€" ing this Saturday and will present a program of first run feature photoâ€" plays at popular prices. SUMMER DANCE SCHOOL ahland Park Press James Marvin Ewell Contract for the purchase of the Coale property at the corner of Haze? and St. Johns avenue for a site for a new city hall and a new public li~ brary building was presented to the city council at its regular meeting Monday evening by Mayor Lewis and was approved by the council. The contract calls for the purchase of the property, which extends 223.4 feet on Hazel avenue and 273.4 feet passage of said ordinance and the making of the improvement contemâ€" plated therein. on St. Johns avenue, for $110,000. The mayor and city clerk had been appointed a committee at a previous meeting to arrange the contract with the owners of the property. Purchuse of a site for a new city ha‘‘ and an adequate public library building and issue of bonds for that purpose was approved by the voters of the city at a recent clection, and indications are that the site in quesâ€" tion will soon be secured for these municipal structures. Commissioner Brown moved that the ordinance be referred to the counâ€" cil as a committee of the whole, and Commissioner Reay moved that the council take a recessand convene as a committee of the whole. ALSO FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY Plan Is to Purchase Coale Propâ€" eriy on St. Johns and Hazel for $110,000; Other Busiâ€" ness at Meeting After the meeting of the council acting as a committee of the whole, the council reconvened, and Commisâ€" sioner Gourley presented the report of the council acting@rs a committee of the whole, which reeemmended the passage of the ordinance. TAG DAY RECEIPTS AMOUNT TO $290.82 The "Heart Tag Day" receipts when checked up by Miss Katherine Croke who took charge of the Volunteers of America tag day held here on Satâ€" urday last, totalled the sum . of $290.82. The children worked faithfully from carly in the morning until the close, and those interested in the affair are deeply grateful to all who in ‘any way helped to make the undertaking At the close of the contest it was found that Laurence Briggs was enâ€" titled to the first prize, having seâ€" cured $22.95 for his tags. The second prize was won by Darline Artis who had $22.33. The third winner was Alice Biseth who had $18.55. The fourth, fifth and sixth prizes were won by Anne Moroney, Janice Welsh, and Evelyn Faulkner. The other children were made happy with movie passes. The Riviera A. C. Soccer team, orâ€" ganized a little more than a year ago, is the new champion of the 3rd divisâ€" ion in the Chicago Soccer League. The local players downed the Chiâ€" cago Wanderers in the final struggle last Sunday by a score of 3 to 0. The game played in Chicago at the Norâ€" wegian field, was a real battle from the start to finish. A great defense and the remarkâ€" able speed of the forwardy@ave the Riviera the victory. J. Aiut, full back of the local team, was the best player in the field. RIVIERA A.:C. BEATS CHICAGO WANDERERS HALL SITE APPROVED stration f building i therefor. then tool f the ocal im BoS X Wncs con of | F Erection of a new kindergarten and grade school building for District 107 on the school site on Green Bay road is assured as well as such other imâ€" provements as may be necessary in the district‘s school properties as a result of the bond issue election last Saturday. show lack of sufficient class room as the attendance yearly increases, and it does not seem expedient to erect further additions on that site. Hence it was the opinion of the board of education that a new building to acâ€" commodate the kindergarten and two or three of the grades should be erectâ€" ed on the site on Green Bay road, The propositions submitted to the voters of the district in this special election were approved with trifling opposition. The vote was a light one, but it was overwhelmingly in favor of the plans submitted, as is indicated by the unofficial figures. The vote on the proposition to erect a building on the Green Bay site was 132 in favor The proposal to build a new school building results from the fact that the Elm Place school is beginning to of theâ€"érection and three against it The vote on the proposition to issu: bonds in the sum of $265,000 for th« improvements contemplated was 13: for and three against. Bond issue Given , Approval By Dist. 107; New Building improvements . to buildings are to b That the plans generally favored The â€" Metropolitan â€" Motor Coach company on July 1 will take over the extensive motor coach service of the Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee railroad (North Shore Line), it was officially announced today by Fred A. Klock, General Manager of the Mctrepolitan System. The routes and leading communitics served are as follows: j Kenosha, Twin Lakes, Powers Lake, Lake Geneva. Waukegan, Zion, Kenâ€" osha. Waukegan, McHenry, Woodâ€" stock. Waukegan, Lake Villa, Antiâ€" och, Fox Lake. Libertyville, Grays Lake, Lake Villa, Fox Lake. Highland Park, Lake Zurich, Wauconda. Highâ€" land Park, Deerfield, Northbrook. Wilâ€" mette, Glenview, Techny. Niles Cenâ€" ter, Wheeling. Niles Center, Des Plaines. Glencoe, Wheeling. Evanâ€" ton, Niles Center. TAKES OVER NORTH SHORE LINE COACHES Metropolitan Motor Coach Co. To Control Bus Lines After July 1 _ Direct connections with North Shore Line trains are made by motor coaches at Kenosha, Waukegan, Highâ€" wood, Highland Park, Glencoe, Wilâ€" mette and Evanston on the Shore Line Route; at Niles Center terminal, Glenacre, Northbrook, Briergate and Highmoor on the Skokie Valley Route, and at Libertyville terminal. The Ravinia co uni%y celebraâ€" tion on July 4th :llfi‘ be ‘held under the auspices of the Ravinia Woman‘s Civic club on the school grounds beâ€" ginning with the children‘s costume parade at three o‘clock. Games and other amusments will be featured. A picnic lunch may be purchased on the grounds. There will be a display of fireworks at night. All will be corâ€" dially invited. . RAVINIA PLANS BIG JULY 4TH CELEBRATION It is planned to erect there a mo« n school building suitable for a ossible requirements for years t ome. This will afford relief to th m Place school and at the sam ‘me provide a convenient sehor uilding for the younger children « he west side. Some other necessar mprovements to school sites an A. 0. FAY LODGE TO MEET THIS EVENING A. 0. Fay lodge No. 676 A. F. and A. M. will hold a special méeting this evening beginning at 6:45 p. m. at which time the Master Mason degree will be conferred. At eight o‘clock the Lake Forest lodge will visit the lodge and will put on the work. REBEKAHS TO HOLB R BAKERY SALE JUNE 30 ha by th trict 11 I Plans are all in readiness for the big Independence Day celebration to be staged by Dumaresq Spencer post of the American Legion on the eveâ€" ning of July 3 and all day July 4, on First street, between Central avenue and Elm place. \ _ Special attention is directed to the | opening parade and attendant feaâ€" I tures on Tuesday evening, July 3. ] The parade will be led by the famous (‘ sixiyâ€"piece drum and bugle corps of the Board of Trade post of the Amerâ€" | ican Legion, Chicago. This fine musiâ€" | cal organization is donating its seâ€".â€" |ices to the local Legion post for the | occasion, and its appearance is exâ€" | pected to strike a new note in openâ€" ing features on these annual obâ€" servances of Independence Day which the Legion post here has been sponâ€" ; soring so successfully in recent years. : Airplane Stunt ‘ ican Legion, Ch | cal organizatior Licu to the loca | occasion, and i | pected to strike ing features o servances of In | the Legion pos ; soring so succes All kinds of specialtics are to be | included in the stands and concessions f to be located along First street from Central to Elm during the big celeâ€" | bration, and a genuine carnival spirit I is assured. No effort is being spared | by the various committees of the | Legion post engaged in preparations | for the celebration, and judging from ’l}m success of their affairs of this character in the past, there is every | expectation that this celebration will | be one of the biggest and best which ever has been held in Highland Park. Dancing Feature ~~_~~~ i _ Dancing will be one of the ‘chief entertainment features of ~theâ€" celeâ€" bration throughout, and the Legion i post has assured a good time for all ; who are intcerested in this phase of the program by securing a firstâ€"class orchestra, so that dancers are promâ€"~ ised the very best music possible for this purpose, CELEBRATE FOURTH BEGINS EVENING OF 3RD Famous Drum and Bugle Corps to Open Program; Many Inâ€" teresting Features; Dancâ€" ing; Fine Prizes th Special interest is centered in the fine list of prizes to be offered during the celebration, chief of which are the two leading premiums in this line, an Oldsmobile sedan, 1928 model, and the sixâ€"foot Locomobile as a children‘s prize. The latter has been exhibited at various points about town in recent weeks and is a fine miniature auto with all upâ€"toâ€"date equipment, a machine to delight the heart of any boy or girl. The Oldsâ€" mobile sedan is a fine car with all acâ€" cessories required and is a prize of more than usual value. Celebrate at Home Highland Park people are urged to celebrate the Fourth at home by atâ€" tending the Legion celebration. They are promised a good time, and as the Legion always uses the funds proâ€" vided by these affairs in welfare work for disabled exâ€"service men and for other similar work, the cause is a worthy one and should be given libâ€" eral support. Don‘t forget the local Legion Fourth of July celebration which starts the evening of Tuesday, July 3 and lasts all day and evening of July 4. DEERFIELD LEGION POST BOXING BOUTS Card of Eight Scraps Monday Night; Another Planned For July 9 Under the auspices of the Deerâ€" field American Legion post a card of eight boxing bouts was put on Monâ€" day evening in Pete Juhrend‘s new garage at Deerfield. There was large attendance and the bouts were witnessed with great interest and enâ€" thusiasm by those present. So apâ€" preciative was the audience that it is planned to stage another card of eight bouts on July 9, at the same place. ground for the extensive addition to the. Masonicâ€"templeâ€"whichâ€" 4 ings on the site of the addition just zouth of the temple have been reâ€" will go forward immediateh new addition will make the one of the finest Masonic st on the north shore. â€" START ADDITION TO THE MASONIC TEMPLE the preliminary work of clearing the coâ€"operation with the Legion the Aleyon theatre also is planâ€" to auld a spectacular feature for cvening of July 4, when under > joint auspices an airplahe will ver this city dropping about 5,000 lopes, of which about 309 or more contain gifts, including passes ie thearte for various periods, cerâ€" ites for merchandise and the lie. promlises to attract much attenâ€" NUMBER 18