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Mrs. George Morrison o‘ ho were the guests for of last week of Mr. and n Denzel left on Thursâ€" veland, Ohio. . Keller and daughter:s, Dorothy and Eleanor, toâ€" a party of young folks ten days at the Leisenâ€" n Northern Wisconsin. C. Conrad, .Mrs. M. H. . George F. Conrad and isher, Sr., are the lunchâ€" oday of Mrs. Peter Conâ€" etka. 4 nd for * SCYs â€"Evanstonâ€"> > e Blue ound. in the ile and odels. nings tte Thursday, June 6, 192« ing from his dinner to the Mohawk Country club where he was employed, his car was struck by a freight train on the Chicago, Milwaul;ee, St. Paul .& Pacific RR., at a grade crossing in Western Bensenville, Ill. â€" First aid was immediately rendered whereâ€" upon he was rushed by special train to the Washington Park hospital where he was found to be suffering from fotal injuries His wife and daughters and the Rev. Ott of Chiâ€" cago, visited him at the hospital «laily and were at his bedside all day Saturday and Sunday, up to 7:04 p. m. when he passed on, May 26. _ _ _He leaves to mourn his departure, his wife Louisa, three daughters, Arâ€" delia, A. (Mrs. George Sampson of Chicago)Jâ€"Esther B. (Mrs Elmer E. Schmidt) ~and ~Barbara C., and the late John and Alvin, one sister, Mrs. Minnie Whitcomb and three brothers, Henry, Herman and August, and a host of other relatives and friends. tion with the Rev. B. C. Ott of Chiâ€" cago, who has been a friend for many years, conducted ‘the services. Nov. 30, 1897, Mr. and Mrs. Huehl moved to Deerfield Township, on the farm now owned by F. Maw and in 1899 they purchased the Mathias Herrmann farm, part of which was sold in 1923 and a new home erected in â€"Deerfieldâ€"proper. § Funeral services were held on Wedâ€" nesday, May 29 at 2:30 p.m., at the home on Springfield ave. It being Mrs: Huehl‘s wish, the Rev. J. J. Lueder, <D.D., of Elmhurst, Illinois, who has been an intimate friend of the family for 15 years in conjuncâ€" John C. Hueht, son of Henry Huehl and‘ Christine, nee Wille,. was born in Northfield, Illinois on October 20, 1870. ~He was affiliated with the St. Paul‘s Evangelical church of Deerâ€" field, where he attended Sunday school and where he was confirmed on April 18, 1886, by the Rev. E. W.â€"Allardt. In this same confirmation class was Louisa B. Herrmann, whom he marâ€" ried on January 20, 1893, the Rev. C. Roth performing the .ceremony at. the church. For many years Mr. Huehl was actively interested in this church and its work, serving as a member of the board of trustees and as president, but a few years ago he severed all connections. i y L Thursday, June 6, 1929 JOHN C. HUEHL DIES RESULT OF ACCIDDENT Funeral Held Wednesday. Bur ial in Northfield Cemetery. Was Old Resident â€" â€" irs. Edward Selig ~and> Mrs. â€"F. ‘rowning with Mrs. Getty at the iano sang _ Sometime we‘ll Understand" and csus Lover of My Soul." The palibearers were the following »Iige brothers: Ira Hole, Peter Juhâ€" end, S. Burnett, Geo. Pettis, Bert ‘aston and Wm. Seier. 3 interment at Northfield Union cemâ€" tery. Onâ€"May 12, 1029,â€"3zâ€"he was return DEERFIELD NEWSâ€"FLASHES As two more states. were admitted into the union there were added unto the original flag aâ€"star and a stripe for cach stateâ€"=TRioâ€"afdifionâ€"how» ever;â€"made theâ€" flag ~too ~broad, so President James Monroe signed a bill restoring the flag to its original thirâ€" teen stripes and adding only a star for each new state. ' As a result of the design of this flag by those patriots of old, we have a beautiful national ensign today. It and its country are indeed worthy of our undivided patriotism and in war or peace we owe it to our country to give it our utmost support and to promote its great cause., _ All members are again reminded of the parcel post auction to be held 0 Thursday evening, â€"May 23 at the Masonic temple following the regular meeting. Proceeds will be used for the flower fund and all members are urged toâ€"coâ€"operate. 5 af Itsâ€"magnificent colors stand for many great and noble things. The red ‘stands for the blood of the paâ€" triots who sacrificed their lives and fortunes for the cause of this young nation, The white stands for our purity and cleanness in purpose. The blue stands for justice and humanity. Our flag is <known nationallyâ€" as “QldAGloi'y” and under this name it has been to the north and south poles by ship and aeroplane and has also been around the world many times and in many ways. In nineteen seventeen it went to France. with our soldiers. Here it floated in the breeze during many heavy battles of the great World war. Since then it has floated over a peaceâ€" ful and progressive United States of America and has floated over all of her possessions and colonies. Deerfield R. N. A. Hold Parcel Post Auction The first flag to make its appearâ€" ance was made in the upholstery shop of <Mrs. Elizabeth Ross of Philadelâ€" phia. â€"The stars of the flag were deâ€" signed to be six pointed, but on the persuasion of Mrs. :Ross the stars were changed to five pointedâ€"ones. â€" The law now stands as adopted and our great flag now has fortyâ€" eight stars, one for ceach state in place of the original thirteen. The original flag, adopted on June 14, 1777, was a flag composed of thirâ€" teen â€"stripes, seven being red and six white. Mounted in the upper corner nearest the staff was a blue field conâ€" taining thirteen white stars. bacour mnfrchobcas it aicd. d Sn t . t + £ . THE AMERICAN Fracg s : The American. flag, no matter where.it be flown, is.an emblem of a glorious republic, which is one and inseparable. ate *A When this republic was born indeâ€" pendent, its great leaders saw the need for a national emblem. To fill this need they designed a flag in red, white and blue colors. ® § This essay, written by Raymond Carter of Wilmot. school, was awardâ€" ed first prize in the essay contest conâ€" ducted by Deerfield American Legion and auxiliary. °; â€", § ; : Raymond Carter Given Essay Contest Prize T HEO PR ES $ Deerfield baseball team scored two victories the past week, one on Meâ€" morial Day when they defeated the colored boys from North Chicago by a score of 4 to 2 and on.Sunday when they were too. much for the Tenth street business men ball team from Waukegan and the score was 3 to 2. Mr. Henry Snyder died at his home on Grand avenue Tuesday morning, June 4, at seven o‘clock, following a long illness. ® ~. Mr. Snyder was born May 26, 1869, on aâ€"farm"in North Northfield, where he resided until nine years ago when he moved to Deerfield. On March 15, 1883, he married Miss F. Voltz. To this union were born two children, Henry and Nellie (Mrs. Haus), who survive. Henry married a daughter of Jacob Wolf and they have two sons, Raymond and Arthur. Mr. Snyder was in the best of health until about six years ago when he began ailing, and until nine weeks ago he was able to be up and around. . Funeral services will be held this afternoon Thursday at two o‘clock f_rom_the_ family residence, the Rev. A.: P. ‘Johnsoh of the Bungalow church officiating. Burial will be in North Northfield cemetery. Rev. M. Andrew of Presbyterian church the invocation and Rev. A. P. Johnson _ of Evangelical _ Bungalow church gave the address of the eveâ€" ning. s ; The Deerfield team will play at Lake Forest, Sunday. .. * He was a quite, gentle, retiring man, whose main interest centered around his home and family. Over â€" two hundred attended the Baccalaureate service held in the Deerfleld Grammar school auditorâ€" ium Sunday evening. Miss Fehr played the march as the members of the graduating class and teachers took their places on the stage. Rev. F. G. Piepenbrok of St. Paul‘s Evangelical church read the . scripâ€" ture. . PS â€"â€"Mr. Clayton Fehr sang a"solb-, which was greatly appreciated. Final rehearsals are being held and everything is in readiness for the proâ€" ductionâ€"of â€"â€"*‘Theâ€"Singingâ€"School." which is sure to be entertaining and will: be _presentedâ€"inâ€"theâ€"Deerfiecld school auditorium on Saturday eveâ€" ning, May 25 under the auspices of Deerfield O. E. S. Deerfield Baseball â€" â€" Team Wins 2 Games Henry Snyder Dies After Long Iliness ; Funeral Is Today Eastern Star Gives Play Saturday Night alaureate Service fHeld%t;lgnday E3y Heldâ€" by MEMORIAL SERVICES . ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE In the Memorial Day services held last Thursday flowers were laid upon the graves of three men who enlisted in the Civil War at Camp Fry. "This camp was in Wright Grove on Clark street, from Halsted street on the west, Diversy on the north, Clark street on the â€"east and Wrightwood on the south, a piece of ground. at least one half niile square,"â€"Mr. R. W. Goodwillie of Port Huron,. Mich., wrote to Mrs. Emma K. Parish the historian of Chicago‘s West Side. ~. Among the Deerfield men who enâ€" listed at Camp Fry _were â€"James Galâ€" loway, ~Silas Sherman andâ€" Nelson Hall, whose family burial plots are in the Deerfield cemetery. _ > : Commander. Meyer was in charge of the program and awarded the medâ€" als to Mrs. W.â€" Tennerman and Mrs. Harry Maw from the United States Flag association in recognition of splendid work of forming and foundâ€" ing, "The Living Flag." Mr. C. W. Boyle, president of the school board presented cups to winners of essay contest, who were Raymond, Carter of Wilmot school, first; Violet Johnâ€" son, second, and Robeért Geary, third. Each year the Legion and Auxiliary conduct an essay contest in local schools ‘under djrection of Americanâ€" ism chairman with the idea of proâ€" moting patriotism among the pupils. "The American Flag" was the. title of the essays and while all could not hope to win a prize yet in the hand!â€" ing of the subject proved a valuable meansâ€".of inspiringâ€" admiration, â€"reâ€" spect and reverence for the flag. Mayor W. W. Geary inâ€"a short adâ€" aims â€"of promoting patriotism and further stated that historical knowlâ€" edge of events which brought about freedom and peace to our country together with patriotic aspirations a;nonz school children â€"was invaluâ€" able. s Decor_ate Grave of Civil War Veterans. Mayor Geary f1 ~Commends Legion Deerfield Post of the American Leâ€" gion is conducting services each year in a manner befitting the solemnity and dignity of the occasion. The Meâ€" morial program opened on the school grounds with the raising.of the flag whileâ€"theâ€"Dcerféid band under the direction of Frank ‘Russo played the "Star Spangled Banner" surrounded by a large gFroup of Legionnaires, school ‘children," auxiliary members, Boy Scouts and patriotic citizens. Regret wasâ€"expressed by Commanâ€" der Meyer that Valentine Hess, the only liying Civil War veteran in this vicinity was unable on account of illness to be present. Mrs. J. C. Ender and Mrs. T. L. Knaak, widows of Civil War veterans attended. Following the program, there was a‘ parade to the Deerfleld cemetery where Commandér James White diâ€" rector of the Child Welfare Dept., of Illinois American Legion gave a most inspiring address. s 41 I # q