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â€"â€"LOCAL SCOUT LEADER AND SONS GET AWARD An event unique in Boy Scout hisâ€" tory marked the recent closing of the scouting year for troop 33 of Highâ€" Tand ~Park. ~‘The Scoutmaster, Mr. Herbert R. Smith, and his two sons were awarded Eagle Scout badges at the Court of Honor. â€" In his presentation address Mr. Morton.J.. Traub, chairman of . the Highland ~Park "committee, of the North Shore Area council, noted the. remarkable nature of the event in saying: & | ""It is probably the first time in the history of Scouting that a father and two sons have received the badges of Eagle rank at the same time." . . I;gader for Years <â€" â€" * _ Mr. Smith, a teacher of chemistry in the Lake View high school of Chiâ€" cago, has been a leader in boy‘s orâ€" ganizations for years, starting Lodge No 192 of the Boy Rangers of Amerâ€" ica in Highlan4d Park and being conâ€" nected with Seout Troop No. 33 for the past two years. He is one of the oldest of Eagle Scouts while his younger son, Roderic, is one ‘of the youngest of Eagles, just closing his thirteenth year on July 14. He has passed the ranks of tenderfoot, seeâ€" ond class, first class, star, life, and finally eagle with 30 merit badges on Kis sash in less than two years. He is the leader_cf the Rattlesnake patrol.. § ~ Uniaoue Ceremony at Court of Honor Here; All 3 Given Eagle â€" Badges No Alarm Regarding Bus Line on Sheridan Road * Announcement last week that the. North Shore Line had petitioned the TIllinsis Commer¢e. Commission for permission to institute a bus line.on Sheridan rorad through north shore towns caused quite a flurry of exciteâ€" ment along the shore, as the move is generally opposed. by residents of these ~communities. _ However, it is explained by city officials, that this is simply the revival of an old petiâ€" tion which is filed periodically by the company, and sssurance was given that so long as no other corporation is allowed to establish bus service on Sheridan road, this petition will probably not be pressed. _ _ Vouume XVIII City Council Session Is Omitted This Week On account of lack of a quorum, no mecting of the Highland Park city council was held Monday ~evening of this week, and the next regular sesâ€" sion is scheduled for Monday. night of next week, when it was expected a majority of the members will be present. #«*~ *** _z (Continued on page 47) The Higblands Park Press Henry C. Ditmer, a resident of Highland Park for many years‘ass- ed away after a brief illness a opâ€"| eration, early Tuesday morning at the Highland Park hospital. He was torn in Chicago, April 25, 1867, and reached the age of* 62 years, two months and 14 days. He spent the days of chilihscod and youth in the home of his parents, Crist and Dorâ€" cthy Ditmer. _ After attaining the age of ‘young manhood he. came to Highland Park, and has spent the past 35 years of his life here." On May 16, 1896 he was united in marriage with Miss Bertha Donner. To their union were born twins, Miss Lula @and Miss Lila, who remain to mourn the loss of their father. Mrs. Donner Ditmer died on the 16th of May 1904. On August 24, 1905 Mr. Ditmer contracted his second: marâ€" riage, with Miss: Elizabeth James of Jackson, Michigan. To this union was born. a baby girl, who died in infancy. Mr. Ditmer.was a man of good charscter, a fine neighbor, and a reâ€" respectedâ€"citizen. He was ‘baptized and_confirmedâ€"‘in the Luthéran faith. H. C. Ditmer, Resident Here Many Years, Is Dead; Funeral Today The. funeral is held in the home at 311 N. St. Johns avenue, this aftâ€" ernoon. Rev. H. F. Siemsen of the Bethany Evangelical church officiates, andâ€" burial will be at the Oakwoods Cemetery, Waukegan. â€" â€"iâ€" Mr. Ditmer leaves his wife, two daughters, other relatives, and a great host of friends. A Notable Exhibition of | Etchings at The Alden . A~ notable ‘exhibition of â€"original etchings and drawings by Philip H. Giddens, noted artist, will be given from July 11 to July 20, inclusive, at thet Alden, corner© North Sheridan rcad and Central avenue, Highland Park. Included in the exhibit will be three new plates of the Dalamaâ€" tian series. Mr. Giddens‘" etchings are represented in the following permanâ€" ent collections:â€" The British Museum. Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York Public Library. . New York City, ang the Bibilictheque Nationale, Paris. This should prove an exhibit of great interest to all art lovers in Highland Park and vicinity andâ€"should be largely patronized. The regular meeting of the Highâ€" land Park Garden Study club will be boeld at the home of Mrs. Frederick Hodgson, 287 Prospect avenue, Monâ€" day, July 15. â€" > The speaker will be Mrs. Burchy of Wagstaff‘s.an authority on landscape gardening. _ â€" evennpren t tÂ¥ Nee t ic on rarden Study Club Hicuraxnp Park, iuuiNoms, Tnurspay, Juuy 11, 1929 To Meet July 15 The bathing beaches are well atâ€" tonied by both local andâ€"out of town patrcns. The old bathing beach at Central avenue has allâ€" conveniences such as lockers, dressing rooms, while at the office there is a refreshâ€" ment stznd having candies, soft drinks and ice cream. and where suits, caps andâ€"towels may be rented. The parkâ€" ing space in Central Park is proving a great. convenience to all. No charge is made to residents who are provided with an tdentification card issued by the Park District. _ Bathing Beaches Are Well Patronized In This City; Features A new stairway has been built down the bluff at the north and beâ€" ing almost in the same location as that of a stairway that existed there more han forty years ago when it was used nct so much to goâ€"to the beach but rather for the exeursions that came from Chicago by boat and landed at a then existing pier all of which now remains is a few pile. This new stairway now serves a conâ€" venient means of going to the beach located north of Park Avenue,â€"which _ ‘(Continued on page 46) â€" ; â€" H. P. State Bank Adds > : Another Convenience The Highland Park State bank is adiing another notable convenience for the benefit of its patrons in the shzpe of an "afterâ€"hcur‘"‘ depository to which acess may be had from outâ€" side the bank by patrons provided with keys to the device. This is a well â€"safe which is being installed on the east side of ths bank near the corner.. It cwill have an outside cover with lock, and patrons. who have considerable sums to deposit for safe keeping after regular banking hours will be able to place such sums in the bank by this means. £*= Garnett Co. Announces Important July Sales A five page advertisement is used this week by the Garnett Co. to anâ€" nounce the opening of â€" their . July Sales. * § nomang â€" Their, regular weekly ad. on the! |__ back page of this magazine. «printcdi . in color, features some of the very| SSt! unusual values in high quality mer-l Tork chandise,â€"Wwhile the four center pages: F_‘_ I;': â€"equally important from an economâ€" ic starfipoint â€" printed on colored stock, Wwill at cnce attract the attenâ€" tion of every reader. . The Garnett Co. believes this methâ€" od of advertising to be a better meâ€" dium than cireulars. . Aldo Piacenza has purchased the Highwood Ice Cream Parlor in Highâ€" wood. Mr. Piacenza Has been a resiâ€" dent of MHighwsod for over twenty years and will give the best of serâ€" vice to all his customers. 3 Buys Ice Cream Parlor BELOVED WOMAN IS REMOVED BY DEATH Sorrow wes widespread yesterdgy in this community at the news of the death of Mrs. Annie N. DeVallie Campbel}, widow of George H. .Campâ€" bell, well known resident here for 30 years ‘and a woman greatly beloved by all who knew her. & Mrs. Anvrie N. Campbell, Well Known Resident, Dies Wedâ€" nesday; Funeral Friday Mrs. Campbell‘s> death occurred at 12:20 o‘clock Wednesday afterncon at her home, 102 North Sheridan road. She had been in ill health since Auâ€" gust of lastâ€"year. From: December until May shoe was in California, and since her return to. Highland Park her condition had been quite critical much of the time. ; .. Lived Here 30 Years â€".â€":â€"~ Born in Loendon, England, May 23, 1857, she came to the United â€"States when a child with her mother and York City and later in <Pzovidence, R. I., and Melrose, Mass. In the latâ€" ter city was solemnized her marriage to George H. Campbell, in 1897. They (Continued on page 48) sisters and lived for a time in New Local Banks Issuing / _â€"New, Smaller Currency Local banks began yesterday issuâ€" ing the new smaller currency and quite a lot of the "baby" bills were seen about town during the day in various denominations. The supply at first is somewhat limited, but will be increased as rapidly as feasible, it was explained. â€" â€" : NUMBER 19 § 8 | 9 @8 ti