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Highland Park Press, 11 Jul 1929, p. 4

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in accord with the association regardâ€"| â€" A portion of Lkaurel avenue is ing this matter. iss â€"‘_| up this week for the instaHation 7 wazizl zie inz 1 wire conduits: for the Public Ser Mr. and Mrs. William S$. Forrest | Co., which is planning to remove and son of Moraine road are gucests| poles on that street where the at Jasper Park lodge, Canadian | provement is in progress and put Roekies. 4 ; Ts t a ky wires underground. The association will hold . its next meeting Tuesday evening, July 16, at 8 o‘clock. _ At this time, detailed plans will be made for this event. The mayor and city council, as well as the Chamber ef Commerce are heartily in accord with the association regardâ€" ing this matter. ydms i,Recent #xeports that the Highwood Civic association â€"was going to disâ€" continue the annual Highwood â€" day are in error, officials report. â€" Highâ€" wood Day will be held September 4, they report. f No opera of recent years has.been more successful than "La Rondine," and although it has been heard in this country only at the Metropolitan in New York, it created a furore in musical circles. Mme. Bori sang the same!part during the hi. * New York presentaâ€" 4 ? tions of this work j sxe § that she will sing at \@R ol : Ravinia, and this â€"roie :‘ W ?4;; ; has been acclaimed 4 / % > by the critics as being |_ . $ «+ one of :the finest in ..%%3 her long long list of Armand Tokatyan parts. In it she has ample opporâ€" tunity for that characterization for which she is famous. Six operas unheard this seasonâ€" the double bill of "Pagliacci and Caâ€" (Continued on page 37) Highwood Day to Be ~___. _ Wednesday, Sept. 4th Ever since Mr. Eckstein made the first announcement of his plans for the Ravinia Opera season of 1929, the music lovers of this community have been looking forward to the presentation of i "La â€" Rondine," the € & Pucceini opera which P _ wgk is to hold an imporâ€" <3 T‘ * §M tant place among Raâ€" %‘, j vinia‘s novelties this P ClE _ j year. Lucrezia Bori This work, which was the last Giacomo Puceini was able to complete before his death a few years ago, is to be given at Raâ€" vinia on Tuesday night, July 16, with Mme. Lucrezia Bori in the prineipal soprano role and: with Edward Johnâ€" son opposite her as Ruggero. Miss Florence Macbeth will have~ the soubrette part of Lisette, and Arâ€" mand Tokatyan will be cast as Pruâ€" nier. It is a lengthy cast which unâ€" folds the gripping story of sacrifice which Puccini has utilized as the basis of this work, and many Ravinia favorites will appear in it, for in adâ€" dition to those> mentioned â€" above, hs.% : ... : m is d Louis D‘Angelo, Geerge Cehanovsky, Giordano Paltrinieri, * Paolo Ananian, Margery Maxwell, Philine Falco and Gladys Swarthout all have important parts.: â€"There will likewise be brilâ€" liant : ballet: headed by . Miss Ruth Page and Edwin Strawbridge, and Gennaro Papi will be the conductor. Very Successful ay is "La Rondine" Is Offering â€"July 16; Other Famous Operas; Noetable Casts RAVINIA PROGRAM FORâ€"COMING WEEK ; /# The north bridge on Sheridan road is nearing . completion and will be ready for use in a very short time, it is reported, though a.â€"definite date is notâ€"fixed. The wing walls and apâ€" proaches, which the state has agreed to build for both bridges will be next constructed, and then the long job will be finished and the two handâ€" some new structures thrownâ€" open for public use. â€" â€" Putting Wires Under _ Ground on Laurel Ave. Sheridan Road North â€"_â€" Bridge Near Completion No further action was taken at the meeting last Tuesday of the. high school board of education on the proâ€" .posed . withdrawal "of. Lake Forest from the high school district. It was arranged that the Lake Forest comâ€" mittee submit its propcosition in writâ€" ing to:a full meeting of the â€"board at a later date. One of the members of theboard, Mr. Benson, is in the east, "and._‘ the" meéting â€" will not ~be held until his return, so it is not likeâ€" ly that asessgion will be held for two or three weeks, Principal R. L. Sandâ€" wick reported.> â€" is ~The fiiremen were called out at 5:45 p.m., July 5, by a fire ‘in the attic of an old vacant house on South Sheridan road, owned by Dr. Mitchell Goldenberg. The top of the house was badly damaged before the flames were extinguished, as the fire had a good start when the firemen arrived. It is beélieved that the ‘blaze was caused by boys who had built a fire in the attic. The damage is estimated at £500 or more, .with no insurance. At the regular meeting . of the Highland Park Rotary club at noon Monday, at the Moraine hotel, an inâ€" teresting talk was made by Howard Moran, following the usual good luncheon. . Mr. Moran told of hisâ€"reâ€" cent .visit to Camp Maâ€"Kaâ€"Jaâ€"Wan, the Boy Scout camp for the North Shore Area scouts in Northern Wisâ€" consin. Mr. Moran went up there last Friday, and on Saturday he saw 100 scouts arrive and begin camp life, He said it was an â€"inspiring sight to see the enjoyment which the boys get out of the experience. The camp is finely located in a beautiful spot, he said. Earl W. Gsell gave an interesting talk on Rotary membership classificaâ€" tion, of which department he is chairâ€" man, pointing out how the classificaâ€" tion of proposed ‘members is arrived at. The meeting was a very interestâ€" ing one and well atténded. * Fire Burns Roof Off _~ Vacant House Friday Defer Action On Lake Forest H. S. Proposals Rotary Club Hears of °> _ Fine Camp for Scouts In Northern Wisconsin avenue is tornt instaNationâ€" of Public Service to remove the vhere the imâ€" ss and put the THâ€"E PR ES 8 â€"Judgeâ€"A. E. Smith was in Milwauâ€" kee Tuesday. attending the funeral | of his mother, Mrs. Hanna Smith, t whose death occurred at. her home in j'tha.t city last Saturday.. She was 66 | years ‘of age and is survived by her husband ~and> three children, two sens and a daughter. They are Mrs. William Fralick and Raymond Smith of Milwaukee, and Judge Smith of this city. The funeral service was Jack Moran, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert. Morgn, left Sunday for a two weeks‘ stay at Camp*Makajawan, near Elcho, Wis. > ud . party games suppe: public The police received a call July 8 from the home of E. H. Plummer, 2370 Ridgewood drive to the effect that the house had been robbed. Inâ€" vestigaticn . revealed â€"that, the thief had gained entrance by breaking glass in a rear door. Missing articles inâ€" cluded several rings, ear rings and a pair of opera glasses. The matter is being investigated. further. St. James Ladies Plan Lawn Social July 23 held at 2 o‘clock Tuesday afternoon, and burial was in Milwaukee. Judge Smith has the sympathy of his many friends in this city. . *% House on Ridgewood _â€"â€" Drive Robbed July 8 Good progress is being made in the erection ~of several new buildings in the business district. The new Cadilâ€" lac.show room and service station on First street is nearing completion and will be a fine addition to that section: Excellent progress is being made on the big Schneider & Hundley buildâ€" ing at Park avenue and Sheridan road, where the walls are up to the second story and the joists for this floor are being installed. _ _ Work on the new city hall is goâ€" ing forward â€"well and new fire subâ€" station in Ravinia is taking form rapidly. The new city water tank in Sunset park is growing daily inâ€"size, measured by the steady hammering of the riveting machine which all resiâ€" dents in that section will be glad to see reach the limit of its noisy clatâ€" ter as soon as possible. o mis . Steady progress also is being made on the big water works plant imâ€" provements at the beach, chief of which is the huge ‘filtration plant and accessories, and the new 16â€"inch main leadingâ€"to the new standpipe from the beach up Vine avenue is going in as fast as the powerful ditching maâ€" chine is able to dig out the trench for the water pipe, and it is remarkâ€" able how fast that machine operates. Judge Smith‘s Mother ° _ . â€" > Dies in Milwaukee, Wis. a W rDC Excellent Progress § Being Made on New . Buildings in City The ladies of St. James church are anning to give their annual lawn cial on Tuesday, July 23, on the wn of the Vencil Muzik home on N. een Bay road. There will be a card irty in the afternoon and special mes for the children, followed by a from 5:30 to 8:00 o‘clock. The is cordially invited. The weather although somewhat threatening on the Fourth was ideal golf weather so that the entire week ending Sunday, the 7th, was one of the most successful ones in the hisâ€" tory of the Sunset Valley Golf club. Las year the Fourth was preceded by a cloudburst when the whole Skokic Valley was flooded. _ # Philadelphia, _ Washington, ©Detroit, etc. At the annual I. S. M. A. conâ€" vention held in Providence, Mr. Evans was glad to learn that manufacturers of rubber stamp equipment ship a large volume of their products and machines abroad and that machines are frequently packed on camels‘ backs and carried into the interior of even such countries as Persia and Afghanistan. â€" This fact greatly inâ€" creases the possibilities of the rewly incorporated Evans Collapsible Mold Corporation, Deerfield, Ill., as their business activities will no doubt be extended to all â€"corners of the world. R. Evans of Highland Park, inventâ€" or of Evans‘ patented type matrices for making rubber stamps, has just returned from an extended and very successful business trip which includâ€" ed New York, Boston, Providence, Fortunato Volpenato of 219 Llewelâ€" lyn avenue, Highwood, died on Thursâ€" day, July 4, of heart trouble. Heâ€"was aged 45 years nine months and 18 days and is survived by his widow and several children. The funeral service was held July 6, in St. James church, Highwood, and burial was in St. Mary‘s cemetery. Evans Returns From _ _ Trip Through East W. Flinn, Joe Davis, Art McCaffery, Ed. Prosser, K. Miller, R. Zartman. On Sunday, July 7th, the following playâ€"offs were held: ~ _ _~ == Laing defeated Benson 1 ‘up. i Kelly defeated Flinn 1 up Davis defeated (Chambers 1 up (21 holes). x f : Duffy defeated Prosser 4 and 3 up ~Kranz defeated Zartman 2 up .. Olson defeated Larson 3 and 2 up. â€"‘The finals will _be held on Sunday, July I8th. _ _ .0. â€"~ Annual Community Tourney _ ~~Don‘t forget that the Annual Comâ€" munity Tournament which has been so popular in the past will B8 held on August 28th instead of July 17th as indicated in the calendar. This * (Continued on page 46) COMING EVENTS AT _ _ _ SUNSET VALLEY CAMP The Blind Hole Tournament staged on the 4th came off with the followâ€" ing results. The two prizes for low went to Art Olson and A. Cook while the two prizes for high went to L. Rudick and J. Walsh. § Qualifying Round â€" The qualifying rounds for the Presiâ€" dent‘s Cup were also held on the 4th, sixteen qualifying as follows. E. Benâ€" son, A. Olson, J. Kelly, Wm. Chamâ€" bers, P. Olson, Jim Duffy,. B. O. Brand, E. G. Kranz Ed. Laing, L. L. Larson, Highwood Man Dies of f Heart Trouble July 4 President‘s â€"Cup Tourney © Beâ€" gins; Community Tourney Starts August 4 Thursday, July 11, 1929 Thursday, July 1 Sunset Park: ws enjoyable games of the Playgrow 248 registrations more coming in e erickson has or Star club, the o of which are as â€" Presidentâ€"Stu Viceâ€"Presidentâ€" Secretaryâ€"Wn ~ Treas.â€"â€"Andre Members â€" N Petras, â€" Bruce Jack Erickson, R MacCaffrey, Bo!l ward Hargrave, Robert® Lourie. â€" PLAYGROI â€"~ HAS Named Sunset cers and Me ties at | Sunset Park _ Ravinia baseball a. m;; >~July 10, years of age. Hosesh The: folloiwing tered the Horses to begin Wedne: s +n ~ Boys, @gwup 1 Boys, group 2â€" Girls, group 1â€" u4 'Girls,:gr?t_xp vA â€"â€"Prizes will be three places in winners. will pla ._ Miss Cancie m Frederickson is the children and Ravinia Playgr gnly. ~ ~o Vernon Rudolp ward Fisher an have éntered t Athletic Badge are for both gir sist of. three tes ing of four par may take any o The daily atte abcut 150 to 190 s At â€"At the Playgr Brockway has o1 ery. club among team among th among ‘the: boy have a Volleybe cn Monday, We age being ten j are now enrolled ground 138 and : thusiasmum is s dren who belong Twentyâ€"eight ch ground went to dav in the care The Boys base the following bo Epstein, Grant Adoiph Norwic Calvin Defenbar Joe Eyler, and ages range fron The following the children: " ner" was read b: and "Just 86 1 children. This daily at 10:00 a Horseshoe P taken up. and shown in this b

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