Illinois News Index

Highland Park Press, 25 Dec 1930, p. 28

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Christmas Spirit Rules Rotary Club Session on Monday ; Gifts Exchanged 32 humorou priile M spons which a D TV regular n @ac and aff wir and oth« Rotary The Fruits Of Effort unc ndance 201 Lyon & Healy Bldw 615 DAVIX STREET M and all to tend the ift: the meeting of â€"elub, held M the limit r small ‘gifts tance by a b nte is spirit prevailed at ‘ting of the Highland ib, held Monday noon, it. the Moraine hotel, if members was large. ecial speaker, and the session was the exâ€" "Glasses of Character and Distinction" SCIENTIFIC OPTICIANS SMITTYS BARBER SHOP ce ‘minis uleticde HUSTON R. BOOTH 507 Central Avenue Highland Park, IIlinois unanimously _ to Froop No. 30 of he h iT scoutma ent of youth WVingt accompanâ€" t of approâ€" t of them romplimenâ€" ed the enâ€" h mosphere for f1 r prosperity and uition on this Chi Fine New Homes Are Being Erected for North Shore Owners The addition of three beautiful new homes to the residential districts of Highland Park and Lake Forest is asâ€" sured by the release of architects‘ drawings. Construction of one is now dent drawings. LonstPUERIMIE M ME 19 MECT under way. hss Highland Park has also been seâ€" lected as the site for a 25 room resi From plans by Edwin H. Clarke, architect, Col. George T. Buckingham, attorney, is building a $150,000 resiâ€" dence in Waukegan road, north of Deerpath avenue, in Lake Forest. the ce which Leonard S. Florsheim exâ€" s to erect next spring. Plans for structure, to be erected on. the t side of Green Bay road, have iâ€"prepared by David Adler, archiâ€" Christmas de urity throughout a V Success EVANSTON, ILLINOI8 THE PRESS Mothers‘ Club ‘ The Mothers‘ club held its annual Christmas party in the assembly hall of the Y. W. C. A. Saturday afterâ€" ncon, Dec. 20.. This party was given for the children of the mothers beâ€" longing to the club. â€" Each mother brought a small gift: for each child and Santa Claus distributed them, along with a box of candy to 59 chilâ€" dren. â€" Mrs. Doland made a splendid Santa Claus. The candy was donated by Adolph Goelitz of Deerfield. Mr. Goelitz has been the means of gladâ€" dening the hearts of these children for the past several years . by sending candy for the boxes. Mrs. McManus |assisted by Caroline Schemmel, diâ€" rected the games. Ice cream and cookies were served by the refreshâ€" ment committee, consisting of the Mesdames Schemmel, Trapp, Lindâ€" strom, Fay and Erickson. Twentyâ€" eight mothers were present. extends a Merry Year. Friendship Club The Friendship club is expecting a big crowd out to their Christmas party : Wednesday evening. Be sure and come and bring your twentyâ€"five cent gift and something for the basket for a needy family. Loyal Order of Moose Over two hundred and fifty attendâ€" ed the Christmas party the Moose lodge gave to their children Sunday evening at the "Y." It was a big success, and one hundred thirtyâ€"cight children â€" waited â€" and watched for Santa Claus to appear down the chimâ€" rey of the fireplace which had been arranged earlier in the evening. A gift and a box of candy were given to each child present. The assembly hall lnever looked prettier, with its huge Christmas tree decorated with colored e Y. W. C. A. of Highland Park ds to their friends and members rry Christmas and a Happy New 99 North Second Street SEASON‘S GREETINGS HECKETSWEILER STUDIO Merry Christmas X/otes Old County Documents â€" No Longer of Value; _ ighland Park Are to Be Destroyed PHOTOGRAPHER and a Sentimental~ historians of Lake county are sighing over an order of the board of supervisors condemning tons of old county documents, dating t> 1850, to the fire. ( Tiers of tin boxes, lining the walls cf the county clerk‘s vault from ceilâ€" ing to floor, must be destroyed to make room for modern matter, neat, typeâ€" written, properly: filed. The dusty papers of 80 years ago bave faded to kavender. The precise and formal handwriting, written on tags and ends of notepaper, is fading too. The modest demands of another generation are recorded in claims beâ€" fore the board of supervisors of that day. There is a bill submitted by Joshia Burritt, Vermon, for medical attendance. â€" Seven visits, $6! William Howe, Jr., housekeeper of 1855, demands $6 of the county board for rooming and boarding a pauper for the space of three weeks. Mr. Howe, after due consideration, was allowed .$5. Needs of the thriving county jail drained the county treasury of more than $200 sometimes. . Some dozen prisoners serving from a day to 20 days, cost the county 35 cents each a day. One prisoner, furnished with an_;;;-x-coéi; hat and two pairs of sox, cost the county $6.50! And it took $3 to have the jail whitewashed. lights, the fire place with lighted canâ€" dles on the mantel and the windows with wreaths and candles. The quarâ€" tet, composed of Mrs. Okey, Mrs. Mueller, Mr. Bowden and Mr. Thompâ€" son, rendered several songs. .. . Open House The Y. W. C. A. extends to one and all a iueur'.y welcome to make the "Y" your Stopping place on Christmas day. Come and spend as much of your time as you wish. Phone Highland Park 435 Thursday, Dec. 25, 1930

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