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|: Elm Place Service Station the f i Auxiliaryâ€"will go io. the »Norily Chicago houpital No. â€" 105, on Sunday to assist in wrapping and labeling Christmas gifts for the patients. ~The regular meeting of the Highâ€" wood Chamber of Commerce will be held this evening at eight o‘clock. Election of officers will be held. All members are urged to be present. The Highwood Social Service reâ€" g-ha total=of â€"$107.98â€"cleared â€" on charity ball which was given two weeks ago "at the Oak â€"Terrace school. The=â€"receipts amounted to $239.21 with an expenditure of $68.23, leaving a balance of $107.98. 550 Central Avenue A special &rchase enables us to sell these strong, durable eleetrleall% welded chains at such _ remarkably low prices. BLACKâ€"WALNUTS, 60c 1b. TIRE CHAINS Fregsh black walnut meats for Christmas cakes. Meets This Evening in your own container. Pyro Brand in sealéd cans __ _ Aleohol â€" Radiator, service qua ~Alcohol 39¢ Gallon SALTED NUTS, Christmas Candies Let us send your Christmas candies â€" to your friends, out of town and in. Crisp saited nuts in an assortment inâ€" eluding almonds, pecans, cashews, filâ€" GOODYEAR TIRES $2.50 and Up Bring . your dolls to the Social Service and they will be cleaned and dressed â€"at a reasonable charge. The second floor of the old City Hall is packed with dolls that are being dressed and. given to the kiddies for Christmas.> Thrift Shop wish to remind its friends at this busy Christmas and Holiday time, that the shop, more than ever needs stock. Any books, games, furniture, household goods, china and of course clothes that you are cleaning out to make room for new, will be greatly appreciated and can always be sold. ~ Don‘t forâ€" get the Thrift Shopâ€"the more you give, the â€"more we can help. â€" Thrift Shop Asks ~~~â€"~~~ ‘ _ For More Donations Phone Highland Park 2524 quart®.....15¢e 60c 1b. =._..00¢ { theâ€"Nationalâ€"Boxing association. Jimmy Hart, eartoonist. â€" .. _ Anthony Corcoran, tenorâ€""Chalk | talk to music," through the courâ€" "tesy of Mr. Herman Black, pubâ€" | lisher of the Chicago Evening Amerâ€" North Shore Congregation Israel Rev. C. E. Shulman, Rabbi _ Rabbiâ€"Charles E. Shulman will speak on ‘Is Ludwig Lowisohn a Representative Jew! (with referâ€" ence to "A Jew Speaks" by James Waterman Wise) at. the. Sunday morning ..seryvice,. Dec.. 20, at..10:45 at ~North â€"~Shore Congregation Isâ€" rael, Lincoln and Vernon avenues, Glencoe. All are welcome. â€"Pug Rentner, Joe Reiff, Spider Rheinhart and Al Schwartz, all of-_Northwesterp university. You may make your reservations at the Temple office, Glencoe 725. Tom. Robinson, swim'ming coach, Northwestern university. â€"Judge W ‘on. > A. C. Lonborg, basketball coach, Northwestern university. A. A. Stagg, athletic director of thg I_Jniy_a-sitg of Chicago. f Brigadier Gen. John C. Clinnin, chairman of the Illinois State Athâ€" rier will be held Tuesday,â€"Deéc. 2, at 6:30 p.m. at North Shore Congregaâ€" tion Israel, Glencoe. The speakers and athletic leaders present will be: (Marshall Field & Co. Mrs. Roger Bronson is in charge of the Pinafore Toy Shop, and she and her assistants are ready to supâ€" ply the needs of all purchasers of those things which make Christmas the biggest thrill of the year for the little folks. Fatherâ€"Son Dinner 3 ~â€"â€"_â€"â€"To Be Held Dec. 22 while the children just go into spasms of delight at the gorgeous Santa Claus will be ‘there, too, every day from December 19 until Christmas to greet the children and help them choose what they want for Christmas, it is announced. In this greatly enlarged space the top shop chas been completely reâ€" arranged, and the stock is replete with every type of toy, large and small; dolls, too, are there in hunâ€" dreds, many of them beautifully dressed, and in fact toys are in such profusion and so attractive that even adults can hardly leave the baseâ€" Forest store has taken over the basement under the Public Service Co. store adjoining the Field baseâ€" ment and in these largely increased quarters theâ€" Pinafore Toy Shop has been doubled in size and filled with attractive toys and other Christmas FLORENCE CHASE .PIANO The Marshall Field & Co Lake Forest Store _ Expands Toy Shop president =of Miss Alma Johnson Passes Away Friday of this city. Intert North Shore cemetery: Funeral services for Miss Aim# Johnson who, passed away last Friâ€" day at the home of her parents of South ‘.’gidge road. were held last week. °N Johnson was born in Highland Park in 1897 and leave! to survive her, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. August Johnson,..a _ brothet The pall bearers were comrades of his son in the George Alexanderâ€" McKinlock, Jr. post of the American Legion. â€" ; Mr. Gray and his wife came east from Stockton, California last Sepâ€" tember and have been making their home since with their son McKinley Hobart Gray in Lake Forest. He is survived by his widow and seven children. His three sons saw active service in the World war. â€"The funcral service at the chapel was conducted by Dr. Graham Tayâ€" lor and the services at the cemetery were taken by menibers of his lodge No. 451, 1.0.0.F., of Crystal Lake, Illinois. j moved to Carpentersville, IIl., joinâ€" ing the 1.0.0.F. in 1900 Robert Fulton Gray, an old regiâ€" dent of TIllinois died Sunday, Dec. 13 after a short illness and the funâ€" eral services were held at Lake Forâ€" estâ€" Tuesday, Dec. 15 with burial at Death of Robt. F. Gray; _ l marig ~~_Funeral Held Tuesday || _ Tre C nave come to the knowledge of the library board. ~Summarized, they amount to this: that the library does not meet the peak demand for books recently published, causing its paâ€" trons to wait for weeks or months on the reserve list before having the desired book available. The follow: ; By R. Clinton Platt <<â€"â€" Member Library Board It cannot be assumed that any body . of public‘ servants, ‘whether paid or unpaid, will be free from the criticisms of those whose takes support its activities On the conâ€" trary, it may evenâ€"beâ€"accepted that such criticism of appointive groups may be intended to be constructive and helpful, particularly in the field. of ‘local publicâ€"service. > Yet â€"the writer is convinced that in many cases it proceeds from misinformaâ€" tion or from personal dissatisfaction based on inadequate estimates of the financial and other 1i nitati F bodies "speratmg sush seroines" * This would seem to be the situaâ€" tion in regard to those complaints of inadequate service at the High. land Park Public Library _ which have come to the knowledge of the library board. Summarized, they amount to this: that the library does not meet the neak dAamand fas L..1_ _He wasâ€" Member of Board Points.Out a Few Facts Which Tend To Limit Service EXPLAINS LIBRARY BOOK SITUATION in â€"Tennessee and DECEMBER 17 Miss Viola an appendict !’ark hospital Smoker‘s $ entertained â€" in honorâ€" of Greers‘ birt] flave. you Check your‘ into our stor attractive gi you did! ningâ€"at â€"the Esther and |] street. _____.. The Christ mary and be the Bethany Christmas pa noon at 3 o‘c children of urged to. . co Have Swe entral Aves WIM;..‘ Pa The Luth Lutheran ch day evening Mrs, Williar avenue. F entertained Highland P December 1 avenue und Mayo Bros. Mr. and | son of Deer ents of a / Gift S ing rates by Wedn Chicago ofi Telephones THE HI Chicago office 1911, at UD PH