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The Deerfield Public Library will be closed on Christmas Eve and New Year‘s Eve, Mrs. Chester Wolf, liâ€" brarian, announces that the library will be open on the afternoons of Dec. 24 and 81, but not in the eveâ€" nings of those dates. PUIBLIC LIBRARY 8CHOOLS CLOSE TOMORROW The annual Christmas operetta, "The Magi‘s Gift," will be given toâ€" night in the Deerfield Grammar school under the direction of Virâ€" ginia Engels Hardacre. "The Miser‘s Dream" is the title of the Christmas operetta being preâ€" sented tomorrow evening at the Wilâ€" mot school with Mrs. Mary Ann MacFaddon directing. â€"All four local schools will close tomorrow for the Christmas vacation of two weeks. ernoon, December 19, at 4 o‘clock the cantata will be sung in the Deerâ€" field church and again that evening at 8 o‘clock in the Northbrook church. CHOIRS UNITE The choirs of the Presbyterian churches of Northbrook and Deerâ€" field will unite in the presentation ALTAR AND ROSARY On last Friday evening the Altar and. Rosary society of the Holy Cross church elected officers for the coming year: President, Mrs. John Welch; viceâ€"president, Mrs. Thomas Mooney; â€" treasurer, Miss Clara Ender; secretary, Mrs. Ralph Dunâ€" ham; monitor, Mrs. Frances Diebert. DEERFIELD LOCALS The members of the Deerfield post of the American Legion and its Auxiliary and their families will enâ€" joy a Christmas party at the Maâ€" sonic temple on Wednesday evening, December 22, at 7:30 o‘clock. Santa Claus will be there to add to the merry festivities. CHRISTMAS PARTY ing in health. On Friday, just two days later, a little four pound son was born and is getting along fayâ€" orably in an incubator. ‘The Meâ€" Dermotts will name their son, Paul Daniel. Because of ‘Mrs. McDerâ€" mott‘s very serious illness, her mother, Mrs. Paul Wake of Abbottsâ€" ford, Wis., and Mr. McDermott have been in constant attendance at the hospital. The young Mrs. McDerâ€" mott was a classmate of Miss Eleaâ€" nor McDermott‘s at National Colâ€" lege of Education in Evanston and an interesting romance with her classmate‘s brother resulted in their marriage last spring. The J. J. Mcâ€" Dermotts live in one of the new Wing homes on Oogvrmn Ave. Mrs. Edna Nicholas Krause was taken to the Highland Park hospital on Saturday with a severe infection in her arm. elothing depot in her home on West Ostermanâ€" Ave. Clothing being gathâ€" ered at the local schools this week will be sent there for distribution. Mrs. Scully is social service chairâ€" man of the Legion Auxiliary and is there each Wednesday to give out or receive clothes. Mrs. Carl T. Anderson is enterâ€" taining the Contract club at a Christmas party and luncheon today at Glengables Tearoom in Glencoe. This concludes the tearoom parties and Mrs. Alex Willman will be the next hostess at her home on Wauâ€" kegan road. f Mr. and Mrs. n Dickinson Schneider of jl1 road spent Sunday with the J. F} Schneiders in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schwab have returned from a ‘visit in Melvin, I!l., at the home of their daughter, Mrs. George Dickmann. Mrs. Theresa Kottrasch is ill at her home on Elm street. Mrs. Kotâ€" trasch will be 87 years of age on January 23. Mrs. Milton O. Olson will be hostâ€" ess to members of the American Legion Auxiliary on Monday eveâ€" ning, December 20, at her home, 1137 West Deerfield road. The Christmas committee of the Legion Auxiliary met Sunday afterâ€" noon at the home of Mrs. LeRoy Meyers, where plans were made for the holiday parties being given this eragine coole. C patee. . wars. alnmip Uuiy and Catherine, who will spend affew days preceding Christmas at the Enâ€" der home. ‘There will be another CCC enrollâ€" ment in January. Boys interested in enlisting are asked to get in touch with Supervisor James O‘Conâ€" The annual Christmas party of the Deerfield Chapter of the Eastern Star will be held tomorrow evening Mr. and Mrs. Chester Wolf were Sunday guests at the Elbert O. Wilâ€" son home in Libertyville. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Hunt of Fair Oaks avenue had as their Sunday guests, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Otteni and daughter, Dorothy, of Highland Park, and Mr. and Mrs. James Mears of Waukegan. Dr. Walter B. MetCalf, who has been very ill at his home on County Line road the past month, is still eonfined to his home. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pagel will be hosts to the Bethichem Fireside club on Thursday evening, Decemâ€" ber 23, at their home on Chestnut street. The early part of the eveâ€" ning will be spent in caroling at the homes of shutâ€"ins. in the Masonic temple, The chilâ€" dren will come directly from sehool to have their party and will remain ut thoâ€"Paot" Laitk ~oupptt ~for" the sununte avy V viivia, ivnuweu Uy another party,. when Santa Claus will make a visit. Mr. and Mrs, Melvin M. Grooteâ€" mont of Appleton, Wis., were guests on Thursday at the G. A. A. Willen home on Springfeld avenue. Mr. Grootemont is Mrs. Willen‘s brother. The Evangelical Daughters gave a Christmas party last evening in St. Paul‘s church recreation rooms for ‘The National Tea Co. moved from Deerfield on Saturday evening. The R. A. Nelson Grocery & Market will move to the location vacated by the National Tea Co. The Bethichem church Christmas entertainment will be held on Tuesâ€" day evening at 8 o‘clock in the church. The program will be preâ€" sented by the children after which there will be the party and gifts. PR E88 Forty young people of St. Paul‘s League enjoyed an iceâ€"skating party Sunday afternoon and evening in one of the channels of the Skokie Laâ€" gons. Rev, and Mrs. F. G. Piepenâ€" brok chaperoned the group. _ Mrs. Clarence Roliman and Mrs. George Ward are attending an afterâ€" noon bridge party today at the home :! lk'n. Richard Holste in Northâ€" roo! â€" their husbands. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Stem Jr. and children are leaving this week to visit Mrs. Stem‘s family in Georgis. Mrs. Elmer Anderson entertained her PTA work group at a fireside party last Tuesday evening at her home on Fair Oaks avenue. Mrs. Elmer Anderson and son, Chadwick, will leave on December 20 for Denver, Colorado, where they will spend the holidays with Mrs. Anderson‘s daughter, Mrs. Phillip S. Davis Jr. (Virginia Anderson). Mrs. Delbert Meyer was hostess to a group of teachers on Monday evening at her home on Sunset court. There were five tables of bridge. Mrs. Joseph Dunn and daughter, Mrs. Joseph Stevens and children of Lake Forest, spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Martin C. Love. Mr. and Mrs. William Johnston had as their Sunday guests, Mrs. Nellie Clark and son, Frank, and Mr. and Mrs. William Brown of Chiâ€" cago. . Mr. and Mrs. Harry Norton and daughter, Elizabeth Lu, of Harvey, IlL., spent Sunday at the Fred Meyer home on Waukegan road. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Scott and children are leaving this week to spend a month at Lake Worth, Florâ€" 1d0y.. wiHH "Mr Noott‘s Purenteney * Mrs. Ralph Knickerbocker is makâ€" ing her home in Chicago with her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Wilâ€" liam Glass. Their aged mother, Mrs. Glass, also lives there. Mrs. Knickerbocker spent some time last year with her daughter, Mrs. Max Euler (Bass) in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, and at Bangor, Michigan, to be near her daughter, Mildred. The Presbyterian Church School ‘Thursday evening, September 23, in the church at 7:30 o‘clock. The Draâ€" matic Club will give a pantomime of "Why the Chimes Rang." Followâ€" ing the play the classes will assemâ€" ble in their respective room for the ‘The annual Christmas party for children of St. Paul‘s church will be held on Christmas Eve in the church. Misses Juliana Willman and Genâ€" evieve Steiner attended a â€"meeting of Young Business Women in Chiâ€" eago on Monday evening. ‘The Monday Evening Bridge Club met this week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Johnston ef Fair Oaks avenue. ‘The Clarence Scott family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Davis in Des Plaines. The Davis family formerly resided on Hazel avenue. Antiâ€"Back Ache Plumbing and Heating ELECTROL OIL BURNERS §12%, Laurel Avenue â€" Highland Park Shep Phone, Highland Park 271 â€" Residence, H. P. 439 SELF SKIRT MARKER TELEPHONE HIGHLAND PARK 405 Makes an accurate Hem in 30 seconds. No more aprawi ing on the floor. No more runs in silk stockings. Ne more tired customers waeiting while you the hem. Ywnndnddopondonfflnd-ornhfi.m.l now mark your own hem. Order today, subject to apâ€" HOWARD MORAN 22000 o B oo on d OB We n e C Orders also taken for Pinking Shears, holders, Gauges and other sewing nece for further information. ‘The Bethichem Woman‘s Missionâ€" ary Society elected the following ofâ€" ficers at their Décember meeting: pn-idut:b.ldn l‘t,rybtt'b rs. John meeâ€" retary, Mrs. Orville mnd; treasurer, Mrs. Arthur Merner; Misâ€" sion Band Adviser, Mrs. Virgil Merâ€" ry; Young People‘s Circle Adviser, Mrs. Earl J. Bruso; Little Herald Adviser, Mrs. Isaac Rapp. The Deerfield Camp of Royal Neighbors will hold an election of officers on Thursday evening, Deâ€" cember #23, at the Town Hall A social hour will follow the meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murrie and daughter visited at the James Anâ€" ::non home in Evanston on Sunâ€" y. Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Dean Calkins have moved from the Beardsley apartment on Osterman avenue to Chicago.