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Feats Of Magic Program To Be Presented May 6 Everything is in readiness for the gala invastion of Highland Park next week by some of the most famâ€" ous "wizards of magic" of the midâ€" dle west. Appearing under the sponâ€" sorship of the Rector‘s Guild of ‘Trinity Episcopal church, the magicâ€" ians will present an evening of breathâ€"taking feats of magic in the auditorinm of Elm Place school, Friâ€" day evening, May 6, beginning at 8 o‘clock. The magical talent that has been assembled by the Rector‘s Guild. is unusugl in that each act will repreâ€" sent a different type of mystic art. YOLUME XXVIHI Werner C. Dornfield, past president of the Society of American Magiâ€" cians and. wellâ€"known master of cerâ€" emonies, will introduce each act. One of the important performers wm_ be Douglas McKay, of Evanston, a member of the Chicago Board of Trade. Magic is Mr. McKay‘s hobby, and he is widely known as a result of his perfection of the art, A elose friend of the late Thurston‘s he claims to know the secret of the master magician‘s "mysterious sphere" illusion, and will include it as one of the highlights of his perâ€" formance Friday night. Another outstanding performer on the program is Eugene Laurant "the man of many mysteries", who will contribute ®@ varied assortment of tricks to conclude the program, The Great Joseffy, who is said to have given a command performance before the King of England, will display the famous Talking Skull of Balsomo, one of the most unusual phenomena of all. magical effects Among others of note on the proâ€" gram are Kiâ€"Ming, Oriental mystic, direct from a long engagement at the Hotel Texas in Ft. Worth, who will perform the widely discussed "link .rings" mystery; and John Platt, who is well known in Chicago night club circles. In planning the evening of magie the Rector‘s Guild endeavored to seâ€" cure acts of equal interest to chilâ€" dren as well as adults. Because of the attraction which magic has for children, a Friday night date was chosen so that children might atâ€" tend without inconvenience, and a l‘]::h price was set for children‘s tickets. The ticket sale is in charge of a committee of Guild members, of which Mrs. Arthur Claghorn is chairman, assisted by Mrs, Chas. Perrigo, Mrs. Chase Smith, Mrs. Wm. Bromstedt, Mrs: Peter J. F. Weber Mrs. G. O. Strecker, Mrs. Frank Blake, Mrs. John F. Brent. Tickets may also be obtained from members of the Rector‘s Guild, the Highland Park and Ravinia Gsell‘s drug stores, or by calling Mrs. Clagâ€" horn, Highland Park 3479. Bellarmine Club Anniversary Ball at Arlington C. C. The beautiful atmosphere of the Arlington Country Club will again provide the setting for the second wAded%lfl- llr-ln:'(!hb,(lt. James Young People‘s Club) on Saturday eveâ€" thomen for their annoal aitair lest n-.-lh‘-huun“-h road, two milas west of Wheeling. This dance will be open to the wflk.nlzâ€"hn“. cordial to their . many Kiâ€"Ming, Oriental Mystic The Hinhlanh Park Press P. A. Merts, director of company training for Sears, Roebuck. and Company, will address the Lions club at its regular Thursday luncheon, to be held at the Green Tea Pot on April 28th, at 12:15 p.m. He has chosen as his subject: "A Square Deal for the Employee." ‘The proâ€" gram is sponsored by Mr. F. J. Mcâ€" Donough, manager of the Highland Park branch of Sears, Roebuck and Company. P. A. Mertz of Sears Roebuck Company Speaks at Lions Club Mr. Mertz has been with Sears for the past seven years. He came from the Retail Research association of New York City for the development of a retail training program for Sears, He has been in retailing for the past twelve years, having enterâ€" ed that field as a personnel director of one of the large department stores in Cleveland. Formerly Mr. Mertz was associate professor of Education at Penn State college. r He has appeared recently before a number of educational and retailâ€" ing conventions and has been very active in promoting the extension of retailing into public schools as a wvocational subject, as the result of recent federal legislation intended to spread such training. Mr. Mertz formerly addressed the Tllinois State Laundry Owners assoâ€" €iation, who have shown an interest in establishing‘a better employee relationship in their business, and he has addressed on this subject the Denver Retail Institute and numerâ€" ous service organizations throughâ€" out the country. Deerfield School Finances and Survey Discussed by Board The Deerfield Grammar School board of education met on Monday evening to hear reports of the newâ€" ly appointed committees and to plan for an educational survey of the sehool, ‘Teachersâ€"will not be given contracts until after the survey is completed. ‘President B. B. McRoy presided and boand members presâ€" ent and voting unanimously were R. F. Grohe, Geo. Harder, H. C. Hawes, R. T. Meyer, Agnes Tenâ€" nermann and Myrtle Weiss. Committee Reports (1) ‘The committee has comâ€" pleted teachers‘ interviews, compilâ€" ing information up to date. The committee desires to keep this recâ€" ord current each year. (2) Particular attention has been‘ given to methods, commendaâ€" tions and suggestions both recordâ€" ed. Mr. Charlmers also states that ten| sage that will be constructiva in horses have been added to h&d&hflldfim i se Mn mc M "B Ahrotiee «t m mraing +t e as well asa jamping course are inâ€" | Mr. C. Huggins, novations to the school. of the North Shore Area Council, â€" (3) The committee urges comâ€" plete cooperation between the home and the school, and offers its assistâ€" ance in bringing about a closer reâ€" lationship between parents and teachers. The committee recommended a survey of the school, and requested an appropriation not to exceed $50 for this purpose. The vote was unanâ€" imous. . Buildings and Grounds: Mr. Geo. Harder, chairman. A complete and detailed account of the condition of the building and grounds, with speâ€" cific information regarding uunflll; repairs, and suggestions for imâ€" provements. Needed care for shrubs, lawns and playground was outlined; conditions inside the building were accuratey described; an inventory recommended. The report included suggestions regarding storage room, an inspection of the heating plant, covering of exposed steam pipes, painting and sereening lunchroom, and the statement that an autoâ€" matic sprinkler system in the baseâ€" ment rooms would afford valuable fire protection. * Thomas Chalmers, proprietor of the Glencoe Riding stables, located on County Line road west of Skoâ€" kie road, has added numerons im« provements to his riding aeademy. :‘i:cn‘:;:dth“n&;:: much to the enjoyment of riding. None of the paths cross any paved highways which insures safety to Mr. Harder suggested that the use of the building and equipment (Continued on page 4) Glencoe Riding School Announces Many Improvements OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK Percy B. Eckhart New Chairman Of Ravinia Festival ‘The Ravinia Festival takes pleasâ€" ure in announcing the election of Perey B. Eckhart as chairman of the Festival association to suceeed the late Willoughby G. Walling. ~_â€". ‘The association of Mr. Dkfi name with that of Ravinia, the ous music meeca of the North Shore, is nothing new, as Percy B. Eckhart, a long time friend and associate of Louis Eckstein, whose initiative and imagination brought the Ravinia Opera into being, appears on the records as the original treasurer of the Ravinia company, And through the changes years have wrought in personnel and type of summer music in Ravinia park, drawing the curâ€" tain at the onset of the depression on the most delightful summer opera America has ever known, to reopen two seasons ago as the ideal home of summer symphony where world famed conductors are engaged to lead Chicago‘s own Symphony orâ€" chestra, his interest and patronige have never flagged. i ~akl Continuing the chain of affiliation with the affairs of Ravinia is Mr. Eckhart‘s friendship for Mrs. Eekâ€" stein, whose generosity makes posâ€" sible the use of the park by the Fesâ€" tival association. j It is also peculiarly fitting |that Mr. Eckhart should succeed his friend and college roomâ€"mate, Wilâ€" loughby â€"G. Walling to the chairâ€" manship of the Festival association left vacant by Mr. Walling‘s recent death. A member of the law firm of West and Eckhart since 1902, Mr. Eckhart is known as a lecturer, an executive associated with a large number of firms, a member of the Chicago Plan commission, an art patron, (vice president and trustse of the Chicago Art institute) an ardent music patron of both operr and symphony, a member of many clubs and a resident of the Nv% Shore. . y o t e Associated with Mr. Eckhart on the beard of trustees are: Maurice Berkson, Donald S. Boynton Max Epstein, Thomas H. Fisher, Francis M. Knight, Howell W. Murray, Ralph H. Poole, Edward L. Ryerson Jr., Renslow P. Sherer, Durand Smith, Mrs. Marion Rosenwald Stern, Charles H. Swift, George Voevodsky, Mrs. Robert E. Wood. HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, WHURSDAY, APRIL 28 ,1938 Plans for an unusually brilliant 1938 season are well under way and announcement from the Festival asâ€" sociation‘s Chicago office, located in Room 1522, 231 South LaSalle street, telephone State 9696, may soon be expected. Father Victor Ralph Recently Ordained Says First Mass Here Father Victor William _ Ralph read his first solemn mass Sunday morning at 10:00 o‘clock at Imâ€" maculate Conception church, the chureh with which he has been asâ€" sociated since infancy. f The young priest is the son of Mr. and Mrs. William . Raiph, 98 Clinton avenue. He has been atâ€" tending St. Mary‘s Seminary in Corfpus Christi, Texas, where he was ordained to the priesthood April 2nd in St. Patrick‘s cathedral in that city. He will return Thursâ€" day to Texas, where he will be staâ€" tioned at St. Patrick‘s edthedral. Following the urx' Sunday morning 150 tc.u re served breakfast at Deerpath Inn in Lake Forest. Father James Kelly of Corpus Christi and Father Dougâ€" las of St. Louis, friends of Father Ralph, Mesdames John and William Conway of Indianapolis, and other Indiana friends were among the out of town guests, A reception was held Monday evening at the Elks club, which was attended by 800 guests. National Sea Scout Director Visits N. 8. Tonight Thursday, the Skippers, Mates and Ship Committeemen of the North Shore Area Council, are meeting with the National Sea Scout Director, Thomas J. Keane, at the home of the Scout Exeeutive, Clifâ€" ton G. Speer, in Glencoe. â€" Mr. Keane is one of the outstandâ€" ing speakers of the National Counâ€" cil, Boy Scouts of America. He was the speaker at the National meetâ€" ’dmnflm‘h&‘ a year ago. He will have a mes sage that will be constructive in behalf of the five ships of the Counâ€" Emanon League Fashion Show and Musicale, May 5th at the Y.W,.C.A. by the Emanon Ifi:m. a club of young business girl <A busy day in the fashion world will be featured and will include lovely negligees and housecoats, colâ€" orful beachwear, sportswear, gay afternoon and street dresses, elabâ€" orate evening gowns, and beautiful furs. All the fashions to be modelâ€" ed are from local shops who are cooperating to prove that North Shore shopping provides smartness and variety to suit any taste or pocketbook. A very nice prize has also been donated. "From Dawn to Dusk," a fashion show and musicale will be presentâ€" ed on Thursday, May 5, at 8 p.m. Miss Elyse Rinkenberger, teachâ€" er of dramatics at the Highland Park High school, will be the fashâ€" ion commentator, pointing out the latest trend of fashions, as well as introducing the models. Among the girls who will model are: Kempsie Frazer, Helen Fritsch, Dorothy Glass, Dorothy Larson, Ruth Garling, Miriam Peâ€" ters, Ruth Peters, June Peschman, Rosemary Rafferty, Vera McCreaâ€" die, Catherine Rafferty, Dorothy Moldaner, and Marilyn Gooder. The entertainment will consist of several popular selections sung by Marie Lawther, m recitation by Mary Heed, and violin selections by Peggy Breakwell. The officers of the club who have been working to make this a sucâ€" cessful affair are: Ruth Borchardt, president; Charlotte Hickey, vice president; Helen Fritsch, correâ€" sponding secretary; Violet Johnson, recording secretary, . and Dorothy Glass, treasurer.â€" The officers are being assisted by. Frieda . Glass, Vera McCredie, and Mary Bertacâ€" chini. M This is the second annual fuhion‘ show to be given by the Emanon League. The one given last year was entitled "The Bride‘s Trousâ€" seau." The public is invited to enâ€" joy this program sponsored by HuW;pd Park girls representing such waried positions as: secretarâ€" ies, cashiers,. telephone operators, clerks, and bookkkeepers. >Tickets can be secured at the Y.W.C.A. or from any member of the club. "Mannequin" Comes To Alcyon Theatre Such stage and screen headlinefs as Allan Jones, Judy Garland, Fanâ€" ny Brice and Billie Burke join hands to contribute a wealth of muâ€" sical and acting talent to "Everyâ€" body Sing," which the Alcyon theâ€" atre is showing on Friday and Satâ€" urday this week. Of course, in a éomédy like this, it is not so much: the plot that matters as it is the performances, and in this respect the film: is superlatively equipped with a wide variety of talent and stands out as entertainment of a difâ€" ferent and delightful order. "Mannequin" comes to the Aley-\ on on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday next. The picture is American to the core, a story of hard luck and hard fighting, high courage and darâ€" ing, and eventually of tender love. Joan Crawford mAnd Spencer Tracy are coâ€"starred for the first time in this moving, human drama of young people of today. You‘ll see Joan dance, fl.nd you‘ll watch her live this glamorous part as a girl who wins what she wants at a treâ€" mendous cost. On the Doubleâ€"Feature program for Wednesday, Thursday. and Friâ€" day is "International Settlement," which brings together the beautiful Dolores Del Rio and the new faâ€" vorite, George Sanders. It is a real thriller, this picture, and you can‘t afford to miss it if you want to see tomorrow‘s news translated into drama today. The second film on the program is "I Met My Love Again," the scréen adaptation of Allen Corâ€" liss‘ novel "Summer Lightaing," which ran in the Cosmopolitan Magâ€" azine, Joan Bennett and Henry ‘l‘:t.:'n featured and neither star seen to better advantage. This film will delight any cinemaâ€" goer because it has a beautifol love story, stirring drama, comedy and glamour. Write it down as a "must" :.. the top of your filmsâ€"foâ€"beâ€"seen Half Price Sale at Thrift Shop ind ts Thaths Bhap 2o ol h wers filled the so full of every rvol Lay #: y y ; R l ~'V '*‘ Vd Il“ m Â¥ " 2. 8 and 4. Rverything will be sold at half its marked value and bargain huntâ€" early and have first choiso, Urbana, I11. Rev. James D. O‘Neill, Pastor Here 30 Years, To Be Honored Sunday, May first, marks the thirtieth anniversary as pastor of the Immaculate Conception church for the Rev. James D. O‘Neill, 8.T.D. In appreciation of his many years of activity in God‘s work in this community and the numerous accomplishiments which this Masâ€" ter of Divinity has achieved, the members of his parish are planning m jubilee celebration for May 1st. Bervices will be held at the church at 10:30 a.m. A reception and dinâ€" ner will be held at 1 o‘clock in the Highland Park Woman‘s Club to which tickets have been completely sold out. Dr. O‘Neill assumed charge of the Highland Park Parish May 1, 1908. Since that date he has been largely responsible for the followâ€" ing achievements: March 19, 1909, with the approvâ€" al of Archbishop Quigley, Dr. O‘Neill segregated Deerfield and orâ€" ganized Holy Cross Parish. > March 7, 1911, engaged Sisters of Loretto to conduct classes in the projected school. . Easter Sunday, 19098, Dr. O‘Neill Sptroduced the newly appointed pastor, Rather Quinn, to the people _ May 1, 1912, eornerstone of school set in place. May 1, 1912, building: of St. James church, Highwood, comâ€" menced. of Deerfield. May 1, 1909, inaugurated a moveâ€" ment to build a school. _ Marley School of Music Announces Recital, Saturday Marley School of Music, Ethel Marley Davis, director,;â€" announces a rezful of solo and â€"duo piano numbers by students of the school. The program will be given on Satâ€" urday evening, April 80th, in the Ravinia grammar school music room promptly at 8 o‘clock The public is most cordially invited. Those umflu are Patricia D‘Ancona and Elaine Bray, Barbara Birkelund, ‘Irene Davis, Doroty Dosch, Hsr?n Erikson. Jane , Jack Hoag, Marcia Kebbon, flhm Lasier, Allyn and Elizabeth Loeb, Lucia Lupton, Josâ€" éph Michaels, Lucy Palmer, Marâ€" jorie and Shirley Pfister, IdJl-l Reinhardt, »Kathiryn Sees@, Jean and Lois Sunstrom, Edward Auâ€" drey, Frederick and Janis ‘Uhlâ€" mann, Charles Willard and Shirley Wing. Approximately _ eight hundred persons attended the joint concert given by the orchestra and band at the Highland Park High school last Friday evening. Â¥ Large Attendance At Joint Concert Friday ‘The concert was sponsored by the Highland Park Music Boosters asâ€" sociation for the purpose of securâ€" ing funds to be used by the music department to help meet the exâ€" penses of participating in contests. Dr. Jacks Moves To New Location Dr. Robert_R. Jatks, M.D., whose office has been located in the North Shore Trust building, is moving to a new location in the Moldaner and Humer building, 16 N. Sheridan road, the latter part of this week. its annual Garden M. Saturday, o e e Sept.~8, 1912, Archbishop Quigâ€" Rev. J. D. O‘Neill ley blessad St. Vames church at 10:30 a.m. and dedicated the newly erected school building at 83 p.m. . Following a fire on March 1, 1916, in which the school building was destroyed, the church and school were combined and a new rectory was completed. On Nov. 19, 1916, the new buildings were dedicated by His Eminence George Cardinal Mundelein. Climaxing a period‘of successful service, Dr, O‘Neill hopes for the erection of a beautiful church as a memento of his untiring efforts in behalf of the parish. â€" A special issue of the Parish Record, a weekly publication of Immaculate Conception church, has been dedicated to Dr. O‘Neill and the following tribute appears which alone bespeaks the high esteem of his parishioners: . * "As our pastor, the Reverend Dr. O‘Neill has displayed the splendid qualities of a man of Christian character during the past thirty years, He has fostered and enâ€" gendered the ideals of Catholic edâ€" ucation, He has guided our spirâ€" itual affairs with solicitous affecâ€" tion. "The true Christian product of Christian education, is the true and finished man of character. In appreciation of these services, the members of the Immaculate Concaption churcly â€" dedicate ‘this book to their pastor, the Reverend James D. O‘Neill, S.T.D. "It is our sincere hope that our parish will be worthy of his guidâ€" ance so that his future with us will be as profitable as the thirty years which have passed. "Thirty years of priesthood is inâ€" deed a long span of human life, but thirty years as pastor of the same parish is still more singular and significant. . Thirty years as pastor of the same parish carry abundant opportunities for the shepherd to know his flock and for the filock, in turn to hear the shepâ€" herd‘s voice and to answer his call, No need: to relearse. for our. readâ€" ers what Dr..O‘Neill has‘ done #iere for the past thirty years. We atre all fully .conscious of the many chapters in the story. Therefore, we are all eager to give eloquent expression to our cordial appreciaâ€" tion on this thirtieth anniversary." It is an honor for the Highland Park Press to join the Immaculate Conception Parish find the omâ€" munity in <congratulating Dr. O‘Neill on this happy occasion. Rev. H.F. Siemsen Begins Tenth Year at Bethany Church ‘The Q4th session of the Illinois conference of the Evangelical church came to a close on Sunday afterâ€" noon with a great mass meeting of over 8,000 Evangelicals who gathâ€" ered in the Masonic Temple on the corner of Kedzie and Altgett streets in Chicago. This great host of peoâ€" ple were lead to a high pitch of inâ€" spiration by the masterly sermon E wb:' * th Ed'bj.z PP, on e . su "Credoâ€"I l:lm" His sermon was a tremendous challenge to every one present. Following the sermon three young men were ordmined as deacâ€" ons in the ministry, while six were ordained as elders, this was not only impresive, but it was a very sacred moment in the conference. After the ordination service, the appointâ€" ments for the coming year were read by Bishop Epp. Luthnli of the 125 pastors of the state were changed. Only four churches in the Chicago ‘area are receiving new pastors. Rev. H. F. Siemsen, who has completed nine years of service at Bethany was reappointed and will start his tenth year with this growing church of our city. Identify Body Of Drowning Victim The man found drowned off the Lake Forest beach last Tuesday was identified as being Olaf Samuelson alias Olaf Nyvold, 1015 8. Wabash avenue, Chicago. J,< Edgar Hoover, director of the federal bureau of investigation, wirâ€" ed Lake Forest police that the unâ€" known tramsient was Samuwelson, M‘h‘:.llhwlf:tfl- olation immigration laws, h&-flg:mnfl.n:.b; i ie tocn saie mhen no dtdn H of Fort Sheridan as he was horseback riding along the beach. Efforts to locate relatives of Samâ€" nelson have thus far been unavailâ€" NUMBER 9