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Highland Park Press, 12 May 1938, p. 5

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League of Women Voters Convene in Winnetka This Week Starring in a takeâ€"off of Charlie McCarthy and Edgar Bergen Mrs. George Gaidzik of Highland Park made one of the hits of the Illinois State Convention of the League of Women Voters held in ‘Winnetka lont,. Tussday and Wednesday of this week. "Charlie" represented one of the less bright legislators, Mr. "Bergen" one of the less stupid. ‘Together they discussed the city manage rplan of government, deâ€" cided good naturedly that Winnetka liked talking about itself and that since the League of Women Voters was in favor of city managership perhaps it was something legislaâ€" tors like themselves should reckon with. Mrs. Gaidzik‘s impersonation took place after the luncheon at Community House on Tuesday, May 10 when league delegates were lisâ€" tening to a program on legislation. THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1988 Other features of the procn.-‘ included an address by Honorable Benjamin S. Adamowski, Democraâ€" tic member of the State legislature and member of the recently created Legislative council. Mr. Adamowâ€" ski discussed the background of the new council and what a similar council in the State of Kansas had accomplished in simplifying the leâ€" gislator‘s job. The Honorable Berâ€" nite T. Van Der Vries, a resident of Winnetka and former president of the Winnetka League of Women Voters and now a state representaâ€" tive from the Seventh District spoke on "Advice from a Legislator" which included the plea that legislators be treated as human beings and not as criminals. Mrs. W. W. Ramsey of Chicago gave a most enlightening report of the success of permanent legislation in eliminating unqualiâ€" fied voters from election lists. Perâ€" manent registration is one of the recent legislative achievements which the Illinois League of Women Voters helped materially to bring about in this state. Highland Park women have had a prominent part in the program of: the recent convention. Mrs. Marc Law, vice president of the State league presided at the session held Monday evening at Community house. Among the speakers that evening were Mrs. Raymond Simons, chairman of publicity for the state and Mrs. Jay Glidden finance chairâ€" man. Mrs. Maurice Pollak presided at the dinter honoring local league presidents held at Matz hall, Comâ€" munity house Monday evening. Among the delegates from Highâ€" land Park were the new president of the Highland Park league Mrs. J. Sigurd Johnson and the former president Mrs. Walter Rubens and the Mesdames George Carr, George Lyman, Robert Grinnell, Louis Hallâ€" er, Douglas Boyd, Herman Black, Monroe Ottenheimer, Wm, Briddle, A. W. Kramer, Carroll Binder and Paul R. Kuhn. Statistics show that the number of traffic accidents increases after sundown despite the fact that there are fewer cars on the road at that time of day. of protecting your rugs against moths. We also offer our knowledge of weaves and texâ€" ture of rugs which is most essential to obtain the best possible results in cleaning. We are fully equipped with modern facilities, and each and every rug is cleaned, shampooed according to its particular construction and materials . . . When finished, each rug has the same beauty it had when you first bought it. JOHN B. NASH, Prop. #27â€"29 North Green Bay Read Highland Park, NL S is in rantdng, "Entistes thoartelly givem " * ""* By Cleaning and Mothproofing them. Our scientific treatment is the only safe method MOTHS ARE AFTER YOUR Let Us Protect Them HICHLAND PARK Dr. C. W. Balke Is Honored for Work with Rare Metals hdw:whkhlddnnhmhnt‘ place in the manufacture of equipâ€" ment and parts for the chemical and communications industries. In 1929, Dr. Balke made the first specâ€" imens of pure columbium in large sheets, and although development of commercial markets for this new metal been slow, they have been accelgrated only recently by imâ€" provements in processes which have resulted in reductions in cost. Another important work of Dr. Balke has been the development of hard carbide of tantalum and coâ€" lumbium for use in machine cutting tools and wire drawing dies. This work has resulted in the creation of the Vascoloyâ€"Ramet Corporaâ€" tion, one of the three largest manâ€" ufacturers of carbide tools and dies. Dr. Balke is the author of many scientific papers, published for the most part in the journals of the American â€" Chemical Society, of which he is an important member. He has made thirtyâ€"six patent apâ€" plications in the United States, of which twentyâ€"one have become isâ€" sued patents, many of them with corresponding patents in foreign countries. a Dr. Balke is a resident of Highâ€" land Park and the father of five children, one of whom, Claire C. Balke, is closely associated with his father in the Fansteel research labâ€" oratory. Auxiliary Board of Park Ridge School for Girls, Formed The new board formed as an auxâ€" iliary board to the Park Ridge School for Girls is to raise money for an endowment for Solomon cotâ€" tage. The cottage is one of the imâ€" portant school buildings and one of the two oldest on the campus. It was given in 1908 by Mr. Julius Rosenwald who named it in honor of Mrs. Henry Soloman. President of the schools board from 1906â€"1908, Mrs. Solomon‘s adâ€" President of the schools board from 1906â€"1908, Mrs. Solomon‘s adâ€" ministration had found the school in debt, in need of reorganization and still housed by then inadequateâ€" ly, in the Soldiers Home in Evansâ€" ton. Here it had opened in 1877 as the Illinois Industrial School for Girls. Under Mrs. Solomon‘s energetic guidance, reorganization was acâ€" complished. The Chicago Woman‘s club and the Illinois Federation of Woman‘s clubs had become backers of the project and gifts of money from Mr. Rosenwald and Mr. James Patten for two buildings had asâ€" sured the removal of the school to its forty acre farm in Park Ridge. At lunchecn on Monday, May 16, Mrs. Solomon is to be guest of honor and meet the new board and later in the afternoon a gathering of friends of the school will greet her at tea. The Solomon Cottage Auxiliary board was organized with the assistâ€" RUGS (Continued from Page 1) 3200 ance of four of Mrs. Solomon‘s nieces. It is not yet completed but to date it includes: Mrs. R. C. Inâ€" gerson, Winnetka, chairman; Mrs. Walter ‘T. Rice, Highland Park, treasurer; a niece, Mrs. Alfred 8. Alschuler, Mrs. John J. Adams, Mrs. Walter Cherry, Mrs, Morton D. Cahn, Mrs. Hubert E. Howard all of Winnetka; Mrs. F. Y. Coffin, Evâ€" anston. Highland Park members include Mrs. Richard Kuhns, Mrs. Milton Hirsh and Mrs. Cloud Nathan a niece of Mrs. Solomon; Mys. Franâ€" cis W. Parker, Mrs. L. Lewis Cohen, Mrs. Harcld Florsheim, Mrs. Hugo Sonnenschein, Mrs. Lawrence Stein and Mrs. Wm. F. G. Ross. Exhibition Tennis at Exmoor Club Exhibition tennis matches will bo‘ held at the Exmoor Country club on Sunday afternoon at 8:30 o‘clock. The players will be Robert L. Riggs, second ranking United States playâ€" er, and William and Chester Murâ€" phy, who hold first and second places, respectively, in the Western ‘Tennis association; John Hennessey, former Davis cup player, and Marâ€" vin Wachman, captain of the Northâ€" western university tennis team. THE PBRES3 Fire Destroys Everglades Club Sunday Afternoon The Everglades Country club, romdhouse and gambling establish» ment located at Dundee and Skokie roads near Northbrook was comâ€" pletely destroyed by fire Sunday afternoon. It was the second time in four months that fire had atâ€" tacked the club. The fire on Janâ€" wuary 13th, only partially damaged the club while the conflagration on Sunday totally destroyed the buildâ€" ing and contents, Fifteen employees and seventy five patrons, fied from the building when smoke began pouring out. One of the employees was badly burned while trying to aid George Turner, the manager in carrying out a few pieces of furniture and the money which was waiting for a play from the usual Sunday night crowd. Damage was estimated at about $50,000, including the destruction of equipment, bars, a large liquor stock and the building. Defective wiring is believed to have been reâ€" sponsible for the fire. As daylight grows dim, decrease your speed and increase your cauâ€" tiousness. . Bernard M. Baruch Keeps " A Copy Always Handy "Your magazine has become the standard by which I judge a current article. If you publish it, I know you think it good enough for ordiâ€" nary folks like me to read. I hope you will always keep up that standâ€" ard. My reading table, and Mrs. Baruch‘s table are never without it. Other copies I scatter around the house for friends to read or carry off." If you do not already know The Reader‘s Digest, you may have a sampleâ€"copy free, by addressing your request to Dept V., The Readâ€" er‘s Digset, Plasantville, N.Y. f _ 21 North Second Street Phone Highland Park 5435 (First residence north of Central Avenue on east side of street) Dill‘s Home Barber Shop Haircutting â€" Adults 40¢ â€" Children 35¢ Special Sale of Shampoos and Hair Tonics including Drene, Marâ€"oâ€"oil, and Fitch. All $1 size tonics, 60c â€" Refill 50¢ THE EDITOR. Pneumonia Fatal To Railroad Chef Albert Dughi, 55 of 843 Prairie Avenue, Highwood, died Thursday at the Highland Park hospital folâ€" lowing a brief illness of pneumonia. Mr. Dughi, who had resided in Highwood for 15 years was head chef of the New York Central lines. A streptococus infection following pneumonia caused his death. Funeral services were held Monâ€" day morning at 9:30 o‘clock at St. James church,. Interment was in Mooney‘s cemetery. wife Anna and one sister. The deceased is survived by his rAGE

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