Illinois News Index

Highland Park Press, 30 Jun 1938, p. 5

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Community Service Ends Activities For Summer Season THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1938 As you know Community Service of Highland Park (Inc.) conducts community recreation and educaâ€" tion during the fall, winter and spring of the year. Its board of directors, thirty in number, superâ€" vises the use of Community Service income. This income is spent for recreational purposes. So that all may know the scope and type of activities that are conâ€" ducted during the year the followâ€" ing report of activities is presented. To make these activities a success thanks are due to the Adult Eduâ€" cation Council, the High school and Grade school boards for their fine cooperation in these community events. 2 Ravinia Village House Badminâ€" tonâ€"This is the oldest badminton class in the community. It conducts a yearly tournament, and sends players to championship tournaâ€" ments. Men and women both play. Gene Kern is the class president and Howard Copp is the director. It met for 90 sessions with 2593 present. Lincoln School Badmintonyâ€" A very popular under the leadership of Georgeâ€"Ekdahl. Both men and women play. It met for 30 sesâ€" sions with 655 present. Braeside School Badmintonâ€"Coâ€" operating with the P.T.A. this class played badminton, pingâ€"pong and shuffleboard on Tuesday and Wedâ€" mnesday nights. Marion Whittaker was the leader. It met for 30 sesâ€" sions with 397 present. Class was for mer and women. Night School Badminton â€"This was one of the newer activities at the High school‘s night program for adults. Interest in the activity became so great that two nights of play was allotted. Both men and women played. The instructor was George Scheuchenpflug. It met for 29 sessions with 478 present. Y.W.C.A. . Badminton â€" Thursday afternoon at the "Y" was girls badâ€" minton time. The instructor was George Scheuchenpfiug. It met 12 times with 241 present. First Aid Lessons and Talksâ€" First Aid was taught to Boy Scout and Girl Scout classes. Talks were made to civic clubs. Help was given to First Aid Contest work. Fortyâ€" five sessions with 1986 present. Older Boys Basketballâ€"A very popular class for older boys and young men. Met on Monday eveâ€" nings in the High school gym as a part of the Adult Education proâ€" gram. Ray Cox was the instrucâ€" tor. It met for,.19 sessions with 693 present. â€" Mens Gym and Volleyball class â€"This class met as a part of the Adult Education program at night school. . Conditioning exercises, badâ€" minton, basketball and volleyball made up their program. Ray Cox was the instructor. .Class met for 18 sessions with 190 present. Boy Scout Activitiesâ€"Cooperating with the Boy Scout program in its many activities. Eighteen sessions with 1072 present. Conferences, Talks and Meetings Concerning Proposed Community Houseâ€"Much of the directors time was sperit towards the completion of the Community House for Highâ€" land Park idca. There were 180 sessions with 2385 present. Adult Education program |for our community. Talks about its activities. . There were 11 sessions with 374 present. Song and Party Leadershipâ€"Givâ€" ing help and suggestions for comâ€" munity parties 'fi: well as conductâ€" ing singing. ere were 40 sesâ€" sions totalling 1,072 present. Occasional eventsâ€"Here is reportâ€" ed activities as: organizing grade Thursdayâ€"Friday Martha .Raye, George Gracie Allen, Bob H Edward Mlum Coogan, Betty &z OUR GANG COMEDY â€" "Bear Facets." BETTY BOOP CARTOON â€" "Out of the | Inkwell." Mmum% Girl Evidence." Saturday (Matinee and Evening) "FOOLS FOR SCANDAL" BILLY ROSE REVUE â€" "Case Mannana." LOONEY TUNE â€" "Injun Trouble." Bobby in "How I Golf* â€" "BIG IRON."* l-g'-‘l‘P'l'l.lml. Melyyn Douglas, Mary Astor, Joan Blondell MARCH OF TIME No. 11. cmmmmm-ugm-'fl- Monday." BOB CROSEY AND ORCHESTRA. LATEST NEWs. Sun.â€"Mon.â€"Tues. (Sun. and July 4 continuous 2 to 11) July 3â€"4â€"5 Wednesday, Thursday, Friday T ame . B K aretr Ukrdofous whas * Nert Week: ‘COCOANUT GROYE,‘ ‘SINNERS IN PARADISE, "THERE‘S ALWAYS A WOMAN" ernand Carole Raiph Bellamy, € GuA'.u:.. J.H-.wm Ireme Dunne, Dougias Fairbanks, Jr., Alice.Brady "COLLEGE SWING" *IOK QOFâ€"LIVIMG" very and eveâ€" as a school basketball and . softball leagues; help at track meets; help and ribbons for ice carnivals; and many individual events. There were 106 sessions with 10,985 present. Grand totalâ€"Summing up all the above events which were conducted from October 1, 1937, to June 1, 1938, we find that the grand total of sessions was 628 and the total number present was 24,863. Highwood Square Dance Troupe Wins Praise In Maywood Performing unce in the afternoon and twice in the evening the Highâ€" wood Recreation‘s Square dance group won the hearts of all wao atâ€" tended the Recreation ExhiPit at Maywood with their performance. The exhibit was held by the Recâ€" reation Projects of the Chicago area as part of the dedication exâ€" ercises for the half million dollar field house. . This group represented Lake county at the exhibit and is conâ€" sidered by project leaders to be one of the best groups of its kind in the northern part of the state. The following grade school people conâ€" stitute the group: Doris Lytle, callâ€" er; Frahk Tonci, banjo player; Edâ€" ward Bellei, harmonica player; Elâ€" mer Bertucci, June and Ruth Maâ€" Cabee; Adolph Rosalije, Benny Mordini Helen Cheradini, Louis Crovetti and Elsie Hanni are the dancers. These people were accompanied to Maywood by Mrs. Raymond Suzâ€" zi, Mrs. Lyle and Mrs MaCabeé. Lingering Iiness _ Claims J. P. Hicke y John P. Hickey, aged 64, 326 N. St. Johns avenue, died Thursday at the Presbyterian hospital, Chicago, following a lingering illness. Mr. Hickey was born in Highland Park Feb. 1, 1874, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Hickey, pioneeri residents of this vicinity. His mothâ€" er,. who was Anne White, was the} first teacher in these parts, teachâ€" ing at the Port Clinton school in the north end of this city and the old log cabin school, which was loâ€" cated about on the present site of the Lincoln school. The old homeâ€" stead of the Hickey family was on Prairie avenus, their orchard beâ€" ing located where the Skokie Valâ€" ley line of theâ€" North Shore road now stands. HMere he received his early training and for many years after he grew to manhood, conductâ€" ed a dairy farm. For a number of years he servâ€" ed as bookkceper for Santi Bros. Dairy and previous to his connecâ€" tion with the firm was employed by the Bowman Dairy company. . He was a charter member of the Catholic Foresters. Funeral services were held Satâ€" urday morning at 9 o‘clock from the Immaculate Conception church. Father Muzik of LaGrange, nephew of the deceased, said mass at the church, while Father James Garâ€" rity of Lost Nation, Ia., conducted the service at the grave. Burial was in St. Mary‘s cemetery in Lake Forest. Mr, Hickey is survived by his wife Anna and three children, John, Charlotte and Mary and one sister, Mrs. Vencil Muzik. Quality Cleaners Phone H..P. 178 RELIABLE LAUNDRY DRY CLEANING CO. June 30, July 1 July 6â€"7â€"8 July 2 Highwood Boosters in Championship Game with St. Joe, J uly 3 The colorful, undefeated Highâ€" wood Boosters, leaders in the Illiâ€" nois State Amateur league, next Sunday, July 3, will complete their first round when they meet the strong second place St. Joe‘s of North Chicago. A victory for the Boosters would leave them undeâ€" feated while a loss would tie them for second place honors. This game will be played at the Highwood field at 2:30 p.m. One of the biggest crowds of the season is expected to witness this game. â€"Bruno Somenzi, sensational young moundsman for the Boosters, will do the pitching for Highwood, while "Whitey" Morrisey, brilliant southpaw chucker, will do the hurlâ€" ing for the North Chicago team. On Monday, July 4th, the Highâ€". wood club will clash with one of the best colored professional baseball team in the United States when they meet the Chicago Union Giants, powerhouse crack Negro nine at 2:30 p.m. at the Boosters field. . It will be the outstanding baseball performance that was ever ‘staged in northernâ€" Illinois. This colored THE PRES 8 aggregation has been organized for the past 50 years and has turned to the baseball highlights such baseâ€" ball stars as "Satchel" Paige, Wells, "Mule" Suttles and many others. Their past record shows they have defeated such clubs as the Chiâ€" cago Mills, Kansas City Monarch, Chieago Spencer Coal, Collegians of Mississippi and many others. * The community is cordially invited to attend. Help this baseball show to be a success. LAWRENCE TIBBETT "I read many magazines, but I cannot read them all. I know many melodies but‘ cannot learn all the orchestrations. So to get the melâ€" ody of what is going on in our reâ€" markable country, I turn to The Reader‘s Digest. It gives me the tune. And that tune is as stirring as The Star Spangled Banner." The Reader‘s Digest, that charmâ€" ing pocketsize periodical, quickly solves your reading problems. Each month it presents in 136 double column pages the most worthwhile reading available, condensed from more than 500 periodicals. You‘ll This famocs singer says GETS THE TUNE find that every one of the 35 interâ€" esting articles it presents, adds maâ€" terially to your store of knowledge. ltyoudonotalmdth"hg Reader‘s Digest, you may have a sample copy free, through a special arrangement made â€"with this paper. Address your request to Dept X., Complete Insured Protection Against Fire, Theft, Moths, Dust, Heat, and Humidity, in our Spacious Vault. Have your Furs cleaned the furriers‘ way and have necâ€" essary repairs and remodeling done now by our skilled craftsmen. Save money. Low summer rates now in effect. Phone Highland Park 54 Our Bonded Messenger Will Call. MOLDANER & HUMER 16 North Sheridan Road FUR STORAGE EXPERT CLEANING, GLAZING, REPAIRING, RESTYLING The Reader‘s Digest, Pleasantville, N.Y. THE EDITOR _1 Archery Exhibit The archery exhibit of the Highâ€" land Park Girl Scouts will be held Thursday evening, June 30, at 7:30 o‘clock at 267 E. Park avenue. PAGB

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