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Courses have been held at the Lincoln, Braeside, Eim Place, West Ridge, and Ravinia Schools, as well as at the Community Center, Y. W. C. A., Highland Park Women‘s Club, Police Station, High School, Moraine Hotel, Legion Hall and the Ravinia and downtown Fire Stations. Last January the Red Cross held such a course at the Community Cenâ€" ter. Some of our teachers were also trained by the Red Cross in Chicago. All persons who have completed First Aid Courses are registered with the Office of Civilian Defense. The following is a list of instructors who have taught courses: Mrs. C. K. Wellman, _ Ray Sneeden, ‘George Scheuchenpflug, Mrs. Edith Neisser, Mrs. Milton Arenberg, Mrs. Leonard Davidow, Mrs. B. G. Davis, Mrs. Walter Heymann, Mrs. H. L. Oppenâ€" heimer, Paul Muzik, Mrs. Edwin S. Rand, Mrs. M. B. Todes, Mrs. M. B. Todes, Mrs. W. C. Wenninger, Miss Adele Whitfield, Mrs. Parker Wheatâ€" Mrs. C. K. Wellman and Ray Sneeden were the first two instructâ€" ors in Highland Park. In 1940 and 1941, they taught classes that preâ€" pared most of the present instructors so that they could qualify for the Red Cross Instructor‘s Course. The standard Course comprises ten lessons, the advanced course, five. The courses are outlined in the Red Cross Instructor‘s Outline, especially :‘.‘I‘lmbdm.’m miinimum of ten hours for First Aid Training is one of the four basic subjects required for official recogâ€" nition by O. C. D. for the following groups: Staff, Messengers, Drivers, Auxiliary Firemen, Auxiliary Police, Bomb Squads, Air Raid Wardens, Emergency Feeding and Housing, Deâ€" contamination Squads, and Utility Reâ€" pair Squads. Rescue Squads and Nurses Aides require twenty hours to Park citizens hmmdaddnu- ed Civilian First Aid Courses since last January. Civilian Defense News These instructors have just been appointed: . Robert H. Block, Jane Adams Cameronâ€"Smith, Jean Van Arsdale Case, Mrs. Vesta Colbath, Paul E. Downing, Mrs. Lorraine Erikâ€" son, Ellen L. Greig, Traver R. Hamâ€" ilton, Edmund W. Koebelin, Mrs. Lois Mandel, Bob Nichols, Mrs. Dorâ€" othy B. Smart, Harry E. Skidmore, Louise Whiteman, Frank. Wichman, Mariam Wichman William C. Woll, William B. Wren, Dr. Winnifred Freeman, Mrs. Ralph J. Mills, Mr. Harold N. Ets. ley, Marshall J. Williams, Dr. Gilbert M. Loewe. Joan Pasquesi, Detroit, is visiting her grandparents in Highwood. [# USE THE BUVCKETI Mrs. Edw. Weil, Mundelein, County Chairman for Women‘s Activities of the Lake County Council of Defense in coâ€"operation with the Township Group Leaders recently announced final organization plans for new units of interest to women. Women are needed for membership in the Motor Corps, Nurses Aides and Youth Activities groups. Up to now, not a great deal could be done, beâ€" cause of a lack of training facilities. However, a training program has been provided and courses are available. able. Plan New Defense Units For Women Arthur Raff of Cedar Avenue has gone on a fishing trip in Northern Minnesota with a party of friends. Morton Raff, who has been spending the past month with his parent and sister has returned to Swarthmore College to start his _ Senior year, Paula Raff will spend two weeks in early July at Camp Hickory Hill The campaign will doubtless conâ€" tinue throughout the summer, termanâ€" ating before the opening meeting of the new year. Persons signifying their desire to join now need not pay their dues until Fall, when the entire memâ€" bership is billed. Should anyone desire to inquire about League membership, she may phone Mrs. Walker at H. P. 1772. Membership in the League of We men Voters may be obtained at any time, but at present a definite Memâ€" bership Campaign is in progress unâ€" der the direction of Mrs. Robert F. Walker, Bettering A merican citiâ€" zenship is perhaps more of an acute problem in wartime than at . any other time, and for that reason the activities of the League are attractâ€" now than ever before, Initiating the campaign on June 2nd, Mrs. Walker entertained her comâ€" mittee at luncheom and an all day meeting at her home at 234 Cary Aveâ€" nue. â€" At this time names of prospecâ€" tive members were distributed, some committee members. taking as many as 20 persons to call upon. The comâ€" mittee includes: Mrs. George Childs, Mrs. James Clarke, Mrs. John Crompton, Mrs. John Driscoll, Mrs. W .P. Goodreds, Mrs. George Hart, Mrs. Leon Harpole, Mrs. Earl Jerome, Mrs. Charles Jones, Mrs. W. L. Karpi, Mrs. W. McNair, Mrs. H. Metzger, Mrs. James Murphy, Mrs. C. H. Pease, Mrs. Albert Peterson, Mrs. Robert Preis, Mrs. H. Serrery, Mrs. Carol Baker Summers, Mrs. J. S. Taussig, Mrs. Earl Varner, Mrs. Frank Venning, and . Mrs. Hernun‘ Zischke. * LWV Make Drive For Membeéers The ceremony was solemnized on Saturday afternoon, June 27th, in the Chapel of the Fifth Avenue Presâ€" byterian Church, New York City, the Reverend Ralph B. Nesbett officiatâ€" ing. â€"A reception for the families and intimate friends followed at Sherry‘s Miss Capen had as her maid of honor, Miss Bette Mae Lees of Boomfieid and as bridesmaids, Miss Barrie Smith of New York City and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ogden Ball of Bloomficild, New Jersey ,announce the marriage of their sister, Miss Joanne Raymond Capen to George Eldredge Hamlin, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. George Eldredge Hamlin of St. Louis, Mo,. formerly of Hig h1an d Park. Miss Capen is the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William H. Capen formerly of Mountain Lakes, New Jersey. Former Resident Is Married To New Jersey Girl She‘s a member of the Woman‘s clubâ€"and if you want to see her at her best and at her prettiest, go someâ€" day to a meeting of the Woman‘s club. I did. I was pleasantly conâ€" vinced. . . She smokes occasionallyâ€"but not much . .. Rarely does she even sip a strong drink . . . She‘s a crackerâ€" jack card player, and . often brings home the coveted first prize . . . Ocâ€" Yes. She went to college. In the East most likely. Vassar, Smith, or Wellesley. 5 She likes to do her own shopping . . She has a maid, and the maid loves her . . . She‘s a charming hostess and a brilliant entertainer . . . She reads the New York Times. That is, she reads the society section, the book review section, and lastâ€"but not least!â€"the advertisements of the smart Fift® Avenue shops . . , Freâ€" quently she orders clothes from Bonâ€" wit‘s or Bergdorf Goodman‘s . . . Yes. She has a charge account. Seâ€" veral in fact. And, she uses tl:t quite freely . . . Sometimes she feels a little guilty after she has bought that exâ€" pensive hat, But then . . . She might be compared with Mrs. Day in "Life With Father." . . . Is she pretty ? Yes, decidedly so. , . She has exquisite taste in clothes, and considers Marshall Field‘s the old family standâ€"by . . . She‘s a peaceâ€" makerâ€"her home invariably running smoothly, without unnecessary bickerâ€" Ing$. . . . To her, nothing comes before her familyâ€"EVER! . . . Maybe that is why Highland Park has so mahy outâ€" standing people . . . The delightful woman who has adâ€" in an effort to help win the war. Yes . . . she rides a bike now . . . and she makes more cookies for the USO . . . You find her dashing to a First Aid class, knitting for the Red Cross, exchanging sugariess recipes with her friends, and writing cheerâ€" ful letters to her son in the Army, Navy, or Marines . /. Editor‘s note: By popular request, this column is being repeated. And :azln. Highland Parker as of June, Here she is ! Telephone lines in the Illinois Bell area are busier than they have ever been before. . .. At . present about 8,000,000 calls are completed daily, far more than the average for this time last year. FOR 1L/U8V ror Victory! She‘s a Highland Parker . .. YOUNG MAN ABOUT ho Whitt N Schultz TOWN by Whitt N. Schultz * ILLINOTIS 6 TELEPHONE â€"COM P To conserve vital materialâ€"lead, cop» W.Mimmlvlflw CGovernment has had to place certain restrictions upon telephone service. Elfililglnateridnmi*w as far as possible and you will still have the finest telephone m service in the world. bur soRBE® iur ‘staurs: Mr. Hamlin‘s father acted as best man and the ushers were brother, Henry S. Hamlin of Louis, and: Mr. Ball. Miss Capen was graduated in June from the Principia College at Elsah, Illinois. Mr. Hamlin, also a gratiuate of the Principia College is a member of the faculty of the Principia Upper School in St. Louis. After a short wedding trip to Lake Placid, Mr. and Mrs. Hamlin will reâ€" turn to St. Louis where they will make their home. Miss Phyllis Paulson of Evanston, Iilinois. Wednesday evening, July 1, 8:00 o‘clock, a staff of first aid instructors will be available to teach any of the lessons of the standard or the civilâ€" ian defense first aid course. These lessons will be conducted at the Comâ€" munity Center, 549 Central Avenue. First Aid News She doesn‘t wear much makeâ€"upâ€" she doesn‘t have to . . . She attends the Ravinia Concerts, and enjoys them . . . She‘s interested in football fot her son usually wins a starting position on HPHS‘s football team . . . She always helps her children with their homework . . . Indeed, she‘s gentle, patient, thoughtful, sympatheâ€" tic, and so understanding . . . Believe me: she is tops, this Mrs. Highland Parker! ! She reads with delight the manly stories that appear® in the Saturday Evening Post . . . Secretly she wishes she were the president of the Womâ€" an‘s clubâ€"but then she realizes the dutics are extremly heavy and that she has a family to raise. . ‘The Reader‘s Digest appeals to her because by reading it she can get a lot of information ‘about a lot of things in a big hurry . . . Yes, she‘s highâ€"strungâ€"but not nervous ! . . . She loves her son because he is so much like his father . . . Of course she thinks her daughter is a beautiful girl â€"and she frequently is! She spends ‘weeks and sometimes months selecting the best finishing school and camp for her daughter . . . She‘s a loyal churchâ€"goer, and a guild member. She is an idealist . . . Her popularity has grown as her years have slipped peacefully by .. . . . . She loves flowers. Working in her garden is one of her highest pleaâ€" sures. Lovely bouquets are seen in nearly every room of her orderly home . . . She likes to danceâ€"but she doesn‘t dance enough . . . She‘s softâ€" spoken . . . casionally she takes a quick swim at the club . . . She might play a little golf, too. After all, she‘s got to play a halfâ€"way decent game for her exâ€" acting husband. And, besides, it‘s a good way to walk off a few extra She‘s a constant builder of good will. And, at the beginning of each day, she sends each member of her family off with a bright, cheery smile . . . She has a keen sense of humor . . . She hates the first of the month when the bills comeâ€"and who doesn‘t? . . . She has trouble keeping her checkâ€" ing acconut accurate; that is, as acâ€" curate as her particular husband‘s. She is an excellent cook and on Thursdays she really has a field day! 25, 1942 his his St.