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iâ€"-Tfi"I "' l Made smooth by life‘s constant Unnumbered years have slipped Dramaticâ€"full of fiashing fire . . . On which my feet resist the mire? * â€"A.WM. out swell this year at our house, although, for a while, the occasion didn‘t promise to be so hot. _ __ Eh? Oh, it was like this. You nc.“'-/“I-hM-w mas, and/makes a big thing of brothers, with their wives and all the kids gather under the old roofâ€" Well, just about a week before Christmas, pop stumbled upon six yummy wool blankets, and, of course snapped them un immediâ€" ately. He carried them home himâ€" self. and stopped at Peg‘s. She wasn‘t in, so he left them in «the sun norch where she would be sure to find them. found the bundle and opened it. It just about broke her heart, for blankets were what she needed more than anything else â€" and it was, of course, a mistake in delivâ€" pecting them, so she spent quite a timeâ€"calling up neighbors. No one had ordered blankets. . She called my sister Irene, who advised her to wait a couple of days, and report the bundle if the store didâ€" n‘t call for it. io 4 Just as Pegâ€"hung‘ up, the‘ phone rang. It was father. "I‘ve been trying to get you for an hour," he told her. ‘ "Did you find a package on the porch?" "Oh, dad â€" so it was you, all the time! â€" Why, you wizard! How did you knowâ€"" 4 "Oh, I get around," pop.answerâ€" ed, airily. "Just keep this little matter under your hat. Then _]fiuhpfluvnbfie“ Christmas day, and I‘ll wrap and tag it." â€" He hung wp before she could thank him. . Thrilled to the gills, Peg immeâ€" diately rang Irene again. "Look â€"whatâ€"d‘yeâ€"khow" Dad left those blankets â€" for me! Isn‘t it wonâ€" derfal?" * guess it is . . . Six of them, did you say? ... Al_tclyâ€"...Wdl, _ Peg hung up, feeling pretty wetâ€" blanketed. Of course Irene couldâ€" n‘t the matter under her hat, as dad had asked. â€" Well, she would, after H. P. Methodists Plan _ â€" Hamâ€"Venison Dinner ‘The Woman‘s Society of Chrisâ€" tian Service of the Highland Park Methodist church will serve a hamâ€" ning, January 30, at the church bers of the society. flle;.wltiat he Reservations on orâ€"before Janâ€" uary 28 by Mrs., Ledlie H. P. 1051, and tickets on sale by memâ€" Weekly Classes in Thursday, at 1 p.m:, at the Comâ€" munization and Mother‘s Diet." A movie was also shown. Thursday at 1 p.m. in the Comâ€" munity Center, and are conducted by public health nurses on emergâ€" ency maternity and infant care, a propram of the state health deâ€" partment. Overheard in the Office Irene didn‘t answer for a secâ€" Deepsé and Shallows Summer Storm â€"RB.0. needed blankets, knew of the very ;MWC“- dad‘s part. #X Christmas didn‘t start so well h:’flhlfli_*__‘ long before Nell and Pauline, my Irene, Nell and Pauline seemed to have a great deal in common, but didn‘t have much to say to Peg, who with elevated nose, made a great toâ€"do about helping mother with the dinner. There was a naughty gleam in her eye as she hovered affectionately over dad. Gradually the wide smile faded from dad‘s face as the chill of the atmosphere permeated his Christâ€" mas cheer. . Pliainly he was bewilâ€" u‘t put a finger on. He brightâ€" carve the big turkey, and for a time things looked brighter. Then, ts the family gathered around the tree for the distribuâ€" tion of gifts, gloom again descendâ€" But dad was in his glory, now.. He madeâ€"straight for the biggest and heaved it onto her lap. -A‘ mywry(!hiflpsh my d-r,"hs-id.bh-i-‘j':'-. _ An audible gasp went through the room. Several pairs of eyes darted to Peg, whose mouth and mouth were three "O‘s" in her amazed face. Then a gale of laughâ€" ter swept the room. Peg‘s loudest of all. And right away everything was hunkyâ€"dory again, Mother told me afterward that to just at first there was something mas day. You couldn‘t just place it. Then, all of a sudden, it was Social Welfare Group Plans Field Trip mmmm«l Hull House, Russell Ballard, when he spoke before the League of Women Voters November meeting, the field trip now being planned by the league‘s department of soâ€" cial welfare should be "a natural." On Wednesday, Jan. 30, Mrs. Douglas Boyd and Mrs. Harry Pier, coâ€"chairmen of the social welfare department, are arranging for a group of leaguers to visit Hull House in Chicago. It is their plan to head toward the city in the late afternoon, have supper at the Setâ€" tlement House, and remain through the early evening in order to visit the night classes. _ Members of others finding itâ€"impossible to go in the afternoon could join the party for the evening only. Contact either Mrs. Boyd at H.P. 868, or Mrs. Pier, H.P. 1993, by Monday, Jan. 28, to make final Highland Parkers Mourn Loss of Relatives ~Claude E. Mitchel, 70 Elmwood drive, has been informed of the death of his mother, Mrs. Ambrose Jan. 7. His last reunion with her was 17 years ago, five years after he came to this country to engage Other survivors are a son, Harâ€" ry, of West Lake Forest, two sisâ€" us 19 grom in Smpaitls grandchildren. recently received word that his Thother, Mrs. Katherine Rocber, of San Diego, Calif., passed away on January 14. She was 71 years of Also surviving are a son, Lt F. P. Roeber, now stationed in the south Pacific, and a brother, Peter Schipper, assistant postmaster in Joseph L. Proctor, 76, a former resident of Highland. Park. for â€"ym-uh“-t his home in M Mich., on January 8, where the family moved a year ago. He is survived by his widow, At 8 pm., Friday, at the chapel McClure, daughter h Mrs. Harry McClure, 583 Central, was united in marriage to William Dayâ€" ton of Cox Creek, Kentucky. Dr. McRath, professor of religion at the college, officiated. 3 and carrying white carnations, was given in marriage by her father, Betty McClure Becomes Bride of Kentuckian and was attended by Miss Mary Schwalback of Highland Park, who wore pink, and carried matching A reception at Deerpath Inn, Lake Forest, followed the cereâ€" The newlyâ€"weds are former colâ€" lege mates at Lake Forest, Mrs. Dayton being a June, 1945, gradâ€" Winifred B. Glader Weds in Wauconda Miss Winifred B. Glader, daugt ter of Mrs. Fred. Glader, 2816 Midway, was married on January 12 in Wauconda fo Earl E. Kicehl, 235 Liewellyn, Highwood. Gowned in black, with silver seâ€" quins and corsage of cream roses, the bride was attended by Miss wood was best man. . Mrs. Kichl plans to continue her \nlnn'l training at Chicago. Mr. Kiehl, army corporal, who served 18 months in the ETO, was sepaâ€" roses. _ George Quinn of Highâ€" Martha â€" Edwards ~of La Grange, Announce Betrothal Of Josephine Zook rated from service last November The engagement of Josephine Zook to Major Floyd M. Guertin, of Spokane, Wash., has been anâ€" nounced by her mother, Mrs. Josâ€" eph Zook, 16 N. Linden. , tor it Burma and .India. from overseas, where she served for 18 months as Red Cross direcâ€" Washington and Georgetown law student,‘ spent five years in Washâ€" month, he is at present stationed get out of bed. Famous last words: ‘"Hand me a "TIts cgrcat’fb be back on the job again / G Every month now, more of our service men are returning to their telephone jobs. Every month we‘re getting more and more telephones and other equipment And every month, more famiâ€" lies in the ‘Illinois Bell area are made happy by hearing a teleâ€" phone man say, "Okay . . . your new telephone‘s connected." better telephone service to more and more people. T HE PRESS â€" It‘s good to be back on the job Jack Michls, Author To Address Writers of the North Shore Creative Writâ€" ers, January 31. 9 Mr. Michis began as a feature writer on the Toledo Blade. From there he went to Hollywood as publicity "~writer for Paramount Studios and later for RKO. Since coming to Chicago he has done lance author with experience in warious fields of professional writing, will be the guest speaker "public relations" work for Dougâ€" Medinah and the South Shore Country club, and various trade Saturday Evening Post, the New Yorker, and he has had both storâ€" ies and articles in Esquire and othâ€" er magazines. _ At present he is doing free lancewriting, promoâ€" tion and advertising. The North Shore Creative Writâ€" ers meets weekly at the Highland Park Y.W.C.A., and has members in Chicago, Evanston, and all the North Shore suburbs, including Waukegan and Kenosha. % and Mrs. Donald McGibeny of and prose classes for the winter Lake Forest is conducting poetry be followed by a luncheon in honâ€" or of Miss Laura Cross, secretary of the YWCA, who will soon reâ€" turn to China. Mrs. R. Archer Again Heads Welfare Group A backward glance at the acâ€" complishments of 1945 in preparaâ€" tion for those of 1946 will be takâ€" en on Monday by members of the junior group of the < Highland Parkâ€"Ravinia Infant Welfare cenâ€" ter, as they hear Mrs. Raiph Archâ€" er give her annual report. the group, will have charge of the meeting, which is to be held at the Belle avenue. Assistant hostesses will include Mrs. Leslie H. Maiâ€" man, Mrs. Russell H. Johnson, Mrs. E. L. Keogh and Mrsh. Robert M. Bussard. ‘ Twentyâ€"three new members will be introduced by Mrs. John Morâ€" rissy, membership chairman. Mrs. man, will announce the names of her new committee, . Mildred «Haessler of Highland Khn;â€"i.hun.p’-lflh&. The class period on Jan. 31 will for in at Camp McGrath, until the orâ€" (Thursday) for Charles L Geminâ€" er, 76, who passed away at his home at 222 No. Second, Tuesday A member of the U. 8. regular army for 20 years, Mr. Geminer served in the Spanishâ€"American war, in Cubsa and Puerto Rico. He Last Rites Thursday For Charles Geminer After retiring from army life, he maintained a grocery until 1923, when he retired from busiâ€" ness. He was a charter member of the local Chamber of Comâ€" merce. Preceded in death by his wife, last year, and his son, Harold, two years ago, he is survived by two sons, Norman of La Grange, and granddaughters, Joan and Joyce. Lewis of Highland Park, and two Services were held today (Thursday) at Redeemer Evanâ€" gelical Lutheran church, with inâ€" terment at the Northshore Garden of Memories. Charles Lencioni, 83 Is Taken by‘Death On Tues@ay morning, January 22, Charles Lencioni, 933 Waukeâ€" gan avenue, passed away at his home at the age of 83. Born in Italy, he was 22 when he.came to this country, and had lived in Highland Park for 45 years, at one time maintaining a grocery business. Widowed since 1938, he is surâ€" vived by three sons: James, Julius and Peter, and_one daughter, Mrs. Jennie Inman, all of Highland Park; seven grandchildren, three greatâ€"grandchildren, _ and _ one brother, who lives in Geneva, IIl. Services will be held Friday, at 9:30 a.m., at St. James church, Highwood, with interment at All THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE READING ROOM Maintained by First Church of Christ, Scientist Highland Park, Hlinois ago, only two members surâ€" A place for quiet thought and study, where the Bible, and Christian Science Literature may be read, borrowed, or purchased Hours: Week Days 43 NORTH SHERJIDAN ROAD Six per cent of all drivers inâ€" volved in fatal traffic accidents in 1944 were youngsters under 18 years of age, according to reports by the National Safety Council. U. $. VICTORY BONDS Body & Fender Repairing Auto Painting â€" Blacksmithing 322 N. First â€" Highland Park 77 GLENCOE THEATRE _ 630 Vernon Ave: Highland Park 605 _ THU., FRL, SAT., Jan. 24â€"26 Robert THURSDAY _ . Jan. 31 (Theatre reserved for annual RELIABLE LAUNDRY AND DRY CLEANING CO. FRL, SAT., â€"â€" firemen‘s Benefit Show) : (Tickets on sale at box office) ’M‘l- to 5:80 pm 9:30 am to 9:00 pm 2:30 pm to 5:20 pm Dynamic Wheel Balancing SUN., MON., TUES., WED:, Jan. 27â€"28â€"29â€"30 > and June Allyson in ° "HER HIGHNESS AND THE BELL BOY"â€" _____._ Coming: _ "Too Young to Know" "House. on 92nd Street" Dorothy McGuire and and Jean Porter in "WHAT NEXT, RPORAL HARGROVE?" "Spanish Main" "Pardon My Past" D A HL S Robert Young" in "CLAUDIA®" Phone HP: 17¢ Page 3 Wyan