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Highland Park Press, 18 Apr 1946, p. 1

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__ The Higblan Park Press The Woman‘s auxiliary of the Highland Park lcq% held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 10. Mrs. Alfred Sihler, chairâ€" man of volunteer workers, asked for more help at the hospital for late afternoons from 4:30 to 5:30. week of April. Members were asked to bring all unused or outâ€" grown baby clothes including uht-qhth'nmnh cut down a committee, to the Thrift shop for resale. A luncheon U. $ YÂ¥ICTORY ROND s It is sincerely hoped that the delegates will all find it convenient to come early and stay late, but if that is impossible, their attendance at any portion of the convention and to the organization to which Hospital Auxiliary Meets During a report on the auxilâ€" fary‘s receipts from the Thrift shop, the members were reminded of Baby Week which is the last was served at the close of the meeting by Mrs. George Strecker‘s committee. Change Rummage Sale Date The date of Presbyterian sale h‘:.h- changed From April 25 to May 9. Mrs. Albert Elliott, Mrs. Orray T. Knight and Mrs. Gilbert Hardacre. twoâ€"year term, Mrs. Clarence Goelâ€" zer, Ms. Maurice Pollack, Mrs. Walter Rubens, Mrs. Mason Smith and Mrs. Melvin Wolens. Nominations from the floor are in order if the consent of the nomâ€" inee has been secured prior to the of officers. Mrs. Van G. Kirk, chairman of the nominating comâ€" mittee, will present the following candidates: At the afternoon session being called for 1:30, the findings obâ€" tained in the small morning groups will be presented and correlated to determine the final outcome of "what" the local membership wants the league to achieve, and "how." Also included in the afâ€" ternoon‘s business is the election There is to be halfâ€"hour recess between the morning sesâ€" sion and the 1:00 o‘clock luncheon, for which advance reservations must be made either by mailing in the government card received by each member whenâ€" she. was mailed her convention program or by phoning Mrs. Caro? Boker Sumâ€" mers, social committee chairman, HP. 1140. & Znd viceâ€"president, Mrs. p. F. Supple. Corresponding secretary, Mrs. Edwin P. Barnes. Breaking up into small discusâ€" sion groups, the delegates will reâ€" assemble at 11 to consider very inâ€" formally the state and national acâ€" tive lists, and with each person feeling free to comment, to then decide what will be accomplished next. year and the best method to achieve results. Quoting Mrs. J. Sigurd Johnson, who is convention chairman: "This is to be a true member participation, and indiâ€" cates that the league program comes from the bottom up instead of: the top "Mown." % Now everyone should be ready to launch into the big opening sesâ€" sion set for 10:30. This meeting will be conducted by Mrs. Marc Law, who in addition to beinga past president of the local league and active in the state organizaâ€" tion, is now serving as viceâ€"presiâ€" dent of the national league. will be an important participant in the First Annual Convention beâ€" ing scheduled for all day of Wedâ€" nesday, April 24, at the Communiâ€" ty Center. Upon registering at 10 a.m. each conventionite will feel well qualiâ€" fied when she is presented with a valuable kit containing a compreâ€" hensive summary of the past year‘s activities, a copy of next year‘s budget, and the soâ€"called Active List for the state and national leagues. League of Women Voters Hold Convention Apr. 24 Wearing a delegate‘s blue ribâ€" bon, each member of the Highland Vol, 36; No. 8 President, Mrs. Richard Loewenâ€" baby clothes and nursery articles. Friends of the thrift shop who have any â€"baby articles to spare are asked to donate them and help make: Baby Week a success. Highland Park thrift shop on N. At the annual meeting, the luncheon is scheduled for 1 p.m., followed by the election of a secâ€" ond viceâ€"president, a> correspondâ€" ing secretary, and a director. Reâ€" ports of all committees will be briefly summarized and the busiâ€" ness meeting concluded before the arrival of the speaker. Mrs. Wenâ€" dell Goodpasture is president. In keeping with National Baby Week, which will be celebrated all Miss Rose Hum Lee, a teacher at }fioUniuuity of Chicago, will speak on "Chinese Customsâ€"New _ The club arranges for Mrs. ‘Dn'hcbâ€"toennforthdfl- dren in school lunchroom. No children under 2% years of age may be left there as they involve too much supervision. Each mothâ€" er is required to register her child and pay a fee of 25 cents. Thrift Shop to Celebrate National Baby Week Pmochle Tourney At The USO Friday‘s events include a walkâ€" -fi,;&.h“-‘u and Old." USO Thursday at 8 p.m. There 'mhhbuh:(fn-l to 11 p.m. and refreshments. *Planning â€" Your Garden of 1946" was the subject of the talk by Mrs. M. G. Kettner on Tuésâ€" ‘d-y, April 9; at a meeting of the Deerfield Woman‘s club.: Meetâ€" ing in the Deerfield> grammar school building, Mrs. Wendell ‘Goodp-tn‘.- president, opened the session. _ Mrs. John Silence garden department chairman, b‘ troduced Mrs. Kettner. Mrs. Norman Hamilton, civie and social service chairman, anâ€" nounced the program for the anâ€" nual luncheon on April 23 at &-1 clusion of the program. ‘The pubâ€" lic is â€"invited to attend. Deerfield Women Ollivier, ‘cellist, who will be acâ€" companied at the piano by Miss Helen Taylor. Mrs. Ollivier has been principal ‘cellist with the Cleveland Women‘s symphony, Okâ€" lahoma State symphony and Iowa State symphony. Miss Taylor is well known in Highland Park as a teacher of piano and composer, and is a member of the faculty of the Columbia School of Music, and the Chicago Conservatory . of The following program will be presented : Toccato ........ Frescobaldiâ€"Cassado Vito . A delightful musical program has been arranged by Mrs. Frank sketches, photography and kodaâ€" ‘ehâ€"o,cte. Entries may be made by phoning Mrs. Elzie Partiow at H. P. 5080. Exhibitors are asked to have their exhibits at the school Saturday morning, April 27. The exhibits will be held over until the following Monday, to be viewed by the children under the auspices of the teachers. An enjoyable afternoon of enâ€" tertainment is planned for those who attend Braeside‘s annual Art Exhibit and Musicale to be held in the school auditorium on Sunday, April 28, at 3:30 pm. Residents of Braeside, adults and children, have been invited to participate. All forms of art are acceptable, inâ€" cluding seulpturing, wood carving, water colors, oils, black and white Braeside School Presents Exhibit and Musicale Sunday, April 28th / Service men and women may enâ€" T a pinochle tournament at the re i rnpprocotvenimncamestatinie 5. 44 â€" se s + Teawill be served at the conâ€" Legion Post Initiantes New Members April 25 Supper will be celebrated on Good Friday and new members will be received into the church. hall open at night for the use of senting the ministers of this disâ€" trict at the annual meeting, dealâ€" ing with pensions of clergymen. The pastor will return for services on Sunday, May 5, and on Sunday, April 28, when he is absent, the Wheaton College Gospel team will have charge of the morning and initiation of new members in the club rooms at 21 N. Sheridan road, Thursday, April 25, at 8 pm. All honorably discharged veterans of World wars I and II and thase now opened Holy Week services at Bethany Evangelical church Monâ€" day evening when he spoke on **The Cross at the Heart of Jesus‘ Services are scheduled for the entire week and special music will be provided by members of the church choir. The Rev. Laubenstein will speak on "Jesus vs. the World"s Attitude Toward Life," Thursday, and "The Four Square Gospel of Jesus" on jleave Highland Park on Monday morning, following the ‘Easter services to attend a meeting of the Preachers‘ Aid society in Bethâ€" lehem, Pa. His family will visit with relatives in western Pennsylâ€" Bethany Church Conducts Holy Services This Week Suffering Servant" or "The Cruciâ€" fixion as Foretold in the Old Testâ€" ament." The Lord‘s Supper will ‘beohund-t&hm All "holouth&vi.wm“leom to participate in this service reâ€" gardless of church affiliation. The Junior choir will also take part in the Easter musical service at 7:45 p.m., when Miss Geraldine. La Sanke, accomplished Chicago violinist, will be the guest musi= cian, and play several violin n llmr'l. The senior choir will and a ladies® trio and other numbers will be a part of the . The United Evangelical church Welcomes new people in the comâ€" munity and visitors to the servâ€" ices which are informal in characâ€" tor, announces that a Special Good Friday service will be held at 8 p.m. when he will speak on "The Junior Choir Will Make ; Initial Appearance in the > United Evan. Church : The newly organized â€" Junio® choirâ€"will sing at the morning and evening services of the United Evâ€" angelical church on S. Green BaÂ¥ road on Easter Sunday. The choir is under the direction of MrÂ¥ Thelma Daggett and will sing im public for the first time next Sunâ€" day. They will sing at the mornâ€" ing hour of worship at 10:45 a.m. when the. pastor speaks on the theme, "If There Is No Easter?" and receives Mâ€"ben into the church fellowship. x s At the last meeting of the post Highland Park, Hlinois, Thursday, April 18, 1946 DIE." LIFE: HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME, THOUGH HE WEREDEAD, YET SHALL HE LIVE: ‘AND WHOSOEVER LIVETH AND BELIEVETHIN ME SHALL NEVER "I AM THE RESURRECTION AND THE Park post, No. 145, of h. m -ndbqniueonv'ix lt forge to the. from tends to stay unti e 40 to 45 matches: will at meeting, auspices of George Scheuchenpfing (Mr. X), director of the Communiâ€" The reguilar meeting of the Sunâ€" set Tertace association has been changed from next week to Thursâ€" day, April 25, at Highland Park Community center, 8 p.m. CREATIVE WRITERS avenue, chairman of the social committe@ Meeting Date of Sunset 'm-n.w-m-tfiog. meeting and luncheon last < day, at which Mr. Arthur J. Howâ€" Kindergarten Tea held in the Ravinia Village house 'l'i_l_nh!, April 25, at 3:30 p.m. Miss Warner, discuss speech problems of chilâ€" dluvhh.:o&.n. Miss Evelyn Pearsons, vinia school principal, will be in charge of the meeting. Mothers must bririg birth certifiâ€" ed-d&lrehflfiuhfmu‘ may be registered. * of the Ravinia PTA, will be in charge of arrangements for the tea which will follow the meeting. _! She will be assisted by Mrs, Alâ€" A registration tea for mothers whose children will enter kinderâ€" bert Simon, Mrs. Jol Mrs. J. Calvin Smith. leader of the North Shore Creative * The schedule for the Wednesâ€" day night program will find Wayne Sabin, former national clay court doubles â€" title holder with Riggs, matched against Johnny Faunce, Hollywood pro star, in a one set affair. This will be folâ€" lowed by the main event and the evening will be closed with a douâ€" bles match pitting Riggs and Faunce against Budge and Sabin. «Tickets are on sale at Northâ€" western university tennis courts, the Winnetka Community House and New Trier high school. __There will be a tennis clinic given by Budge or Riggs, possibly both, Tuesday afternoon, April 23, on the New Trier high _ school courts which will be free to all who wish to attend. .. \ present to register new pupils and North Shore tennis fans will have an opportunity to see the two greatest stars in the tennis world today, when Donald Budge meets tbefivefootfixinehnidget.bybâ€" by Riggs, in the New Trier gym at Winnetka next Wednesday, April 24, at 8 p.m. ® Budge, towering six foot two inch exponent of the smashing drive, has been staging an impresâ€" sive comeback jin their â€" current cross country challenge matches for the world‘s professional .temnis championship. At one time trailâ€" ing 12 matches to one, he has hit a winning streak and has thorâ€" oughly trounced his diminutive opâ€" ponent in seven of the last nine matches. _ Don now feels that he has solved Bobby‘s softâ€"ball game and is quite convinced he will soon forge to the. front where he inâ€" tends to stay until the end of their 40 to 45 matches: Riggs now leads Riggsâ€"Budge Tennis Meet on April 24th JOHN 1125 & 26 of authorities. _ Under the Bill, enacted by Congress, funds are made available the conversion of such federal for housing use. As the & of such conversion would be low, much smaller than cost of installing separate, deâ€" units, it is believed the would be entirely selfâ€" even though rents be moderate. ‘ t Topic The Kiwanis meeting on Monâ€" day, April 22, at 6:30 p.m., at the Sunset Valley club will be%m disâ€" eussion meeting with the topic, *The Atomic Bomb vs. Civilizaâ€" " The members have been to.read up on.the subject and are all expected to take part in the general discussion. â€" Under procedure of the Federal t, the Great Lakes and f facilities which are reâ€" by the Navy for veteran e will be transferred first the National Housing adminisâ€" the Navalâ€"Air station at Glenview tp be used for veteran housing. quarters will be turned ovâ€" to the newly approved Cook ty Housing authority under same procedure as Naval quarâ€" are to be turned over to Lake ty authority just as soon as Clayton Smith of the county board appoints five nbers to the Authority‘s memâ€" U. 8 YICTORY BOND s BUY THEM . . . KEEP THEM:! When notified of the availabiliâ€" ty of the Naval quarters, Chairâ€" mian Emmett Moroney of the Lake County Housing Authority, stated that the newly oléniud authority Will act quickly and abreast of the housing crisis. The five men approved by the State Housing on .the Lake County Honlin:“flfiiifity memâ€" bership are: Chairman Emmett Moroney, Highland Park; D. A. Hentges, Lake Forest; B. F. Stein, Lake County; F. B.. Gilmer, Liberâ€" tyville; and Oscar Soderquist, Waukegan. * . In addition, the Naval departâ€" ment has released 4 barracks of Plans to convert the empty Navy quarters were initiated by Gov. Dwight H. Green and McFayden three months ago. The Navy has cooperated to its fullest extent by drawing up plans to convert each of these large, modern barracks into 16 twoâ€"room and 8 threeâ€" room apartments. All necessary utilities of light, water and sewage mre already in. Once the entirée Green Bay area, which lies westâ€"of Green Bay road is Teleased, the sector will be a litâ€" tle city of its own, containing apâ€" proximately 3,000 veteran famiâ€" lies, community stores, laundries, and 3 ncl?.honal areas containâ€" ing a shore_swimming_poo! in the ~ The Ninth Naval district believes because of the Navy‘s accelerated discharge program, the entire &en Bay area will be available veteran housing by September 1 of this year. McFayden also announced, from notice received from the Navy, that 42 bulidings in the adjoining Camps Maury and Mahan were beâ€" ing released to Federal Housing Authority by the Navy in the very near future. These Navy buildâ€" ings will in turn be released to the newly organized, Lake County Housing Authority as soon as sufâ€" ficient funds are allocated and reâ€" conversionâ€"is completed to preâ€"‘ pare for veteran occupancy; Great Lakes Naval Training staâ€" tion will be available for reconâ€" version into veteran apartments by State Housing board, were promisâ€" ed a full work schedule by Temple McFayden, chairman of the State Housing board, when he informed the new commissioners that all the barracks at Camp Dahigren at Emmett Moroney Promises Speedy Action by Lake Co. proved April 10 by the . Illinois Swanson Is Reâ€"elected To District 107 School Board The Lake County Housing Authâ€" ity commissioners, who were apâ€" The celebration of the resurrecâ€" tion:fln&viorvflllnw on Ee Sunday, April 21, with an early morning service at 8:00. The sermon topic for both Easter services is "The Real Jesus." Matt. 28:1â€"8. . The Sunday school will hold its session at 9:30 with Carâ€" rol} Snyder, superintendent,â€"â€" in charge. _ The usual morning servâ€" ice will be conducted at 10 :45 a.m. Amofwie.vil{dnc“A Hymh of Glory Let Us Sing," a translation of a hymn by the Venâ€" erable Bede. In the afternoon at 3:80, the Sunday school Easter prograt will be held. The singâ€" ing has been prepared under the directionof Mrs. Leonard Eichler. A.l..‘mu-mu Mrs. Ludwig Tjaden. Mr: Carroll Snyder is directing the whole proâ€" gram, An Easter plant will be disâ€" tributed to every child present. An n T " w w Wisconsin avenues, "m-d. the observance of T wo Philatelists Speak At Stamp Club Tuesday Easter at Redeemer Ev. aon-n-'-dq.mor. LIidman, and a nationally known eastern philatelist were the speakers at the meeting of the North Suburban Philatelic society Tuesday in the Highland Park Community center at 8 p.m. â€" _ EleGted as directors at Wilmot nhoax‘dweu Warren â€" Darling, Mrs, Mark and L. J. Hurlburt. derborg and Hamilton Winton won In addition to the talks, the Soâ€" ciety of Philatelic Americans, with. branches for clab memberâ€" will present a charter to the Suburban society as a nembB in the SPA. Raymond Wible was chosen as board president in Highland Park District 108, polling 134 of the 135 vwotes cast Mrs. Hazel Ceâ€" The .Bannockburn and the Wilâ€" mot school districts held caucuses immediately before their elections. Bannockburn school directors will be Forrest Laidley, George Stanâ€" wood‘and Mrs. J. B. Cleaver, l';a'd. ley is now filling the un term of Harold Norman Refreshments will be served following the meeting. theai Unopposed slates included: Vernon Giss of Deerfield, was elected president of the Deerfield Grammar school board for a oneâ€" year term. He polled 52 of the 62 votes cast. Board members will include Thomas Wiley of Highland Park, 55 votes, Burton McRoy of Deerfield, 40 votes, and Mrs. Robâ€" ert Huepel of Deerfield, 35 votes. Mrs. Huepel will fill the unexpired § Sy B been president of the board . since it became a sevenâ€" member organization seven years _ V. William Briddle of Highwood was defeated in the race for three year term as member of the comâ€" bined board of Highland Park and Lake Forest high school. Harold Norman of Deerfield got 1,068 votes and Jess Halsted of Highland Park polled 948 to Briddle‘s 247. A total of 1,295 ballots was cast in the five precinets. The board elects its own presiâ€" dent. Holdover members included George Rogers of Lake Forest; Howard Wood of Lake Bluff and Voters , approved a $100,000 bond issue for physical improveâ€" ments in the school system by 607â€" 94. They also voted for a possiâ€" ble increase to $1.125 in the tax rate for educational fund purposes. year term of O.â€" W. Frost. largest vote in many years in one of only two contested board elecâ€" tions in the Highland Parkâ€"Highâ€" woodâ€"Deerfield area. Of the 802 votes cast Arthur H. Swanson received 686 in his reâ€"election for a oneâ€"year term as president. ~Swanson has held the post for 14 years. . Robert J. Koretz won 643 votes and Franklin Lunding 476 to deâ€" feat Lester Britton with 377 votes for offices as board members#® Koâ€" Lunding will fill the unexpired 3â€" School District 107 polled the 5¢ a copy; $1,50 a year Mason Smith of Highland

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