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Highland Park Press, 26 Sep 1946, p. 5

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On Sept. 23, a daughter . was born to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kenâ€" you. Mrs. Kenyon is the former ternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Schindler, and the paternal grandparents, Mr. anl Mrs. B. C. Kenyon, reside in‘ Mishawauka, Thursday, Sept. 26, 1946 Ind ‘The baby has been named Kathâ€" ryn. She has two brothers, Richâ€" ard, 6, and Tommy, 4. . The Kenâ€" yons reside on Pleasant avenue. All Members of OES (Continued from page 1) nition to 308 members of the Orâ€" der in this state who have been members for 50 years or more. ‘Three hundred worthy matrons of subordinate chapters will parâ€" ticipate in the obituary service at 7:30 Tuesday evening, under the direction of Mrs. Agnes Osborne of Chicago. Mrs. . Thompson reports a very suc ul year, with an increase of members, making a total of 144,000 in lilinois A report on the sale of charity seals, the proceeds of which go to support homes for the aged and infirm at Rockford and Macon, will be made by Mrs. Marjorie Maclirath, chairâ€" man of the eleemosynary commitâ€" Delegates from Highland Park to the convention will include Mesâ€" dames Helen Abercromby, Ellen Bleimehl, _ Elsie Collins, Marie Schneider, Marjory Turner, Dorâ€" othy Thomson, Irene Watt, Nema Whitehouse and Messrs. James Whitehouse and James Thompson. 1200 reservations have been made for the dinner and dance to celebrate the opening of the grand chapter session in the Palmer House Grand ballroom, Monday, Sept. 30, at 6:30 p.m. Green Bay School PTA Holds Meeting Thursday evening, Sept. 19, was Open House at Green Bay school. ‘There was a fine representation of parents, who visited the class rooms and then gathered in the asemhlx hall for a general meetâ€" ing. Mr. Walter Kurz, of the school board, gave a brief address, then presented Dr. Casper O.â€" Dahle, "“-.. g:.perintendent of district se â€"» gave a very enjoyable ticipate in â€":ed colored slides of nouncements w himself while on pulpits Sunday, tndia during the LOOK WHO‘S HERE! * â€"(Continued from page 1) by Robert Pyle, president ‘of the Conardâ€"Pyle â€"Rose company, West Grove, Pa., and grown by C. L. Kellogg. F j For the Allâ€"American Rose of 1947, the "Rubiyat" was chosen, fore luncheon cfs followed by re ations, byusine~ $ #1â€" WE Garden Club 8â€"foot bush, and delicately perâ€" deep cerise in color, growing on & fumed. Noted Speakers Among the speakers at the conâ€" nnfio-wbr.w Llanerch, Pa., who rates 42 li of recognition in "Who‘s Who in America," and is one of the few Amriemto;l‘lk into "Who‘s ‘Wlnin&o orld." 'Apowl-r speaker, he is booked Ol"l?‘"" ances two years mhead. °. * Blinded at the age of 20 in a hunting accident, he is a flower enthusiast, maintaining his own garden in a Philadelphia suburb. He finished a 4â€"year course in colâ€" lege in 2% years, winning Phi Beâ€" ta Kappa honors. He swims, dives, golfs, bowls, and has published eight books, two of them best sellâ€" ers, besides _ writing ~numerous pamphlets and magazine articles. He can detect the color of a flowâ€" er by its perfume. His topic was "How Tall Does Your Com Grow?" ' â€" F. F. Rockwell, editor of Home Garden magazine, and owner of "Gray Rock," a 5â€"acre estate at West Nyack, N.Y., where he grows experimental varieties of flowers and vegetables for David Burpee, talked on "The Development of Gray Rock." Quote from "Asheville Citizen" rii';'lliowin( is a paragraph from the Asheville Citizen: One delegate to the convention of the Men‘s Garden clubs spent most of the first afterncon in a fog. Starting from his home in the â€" Middle West peacefully enough in his plane, he ran into a fog and low ceiling in the Smokâ€" "I cireled for four hours, and finally flew over a little town at an altitude of 50 feet, trying to read a name on a store or someâ€" thing." He finally reached Asheâ€" ville in time for supper. 3 At first we thought . . . but, no! That section of the country desigâ€" mated as "The Middle West" is a vast expanse, and no doubt several delegates therefrom attended in ‘tbeir private planes. _â€"The next annual convention of the Men‘s Garden Clubs of Amerâ€" ica will be held at Portland. Miss Orpha White To Address Lincoln PTA Wednesday, Oct. 2 Mrs. Charles A. Sampler, presiâ€" dent of the P.T.A. of Lincoln school has announced that Miss Orpha White, executive secretary of the Lake County Tuberculosis association, and Dr. Douglas Boyd, president of the Highland Park Board of Health, will address the first meeting of the PTA Wednes. day evening, Oct. 2, at 8:00, in the school auditorium. The theme of the meeting will be "Keeping Our Children Well." The public is corâ€" dially invited to attend. Miss White is widely known throughout the county .for h-‘ work in the detection and control of tuberculosis _ As executive secretary of the county‘s tuberâ€" culosis association, she supervises the field forces who give Mantoux tests to school children, and. she directs the operations of the assoâ€" ciation‘s new mobile xâ€"ray. unit. Dr. Douglas Boyd will present the overâ€"all health program â€"of Highland Park, the work done by the Board of Health, and discuss policies of the department and the proposals to increase the scope of its work in the future. ® Both of these speakers will stress the necessity of mass educaâ€" tion on all matters relating to tuâ€" berculosis and will emphasize the desirability of the regular periodic testing of school children. * An example of one of the activiâ€" ties of the Board of Health is the reassuring special note that was sent to all parents by Dr. Boyd during the first week of school. The note read: a "Your Health Department beâ€" lieves there is no peril from polioâ€" myelitis i n Highland Park at this time. . No cases have developed here. , "The schools should carry on as usual."* A* Following the lectures, Mrs. Carâ€" ol Sumner, a member of the safeâ€" ty committee, will give a report of the findings and proposals of the survey which was presented to the safety council last fall, Before the lectures, during the period from 7:30 to 8:00, the classrooms will be open and the parents will have an opportunity to visit with the teachers, At the end of the meeting, there will be a social hour with refreshâ€" ments served by Mrs. Bryan K. Perreault and her committee comâ€" posed of Mrs. Edward A. Murray and Mrs. R. H. Brownlee. Infant Welfare Group Plans "Tea for Toys" Tentative plans for Infant Welâ€" fare‘s annual "tea for toys" were announced Monday at the lunchâ€" eon meeting of the junior group of Welfare center, at the home of Mrs. Gordon Buchanan Jr. on Moâ€" raine The "tea for toys,? given for the purpose of collecting toys and games for preâ€"Christmas sale at the Thrift shop, is the only large guest day planned by Infant Welâ€" fare groups annually. â€"All three, organizations in the Highland Parkâ€"Ravinia centér â€" the junior and senior groups and the Wingâ€" join forces on this particular ocâ€" casion. * This year‘s hostess will be Mrs. E. N. Johnson, 2229 Lakeside PI. Committees and detailed plans will be_announced later, according to T HE â€"PRESS Highland Park Girl Scouts Train for Leadership A leadership training course will be given at the Community cenâ€" ter on Oct. 1, 2, 3 and 4. The courses will start at one o‘clock. Oct. 1 and 2 â€" beginnérs. This of scouting, plans for setting up a troop, songs and games to be ization and the ten fields‘of scoutâ€" ing for second class rank will be interpreted. ~ All new leaders are especially urged to attend and leaders with past experience will find this a helpful refresher course. However, anyone interested in scouting is inâ€" vited to attend. A _ practical workshop _ for Brownie leaders will be held durâ€" ing their monthly meetings. Funâ€" damentals of scouting, an exâ€" change of ideas and planning actuâ€" al programs for Brownie meetings will be included. In the near future, fgllowing the above courses, ‘an intermediate course will be given for those who have taken the beginners and an advanced course for of proficiency badges will be he! Mesdames E. E. Alt, R. J. Ryan and L. Davidow are to conduct the training course,. _ On Sept. 26 at 5:30 p.m., Mrs. R;C. Ferguson is entertaining the mothers in troop 23 of Braeside school. The mothéers will be given a reâ€" sume of the plans for the coming year and thus become better acâ€" quainted with the work the girls do. This troop is.led by Mrs. R. H. Olson, Fun is like insurance; the older you are the more it costs. ANTIQUE SHOW. Methodist Mrs, Royal Place, the junior group Thrift shop chairman. Assisting Mrs. Buchanan as hostâ€" esses for Monday‘s sewing meetâ€" ing were Mrs. Paul R. Trent, Mrs. Homer Sams, Mrs. Charles Bates and Mrs. Clarence Goelzer, the Highland Parkâ€"Ravinia Infant Oct. 3â€"4â€"Intermediate. Organâ€" Church, Grove & 84th St., Berâ€" dealer show. Glass, china, jewelâ€" ry, etc. 11 a.m. to 10 p.m, Meals served. 31 HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY FUND Give Now ... Give Generously ... to the This year marks the first postâ€"war appeal of the Highâ€" land Park Community Fund and the last appeal for the USO which is finishing up its wartime job of providing relaxation for the boys in service at home and abroad. Except for the USO, the money to be collected is for the benefit of the health and wclt’;re agencies which serve our community and in which most Highland Parkers are We must raise $54,325 â€" a larger sum than that allotted k4 & B 122 0044 cccuh 2124 Hud indR n th e ts in fls tith o necanlieung s ai t e t fpeaig‘t last year to our own local needs, due to mounting wages and prices that affect the operating costs of the welfare agencies . . . and due to the increased postâ€"war problems that must be solved. And ALL of the needed money must be raised RIGHT HERE, because we can no k:g:r get credit for contributions made in Chicago by our ents. & A Highland Park must make its quota! The work which your contributions support cannot stop! Give as generously as your circumstances permit! â€" and give it right here interested. in Highland Park. help those who â€"NEED! Rememberâ€"C \Those who Have your pledge card ready when your neighbor calls on you next week! 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