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f 20:,04 amlgéaflaw Jim, It is going to be difficult â€" writing this letter. Somehow I must show you what is in my heart . . . and France seems so far, far away, and the past two years so painfully long.â€" â€" Still, what are two paltry years compared to the gay ones in which we grew up toâ€" gether, Jim â€" you and I* Looking back, it seems that the threads of our lives are so interâ€" wover that there is no bright spot in my memory that doesn‘t hold n-evividpict-nytyu_â€"hâ€" the time you used to play papa to _ my â€" dolls to the days you "dragged" me to high â€" school dances. I wonder, Jim, if your heart wlows as mine does at the recolâ€" lection of those careless, funâ€"filled | days, highlighted by the tinkle of | -lo"hhclh,thllo'mf‘birw‘ candles; â€" picnics, weiner roasts, | school proms â€" yop;. were the | smoothest thing in a tux, Jim! Reâ€" | member the football gamés when I hung on the sidelines, hoarse with screaming, watching your always to be poppingâ€"up in the hottest spots of the struggle. How many times have I covered my face â€"peeping through my fingers â€" to see you scramble out from beâ€" neath a pile of arms and legs â€" to make off with the ball. Those were priceless days. â€" You were my ideal, and you used to declare that I was the only amiable redâ€" head in captivity. | ° Thursday, Feb. 13th,â€" 1947 Your father‘s death, in the midâ€" dle of our junior year, brought our first real calamity. Ron with two years of college to go and no definite _ preparation made for your future. Good times didn‘t come easy for you after that, Jim. There was your job after school. money was left. But through it all, Jim, you never once forgot to look out for me, â€" When work interfered with . a heavy date, you would draft | someone from the "stag line" to proxy for you. Lean, eager, grayâ€" eyed you really rated, Jim. _ When I found after mentâ€" that you were | work for a year I blew*up. "Why "Let him shift for himself. Anyâ€" lendâ€"you the money â€"â€" she told me so. You could pay her back . . .". You just gave me one of those level gray looks. ‘"I‘m afraid it wouldn‘t work out," you said. I had never pictured college without you, Jim. It seemed as though I‘d left one of my arms at home. I did a lot of studying those first six months. Then when the news of Pearl Harbor shook the world, you were one of the first to enlist You could be spared, now, you said. Ron was on his feet by this time, "I'dlihtot_oel.nfinritbdlvn& that I‘d played the man‘s part," you said. I sensed, even then, that you felt you couldn‘t bear to be left out of this, too. And you The new 6â€"inâ€"1 kitchen aid A MUST for housewife. l-qu-o.lflmm- all sites of vacuum sealed ufi hn-dmnne-tfi mr-uldhhvm %m also serves as a bottle opéner, olive and cherry teed. 49 cents at :.‘fo'lhvh. Centrai Hardéare, Highiand Park Pharmacy, Husenetter Hardware, -l.'d-fho-'.h"‘ol.; M.wmm-v- ice. _ Bright finish A real kitchâ€" The Way 1 Want It Highland Park, Mincis " It‘s a dn ie Nesc ud i Of course I adored you in uniâ€" form. You‘d taken on weight, your shoulders had broadened, and were a man, Jim, every inch of your five feet seven. you‘d added a whole proud inch to your height. And I wasn‘t a bit surprised that you rose rapidly in But that last.furlough. ‘What a ghastly thing it was. ‘The specter that had loomed in the background all the time syddenly filled the whole picture. Overseas. This mit.‘ Remember that last night, Jim? How I clung to you and you held me â€" oh, so tight? _ "It won‘t be long," you whispered, "and when I come back we‘ll be together again â€"â€" for keeps, if you still want it that way." Then, reproachâ€" fully, "You promised, Julie." _ rank, and were recommended for officers‘ training. And then you emerged â€" a lieutenant. Yes, Jim, I‘m afraid I did renig on that promise not to cry. But I did try. I held myself so rigid, fighting back the sobs, that I couldn‘t even say goodâ€"bye properâ€" ly. »Then, with a last pat, and a "Stout fells, Julie," you â€" were gone, I wonder how much you slept that night. Toward morning I turned my pillow damp side down and drifted off from sheer exâ€" haustion. _ But the next day . . . well, it just seemed I couldn‘t take it. ‘The empty niches, the stabâ€" bing memories . . . d a Getting back to school helped, some. And I never missed a day, writing you. â€" Even though your letters were oftenâ€"slow in coming through, I lived for them. _ _ _ > awful note from you. "I‘m askâ€" ing you to forget â€" about us," you wrote. "I â€" well, there‘s somebody else." Noted Sopramo To Appear in Chicago I just sat there, too crushed to even think. Trying to picture a After a while I remembered that unopened letter from your mothér, the letter that unlocked: the whole painful truth behind your scrawl. I knew, then, that your words were not those of a lover turned fickle, but the gallant gesture of a man "‘severely wounded in action," deâ€" signed to save his sweetheart from embarrassment â€" from an imposâ€" sible situation. + To provide© her with a plausible out. Oh, Jim, what a lousy liar you are! Don‘t ever try it after we are married, will you, dear? A future without you . . . without you â€" oh, Jim! e pattey Darling, I don‘t kmow the exâ€" tent of your injury. But you can write â€" you can think . .. you‘re still you! Nothing can ever change that. And I‘m not afraid. No, not even though you may appear right now to be at the bottom of the heap, I know that sometime, some way, you‘ll scramble out from unâ€" derneath â€" and make your goal! The way may be long, it may be rugged. But I‘ll be there, Jim. At your side, st the end of the trail we‘ll be together, for keeps, just like we planned. ; That, dear, is the way I want it! High School Songsters Try Out for Operetta Negro sopraino, will appear in reâ€" cital at Orchestra hall Tuesday evening, Feb. 18. Her appearance is sponsored by the Adult Educa tion council, and tickets are on sale at the Grand hotel, 5044 So. Parkway, and at the box office of "Z'nâ€"uf-;'."n-i-." mts who are inâ€" have something w-l for the in having students try out for soâ€" los, choruses, or dances. Two time winner of the Marian a Orchestra Y ‘c: outh mn.wnh-u been devoting the past season to roles in opers with the New York leading orchestras, and in recital. Tryouts for the operetta will be February 10, 11, and 18. Then the day that brought that Yours, Jim, always, ded for The story of how Florence Gunâ€" narson was attracted to the manâ€" ‘ufacture of perfumes is almost as fascinating as the story of perâ€" fumes themseves. She always loved perfume, â€" As a little girl _ she stood in front of her . mother‘s dressing table sniffing and examâ€" ining vials of violet, lilac and carâ€" nation. All seemed the same, lookâ€" ed the same, and yet each gave off a different odor. What made the difference? One made her want to run through the autumn leaves and the fragrance of another made ments of members of the Highland | Park branch of Northwestern Setâ€" tlement after they listened to the fascinating story of perfuimes tol by Florence Gunnarson of Lake Forest at the February meeting. As members left the Linden avenue home of the hostess, Mrs. William Jones, exuding the guhet!: rance of roses and. o hi sn Hmaplon, & was difficult to believe there wasâ€" n‘t an enchanted garden in full bloom â€"under a snowbank in the Jones front yard. . The date was Feb. 5. Noses smelled flowers. Eyes saw winter. her want to dance in front of the concerning the intangible mystery of scents, Florence grew up in an ""aroma" conscious family. Her father manufactured fine cigars, and the incense odor of â€"a mascuâ€" line cigar can give nostalgic recâ€" ollections of an unforgettable eveâ€" ning, or a waltz by moonlight justâ€" as well as subtle _ feminine perâ€" fume. | Time went on. Florence Gunnarâ€" son grew up. Destiny placed her in a school in southern France in the midst of an industry where the seâ€" crets of perfumery had been handâ€" ed down from father to son for centuries. Hér romantic environment soon turned her interest into a serious hobby. _ She began investigating the mysterious recipe for perfume which took antagonistic ingrediâ€" To entertain their fathers and introduce them to the workings of H.G.A., the annual Fatherâ€"Daughâ€" ter banquet is to be held for the members of the club at 6:30 p.m., in the cafeteria, on February 20. After the dinner a program and skit will be presented along with the annual song contest. _ 4 The class representatives (senâ€" for, Pat Lynn; junior, Mary Ferâ€" geson; sophomore, Joan Mandel) are in charge of the song contest, which has been won for the past three years by the seniors. ‘The chairmen of the committees l,:;d-..tthhnmotm-folâ€" and Jo Anne Myer; lunchroom decorating, Nan Wiener; enterâ€" tainment, Janice Schick; tickets, J-‘had;hilod.ud-}h- verne Bulmer; cleanâ€"up, olly Fatherâ€"Daughter Banquet To Be Held February 20 ents â€" fifty in number, animal combined, a fragrance tantalizing to the nostrils. Soon her natural curiosity changed her hobby into The theme of the entertainment and decorations is to be "Lifé With GLENCOE THEATRE 630 Vernes Ave. Highland Park 606 > Open Mon.â€"Fri., 6:00 Sat.â€"Sun., 1 :30 SUN. thru WED. Fab. 16 â€" 19 SAT. ONLY To further whet her curiosity L1d "Blondie‘s Lucky Day" Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant "A Scandal in Paris" George Sanders and fession. Florence Gunnarâ€" (Continued on page 5) Doors open at 1:30 Show starts at 2 p.m. Fob. 13 â€" 14 T H E PRES S Woman‘s Club to Hold The Highland Park Woman‘s club annual Kensington Tea is an event to which the membership eaâ€" gerly looks forward. It was orâ€" group. who felt that at least one fldheflm“‘i‘.: voted to fun : exclusively. another purpose: to give members uom-izyu-ut-,b-i formally, and thus become better acquainted. | A true ‘"Kensington" conjures "ip a vision of friends gathered toâ€" | getht'iththi-‘nâ€"â€"fi! or "fancy work"â€"to enjoy an afâ€" temoo.q‘nnhgaumf ing patterns, crochet designs, and like ideas. That vision will beâ€"‘ come reality if both old and new members will bring their sewing and come prepared to chat inforâ€" whether or not they‘ve ever met before. ~ Yes, there will be exhibits, but the field has been somewhat limitâ€" ed this year." They will consist onâ€" f articles directly related to Zcolentlemofm&- hibits will include fancy work of all kinds, old or new; coveriets, woven, crocheted, pieced or apâ€" pliqued ; lace; textiles â€"â€" especially hand woven; and something newâ€" a costume department. If memâ€" bers have costumes or parts of costumes or costume accessories that date back to the time when please bring them. A Victorian tea table will be a feature of the decoration, and its preparation is in charge of Mrs. Charles Mason and Mrs. P. B. Garâ€" Thmiflifiyfcfinl-'_;::t_ sington tea_rests in the capable nais. . . "I suPPOSE a lot of girie feel the same way about the work they do. But somchow â€"to meâ€"there‘s an unusual fascination about telephone work. The people are so pleasantâ€"so friendly. The work‘s importantâ€"and it‘s fun, too. I feel I‘m part of This feeling is typical. It illustrates why the average service dml“o-‘hmw&“yh Nearly 14,000 have been with the company more than ten years. It shows they believe the telephone company is "a good place to work." And it explains why telephone people take more than just a "workaday" interest in their jobs. Thesé are the people responsible for your telephone service. And when we get all the equipment we need, they‘Hl make your service even finer and faster than ever before. ILLINOIS BELL TELErphHMONE ComranNY |&r on international affairs, with !nmm«-mu a rich background for this expeâ€" | rience, he has to his credit 20 trips _to the continents of Europe, Asia ‘and Africa, which afforded intiâ€" mate glimpses of prominent leadâ€" "speaking acquaintance" with the language of several of these counâ€" tries, and was an interpreter with | the AE.F. during 1918â€"19. Previâ€" | ously he had served with the 147th machine gun battalion, U. S. army, | A.EF., during 1917â€"18. hands of Mrs. Vernon Mortimer and her home and education comâ€" mittee. Call Mrs. Mortimer, HP. Speak Before Women‘s Club February 18 Newton H. Bell Will Woman‘s club on Tuesday, Feb. 18, at 2 p.m. Mr. Bell is a distinguished speakâ€" During World War II, Mr. Bell served for four years as commenâ€" Asia, and Africa, and then served for two years with the merchant marine in the Europetn and Paciâ€" fic war zonesâ€"recéiving the No. Atlantic‘ battle citation, and the U.S. World War medal; To follow the Who‘s Who in America account of Mr. Bell‘s caâ€" Suffice it to say he should speak with much authority on his chosen subject, "The Six Most Glamorâ€" ous.Places in the World." cumstances do not shape but reveal them. â€" Lamenâ€" He !OIIALI:* D:;-m;ulo ma â€" up chairs; couch, F â€" 37 S. St. Johns Ave. H. P. 2744 really serve a Buick car 110 S. 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