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K' *>.' "\ • . ** :'f/'. v~ /> ir " •?'"• ? i • *-•--••. T •-,•• •". • >• •-;; V--;j!c',.,v . r.-.e *;*jgr:...L! • ••-••:•-. • <-vf ,•!*> milri I imiMWi .&.»»»>>• n '»•"".. 1' ;.w? *\*rn •&•:; . » , ' • _ , , ; . ; ; ~ g • y v H • . * * > • - ; > - ; • - £ SS'®SIP * 'K-':. ' P ,| ^ f:- -:" vi - *i /u' \'Y * v * ^ - •• LHE MCHENRY Volume 59. M'HENRY, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1933. 23 Graduate at St* Mary?s .Sunday, June 11 _ ,>>~ ^ v' IARGEST CLASS IN SCHOOL'S HISTORY 100 PUPILS ENROLLED DURING YU AR ' "i V1, 1 cff ,i . ;.y The school term at _ St-. Mary's •school will come to a close on Friday, June 9. The school has had a Splendid enrollment of 190 pupils during the past year. „ On the following Sunday, June the 11th, the commencement exercises will be held and a program given nt the high school auditorium, at 8:00, with a matinee at 2:00 p. m. The pupils are preparing an interesting program and assure you of an enjoyable evening. The graduating class this year consists of twenty-three members and is the largest in the history of the school to leave St. Mary's. Their class motto is "Courage, Honesty, Loyalty"," so replete with meaning in these trying days. The class flower is the yellow tea rose, and £he class colors are blue and white. On Sunday morning the class will attend the 8:00 o'clock Mass at; St. Mary's church, offered for their intention by their beloved pastor, Father Nix and they will .receive 'Holy Communion- Thus St. Mary's school sends her graduates fotth, reluctantly, but hopefully, with the best of wishes for their temporal and eternal* welfare. The members of the graduating class are: Florence Adams, Cletus Althoff, Marita Blake, Constance Boyko, Louis Brefeld, Mary Durland, Marguerite Fr£und, George Frisby, LaVerne Huff, Madeline Huff, William Hay, Gladys Justen, Daniel Justen, Robert Kilday, Lillian "Miller, Rita Phannenstill, Lorraine Stilling, Evelyn Schaefer, Arthur Smith, Charles Sutton, Lorraine Thennes, James Wolf, Freida Weitl. Program Howdy Do! Our Little Tots Father Time's Reception--5th and 6th grade pupils. " , ;A Boys' Philosopjb|^;.... and - 4th grade boys. . r CAMOUFLAGE Three Scenes . Cast of Characters / . Mrs. McGerald--A Busy Mother.--...... Marguerite Freund. Sons "and daughters of Mrs. McGerald Mildred" ....Mary Durlanl Dolly . ......Evelyn Schaefer Paul .................. James Wolf Bob .........jv«......Arthur Smith Mrs. Important--A gossip..Constance Boyko. Sally--Maid of all work...j--Lorraine Stilling. Mabel (a flapper)--Applicant for Position Audrey Rothermel Tony--Italian balloon* seller....George Frisby. Uncle Jacob--Rich, eccentric relative of the family...,. Daniel Justen Classmates of the McGerald children.. The graduates and others. The Story of the Play V'-v.ltfch eccentric old Jacob McGerald lifts gone abroad leaving in his niece's care his dearest possession, a statue of his great grandfather's uncle. The family hope of future wealth depends on the reverence with which they treat the statue. It has long since been relegated to the attic. It is the breakfast hour in the McGerald house hold. Mrs. Important arrives with the news that Uncle Jacob has returned and is on his way to visit them. Sally, the maid, is * dispatched to the attic to dust off the statue and return it to its place of honor among them. A source of great trial is Sally. Already Mrs. McGerald has advertised for another maid. A crash! Horrors! That stupid Sally has broken the statue. The culprit" stands before them with Uncle Jacob on his way, what is to be done? An idea! They will dress Sally up and she shall pose *s the statue during Uncle Jacob's COMMENCEMENT M*?• ... FRIDAY EVENING The thirteenth; annual commencement exercises will t&ke place at the high school auditorium at 8:15 o'clock, DST, Friday evening, June 2. The program will be as follows: War March of the Priests from "Alhalin"-- Mendelssohn--Agnes Lay. Sing Till the Clouds ftoll By--'- Hare--Boys' Glee club. " >• Salutatory--Margaret Larkin. Goin' Home--Anton Dvorak--Sextette Address--Major Norman A. Imrie. . Marching Men--E. L. Ashford--Boys' Quartet. Valedictory--Mary Althoff, Souvenir--Frank Drdla--Violin Solo, Marguerite Johnson. , Presentation of diplomas--*Jp.'TBL Duk- BALLOTS PRINTED ON PLAINDEALER PRESSES v County Clerk Raymond D. Woods started out this morning on the first trip to deliver ballots for the coming election on Monday, June 5. Mr. Woods will require two full days to make these deliveries to the thirtyone precincts in McHenry county. The ballots for this election were produced from the presses of the McHenry Plaindealer. There are two separate ballots, one for the judicial election and>a larger one for the repeal question. Paper requirements for the job totaled about one ton of paper, producing a total of 60,000 ballots. Tlie copy for the repeal ballot was not received until rather late from Springfield, necessitating extra hours of work by the printers. The hum of the presses could be heard by passersby on both Sunday and Decoration Day, as an election job must be finished right on time. ATTEND STATE CONVENTION Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Martin and Mildred Kinsala spent the week-end in Chicago where Mrs. Martin and Miss Kinsala attended the state convention of the Catholic Daughters of America held at the Palmer house. , Mr. and Mrs. Henry Polls of Villa Park were McHenry visitors Tuesday. visit. Protesting loudly, Sally is hurried off to the costumers to procure the statue's attire. The children are off to the class picnic to be back in time for Uncle Jacob's arrival. The applicants for Sally's place arrive. Mrs. McGerald interviews them and goes off to prepare for Uncle Jacob. Scene II is the class picnic, singing, dancing, good things to eat, fun and banter. The balloon seller appears among them and peddles his war?s. A queer looking old man arrives seeking direction. IThe McGerald girls treat him with anything but respect and in the midst of a piece of impudence, discover he is Uncle Jacob. They fly home to prepare Mother for the visitor and Sally, who shakily, weepingly takes her place on the pedestal as the Statue. Uncle Jacob has feasted his. eves on his beloved treasure and is about to depart well pleased when he decides he can't be parted from It| so will take the statue with him. Sally, in sheer fright topples over--all the camouflaging coming to naught! 1 , A Baseball Game ;5th, 6th and 7th grade boys. "I've Got the Mumps"....3rd, 4th and 5th grade girls. Old Black Joe Orville Freund Class Song--"Roses Kissed by the Sunshine"--The graduates. Address and Distribution of Diplomas Rev: Father Nix. The musie for this program will be furnished by the "Little German bead". FR. LONERGAN ADDRESS MEMORIAL DAY Downers GrOve,Ill., May 31-~In ja Memorial day address here yesterday, Fr. Joseph M. Lonergan, pastor of St. Mary's chyrch, Woodstdck, assailed the intrusion of Chicago interests in to the 17th judicial district election campaign. Describing himsfclf as a registered Democrat who holds the issue of right representation more sabred than party lines, Fr. Lonergan said: "I am speaking to citizens outside of the 17th judicial district here at Downers Grove. My words, therefore, are not intended to influence the political decision of my audience, but this election seems to be a good illustration of the tendency in these times to disavow local concern in favor of national and even international concern, a tendency to break up. the independence of local government in favor of state government in favor of national government and national government in favor of international government. Tribune's Chief Concern V "The Chicago Tribune has made the election of judges in the 17 district, comprising Winnebago, Boone,. McHenry and Lake counties, one of its chief concerns. It is well to ask why- "This does not seem to be an elec tion between a Democrat and a Re publican, between a communist an i an American, or between any othet political parties. It seems to be an election between Chicago and down^ state, in which the downstate would be put to disadvantage of having Chicago represented within the courts of its own district. The Democrats can't say they are interested in Democratic judge. The Democratic party officially refused to endorse a Democrat for judge of the Supreme court in Cook county. They endorsed a Republican, De Young, for Supreme court judge and would not allow a candidate from the fertile field of Democratic judges to run against him. Revolt Against Traditions "The Chicago Tribune, a Republican newspaper, aims to put a Democrat in the jurisdiction outside of Chicago. Why this confusion in politics? It looks to me that Chicago, having lost control of its own civic affairs by racketeers, both political and criminal, seeks to gain control of the downstate districts that have heretofore refused to surrender to political and criminal racketeers. This particular election will be an Illustration of whether the people of Illinois are willing to merely go along with this revolt against traditions; it will be a test of whether the people will insist that the old American institutions that recognize a local government in local affairs against the modern tendency of remote control. "It will be a test of whether we shall revive the tried and tested policies which Our fathers maintained at sacrifice, the old American plan of local government in local affairs state government in state affairs, and national government in national affairs, shall survive or perish from the earth." MoHENRY HAS SPECIAL 1 SUBURBAN SERVICE Through the efforts of the new McHenry Civic club a special Suburban service to take care' of Chicagoans who have summer homes near McHenry has been inaugurated by the Chicago and North Western railroad, starting today. A train will leave McHenry at 6:05 a. m., daylight saving time, arriving in Chicago at 7:38 a. m. This train will operate every week day except Saturday. Monthly tickets cost only 33cents a ride and 12-ride weekly tickets are available at $4.61. * The North Western is offering through the display columns of this issue special World's Fair rates of $2.00 round trip, McHenry to Chicago when you may go on June 3 Or 4 or June io or 11, with a 10-day return limit. The Civic club* officers are much pleased in the accomplishment of getting this extra train for McHenry, which goes to prove that results can" be obtained when an organized effort is made. The club will hold its regular dinner PLAINDEALER IS 58 YEARS BACCALAUREATE U .•? : , \ SUNDAY EVENING UNDER PRESENT OWNER SHIP EIGHT YEARS 1 Fifty-eight years old this week, the McHenry Plaindealer adds another year to its history and enters another era of progress with the first number of Volume 59, which now brings-you the news of the past seven days. How appropriate is the old motto, 'Tempus Fugit," which hung for many years over the little jewelry shop in McHenry as a reminder of the swift flight of time, which brings the ever changing years of progress and development. --- A person at the age of fifty-eight 5'cara is said to be in the prime of life and it is hoped that the Plaindealer at this age has not yet reached the peak of its activity, but that it will continue to grow in service to the community for many years to come. The lifetime of a community is portrayed nowhere more clearly than in meeting at Bacon's new restaurant j its local newspaper and during the in West McHenry this (Thursday) | years of prosperity and depression evening at 6:30 o'clock- All members | many stories Wave filled our pages, or prospective ^members are urged to j sbme of them accounts of gala affairs be present and show their interest inland golden jubilees, some oft them the new organization. All business j events of history, some of them acand professional men and women are counts of tragedies, which brought ; Condemming internationalism" ami | exhorting the graduates to give their j liVes for their country , if need be, Father Lonergan openfed Commencement week at the local community high school, Sunday evening, in a baccalaureate address more appropriate as a Decoration Day speech than for the occasion at which it was given. He told the class of 1933 that a renewal of faith and confidence in our common cause was necessary considering the period of depression and non-employment into which they were entering and being much different from the years of boundless opportunity into which their fathers went forth. He* also told them that they are greater and more important than anything in the world because th<?y have a soul which gives understanding MRS; SCHAEFER HONORED* MARRIED IN GERMANY XK v YEAR, 1873 - *;r' * - * "J -V«,. i Vi V-':>#£v | occasion was celebfal&fl an Monday, May 29, when Mr. and Mrs. Michael M- Schaefer celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary, at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Katherine Nimsgren, in McHenry. Frequently we hear of a golden wedding anniversary when fifty years of married life is celebrated, but when it comes to sixty years of married life it proves to be a very rare event and one that has never been observed in this city for many years. and freedom to determine and choose p for themselves. "He further stated Johnsburg. at 9%0 oVlwkw^h Father Vollman officiating, assisted by Father Crottv of Richmond as deacon and fix. themselves. He further stated that the soul of a nation Is its destiny and the soul of a country is its ideate and its honor and the worst thing that can happen to a nation is that its destiny be abandoned ad it lose its idealg^and honor. He urged the young people to go forth in life with the determination that good citizenship depends on self sacrifice for the nation's cause., The spirit of nationalism and Americanism is an ispira- Father Nix of McHenry as sub-deaccn At 1 o'clock a delicious dirner wns 1 served to about twenty guests, including only the children of this ven'efralJie couple. v • The dinner was served at the hom« of their daughter, Mrs." Katherjne Nimsgren, on Green stret, where Mta, and Mrs. Schaefer have made their '*1 tion and the battle for one's country , r. . ' . " . takes co„mcrr» «nW Fo, this Winter and where they eligible for membership. . / / Re-elect Our Judges In these troublous times we cannot afford to experiment tyith our judiciary. With so many charges going on around us in business, politics and economics, we must continue to look for stability and soundness in our courts. Without the preservation of the lessons learned in the past. • and the honest interpretation of the laws of the future, we should find the new order a time of fear and instability. We must keep politics off the bench. We must not let . our courts fall under the domination of politicians bent on acquiring their own ends at the expense of the general pub- ^ lie. Up to now we have managed to keep our courts fairlys f dear of political strings and our object should be tot main- f tain that record. We/Should strive to keep on the bench men of proved ability and ripened judgment, men who have established a;; reputation for doing their work well. Such men are Oscar^ E. Heard, supreme court justice, Edward D. Shurtleff,4 Ralph J. Dady and Arthur E. Fisher, the three sitting judges in the Seventeenth judicial district, which includes ' Lake, Boone, McHenry and Winnebago counties. They have. . demonstrated their fitness for their work and deserve reflection. M Vote for Shurtleff, Dady and Fisher (Mi Monday, June at the judicial election. Keep our coiirts free from political influences that would, extend Chicago's grip outside of Cook county. DAIRY-ALFALFA TOUR 4" THURSDAY, JUNE IfPTft The McHenry County Farm Bureau states that a large number of the dairymen in the county will be interested to know that * the Annual Counts-Wide Dairy-Alfalfa Tour will be held Thursday, June 15th- Professors C. S. Rhode and J. C. Hackl-;- nian of the University of Illinois will be present. Four or five farms will be visited during the day. A schedule' of the tour, including the list of farms to be visited, and other details in connection with the tour will be announced In the next week's papers through the coupty. EYES CUT BY STRAW HAT There is no accounting for accidents and E. J. Buss of the Buss-Page Moitor Sales company was the victim of i& most unusual, although very painful, accident last week. A man wearing a straw hat stood idirectly ift front of Mr. Buss-and as lie turned around the rough edge of the straw hat caught Mr. Buss across the eyes cutting the pupil of the yigfht eye. Both eyes are bandaged and Mrs- Buss takes her husband to a specialist at Elgin every other day for treatment. MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVED HERE sorrow to homes in this- community, and others were tales of achievefnent, which brought pride and happiness to the hearts of our citizens. The making of a city may be gleaned from '>ur columns as the incorporation of the city" of McHenry and its many improvements have been recorded, the growth of various business enter- GRAVES ARE DECORATED pris®s !?as bccn fo!1 t owed anf!the !ifc" time of a community is portrayed «a TUESDAY tnany changes have taken placo In th® Community as well as in Its people (Wing the past half century. One of Oldest County Paper® One of the oldest newspapers in the While nearly every city in the county observed Memorial Day with speeches, music and parades, McHenry paid tribute to its soldier dead county, the McHenry Plaindealer was in simple ceremonies at the three | founded in 1875 by J. Van Slyke, who cemeteries in this vicinity. Eight continued as its editor and proprietor Legionairres with members of ?ho, for about twenty-three years. Before band, school children and interested coming to McHenry he was foreman friends met at the park where a of the Canton Plaindealer office at wreath was laid upon the soldiers' Canton, N. Y., and it was probably monument by the Daughters of the;from this publication that the Mc- G. A. R., and a line of march was Henry paper received its name. | formed to the cemeteries where the J In 1898 Plaindealer changad, national anthem was played by the. ^ands and became the possession of a > band, taps7 were sunded an<i a prayer j stock company under the name of the was read.1 • McHenry Plaindealer company, with The local cemeteries were vetV be- directors and foremost stockhold- •: autiful with nearly every grave a'dorn- such well known citizens as ed with flowers for this day of all the ~ " ~ year which brings to McHenry old- , Rrt courage and patriotism. .5both „r, 150 years the people and government Bom|1S(, ,w n have stood steadfast against foreign', ... • , a l liances and internationalism and the ^:|he <,ay w»s "fT country has been prosperous and free; etan j e ' . were not able to and1 . t* *h e government, oTf the .fu t.u re d,e - s»ta„n a .o.v e. rex,e rtion or ex,c,i temen,•t , „p endj s upon .tih e vounger genera.t.i. on.'i All of their. .c.h ildren .w ere able to be Se-m ce the worlud war ±th1. e nation .h as i present o.n this occasion with t,h,e cj• tbeen deteriorating and an attempt is |w. . ° . rs. being made to break down its physical j Sanjtarium ^ * 6 '• Father Wgan appealed Jo the jfo^ ^ young people to revive the old fash-, grandsen joe Nims who is a loned patriotism and Amencamsm, to salesman for the Hathaway Bakery j destroy the injection into minds j company the people of the idea that it is disgraceful to die for ones country and to stand out- in the demand for independence in dealing with the nations pendence in dealing with the nations Married In Germany Michael Schaefer and Kathfirififc fttzen were niarried in Germany on May 29. 1873, and came to America fiftyof the world- "This is your battle 1 jfears ^he T r? settled on ground for God and your country," j ^ ,a at J°hnsburg, making said Father Lonergan in completing! M ' Jf? r?m . eir c^osen homesite his address to the thirtythree mem- ffhaefer '^ now "^hed tha bers of the graduating class and their ° y®ars and Mr?* parents and friends who hid gather- tvio6^18 u-». ed for the occasion. . v They have seven ch,Wren, Mrs. E** The speaker of tlte evening was i T , oun^» a »Peter, at introduced by Supt. C. H. Duker who 1°Jnsb"rfr' Mrs. Mary May and Mrs. the stage with the1 £et f e/ May °/T.SP™g Grove and Mrs. Katherine Nimsgren of McHenry. er residents, who return to honor the memory of their loved ones. ' The weather on Tuesday was cold and dark, discouraging motorists and vacationist?, but by mid-afternoon the F. K. Granger, James p. Perry, W- A.; Christy, of this city and Judge Don- j nelly of Woodstock. Among othor' stockholders was also found the name of M. F. Walsh, editor of the Harvard Herald. I Under this new arrangement the was seated on speaker and with Rev. L. H. Brattain, pastor of the McHenry M. E. church, who gave the iftvocation and benediction. , Mendellsohn's march was played by Miss Agnes Lay, a member of the Mrs. Schaefer has one brother, John Pitzen, at Johnsburg. They also have twenty-t":c Pi'STia iniiaren ai\d eleven great-grandchildren. Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer appreciate sun came out and from the steady' first manager of the Plaindealer was stream of traffic returning to Chicago | Mr. Walsh, brother of M. F. Walsh during the evening it was evident j Harvard. He was succeeded by E. that many tourists had come out into J* Hazel, who is still in the newsthe country for the day. paper business. As Memorial Day is a legal holiday j The next manager was Charles the postoffices were closed after the Sehoonamaker, who later went to morning mail was received business' Genoa but abandoned the^^newspaper houses were closed and business in! business and now lives at DeKalb. graduating class, her classmates, at- "f Fr. Vollman, Fr. Crottired in caps and gownl marched to fn. . r* * ant* chureh choir m taking part in the Mass for this memorable occasion. The passing years have not b«aa without their sunshine and shadow in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Schaefer,. who treasure each year as a preci stone in their chain of memories. The Plaindealer joins their many friends in best wishes for many mora years of health and wedded happinessgeneral was- at a standstill as McHenry donned its holiday attire with flags flying in the business sections and at the homes. No Local Civil War Veterans There are no Civil war veterans surviving in this vicinity, but McHenry has the honor of being the home of the only living mother of a Civil war veteran. Mrs. Samantha Button, lGl years old, recall* the day she watched her son march off to wnr proud member of the 18th Illinois cavalry and how three years later, she received the news of her son's death caused by pneumonia The last manager for the stock company was Frank G. Schreiner, a local man who managed the business j for about two years and then bought out the concern and became the owner- of the paper on Nov. 1, 1906. He conducted the paper very successfully for about 19 years in the bank building on Green «*reet and on July 1,' 1925, h£ sold out to the present own- j er, C. F. Renich of Woodstock, under tiie' management of A. H. Mosher. Newspapers Merge During- a few years just at the time the stock company purchased the paper, this city „ was supplied with their seats at the front of the auditorium. "Salutation" was sung by the girls' glee club and following the address the high school sextette sung "Goin' Home"- The seniors are not in school this week but will be back this Thursday afternoon for their class day exercises On Friday evening the commencement exercises will take place at the high school, at 8:15 o'clock with Major Imrie of Culver Military academy as the guest speaker. The seniors are hvaing their pictures taken this week for the class picture and other events arise to .keep them busy. J •MFREE DANCE v Nell's Miniature Ball Room, one mile east of McHenry, on Route 20, at Nell's White Houie, Saturday, Juna 3. Music by Ai Kiemme and Ray Mc- Andrews- 1-fp Copy of Lq|$er from Former Governor One by one the World war veterans , two newspapers, the second one beare answering taps, also, this being j ing the McHenry journal, managed made evident by the fact that more; by Andrew A. Rupp. This paper was than 100 graves of World war veter- short-lived, however, and in 1900 they ans were decorated in the county this, consolidated with the McHenry Plainvpar. dealer company. The first paper ever published in the county was issued at Woodstock in 1846. It bore the name of the Illinois Republican, but after several changes it finally became the Wood- FRANfe 0. LOWDEN SINNISSIPPI FARifc Oregon, Illinois May 1933. CARAVAN ARRIVES HERE SATURDAY AT 5^15 P. M. A Republican caravan will arrive in McHenry at 5:15 o'clock Saturday evening, June 3, in the interests ofis^^^ Sentinel. • . the judicial candidates to be voted on 'oca^ press is considered to be Monday, June 5. Short talks will be {among the most Important instltumade at the corner of Green and Elm tions of a neighborhood and the Mc- =treets about" that time. Everybody : ^npr ^.a^n^ea]®r ^3 an exponent of invited to be present. OUR INVITATION «> VISIT EMPIRE THEATRE v The McHenry Plaindealer invites as its guests, Ray Conway, McHenry, And guest to be present at the Empire theatre, McHenry on Wednesday or Thursday evening, June 7-8, at which time the feature picture, "The Sign of the Cross" will be shown. Present this clipping at theatre for admission. - 7- A big mass meeting will follow at the park in Crystal Lake at 8 o'clock. DANCE RECITAL AT EMPIRE! On Wednesday evening, May 31, a dance recital and revue of Mis« Alice Ward's pupils, with Miss Marie Ropp as accompanist, was given at the Empire theater in connection with ths program of pictures. The following local cast gave a delightful program: Mary Durland, Genevieve Ferwerda, Delores Giese, Phyllis. Giese, Jean Huck, Corrine Johnson, Bevnice Justen, Kathleen Jus ten, Carol Lyons, Verlaine Oeffling. Joan Reihanspergqr and Evelyn Schae fer. the best interests of the city. As we begin our fifty-ninth year we look forward to brighter days ahead with greater prosperity for McHenry. . NOTICE All applicants for the forestry work are requested to be in Woodstock at the Legion hall Monday morning, June 5, for examination. . FREE DANCING At Georgre bLay's at Johnsburg, Saturday evening, June 3. Music by Gus Ueber's orchestra. 1-fp Mr. and Mrs. Howard A maim have moved from Green street to the house vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Grisham. • ' ' ' Hoit:. ^/"^-vShurUeff,'. . '* • Judge of the Circuit Court, Marengo, Illinois. / My dear Judge Shurtleff: I am naturally interested in your campaign for re- «Iection.. For it was I who as Governor appointed you to the vacancy in your circuit occasioned by the resignation of Judge Charles H. Donnelly. I made this appointment upon my own motion and without any suggestion from you because I considered myself fortunate in having available so well qualified a man to succeed my old friend Judge Donnelly, whose services had been so satisfactory to the people of his district. . • . T , I had occasion 'while Governor to appoint three Judges, as I now recall it--yourself. Judge Frederick R. De Young, and Judge Hugo Friend--and it has given me no little satisfaction personally that these men have all measured up fully to the duties of their office. . , I have followed your career on the bench since with interest and approval. I was glad when the Supreme Court honored you by designating you tor service on the appellate bench, for it meant a recognition on the part of that high tribunal of your eminent finess for'appellate work. I too have always felt under very great obligation to •you for the masterly and loyal manner in which as floor leader in the House of Representatives at Springfield you put through my legislative program. With my best wishes for your success, I am, . Vwy sincerely yours. * FRANK O. LOWDEH L 1