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neat. inds. ‘ood. Lumber. ering Plants. .- Punk. Illinois. 54. - ~ 5! Per Year. GENT ,uuummmmxf Ls l):|n v :rcd i re: 0! Chum: d Crackery, WARE, .OUSES, “139.10g Ah: 0‘ ‘ 9g 1’ . “1590 . fl m nova HIGHL4 VD PJRK. mmmmmg STREET. using «U e(1~â€"an unusually small list of re I ' A Q1191?- grets. W e guess \Iiss Aliene is pop-I l 1‘111‘111‘1'11“ \F‘VS‘ 11lar, according to that verdict. V\ henI We 1111119 been 111101111011 111111 1111‘ 1111 reached the scene about i): 30 the I 0111091“ 01 the 1115311131111 Park Clllb the rooms were brilliantly lighted' have 1111611 11131 any 1101111111 who~ie and filled “ith a merry company, not a member of the above named Professor Bournique who had charge I club cannot be admitted to member of‘ the dancing. “ith his t110 skille1liS1‘ 1? 111 13118 055011 except the tea l1- musicians from C hit-ago. Inanarred I 61's 111 the PUblic 501101015. and 1e everything with rare tact and skill,‘ I “11195 01 officers 111 Fort Sheridan. and did it all so nicely. you couldiBy this ruling. many 110111911 of in scarce see there was any mzlnage- telligonce equal to any, are delmricd menti Everything moved with ItheIfI‘OIIl beinv useful members of 1e noiseless precision of an old- timeI 033011 “11115 16390381111111) 10111118 eight dav clock. The “Fa1ors” 11 ereI 185‘s w1ththe UflinS 0f the Highland numerous and very a fine 3150, OVcr I Park Glub, then consistency 1s a jetv 11' hose distribution Mrs“ Charles D 1el not found in their caskets; for Snow of \‘1 estern Springs. and Mrs. :they have permitted the children Iof .1. R. Cummings of River FoteSIIIoutsiden-i to attend dancing clasSes presided most succensfuny Mr and 1 at the Club house. and are now go Mrs Snow, parents of the youugI l liciting outsiders to help supporh‘a hostess. were wuseless and ubiquit- 19011119 0011139- Everybody approves ous in their quiet attention to all the of the teachers being admitted to the guests of the mening and 1t “as Ossoligxit Is 11 step 111 the right direét- gratifying to see with 11 hut breathâ€" I1011- B111 why (11901111119319 1181111181 less interest such _\oungsters :15P.I“0111811 0f ability whose husbands A Montgomery and Captain Robin 119110 my 1119 111363‘1'111011 support 0611‘ son watched the scene At mischools and teachers? Awan'ns ' - t o’clock refreshments “ere served by} The editor of the NEWS known 110-2 1 the Club’s excellent arrangements, I thingabout this matter If any mem- 1 in the dining room and each child l ber of either Club wishes to enlight was waited upon with the utmosth the public our 001111111111" are open; care and precision. and We rie1ersawI for that purpose _ .Inch 11 room full, of young or old; m. ... : better managed and better behaved; lilrs..\Iar(r:1ret Martin, who fqu 1 in fact it was perfect Sandwiches. mérlv Ie~1ided 111 the Park. but wtoI chocolate. cakes. cream, candies etc. ., now makes Chicago her home, gaI01 9:41.. were all dispensed without con- a luncheon Thursday at her ho e; I fusion or accident till all were satis Several of her friend: from this 1-111 tied. The-trains compelled Profes Iattcnded. . i l About sixty invitations were is sued and only three regrets return ed~â€"au unusually small list of re Mr. and Mrs. Edgar M. Snow gavel a gennan at the Highland Park l (llnb house Saturday evening furl their little daughter. Aliene Assenath l Snow. from 7:30 till 10:30. We are' not up in all the outs and ins ‘ of; these society matters. but we went tof see for ourselves. and really it was one of the most beautiful sights we? have beheld for many a month. ltl seemed more like fairy land in many: respects than real life. But then it? was real; the young hostess and her} guests were our own Highland Park boys and girls, just as natural and unaffected as at their homes or at I school; perfect little ladies and gen-. filamen in every respect. It was ill gathering of from 60 to '75 youngi persons from 8 to 12 years of age. ’ It was the childhood of our city inl its‘beauty and at its best. and Wei Went to our home at ll o'clock, afterl it_was all over, with a new apprecia- l 'tion and a higher admiration for ourl Park children. Then we were pleasvi‘ ed also to see how many good mothers f‘ Were there to keep a watchful, ten- l der eye on their children. ! Another thing we wish to empha- size. The "young blood,” as some styleit. ha: been admitted into the management of the Club this year, and this young element was deter- mined tu have this, one pf the first if not the very first entertainment under their auspices, a success. Hence their gratification, as fie]! as ours, and so we congratulahg them on its outcome. 'Whfla no one has any desire to turn the Club ov'ér en- tirely into the young folks’ hands, we do think it a wise plan to put them into the management ~r~~ the young and old together; as our fath- vr used to say. “Old men for coun- sel. young men for work.” Saturday night slum-ed what young work can do. VOL 111. THE SNOW PARTY. The, Highland Park News. young i professor . ‘ Mrs. Margaret Martin, who {qr mérly resided in tfie Park. but wto now makes Chicago her home, gag: Sméral of her friends {rm-n thus (y t} a luncheon Thursday at. her hell’s; attended. ‘ The editor of the NEWS knows né- T thingabout this matter. If {any mem- I bet 0f either Club wisfieé to: enlight I en the public, our columns are open for that purpose. ‘ club cannot be admitted to member- ’ At our meeting in March the by- ‘shi‘p in the Ossoli, except the tea h- laws were adoptéd and 11 number ‘ers in the public schools, and 1c ! joined the society. The gentlemen’s wives of officers in Fort Sheridan {dues are .71 cents per month and By this ruling. many Women of in ‘ladics are 1111111itted honorary mcm~ telligenee equal to any, are deburicdé hers. From March, 1891'). up to from heinv useful members of 1e Edate the meetings hive been held Ossoli If'the responsibility for this regularly once a month, with onlv rests with the officers of the Highlzmd two postponements , Each officer Park Glub, then consistency is a jew held his office during this time, ex 91 not found in their caskets; for icept one change made in the side- they have permitted the children lOfi walk committee 11111111111 new Offices outsiders to attend dancing claSSesl Were created, thut of chn‘plain and at the Club house. and are now so lusher. ()ur usher found the work liciting outsiders to help support? 11 wearing and lately was obliged to lecture course. Everybody approves i take a trip to Kansas Cit-v for his of the teachers being admitted to the health. Ossoligxit is 11 step 111 the right direét The literarv committee was so or ion. But why discrimwate ugaurst ranged that each member was giwn “omen 0f ability ”11°58 husbands 11 chance to serve “8 hate had help I“! the "“63 WhiCh support 0%" some v.1ry interesting programscven schools and teachers? waws. ' l I rueir‘nni- nf .uiinlnnmhn Unnl. L". (I 5.301- Bournique to leave about 10: . ’All through the evening there w a ’no monotony or weariness, and wh the company dispersod they seem as fresh and happy as at the sta . iMost of the guests, of course, we 0 ffrom the Park, with four from 6 ye éP‘ort, a few from Chicago «and o fieach from River Forest and Wester {Springs. The young misses ‘ all costumed m white, making a gof rare beauty That is a course of unusual briL liancy and attractiveness. The Club have decided to “let down the bars” to ogtslders who wish to attend them» at $2. 90 per ticket for the entire course, and at last advices they had sold some 40 tickets or 01 er to 0 t- siders. As everyone. know 5, such a course of lectures as that costs man my and after they sell all the tic-lair; they can, the Club won' t make any thing This Is a rare chance amlwe‘ hope every person of any litera'ry f taste- or culture will secure. a lick'et. I CORRESPONDENCE. A Query. Editur of the NEWSâ€"~ Historians. 4~Tbackeray. foregost English \ov elist and Hmnorist {Fâ€"Tennysou, the lihpresentntive poet of the Victorian Era. GU-Stevenson, the most artistic of Comtemporary Writers. professor of English literature in thy University of Chicago, deliver 11' course of six lectures on the ‘5Repral- sentative English Authors of thé Nlueteenth Century” as folloWs: ‘ 1~~Charles Lamb, the Chief The Highland Park Club manage- ment have had in mil” for a V long time a plan for a brief course of le ‘ tures on the University extensio plan” They; finally decided, Fridai night, to have Henry W. Rolfe, ass Jane Austen, one of Euglzmd' a great Novelista. .3 Carly19,the most dramatic of 1~~Cl}arles Lamb, English Literature. PROF. ROLFE'S LECTURES. ' IfiéiiAND PARK, ILL., JANUARY 14.13%. We have last some valuable mem~ hers by removal, eslmcially the Miss- vs Skinner: and have received one resignation. Cgupid stole one of our xuung ladies, and saddest of all, death has claimed oné of our most respect ed members. We certainly have. c complished- some good. We how have a solid instead of a floating side- walk, a new wank on Dean mu. also The literary committee was so ar~ ranged that each member was given a chimflce to serve. We have had some very intqrésting programs.even residents of aristocratic Highland Park have joined us and contribut- ed liberally tu gour entertainments. we had floating sidewr’elksn We concluded our only remedy was annexation to Highland Park. Believing we could gain our end by working in a body. we agreed to meet again Feb. 6 and report. J. J.Hesler was chairman and called the meeting to order. We found annexation required three-fourths of the votes of the residents, also three- ifourths of the votes of the acreage ‘in property. The residents Were only too glad to cast their vote for innnexation, but there new others 3who did riot think that way, prefer- ring to lire on by themselves, fewr-_ i ing heavy taxes for little or no bene- ‘fit, referring to our neighbors who do live in the Paxik and are not benâ€" efited thereby 4» not thinking ‘of otheilarseztmt - we end ~13in proved. property _ying between Idle“ wild an’dithe southern'limits of thei Park. ' After a great amount of wort:1 in the way of patitione. comur‘unica- l tions, etch, we found we could not} earry‘aunexntion, but by dropping: that we might gain valuable mom-i hers. Hence we organized under} the name of the: Rayinia Improve; ment Society, with J. J. Hesler,j president; G. R; Boerner, secretary? and W. R.’ Boerner, treasurer, for} one year. named a committee of} three to draw up the by-lawrs for the; society, appointed a committee on Water, lights and sidewalks‘and also} a committee to , provide entertainvi ment for each meeting. { This s pciety originated in a meet { i‘ng of a few inhabitants of this por- tion of tlie earth, which we cannot{ rightfully call a city, a town 'er a village~»-â€"it is simply a settlement. and was larger 20 yeai‘s ago ‘than itv‘ is today. This mpeting'waa held in ' the M. E. Church Jani 15, lS‘in, when we roused up to canaidm our situation for, seemingly, we had been asleep. W? found we had neither street lamps, water, sewers, nor‘ even respectable sidewalks. In the _ spring if you wished to take B boat ride you might simply step upon a loose board at. this cpmer of La No. l6!) and: by a little éngineering float (down to Mr. Kellogg’s, for cefrtainly we had floating sidewr’ialksh ! THE IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY. l I- D“”’ ~J B""‘b uu vu‘cquuauuu u. Iland oyster supper in the schoolI Ihouse Jan. 14th, at 8 p. m. which? we sincerely'hope will be well pat Ironized By Contributinr1 your sup- . Iport you will be helping us to see 3Ithe “light.” wespecially on a dark Inight Tell your friends of the goodI time to be had the l4th at 11 placeI called R.“ 1111.1. Mrs. Towner had always appeared to enjoy robust health and with her ;c hildren and grandchildren about her kept the Christmas festival at the home 111 Highland Park. She was Iin her place in the Church Christmas morn1ng,and received the Holy Corn» mnnion with those who loved her. Iand 11 ho little thought that they were Ikneeling beside her at the altar for {the last time During the holiday RECKLESS DRIVING. II _»._. Iweek she snfl‘ered what was thought Carrie Koyes and Jennie Vetter, to beta slight attack of illness, and two young lady pupils of the high was about the house on thefint Sun: school, whodesido in Doorfloldywhil-a dsg' LIII the W701». 139;, 7 g .. , driving down the Central avenue hill that afternoon she beanie worsesnd Iih frontofthe' residenceof the mayor. Ilapsed into unconsciousness from ’ ITuesday afternoon on their way .which she ne1er fully emerged on; . I I home after school had closed. were I til death ensued a week later. Her Iriu in which won two boys and n Iance possible. but realized that they Irrirl The "iris anda small boy 11 hoisere pouetlcss in the presence of 11 as riding 11itl1 them. were thrown that insiduo‘us and mysterious malady Iont into the street, 11 here the mud I known nas Bright' s disease. Iwas several inches deep, and theirI Shortly before noon on Wednesâ€" Ihorse started to r1111, but was caught Idav. January 12th., a company of re Ibt a bystander The rig driven bv the I latives and friends assembled and :boys passed 0101‘ Miss Key es one Ibefore the body was removed from Iof the wheels running over om. ofI the house joined 1n a short service of her limbs, but did not‘injure her very Ipra) or The multitude of flowers much. However, her clothes andI I Which were sent in token Ofthe afiect- I those of her companions 11e1'e almost Iion tenths imparted the perfume I I and their heads down. Th1 accident I the canopy of low clouds the sad pro I 11' as due to the csrelessness of the I‘cession 11101 ed to the railway station Iboys' 111 driving. It is not much to Whence the funeral party went by the credit of the boys that after run Itrain to Ravenswood and thence by Ininginto and throwing the girls into Icarriagcs to Graceland. E the street. they did not have the man 2 The beautiful cemetery chapel was Iliness or humanity to return and as. Icrowded With friends who came out Icertain whether any injury hadbeen Ifrom the city; and them. surround- Idonethem or not. or whether: they Ied by flowers and growing plants.the Iwere in need of assistance It was Imajestic burial service of the Church Ia brutal act The girls SH)” ,t is not IWaS read by the Rev. Mr. W'Olcott Ithe first time the same boys haveI in the unavoidable absence of the' Idone this and will endeavor to haw IRector of St. JamcS'. I The beautyI' Ithem punished. jot the service was greatly enhanced Iby the rested choir of St. James" _____ I Church.whi1h sang theburini anthem M1,~'.\Iajor Hart} S.\':1il 3"“9 :1 and the humus. A11 the service be musical 01 rcicption at he: elegant gnu ll“ cloudslil'ted and “’9 suu' FI'II Ishone forth. and in the midst of clear MRS. VAIL’S MUSICALE I 1 i I I 11e11 Laurel menue home last 1131 mount“. “'0 know not how Ishining after rain the bol1 was borne Imanv i111itations were issued but to the grave where the last solemn Ifmn; 15,0 to 301) 11 I.“ there :IuIIQIeordi-i of committal Were said and Ifilling the sp: at 111m house. Among I all that " mortal ”I Theodora Am” 3 tin ewninf’ “new liaJTowner was committed to the I'earth 111 the 33‘8””!!th of :1 blessed resurrection. ' I the features oi Irecitatious 111' \‘Iir-S “Bird of Evans 1.7.. 112.; l)_.n... .1 .-. IA. I - - ' . Z _ run into from the rear by another Iphyswians rendered her every assert~ i completely ”ruined, being coveredl 0 Spring time toth‘e house. but with- . with sticky mud from tlieir’fect up Iout the rain was falling and under . .1 .',_, Mrs. Major Harry S. Vnii gave :1 munical or reception at her elegant new Laurel avenue hmne last FrL day evening. “'0 know not how, manyjm'itatinns were issued, but? from 150 to 200 were there, quite; filling the spacious house. Among} the features of the evening were; recitatious by Miss Ward of Evan»? ton. Miss Evans. the comraltu. 150} well known here. sang several soles. in a way that did not disappoint those : who had very high expumatiom. and Miss Cobb rendered two selenium on the piano which {hm-(- “‘20 heard them pronounced nunumlfy fine. ' ion Judson ave in front of tin church i sWe have been able to hire the walks; gclenred of snow. and what was once ; inn unsightly lot east of the station.i i i has been transformed intoa writable; i park, omitting floWers. ; Our faithful treasurer has repeat- edly handed lver allthe money in the treasury; to the sidewalk com- mittee; their call for money being so great that none was left to be expend- ed by the committee on lights. We are now coming to the rescue of our treasury and committee on lights by giving an entertainment and oyster supper .in the school house Jan. 14th, at 8 p. m., which we sincerely'hope will the well pat. ronized. By Contributing your sup- port you will be helping us to see the “light"«â€"~especially on a dark night; Tell your friends of the good time to be. had the 14th at a place called Ravinia. We were the means. to some ex tent, of securing the school house ‘site, on which now stands a building not to be ashamed of. There is plen. ty of water there now. if you wish a drink; the only beverage. We aim pleased to any, we could furnish you. I can not enumerate all the good work of this society. and will now turn to the thdught uppermost in our minds. f The Ml. Villars who disappeared nfrom Lflkl Bluff just before Christ Imas was found W mhf‘esday, in a Chicago [Minding houso.- somewhat deuwralized :nu- ntalh He seemed surprised “kt u found. May she rdsl in Iw‘zu'v, and may light perpetual shim: upon her. ' 1 During the almost forty )ears of itheir married life, Mr 81d Mrs. Tow- .ner have been conspicuous in the }social life of Chicago; and there are New who have a wider and more de 1 'voted circle of friends, especial!) in 5 St. James’ Church, in whose charities Ejand activities both have been promi» 1 11am. Theodora Amelia Towner. : Few deaths in our community haw. ’caused such wide spre'ad sorrow as {that of MN Henn A. Ti)w,ner w hich v'occurrad early \Iondm morning. Jau uary 10th. Aithough her residence {in Hivhlaud Park had 1mm compar Eativeh’ brief Mm. '10“ mar had en- ideared hersulf to‘ a“ who knew her by her unaffected simplicity mid gen- uiueness of sympathy. and' by- the rare strength and gentleness of her beautiful character. She had won for herself a place among us which ,can not; easily be filled by another. IN MEMORIAM. NO 7.