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“Such a building should hndude facilities for recre- Memmre, Mfeflomflgmd blicserviceJtm' tin- Meamufldpdmditorhmwhichwnldbeuaedo Wfldfiflwafi- , “Amnbletinthelobby ,astheReadin Herald - “MM-mudthenoteofmemo p aimthe ofthehomebo ofour pride .1:an sho revive the memory of , buildingsandsimilar stmcturesin the ma Sohfimspeak tefully of the they have receiv in these huts jm tom. Why not put this .. _ “The American City, a magazine devoted to civic ideas now comes forward with the suggestion that after the {an etch town shall erect 3 “Liberty Building.” “Common sense would indicate that. the most fit- fingwaytodohomagetothe dead istpconstructsome- thing that dull serve the living. “Monuments to great men and edifices to commem- orate great occasions are as old as civilization Even our myards at present are full of elaborate tombs. But '11 people have often doubted whether a mass of gala. glsplay is the best form of doing honor to a useful “Unless something is done to revent it there will grobably be an extenswe building 0 monuments of stone and bronze such a now adorn the uhlic squares of so mané towns as memorials to the so diers and sailors of the ivil War. ‘ ' "l‘he sentiment which built these monuments is com- mendable. It was the effort of a community to do honor to its herom. The judgement, however, that was displayed in selecting this form of commemoration is open to criti- \ Em bjectl The following are extracts from an editorial in the New York “Globe" gof last Saturda written by Dr. Frank Crane. It shows what one of t e greatest thinkers and public Spirited men in the United States thinks of this This proposition would be for the village as a whole and we believe, is one that eVery Downers Grove reqi dent would take pride in and help finance. For years there has been talk of some kind of a re- creation for the men and boys of the village, but so far it reamed in nothing but talk. ?;:»".Downers Grove Reporter Mifi'mfiifiz’o‘héméhu o uhizntion. One of. ' N" M "WW Wm" 5"" our subscrlge has sent in the followrglg names of localIsmm°“m":gm°fw'ml’mm men as membn of the board of directors: J. M: Riel. Chas '.M .1... a” Ilflol Ml ' m "my lochel, James Chllvera, J. W. Hughes and William Ben-Mn n how Man- long u I an der. Each has made a success of Ins chosen business and Ivan couch. with such men as these it would be an assured success. l_ A" ['"9 ”'3‘? '1" _"':""!_""f_.f'_'" “LIBERTY BUILDINGSâ€"BY DR. FRANK CRANE” o u - only I chum All] I 3“" prior om Those who dld call sand the Idea was fine and that Ml We of thne “WNW" "W it should bearded into execution. One woman said, “That a. a Nu on, Adam. but "my a, la the most wonderful idea I have read in regard to a fit- "°‘ "M" “’ b“? “““i ‘° °‘" “"5" We huvo wen certainly home (in: tlng memorial for the boys, and it should be built rightly...“ .M m“ o, W, M“ “mm away.” “Why just think," she contineud, “it could be Iin- Ind me will n-membrr thin Mp u long as wo live. The people are con lahed and furnished and heady and waiting for the boys «duly M .1» "m w m hm. when they get M... l We have room every night with (churn, um»: and lluhlu and Ilia Them'a our “n“menm- unveil and «wally w» I! night. but . . . - the darn thlngn am too nhort for a Let me agmn describe In a few words what our idea mm, m MW “ am. with your of a fitting memorial to Downers Grove boys who enter- m, “a, mm, you, mix, ed the aervlce of Uncle Sam in the Army and Navy in We mu have old (Hr-Mu .1... and time of need ls. Briefly a club house. It should be at least My In am! of um: elm-Inc. w ' . ' un u l a l -h‘l two stories in height of such Impoaln appearance that It mm"; 1 m t:fl:“;;fllh:r': Would be a credit to the village. lnai e It should contain "“ N . reading and recreation rooms, a large hall. pool and bilâ€" $7"me {$321312 ,3}; hard rooms. the largest meeting place in town, swummin m m rid of .u a... llltle pm. I tank. locker and shower roomâ€"m fact be a modern clu how. but I sun-ow my N-nkm or ltho Ink vlll [tn than but too! h Of an word. {event an the meh my. Take me u Lust wed we offered the name of Mayor John If Kidzfifg to the_ sulfa. . 0! course you read the editorial in last week's Re- porter entitled “Nineteen Nineteen” and if you didn’t hap- pen to see it yourself, someone called your attention to it. At least that is what we understzmd from what people have called us up and told us “And The Star Spangled Banner Forever Shall Wave, (Yet The Land of The Free and The Home of The Brave.” my; the Downers Grove Post (Nice as second Mass mail matter. Advertising rates nude known upon application. Subscription rates $1.75 ”rye”. Sing-la oopiea’ 5c. every Friday morning from the Mike at the Downers vae Publishing my, 37 North Main Street, Downers Grove. Illinois. WELL, HOW ABOUT IT FOLKS? C. H. STAATS, EDITOR DOWNERS GROVE REPORTER. DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS Mon-ditto“. mmmvnummn nun-hat. . n-m' Dam-ext lather: ART SCHLAUDER DIDN’T BELIEVE WAR WAS OVER win-mam:â€" m-hcwlM-wflk cu-utd-ldlqn-IIMâ€" “Mffllllmflâ€" Islamamlhdeuâ€" Fall. Into I let-07 I Now that n can and postal: l ‘m trying a. «wry stop I. I!" tam ‘vinm and «mil (loom. They till hr (nod tom-ml". but nuns-0.6m I can only an on of M Vllicll is no! quite u (and as If I could 3M two. “'0". l guru this i~z all the new: more is so will close rim love to all and say hello tn the MI. of lkl' folks“ ' All me boy: In forum flat and -6n [cod mdillon ht FIN! 6: Mi" in [the hospital and l have no! Mini (mm ‘him «Mn-r nor of Ike hay: «f ”It {Battery I name M will be home Edwin-«colic- add-marking»â€" Solll fanâ€"â€" adapt”â€" Co-e com-râ€" 3 l hmre not marked (ho pictures from Lumbar; as yd but I m our shady traveling an (In: mm Indlmaygulhmhnuwovifl still be how “norm. l blicve. Ihd a hiyâ€" lid-Iroâ€" l haw not nah-rd anymon hm n M either. only on:- Iron yaw and IMM. the other: an «m mm... We um hnvr old {fin-d: duo Ind badly In nml 0! mm; donning. but m we at"! have to wall uwhllt- yet. .m» l mu lupin; to'rlhrr I cot-90m than of clothing Ind won» thing And «hm I no. watch m- clean Hurrah! The war is at"! Pridny. a. m. 1109. day after Thnkq W0 have rooms «wry night with thin. tablo- nntl "(Mn and Ilro wove: and umlly M» a! night. but the «bra lhinfl aw loo M tor a follow, you Dawn to “Np with your (on: Mad INUM )wr ml. Thin in a very um" town. no 510m. ’ only . chard: and 3 bell pador but about two or "Inc kilometer: tin-re, is n big one. Ade-um. but they say; not much in buy thon- lo our liking. We have won cert-in” nonu- fine vie-w; and Miles on our ride- though And In": will wmcmhrr flail trip uj long I: we live. The people. In an, hilly [Ind llm nun II! arr hen. ‘ u seems fmm all nppmmncos that these people in: not half as hard hit as everyone mama to believe ms we have had more 1» out and more new notable here than in l-‘rana- and their km and such is gnu! believe me. We have (‘Ilt'n clnickon, (00.10, rabbit. hog lamb and \wll I guess that in all since we have been hem. I We have quite a time here and en- ‘joyuble also as the people are very cordial and willing. They prepare as ‘five meals very reasonable and tho ‘uood old German cooking has sure got lt all over the French and bellow.- me we an: eating too. and still hold- lng my fatness. The walnes and pan- cakes nn' grout also their homemade jell and jam. I suppose by now you are having the ball weather. rain or snow in plen- ty, but contrary here we are having fairly decent days and little min or mist during the day that. is ab Last night was a grand moonlight night but today is cloudy again. Wimbach, Germany. Dec. 10th, 1918‘ Dear Folks: GERMANY NOT STARVING SAYS DWIGHT COX lflIfRS fROM DOWNIRS GROVE ' ' $01!)!le BflYS Ms News! flasAnyOne Kmmhofen. Mummy-rim. November 29, 1918. [brig-M R. Can. “.7333: 12‘; 3"" 61 South Main Street “333332 gm The stoves are the best by years of test! People who have used these and other makes of stoves will tell you that the Penimulzu' is THE Best Buy. A REM. SAVING! 7%": January My Roportor Want Ads bring results. Try ’cm. ' We". mother. nfler my amoral clean-up this morning. clam under- !clolhei and so on, Ihavod and. by Hu- Twuy, Iorgot to shave my uppt-r lip. everybody in doing it. So I might as well loo. able to and: up to an. II. the mu '9 hu- m plug. Wlll try and write Io you often" m, 80 will: lo!» of low- “ all In! :1 km to you mother. ‘ \\'o~ll. mom". I hope you and all we I'Pll I! homo and (trim; an good an ‘I am. I think the dum- In- good for us to mun-n how lem in tho spring. I cum Hum- are a goon! may on !M I'uy no". Hop:- I ~- «Lu- mall noon. TM mail hun'l Sven Y “'0", m- morod the next "warning, 'evorybody happy, to follow the Gerâ€" mans, and we an: still following them hark to Germany. We are about l5 miles from Luxomburg. We have been ‘ to Coblvnz. Tho little Fromh we blnlml In no good how In Germany. I! you could talk dutch you could get by all riKM. but not many an. giving and fmling just (inc. Moth-r I haven't written for two weeks he- icuusn we have been on the go New iminutc. I wrote you n letter the lith ‘but no chance to mail it. So this is Ithv firnt time our letters have born far between. I haven't rw-‘ivul any Email either for six weeks. First. I lie-um- you can never guess where l «ms wht‘n the armistice was signed. !“'('", r1! tellyou. l was stuck with lmy truck in a big shell hole for 24? hours. Was on my way to Brundefi pillow, France. I was just about four ‘miles from there. But when I did ’rcach my destination after being pul- had out of that hole by means of a ‘trurtor I found that the town had boon shelled by the Germans in great ‘shape. Glad I was in the hole all night. Next morning two French ML 'diers came along and rattled aft lFronch to me. Well. I have horned ’onough to know what they meant. They said that the war was over. I didn't believe them thought it sounded to good to be true. But when l mach- ed my regiment I found out it was. I’ll never {orgy/t what it meant to lie down and ~slwp and not have to worry about being shelled, gassed or bombed. I can imagine what went on in Chicago and New York. During the month of January we will take a Special Reduction of FIVE PER IT on any Peninsular Gas or Coal Range purchased from as. Five per cent Discount On Every Peninsular Stove Sold this Month J. D. GILLESPIE 8: Co. An «In, An add-04M. PENINSULAR Cominatinn Gas and Coal Ranges Peninsular Coal Ranges Peninsular Gas Ranges ‘ laundry Slaves Water Heaters H» "at ("IN-a. See Minter. the Mg Downera Grove favorite in her latest. “Wives and Other Wives” MARY MILES MINTER Our Tuesday Features are shown here ahead of the Chi- cago showing. See them first at the (‘urflm “The Enchanted Barn” You will alro be ddixhted will! (‘nrflu \'.mvme. Tod-y In an pagi- tively slain: you. “than! exception. the N1. float in (on -â€" Mme. Hnnml and Vaudeville. Then-W a «an». (Mr wonderful Hard - Path. " Vorld'u Sen" today will alone repay you for your whit to the Can‘t-t in “011 Easy Street” Special Children's Mai-re at 3:30, Seats 5: net. Adult: Itâ€"NIGHT I. l 2.: Offering Two Exceptionally Entertaining Movies CHARLIE CHAPLIN Watch the We! (or no mull-g {nun Immanu- ran-lag and William Russell in “UP ROMANCE ROAD” Directlofl Hilliard Campbell. To Day, Saturday, January 11th Thursday, January 16th Tuesday, January 14th A VITAGRAI’H FEATURE In her latest feature Hall. 5 and lie Id Friday, January 10, 1919