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_ DOWNERS GROVE REPORTER M the Send: M": 01' the rooms of the local school: am holding their Christmas exercises m-xt Wednesdty afternoon. 7:30 . 'l'hmr will he recitation: and music by the younker chfldm and a tree. Foflowing will be ma presen- tation of the (‘hristmas Cantata. "King mvm." SI. Paul: I-Iungelknl , Sunday evening. Decem'mr mm the Sunday School will hold their am‘ mnl l'lu-istmas program starting at 7:30 . 'l'hmr will be realistic“! and, have] tree and a "giving" Chris!- nns, the gifts tn go to the Chicagn Deaconess Home and (mm there will be di>1n'hnted in the poor rhildrrn in the Imminent. where the min- Inxu will b “It": for the "nun of "OWN”. Then will he m1! and newt-Horn by ”Iv ('hierin of the Sunday schonl. a Christmas lrro. a Santa Claus and mama-9: and mud," will ho llistrihltml. ”dual 0» mt Thursday evening, "N" ember 23, tho Methodist church Sun- day Schooi will ham their oxen-ins. This your they will (he "The Story of Bethlehem." a Christmas plny with mode by M. R. "of”. my will um 6" keeps the pfltm-v at NouAL. Advertising Is the fire under the boiler of business. In cold but. an: weather, 3 little mom adv". On Tum-day awning. Mather 2!. m Christmas sen-icon in this church will start with a germ-e fn the than): and the full choir will sing to hr hallowed by a short sermon. The wr- vleea for the ehiMrrn will he hohl Business like the thermometer. In: it ups and down. In sum- mer you have little need for fire. In winter you kindle the fumee And feed it fuel. Thus. you keep tho temperature of your home at that the same point the year click is given and" "to. dim-(Ion c! In. Minn Lucy and n lam tom of helpers. Tm: mantis" in I! one of the best Iml mop! won)» while annimnu M‘rr givm In- fill Sunday School. and is m" hr"! the inkml and “Comm M an Inv- m of mm... and (’hrmm Day. The adoring will ho given in Mink Home. tomb" mm the am: I‘m the vnflom class” at tho «shoal. 3. Alinw’u an. Jouph'n On next Walnuulny afternoon 8!. Joneph'n school and Sunday School will hold their combination mortise: It the chunk. There will be a tree. Snub Chan and gift: will hr given to the lmle ant-u and lo «thorn o! the thumb Ind uhool. Thon- will be appropriate Chriplmu mic-Mon- and W and the program it In an- manned. wlll be unusually nod. Cum-final The Wanda-l Sunday Schooll I“! hold their Chrlrlnuu nominal IN: your next ‘l'lmmlnr Menlnu M1 7:80 p. In.. It tho rlmrrll. Tho "J "cm: till he in the form of a Can- uh. mulled ”I'll. Tree of Fromm-0.". BUSINESS HAS UPS AND DOWNS Baptist Thursday evening, December 23rd. at 8:00 o'eloek. The Sunday School will have 3 Christmas concert with Ill approprlute program. a tree and the uuul melt-dons. Flat Evangelical At. 7:30 in the evening on Sumley. December 281b, the First Evangeli- eel Smiley School will hold its amounts exerelnes in the church. The first half hour will be devoted to Relations and music and the ttee. The last part of the program will be “A Christmas Morallty Ploy In three acts." Fifteen young people 0! the ehunh and Sunday School will take Each Downers Grove Sunday School has something planned for the proper oburvance of Christmas. Following on the programs planned a. m: as we could get them: Christan Plays and Cant-us are Announced flor Presenution Next Week. .VOL. XXXVII. N0. 48 SUNDAY SCHOOLS TO HOLD CHRIST- MAS PROGRAMS The Remmr join.- Mth (hr many .mhor friend: of Mr. Phelps in 1hr :villam‘ in extending In him and M {"19 church he will non-e. our heart". [est cnngrntulntiwns. g Mr. thlps was u-mporarily postal 'vf Nw First Mflhodist ('hurrh .u'hvn (the "or. Fleming "Mum-«I m go into Ibminms and unti! the annual mum gm: of the Rock Rix-or ('vmfvmm-b. [Hr has hum taking chum «f the wmk at _Ihr (Imgwntiomi (:hurrh aim-r tho rmignafion of Hw- Row. 1‘. J. Owens. The Firs-1 Conungntumal chum-h. 3:! :I mling hold an “Rant-«lay {rvuninm extended a unanimous call to the Rev. A. 8. Phelps to lmm their pastor. We “Madam that Mr. l‘lwlps has signified his atrop- lamrr of the pron-slum and will tale» drama of the pulpit immliately. lam Jinn (Siva l'nnlm- Imus- "on to bad Church In \Imlng WHO-calla; CONGBEGATIONAL CHURCH mum) ; REV. A. s PHI-2m; Ruth huh rxprd that the elm.~ now fanning 00 be pl!“ mt Doc- (mbrr will hr larger than ““3 yo-n: which WI:- we lurnx-l in "w I'M-wry of lhr idvu in hon-Mn firm-v. At the and of gho club. or when filly wmku have [our by. intcmt on the “muse" Imam! in added I» the bunk 1m! the nut in rm! wanted MIDI a check to help mm: "to demands of that Christmas gift. I ‘ Although an nrigiml Me- of the“ club: wxv to have money for Chfifin mu buying. Mr. Cumu- a! 0n Flm Salim! flunk up» than about M!)H per com «I "w moan} 6.- put right' into roxulm raving: ncemmh‘ “ m. Or A slut my be nude with 2 cents, 6. 10 or more. Thm is al- go the opopsite to this plln when-by the lamest amount. in paid first and 5 drop of I, 2. 5. or 10 cents made In mh weeks payments. Then i» Ilsa another alternative. One may mm with a supulnud amount as 10. 25 or 60 cents: or 81.00 or up Incl pay the wru- unount each week Under this plan of saving are sev- eral diluent clauses. One may start with a penny. for instance. and mid In penny to the origin] one out: week. thus 2. the second, 3. the third and so on until the fifty weeks are More than $16,000 in mal~money was checked out this week by the Farmers Merchants and the First National banks to local people who have been accumulating it hit by bit since last December. The money was saved by men, women and chil- ‘dren of the village in “Christmas Savings" clubs instituted by the banks several years ago. The am- ount this year is 84,000 more than was saved by this phn in 1919, as the total of the cheeks last December was 812,000. More than $16,000 Checked Out by Farmers Merchants and 19! National to “Clubbers." LOCAL BANKS CUT ANOTHER “MELON” FOR XMAS SAVERS DOWNERS GROVE. DU PAGE COUNTY. ILLINOIS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1920 Pu! County who “tended the conference here last hardly nan chumsehoolwuioamdoflmmmm. Them mat-calmEd.Fmiénthelhlnstmtsideoftbefimrumficalbetween man-«Mm Tirkrh may he serum! from mvm- bers of the executiw mmmittm- «I "my Itprexenuu‘vos in flw rhurrhm and American beg-ion 593m 0! up following m: u. w. Tim is a lynum unsure of four lngvv nnlmnncr . numlwrn ntmnml for the community.| Ma. thllmrn imnmlmh-ly mini-«l! gnaw-nun: In the promotion of um. Auovm'y (3, ll Run“ uni m- can] vcoum- In- the .wvm church! of the «I. will"! lu n 'conl’c'n'm hrlwwn, ‘Mluge and mo Amorlm Leg-lam Mr. ”unm- and A. ll Soon. Villngm 'le vxecmiw committee elected mâ€"‘Allomy. in to automate in "w n!-: .0“- uf ll» form" Wnlnn-v-hy c-rt-n :Illls. Chairman; Roller! Carpenter, in; Sun-law and 0. ll. l'lnmloy. Tron.» mm: Thu .fnllmn: Thursday. Dn-rmlwr 30th « Mun Son-i. famous harpisl. rnmw i- hrirfly mnlliml an Tmmhy. January 250' ‘â€" Tom 1" ril Isking fm wit-rendnm on tho. Hr. flange :lennmâ€"lmlrvl sl‘lsfnfli‘flv at Mr. 800- "val II"- n- n-nl Mu illegal fur hm wagons mlh ‘only om nf which wr ln- nmnrnwl This um» i~ that Mr. l'lllhom DIM pron «ruled a petition In "or Villum- ('oun- in "1" rrvvur Ir" ‘ll"‘l"'"‘ il’ l "r "rs: yum-O- mu lu- given bum (hr lmnh nf ugh! a. In. and “or u m “ROOKIE” BUSH STARS ON RIPON ' BASKETBALL FIVE :annn ll. 05. M. K. I'll," In light ”and Ill" II“ In "in Hm (inn-n “an! "-an~ u- m that mmflul Grannlmn. tenor; Julm Woichor. \‘iul- ~th and the nnfinanfl- urns au‘lv Mum-r lhwnrn Hmw "igl- School luisl and mambo Raymund. pignisl. malimlly “flunk“ "mu u... "mulllmxkl-thfl" plnym- has mud:- n Mlle-m- Tursdny. March “nthâ€"Elia! Du). «Mt-rumor and lmmrionuer. vaavlny. April lmhnMOrnn' .\Im- _ \n-ll. mph-mu; Minna Kmkmvsky, \io llniq and Alma Putnam, pianist. le "mm-u uf Qlwsv- {Irtlsls :Ixsurl' m that this no no nnlinm-y llmv-np. lull "14- very host (hat i< ln ln- hml. A" nl‘ Um MHs will ll? prom-ul- Hl at the Dick;- leatrr and the m4 pmls Will Ir tlividfll M'Pnly hr- hvn-n tlu‘ [Mn-nu Fund and tho I-‘ivr- Truék fnmldhmlv a! (mat community intomst. ril haul with" [natal :- date fur flu- n-fon-mlum m- n-prnlnl "w unlinanrv». 'I‘lml "w Vinny» “In a! i! i« HI [Irrvaont “unlovl all! no! lmhl u'aU-t h lhv- opinion ul’ "I. "1|"ng "l' ml- o-ul many Suprfimn ('uml Ila-ruwimh of flu- <Ilhjvd which c-mwlueiu-h- <hlm~ ul ”ml the Slate» \umltl nut mm:- niu- a law 00‘ lhi~ rham-trr what! made by a municipality. Arrnnlim: In this. i! makrv‘ m olifl'rn-m- “lwl :mlinn lhr rmmnl latch. mm 10> 0:1,. hr slum-n how I»! Sundays m lime tbs-3 arr not "public mnsams." Imam. TM~ limo II is "nu-v- "ll-nine" fluâ€"ln. um M Mr. and Mn. Guy “leu‘ ulm In“ vlhlinguishwl himw'", "0-1 rm .1 freshvnnn a! Rim» "all-m ,‘ ‘\" run-in. ln- mmlv- ”w M“! [In ‘ .m-l |vlzlfiwl m lhl- “:1 gum- of m‘ v':l~0" lusl axe-r". : 'lluv Hilunukm Krnlmvl J‘llllv"l vlml llu‘h an IUIM anrurvl. a rut-“7 ruml-r nu lhv' Ripvm «qua-l. Ili~~pl:r}'v'-I >[IIN1‘ nf mnl-«vaum farm aml “"4 mull) the 4::- M llu- vvmlml '-rnriI\X! l.’ 1:! lhymn'~ ‘13! pan M Mllllwn'~5 ‘1" l Fnrflwr announnmem m regard tn the 6m mumbvr wil! be mulc- nut wvek. A" M“ "or com-em will b? prom-ul- v-d at the Dick;- ‘nwatrn and Hw m4 prom-wk will tr divided M'Pnly hr- twnâ€"n thv Library Fund and tho I-‘ivr- Truéi “IMAM”! a! (mat community intomst. ' Thu m-opomlin- Community (‘wn ' Elm-a mil mot Inst Sal-Inlay owning II the Cunnin- «Men at Anatmvy G. H. “on” In II’II'MI immv- a small Exmuw ('ommnm was mu :for the handling of the Mink-I! H:- mum ll It'll-inn Sari" in Dfl‘MI‘l Grmo . uml ru- PM!» (mm Hannah-cm 301nm: ('a-o in [mm Mm fulcrum- '0 ho 0|le Mum Minn m Alt-mi» (mumâ€"1'. and the Flu The PM Rom! ("db-an. Buy and we (hr Chrinmus- Sc'uh in «wry way ”aspib’r now .uu! thru flu- holhlny won. Those soul" make the very Ix»! kind of ‘futickers” to fasten lu- .(et|u'r the tinsuv which girls and women are no {oml of wrapping Mound gins be they smnII or large. They are not only «Honcho but they nhow that the giver in vmulming flu- flnt Giver of mm by trying to do good In the world. Buy your Shale in lml Downerx Grove. Sixty per rent: of the money realized from them- seals is used in tile count) whom it was obhined. If you buy souls in Chicago this mom-y goes to Cook Count) and that. count) is well able to can for itself. lluy you: :0qu in Downers Grow then-by benefiting Dul'um' County and people from lino who are now air may he later xuflcriuu from the mvishcn of this dread discs». A booth has been and one is in operation in; the afternoons and be purchased _in any In the center of this article we have placed one of the seals that those who have not den-stand their beauty will not cheapen any» valuable, which is sent also doing it as our bit A booth has been and one is in operation in; the afternoons and be purchased in any Buy your 3313 in per cent of the money seals is used in the yet seen one may un- and the fact that they thing no mntwr how Um: the mails. We arr in the fight. opened at the depot at. the postomct- dun~ where the seals mny quantity. Downem vae. Sixty realized from [host- county whom it was In Downers Grove th'e‘ Womans Club is handling the little lifl‘ -:a\'ors and they advise that not a pivce of mailing matter be sent out between now and Christmas without one or (ht-so svals afi'ixwl chm-eta. In this way the great work of the Anli~Tuberculoais As- mciation will be carried on. One of the greatest agencieé initlie fight against tuberculosis is Lhe Couniy Nurse. She is the general on the firing line directing the details and that she is where she is is due to a very little thing ~â€"the Red Cross Christmas Seal. A penny each are the seals and .1" the money obtained is used in the battle agaimat the great white tvlague. i BUY AND USE THESE CHRISTMAS SEALS man I"! PM! T0 m MAI. mm m m- “IWSEIIE” m SM" snow It i~ m-\\' up [0 Ch" boar" to 01'0”“ rural tho rmlinann- «1' ~14 a dab- rm 3 mférymm. m. llhlhom m» agml m abide by a .u-cisimi of majority M’ [M mph If it u hm! In a vow, Tlull Um Hung.» Ian us i! i‘ n! nrrwnt “null-cl “ill NM lmhl WM!" h "N- opinion "I' .“l. "ulnar” "I- Hi- o-ul many Sunrrmc- ('tuul Ilo-ruimh 0" Nu- <ubjt~fl which runrhlsh'c-h- <hlm~ Ml "mt the .Rum- mmM nut wran- ‘ Ma. "who"! imnuwlmh-ly mini-«i! Mummy (3, H Runm- and n..- mu] m INHNI In . Mfi'n‘m h‘Wfi'fl, Mr. ”unm- anvl A. ll 3mm. Villugm Manny. in n Minn-m in "It at: flu- uf I)» forum-r WI'O'III'..." mm" r Film-r l’hlhnm. pmpm-Im uf lbw Cumm- 'I‘Mulm was notified Manda) nth-moon by (‘lm-f Venom. um he was mosh-r arm“ lat rum-in. his muvir I'm“ his! flumhy nun-rum» uml owning in Mam-r M u.» v"- Ingw annual!" Ilay~ tmlay liwh us an arrumtr- fiV-hl (ml m:1n|w§"rn;a. gran}, Hm of»? Ur. '- H- and «lawn! with thv- Inca! high vdm'ol Richie. Chairman “' a" PW loam. H i~ oxpn-tml that. M willlmmm", and Mrs. H. H. Prince. hr- nm- of ‘N‘n- "ruin” of hrs cd’""‘}who "s inxtrumo-nhl in making 0|! Mn “WWI" ”"- was-(m. . "o w "x.-'hlntguot a «news, and III» in firing. [n-rlnl hlnme rm tho- (‘hrvstmns huh-Wm "m emfcfl'm‘fl to Damn w_ “:5" p m “:50 p. "L t Juhn I! IMWIIPI. mar pmtmmlfi. 'hun 'm-w-tl [ht- {humming Man on hm.- ilu Irv-t the Ill-z" nuke an (Zimm- ‘mu put-m. Ila uyu, “Wt-p M- cuwly. mmnw plainly and man our ly" Tm hrs-l perv-n om (WM-1mm wuw-O- can M given bum (hr lmnh at up?" a. In. and {out p m 22"» I III"- llzld t The m-w wrvin- "mm um mail will In- dolivrnd between the town a! [human (inn-r, llinmialr, Lu ‘Grnngv. Rh’rrsidc «ml m {on}! the ham «lay it in mm imu'tul of from twa «law to u wm-k later as has Ix-cn Hu- “wn-ko" wv haw:- h‘ul Ihr In! lwu wars. The nthnlula- u! "w mm mail u u fallow-2 lklvr' ”uh-nun Arthur H (3. This is the mice that the Re- porter and other mwrxpapcra along the Burlington have been "hollering" {or 10' these many months. Just who Is nqmnsibh- for the improvement is not known. If the Reporter form 1wcn~ asked to maln- :- guess they ‘woulcl nnmc F. N. Davis. of North lain street. ma the guilty party. In lieu or knowledge of the one to thank we will thank him. He is comm-tun with the ”0". «flier dwpartmvnt ntl is w. special cur attached to local trains and serves the villages and [cities between the points named. Mail ‘lg “worked" a the train and distrh buled w the to direct insteul of going through the mill in the already overcrowded Chicago cilia-s. , Wednesday the Post Office Depart- ment rc-institutcd the mail service between Downers Grove and Chicago which wus discontinued several yams ago “on account of tne war." This “Befo‘ the Wall" Mai! Car Again Running Between Chicago and Downers Gl’ove. IMPROVED MAIL SERVICE A L O N G “Q” IS 'IN ACTION 31": p. m. Mun-o (I'm-urn ".42 u‘ m 13:50 .3. m late I Those who I'rrv in attendance her! last Saturday arr unanimously of ”It :opim'nn that main-v new mrh us than? lam greatly to bu .Iwiml in We work 'of training the rowing Kom'rfimfl in church and civic It‘alfrrwh‘p. They km»; out w. grvorf mm More the bow and gifls in way which they can- not fail to unvkv 9.1m! and apprmio la n» afternoon. Twain" flu. wml. an "reliant «new. M ,3 way Phlkin' win-UM. AM a: an. phntngmpha W» “in of lit .eonfon'm group in spin- of "no MI. Amw- .1 «puma! mount-um of "I'Mwmnl “'v-rk. ilk Ntfllx lull Ic- Ihmk." M II». A. N. Nimu 0' CM- ragn. ,-. «nim- ur ("my Ram's ”I! d-nj'n'u' in the lmwmvnt of the Ev- 1{unfit-lira“ ('hurrh umbr Ike I'M” nf Richard "rm, 0' Damn Gm. ‘ A banquet was giwn It 8 «Mock. Diflrrrnl groups tang, and the Who-â€" tun (roller, Qltaflrflt Hamlet"! nov- rral nnmher- Spwn! sunken fur m’fihml the vmningt program and W roMr-rvncw adjournâ€"d n 9:30 p. n, lflPr a well-sprm two!" bun. m cum". To M m Cl? town saver-thing is My. Can you survive M dur- umnflmfiem? Wamupyupknnm- p-ign. If interested phone up. } M "w lam-m s7 olden!" wen pwulnl a! six clifl’vrv-M “lulu. The ‘folh‘tiu lift wart man-m. mn- mmmlorod: [min III-chm. lbw ministry. Dal-inn. Sunday w wall. and (he Y. VI. II. V. I. C. A's Allmm um GUM to W M that (M an at am}: spurt an m indicative of «M's inn-rut Ind a": pmhubb tawny (or life work. In business. Is in advertising. the man who Mugs on is the m who wins ant. Eighty-four m cent of business failurel an :- mong firms which do not my» tine. A successful bum m [ck-r llw Irmlrhlup u! Hr. Room. 0‘ ”tr Y M. C A. (allot!- 0! (TIM. lmnl Mr. [Wham at Glen Ellyn It wan ngnml that thin county‘s [not- nt mm! \u- .» «Dianne»! Ind tho Naming or Adequate Mill! lull"- nhip for I AMI and 0.065" ”I. (0 hr unmplluhul in (be W School:- and Charm». IW Hon with hw- wnflhy umbilical m In in ”w drum»; fulor in we. ‘- 'OIL FAILURES DON’T ADVERTISE ’l‘h boyx and girl: mm m r [bout equally divided in the "up!!!” conu-nm and during "an mall. won- odolrnm' by Dr. mm 0! ‘Nain-wlllr. "W. Mom-n William. @Iamunl. Mrs. mun" or m and Raw. P. ll. meu of LI ()nngr. In the maul Mk rah!- mm' mfiool. 0w Int-«In of tho vulâ€" om- mmmunuim wru- :1an al- ok-r llw Inolrhlup 0! Mr. Room. 0‘ For the morning and “Wm I.- sionu. the boys nm. in the [humil- cu| church anal the girls in the 3.9- MM. church. Some very stirring “It! won» givm the young people on leach-whip in Chriuhn Work. by m o! the famous! Chdlflu lid]! of [Mn county and Chitin and the Northwestern Colic” and Wham» Colll'ge Chrlnflan Assad- tiom. Believing the times deinnud that our present church and Sunday School Workers make definite eflorts to tub new leaders for the future, as Old" Boys: and Girls Leadership Training Conference was held hen Int Sufi ‘urday. About one hundred delegate. representing the various church.- und town thmughout the county It- tendal. The project was promoted by the {Dul’age County Y. I. C. A” cooperating with the County SM! School Association, HIM". “Y” Twelve Hour Conference Ended With Banquet at Six O'Olock Last Saturday. HADERSIIIP 00l- H-ZRENCE WAS HELD IN DOWNERS GRWE WHOLE N 0. 1921'