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A year ago the Winnetka council challenged the council of this city to a friendly contest for 111e111bership growth. VI t was accepted and the Park Arcanumites went to work with a will for"’a11 honest. telling;r year's work. and far outstripped their riv- als some three to one. pushingr their membership up from about .371 to nearly 100 members. The prize was to be a banquet superb in all its dc fails spread 111 tl1e1itv of the w-in hing council and all furnished at the expense of the losing one. Last night’s banquet was the result. Some time ago the Winnetka connnittee came up to learn the wishes of our men as to time. place. etc..' of the banquet and then arranged ‘111atters accordingly. McDonald’s hall was the place and Frank B. (ireen. of course, the caterer. who laid [tables for Ill) guests and there ‘(chrt‘ no unoccupied chairs. (irace was ofâ€" fered by Rev. Robert Dowd. URATUR". Nuw rmnl llu- :Imhicm air Hu- \u'lkin "\\ rum." L'plifl u-zu'h vniu- .\n‘zmu|n'.~a pruisrx- sing. Slum! luml and lot it who lhruugh Hu- (lurk. .\ml hrijlfl in (-very Inzm in Highland Park. Spuvinml I'm't. ()pius In. Afh-r the cigars wvrv lightn-d. tlu- Winm-tka Quurtvtto Hung. “We Moe-t Again." Pnem. by ()rwig. tn Ix- ruvisnd and publiHhe-d next wwk. Highland ‘ Park News. THE ARCANUI'I BANQUET. \Irv! at " vlm k Kn hmm- M mu ..Il lhur (‘rln-n (‘nkt Mushl-«I PMHtm-s “The Vnnqulshcd to the Vlcmrs.” ' mm. 18. mm. ( ‘rurkt'r‘ Runs! 'l‘nrktw. CrunIn-H'V Nun» Own-r; Chm-w Friml Swvm l’nlzmu-s (‘K "11“.. ”rt-ml Hon Hum I‘I (. Rh '5 l't'lllll mGHLAND PARKILLx-Fag 19, 11897. W (‘15. Spun-h. by Henry K. (Male. tip top. ‘ Trio. Remarks I). IVI Erskine, Jr line. and Messrs. McConnel and Guilford. Quartette, followed by Wutsqn’s touthsmne tuast. Sulu. l’ruf. W. A. Wilson, how he can sing. Farewell remarks. by Edward H. Brnwn. Au Revuir. Takingitull in all it wasthe. fineist thing ()I the kind ever enim ed Park. The \Vinnetka fellows Went in« to it with such zest and goodwill. (le- tennined tndo and have the best. that everyone was more than (le- lighted. There was. not :1 break or hitch fmn start tn finish and when the Winnetkaites pulled out for hmne. the night was far spent and ju)‘ filled the hour. chular inccting was Thursday afternoon. Miss Evcrctt road the happy on “Rcalism in Art." or sonic similar topic. and it was pronounccil a finc vssay. Thc discussion which followcd was on Ruskin and Morris. which was lively and of course in tort-sting, Tca was furnishcd by Mrs; \Volcott. and was a markml fca~ turc of thc aftcrnoon. A good old ininistcr in the past who was oftcn callcd on to scttlc church qliarrcls. or (litlicultics lmtwcc-n church incur licrs. always insistctl on lwginning the proceedings with a "good cup of tea." Thcrc is somcthing wonder fully soothing to irritawfl human {(-‘t‘llllgfi in a good hot cup of gcnur inc ()olong. Weather permitting. our boys wmcrosslmts with the Academy boys tomorrow nftvrnoon on the Inkv short-.nvnr tiw pumping station. b‘ung, J. 0. Brown. “Old Oak." Speech. Bucklwe, “heaps of fun." Trio. Duffy. Guilford. and ()nslow. Speech, Star. Winnetku Quurtvtte. "Amor Dul- THE OSSOLI CLUB. Evans Bros. have a new Sign ad- vertising Enameline. Mrs, George B. Ciumnings visited in Waukegan Wednesday. Miss Nellie Elliott of Chicago is visiting with Miss Alma Streibvr. There were 20 in the tramp house Thursday night. and 3 turned away. Subscribe for the\ ‘ ews; $1 per year. ‘ Mr. ‘and Mrs. Henry Denispn have been here a few days, called hither by his father's death, elsewhere not ed. Insure your property with D. M Erskine. JL. C0. The Highland Park Laundry is prepared to do all kinds of laundry work in the best manner. Give them a trial. A.(1‘r. McPherson. who has been connected with the ’H. P. Electric Light Company since its formation. leaves their employ the first of March. President Hogawf the Village of Fort Sheridan. is t9 be congratulat- ed on the excellent terms he made with the Elvctric mad. Sheridan (-uum-il rather bout the Park wise Int-n in making a bargain. The wvutlwr-wise are predicting 2| smnmorless season. such as tliv County had in INN. when it froze- or snowvd every month. It is wonâ€" dvrful how much soms- peoplv know that never oouws to puss. Tlu-rex was an informal gathering at Mujor H. S. Vuil‘s Tuesday eve- ning to discuss the wisdom of locat- ing all our city‘s intellectual and be- nevole-nt work in the Atlwmvum. ThoLmlit-s' Aid and Hospital organ izations. Young ~Mun‘s Club. Public Library. e-tc. Thenu certainly is room c-nougli and it would cost no more» to warm and light‘it and flu- (-onvvnit-m'v to thv public of such :I plan Would bv very grunt; Lot (lgfin itv notion lw tilkl‘ll c-m'h‘. LOCAL ITEMS. x x? M: "3:5 ‘ M. -