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Downers Grove Reporter, 20 May 1921, p. 8

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Were the hwroes of 0ch all we would desire of thorn? A: onrr <ays. Virgil meant to creato a he-m of commandmg pmpoflions in Avnoasm the ideal of latin litlnoaturr- hm Aen- eas wnpt too nftnn and too rupiously. He improssns ux as a hit: an ham. Hie wanderings are but common places. Adamo: . the hero of Greek Hteraturp, sulks in his tent. while the Greek armio: am thrown back from the Trojan gatns. Tum from litera- Ind justice. as did the victor at tho Olympian men. He will mine with Cicero the val good m Hm «way of law. He 'ill be inspired by Iofly idoa!'.<m and‘ high ondravor. u' “'34 PM?!" :11» Herâ€" mit of Europe and flmz out a great crusade to draw men from mern maA terialiem. With thi- past cmturim to inspirp and givo muragn and the present 150le for hi: sud-es: he will go forth a typ- n.” the three {Old ATTENTION AUTO OWNERS Downers Grove Garage If our horn bo'loss than (lone hem of old thoy will «land in the World’s mlnd to challenge Mm. ll‘ the hem of today he only aqual to the hero of other ago: he has fuilt-«l [a lot Um common prngrr~9< or the yarn aid him, but it he be what he may be.‘ he will mjoico in phwical pom-9r with Saul. Ho will dovnlnpv in culture Wash Your (‘ar Without Water Thus the homes of old" days Iifl Pie madam! for the horn 0' today. (are in Tulsa's ”Jerusalem Deliver- ed." The crunckrn did not Main Jenn-lam but tnvel hmukmal them so (hat mmr feudalism passed I- vay and modem civilization bog-In in Bumps. Itrlkinl Mm rllh the an of the mnln-Mzflnth-mofMof llduol And of M. (learn. I club} “It. Inllhl; ho Ml" Ind loyal.“ Thu mm DUNN. and formal to an M In mu mlly w why a male no tubal would mpood ll mm to CM naval a! Polar flu- Homlt win an about Europe m hnlcl the cm- “. with tho- cry. ""0 wk Vlll mu hie up Illa rm and {drew me. ls not worthy n! rm.“ So they unlisted h h clinclfllnnl' undo-r (any of Bouillon. "the mlrmr «f “mama." to emu" eruhm from ”w lmwls of tho Molnmmfilnnsl (MIN-y has hen immmuliml ac Um central 6- Let um turn the scan-Might on the eleventh century. when knighthood m In flower. Who in la bn the In- der in lhlx romantic mm? The Punch youth 0! this period began In. education (or knighthood at new‘ on run- of An. Al lot-neon he Wu and n cumin. while u the an of twenty-one hr Imam I halyht. Inuit-q. he took "on row to protect the church; Mend the ml um! 09- M Ind mom! a life in dared» to (he right. "in am mm given What did Rome demand of her hero? Cicem committed the Law of the twelve tubios to "urinary; Du- nve attention to rhetoric and ora- tory. Thus trained he wont to the senate and them deiivm-d his oraâ€" tion: defending the nation against conspiracy and graft. For Cia‘m m first and knit a patriot. Thus Ckem won high rank in his time. What we.». the Greek ideal? The Greeks combined in their idea (if greatness the physical with the menâ€" tll. To the Olympian games gathew ed spectators from all pans of the World. The person who eouiil must accurately thmw the quoit; run the lwi'ftest race; or compose the besti oration, wan hailed as the hero of the; day. He was crowned with a gar- land of flowers and his statue was erected in his own city. It is not strange that Greece which exalted physical and mental supremacy should crown as her heroes, Plato, who believed in the great underlying principles which unite humanity, and Aristotle. whose analytic mind loved to classify. Ail one hue Said, Aris- totle would liked to have lived for a thousand years that he might make Sears and Roebuck catalogues of everything in sight. Thus the names of Plato, Aristotle and Leonidas rest on the pedestal of fame. Dora II? and get a samplo bottle a! By The Rev. Gilbert H. Newllnd Every age has its hero. Men who have surpassed their fellowmen in the various achievements. Primitivu man judged him a hero, who excelled in physical pom-r. and even the raw mm which comes earth's greatest and best, chose their first king be- cause he wax “fmm his shoulder and upward higher than any of the px-o- pie.” THE HERO 0F TODAY fight in the harm of right L at unkind "if onomlen a. "uh : tmllo- latter than Mend: can mlw lntorn-tinn-l luv.- 7” "a would light ‘ only when nttuhal and whoa right was invulwcl. Thu ralslng the stan- «lnnl of India an man an" mun, nation Ind nation. Ind rrmlml- lng men and nation: lhnt God OM right no might. ha Wold open thn way for n lusting pom founded upâ€" on tho etc-ml pfinciple! of right and justlco. Who ls the horn of today? The answer is, tho pornon who is host serving humanity in its greatest meal. When this shall h:- «mm-5 ‘plishod we will say of this new Lin- coln what Markhnm said 0! the sav- iour at his «mntry: as he runs the, gamut of praise in mmpoflng his qualities. not to ME, but to tho wry" I-lnmonts. f I! N: life In nodal norvk. to It“! humanity. that be an low-l. What would he do about work! pom? In my opinion L‘Mo’l wank! «Mm-u. not only "n prople of tho rm'w Hubs but hum-MU "so wofld‘ war uni any. that a work! divided .- nimt "up" cannot Mad. He mid So “1- ask If Abdhnm Lint-oh was nliw today what woukl he do? I thint he- would repeat what he did (It hi» own clay-nlmly. conquer tho urn-ate»! too 0! humanity. Ho would mar-hall the men of the work! :- flinnt king 11li u Pram-bl Wil- lard manned the men of the work! What fit. that “then man he with" all." nor elm-hid on the earth." What would Unto!!! do. or want mt to do. ta an (ha city? Ba ”nun-d ha mid [We what he could Come in for Color Cards. J._D._ Gillespie ll is to (In- credit of the nu-n of this century that they have learnt-ll to awn-s» themselves in automobiles, electric lights, flying machines. in \ovrn-omivm Museum. in hurnusing ‘riwrx. in building Panama Cannin‘ am! in win-lam u-logmphy. but our moral progrvss Inuit keep pace with this material dmw-lopnwnt or tlwn- in danger ahead. {or the flilun-s of the past have been at the point of char- Merl ture to life. Witness the patriotism of Demosthenes become dumb in the presence of Philip's gold, or witness 'l'hemistocles become= traitor and dwell at the Persian Court. The riv- or takes toll of the country thru which it flows, and our how has lourm-d from the weaknesses as Well ’ as the virtues of other homes. Ali-l ' rahnm Lincoln gained strength thru‘ ’ hi» work on the farm and llat boat ' and was tall in more ways than king E Saul but he was not jealous ol‘ Sow- ‘ aid as Saul was jealous of David. 1' Lim'oln battled against those who 1 wow seeking to destroy his nation as did Cicero against the transpirucies of Catalino which sought the ruin of Rome. llo manifestml the same courâ€" ago as Cicero and did it with humility in place of Cicero’s vanity. With the iviaimi and courage of the knight of old ht: wont forth believing “not that he could win only with the sword ml mm, but that right was might, and ho dared not officially on that principal. Ho masteml his speech in the spirit of.thc man in the Olympian; (n‘ulions and students sinco have been,I “mixing: his Gettysburg address, 3"!le his imam» in bronze has been «:nxtrdf in mm‘r places than his home cih I Part of his physical prouosx “35;! gained in splitting rails to firm-o hh' fullnr‘ s faim. .Ho mastered the Fog~ lish giammar in a few months He ‘cmwm-d his life with the spirituall and from his morning prayers went I forth in a pom-r greater than his! own Later with knightl) suonl ho ' «ruck down sluwry and mun "WI" world hi< roalized dwum of four mil-I) lion frm- own. I Compal'ty Retailers of High Grade Merchandise It's so easy "mt when you get sum-d it's a pal temptation to refinish everphing. You can imitate hardwood. perfectly with the China-Lac Grainim: Toolâ€"Ask ahmn h. I: ma Ill transparent mints. solid colors, also Gold and Aluminum. “ FINE!” What the housewife any: about CHINA-LAC npwmuns GROVE wrong nownmts GROVE. mom This um followâ€"ml by a model tmop MNM u Ml "gal-fly by Troop No. 3 of Bengal. After that Major Gown! Formula spoke to the Scwm ad communion! than in their excel- louc org-Mutton AM u» manor lnl ma they fulfilled mm duty u! Econ“. After that Scout Rxmflvo’ Bum" explained to the Indicate 1M! ‘mln of flu- mnnl rout"! and than the Gown! prev-cod tho cup to Scootmntu Dean of Troop No. 2 of; liwrudo. llr. Donn mu! u with: A few we" chm: ”math. Aft":v RM: his troop ”w- an "colic"! ox-’ mum o! Ihe training or 1: Scout in! Final AM. 114 SO. MAIN ST. I 'I'mop No. ‘2 of Borwyn gm'o an ,intomsting and instruflive «lemon- :drntion of the carrying of the in- l jumd. Berwyn Troop No. 5 and Hinsdnlo Troop .\'o. l gaw- an exhi- bition of signalling. In this Hwy ro-‘ ceivml mossagx-s from pun-"mu! in lhol crowd anal answerml ”mm by nemlimr‘ mossnxox in fine svmalllwre. Troops Nos. 4 and 6 of LuGranm', gave lntemx’ing chills in tho stoning up oxorim's ms they au- xivon in that troop and in fin-m:m.~llip as it is taught in Sroulmnking. Probably; the most popular number of Ilw pm~‘ gram that was given at tlw pmllioul was lllo exhibition of wn-slliug nml boxing as given by Troop No. I of: Down"; Crow and Troop No. l of: Am. The lullcr troop also give I well Michal wn-ulling uhlbition. , Office: 81 Benton Ave. Downers Grove, Ill. Factory: 110 Blodgett Ave. Phone 248-.) i The second annual jumhomc of (he 'Sconts and thrir friends is now his- 1tory. Many of the Scouts will ever remember the day when they did lhvir host to help put, over the Scout work in the successful exhibition. Then,- \\'(!ro 396 Scnulr: and about the same number of fricnds at the rallyfl This count was mzule by Major] Hobbs as the Scouts pmsul over the bridgc. when thc 2328 oust bound train pulled in to the Riverside sta- lion them wax soon a regular swarm of khaki clad Scouts in the sweet. ;’l'hcy wore in ordrr and proccmlcd at once under the escort of Troop No. 2 of Riverside to the Forest Preserve when: they did thcir parts in line .4310. On arriving at the mounds»;I Troop No. 2 of (‘nngrcss Park puma-l ml through bctwrcn the lines to the flap: station and (hm-(- raised the flag with Scout Moore of Bcrwyn Troop' No. l as Burglar. After that the pro- gram wont through in :5 “oil oiled manner. ' Manufacturer of SURGICAL and VETERINARY SPECIALTIES SCREW MACHINE and PUNCH PRESS WORK Repairing, Plating and Sharpening Dies and Tools 19 W. Railroad st. Troops of “Q” Suburhail District Shown-d Ability at him-ting at Riwmide. SCOUT JAMBOREE LAST SATURDAY A GREAT SUCCESS The Home Restaurant f0: 6000 Eats Julius Severus ICE CREAM CANDY CIGARS TOBACCO ORDERS TAKEN FOR BRICK CREAM Buschmann Bros. GENERAL TEAMING AND TRUCKING MOVING AND STORAGE TRY OUR FOUNTAIN ETTE LUNCH Downers Grove. Illinois Experimental Work Al‘tor this inspection tour the nfi'i. rials played the Scouts and the urn- MW in a baseball game and the Srnutx won. Then the Riverside post of the American Legion under Commander Guthrie aswmml charge uf the Retreat and as the Honor Coi- Slit$30.00andup The cooking exhibit by Troop No. 1 of Borwyn with the leaders of Scout- masu-rs Dnndino‘ll. Adams and Good‘ win ,attmctcd much Intention as did that of Troop No. 4 of Berwyn which was the several fims that :1 Scout can build. Suits and Top Coats are offered you at prices you cannot afford to mix. of the following materials: Urquhart“ Suiting: All Wool Herringbone: Cheviots. Worsted: i The Scouts then fell in and march- (Eli over the bridge that Troop No. 1 of Riverside erected over the Des l’lnines. This was an achievement that the engineering corps of any army might well be proud. The Scouts under the direction of Scout: muster Eckman and his able assisb ants Engstrom and l'ringle. made a ibriilge 5 feet wide across the river 1... which there were 100 Scouts at om- time. After that all the visitors inspected the exhibitions of the troops that were in place. The tout that was erected by Troop No. 2 of Down- c-rs Grove under the instruction of Scuutmaster O'Neill was very inter- in the comp last year remember The Scout Executive then presdnted Mr. J. P. Fleeman, regional director of the Central West, who spoke for a few minutes. Then Troop No. 1 of Western Springs gave the Sioux Dog Dance in a manner that called out hearty applause. This was fol- lowed by the Initiation of :1 Scout by the troop officials of Downers Grove Troop No. 3. This ceremony re- ceived many compliments. After that Mr. Bingham spoke a few words about the camp this summer and told of the contemplatml improvements. Scout David Vaughn of Fuller's- esting. This tent was set in the exact. berg then sang several songs and re- manner that those in the big summer camp at Lake Delevan are. The cooking exhibit by Troop No. 1 ol' lierwyn with the leaders of Scout- ceived much applause. Then the mes~ sage from the White Sex was given. Mr. Dick Kerr, who was to come was masters Dnmline‘ll. Adams aml Good- unable to as "'3 w'fe was ’" the “03' win ,attrnctcd much attention as dili‘pnal 11-“ the l‘f'f‘il'tr 0‘7““ “CHEM- After this the Executive introduced a number of the officers and friends of the Scouts. They were all given cheers and other nemgnition. Attention! Bert Moore and flannel: Perfect Fit Guaranteed ORDER NOW 0F 135 No. Main at. PHONE 36-W Telephone 11 when the Scouts had finished our per the campfire was lighted by Scout James McMakin whom all the Scouts in the comp last year remembel. The Scout Executive then pmséiteil Hm. J. P. Fmoman, regional director :of the Central West, who spoke for a few minutes. Then Troop No. 1 of Western Springs gau- the Sioux Dog Dance in a manner that called‘ out hearty applause. l‘his was fol-‘1 10\\0(I b3 the Initiation of :1 Scout by the troop officials of Downers Grove Troop No. 3. This ceremony re-g coin-d many compliments. After that Mr. Bingham spoke a few words about the camp this summer and told of the contemplatml improvements. Scout David Vaughn of Fuller's-j i or Guard conducted the Retreat it was_ interesting to an Scouts. Lord Luber 27 So. Main St. S U M M E R S U l T Made-To-Measurc Latest light-weight fabrics in great variety now on display in snappy up~t0‘date designs and colonngs â€"-â€"guaranteed 100 per cent all pure wool. STEP IN Your Inspection is Invited. ASK IIS ABOUT IT. WE KNOW AND WILL HLADLY tell you. Bring your building pmhlmm to us. We wm help you <olvo them. Mam! lumber prim do» not prohihit reasonable Ruining ants. Phone Day 20 THESE FACTS WILL BE VERIFIED HY Till-I RETAIL vk'alm'. 'l'hn fimrms giw‘n ran b1- mliml upon as toned. They arr not prnpaml for the show window, but are actual pricns in retail yards. You can buy tho lumhvr at this prim. «Fr-lino. Retailers: fix their yard pricrs «m pmsont prices at the mills, plus (Night and svr‘ivv' «\xpmwn. Thv retail price rloclines with the mill price. WHEN LUMBER PRN‘HS WENT l'l' RETAIL l'Rfl‘ES E.“ paw with replammrnt cost. Tho aim is [rmI with the THE OTHER 88.00 ABOVE PING-WAR I'RII'ES IS RE- causo of the incl-raw cm: of production. Inbnr. upkeep of mills, (amt. horse feed. and Mhrr itrmx «f m-orhvad pro- dudinn unease. Resident Member of the Lumberman’s Publicity Bureau YELLOW I‘INI-I I'll-2(1) 5111’? AS!) NOS. I AND .1. 055% inch lumber, is now IMailmg rmly 313.00 pt I Riv-mam! :Ibm-q- prr-war prim-n. l-‘ivo ulnllars of this: thirteen is hommm n! int-waxed frniuht ratrs. “More the war the coal! of Imm- porting a thousand RM nf lumhrr from ”w smnhnm mills to (M! lusti'if‘ was 800. .VOW it is SILMA "FIRII'S AN ACTH-U. MLVAFHDH Iii-R'RI'IAKH IN Hw- samr lumlwr hm "r $3121.13. nlmmt (him [l‘r wnt. This inducing all (h? luml’u-r for flu- hmlflu uicrvv Mu". .dwfl- mz. anon. fink-hinge. moving. in fact "w omiw bill. This a‘suhflanthl whim-Hon. a wal saving to flu- builder. The same mlio will MM gum! an I lamr or smaller 0mm». LAST SI'MMHR Tl") lJ‘flBHR FOR A (300" IIOI‘SD‘. wn‘ figuml by nu" «It-n1": in this torn‘tnn‘ for a gram-- man whn «mum! to build. Th" loin! hm lbw-n \‘m “£738.15. The Munirnl bill. name plum and qnwflrnt ms. um ”mum's. hm Im'n flxnnwl by "w ~nmr drain: aim"! Mun‘h Id. Thu! ulmr lumh-r hill is mm nth-Nd ‘07 31.6“!!! Near Theth figures lmbetl’ricesShowBigDecine Now is the time to place your order for a IT WILL I”? INTERESTING 1'" TI"? PI'NIJ(' 1’0 KNOW "'8‘? WHAT Tl": mmr IN PIKL (WIS 0|" M‘Mlflifl NM" "BEN SINCE LAST “A“ .\ND "0" MIT" LESS ”Willi“! FOR A IIOI‘SE FORTH» NOW AR (‘OMI’Aflfll’ WIT" RHIIJ l\ mu. ' Vacation Clothes J. MAZZA Phone after 6 P. M. 142' J The Executive and mveral others are in the camp this week attending to the setting of 6.500 pine trace on the grounds that in the future will make the site one of the best and most. instinctive reservation in the middle west. However, he promised Mr. Lohm that he wouldcometotlmumpthls summer. ,.MISS MARY FLUCK PRACTICAL NURSE Moderate Charges Phone Isl-W 2 E. Cal-tins St. Miss Teloir Hendren Teacher 0f DRAMATIC ART AND EXPRESSION 55 Grove Street Telephone 355

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