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In the summer of 1900 he and Mrs. Wolcott visited England and iumll‘.)'z' they. spent several months in China and Japan. They have three ehi}dnn, Mary, wite of Lyman P. Prior, head aljil, [, _ "_ id *. PHOr, nead of ‘the Jacksonville Musical college ;-at;m. Fia.; s gen who is _ In 1906 Dr. Wolcott began the work of the church in Glencoe and continued in charge until the congreâ€" tion there erected a church and gled a resident minister. In Lake Forest also he began a mission in 1898 and had charge of it until the present church was erected and a regident clergyman placed in charge. Déring the war Dr. (Wolcott was prpddeng of the War Camp Couixmunâ€" ity Service. | I ‘In the diocase also Dr. Wolcott has held positions of trust and rgsponsibility. He was examining chaplain to the bishop from 1896 to 1921 and member of the standing committee of the diocese from 1904 to 1917. He received the degee of Doctor of Divinity from the Western Theological Seminary in 1906, Trinity Church \The priginal edific¢e for â€" Twinity church was a frame structure which was burned to the ground Déc. 30, 1899, and the following spring erecâ€" tion of the present structure was beâ€" gun, and it was consecrated and first used on Easter Day, 1901. |The Parish House was built in 1912. been its president since 1906. He was elected a member of the township high school board in 1898 when the school occupied two small rooms over Brand‘s paint store. He held the office for 18 years and resigned. He was later persuaded to accéept the secretaryship of the board, the dutics of which ‘office he has performed faithfully and refficiently until .the ‘ present time. ' \_. + Prominent in Civic Affairs In civic affairs Dr. Wol¢ott has long been prominent, He ame a member of the board of di:}wrs_of the Public Library in 1893 and has §P T T.0 9 HAMER EY _ diated db‘ t tion to him to be rector of the local church. On Jan. 31, 1892, he accepted a call to Trinity church and has been rector until the present time. He has‘ seen the parish and the comâ€" munity generally grow and | expand tremendously and he hasâ€" done well and faithfully his part both as pastor ’nd‘ citizen in aiding the extension of On his return home in 1892 he was unable to continue the boys‘ school and came to Chicago. On ;he first Sunday he was in the city he was reâ€" quested by Bishop McLaren of Chiâ€" cago to conduct a service Qt Highâ€" land Park and this led to an invitaâ€" ter country at the time of the great earthquake of 1891, as severe as the one in 1923 in Nippon, but with less loss of life because it centered in a more sparsely populated district. In China he was far up the Yangtze river during the antiâ€"foreign riots of that period. \ In the ‘summer | of 1891 he was threatened by a nervous breakdown and spent an extended vacation in China and Japan and was in the latâ€" to Miss Elinor Louise Smith, of Batavia, III., and that September he opened and organized a church boardiyx school for boys at Davenâ€" port, Iowa, under the supervision of Bishop Perry of Iowa. This school Mr. Woleott conducted successfully for seven years. | Opens Boys‘ School In 1881, because of his father‘s ill health, Mr. Wolcott returned to Ilowa, where his parents lived, and remained there three years doing parish work at several centers in the state. He was married, Sept. 1885, In 1880 Mr. Wolcott was placed in charge of the mission after having been ordained to : the . priesthood. There were numerous sgchools and missions in his charge, and he built the first church at the agency with money donated by Mrs. J. J. Astor of New York, who was interested in the work among the Indians. Thirtyâ€" eight years afterwards Dr. Wolcott was present at the consectation of a new church there and fou'Ed the ‘Inâ€" dians selfâ€"supporting and selfâ€"reâ€" specting and 95 per cent of them members of Christian | churches, orderly and lawâ€"abiding, an interâ€" esting and notable experience in one lifetime of a man who had known the region when all its people were wild and uncivilized. â€"| > There were nine or ten thousand of the wildest Indians on the plains in this region who could speak no Engâ€" glish and were often on the warpath. The three intrepid migsionaries esâ€" tablished a mission anr ‘sehools and for the ‘first year they never e slept in a bed, taking their rest roomd in blankéts and buffalo robes in the tents. They were reported killéd sevâ€" eral times, but they managed to carry on and the work became gradâ€" ually easier. periences during that summer. ‘Mission Among Indians Late in 1879 Mr. Wolcott was sent back to the Dakotas and volunteered with two other young |clergymen to go to the new |Pine Ridge (Indian agency, where the Ogrlala ‘Indians of the Sioux nation were located. PAGE EIGHT Cooper, the candidate of the Greenâ€" back party. Mr. Wolcott relates many interesting reminiscences of his exâ€" and afterwards mayor of New York city. Mr. Hewitt was manager : of Samuel Tilden‘s bamp-i&n' for presâ€" ident | and a ‘sonâ€"inâ€"law â€" of Peter éo a2AEGEE CV _ntimlbd on from page 1 age 1 J i as rector, they are hoping that l@e may maintain a home here where hé and his good wife have for so many vears been so greatly beloved. That they may be spared many more years of health and happiness is the sincere wish of the entire community, been in government service in China since 1914 and the Rev. Leonard Wolâ€" cott, a graduate of Williams college _and the General Theological Semiâ€" nary, who is in charge of extensive missionary work among the Iggorots in North Luzon, P. I. 1 > Greatly Beloved Dr. Woleott has had a long ‘and varied career, in which his effart to do good to his fellow men in many. ways has been continuous and in a great degree successful. In Highland Park the value of his work and inâ€" fluence is beyond estimate, and while his many friends regret that he is severing connection ‘with the church V. C. MUSSER, s Officers appointed to make said assessment. Dated at Highland Park, IIL.,. November 25, A. D. 1925. ~ 39â€"40 t NOTICE . Supplemental Special Assessâ€" I ment Notice No. 274. . s Notice is hereby given to all perâ€" .| son‘s interested that the City Council ) of the City of Highland Park, Counâ€" | ty of Lake and State of Illinois, havâ€" | ing ordered that a supplemental speâ€" | cial assessment be levied to pay the | deficiency of the cost of the work and interest for paving St. Johns Aveâ€" nue, Kincaid Street, Comstock Place, Briarwood Place, Woodland Avenue, Oakland Avenue, Ashland Avenue, and Lambert Tree Avenue, which imâ€" provement was provided for by an ordinance â€" passed â€" heretofore on the 17th day of August, A. D., 1923, and .the lawful expenses of such proceeding, the ordinance for said supplemental special assessment being on file in the office of the City Clerk of said City, and having apâ€" plied to the County Court of Lake County for, an assessment of the costs of said improvement, according to benefits, and a supplemental special assossment thereof having been made and returned to said court, the final hearing thereon will be‘ had on the 12th day of December A. D. 1925 or as soon thereafter as the business of the court will permit. Said supplemental special. assessâ€" ment is payable in one installment. All persons desiring may file objecâ€" tions in said court before said day, and may appear on the hearing and make their defense. Dated at Highland Park, III., November 25th, A. D. 1925. Said. supplemental special assessâ€" ment is payable in one installment. All persons desiring may file objecâ€" tions in said court before said day, and may appear on the hearing and make their defense. C aoi e aqict se e onA SR ND 0 MO D 0C RCO _ F9 l m., for the purpose of "passing upon )| the question of increasing the numâ€" â€"| ber of directors of said North Shore Trust Company from five to seven. r Signed, A. W. VERCOE, > 1 + f W. E. BLETSCH, * 4 FRANK G. GARDNER, f â€" _ Directors of f | 89â€"41 _ North Shore Trust Company. : NOTICE 4 Supplemental Special Assessâ€" ment Notice No. 286. _ Notice is hereby given to all persons interested that the City Council of the City of Highland Park, County of Lake, and State of Illinois, having ordered that a supplemental special assessment be levied to pay the deâ€" ficiency of the cost of the work and interest, for paving St. Johns Aveâ€" nue, from Elm Place to Central Aveâ€"| nue and East Park Avenue from Sheridan: Road to St. Johns avenue, which improvement was provided for by an ordinance passed heretofore on the 1st day of August, A. D., 1924, and the lawful expenses of such proâ€"| ceeding, the ordinance for said supâ€"| plemental special assessment being on | | file in the office of the City Clerk of|â€" said City, and having applied to the|. County Court of Lake County for| an assessment of the costs of said improvement, according to . beneâ€" fits, and a supplemental special asâ€"| t sessment thereof having been made| ( and returned to said court, the final hearing thereon will be had on the 3 12th day of December A. D. 1925, or as soon thereafter as the business of 1 the court will permit. . NOTICE Public notice is hereby given that there will be a special meeting of the stockholders. of North Shore Trust Company at the bankfnx office of said North Shore Trust Company on Tuesâ€" day, December 29, 1925, at 4:30 p. anything .goes wrong, causing: much more. smoke damage than would otherwise occur. If| the soot is cleaned out regularly from the furâ€" nace and Hues and the oil . burner mechanism is given regular inspecâ€" tion‘ and care, danger of fire damage from this cause will be greatly reâ€" duced, Chief Hoskin declares. urges all users of oil burners to see that . the burners agi kept: clean "of soot, which collects about the fire pot and chamber and may ignite in case Timely suggestion is made by Fire Chief E..C. Hoskin regarding the care of oil burners in the matter of fire prevention | precautions. The chief Chief Hoskin Says Soot Should URGES CARE OF OIL BURNERS; AVOID FIRE Beâ€" Cleaned Out \â€" to Prevent 1 Ne ngt V. C. MUSSER, Officer appointed to make â€"_ _ Said assessment. 39â€"40 ~â€", West Central avenue. â€"| W. F. Suhr, pastor. Thanksgiving Day : . i German service at 10:30. English service at 11:00. Sunday : | 4 Sunday School at 9:30. > $ German service at 10:30. English service at 11:00. On the day after Thanksgiving the Luther League will give an entertainâ€" ment in the assembly room, at 8:15. The quarterly conference announced for this evening has been postponed one week by the district superinâ€" tendent. L. leagues. 6:30 p. m. Epworth league. 7:45 p. m. Evening service. , Wednesday, Dec. 2, at 7:45 p midâ€"week service. t 6 N. Sheridan , North avenue and Lauretta place. Rev., William B. Doble, minister. 9;30 a. m. Sunday School. 4 10:45 a. m. Mornihg worship. Rev. J. W. Percy will speak on the "World Service League." Christmas day. The use of the 25 cent special hanâ€" dling stamp, in addition to the reguâ€" lar postage, on parcels to be mailed by parcel post, will expedite the deâ€" livery. All parcels containing this stamp will be handled the same as letter mail. Shop now and mail early. There will be no delivery of mail throughout the United |States © on In connection with our Custom. Department, we have a large stock of exclusive Moldaner & Humer readyâ€"toâ€"wear Overcoats. Made of of finest woolens; smqrtly ‘tailored and reaâ€" sonably priced â€" your saving will be great. _ The early mailing of Christmas cards is just as important as parcels. Millions of these cards, separate and in envelopes, are mailed each Christâ€" mas, consequently, great congestion and délay eccurs in large post offices. Therefore if you want your Christmas greetings to reach your relatives and friends, "mail early.", Insure your parcel post mail. ; Mfi se d be Aols e ic Parcels and envelopes |may be inâ€" dorsed "Please do not: open until Christmas." 1 ‘No parcel may bq’ more than 84 inches in length and girth combined. For delivery locally Aand in the first, second and third zones,.70 pounds is the maximum . weight, in~ all: other zones, 50 pounds. Mailing Time : _: Christmas gifts and cards addressed to points within one day‘s travel should be mailed not later than Deâ€" cember 20; within two days‘ travel, not later than December 19; within three days‘ travel, not later than Deâ€" cember 16; for more distant points not later than December 14.. Parcels for local delivery should be mailed not later ‘than December 22. MOLDANER & HUMER â€" Addresses should be domplete, with the house number and name of street, post office box or rural route number. A return card should be placed in the upper left hand corner of every piece of mail. ‘i ; libe o en atP i. 0s ) Pz Albaisinistnbcatiint Bet dbrscrinlinicaiicbe Articles likely to spoil within the time: reasonably required: for: transâ€" portation and delivery will not be acâ€" cepted for, mailing. §.K> must be crated or gecurely wrapPed.| scribed in the letter, so far as then Use liberal quantities of excelsior, compléeted: would. be found to be exeâ€" or like material, in, around, and beâ€"| cuted more thoroughly and systemaâ€" tween the articles and the outside| tically than any previous one. t container. fln g ‘The letter points out also that the All articles easily broken or daimâ€"| entire expense of pfeparing the deâ€" aged must be marked fragile. | :. â€" ‘sign for the arrangement of the land All parcels of a perishable nature being subdivided by the company must be plainly marked |"perishable." | which Mr. Hawkins represented would Articles likely to spoil within the not excecd $1,087, and the expense time reasonably required: for; transâ€" of transferring the plan to the ground portation and delivery will not be acâ€" | would be about $1,500. it Lk. J $ omWR C 1 1 ? T GRACE M. E. CHURCH Articles vConcerning Overcoats THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS, HICGHLAND PARK, Continued from page 1 s easily broken or crushed lyi' sion of land, the; surveys as deâ€" crated or gecurely "l'l”b“.” nrfl\:l in‘ tha lattar® an far as than Junior and intermediate T A IL OR S DAY that the Subscriber Administrator of the Estate of Marie Mahen deceased will attend the Probate Court of Lake County, at a term thereof to be holden at the Court House in Wauâ€" kegan, in said County, on the first Monday of February next, 1926, when and where all persons having claims against said estate are notiâ€" fied and requested to present the same to said court for adjudication, FOX MAHEN, ; Administrator of the egtate of Marie Mahen, deceased. Waukegan, Ill., Nov. 23, 1925. ( E. S. Gail, Att‘y. 89â€"41 _ How well these pioneers succeeded is evidenced by the present beauties of this city‘s lochtion and the manner in which these features have : been conserved. To them is due the gratiâ€" tude‘ of the present inhabitants for their splendid work along this line, and it is for the purpose of main= taining and in as far as possible inâ€" creasing these beauties that the presâ€" ent zoning ordinance was adopted. > TONY SARG‘S MARIONETTES auspices 1 Highland Park Woman‘s Club Tuesday ‘Afternoon lndWE.venin; â€" DECEMBER FIRST ? Effort to Conserve Beauty ; ‘The letter contains more to the same effect regarding the effort made to ‘preserve the natural beauties of the region, and the document is of esâ€" pecial interest in that it shows that even in that early day, Mr. Hawkins and those interested with him in the development of Highland Park had an eye ‘to the great natural beauties of the region and used every effort to preserve them so as to produce a de-“ lightful rural efféct in laying out a residential suburb. l always aided mflyfn making Highâ€" land Park an ideal ¢ity of suburban homes.: It is 'upeeigly pointed out in this letter that "the striking and characteristic natural feature of the Jocality is the prevalence of deep and wide ravines, whose almost preâ€" cipitous sides are closed with vigorâ€" ous growth of trées and shrubbery. These ravines are exceedingly picâ€" turesque, and in arranging roads and lots in their vicinity we have endeayâ€" oréd to secure their most attractive effects for. the benefit of the public, instead of destroying it, as is usualâ€" ly done, by cutting them up into lots and keeping them out of sight by carâ€" rying roads at a distance from them. So far as possible we have carried roads along the banks, following their windings and opening a series of attractive views from the different ADJUDICATION NOTICE ©|â€" PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given _And ‘here is‘ a feature which has always aided greatly in making Highâ€" Land Then Worth $200,000 The ‘value of the land in question was placed by the letter at $200,000 â€"some: difference from its present Phone H. P. 54 Will: Be Continued Continued from page 1 |~] NITROGEN PRODUCT . only 50,000 tons of 1 in AT MUSCLE SHOALS]| and that is produced SHERMER |_ _: NORTHBROOK, ILLINOIS ‘ Groceries Meat Feeds Flou Special Saleâ€"Big Bargains .. Nov, 30th to Dec. 5th 19£ â€" "Muscle Shoals is a plant, supplied with trem er,‘ he ‘said, "yet its Soil Expert Central Insurance Room 3, State Bank Building: . Telephone 574 V _ Highland Park, Illinois _ ; .ThankaIfOr thé q B”Siliess .Y0u 3 Have Given _| / ! .. ." 08 OnIy -l(? minutes ride on bus that m the Black: Walnut Cranberry. Sherbet and C A Special Ice Cream fér l Your Thanksgiving Candies and Salted Nuts ROBERT W. PE . Happ Store â€"â€"â€".â€" Pharmacist te Northwestern Passenger Depot Happ Eon e iB m e 200 Phone NORTHBROOK 1 [ _ THURSDAY, g I : " )* lated, either one would s in one y::s can ujsu-:. %3 amount of "The entire produce el ol C 290 hy We are 11 814