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Highland Park Press, 16 Dec 1926, p. 1

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sentiment Js ¢xpréssiy LO CRANBERRIES The q T Now | . HOULDER VEAL r€iel THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1926 A Favorite lChrItmas Gift CaRA NoME Combination Set: $ee our complete assertment of ristmas Candles | _ YEAL | b+t, ith pocket | th¢ pound / \Greeting Cards 1679 ; , Minbis You. &lland Park, eerfield > ifts EGSâ€"Fresh KING APPLES | $1.15 [‘ <C e 1 Come Early! ty and price are sat 5) pofnds for e<€ art i thd pound ik> a work |â€"is \~is | excer ozen for cialsâ€" # beatitiful very accepls e perfume ‘and 4¢ attractive 4¢ stactory nd the Help‘a little child to enjoy Christâ€" mas by filling a stocking putting mate inside and some toys or other gifts and send same to Y. W. C. A. where theâ€" Girl Scouts, under the direction of Mary Card will take care of these and see that they are distributed, Stockings should be marked whether for boy or girl and age of child. All stockings must be at the Y. W. by the 20th. % Saturday evening, Dec. 18 the Modenese Society will give a dance in Witten hall. Excellent music has bene protured and the dance promises to be a de affair. All who atâ€" tendmnlzund;phumm!p& MODENESE ETY :: DANCE SAmDAY NIGHT J The Odd Fellows will hold their an» nual ‘Christmas party on Tuesday, Dec.21, at 8 p. m., on Laurel averie, A delightful program has been ar+ ranged and of course Santa: will bfi there to. remember the kiddies.: A Odd Fellows and their families mre urged to attend. A pleasant time fort HELP A LITTLE CHILD *‘ENJOY CHRISTMAé oDD FELLOWS TO HOLD CHRISTMAS PARTY DEC. 21 Special Christmas celebraties of the First United Evangelical church this will be a Candle Light servâ€" Hg:hy night, Dec. 19, at 7:30. Primary department of the Sunday school will have a Christmas party at the thurch at 2:30 and exercises with the children. Main program of':: entire Sunday school at 7:30 on Thursday evening, Dec. 23. Ch;lm sermon. by (the pastor on nday morning, Dec. 26, Christmas cantata by the Church choir gmday evening, Dec. 26, at 7:45 p. m. The public is welcome to all of these special occaâ€" sions. a CHRISTMAS PROGRAM AT FIRST U. E. CHURCH Mr. Hugo Schneider, postmaster is very anxious to have all buying and mailing done in Highland Park and help make this a banner year. P ‘Mail to be distrtbuted after Decemâ€" ber 21 should be placed in letter boxes, but should be kept separate from all other. mail and brought to the post office and either marked or handged to the clerks with instruction §o be post marked after December 21. Pareel post parcels will be weighed and stamps sold in the lobby of the Special methodg.of handling stâ€" mas greeting mail have been ado by the local post office. . You m britg all of the mail which you w distributed" after Decembor 21 in one package to the post office vfith& structions to deliver same after t date. Special arrangements of this kind will facilitate the handling : of wl- t f t SPECIAL METHODS OF _ ; * _ HANDLING XMAS MAIL Bring Greeting Cards to Office in Bunch With Instructions The vote cast on Monday is given unofficially: by précincts, with pifl:net totals and total for each bond issue in Continued no page 5 § Vote of Confidence f As a regult of this vote of confiâ€" dence, the |city administration is \enâ€" abled to with its plans to fi« nance em ncy improvements; alâ€" ready mad¢ and to take care of bthâ€" ers immediftely necessary, as well as paying off | public ~benefits due m other essehtial expenditures in | conduct of a modern and progresgive municipal government. * With about 1,800 votes cast the election aroused popular interest to an exceptional degree for an election of this kind, and because of the large vote cast the sentiment of the people is the better evidenced, it is The interefl‘::a mfim the city, as shown by goodâ€"gized vote in dach of theâ€"seven precinets, and there was considerable excitement as automobiles for both sides sped about town carrying voters to the polls. 1 All four gof the city bond issues subâ€" mitted to the voters at the ial election held in Highland P-:rc on Monday, Dec. 13, were approved by majorities ranging from 126 to 190. Range from 126 to 190; Lose In Some Precinets; About 1800 Votes Cast; Both Sides ALL FOUR GET MAJORITIES BOND ISSUE GIVEN _ APPROVAL OF VOTERS vOLUME | XVI to Mail Dec. 21 Work Hard b Following the installation refreshâ€" ments will be served and there ‘will be dancing. â€"â€"| f y ; FORMER RESIDENT C ‘DIED ON MONDAY The installing. officers will be: Edâ€" ward A. Kuchmsteadt, installing. offiâ€" cer; S. M. Johansen, installing. marâ€" ghal; E. F. Briggs, installing secreâ€" tary; Adam Schmidt, installing chapâ€" lain. Escortâ€"Evanston Commandery No. 58, Knights Templar. °_ . â€"~Roland Stanley, â€" excellent high priecst; George Greene, king; E. D. Cribbs, scribe; J. A. Blomdakhi, treasâ€" urer; Albert Larson, secretary; Hugo L.â€"Schneider, chaplain; C. A. Sanborn, eaptain of the host;<H.,â€"A. Bridges, principal : sojourner; H. W. Owen, royal arch ¢aptain; Edward Strenger, master of 3rd veil; Arthur G. Holâ€" lands, master of 2nd veil; Henry A. Hansen, master of, 1st â€"veil; August Leichs, steward; R. 8. Jacgobs, organâ€" ist; A.C. Armstrong, sentinel. ~{ > Highland Park Chapter No. 226, R. A,. M. will holid a«public installation of officers on Wednesday evening, Dec. 22 at eight o‘clock. s The followâ€" ing officers will be installed. o Following Installation Dancing Will Be Enjoyed; Large Atâ€" tendance Anticipated LOCAL CHAPTER R. A. M. TO INSTALL OFFICERS Tonight (Thursday), Duffy. and Duffy play the Press and tomorrow night the H. P.â€"Notion end the week by competing with the North Shore Gas Co. v Next week‘s issue of the Press will contain the results of the first quarâ€" ter, including individual high scorers and team winners, SERSC NT ) pretee ERL . The weekly prize of a Hickok belt set went to Willie Kelly, who obtainâ€" ed a score of 276. f * Tuesday, <Pichetti Bros. took two from the Press, thus retaining the lead in the tournament. However, the Press is still in the second berth, beâ€" ing orily ‘two.games ‘behind. «> ... Thursday, the H..P. Notion store won two from the Bauer Cab, The Notions took high game for the week by making a remarkable score of 975. The Big Six Studebakers won two from the Press on Friday. Pete Carani.and E. Piechietti stepâ€" ped, again, into first place in the merryâ€"goâ€"round with a score of 1227. Tony‘s Barbers in the opening game of the: sixth week of the Business Men‘s Bowling tournament that is beâ€" ing held throughout the winter in the Majestic Bowling alleys, under the management of Emmett Maronéy.: Scores in Last Week‘s Conteqtéc Prizes Won and Schedule Next Week â€"Onâ€"Monday, â€" Dec. 6, Duffy: and Dufly, cleaners, won two games from RESULTS OF GAMES: g ‘IN BOWLING LEAGUE Mr. Peyraud is ‘a widely known painter of ‘idyllic landscape. He was born in Switzerland and there receivâ€" ed‘his education in the old University of Fribourg, after graduating then he studied ~architecture in <the Beaux Arts of Paris, after completing his work there he came to America, when his love of outdoor painting drew him from the pursuit of architecture and to landscape painting he has devoted: many years of constant and loving. study. It is true that there was a period of geveral years when he was called to New York City and when (Continued on page 4) THREE PARTSâ€" â€" The art chairman is arranging with the Chicago Galleries association to send out a number of pictures by the forcmoa:l:rthtn of Chicago, but she is featuring the works of three well known men, two of whom live in Highland Park, Mr. F. C. Peyraud and Mr. Rudoiph Ingerle and â€" Mr. Claude Buck. <Hiy f , ~The man‘s elub of Highland Park will| hold an important exhibiâ€" tion of paintings in the club building on December 21 and will keep open house ‘for the two days following in order t the members and the public may see them more than once. Wome'fl s Club Plans Important Exhibit of Fine Paintings e Higbland Park Press THIRTYâ€"SIX PAGES . HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, THTURSDAY, DECEMBER 16 The girl that guesses the nearest number gets n% mama doll and the boy that gu nearest, a nice golf bag. and clubs. It costs nothing to guess. Let‘s see. who is the best o k ho K ts The Highland Park Hardware Co., 18 N. Sheridan road, are putting on a guessing contest for the boys and girls 14 old and under, They have a jar of peas in the window. The Rt. D.D., bishop go, will visit day, Dec19, nual visitati to confirm a ‘will be prese o‘tlock se Keller, rect Bishop A mon at this > tation is GUESSING THE Excavation work was begun Tuesâ€" day on the MeKillip bl?ck at the corner of .G Bay road and Cenâ€" tral avenue, and | despite | the cold weather the| steam shovel |continued operation all day and the work is going forward rapidly. According |to infd)}nationfrim out some time ago the new building will be three stories in height, with six stores on the ground floor v?'d..a dozâ€" en or more a artmeq&u above and also some single Ffooms With baths on the upper floors.. The structure will be of. the English type of architecture, and attractive suburban business and apartment <building which will be a distinct. imp vgmto this part of the business) dist The «cost is roughly estimated at about $130,000. BISHOP A PREA Excavati day on the corner of .G tral â€" aven weather the operation all work is goi BEGIN W Excavation Attention is called to this issue of the â€"Highland Park Press with its 86 pages packed full 0f news and adverâ€" tiring" "of ‘especial ‘interest in this holiday |season; This is the largâ€" est paper eyer printed by the Highâ€" land Park ss .‘il seVfi‘n‘l pages larger than the ond issued in the corâ€" responding week year.,. This inâ€" dicates growth an gress and the faith of the| advertisersâ€" in the value of this meditim in gétting their wares before the public. The Press in both news â€" and |adverti columns : is steadily growing bechuse it strives to give the community the best possible service <in ¢évery: de ent : of its activities. are urged to note the many wonderful Christmas offerâ€" ings in the) advertising columns in this issue. ; k & THIS I%SJ it * OR Commiss resignation as member acgepted, sioner Rea: was appoin brary board missioner council ext cott a vote tion for hi service. as board and Commiss) HQrb(’r-t 8. A pgtitiu{ attending to the cou ing of Ki school, for was presen missioner filed. At the regular meetings of the city council . of local improveâ€" ment, held) last Friday afternoon, a number ofâ€" matters of importance reâ€" céived ¢o ration. â€" > Commissjoner Réay moved that the city of Forest be granted perâ€" mit to Old Elm road and Ok Mill »road |for the purpose of conâ€" structing storm, water and sanitary sewer outlets as out in their comâ€" munication ied to Mayor Hastâ€" Resignat Rev,. P.C. Wolcott Accep -qwm of Thanks Given for Service to Liâ€" d bnqp‘Bonrd MUCH CITY COUNCIL AND Wnn IN SESSION on BUSINESS IS DONE DRK ON NEW cKILLIP BUILDING Started on Business hree Stories; Stores _ I Apartments their comâ€"|â€"_ The strange and curious qualities idre afi-.mn..,, that were used in the Medieval mysâ€" 4. Th e tery plays will be employed and the ed by 100 children | splendid pageantry of religious nfi vinia school expressing| ration that has inspired the mull j il thei titude for closâ€"| the ‘Christmas season for past ages id street, east ‘of: the| will find here ample interpretation. their safety and benefit, The Shepherds‘ Field ed and| on motion of Comâ€"| ‘The shepherds watching their flocks ‘heney | was received and| that night nineteen Rundred years § 1 j | ago on the hillside outside Bethlchem » ; of Appreciation | will be portrayed in the openh'z‘;cene oner rley ql_ov_e_c_i .that of ‘the ‘pageant as the spot t is ; of » reciation ;| will be portrayed in the opening scene omer Gourleymoved that| of the pageant as the spot . is of the Rev, P..C.. Woleott| thrown on the shepherd ‘feld at 05 of ‘the Library board ‘be left of the stable. ((The artistry d on otion of Commisâ€" this lovely scene is due to Mrs. Milâ€" <the Rev: George Keller| dred Coale: Allen, who painted the ed a member. of the Liâ€"| Bethichem background).. The Chil: to fill the vacancy. Comâ€"| dren‘s. choir under the: direction of Theney| moved. that the| Mrs. Virgil C. Musser and Mr. George nd to the Rev. P..C: Wolâ€" + Continued on page 8 â€" of thanks mt(lsf wprecli;- Sm ol nine e rnaprien s wigs neoefors o yodablt| NEW SKATING. POND: .. M or uns * R n evipen in cpisad hved atron de ts t Â¥ed 2 /0 / hia patatd nnantmouly, | * > â€" READY, SUNCT PARK ner Cheéeney moved that, en +3 Polacnthai‘s request for| Park Board Provides Fine m’ tinued oh page 8 | for Winter. Sport: Warm â€"_â€" iv. s P. Anderson, of the Biocese of Chicaâ€" Highland Park on Sunâ€" in order to make his anâ€" n to Trinity church and lass of gandidates which ted to Bim at the eleven : by the, Rev. rge 8. r of Trinity church. son will preoc}‘ the serâ€" ervice. ~A cordial inviâ€" ided to all. â€"| . JE OR PRESS | _ RKS HIGH RECORD vnmN TO °H E SUNDAY CcONTEST FOR BOYS AND GIRLS Don‘t forget the dance at the Highâ€" land Park Woman‘s club on New Year‘s eve. Great preparations are being made to make this dance a huge success, All members are urged to coâ€"operate and help make this one joyous night. ‘ Good music will be the main feature so you will want to keep «Fire on the â€" roof of the Floyd Koon‘s garage, 48 North Green Bay road, about 5 o‘clock Wednesday afâ€" ternon called out the fire department which soon had the blaze extinguished with no great damage. The: fire is supposed to have started from a heatâ€" erâ€"and a hole in the roof was the chief damage, police report. 2 MOOSE PLAN DANCE _ FOR NEW YEAR‘S EVE The Lewa Camp Fire Girls of the Presbyterian church and the Camp Fire Girls of the Episcopal church and Ravinia school are holding a bakery sale Saturday at the Niebubr grocery of S. St Johns avenue. The proceeds will be used for the Christâ€" mas party to be given the em the Doreas Home next W ty, Dec. 22, 2 to 4 o‘clock, at the Highâ€" land Park Presbyterian church. Santy is making an early visit to these chilâ€" dren. cce $y GARAGE ROOF FIRE; _ . SMALL; DAMAGE DONE | Park Board Provides Fine P ! for Winter. Sport; Warm us > Rest House The Woman‘s Civic club of Ravinia was enjoyably entertained at its regâ€" ular ‘meeting on December 8 by Miss Dawn Hulbert,dramatic soprano of Oak Park. The accompaniments were played by her mother. An interesting feature of Miss Hulbert‘s program was. the brief explahations with whichâ€" she prepared her songs, makâ€" ing for a more understanding. appréeâ€" ciation of her numbers. Her pleasing personality coupled with a clnn? voice resulted in a most pleasant atâ€" ternoon. e CAMP FIRE GIRLS TO HOLD BAKERY SALE Gives Brief Explanation to Preâ€" face Her Songs at Meeting of Civic Club The new skating pond constructed | timé. - : by the East Park Board on the hue-i Highland Park is hoping to pick up ball field in~Sunset park is ready for , some â€" promising new. players this use. " It is about twice the size of the | year to h:xo“t their old war horses. pond used last winter, and a cozy,) Anyone. who would like to play is An attendant is always in charge, the Highland Park representative, on E. M. Laing mporhthattbo.l’:)fiu the > executive â€"committee . of the Service company . will install flood | league. â€" 3 dheth lights to illuminate the ice, and‘\fln'- The complete schedule of the 1927 pond will afford the children and all. season follows: adults who desire to make use of it| _Jan. 2â€"Highland Park vs. Indian an adequate and comfortable place Hill at Highland Park; Evanston vs. to ‘skate during the winter months. Lake Forest at Lake Forest. § The public is invited to make use Jan. 9â€"Highland Park vs. Lake of the pond at all times. Forest at Highland Park; Indian Hill DRAMATIC SOPRANO DELIGHTS AUDIENCE A beautiful presentation of the Yuletide theme will be given next Bunday afternoon in our local Presâ€" byterian church at fourâ€"thirty o‘clock. Miss Gladys <B. Russell, director of religious education is the author and this simple portrayal of the Nativity scenes as found in the Bible has a message for all at the Christmas seaâ€" son. Beautiful Presentation of the Christmas Theme Portrays Nativity Scenes; Public AT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH YULETIDE TABLEAU SUNDAY AFTERNOON a Is Invited ‘ Besides her husband she leaves to survive her, her children, Mrs. Wilâ€" Mlard Curtis, Mrs. Helen Reed, Willard \Curtis, Jr., of Waukegan, Mrs. Alice Beaudean of) Highland Park, three grand children and two sisters, Mrs. Hettie Jones of this city, Mrs. Emma ’ Adams, and â€"three brothers, John and PS Friends of James Economos who formerly conducted a confectionery store and ice cream parlor here some years ago will be glad to learn that he has opened the "Elaine Sweet Shop" on W. Central street, Evansâ€" ton. FORMER RESIDENT OPENS "SWEET SHOP" . The following program is schedâ€" uled for the Community Movies at the Eim Place auditorinm, <Friday and Saturday, Dec. 17 . and 18, Harold Lloyd in "Among <(Those Present," Aesop Fables, Eclipse of 1925, and "From Caves to Skyscrapers." These features will be shown Friday eveâ€" ning and Saturday afternoon. * Charles Tribbey of New Albany, Ind. and Joseph: Tribbey of Los: Angeles HAROLD LLOYD TO BE FEATURE AT MOVIES Funeral services were held at the Presbyterian church of Lake Forest, Tuesday, at 2 p.m., with services conâ€" ducted by the Eastern Star chapter and Dr. Roberts officiating. Interâ€" ment was in Lake Forest cemetery. ~/Mrs. Clara‘ Curtis of Lake Forest rnod away Saturday, Dec. 11, at +456 p.m., ‘at her home at 105 Noble avenue, following a long period of illness. (She was born Feb. 3, 1864, and was 63 years of age. : Sister of Mrs. J. D. Jones 1 Following Long Iliness; Funeral Tuesday LAKE FORESTâ€" WOMAN ® PASSES AWAY DEC. 11 Feb. 6â€"Highland Park vs. Evans! ton at Highland Park; Indian Hill vs. Lake Forest at Indian Hill.; Jan. 30â€"Highland Park vs. Lake Forest at Lake Forest; Indian Hill vs. Evanston at Evanston. Jan. 9â€"Highland Park vs. Lake Forest at Highland Park; Indian Hill vs. Evanston at Indian Hill. t Jan. 16â€"Highland Park vs. Evansâ€" ton at Evanston; Indian Hill vs. Lake Forest at Lake Forest. Jan. 23â€"Highland Park vs. Indian hill at Indian Hill; Lake Forest vs. Evanston at Evanston. The Highland Park® team of the North Shore Hockey league will usher in its cighth season on‘January 2 with a game against Indian Hill on the Highland Park rink. Indian Hill won the championship last year and has practically the same teamâ€"again this Ximu®. > <s(0ol}alcss i 4 t First Game January 2 Against Indian Hill; Schedule for â€" 1927 Series N. 8. HOCKEY LEAGUE TO OPEN EIGHTH SEASON ‘YB.â€"M. Laing reported that the new skating rink in . Sunset park was ready for use, with a warnt rest hbuse provided for the use of the skaters. It was decided to postpone the anâ€" of January, when i{ofi expected a fine entertainment will be provided for the members. | .( 0i <4(} .. The officers elected were those preâ€" a;::d !o:, the consideration of the e ber the nominating commitâ€" Clarence H. Witt, president. Frank Sheahen, viceâ€"president. 8. A. St. Peter, director. Paul L. Udell, director, L. N. Berube, director. f Reports showed that the chamber: has had a very successful year and. that, much in the way of progressive work has been done for the benofit of. the community as a whole, and it is planned to continue this work during the coming year, always looking to the best interests of Highland Park and its people generally. At the annual meeting of the Highâ€" land Park: Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday evening, Dec. 14, officers for the ensuing year‘ were elected and other business pertaining to the yearâ€" ly session received attention. Annual Election of ~â€" Officers of Chamber of Commerce Is Held If you know of a that will not have a d , please call â€"either M John| O‘Keete, Paul L. Udell of Howard Mo Big Brother iftee; B.P. O,; E.. 1632 The "at the Deerfield mmar are sponsoring a dance and party in the school Saturday evening, Dec. 18. The public is copi in to atâ€" KT m zon P anbig ty | soglone CARD P ‘AND‘;thCE AT DE ND SCHOOT Caring for 12 at Mooseâ€" heart; ~con best ; . provide for â€" children; conduct training; pay. and funâ€" eral expenses; an did peoples‘ The fire first I by Paâ€" trolimen Dvis¢oll ~and ~Da and several : others also; into the fireshffln fremen ere quickâ€" ty on the 1e and Chief h soon realized ,beuuoe of frame structures gnd the headway gained bythefi‘ istence might be neeâ€" essary : to to ~other buildings. ‘Bo ‘departmenth from Ft. Sheridan,;> Highwood, and Deerfeld were ul.ld arrived| promptly. Highwood and Fort : She were | onkinued no pagé 5 > Highland Park Lodge, 446, Loyâ€" al Order of Moose, are k drive for new bers are offerâ€" ing a special mer hip‘ fee to these new $» The :of the Mooke is a t worthy and is ely, known. its : good work. Followilhg is some #® the work done by them :. 1 a T mfi DRIVE So many were and such a va ‘ of music favored, that the in â€" was obliged to s only the ; for which there many On this basis, great "Prelude and Fugue Major" the list with nine $ .' The n which be given by Herbert Hyde, by St. Luke‘s % d%fouwn: $ . and â€"class organ music "requested" by of: the North Shore Community r conâ€" to be given at the third reâ€" cital on ay, Dec. 21,!8 p. m., @t St. Luke‘s > "‘Muslc|Chnniee Pfored REQUEST PROGRAM AT H id Park‘s worst 1 in many months broke out about ‘Sunday morning in the rear of block just east of, South St. Johns avenue, beâ€" tweent Central and avenues, and before the fames ¢ controlled three me buildings their comnâ€" tents had, been including the plant of the Hykler Toy Co. and two bu lings east of it ownedâ€" by "!‘he total ‘| has been eaâ€" ‘perhaps more, with partial insurance. Aave Narrow Escape Occupants of rooms in the second stories â€" of. the Commm&y’ Service building @scaped wi time to save much pf their bel These rooms occupied res ively by Mr. Mu , a railroad gateman. and LukeWatson, colored, and another colored named Moore. Watson was at k) in the telephone com‘ pany bu at the time jof the fire, The other of the flats were awakened idnâ€"time to get/out before the flames Invaded their rboms. a and TOY FACTORY BIG LOSER SHeIMenIe ....364.1,.=» m :. â€"B Prelude and O Little of Bethichem |. Recessional Hypim 73 Hyman 554 .._... ... ‘Thre of Sarch af .L‘"‘;_ luChr- N:“ < Lullaby O Bethichem L. Spanith Folk Song ~efuneesâ€" +# <*The Choir _ .)+ +4 +9 % Mr Mr Mr "By the Wabers of NUMBER 42 Silent Night Mendelssohn xk of Orient â€" Malling alimant Gullmant Wayner Brahms Handel Handel 21

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