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Highland Park Press, 19 May 1927, p. 17

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T MRS. REICHELT WRITES . DEERFIELD HISTORY She keeps sayin‘ ‘Hit me! Beat me! { Just hit me wunst and Tll have you the junior women‘s honorary society. Thirtyâ€"two young women who are seâ€" leeted on a basis of work in the four major women‘s activities during the first two years on the campus. Miss been within the upper three per cent the American Revolution have been locted, but are not properly marked. ‘They are in the Wauconda and Warâ€" ren cemeteries. Interesting and brief reports were also given by Mrs. W. C. Fgan, the registrar, who for eight and a half years was regent of the chapter, and by her daughter, Mrs. Truax, who is historian. Mrs. Rigdon reported patriotic education. Miss Alice Rockenbach, who is a student at‘the University of Illinois, was given the biue and yellow scarf, the badge of membership in Torch, Rockenbach has charge of the proâ€" grams at the annual banquet of the Woman‘s Athletic association. The third annual honors day program in recognition of high scholarship will be given Friday, May 20. The stuâ€" dents honored will march in a parade from the Administration building to the auditorium. Students who have n&mes placed on bronze tablets. commisisoned by the commander of the Deerfield chapter of the American Legion, Mr. Bruce Blaine, to write a history of Deerfield. Any information in regard to the early history of the village, or of old families, may be given to her for & volume that will be published this possible, to be filed with state and county historical societies, and for loâ€" cal use. _ Mrs. Garnett as delegate to the Naâ€"| tional conference in Washington reâ€" ported that the D. A. R. has a gaing of 1000 new members per month, and that its chapters circle the globe. Mrs. Charles Winston also gave a brief reâ€" | port of the Washington Continental; congress. In her report om historic} spots in Lake county, Mrs. Cummings | said that the graves of two soldiers of The assistant hostesses were Mrs. John R. Hoffman and Mrs. G. A. Mcâ€" Lean of Ravinia. R., held in Rock Island, (where Fort| Armstrong is located and where the| most westerly battle of the American | Revolution was fought) gave her reâ€"| port of the proceedings. She said| that the United States should pick| its own citizens. Fortyâ€"nine per cent f of our institutions are filled with peoâ€" | ple of alien blood. | ALICE ROCKENBACH HONORED AT ILLINOIS summer,. as it is desired to have as big strong man of your size beating up a poor weak woman like that!" North Shore Chapter, where the reâ€" ports of the officers showed the vast scope of the work accomplished durâ€" img the year. Mrs. Shipnes, the treasâ€" urer, reported that $1400 were the reâ€" ceipts for the year. $300 was spent for Americanization work, $300 was given to Berry school, Rome, Ga., for the scholarships. Seven dozen caps for tubercular patients in hospitals for soldiers were knitted and sent by Mrs. Evva Egan Truax. A flag with staff, eagle and rain cover was given to ‘the North Shoreâ€" council of Boy Scouts which will be presented with appropriate ceremony the first Monâ€" day in June. The chapter will assist the American Legion auxiliary of Dumaresq Spencer Post in giving a party in Five Points hospital (Great Lakes), June 3. Mrs. Jared Johnson, delegate to the 1st lmqnl conference of the D. A'J _Mose: "But, yoah honah, she keeps irritating me all de time." The fiag of the United States, hung between giant elms, marked the meeting place of the North Shore Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, last Thursday afternoon, Arden Farm the home of Mrs. E. B. Jordan, the house which was built about 1844 and which has been the home of four generations of the Parâ€" sons family, with its quaint l(':lceil- ings and antique furniture, the scene of the annual meeting of the Chapter to Assist Legion Auxilâ€" iary in Giving Party; Mrs. Garnett Reports REPORT ON PHILANTHROPY D.A.R. MET THURSDAY WITH MRS. JORDAN Judge (severely): "The idea of a > Atrcâ€"=» :: . 4 YE HLIGDIANY PATK PUCSS PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS Order in the Court Room '!qh-‘lm‘ Jr., it‘s ll‘snl‘l't Mrs. Alice Woods, the music teachâ€" m the|¢f} was the director. After the enâ€" , par_ trance and crowning of the May v ceil.| aueen, Esther Browne, and her atâ€" is the tendants, her subjects in gay caps if the passed belor.e her to pay hommage to he re_| their sovereign. Before the throne a e vast Dlmlhvd.lnce of greeting was given 1 durâ€" by pupils of the first grade, then folâ€" treas.| lowed other dances of Denmark, and he reâ€" of Semlnnd, Switzerland, Norway, spent and America by pupils of each of the ) was | seven lower grades in the school. A x., for dance of the poppics by fifth grade caps girls in lovely red crepe paper poppy pitals costumes, and a wand drill by sevâ€" mt b"epth grade boys, a flag drill by the :'m“uxth nldg. and in conclusion the given ( lovely Flnglnsh Maypole dance by sixâ€" I Boy teen _mrll of the seventh grade, two ; 'i“.uach in tulle costumes of white, yel~ Mon-”ow' lavender, orange, blue, red and mi“]grecn. to complete the lovely picture. ry 0'{ The proceeds of the fete will be ing a| used to buy chairs for the music room ~_._. | of the school. | _ Commencement time in the Deerâ€" | field school is approaching and it will 1lbe well to call attention to the fact | that in March 1914 the Parentâ€"Teachâ€" }er association petitioned the school | board to prohibit the giving of flowers to graduates because of a very patheâ€" tic incident in the class of the previâ€" ous year, when all but one pupil reâ€" ceived flowers, and that one because | the parents did not know that the eusâ€" ‘tom of giving flowers prevailed here. \__ Mr. Jack Schneider, of Irving Park, ‘vhited Deerfiecld friends on Wednesâ€" | day. Mr. Schneider has just returned |from New York where he went to | welcome his younger son, David, who | arrived on the "University Afloat" (lfler a year‘s topr around the world. |In each country visited a royal welâ€" | come awaited these traveling univerâ€" [ sity students. The King of Siam | spent the equivalent of $40,000 on the ‘ entertainntent of the young people. In Japan spectal books dedicated to them , were printed and presented to them. MUSIC FESTIVAL The Deerfieldâ€"Shields high school musical organizations will participate in a Music Festival in the Oak Park high school next Friday afternoon and evening, in which eight o# ten of the major suburban schools will take part. Last year the festival gave two days‘ performances, one of which was in Highland Park in the new high school auditorium.~ This year but one day will be given. On Tuesday evening of this week the Northwest High School conferâ€" ence also gave a Musical Festival in Libertyville Township high school auâ€" ditorinm in which the music departâ€" ments of the following high schools took p?rn: Wneon:; Township, Anâ€" tioch Township, arren township, Libertyville township. TO PARTICIPATE IN larger attendance than the fall hotie~ -’,dtw-qu tice of spring reunions will be resumâ€" The Schneider: family lived for a number of years on Waukegan road, in the house now owned by Fred Seâ€" lig. Mr. Schneider owned the Deerâ€" field Lumber Co. He still owns sevâ€" eral lots of Deerfield avenue, opposite the James Hood home, and expects to build there eventually. Since 1914 the ruling of the board was strictly adhered to and no flowâ€" ers were presented at the exercises, until last year, and again not every graduate received them. No flowers or gifts are allowed to be given at the high school commenceâ€" ment, and it is fitting that the same custom be observed here, and that each child be treated alike. If friends and relatives wish to send flowers they should be sent to the homes. An Allmj reunion for the 700 graduates Deerfieldâ€"Shields high school, still living in the Chicago area, is being planned for by a comâ€" mittee composed of one member from each class for the past twenty years. As spring reunions with the current "The â€" Binnacle," thei;«;flp'n;r printed on the ship was "set up" by David Schneider. ISCOURAGE GIFTS AT H. S. GRADUATION ALUMNI REUNION IS PLANNED FOR JUNE 11 FORMER RESIDENT RETURNS FROM TRIP library instead of on the school grounds, as originally planned, on acâ€" count of the cold weather. Long beâ€" fore seven o‘clock every seat was taken, and young people were perched on top of the book cases, and there was such a crowd gathered in the corâ€" ridors that many people left, unable to see mnything of the beautiful perâ€" formance. The May fete given by the pupils of the Deerfield school last Wednesâ€" LARGE ATTENDANCE AT MAY FETE WEDNESDAY Proceeds to Buy Chairs for Deerâ€" field School Music Room; Lovely Affair g *~*LL OF IiliNO$ in the | the six~ | two | yelâ€" * | In recognition of Mother‘s day the| John P. Kretschmer, North Chicago | pupils of Miss Schell presented n}has started suit for $20,000 damages program in â€"which the children of difâ€"| in the circuit court against Carl G. ferent nations, in costume appeared.‘ Nelson charging that he ran into him The United â€"States, Mexico, China, a year ago on 18th street, North Chiâ€" Japan, Scotiand, Ireland and Russia|cago, leaving him with a fractured were represented: Jack Myer, Scotâ€" ‘ skull, injuries to the spine and interâ€" 1land; Ethel Ott, America; Mary Paulâ€"| nal hurts. | som, Japan; Freda Boon, Mexico; â€"â€"â€" \ Gwendolyn Kililea, Ireland; l(ermeth( Rebuilding of the Granert and | Giss, Russia; John Engstrom, China.! Rothschild clothing company plant at y Presented Gavel The gavel with which Mrs. Walter Buhlig, the state president, called the assembly to order, was presented by the ‘National association to the Iliâ€" nois P. T. A. for having the first regâ€" istration in the summer round up for mending children to school physically fit in the fall. This gavel was made from an omk tree under which Mrs. Burnee, the founder, played as a litâ€" tle child. Mr. W. E. Nelson, Supt. of Schools of Quincy, in his speech of In previous years the: tour of the convention city came at the end of the three days session, and frequentâ€" ly delegates were so tired from the close confinement of sitting and lisâ€" tening to reports and speeches that they left without waiting to view the beauties of the hostess city. This year the Quincy Chamber of Comâ€" meree which is trying to increase the population from 35,000 to 40,000 by coaxing visitors to establish homes and factories there, planned that our tour of inspection of the beautiful schools and churches, as well as magâ€" nificent homes of today, and old brick houses of 100 years ago, so that as soon as we had alighted from the trains Tuesday morning we were hasâ€" tened to the Methodist church to regâ€" ister, and then had our sight seeing trip before the sessions began over hard roads that took over two hours to trave}. In the Methodist church community singing was led by Grover Sims, who was an animated contortionist, and made shadow pictures on the screen with his hands, in order to get us to smile while we sang. There were so many beautiful trained voices in the audience, women who belonged to choruses in clubs and choirs in churches that Mr. Sims called the part singing a chorus, instead of comâ€" munity singing. welcome also presented Mrs. Buhlig with a gavel made from the forests of Quiney, Mr. Nelson also gave three keys to the city, made of wood by the manual training department of the -ehwl.‘l\.“hthtu‘uml organized on what is called the 6â€"3â€"3 h."l'hlbl'htn‘-hm group schools, the Tth and 8th and the first year high school h)-hrh’tnh.h.'nl & t "lnst three years of high school in| q *#\M Mr. Nelson stated “ that P. T. A. programs should not be| FINEST Toold se en ahoend is un wort| #Y6L be well informed in the work| 58751 | . Continued on page 5 .. â€" Phot The hail did $50,000 damage in broken glass of windows and ornaâ€" mental electric light posts, in broken roofs, wrecked green houses in which holes were peppered by the giant hailstones that fell with the velocity of bullets. This was the worst storm in the, memory of those who could look back for 70 years. Stained glass windows in the Congregational church were shattered and the hail blown hail way across the church, damagâ€" ing the edifice to the amount of $2500. Art windows in a Lutheran church were destroyed, also in Cathâ€" wlic and Episcopal churches. The schools also suffered heavily. Six carâ€" loads of glass window panes were necessary to repair the damage done. Acres of peonies and whole orchards in blossom were ruined. Rain, hail and finally snow marked the beginning and end of one of the most disastrous storms in the history of the Mississippi valley that ushered in the arrival and speeded out the deâ€" parture of the 500 delegates to the twentyâ€"eighth annual conference of the Illinois Council of Parentâ€"Teacher association held in Quincy, I!I., April Little Miss America presented Mrs. Cazel, the retiring president, with a box of beautiful spring flowers, given by Miss Evelyn Schell, third grade teacher, in appreciation of her work for the school. Mrs. Cazel will serve as viceâ€"president next year. The P. T. A. voted to buy a case of mounted birds from Mr. Henry Osterâ€" man, who is ill. Mrs. J. A. Reichelt, Jr., gave her report of the annual conference, to which she was a delegate, as follows: 19 to 21, 1927 Mrs. R. A. Nelson was elected presâ€"| Mrs. Barney F. Nabors, wife of the ident of the Deerfield Grammar school| county supervisor from the Antioch Parentâ€"Teacher association at the anâ€"| district, and prominently known in nual meeting held in the Public libraâ€" ) that section of the county, died at her ry in the school last Friday afternoon.| home at 5:30 o‘clock yesterday afterâ€" Mrs. Irving Band was chosen secâ€"}noon within a few minutes after sufâ€" retary. The association has 133 memâ€"| fering a stroke of apoplexy: bers. | senacel MRS. NELSON, PRESIDENT Mrs. J. A. Reichelt Tells of Anâ€" nual Conference Held in ANNUAL MERTING OF DEERFKIELD P. T. A. Tour of City April 19â€"21 | _ Tommy: "What is untold wealth, father?" | ‘Father: "That which doesn‘t apâ€" (near on the income tax return, my boy!" The old saying was that children | should be seen and not heard, but they are not likely to be either seen | or heard when there are any I:ouseâ€"" cleaning jobs to be done. While delirious as the result of illâ€" noss, Walter Peterson, 24, of 230 Linâ€" coln avenue, Waukegan, last week drank the contents of a two ounce bottle of iodine, evidently in an efâ€" fort to take his own life. He. was rushed to the Victory Memorial hosq pital where treatment counteracted the effect of the poison by the use of antidotes. It was stated later that the young man was out of danger. Rebuilding of the Granert and Rothschild clothing company plant at 104 Lake View avenue, North Chicaâ€" go, recently damaged by fire, will be started immediately, it became known last week, following the issuance of a building permit by the city building department. Death following an operation closed the career of Nicholas T. Reardon, member of the grocery firm of Rearâ€" don and Wall, Waukegan, and vetâ€" eran business man of that city, last week. He passed away in a hospital at Rochester, Minn., where he had been for more than a week. The fuâ€" neral was held Monday. at $932,000. The compilation shows the average cost of construction of each of the residences over the period as being £6,000 which is considered as unusually high, for a growing comâ€" munity. The total value of the permits isâ€" sued for erection of the series of homes and apartment buildings in Waukegan since January 1, is placed NEIGHBORKHOOD â€"JOTTINGS . Miss Margaret Ludiow of Chicago Interesting Happenings Abontti. visiting Mrs. S. S. Love. This Part of North Shore Mr. and Mrs. Harry Olendorf, Mr. and Vicinity; County and Mrs. Jesse Strong were supper Seat Doings } guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Dennerâ€" lein of Rogers Park, Sunday. BRIEF NEWS ITEMS _ FROM LAKE COUNTY ceants Py *X In the Scavuzzo Bldg. Deerfield Avenue Near C. M. & St. P. Depot Charles Seavuzzo, Prop. 19, Uptown Barbers Specializing in Shingling and Bobbing Ask J â€" e Telephone Deerfield 241 f Mr. and Mrs. Arthur H. Harrison of Bannockburn announce the enâ€" | gagement of their daughter, Cathâ€" }erine, to George Frederick Chufch, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wells Leggett } Church of St. Louis. Miss Harrison |attended Pine Manor school at Welâ€" lesly, Mass., and her fiance attended )the University of Missouri. |_ Jean Pettis entertained the Out of Doors club at the home of her grandâ€" | mother, Mrs. J. A. Reichelt, Monday | afternoon. J Mrs. E. H. Willman was a guest { of Mr. and Mrs. M. Osterman of , Northbrook, Sunday. |\ _ Mrs. Harry Mau is ill at her home (‘un Deerfield avenue. Mrs. George Hesler and Mrs. Elmer “ClaVey will be hostesses at a bridge | _ _Miss Christene Duffy is | m[{tives;» in Chicago. Mrs. Alvin Knaak will act as asâ€" sociate conductress on Friends night at the Glenview Eastern Star chapâ€" ter on the evening of May 27. tea and miscellaneous shower at the home of the latter on Saturday afâ€" ternoon, May 21, in compliment to Miss Eva Ender whose marriage to Dr. L. A. Dondanville will take place on Wednesday, June 15. Mrs. Coffin, who has spent the past month with her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Strong has returned to her home in New Rochelle, N. Y. Mrs. Raymond Clavey was hostess at a delightful bridge party Thursâ€" day afternoon in compliment to Mrs. McDonald of Duluth, Minn., who was visiting her daughter, Mrs. John Dorâ€" sey, for several weeks. Mr. Glenn Bowman attended the Derby at Churchhill Downs, Kenâ€" tucky, Saturday. Mrs. E. K. Williams, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frank Mr. Philip Scully, Sr., spent the past week in Holton, Mich. Mr. Arthur Ender Ohio. Take Deerfield or Waukegan Road to Deerfield LOCAL AND PERSONAL North Shore Representatives Puro Water Filters 390 Central Ave., Highland Park Phone H. Pure, Clean Drinking and Cooking Water at All Times Pure Water Insures Good Health he 350 Varieties of Tulips in our trial grounds Franken Bros., Inc. . and R. ANSPACH are now at their best. Come and make your selection of special and choice varâ€" ieties at once. REAL ‘ESTATE â€" INSURANCE is An Columbus, Deerfield News (Connections to Any Ice Box) Puroâ€"Filters on display ‘at visiting _PART THREE Read the Classified Advertisemes in First Section s On Wednesday evening, the Modern Woodman camp of Deerfield celebratâ€" ed their anniversary with a dinner at the Masonic temple. The guests included the wives of the members. The delicious dinner was served by the ladies of the Missionary society of the Presbyterian church. Mr. George Ott is attending a conâ€" vention of the National Telegraphers Union at St. Louis, Mo. Mr. and Mrs, William Schinleber who have spent the winter with their daughter and sonâ€"inâ€"law, Mr. and Mrs. Ethan Willman of DesMoines, Towa, have returned to their home on Chestnut street. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Clavey were hosts at a delightful bridge party at their home on Saturday evening. Twenty guests attended. Mrs. Alex Willman, Mrs. Roy Hutchison, Mr. Robert Greenslade and Mr. E. J. Bingham were awarded the prizes. Mrs. E. H. Selig was hostess to the Luncheon Bridge club at her home on Waukegan road, Tuesday. Mrs. Frase is staying at the home of Mrs. C. Becker on Waukegan road. Mrs. C. E. Piper of Chestnut street was hostess to her bridge club on Tucsday afternoon. The Garden club of Deerfield held their regular meeting at the home of Mrs. William Geary on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. F. Labahn attended the funerâ€" al of Mr. Edward Kocoba, a cousin of Mr. Labahn, in Chicago, last Thursâ€" day. The regular meeting of the Misâ€" sionary society of the Presbyterian church will be held at the home of Mrs. Virginia Hicks on Waukegan road on Thursday afternoon, May 19. "Mexico" will be the subject of Rev. Lacy Simms of Chicago, who is a missionary worker among the Spanâ€" ish speaking people in Chicago. On Saturday, May 21, the Loyal Neighbors camp of Deerfield will sponsor a dance in the Masonic temâ€" ple. A good time is assured. The Upâ€" town Victorians of Waukegan will furnish the music. Russo for the past two weeks has reâ€" urned to her home in Nashville, Ind. (})nA Saturday, May 21, the Loyal Continued from page 4 TELEPHONE H. P. §57â€"568 Pure Ice Cold Drinking Water Cheaper than Bottled Water Phone H. P. 1212

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