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Highland Park Press, 26 May 1927, p. 11

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M Mr. O‘Keefe, the present secretaryâ€" treasyrer and manager, is & former employe of the lilinois Central Sysâ€" tem. He was born in Scotland in 1860 and came to this country while very young. His first position with the Illinois Central was that of switchâ€" man at Randolph street yard at Chiâ€" cago in 1885. He was promoted to chief smoke inspector for the Chicaâ€" go terminal, but he resigned in 1897 to accept a position in the smoke doâ€" partment of the City of Chicago. At the time Mr, O‘Keefe resigned his poâ€" sition with the llinois Central, the members of the Triumphant Lodge No. 47 of the Brotherhood of Locoâ€" Top row. left to right: Wilisns Delaney, 59 years old, B.RT. No 47%; Miss Mary Jackson, nke. tthed Frodmtin 90 youe ain DAC No NC ‘Preay wa. uit io raki:" Deuini fortyâ€"year huuu‘.h. for lorg conseculive years membership the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainâ€" men. . He is a member of the W. H. Hobbs Lodge No. 4, one of the oldest lodgea in the brotherhood. _ ‘How the Idea Developed "The |~'¢d-h a Home :n‘; men start during a :l-'du Doctor Ingails of Chicago, who Tarver, 43 years old, BL.K No, 20; Joseph McLang be liable for further dues or assessâ€" ments. By paying an admission fee of $1 and, after the first year, annual dues of $1, anyone may become an associate member. The active memâ€" bers of the society consist of three lowing railway organizations with their auxiliaries: ‘The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherâ€" hood of Locomotive Firemen and Enâ€" gincmen and the Brotherhood of Railâ€" Officers of Home Society The officers of this society are made up of the president, viceâ€"president, gecond viceâ€"president, secretaryâ€"treasâ€" urer, and the board of trustees. At the present time; W. B. Prenter, Cleveland, Ohio, is president; Mrs. Mary E. Dubois, Boone, lowa, viceâ€" president; Mrs. Clara Bradley, Coâ€" lumbus, Ohio, second viceâ€"president, and John O‘Keefe, Highland Park, I!1., secretaryâ€"treasurer and manager. Members of the board <of trustees are: Thomas R. Dodge, chairman, A. H. Hawley, secretary, and Harry P Daugherty, all of Cleveland, Ohio. The Home Society conaists of three classes of membership: . honorary members, associate members and acâ€" tive members. Any person contribâ€" uting the sum of $100 may become posed of three persons who are memâ€" bers of three railway brotherhoods or of the ladies‘ auxiliaries to ithese brotherhoods.. The anly persons who members from each of the three folâ€" WILL KRUMBACH , MAY 26, 1927 HOME SHELTERS AGED, DISABLED (Continued from page 2) THE DINING ROOM IN THE HOME ToDAY , and he will not ruuiâ€"duuâ€"ii’i‘fi'i‘i HTigant ant Puctiy stomion To sitent rpim râ€"m;h“lhhbhlfl'fl b-h-.h-E‘wl-&-.w. He comitted several of the Rikle to memâ€" of the Home were William Kilpatrick, formerly a conductor on the Illinois Central, who served as chairman of the board of trustees for twentyâ€"one years and is now an honorary memâ€" ber of that board, and Lewis J. Ziegâ€" enfus, deceased, who of the board for many served on the board ye railway employe he found at the Cook ; .d!n-.u:;d&.m-i Extra Train to Be Sent | * !o Train Students In Tank and the facilities for caring for them became so pressing, that at the anâ€" nual meeting of the members of the Home Society, held at Highiand Park April 20, 1909, the general plans for the construction of the present buildâ€" ings were approved. O ' Two men who gave generously of their time and energy to the welfare nut street in Chicago. A year or two later the location was changed to Highland Park, and various dwelling and small buildings were added as necessity demanded. Theseâ€" for a number of years were maintained solely by voluntary contributions from divisions and lodges of the brotherhoods and their auxiliaries and ‘from other sources within the organizations. These funds, generâ€" ously contributed were fairly sufficiâ€" ent to meet the needs of the Home in the modest way in which it was being conducted, but as the number of railâ€" way employes in the country and the organizations increased the number to be cared for naturally increased in proportion. Modern physical requireâ€" ments and standards of examinations for railway employes so multiplied the number of helpless in the ranks, hood urfflnflndnnk_qnn.mth in 1890, through the earnest efforts of L. 8. Coffin, a bagker of Ft. Dodge, Iowa, a society was organized, its obâ€" ject being to provide a home for worthy, aged and disabled railway men who were members of the variâ€" ous railway brotherhoods. Mr. Cofâ€" fin was the first president of the by William G. Lee. The first home was a flat on Walâ€" Home Society after its incorporation. He was succeeded in 1913 by Warren S. Stone, who was succeeded in 1916 Wiliiam McPherson, Lodge No. 50, BL.F the Home permanently April 22,â€"1911 hok tleice, o #L 10\ IsW. S\o 4/ was chairman years and who for thirtyâ€"one He Regional Chairmen Miss Martha Connole of East St. Louis, lllincis, is chairman of arâ€" rangements for this special train, and regional "chairmen â€" including | Mrs. Mabel C. Foster of Hartford, Conn.; Miss Mary Kerr of Roanoke, Va.; illrs. Betty Crooks of Jacksonvilie, Florida; Miss Frances M. White of \Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Emma Hill Perâ€" |kins of St. Paul, Minn.; Miss Amy E. Hall of Independence, Kansas; Miss Florence Crawford of Pueblo. Colo.; Miss Pearl H. Matlock of Kansas City, Missouri and Mrs. Gladys Barnâ€" Id()"lr of Oakland, Calif. The farmer gets his extra hour of daylight in the summer not by movâ€" ing the clock forward but by setting his alarm for an hour earlier in the morning. Killing harmless husbands seems to be quite the vogue now in Hollyâ€" wood and New York. Again demâ€" onstrating the fallacy of the remark that "East is East and West is West." train that ever crossed the efinent. will be the President‘s Special to be run from New York City to Oakland, | Calif., in connection with the annual [ convention of the National Federation | of Business and Professional Womâ€"‘ en‘s clubs in Oakiand July 18 to 22.‘ Several hundred business and proâ€"| fessional women whose We' earning capacity runs up into hun~| dreds of thousand of dollars will jourâ€"| ney from the Atlantic coast to the | Pacific as an escort to Miss Lena‘ Madesin Phillips of New York City,‘ the national president, on a special| train or trains whose entire puun-} ger list will be of the feminine perâ€" suasion. I Elaborate plans have been made for the comfort and entertainment of the women en route, and special features will include the issuance of a daily newspaper on board. There will be lengthy stopovers at St. Louis, where members will have an opportunity to visit the Hotel Statâ€" ler, the birthplace in July, 1919, of the National Federation of Business and Professional Women‘s clubs; in Kansas City, im Colorado Springs. at Santa Fe, the Grand Canyon and Los Angeles. Special cars, or in instances where the demand is great enough, special sections of this train will be made up in all the regions indicated and all the sections from the east will join with the midwest sections at Kansas City and will proceed west from Kanâ€" sas City on two special trains. The Business Woman and the Professional Woman, the trains operating as secâ€" tions of the same train. Leaves July 8 The special will leave Jersey City at noon on July 8, and will arrive in Oakland Sunday morning, July 17. satisfy your every plumbing We have learned and earned fi._:@t_h_&llo-l_dv-th The plumbing skill that we‘ve Has our re (Formerly Druggan Cowboys) Phone Northbrook 73 See Us for Hot, Peppy Music Pompeian Jazz Kings THE HIGHLAND PARK PRESS, RIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Spring and Summer Dancing Season Here â€"Proverbs of Mr. Quick Women‘s Meet ' The following are included in the faculty: E. W. MacGillivray, Jr., and |Mrs. _ Katherine _ Whitney _ Curtis, {coaches at the University of Chicago; {|C. E. Daubert, coach at Towa State |college; Paul Samson, varsity swimâ€" | ming captain, University of Michiâ€" | gan, and his teammate, F. . Roehm; | Bob Skeiton, Olympic breast stroke 'thxmpion_! and former Northwestern university swimmer; coach William { Bachrach, of the Iilinois Athletic club, {and of the American Olympic swimâ€" ‘ming team of 1924; Mrs. Sara Hansâ€" {s«-n. of the same club; George Eckert, of the Hirsch Social centert and | George (XYZ) Schuenchenpflug, of | !lhe Chicago Y. M. C. A. college and' Chicago Scout camps. For the secâ€" {ond successive year, Captiin F. C.| [ Mills, national director of swimming }:md water safety for the Boy Scout.s‘ {of America will have, charge of the| ‘acquatic section. I A group of nationally known swimâ€" ming conches and life saving experts, whose reputation ald'mity will probably never be excelled at a simiâ€" lar meeting, will form the nucleus of the teaching staff of the Chicago Red Cross,Life Saving institute to be held June 16â€"26 at Lake Lawn, Lake Deâ€" lavan, Wis. Remember the old days when you used to use the expression "as peaceâ€" ful as a Chinaman*?" Life guards, recreation workers,‘ camp councillors, Boy and Girl Scout | exccutives, physical training leaders,| and water safety enthusiasts, are beâ€" ing especially. invited to attend the institute to train for summer camp‘ or recreation work. Since the stuâ€"! dent body is limited, it is suggested | that those wishing to attend the inâ€" | stitute register at an early date with| the American Red Cross, 616 South | Michigan avenue, Chicago. i Normal Courses Offered Normal courses offered under these teachers include instruction in life saving, coaching, and training for speed swimming, water games, paâ€" geants, cance craft, boatmanship, and general waterfront protection. Beâ€" sides giving the waterfront leader an all round training, the courses are designed to prepare the student for the position of examiner of life savâ€" ing candidates. Golf, tennis, baseball, boating, dancâ€" ing. and driving, are all included as nextâ€"door diversions. ~Phone 1234 â€" 32 South First Street Cor. Park & St. Johns Aves. Work at In MANYFmDaIu‘mmndmnkein your old tires, offering you a liberal allowance on a new set of Gumâ€"Dipped Balloons. Firestone Dealers are given the advantages of atâ€" tending Tire Educational Meetings held throughout the country, where tire design and construction are are a part program., these two sections mdmmfinunflulumfim:m by tires built for service and tires made to sell, ATY. W. LAKE CAMP For Your Decoration Day Trip _ e and All Seasonâ€" the o K ::23: E-ioy“d Safety Oo:;iu-t Firestone Round Tread Balloon 31x15.25 Beiiocon 15. 3§ 3316.00 n« 18.35 = % sl “n l ’n 'l""‘ I omm en en Aursinet _-F>“ ’ Following Dealers Can Save YTou Money and Serve You Better: 14 at Low Cash Prices also priced low YELLOW CAB RATES First twoâ€"thirds mile ______ 35¢ No charge for extra passengers. 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