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Highland Park Press, 13 Dec 1928, p. 1

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“and Itmilhehhhy Highland P-rk lot- No. I”. B. P. o. E. The" in] be - Iota of - eatanrt.d-tetdth-totore format-mu“. “hm.“ “human-uncha- match-mum “www.mn. Riehrartd Put {inn-V ham nah had their all for but. and " nrdcd (on vhlch they "rair, n- 'tahstmtddttetortnrtrrhe-to the mails!!- who would not get a visit from Santa Chm without the .idorthettmi_ Purthetart an. yuan the bed In "tttern have am up chm-ad ml. mud: than over a and a new Ind distributed them to the your childm. MMPLACBtNaRtttL mmi-MWu '$._rne.dt_ettee-rtgttt. -gh.he_thniqi-.t. eun-ghgujgm an BLKS HOLD STAG tdiiityd VII, Fry-7.7;" m " “on 1d Out-n V “man me; n Datama- "A "I.“ am ~‘MMI‘SIIW W.” Nathan‘s-1mm Puff“ P'yoery Bills and pay roll- coverinx th- two month: period from Oet. 1 to Dee. l were approved. They were I: fotiowrc FIREMEN FIX TOYS NBPOORKIDDIB Aumrrt-rcuusrrur- thing-“Delimited for deprusion and make the expenditures he deems my fat the work. Grade Soy-alia- An appropriation of 85,000 m made to cover the cost of engineer- ing an! leg-l "nice: in connection with the grade intuition _proieet. “not Lari- m mthoriud to pro- coed with the committee on track district (we'd-g the city’- than of; the expense of landscape work an , west side of St. Johns - in Ravinin in approved, In this pro-I ieet tho city in writing with tbef park district and the North SW} line in beautifying the strip of [may [wt-ten St. Johns avenue and theI electric tracks, u in south u Rtvinia 1 Park. Shrub. and tree! in: being" planted to hide the tracks from ii; prcporty on the east side of the ua." The work at the water punt is ski) scheduled to begin sometime this winter, Shore line protection work can be dam during cold weather. Public lie-ring Held J.ty tcuncil held a public hearing an the matter of reraavintr South Crux-n Bay road from Edgewood road at the end of the brick pnvenumt .mth to the cement road at the calm. ty line. The hearing was continued to Juuuary M. It is planned to con- ntmr! a 33-root concrete pavement there, similar to the job on north Green Bay mud, between Vine av- cnur. and Hithwood. Payment ot 8145“) to the hit Ptrk Work sun- 8.0- Work will be started this winter in the hope of having the streets opened fur me during next Bummer. Quite a few houses have been built in these subdivisions Ind a number more are alrudy projected for the coming year. At present dirt roots, muddy in bed) weather, "ord the only eoernection.; This work includes the pa%ntt of W - iron Donne“ mad to the Ridge Imo- and all “new in Nizoh's Highllnd Park Gardens and Highland Pith Glrdenl additims subdivisions. " win estimated that the comptete job will to“ in the neigh- I borbood of 3550.000. The E. A. Meyer' Construrtion company of Highlnnd Park was low bidder for the paving work with I bid of approximately 3175900. I BidsGere meivanor 'Ievrerll mile. it gm: paving work on the we». side. Karly I nilliun uni . half dol- Inra worth of business was tunnel-d by the city council " the regal-r muting [at Wain-day. Conant; rm In for not: of the work on the m city Mtration plant on the like front. “use contracts total npproximuly $860,000. COUNCIL NET ON MONDAY Work to Mart Soon; Contact; bet lot 8850.000 Ptttra- tion PHI! Week It the lake Fun! INltuarlmliHlat MigrfllBEPhYIl% i 0141.: IV" 4’92 _ i],,ti,,,t,iisgiiattt pm ih'di"it"iiii" _ WINDOW NIGHT All»! gut-(winks _ "OM“ I LNG.” "s.rr, "rer"imakNial%iF Gi. "itmst.ate.--uktth. PtCsmeerl A”!!! “on”! willhllndehtu. Th; wkhhmummm min: m The usual white gift ante will benpartMthi.-honrsdstthi, (in. the childrun and when of the dun-Q will bring their gifts of new and by! for the work. " [and Conn-l” ttii-, 1888 West Division stud. Glenn. Lulu! house h the met-hi hone nth-ion palm of Highland Park Pmbyur- in: church and the workers Ind members nlwm look to the meh- ltnd Pnrk church for medal help " this M of the your. The Junior den-M will “I. mcuwoon P. t A. m In DTltCeNt " My ' The when of the chant. school Ind church will mt the peanut "Why unACthnu 'tang." a humid V-Hou eon-Mu- hn be. ap- poinhdwnhlnn.l.mdm ingthcwori. Thea-thalamu- “Why the Chime. an? to Be Given Dee. " ll Four the" two objectives. - Good health and neat nape-rune: that this cus- tom of chewing Boy: and Girls Br- ‘im Week u, been imam-ted by the Kuhn.) “minim of Clemens and Dyer- o! the Unihd States 3nd Dry cleaning pocitiwly removes dirt Ind kills germ: and increases the life of cunning. . Prof. Prescott. Be. D, Massachusetts Institute of Technology nyn. "rt is recognized that cleanliness if. prime factor in individual and community health and that din-nu 1nd dirt are likely to be ”minted." mr you tind them you should get "ttr them for they Ire disease breed- Gtrmenta med frequent cleaning to keep them clan. fresh and bright waht is no essential to health. Think of the "kiddies" and their. glrments in which dirt and germ: any be im- Chihirea by dropping their gur- menu. by triav'imt rough and tumble umesquickly acquire much dirt fun a! hneteria and germs. A humorist once said, “Call them by whatever nun: ynu Koh, they an still foes of health. In Germany they are hrerms' in Paris they Ire 'parasites', in he Ind they are 'mike-robes' but where- In tonaidering the things which con- tribute to the health of the family, considerable thought should be de- voted to the effect of childrens' gar- menu, the donning of which is so often delayed for I more eunvenierat time. During the wartime period the price of all: was advantul to 31.55 per lhnusaud cubic feet. Shortly after the close of the war the local tomplny lsh-d permission of the commerce commission to reduce the rates. This permission was granted. Twice since that time similar m quests have been made and granted. This brought the price down to $1.35 per thrutsand where it is at the pres- rut time. OBSERVE HYGIENE _ WEEKS FOR CHILDREN Girls Week Dee. 10-15: Boys Week Dee. 17-22; Laun- dries Participate Thin u the fourth time within the In! few yen- that the North Shore Gu company has tiled we): & volun- tary petition. in rates, efteetive January I, 1929. The commerce commission is uked to lpprove this petition. Just what the reduciion will he in not known " this time. _ Wu of awn-a Park, Lake lore" Und other North Shem com- mtutitie., u will u the mttire terri- tory awed by (In North Shore Cu compuy which include- radially " of late county an uhedulod for I New You": pram: in the form of . voluntary reduction in [a rates, it became hm this - through Announcement of Julian G. Han, manager of tho company. According to Mr. Hurt. the com- pany hu man with the Illinois Coma meme Commission I new schedule providing for I voluntary reduction “Cl-alim- is next to Gallium." " is tor youi benefit and to promote' North Shore I Get Cut in 'g,5llilht0; 10 PRESENT PAGIANT _ Itrrtt of Next Month announcements F321 will ling DEL: mttaidotttberiuhvuLteiii, A. 0. Fly lodge No. 076 A. P. Ind A. M. will hold . public William ot one": on Thursdny evening. Dee. 20 in lunnic temple. The followin' omeers will be installed: Albert ur- mn, worshlpful masher; Roland C. Bleimeht, senior VII-den: Charles A. Pumice. junior warden; Chuk- P. Grant, mum-er; William B. Thom- as. secretary; E. C. Ohmund. chap- lain; E. D. Crlbll. unim- damn; R. W. Schmlder. Junior 'term; N. P. DIN, mun-I; P. E. _ sen- ior sterntfy,A_. H. maqoh, inlet Inward; P. C. Brena. will“: Martin Humid“. W: 0. M. De bong. ”shunt. Vt.r. Tho mulling other" will be, Hoary P. Claw, h- .“le all”; inn-11h; unto-l. WU.- J. In... ,,,,_v 9- on. "it! vi " DIASONS TO INSTALL' OFFICERS DECEMBER 20 Public 1mm to Attend. " bert Lama to Be New than haul the council has had In opportunity to sound out further the public Kathi-JC- Two years 130 I committee of citi- zens Ippointed by the city council made a detailed report on street light- ing. At that time it was learned that I Inge micrlty of property owners in the business district fsvored mod- ern lixhts on mtown streets. The cumming: vs: composed of Paul L. Udell, claiming, Clarence Witt and William Witten. Council is Synnthy City commissioners are in sym- pathy with the move to install s com- prehensive new system to replica the old lights, Ind us unions to hear from citizens what their attitude ls in the matter. No lotion will be Under an not. passed this year by the legislature it is no longer neces- sary for cities to pny for street lights out of the corporate funds. These im- provements may now be made by spe- cial Assessment. North shore communities with their ’ thick shruhbery and many trees iii-1 ttrd particularly good opportunities: 'o Toenail and murrms. and most' , iti. s aml villages alum: the shore, as we.“ as suburbs west of Chicago have ‘w-nlly breume alive to the danger. i' i; pointed out. Many of them have shown their} mi h in the old adage that “an ounce? " ph‘vtnlion is worth a ' .1? .il t u .e" by providing modern "ttritvrrta, i' hailities. Lake Forest last Vin-OK; 'trspted offieialiy a design far newl limp posts and high powered Ji/Cl t id lights to replace the present an-) taunted system. Constructs were iii) for the first 37 of the new lamps to bei in 'tairied in newly developed areas} in the western part of the city. Others Load the Way _ Fore-t Furl: this week voted a new _ $500M”) lighting system to be in OP-l, eration by July I, 1929. Wilmette,“ Kenilworth. and Winnetka already have instilled new lights, and Glen- coe has been working for some time on I similar project. ment- in a communication to the city: council advovated action in the mat- aer. The Chambur emphasized the' need for a me e modern system of; y lighting m the business district. _ . Sscrue time ago the proposal to in-V istitute a comprehensive new system ( of street lighting was submitted to' la " ferendum among the readers of the Highland Park Press. At that Itim- a maiority seemed to be op-I _ poo-d to the change. . ; , m.aSitetatimt Somewhat Altered thr 1 But. (Info that time cunts haveiw‘] ' trenrpired with lead memben of tho "i 'council tr, believe tin: c-w r 't t W wrurl new be favored. The murder; I',)'. of Jennie Meta ('unslance on a poor-) tlw ly lighted street in Evam'vu some Sh. n' nth; ago. and the almukt fatal tha a'lmk 'm Edna Kelley, Lake Forest ish whu-l teacher, on a dark street in l t'mt city hr:ve shrwn clcarhs the dam ", its for to wmm‘n walking on ill lighted ”a. pin-mtg. I”. 1w2lP"""'"r "It. ILLINOIS. mummy. nzésunan 18, 1928 The movement to “can I new com- prehensive sired. lighting system for Hitthland Park has min been to» opened by the Chamber pf Commerce and the Highland PM]: Woman's club. Recent truth on vomit-n in vari- ious section. don: the North shore has caused runny residents to add their voices to previous dom-nds for brighter illumination along High. land Park streets. m1hiiii'iiGiiiiiiins Civic Groups Press Council to Act in Matter " Irtrsultiatg RECOMMENDATIONS MADE A week ago the Chamber of Com- (Jo-1pm" New oritrl tt-ia.ttAmetrvtt.vati, 28 [and was, on at Mon Dog-hr“. Will you not). dam The committees in charge Ire: en- tortainment, Charlotte Robertson. Cadre, Eyler. J. Mills Easton; supper, Mrs. Dudley Craft» Watson, David (Huh. Edwin C. Jones; decorating, lurrr_Brme, Virginia Buck. James Cadf East, Manr-nk C. Peynud and Walter Rica. Mr. Lionel Robert- m in men! chairman. HELP A LITTLE CHILD 10 ENJOY CHRISTMAS The committee does not want to Bar that everyone must be costumed to “and. but they do any that they hope everyone will make an effort to come Ind to try to prepare n costume. It is only by eo-operation on the part of parties invited that any social tubal-in. can be a success. I 'UtelrIl In Hr"""' _ {nun film " r:' din l like M919 wi "ish.: h: ' bye thar tivre in ishv! F., r thi “Ln'wis ha ':its i'rv 1pm. As Rivinin is more or a, In art- ist's coiony some of the most unusual and attractive autumnal": designed -for the Jail. However there are many alerts to ‘originnfe ideas, and no attend in ordinary clothing. This in not lair to the one. who work so bud to pm. ovu- these :nnunl events. Mrs. 0'Neitl, who is a Widow. lives in Downer's Grove, She has two grown sons who of course take great pride in their mother's splendid car» an as well as her forthright, and gra- cious personality. This in In annual event which is looked forward to with the greatest anticipation. ' _ Mrs. o'Ncill1s hardest tight was for if; _tho eight hour day for women work, M. an, and she succeeded in securing (Fr the passage of her bill in the House; FITS of Representatives. Although the ll Sing finally failed to pass the Senate, the; tion campaign aroused the men and womw leeti an throughout the state to a. cansid- I the eration of the relation of the hours ot ' day employment of women to the public, Roc, welfare. an" PLAN NEW YEARS EVE FANCY DRESS BALL Invitations ue being sent out by the community of Ravinia for I New Year's eve Finny dress ball which will take place the'evening of Dec. 31 from 10 p. m. to 5 mm. at the Ravinia Villtge House. At next Tuesday’s meeting of the Highland Park Woman's club, Lot- tie Holman O'Neill. representative for the 4tsst Congressional district in SPEAKS NEXT TUESDAY mm ll. O’NEILL AT WOMAN’S CLUB H Lottie Helm-n O'Neill N no Legislature at Springfield aryiress the members. Bl Woman Legislator Will Address Highland Park Group; Hus Made En- [up [in I Christmas to a LN viable r mate in- fort_btr DRAMA WORKSHOP MrtrrN ON FRIDAY .,___. The Drum Workshop of MI: rm hold their - muting. Fri- 6-He.rqroMnrnrtribe- during in a“. Th ttmt play - in m by In: T. grog-In; .ndu-Mon'uynhn.v.p€ Armdum iitueeeptabie and cheeks, with the names of those you wish to honor, should be sent to the chair- mam Mm. Irving E. Stiogliu. or Mrs. Sell" Bun-rd. mrehairman. A loner tolling of your donation to either of these funds wilt be sent at once by the, chairmni. the amounts being etmftdttttiai. This would ahu, be true of a check sent to the “anpy. nay fund." Ono so often wonders how to remember a birthday or an anniversary. Tho use of this fund would be a splendid solution. A great deal of money is spent for flowers It funerals. which money if sent to the "Memorial fund" would serve a double purpose; namely, wt ine a tribute to a friend and at the same time helping some needy per- son. The Woman's Auxiliary of the Highland Park hospital has a "Mem- orial and Happy Day fund,"lhe pro- ceeds of which are used for charit- able purposes "Show People" starring Wm. Haines and Marion Davies. Another fine program of Vitaphone acts will MC- company this picture. tion there will be the usual fine FC- lection of Vitaphone acts to go with the great picture. Sunday and Mon- day will bring to the Alcyon Rod La Rocque and Sue Carol in a great sound romance of the air service "Captain Swagger," along with art- other tine program of talking and musical acts and the fame sound news. Following this on Tuesday, Wed- nesday and Thursday the Alcyon of- fers on“ of tht big hits of the W?tw- The Alcyon is sparing neither ef- fort nor expense to bring such a tine array of consecutive excellent pro- grams. Such tine efforts merit un- stinted support. ot fine pmgrams. For tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday the Aleyon past-uh: Al Johan in "The Jazz Singer" on the Vitaphone. In addi- Much enthusiasm is evident over the remarkable presentations of great talking and sound pictures ag" Titaphrme acts at the Aleyon thea- tee. In keeping with its past policy the Alcyon announces another weck HOSPITAL AUXILIARY "HAPPY DAY FUND" Night Pcrty" in the near future, a the cutertaintitvnt mmmittce war: structcd m prepare for this event Fifty-seven members of the High- _ land Park Chamber of Commerce me: at the Green Tea Pot at 6:30 p. m. Tuesday, Dee. 10 and after partak- ing of a dinner listened to a very in, lspiring and interesting address by ‘lhe Bev. Axel G. Pearson, pastor of the Emmanuel Methodist Episcopal church of Evanston, on the subject, "The Challenge of the Boy." Rev, Pearson, by his magnetic personality {and forceful dellvery held the mem- bers spellbound during the entire ltime that he spoke. _ Arm a few minutes intermission the busincas session was culled to; order. The election of oftieerr, for ithe ycar 1929 took place, and since there was no opposition. the sex-rc- jtzlry was in<tructed to cast a "white ballot" in favor of the regular ticket [The regular ticket contained the fol- of Highland Park win know what accion is being taken on these im- |u'n\'(~uicnt<. The Chamber of Commerce voted to dccorar" the Highland Park Christmas tree and Mr. H. ('. Rey- nulth of the Public Service cnnlpany stated that his unnumny would heir by Roaming furty dollars tuwardc this expense. " was voted to have a "Ladle,; liming officials: president, Paul L. _ Hole”; vice president, Joseph W. Siru, "nc; directors (term 2 years), ('lar- once H. Witt, Ernest E. West and Edwurd Greenwald. The secretary read several communications {rum Mayor R. F. Lewis, Comrressman Carl R. Chindblom, and the High- mun} Cham'ces of Commerce in an- sum" to the Iettvrs written than in brim” of inking theh. co-operation in obtaining certain chic improve- ments for the city of Highland Park. A letter from Mayor Lewis and cm: letters from Congressman Chimlblom are ptuintrsd herein FO that the people To Be Presented Fiidav & Sat- urday. Sue carc! in Cro- tain Swagger "THE JAZZ SINGER” AT ALCYON THEATRE Chamber Elects Paul L. Udell President; 57 Attend Gathering have a "Ladle,; near future, and I Plans are being made for tile Ill- [nuai Christmas festival in conjunc- tion with the St. James church, to be ‘hr-ld on the Oak Terrace school _zrrtururs The public is urged to at- luml thi; celebration. I A lighted Christmas tree will main be placed in the city park be. ‘mvoon the Northwestern and North 131mm tracks. The tree will be . ‘lornwnm l tree. and was purehased q {mm thc Clavey nurseries. It will be Iplarml in the pqrk sometime this l wrrk. Members of the Beerficld Anita: club will hold A (have next Wad” dly. Dec. 19, at pm Meta mile II Ivanhoe. All lun- who "not“ the football tum during the put - "a lifted to att-t Ite any given " I M for h m who can - h an. aai<rtt axe-um The Highwood Civic Improvement association, according to their agree- ment have completed the fence nround the Highwood grammar school. This was made possible through the re- ceipts of. the Highwood day eelebra- tmn. DEERFIELD ATHLETIC CLUB TO HOLD DANCE Meanwhile local Sp0n§prs of the prompt have received word from Highland Park and;Lako Forest that co-operation may be expected from those eities. The worn out highway has long born a sore spot with motor- ists all along the shore. COMPLETE NEW FENCE OAK TERRACE SCHOOL "The receipt is acknowledged of your letter of November 23. 1928, in regard to he constmctiun of a paved roadway through Fort Sheridan, Illi- nois." Acting Secretary C. B. Rob- bins wrote Mr. Chindhlom. "Your letter will receive considera- tion, and I shall he pleased to give you a further reply at an early date." No reply has yet been received from Senator Deneen. The communi- cation to the latter. however. was FEnt some time after the letter to Mr. Chindblom, Highwood Civic Improvement Association Plan Festival. Plant Tree "Ihwm'er. I shall be I-xcectlTngly glad to (in all I run to help to secure suvh an "y-uGticn and will pro- ve" ! at nnce to take up tlv. matter and: {no “Wager :xutho'it: s." _ Referred to War Ikpanment In a later communication Mr. Chind, hlom reported that he had taken up the proposition with the actinz Seems tary of War and l-nclnsed a copy of tlw latter's remarks. ChUuibharnT, Lettcr "I have just received _\‘nur letter advising mo of the resolution passud by the Highland Park l‘humbvr of Commcrve urging that an appropria- tirn be made tor the cumn'uctinn of a fcrty fun: paved roadway tlwough Furt Shtrirlun. along the Chicago North Shurv and Milwaukee railroad tracks tron: shannon's corner in High- wood to tho Ncrth Gate." Congrnss~ mam ('hfnrlllum wrote to President Puul L. Udell. "I think thi; is the first time my attention has bern called to the mat, ter. The \stimatos of cxpemliture for tu. next fiscal year have now already in“: mud“. Congress is quite relue, mm to incr-snm- t-xpenditurcs so rec ommtnxlod. In addition/a project " this kind should have evidence taken in its support. "I. iCHlNDBLOMOFFmS V I AIDONNEWROADS Highland Park and north shore mo- turists who are accustomed to bump- ing over the wornout highway through Fort Sheridan were given some en- couragement this week when the Chamber uf Commerce made known the fact that Congressman Carl R. Chindblum and War Department au- thonties at Washington had promised etrr-otretu1tion in the move to rehabil- Hale the road. Sumo time ago the Chamber of Commerce addressed letters to Wash- ingtun mixing for the improvement. Lute” were 50hr. to Congressman ('hin-Jblom and tu Senator (Tmrles Drum-n. Other communicatiuns were sent to the Lake brrest, kiwarg, club and tu the Hiehwuvd Chamber of (‘ummu'u- quuLwLing their c'"oi'"a: tion. Chamber of Commerce Receives Answers to Plea for New M-Ft. Highway Through Fort Sheridan WAR SECRETARY NOTIFIED NUMBER "

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