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Highland Park Press, 2 Oct 1930, p. 5

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Thursday, October 2, 1930 INTERESTING REPORT ON PARK ACTIVITIES Supt. Gives Park Dist. Summary of Operations of Playâ€" grounds, Beaches In an exhaustive.report to the presiâ€"| dent and commissioners of the High-‘ land Park East Park district, E. M. Laing,. superintendent of park activiâ€" ties gives interesting information reâ€" garding the popularity of the bathâ€" ing beaches and dance activitics inâ€" cluded among the summer activities of the parks. During the season of 1930, the reâ€" port recites, 16,808 individual dances were paid for at the 13 dances held at Sunset Wood. Amount received for dance tickets was $889.25 and for re-‘ freshments, $498.87, making total recâ€" eipts of $1,388.12. The total cost of operation was $1,313.94, leaving a balance at the end of the season of $74.18. Operation costs included exâ€" pense of orchestra, extra band for Playground day, specialty dancer, labor, supplies, special police. Office overhead is not included. Bathing Beaches Operation of the bathing beaches also shows a small balance. . Each year this activity is growing and beâ€" coming a more difficult problem,â€"the report: says. Out of total receipts of $3,462.70, only $602.50 was paid by residents of the district for identificaâ€" tion cards, with a small amount paid for lockers by residents. The remainâ€" (Continued on page 12) Open Night School Next Monday Evening (On Monday evening, October 7, night school will open again at‘the Decrfieldâ€"Shields high school for a 20 weeks course, 10 weeks before and 10 weeks after Christmas. Classes are from 7:30 untilâ€"9:30 each evening. The subjects taught will be: auto mechanics, â€" bockkeeping, â€" carpentry, dress making, English, French, maâ€" thematics, mechanical drawing (blue print reading), public speaking, stenâ€" ography and typewriting. There will be a regular fee that will be‘ returnable at the end of the course if attendance is satisfactory. Those from outside the district must pay a fee which is not returnable. Most of the former teachers will be at the heads of these cluses.Iv Mary Trigg Waller The marriage of Miss Mary Trigg Waller daughter of Mrs. Trigg Walâ€" ler of 559 Forest: avenue, and Mr. James Monroe Carry of Chicago will take place Saturday afternoon at 5 o‘clock at the home of the brides mother. Mrs. Arthur B. Treman of Ithaca, N. Y., will serve as matron of honor while Miss Mary Carry, sisâ€" ter of the groom will} be maid of honor. The bridesmaids will be. the Misses Jane Martin of this city, Marâ€" garet Grassel of Chicago, Betty Mcâ€" Cann and Jeanne Beeson of New York. Mr. Champ Carryâ€"will serve his brother as groomsman and the ushers will be Messrs. Dan Callahan ‘and Charles Mordock Jr., of Chicago, Roy Kheen, Rhea Hurd and Edward Case of New York. to Wed Saturday D. A. R. Better Film Committee Review This community will not soor forâ€" get the privilege that was theirs in witnessing one of the epochal picâ€" tures of all times, the first scientific study of the greatest unknown land in the world, and we are grateful that the Byrd Antartic Expedition film was shown for three days with a children‘s matlinee. Thanks is due our local manager. Among the comâ€" ing attractions are: "Let Us Be Bay" Norma Shearer, Rod La Roque and Marie Dressler in the best production that any one of the three has made recently. The picture is taken from the play by Rachel Crothers and the clever lines and splendid cast afford exceptional entertainment for adult audiences. "The Song of the Flame" the names of Alexander Gray and Bernice Claire are sufficient guarantee of excellent music. The picture has a Russian setting, is entirely technicolor and has spectacular scenes,. native and colorful costumes and dances. \Bock Brothers Purchase | Moore Service Station "White Hell of Pitz Palu" story laid in the Alps, well acted and with most extraordinary photography of thrilling scenery and the perils of mountain climbing. Effects are most striking and novel, and the question constantly recurs "Where was the photographer?" â€" This is excellent enâ€" tertainment for youths and if not too strongâ€"good for children to see. "Song of My Heart" starring John McCormack, renowned Irish tenor. This picture is an outstanding. musiâ€" cal achievement, magnificently reâ€" cording his golden voice. The direcâ€" tion is most excellent for the 12 songs are skillfully woven into a story that does not seem to center around a voice. . Delightful entertainment a voice. PDelightiul for the entire family. Hold Benefit Dance Witten Hall, Oct. 18 Under the auspices of a special committee appointed among the friends of Alfonso Burgoni, who has been an invalid for some time as a result of operations to his legs and feet, a benefit dance will be given on Saturday evening, October 18, at Witâ€" ten hall for the purpose of raising funds for his support. A well known orchestra will furâ€" nish the music without charge. Arthur and George Bock, 13 S. Seeâ€" ond street, have purchased the Moore service station at Green Bay road and Homewood avenue and will conduct it under the name of the Bock Servâ€" ice Station. They are both Highland Park residents and have many friends here who will wish them success in their new business venture. Mason‘s Meet Tonight A. 0. Fay lodge No. 676, A. F. & A. M., will hold a stated meeting toâ€" night (Thursday) for work on the seeâ€" ond degree. All members are urged to attend. Rummage Sale pus. Membership in the organization The Deerfield P. T. A. will hold|is based on participation in student their fall rummage sale Friday and|activities and interest in athletics, Saturday, Oct. 17 and 18. Mrs. Irvâ€"| Morton is a junior in the schools of ing Brand is in charge of the sale. ‘engineering at Purdue. THE PRESS The probable lineup is: Maiman, center; Bob Lester, guard; Leonard, guard; Funk and Benvenuti, tackles; Segert, left end; Rudolph or Garling, right end; Tom Strenger and Tom Jones,. quarters; Rogan or Carlson, left half; Berube or Bartlett, right half; Worthington, Daugherty or Lowe, full back. Rogan, Bartiett and Ruby are doing good passing and HIGH SCHOOL TEAM PLAYS WALLER NEXT First Game of Season on Home â€"Field on Saturday; Go to Oak Park Oct. 11 Decrfieldâ€"Shields high: school team will play Waller high Saturday: of this week on the home field in their second game of the season. . Last Saturday Thornton defeated the Dcerfield team, 33 to 7. The game Saturday first of the season on 1 team is making a and a big crowd is e The game Saturday will be the first of the season on the home field, team is making a good showing, and a big crowd is expected. The Coach Peel says, although a number of the squad need experience. Weakâ€" nesses have been corrected during the week‘s practice, and prospects are for a better game against Waller than they put up against Thornton. Ruby are doing good passing and kicking work. f On October 11 the first league game will be played with Oak Park, there. Proviso is next on Deerfield‘s schedâ€" ule, October 18, at Proviso; on Octoâ€" ber 25 Morton plays here; Waukeâ€" gan high comes here November 1, and Deerfield goes to Evanston Noâ€" vember 8. On November 15 the big final game of the season will be played against New Trier. . It is the Deerfieldâ€" Shields ‘home coming game, and a big attendance of alumni and friends of the school is expected. Annual Convention in Kenosha Sept. 28 The North Shore District Luther league held its thirteenth annual conâ€" vention at Kenosha, Wisconsin, Sunâ€" day, September 28. About 20 peoâ€" ple from the Zion Congregation atâ€" tended. The Rev. Dr. E. C. Bloomâ€" quist of Rockford, Illinois delivered the morning sermon and the afterâ€" noon address. The Rev. Henry Hedâ€" lund of Highwood delivered the eveâ€" ningsermon, "The Master Is Here." The business took place and the Rev. Henry Hedlund was elected president of the Luther league. The next year convention will convene sometime in September and the place will be at Highwood. The Racine Luther. league carried away the banâ€" ner as they had 67 per cent of their members at the convention. Racine has won the banner three years in succession and the banner now reâ€" mains as one of the trophies in the archives of the church. Pledged to Gimlet Club F. H. Morton, of this city, has been announced as a pledge to the Gimlet club, student athletic booster organâ€" ization on the Purdue university camâ€" pus. Membership in the ormlng.ion and Service Sales We also have some Highland Park Auburn Company 505 Elm Place Highland Park, Illinois used car values Phone H. P. 2830

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