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Highland Park Press, 9 Oct 1930, p. 3

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"Â¥Y" for their annual contributions. Over one thousand names and adâ€" dresses were ready for. distribution. This preliminary work was done by the files committee, of which Mrs. Lee C. Gatewood is chairman. The teams of solicitors were organized gunder the direction of . Mrs. H. M. Pier. Mrs. M; C. Rybolt‘s place as the captain of team No. 3 has been taken by Mrs. H. L. Bird. Mrs. Rybolt is chairman of . the music committee, (Continued on page 42) The campaign committee of the Highland Park Y. W. C. A. reported on Wednesday noon that . $1,500.50 had been received in contributions or pledges during the first two and a half days of the campaign. The goal of the week‘s drive is $5,732. The solicitors met for tea on October 3, and received instructions from Mrs. E. T.R. Murfey, They were given opportunity to select cards authorizâ€" ing them to call upon friends of the ‘The Ravinia Garden club will hold its next regular meeting at the home of Mrs. E; A. Harrington, 635 Brownâ€" ville road on Friday, October 10. "Better Homes and Garden" magaâ€" zine has sent a collection of slides which will be shown. A paper on "Winter Forcing" written by Mrs. G. E. Getman of Hubbard Woods will be read by Mrs. Ross Marvin. | New Workers A number of ~new workers have been added to the list whose names were published last week, bringing the total number to about 90. The new workers: Mrs, H. L. Bird, Miss Edith Holmes, Mrs. F. C. Krohn, Mrs. Frank Lichtwalt, Mrs. Wm. Drake, Mrs. F. H. Okey, Mrs, W. F. Ross, Mrs. C. E. Jones, Mrs. M. G. Armâ€" strong, Mrs. E. E..Kern, Mrs. Knoâ€" block, Mrs. J. DeSmidt, Mrs. J. S. Hagberg. . The next meeting of the D. A. R. will be held at the Moraine hotel, Thursday, October 9. They will be entertained by a group of Ameriâ€" can songs presented by the well known contralto, Mrs. William Deniâ€" son Young. The Oak Terrace Parent Teacher association will hold the first meetâ€" ing of the year next Tuesday eveâ€" ning at the Oak Terrace school. All parents are urged to be present. Vouumes XIX Y. W. CAMPAIGN IS PROGRESSING WELL Excellent Reports at Wednesday Noon Luncheon; New Workâ€" ers; Good Speeches D. A. R. Meets Oct. 9 at Moraine Hotel Ravinia Garden Club to Meet Tomorrow Oak Terrace P. T. A. The Highblandi Park Press The address was an inspiring one and filled with much interest, instrucâ€" tive and thoughtâ€"provoking informaâ€" tion. It was heard with deep interâ€" est by the members present and was greatly. appreciated, judging from the many favorable comments heard after the moeting. a Graham Taylor has been a promâ€" inent figure in social economic and poâ€" litical activities in Chicago for many years. He has been a professor of social economics at the Chicago Theoâ€" logical seminary since 1892 He is associate editor of The Survey and has been on the editorial staff of the Chicago Daily News for 28 years, He is the author of several important works, including "Religion and Social Action," "Rediscovering Our Social Frontiers, " and others. This inforâ€" mation was summarized concisely by Mr. Lyle Gourley, who introduced the speaker appropriately at Monday‘s Rotary meeting. Mrs. Anthony French Merrill will give the first of her series of six lecâ€" tures at the Highland Park club on October 16 at 10:30 a.m. The title of the lecture will be "Truth Stranger than Fiction‘ and all who heard Mrs. Merrill last year are anticipating a real treat. She has travelled extenâ€" sively this summer and will have many interesting things to tell, For information concerning the lecâ€" tures call up Mrs. E. A. Edwins, H. P. 1792. Highland Park Rotary club had a distinguished guest speaker at its weekly Jluncheon session, Monday noon, at the Moraine hotel, in the perâ€" son of Graham Taylor, founder of the Chicago Commons and resident warden there since 1894. His topic was "Making Our Occupation Serve Our Highost Calling." Highland Park lodge No. 1862 B. P. 0. E. will hold their regular meetâ€" ing followed by a stag, Friday eveâ€" ning October 10. There will be plenty of smokes, entertainment and reâ€" freshments, so that all are assured an enjoyable evening. All members should attend this meeting. Mrs. Louisa Edwards, widow of Leslie Edwards, died last Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Kenâ€" neth McKenzie, on Woodpath drive, aged 69 years. The funeral service was held Monday afternoon, and burial was in the North Shore cemeâ€" tery. f Ossoli Club Opens Lecture Series Oct. 16 Mrs. Louisa Edwards « Dies Sunday ; Funeral Elks Will Hold Graham Taylor, Noted Sociologist, Speaker At H. P. Rotary Club HicHraNp Parx, IuuiNnors, THurspay, Ocroser 9, 1930 Stag Friday Night of the $100,000,000 bond issue funds for road building, had it been possiâ€" ble to obtain the right of way in Highland Park at that time. In fact Governor Small offered to continue the construction through this city if the city would furnish a bond guarâ€" anteeing securing of the right of way. Supervisor William J. Obee has worked on this proposition from the county angle for two years in an efâ€" fort to obtain this superâ€"highâ€"way extension through Highland Park. Efforts to extend the state superâ€" highway, known as Route 57, north through Highland Park, are culminatâ€" ing in notice of condemnation proceedâ€" ings started by the city to secure the necessary right of way, and which notice appears on other pages of this issue. The road with 100â€"foot right of way and concrete slab 40 feet wide is completed to the south line of the county. It will connect with Crawford avenue in Chicago and will eventually be extended to the Wisâ€" consin state line. A. 0. Fay lodge No. 676 A. F. & A. M. will hold a special meeting this evening (Thursday) for the purpose of conferring the first degree. Memâ€" bers are urged to attend. In Highland Park the route is to run from north to south through the city immediately east of the Skokie Valley line of the North Shore railâ€" road. The road is being built by the state from gasoline tax money but it is up to the several communities to secure the rights of way, and Highâ€" lond Park city administration is en« deavoring to do so by condemnation proceedings. A Hallowe‘en masquerade dance will be given by the Everett P. T. A. Friday evening, October 81 in the Everett school. A well known orâ€" chestra will furnish the music. A large attendance is anticipated. _ _ It is pointed out that the road would have been built during the adâ€" ministration of Governor Small out James Harris of 541 Bobâ€"oâ€"Link road, Highland Park, is a new addiâ€" tion to the staff of the advertising deâ€" partment of the Highland Park Press and will hereafter be associated with Manager Fisher of that department in soliciting advertising and affording service to advertisers in this newsâ€" paper. Mr. Harris is a DKE of Wisâ€" consin university and has had sevâ€" cral years of experience in the adâ€" vortising business. He comes highly recommended, and patrons of the Press will find him congenial and capable and always ready to serve them in the advertising line. James Harris Joins Our Advertising Dept. A. 0. Fay Lodge Holds Special Meeting Start Proceedings to Secure Right of Way In City for Route 57 As a result of the quo warranto proceedings brought by the Deerfieldâ€" Shields high school board of educaâ€" tion questioning the constitutionality of the law under which the new Lake Forest high school board of educaâ€" tion was created last spring, the Lake Forest board was ousted Monday through an order entered by Circuit Judge Edward Shurtleff, following arguments of attorneys. Deerfieldâ€" Shields was represented by Attorney Richard F. Locke of Glen Ellyn and Lake Forest by Attorney (Cyrus Adams. The action was brought to test the validity of the amendment to .the township high school law passed a year or two ago by the legislature to provide for dismemberment of a school district under certain conditions. This Mrs. Ralph Greenlee is ¢/ of the committee sponsoring ) this study course. president of the ousted Lake Forest (Continued on page 41) > Two Local People Lawn Prize Winners LAKE FOREST LOSES IN H. SCHOOL SUIT First Round of Legal Battle in Courts Goes to Deerfield High; to Appeal law the Deerfieldâ€"Shields board atâ€" tached in its arguments. The decision is to be appealed to the supreme court by stipulation and is expected to come up for a hearing shortly. The court sits, it is underâ€" stood, until the last week of this month. The opposition to the combined dis trict was led by Frederick Held French classes which begin their work October 14 at the Highland Park Woman‘s club will be open to the public as well as members on payâ€" ment of a small fee. M. Marius Jean who has been so popular here in the pust, will again conduct the classes. M. Marius Jean announces that the advanced class will read a new book ‘y Claude Anet entitled "Mayevling" which is an interesting narrative of the life of Count Prince Rudoiph of Austria. The author is a very popâ€" ular French writer who had a sucâ€" cessful lecture tour in the United States two years ago. > Among the 195 prize winners in The Tribune 1930 Home Lawn comâ€" petition are, Michael O‘Flaherty, 1122 Prairie avenue, W. H. Stockewell, 745 S. St. Johns avenue, and Mrs. Cora M. Benz of Deerfield. Each one was awarded $10. French Classes to Open Next Tuesday Lake Forest Position Is Test Case NumpBEr 32

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