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COMMUNITY FAREWELL FOR REV. FRANK FITT 36 ver coffee service of seven pieces. Mrs. Brooks, the organist, furnishâ€" ed appropriate music before and after the speaking program. Former Mayor Hastings‘ address in full is as follows: Mr. Hastings‘ Address Friends, neighbors and fellow memâ€" bers of the Presbyterian Church of Highland Park: We have met here this evening unâ€" der conditions of mingled sorrow and gladness. We are sorry to lose a dear pimneanaieineraiereierereieieiersiereiermeniecust § b#4 y y 533 ( # _‘ wnhsizi WEST SIDE SHOE STORE Notice ... Sheahen Motor Co. Phone H. P. 388 â€" 1241 Last Minute Shoppers ntinued from Studebaker Sales and Service Central Ave The Sheahen Motor Co. wish to announce that Mr. Floyd Koon is no longer connected with them. Checks for past\ or current bills should be made payable to the Sheahen Motor Co. We will not be responâ€" sible for any bills contracted unless authâ€" orized by the above firm. & un bib. o on onb pipicnbicieipeigieigieizizien‘ See our: complete selection of Slippers for Mother, Father, Sister and Brother. page 3) AND REBUILDERS friend and our minister â€" a man of sterling qualities of heart and mind, who has been our spiritual guide and leader for nearly thirteen years. We are glad to know that Mr. Fitt has advanced in ministerial usefulness and power during that period, that his merit is recognized nationally and that he has received a call to a largâ€" er congregation at Grosse Pointe, Michigan, where his scope of religiâ€" ous activities will be broader and perâ€" haps more varied, although we are sure that he will have no more loyal supporters in his enthusiastic and energetic work in the Lord‘s vineâ€" yard, for we, in this kindly home atâ€" mosphere, regard Mr. Fitt as a proâ€" duct of Highland Park, as Highland Park is a product of his labor and wsonabl 125 North St. Johns Ave. Phone H. P. 1803 Automobile Repairing and Overhauling Storage T HE PRESS ta #a A % F34 sympathetic understanding and his elevating and scholarly discourses. Mr. Fitt has been with us as our beloved minister for twelve years and nine months. This is long enough to know a man thoroughly and underâ€" standingly, and to learn to appreâ€" ciate his good qualities. 1 do not know of any bad qualities possessed by Mr. Fitt. He has none, or they would long ago have been discovered â€"for church congregations we . all realize fully, even those of us who have forgotten Barrie‘s charming "Little Minister"â€"have a way of putting their spiritual directors unâ€" der the merciless microscope of: pubâ€" lic scrutiny. We know Mr. Fitt and we like him. We regret to see him go. He has done a vast amount of good here in Highland Park. He has interested our young people and atâ€" tracted them to church. They have joined the Sunday school and have not failed to do their part in the numerous actiivties of our church. I mention our young people with considerable pride and satisfaction, for it is not an easy thing to keep them interested in religious matters in <this fastâ€"stepping, _ automobile speeding, amusement loving age. Alâ€" though Mr. Fitt, being a young man himself has to an extent specialized in young‘ peopleâ€"and I hope we all at least mentally: and spiritually are youthfulâ€"he has not neglected those of riper years as his innumerable friends in our congregation gladly will ‘testify. Among ‘his great adâ€" mirers are the sweet and cheerful ladics at the Presbyterian Home for the Aged in Evanston. Mr. Fitt in leaving us is inspired by the highest motives. He is going to the pluce where he thinks he can L. 10 00 hss 2B where he c could: have but ‘he selc I do not M EOimEmt â€" RTMeae S m im t We ce on e e i strangers within our gates welcome. At the last regular meeting of the He has entered into the joys as well| Chamber of Commerce a resolution as the sorrows of our community. He| was passed instructing the secretary is a good sportsman, a fine golf playâ€" | to write a letter to Mr. Fitt expressâ€" er and is enough of an athlete to ing their regret at his departure, as impress upon others the importance| follows: of keeping fit. " : Rev. Frank Fitt We are now filled with the joys| care Presbyterian church and holiday spirit of 1930. We are Laurel avenue exchanging gifts, and this is a parâ€"| Highland Park, Illinois. # ticularly appropriate season for us.Dear Sir: to show our love and appreciation to| _ At the regular monthly meeting of our friends by presenting to them|the . Highland Park . Chamber _ of some token of our regard and esteem.| Commerce, December 9, 1930, the We all feel so kindly to Mr. and Mrs.| matter of your leaving our city was Fitt that it is with extraordinary | brought to the attention of the memâ€" pleasure that I take this occasion to bership. . emphasize our good will and affection | * The Highland Park Chamber of in tendering to them this gift, which| Commerce wishes to extend to you its I hope will for niany years continue|deep regrets in your departure from old friends in their new home. Mr. J. B. Garnett‘s talk on Mr. Fitt‘s place in the community as & fellow citizen was another fine effort and carefully and thoughtfuily covâ€" ered the topic from all angles. At the close Mr. Garnett read an appreâ€" ciation from Mrs. Everett, president of the Library board. Mr. Garnett‘s address, with Mrs. Everett‘s tribute included, is as follows: Mr. Garnett‘s Talk By request of the committee it is my honor and privilege at this time to publicly express to Mr. and Mrs. Fitt the appreciation of the entire community for their work among us for the past twelve years. This is a very largeâ€"task to perform in the short space of time allotted to me, ‘for they have taken a keen interest in Highland Park, and their influence “has been felt in all our community >and civic affairs.> They will be missâ€" \ed by our hospital, our clubs, boy scouts, our schools, our library, and ‘other civic institutions. . To the many | residents of this city who are not \members of any church Mr. Fitt has | been an ever present friend and inâ€" \spiration. â€"In their joys and in their sorrows alike he has been ever prompt to give that sympathetic aid \and friendly council whenever desirâ€" |ed or ~needed and which means so | much. X / During the last few days I have |had occasion to talk with such people as our‘city nurse, our physicians, our ihflspitul staff and similar people who are in position to know, â€"and from \ them all I have received the same | strong expression of appreciation for his work, | _ One man ‘who is here this. evening ;('xprcs&s(sd it by saying, "He was a | community® benefit." }_ At the hospital I found a very sinâ€" | cere regret for the loss of Mr. Fitt. | Miss â€" Johnson, the â€" superintendent | said, "Words cannot express my apâ€" Hvruciutinn of the good work he has | done for this hospital. He was at our beck and call. He did not limit his attention to people of his own church, but was ready and looking for a chance to give cheer and comâ€" fort to those in distress. His symâ€" pathctic© interest and happy smile 1wus always sure to restore faith and | create greater confidence. Travelers motoring through, who met with acâ€" cidents and were taken there found ‘in him a pastor and a friend." to" be a pleasant reminder Our various clubs and organizaâ€" tions which offer their members weekâ€" ly or monthly programs are also inâ€" debted to him for his many contribuâ€" tions. A member of one . society stated, "Our year is never complete unless we have Mr. Fitt at least once on our program." Thursday, Dec. 25, 1930 of their