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Highland Park Press, 19 May 1932, p. 32

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h £. from this past year are Mrs. F. W Russo, the vieeâ€"president, and Mrs Carl E. Bates, the secretary. and Mrs. G. Albert Willen is the new treasurer. They were unaniâ€" mously elected for a two year term. Officers WwhO COntinuU@ thain Ambkinc Mrs. Lewis Ashman was elected president of the Deerfield Grammar School Parentâ€"Teacher association at its annual meeting last Friday, DECORATION _ 360 Central Avenue LAMBETH WORKSHOP Heads Deerfield P. T. A. NEW WALL UPHOLSTERING DRAPERIES _ FURNISHINGS SLIP COVERS . Lewis Ashman &A 1P\ A 5 MR. RAPP:â€"THEREâ€"ISâ€"NOâ€"CONSULTATION . FEE OR ESTIMATING CHARGE. PRICES ARE DECIDEDLY. IN KEEPING WITH THE TIMES. TO TOWN. .YOU NEED ONLY TO CALL AND ARRANGE FOR AN APPOINTMENT W AND A SERVICE THAT BRINGS THEM TO PAPCKOG A Aâ€"ArAR Mrs. F. W, Russo, who presided, read an excellent report of the work ’accorhplished by the P. T. A. which was prepared by Mrs. C. E. Piper, the outgoing president, who was unâ€" able to attend. All reports of other committees showed a conservative, yet actively functioning organizaâ€" tion. Mrs. Henry Clifford Hawes, who so capably served as chnirman; of the program â€"eommittee, will serve again next year with the newl president, Mrs. Ashman. girls glee club,. directed by CABINET THE PRESS3 Highland Park ture. She also gave many construcâ€" tive ideas which may be especially applied during the summer months of leisure. . * y Miss Margaret Kerr, an Edglish teacher in the Dolton Junior high school, in her talk on proper selecâ€" tion of literature for children, began with the oral reading of mothers to their young children and the types to select, leading up to the older children and how to encourage the Miss Grace Ronningen, sang a gréup of songs. WILLIAM E. RAPP 11terAâ€"| _ Salary Ordinance ~ astrucâ€" Without attempting to analyze all ecially | of the individual items of the two months / objectionable ordinances, â€" the City â€"__. |â€"Clubâ€"has compiled the following figures which seem to support their â€"â€"â€"| {opinionâ€"asâ€"to the desirability of reâ€" ____| |considering the present ordinances: Lake Forest total of salaries is $55,258.00; Winnetka, $72.610.00 ; Highland Park, $86,763.06. Lake ihnose elected were: president, A. E. Smith; viceâ€"president, X. Vigegant ; secretary, H. F. van Steenderen; treasurer, F. R. McVeity; trustees, R.‘T. Mack, F. E. Vaughan, G.°T. Thorne, William Pearl. j at a â€"meeting ofâ€"the"Citluns’ Advisâ€" ory Committee, an organization conâ€" sisting of two delegates from each of the twelve civic associations in Highland _Park. _ This _ committee authorized the appointment of a committee to analyze in detail the salary and appropriation ordinances and to prepare recommendations for revisions to adequately reduce the totals of both ordinances. The members‘ meeting of the City club was concluded with the election of officers for the current year and for trustees to serve five years each. Those elected were: president. A. E. sociation, both of which organizaâ€" tions have unanimously. agreed to join with the City club in the cirecuâ€" lation of petitions for the Tepeal of these ordinances. __In considering the totals of the appropriation ordinance adopted by ‘the council last week, it is found that these items payable out of genâ€" flalâ€"tafes'*fou}%&,m,â€"wm slightly less than the similar totals of last year although it is 172% of the maximum tax which the city might expect to collect. « Coâ€"operation of Organizations The above facts have also been submitted to the Deerfield Townâ€" ship Taxpayers Association and the ed to pay during this year are 152% of those paid in 1926.~ â€" 4 total. of the â€"salary ordinance for the current year which was recently adopted is $125,458, while the total for the year 1926 was $83.560,. so five or 20% more territory than Highland Park. ‘The cost for firemen‘s salarâ€" ies in Highland Park is about oneâ€" third higher than in Winnetka; in this connection it might be stated vHat I1i@mand rarks expenses 1for salaries is considérably larger than the same items in either Lake Forâ€" est or Winnetka, Winnetka having about the same population as Highâ€" land Park and Lake Forest having Forest. has a population of 6,554, Winnetka 12,166, and Highland Park 12,000. * ty § nsurance These facts were also presented city employes and other details which can be gone into fully after the repeal of the ordinances which have now been adopted. CITY CLUB PROTESTS â€" ’! r[ CITY SALARY BOOST It six years, it is found that the Continued from page 5 rates as Highland Park. aries which it is proposâ€" THURSDAY,, MAY 19, 1932 improvement from

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