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Highland Park Press, 26 Dec 1935, p. 1

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w im© k 815 e e 0 inity, eanut i 45¢ $1.10 ce 61 85. Organiza _ Join in | "The YWCA is holding open house wProvidint for Local throughout the holiday season for _|all ‘girls who are away from home + Ch .| and all others who care to drop in," a R says Mrs. Lydia Hutton, secretary The combined efforts of the Highâ€"| who will welcome callers at the door land Park fire d:»- mntkmr; during the absence of Miss Gerâ€" esq Spencer Post of le P rice feâ€" trude Ames, who is now visiting Legion and the social se 4 ‘ Park her zrother in Mattoon. "Here you partment of ‘the Highland Park| wil Always find some other girl who The combined efforts of the Highâ€" land Park fire depa nt, Dumarâ€" esq Spencer Post of the American Legion and the 1 service deâ€" partment of the Highland Park Woman‘s Club brought a cheery Christmas to over needy Highâ€" land Park children this week. . Besides the toys fepaired by the fire department, ta Claus, who was present in person, distributed candy, fruit and nuts as well as artâ€" icles of wearing ap 1. £oF. Cash donations to the cause from local goodfellows were received by Harry Earhart at| the offices of Murray and Terry on Central Aveâ€" nue. â€" Donations of fruit, candy, nuts and toys werke received by Chief Hoskins of fthe fire departâ€" ment. The Woman‘!s Club commitâ€" tee consisting of Mts, A. 0. Mason Jr.. Mrs. Frances‘ Rarker and Mrs, G. W. Fawell, assisted by the Legion Auxiliary headed by Mrs. Philip E. Cole an#" Mrs. Ernest Werner, arâ€" ranged for wrapping the gifts. Lake County flestiva] Chorus To Present Program t)ecember 30 In addition to presence of Santa Claus the children were enâ€" tertained with a ial Christmas program during afternoon. VOL. XXV; (25th Year) Four of ‘s finest artists have been chosen sing the leadâ€" ing roles. Miss Helen Bickerton, who was enthusiastically received last year, will again sing the sopraâ€" no solos, delig everyone with her lovely voice sympathetic inâ€" terpretation. â€"The| contralto solos will be sung by Miss Esther Muensâ€" termann,. who r tly appeared in "The Bohemian Girl." The tenor and bass arias will be sung respecâ€" tively by‘ B. Fred Wise and Rayâ€" mond Koch, both of whom have apâ€" peared as soloists with the Apollo club and the Chlaro Symphony orâ€" chestra, as well as on the radio. _ A quartet of local singers will sing two numbers, "Since by Man Came Death" and "For as in Adam All Die." This will be the same quartet which sang at last year‘s presentation, namely, Mrs. Jessie Edwards Conzelman, Miss Florence Farrar, Harold W, Simmonds, and Irs F. ‘Leé. t!", With such an exceptional array of talent engaged for this performâ€" ance it is hoped that Lake County will turn out en masse to hear the lovely Christmas oratorio. This is a cruial time for the Lake County Festival chorus since the financial success or failure of the undertakâ€" ing this year will determine whethâ€" er this annual ormance of the "Messiah" can a traditional affair in Lake ty as it is in many other locll:Ltri:s. With the wholehearted sup of music lovâ€" ers in the county this can and will become the biggest event of the Christmas season in this commuâ€" nity. | Vogue Cleane Conclude Successful Year‘s Business Each of the employees of Vogue Cleaners, which, under the leadership of its president, John B. Nash, has become |one of the leadâ€" ing cleaning plants on the North Shore, was with either a gift or a Christmas presâ€" ent in recognition of their services to the firm ‘the past year. The majority of the Vogue ?le:n_:r employees reside in Highland Park. 'Fhe‘fim, which mlfli’“m:': 1928, wishes to its ':‘N"g‘ Tss tomers for the pa & ployâ€" made it possible to furnish em o f ment for an ng : number workers. fres<L Gdean ~ Results of a safe driving contest for his drivers, mwtmd““‘ . by Mr. Nash the yent have been very gratifying. | . . . Announcement ; made x‘ill: complete series of cartoon land been drawn up for next Y“'m h will appear exclusi in The land Park Press. | CBRITSTMAS CHEE House Throughout _ CHRISTMAS CHEER |â€" Holiiny Seasol! T‘he Highlanh Park Presas BRING |Yâ€"W.C.A. Holds Open The Iriternational Tree, decora fln o with the flags of all nations cha ' $ a lenges visitors to see how many of| . + its flags can beâ€"recognized withou ; ' & reading the labels.: For the last si | : years it has been the custom j g N . | honor this tree in recognition of the |. ‘N] "Y" ) work around the world. e larger tiee in the assembly roo has already witnessed the Communi| ; * €3 ity Twilight Tea, the Mother‘s â€"Clut { j ‘Chrixtmas â€" partys . the . Seventh . and | 7â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"k___â€"â€"â€"ngommmsfanmmten Eighth Grade Club pggiea, ;.he Hhol Fischer, Boyington iday dance, the seventh and eig 1 s s grade assemblies and High School Place Fll’st in Local Fortnightly, the Friendship and th Bowling Tournament Business Girls‘ clubs joint celebraâ€"| © f im | tion, the demonstration for mothe Fischer And Boyington, with 1205 o(f' the 132 children in the tap classâ€"| pins won first place in the. doubles ¢s, and lastly the‘ annual party for| handicap â€" bowling tournament h.eld the children of Mother‘s club memâ€" last Sunday at the Majestic bowling bers on Friday, Dec. 27. â€"j\.alleys. Geminer and Martin were The first big activity of 1936 will| second with 1198 pins for ‘three be the Carioca Dinner Danceâ€" onâ€"| £AMeS, Li _1 Jan. 3 for high school students and| No team was successful in, winâ€" ‘recent graduates. * â€"_)| ning all games from‘ their opponâ€" is also away from her family and glad of the opportunity to pass tbf time with friends." + "Here‘s To Romance" . _ \_|!_ _ Comes To Alcyon A| third Christmas tree is now alight on the porch at 374 Laurel Fresh from radio triumphs and i sengational career in opera, Nin Martini\arrives on the screen o{ the Al*ly;on theatre, where his "Here‘s To Romance" will lhom Friday:and Saturday. In the ‘ cast which supports Martini »are Genevieve Tobin and Madame Schuâ€" mannâ€"Heink. § ther Alcyon film that rates as one of th{b:,gst of the current cro is Steps," electric wi ‘acting, â€"good ~comedy ' . â€" Robert Donat, in his fi pic since "Monte Cristo," and MaQeleine Carroll holds the. audiâ€" ence enthralled. . * medy and toeâ€"tickling music in & story that takes a. ‘nlax{x at Holl is "Music Is Magic," showing ¢n Tuesday evening only. Talented ice Faye is featured with Ray|\Walker, who has the roâ€" mantic lead; Bebe Daniels and also Mitchell and Durant, comedians of the| "goofilest" order, | Dr. R. R. Bosworth Elected Chairman of Horperâ€"Elub ou‘ll get a laughâ€"laden lesson in love when roughâ€"andâ€"ready, racketâ€" eering George Raft tells the beauteâ€" ous, buoyant Joan Bennett where to get ofind when and how. It‘s the surprige comedy of the yeay and taking part in the wild goinga:qh Others elected to office were W. Orlowski, North Chicago, as vice, chgirman; A. J. Sutkus, treasurer; and G. Strang, Waukegan, secre; tary. | | ®. 1! puPu@ county chairman: Samuél Perry opened the meeting with A surnmary of the ‘accomplishments and aims of Governor Horner‘s .5’ ministration. . J.. Adams of Ponti< ac, III., a guest speaker, pointed out that there have already been lonfia‘ ed in Illinois over fifty "Horner for Governor" clubs in ‘as many coun: are Walter Connolly and Billg: Burke. On the Alcyon screen f/ New Year‘s Day and Thursday folâ€" Ifl- EPWPECEC EDC CECCCCD TY ® E: I I ed lr:hairuun of l?’u/countyv’s "Hotrâ€" ner for Governor" club last Tuet day, at the Waukegan hotel when S‘Tj:'. five hundred residents of t county met and organized the local club. : ie 3 t\ lowing. Harry Nielsen To Be . | ~ on Major Bowes Hour W’i'.he phrpoae of the clubs is to bring about the nomination and re} election of Henry Horner. || ties. Arthur ‘Chester, noted air pilot of Northbrdok and Florian K. Savage (Slim) a Deerfield aviator and inâ€" structor at Curtiss Airport, returnâ€" ed Thursday from Miami, Florida, where y won two of the thfie races in National Air Races held there Dec. 14, 15 and 16. Harry| Nielsen, who last year was solo phonist in the Deerfield: Shields Righ school band, has beén granted | an audition on‘ Major Bowes‘ amateur program." It is ekâ€" pected that he will broadcast dur: ing next Sunday‘s hour lir. Robert I;.‘_quy‘yh ‘w.n‘?'l'oc?- HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1935 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK Fischer And Boyington, with 1205 pins won first place in the. doubles handicap â€" bowling tournament held last Sunday at the Majestic bowling alleys. Geminer and Martin were second with 1198 pins for three games, .94 N. S. Catholic League Auxiliary To Meet No team was successful in, winâ€" ning all games from‘ their opponâ€" ents in last week‘s bowling l¢ague series. On Tuesday, the Horseshoe Inn took two games from the Moâ€" roney. Insurance boys, while© the Elks took two from The Press. Vogue Cleaners won two games from : Coleman‘s, . and Purnell and Wilson two from the Whitehouse tavern on Wednesday. On Thursâ€" day, Marchi Brothers won two from the Hansen tavern team. * Miss Marie Purdon, 357 Wbodld-tn avenue, Glencoe. A very enjoyable program has been arranged for this meeting and it is expected there will be an unusually large attendâ€" ance. The auxiliary has been exâ€" ceptionally busy collecting discarded magazines and playing cards which were distributed at . St. Joseph‘s home on Christmas. This auxiliary is also cooperating with the mother club in making arrangements for the dinner dance and reception to the Juniors to be held Saturday, February 1, at the Shawnee Counâ€" try club in Wilmette, | The Junior Auxiliary of the North Shore Catholic Woman‘s league will hold their next meeting on January 7, at the home of the president, The third of a series of lectures on 20th Centuiry Problems will be held at the Winnetka Woman‘s club on Wednesday, January 8, and will be given by the Rev. Eneas B. Go'g‘i. win of Loyola University on "The New Canadian Banking System." Mrs. Emil A. Stake, chairman of the committee in charge of the dinâ€" ner dance, gave a luncheon at the Skokie Golf club on Tuesday to members of the committee, to make final arrangements for the distribuâ€" tion of tickets and the appointment of a. reception committee. Tickets will be obtained from Mrs. Leo. J. Hillman, 345 Park avenue, Glencoe; Mrs. Chester E. Cleveland, 828 Foxâ€" dale avenue, Winnetka; Mrs. Rayâ€" mond G. Peal, 1305 Sheridan road, Wilmétte; and Mrs. H. B. Aiston, 918 Ridgewood drive, â€" Highland Park. i § : ; _Mrs. Emil A. Stake, Mrs. Walter A. Roaney, and Mrs, Lloyd W. Sheaâ€" hen, will be on the Reception comâ€" mittee. | [ *L Standing ~ Seated The Highland Park Press left The Christmas Broadcast Studio Wishes Its Readers +1 MNew Year an W. E. SalyirTf,J ~Billie Marie! Sa |This is a fine opportunity to take JLrt in an evening of fun with the hance of being awarded a prize, ay Tennerman and Klemp, sponsors f the evening. tssn (Wm. Tennerman, chairman of the )terfield Legion amateur night, anâ€" ounces that there are still a few laces open for singers, dancers and jusicians. : \The Highland Park and Highwood esidents desiring to enter the prize ontest, are requested to file their }plic&tions with Gus Klemp at the lutomotive Garage, 21 North Secâ€" nd Street, Highland Park. } ghriainiintots â€"Anond t M / On ‘Sept. 29, 1881 he was united n < marriage to Caroline : Miller, laughter of, Mr. and Mrs. ‘George Miller. of Deerfield. To them were orn four children; LeRoy Millard iho is still at home; Lorena Cynâ€" hia Kemper of Barrington; Myrtle Valley Reed of Huntley, IIl., and B:rolihe Elizabeth Budde of Manâ€" to, Minn. ‘Mrs. Miller preceded ger husband in death having died ‘eb. 3, 1897. ‘eerfiel& Legion A 41. \â€"_ _ Plans Amateur | Talent Contest PY Mr. Fritsch is survived besides ‘fxe above mentioned children, by is wife Celeste Catherina Kemper fritsch to whom he was united in narriage on Sept. 15, 1897 and two hildren born to this union; Lillian Adella and Cyrus Obed Fritsch both iving at home; nine grand children; ne sister, Mrs, Sarah Miller, Ranâ€" jolph, Minn., two brothers B. O. Fritsch of this city; Ezra E. Fritsch, Huntley, III.; one aunt Mrs. Mary Fritsch, Deerfield, and many other celatives and friends. ohn A. Fritsch Funeral |\ _ Services Held Thursday \John Albert Fritsch, son of David nd Elizabeth Fritsch was born. on : farm in Northfield township on uly 11, 1853, and passed away at is home, which was the place of is birth, on Dec. 15, 1935 at the ge of 82 years. _ Services were held at the First Inited _ Evangelical | church â€" last "hursday afternoon with Rev. F. randfeliner preaching the sermon nd Rev. Earl J. Bruso of Deerfield ssisting. Burial took place at the (orth Northfield cemetery. At the request of many who heard he Bethany choir give their Christâ€" nas Cantata last Sunday morning, e choir repeats "The Holy Child" y Horatio Parker, next : Sunday fternoon at a 4:30 Vesper. A corâ€" ial invitation is extended to all to ear this fine Christmas message. Cantata Will Be Repeated eph B. Deibler, Henry Hansen, ards, seated, William True. , As soon as some of the performâ€" ing magicians of the North Shore, who have temlronrily abandoned their art forâ€"college classrooms, reâ€" turned home for their Christmas vacations, they found urgent : inviâ€" tations to appear as part of: the floor show at the Carioca Dinnerâ€" Dance being planned for January 3. Invitations have already been mailâ€" ed to the Deerfieldâ€"Shields students who are interes in this series of popular dance nights. + Boosters To Hold _: Annual New Year‘s Dance at Vernon Club The Blghwooq Boosters announce that the club‘s New Year‘s Eve froli¢ will be héld this year at the Vernon Ridge Country club, located one mile west of Deerfield, on Deerâ€" field and Saunders roads, â€" with Hutt‘s orchestra, a group of colored musicians fu ing the music for dancing. l Carioca Dinnerâ€"Dance . | To Be Held Jan. 3 Plans for the entertainment durâ€" ing the eveni include a master of ceremonies, a floor show, reâ€" freshments and bar service. f Reservations (may be made by calling H. P. 5575. | § The dinner dance with its floor show promises more surprises than usual so that regervations should be made early as the committee feels that only forty couples can be acâ€" commodated. In order to allow stuâ€" dents‘ purses time to recuperate from Christmas the reservation time limit has| been extended to Monday, Dec. 30. "Since this will be a vacation time party we hope some of the reâ€" cent graduates |will also come that evening," _ sa Mrs. â€" Theodore Fischer, chair of the Carioca series. "This is perhaps the only general party | where last year‘s graduates may renew their friendâ€" ships with this year‘s seniors. Inâ€" formation and reservations can be secured by phoning Highland ‘Park 675." Cobb Reported To Be Slated for Postmaster Mrs. Howa Bede, Mrs. John Vercoe and Mrs, William Pohrte are helping make plans for the dinner and program at the January 3 Carâ€" loca dance. â€" ey assure high school guests t the dance music will be popular and played by their fellow students. | Services Held Friday _ for Albert H. Rubly It is reported that Daniel L. Cobb, 284 E. Park avenue, Highland Park, will receive the| appointment as postmaster on January 1. Hugo L. Schneider, 439 Oakwood avenue, incumbent, is a Republican and has held the office for the past 12 years. His ten‘\ of ojce ended in the summer of F934 and he has never received a reappointment. Mr. Edwin R. Embree, President of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, will speak Tuesday evening, January 7, at 8:15 o‘clock from the platform of Forum Council of North Shore Conâ€" gregation Israel, Lincoln and Verâ€" non avenues, Glencoe. His subject will be "After Western Civilization What?" t Schneider said that he had not reâ€" ceived any notification that a change would be made. | E. R. Embree To Address N. S$. Forum Council ~Funeral services for Albert H. Rubly, who died at the home of his brother, Fred Rubly, Highland Park city collector, were held last Friday at the Immaculate: Concep tion church in Highland Park. â€" Interâ€" ment was in St. Mary‘s cemetery. Cobb, a member of one of Highâ€" land : Park‘s ; oldest families, gu never held any public office here. He ran for mayor of Highland Park last spring, but was defeated in the primary. | Mr. Embree has made extensive studies in the Orient and Islands of the Pacific and has published sevâ€" eral important books on his findâ€" ings, among which "Brown Amerâ€" ica" and "Prospecting for Heaven" are perhaps the best known. He will be the Fourth speaker in the 1936 series of eight lectures. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Bleimehl were Christmas Day guests at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Martin Murphy in Highland Park. There are still a few course tickâ€" ets available, or single admissions may be purchased at the door. Besides Fred, he is survived by three other brothers, the . Rev. Father H. A. of Festina, lowa, John D. of Chicago and Edward E. of Los Angeles. SECOND BROADCAST _ PROVES SUCCESSFUL Annual . Christmas â€" Progra Series Entertains Patrons of Local Merchants â€" Highland «Park‘s second ux Christmas broadcast, held this year at the Deibler Motor Company‘u der the sponsorship of the: Park Chamber of Commerce and th Dumaresq Spencer Post, proved be an even greater success than last year‘s program, which ca such widespread comment on North Shore. p ; The display consists of 150 sumac trees, Jlit with 2850 Igm, placed along the main street of the town, \ a large community. tree decorated with 3000 lights and numerous other Christmas trées in private yards.. Another feature of the display is !‘a "Santa‘ House" built of "itt in ‘ Christmas trees in private yards.. Another feature of the display is \ a "Santa House" built of ‘ice in Eskimo style, equipped with lights and large enough to hold 20 people. A major part of the credit for the success of the|enterprise must be accorded to W. E. Salyards and Earl Williams, vhfb furnished the equipment and took‘complete charge of technical details, Thanks are due the performers who f the programs for the evening of the broadcast, to the announcers, cially Santa Claus, to the sponsors of the event, and to the Deibler tor company,. who generously ‘ nated space for the studio. | Deerfield Legion The Christmas given tâ€" urday evening at muonie ple by DeerfieWn Post and Auxi for their chilâ€" dren was a successful affair, about 90 children attending. 4 l;ryh:d pmmth “ib: the i:!nldm disâ€" p eir nts tpdx. musical numbers, tap dancing, A Christmas tree was lighted and Santa Claus was there to thrill the youngsters, giving: each a stocking filled with candy nLd a ‘bag ow and nuts. Ice crf and wereurvodtoflmuwcl,u the evening‘s p . Two Fires Reported ~ Over Christmas Lake Geneva Display A number of Highland Park resâ€" idents have journeyed recently to Lake Geneva to see the Christmas display vhfi has attracted a deal of t â€"from those have been fortuTto enough to view it. % Highland Park Press Offers Cookery Service Damage totaling about $700 was caused by a fire at the garage at the home of ‘Fred Botker, 281 East Park avenue, on Christmas Eve. It is believed that the fire was caused by an electric short, as the lights were noticed going off and on before the fire was discovered. 4 COUNCIL PRAISES CHEST CAMPAIGN Damage included $200 to the garâ€" age, $200 to a private car, and $800 to a city truck. 4 A Fire caused by a shorted radio was reported at the home of V. 0. Appell, 404 North Linden avenue, at, about 3 o‘clock Thursday mornâ€" ing. Damage to the radio and the wall ‘behind it amounted to about $100. *34 % Every Saturday morning beginâ€" ning this week Saturday, Mr. Philip Libby, editor of the Recipe Box, a feature in this paper, will be at the Press office to answer your problems. He will:d :I:l‘ talk to you personally p 1 &A party or m menu,, or discuss some perpl phase "of cooking. Mayor of the City Council of = land Park, as representative 4f the citizens of our community, 3 their appreciatioh for the C mnnifutafioq of: community t in connection with the first t Community lEfllut campaign; | Members . of. the Highland City Council passed the resolution at their regular held Monday evening, 23: AND BE IT FURTHER| REâ€" SOLVED, that a hearty vote jof thanks be ac¢orded to those citizens of the community who actively parâ€" ticipated as worketrs in the successâ€" ful conduct of this campaign. . â€" BE IT RESOLVED, that| the Attracts Sightseers Party a Success NUMBER 4. ighland the rular 23: D, the incil of = itative 4f the mity, e A+

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