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Highland Park Press, 4 Nov 1937, p. 11

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"THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1987 Q. What remark did Licutenant ty ihs imeign io ie Hieon putting the to Senate of memorializing the U. S. Treasurer to receive the bills of the Bank of Edwardsville in payment for lands? A. Many notes of his friends upon which his name appeared as endorser and which he had paid. by EDWARD J. HUGHES, Secretary of State. ‘The ot of in ahan,, Mignie "ate stt it $ A. "Gentlemen, if I mus‘, I mus‘. You who are in favor of dis resoluâ€" tion, will say aye; but I bet you one tousan‘ ‘dollar congre never make him land office money; you who are Opposed, .will say no. A. He lined up those who came to buy from him in two groups, those vhohadmm,‘nd?lmvhobud mot, and said: "You men who got de money can go to St. Louis for your salt. Dese poor men who got no money shall have my salt by “l'." _Q. How did Menard act during a salt scarcity in Hitnoie? A. At the expiration of his term as Lieutenant Governor in 1822 Q. When did Pierre Menard die! A. June 13, 1844. Q. What interesting papers were there in Pierre Menard‘s Estate recâ€" ords? _ _Q. When did Pierre Menard retire from public life? _ _ _ A. On the grounds at the east of the Capitol at ‘Springfield. It was the gift of Charles Pierre Chouteau of St. Louis, whose father was Meâ€" nard‘s partner in business. Q. Where is the most famous staâ€" tue of Pierre Menard? Q. When did the first State Genâ€" eral Assembly â€"meet? ; A. Oct. 5, 1818 at Kaskaskia. Do You Know â€"Illinois? Q. How many members of the Territorial legislature served in this first General Assombly? A. He was his younger brother, He remained active in politics in Illiâ€" nois until 1828 when he moved to Missouri where ‘he was elected Govâ€" ernor in 1840. f Q. Who were the firse clected ofâ€" ficers of the House? _ _A. John Messenger, Speaker, and Thomas Reynolds, Clerk. to Governor John Reynolds? Most fairy tales are man‘s experâ€" iences in and with life in primitive times, when the word science was not created, and everything around him was endowed with a personal life. Sometimes they were beautiful fanâ€" cies of night and day, of winter and summer, of rain and sunshine, atâ€" tempts to explain what we now conâ€" sider simple, natural scientific facts. Other tales have tried to explain huâ€" man nature, wrong versus right, very strongly emphasizing the ultiâ€" mate resultsâ€"the punishment and the reward. A. Two. Willis Hargrave in the &nmu "mand Risdon Moore in the ouse. From the Children‘s Room What is a fairy tale? It is a poeâ€" tic rendering of a spiritual truth! By and by these tales became changed by circumstances in the various countries, and as a result we have in the old fairy tales literâ€" ary pictures of thoughts and feelings in the stern and wild North, or the more gentle life in the warm and sunny South. Although these fairy tales were originally intended for adults, they have come to be the rightful propâ€" erty of the child, not only because its nature naturally craves fancy and imagination, but also because the best ofâ€" these fairy tales bring him significant psychology and deep philosophy which may well serve as valuable lessons in the school of life. Modern times have brought other tales, in which fancy and imaginâ€" ation excell, but always presented with an underlying moral or esthetic meaning. Every child should of course be considered the individual he is, and his reading material accordingly seâ€" lected. The child with the superâ€" The Program committee of the Raâ€" vinia Women‘s club, under the chairâ€" manship of Mrs, Maurice Pollak, ofâ€" fers an especially fine club program for the meeting occurring on Wedâ€" mesday, November 10th. Miss Kathâ€" grine B. Frost, only daughter of Prof. Edwin B. Frost, former asâ€" tronomer of the Yerkes Observaâ€" sensitive mind ought not in any way be given stories that will frighten or distract, and the child with too imaginative mind should be given material of a more réalistic kind, in order to establish a natural and happy mental balance.. There is, however, a wealth of material to choose from, and variety enough to include material for everybody. Fairy Talesâ€"Andersen. Arabian‘ Nights. Told Under the Green Umbrella â€"Ass. for childooh educa. Jataka Talesâ€"Babbitt. .* Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens â€"Barrie. Danish Fairy Talesâ€"Bay. Nature Mythsâ€"Cooke. Red Folk and. Wild Folkâ€"Deming. Tales from Grimmâ€"Gag. ~ Selfish Giant and Other Stories â€"Harper, Uncle Remus Storiesâ€"Harris. Atlantic Treasury of Childhood Storiesâ€"Hodgkins. English Fairy Talesâ€"Jacobs. ° Mother Goose Stories. East o‘ the Sun and West o‘ the Fine Program Nov. 10 of the newer books. Ravinia Woman‘s Club Is Promised tory, will speak on "Patte in l_aoh."dvingmhv-d:::nbn Miss Frost lived abroad for a number of years prior to her graduâ€" ation from the Universtiy of Chiâ€" cago. More recently she has been in the book business because she so loves the handling of ‘books. At present she is part owner of the Coneord Book Shop in Chicago. Durâ€" ing the past summer her book reâ€" views offered to the summer colony at Lake Geneva met with huge sucâ€" Moonâ€"Thorneâ€"Thomsen. Tales of Laughterâ€"Wiggin. Q. Was Thomas Reynolds related 148 South Second Street Tol, H. P. 1258 â€" Highland P# LIBRARY GREENSLADE Subscribe for THE PRESS 10th District Opens Season with All Day Session November 10 ‘ The Tenth District will open their mwum,mu all day on Wednesday, Noâ€" vember 10th, at the Woman‘s Club of Wilmette. ‘The president, Mrs. Henry Rhode, of Lake Forest, will officiate throughout the day. Memâ€" bers as well as delegates from the sixty two clubs, with a membership of 8500, comprising the Tenth Disâ€" trict, will benefit as well as be enâ€" tertained by attending this meeting. After greetings by Mrs. Frank R. Adams, president of the Woman‘s Club of Wilmette, and Mrs. Rhode‘s response, the remainder of the first period will be devoted to reports from district department chairmen. Mrs. Barton H. Sackétt, of Highâ€" land Park, district motion picture chairman, will have charge ‘of the program, and has planned a very interesting day. At 11 o‘clock Miss Grace Miller, interior decorator and advisor in home lighting, will show by means of golor slides and films, how to conâ€" serve the eyesight by the use of proper artificial illumination. Miss Margarite Weaver, in charge of the Thorne room at the Chicago Historical society, will bring inforâ€" mation alluring to all. At 2 o‘clock Miss Clara Maas, 2041 Thornwood Ave., Wilmette, a member of the Junior Auxiliary, of the Woman‘s Club of Wilmette, will give several piano selections. At 2:30 o‘clock we will leave with Mr. Guy A. Bingham, nationally known â€" travel photographer, from New York by way of Havana, through the Panama Canal, down the west coast of South America and back up the east coast, stopping at all points of interest along the way, and making many inland exâ€" cursions to historical and romantic points, including the ancient city of Bahia. Mr. Bingham will use the color motion pictures he took last winter, while "Circumnavigating South America." Mrs. Edward L. Lange, 343 Washâ€" NORTH SHORE GAs COo. INVESTIGATE Fasa BEFORE YOU ORDER FUEL! Nowâ€"thePerifectHeating Method is one of the Least Expensive! You‘ll never know the full benefits of GAS HEAT until you try it . . . then, like thousands of other North Shore people m’llboouuqu’dtdodhhnl Bolonywordorhol.., before you begin another season of furnace nursing . . . find out for yourself how inexpensive and efficient GAS HEAT is . . . get a FREE estimate now! TEE PRESS T. P. CLARK, District Supt. of luncheon reservations. All the district chairmen have conâ€" tacted their club chairmen. and the year‘s work is well underway. Mrs. M. E. Gueroult, 899 Fullerâ€" ton Parkway, district literature chairman, is bringing a new idea into her department. She is planâ€" ning an exchange of book reviewers among the clubs of "the Tenth Disâ€" trict. There are many outstanding women who review books in their own clubs, and this exchange will be interesting as well as opportune. ington Ave., Wilmette, is in charge Green Bay P.â€"T.A. Annual Benefit Card Party Nov. 10 All parents and friends are corâ€" dially invited to the annal benefit eard and bunco party at Green Bay Road school next Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 8 p.m. Door prizes will be given away during the evening. Arrangements for the P.T.A. acâ€" tivities for the entire year have been completed. The general topic for study throughout the 1987â€"38 season is "Development of Child Character and Personality." Folâ€" lowing this general therfe, Miss Evelyn Sholund of the Spalding School for Crippled Children .will speak in January, Miss Wanda Greiâ€" neisen of the Farm School in Febâ€" ruary, Miss Marion Brubaker of the National College of Education in April, and at the final meeting of the year in May, Mr. Louis Critâ€" ten will talk on the "Relation of Music to Development of Child Perâ€" sonality." . E. Christensen, O.D. OPTOMETRIST 391 Central Avenue Highland Park, M Phone Highland Park 2160 The success of the Bannockburn Country Fair, which was held on October 27 in the Bannockburn schoo!l house has been a source of great satisfaction. ‘The members of the B::dnoekbm Garden club exâ€" press rflmntpflndndo-h all who favored by attendance in making the meeting such a pleasâ€" urable occasion, An excellent orâ€" chestra provided the music for dancing. . The Bannockburn Garden club held its November meeting on Monâ€" day at the home of Mrs. Marshall Doty. Mrs. Friedel Fuller was the ;uul:c.ld-bdbylu Kenneth owler. aprons, potted plants, and a vegeâ€" table mart to add to the interest of the fair. 4 Bannockburn Club Has Successful Affair What your tonsils are for! A distinguished English physician exâ€" plains the reason for these troubleâ€" some glands in an illustrited feaâ€" ture of the AMERICAN WEEKLY, the magazine. distributed with NEXT SUNDAY‘S . CHICAGO HERALD AND EXAMINER. 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