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* The Highland Park Post office will close Thursday imfternoon in obâ€" servance of Armistice Day. There will be only one cartier delivery (in the morning). ‘The Money Orâ€" der and Postal Savings window will close at one o‘clock, while the Stamp and Parcel Post window will close at 1:30 p.m. <@ _ ‘)The City Hall and the First Naâ€" _ P Hinal Bank of Highlans Park witl also close Thursday, Armistice Day. Report Chest Campaign 72% Complete In Two Weeks Drive _ _ Campaign chairman, Jerome P. Bowes, Jr., following Tuesday night‘s report mmix..‘nnnouneed the umplg‘whl at 157,520 and ndm espoy f e tho‘::‘ to dlh,ntht:dfi.flon ldf"?imo & enerous res 0 T8 e goal o wonls be mehedm eum this week. He announced the district standings as follows: Dist. Chairman and Dist. l?-n-lb Perâ€"Cent No. Coâ€"Chairman rh ov. 10th Quota 1. Jay Younglove, Mrs. David Sanders ......._$ 2,750 $ 1,632.25 C 59% 2. Kenneth W. Moore, Mrs. Howell Murray ... 2,250 1,948.50 86 8. John D. Pickett, Mrs. W. N. Stafford ... 2,900 2,104.50 "l& 4. E. T. R. Murfey, Mrs. H. A. Reading ... 3,500 2,234.00 61% 5. Charles Grimes, Mrs. Euxene Hotchkiss....â€" $,800 2,896.00 68% 6. Wm. W. White, Mre. C. E. DeLeuw ... 1,900 1,626.50 85% 7. Edgar B. Carter, Mrs. R. H. Olmsted ... 2,000 1,442.00 10% 8. Colin Sanborn, Mrs. Paul Behanna ... 875 642.00 14% _9. Witt Schults, Mrs. G. H. Hinn ._______ 1,000 707.00 mek 5 No ifiner lay of volunteer civic effort and comm response has enet boee maeifectan in Mighiond Fatks as that of the Highiand Park CommunltyCh-t&n'hichlntwonfl'nfimmmm Campaign within striking distance of its goal. _ ~â€" * * _____ _At the third report meeting of District chairmen at Chest headâ€" wzm:mn.&.m«wm-â€"wni complete. ‘ Conscientious effort on the part of the workers and generous reâ€" sponse of those who have Elnn, gave evidence that the campaign could be completed 100 per cent by the close of the campaign, November 12th. 22 dn 22 PC Sool es S P do Lo es NePm®‘, ITDCURIRORE. HEEt: Workers have reported that with few exceptions Highland Park residents are cheerfully and pmu%dy renewing their support of the twelve welfare agencies ngu-nted y the Chest. Many newcomers to Highland Park, within recent moriths are showâ€" ing sincere interest in the Campaign and have been anxious to become a part of this worthy Community enterprise, 33 . lrav Parents to Confer with Faculty at Night P.â€"T.A. Meet Each member of the High School P.T.A. has received a letter from the President, Mrs. Frank Ronan, announcing the evening meeting of Thursday, November 11ith at which time a chance will be given to every parent to confer for a few minutes with the teachers in their home rooms. This opportunity is welâ€" comed by all parents, and a record attendance is always expected on this important occasion. Toâ€"make the evening. socidlly en joyable, a buffet dininer, at small cost, but with a menu which will appeal especially to the men, will be served in the cafeteria by Mrs. Clark Wright and her staff from 6 to 7 o‘clock, while the officers of the P.T.A. and the Social and Hosâ€" pitality Chairmen and their commitâ€" tees will greet the parents and asâ€" sign those who so desire to tables where they will find congenial comâ€" pany. & Those who do not wish to or canâ€" not attend the dinner are urged to go to the school where from 7:15 until 9:15 the conferences with the teachers will take place. Light reâ€" freshments will be served in the atâ€" tractive English club room all durâ€" ing the evening. This meeting is being held during National Education Week, being held throughout the country in celeâ€" bration of the work of the great educator, Horace Mann, whose inâ€" fluence on public school education is still so potent. Leafiets are inâ€" cluded in. the létter sent to each parent, urging closer coâ€"operation between the home and the school. Observe Armistice Day by Closing Today 11 12 13 14â€" g. 5. Jackson, Mrs. Gilbert Finch ............. 820 309.50 97% 15. Howard A. Welch, Mrs. J. F. Abbott _ _ 275 143.50 52% 16. Hatry EAFRAFE .......0004â€"0.0000co...... 2800 2,191.50, 80% TPOTAL: _ .ns en cindenesccoicenmictencterteeey m BP AUD $19,705.15 12% The next report meefinfi of District chairmen will be held at Chest headquarters Friday evening November 12th from 7:30 P. M. to 10 P. M. YOLUME XXVH H. J. Van Ornum, Mrs. Felix Norden C. H. Witt, J. J. Berube ............_... J. S. Johnson, Mrs. J. S. Johnson ..... Jes Halsted, Mrs. C. Z. Henkle ......... J. B. Jackson, Mrs. Gilbert Finch ..... Howard A. Welch, Mrs. J. F. Abbott Highland Park H. S. Meets Dubugque Saturday T‘he Highland Park Pregs The gain ip DuPage county. over the past two decades is 185.8 per cent. Cook county shows an increase of 54.2 per cent, and the city of Chicago, 44.7 per cent. Kane counâ€" ty‘s growth is set at 40.5 per cent, .nd_ Wwill county‘s, 34.5 per cent. Mrs. McCulloch to Speak Monday at Presbyterian Church The program at 2 p.m. will have the wellâ€"known guest speaker,. Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch, preâ€" senting as her subject, "Familiar Phrases from the Bible.". Mrs. Mé~ Cullouch has been a permanent resâ€" ident of Evanston for many years, rearing her family in that communâ€" ity where she, and they, have been active in civic affairs. She, as well as her husband, is a lawyer with ofâ€" fices in Chicago, a member of the American Bar Association and the Woman‘s Bar Association, also a member of the Chicago Woman‘s Club. Recently, she has lectured on her travels of a year ago in Euâ€" ropean countries, especially Russia, where it is so difficult for a traveler to enter. In the announced subâ€" ject for Monday, we will become acâ€" quainted with Mrs. McCulloch as the Bible Student. Special music and a devotional service precede the address. With an increase in population of 70.2 per cent in the past 20 years, Lake county is second to DuPage in the population growth in the four ties in the Chicagoland area. The total population of the five counties that are the heart of the Chicago district, Cook, Lake, DuPage, Wil and Kane, is now 4,782,000. Foreâ€" casts put the figure at 4,941,000 in 1940. . The 1940 population of Lake county, based on the anticipated inâ€" crease of the next three years, will be 118,000. In 1917, there were 69,â€" 833 persons residing in the county. The Woman‘s Association of the Highland Park Presbyterian Church in the Parish House for its monthly in the Uarish House for its mo nthly luncheon and program. The surgiâ€" cal dressing tables will be ready. at 10 a.m., followed by luncheon served at 1 o‘clock. County Population Gain 20% in 20 Years $ 2,150 . 2.250 . 2900 . 8,500 â€" $,800 _ 1,900 â€" 2000 520 1,682.25 1.948.50 2,104.50 2,234.00 2,396.00 1,626.50 1,442.00 €42.00 207.00 851.00 804.25 381.50 791.75 309.50 148.50 2,191.50 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK Foreign Students Speak At World Fellowship Vesper Sang Soon Kim from ‘Korea and the Misses Sturshenova and Viadova from Bulgariawill be guests of honor and on the program for the World Fellowship‘ Vespers at the Y.W.C.A., 374 ‘Laurel ‘avenue, this Sunday ‘afternoon, Nov. 14, at 4 ©‘clock. . These young women, stuâ€" dents at the Nationalâ€" Collegeâ€"of Education in Evanston, will be companied by their Internstlo:z'l Club sonsor, Miss Vera Sheldon, a member of the faeulty. s A voluntary offering is being made this week by the membership of the Highland Park Y to help the relief work being done by members of the Y.W.C.A. of China. Housing, first aid, help of all kinds is being given by the Chinese Associations in the warâ€"torn areas. Mrs. L. F. Harza and the office at 374 are acâ€" cepting donations, explaining that every dollar of our money does the work of three in China,. Mrs. Frank Austin presented news flashes from Chinese secretaries at the Board meeting on Tuesday. Miss Kim from Korea will sing some speciala-‘l;:fiu and the v; girls from who have been in this country two months will tell of life at home. Miss Stursheâ€" nova is a talented writer of verse and Miss Vliadova is a graduate of the American College in Sofia. A picture of the Y.W.C.A. around the world will be given by Mrs. W. A. Alexander, former member of the World Committee of the Naâ€" tional Association, now a member of the Highland Park Board. Mrs. Alexander has personally visited several of the 52 different countries where there are essociations affiliatâ€" ed with our local Y. She attended the eightieth birthday party for the Great Britain Y.W.C.A. three years is chairman, will introduce those taking part in thisâ€" international program. Mrs. Paul Downing will be the pianist and community singâ€" ing will be enjoyed using for the first time the new songbooks, a gift to the Y.W.C.A. Tea will be served by the Board members at this openâ€" ing service. A. cordial invitation is extended to the public to share in this real experience of world fellowâ€" ship and friendship. ber of the Religious Education Comâ€" mittee of which Mrs. Clifford Hawes HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, NOV. 11, 1937 Miss Phyllis Dexter, as a memâ€" Vessenger are transporting mail to and from trains and the post office. Bids are due November 19, 1987. mmm&unnm are to see Postmaster at rm'tu-.un and secure bid New bids are asked for Mail Mesâ€" senger Service at the Fort Sheridan, I1l., post office. The duties of & Mail Fort Sheridan P.0O, Asks for Bids #o engage Coach Dave Floyd‘s varâ€" gity eleven in its last game of the season. The Little Giants‘ 27â€"0 vicâ€" #ory over Crystal Lake and their imâ€" ved showing inâ€"practice this week ve given Coach Floyd hope that ‘ proteges can turn the tables on :'Dubuque and hand them their first defeat. Dubuque to Play Here Saturday in Last Game of Season The Petricâ€"Fanfare Quintette will make its appearance at the Bethâ€" any Evangelical church Friday eveâ€" ning at 7:45 p.m. A cordial inviâ€" tation is extended to all people to hear this fine concert. h Playing their last home game for Highland Park in Saturday‘s game will be twenty seniors including Jim Black, Joe Castelli, Joe Eyler, Bob Heyman, Dick Higgins, Llioyd Kijelâ€" quist, Glen Ohman, Whit Schultz, Irving Scott, Geo. Bheltion, _ Tom Simpson, Ralph Stem, Hugh Suttle, Pete Wolff, Norm Durment, Aldy Harris, Randall Anderson, â€" Julio Moseley. Gene Juhrend is the only junior on the starting dinewp. * Coach Dalzell and twentyâ€"five players will arrive in Waukegan Friday where they will work out at the Waukegan high school field. Satâ€" urday‘s game is called for 2 p.m at the Highland Park athletic field. Quintette to Give Program Friday _ Coaches Wilbur Dalzell and Max Warner will bring their undefeated Dubuque, Iowa, high school football team to Highland Park Saturday A tentative lineup for the game Saturday as announced by Coach Floyd last night included Juhrend and Castelli at the ends, Kjelquist and Heyman at the tackles, Black and Simpson at guard, and Pete Wolff at center. Harris, Durment, Moseley and Scott will play in the backfield. BDubuque has enjoyed one of the finest seasons in the school‘s history Boys Club "WLS" _ Benefit Show to Feature Billy Woods Billy â€" Woods, ~xylophonist, who made a tremendous hit here last year, is returning by popular reâ€" quest to appear with "The WLS on Parade" on Friday, November 19, at the Highland Park high school auditorium. ‘There will be a matâ€" inee at 3:45 and an evening show at 8:15 The profits from these performâ€" ances support the activities of the Highland Park high school Boys Craft Supervisor of Dennison m.,fi bring new | suggestions Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner dzntd and mas paper, wrapâ€" .(Continued ‘on Page 5) Most local housewives and espeâ€" cially those who were present two years ago when a representative from the Dennison Company of Chiâ€" cago gave valuable and usefol sugâ€" gestions for the holiday season are eager ‘to attend the meeting of the Home Committee of the Highland Park Woman‘s Club, Friday, No« vember 12th, at 10:45 am. at the Club House, when Mrs. Fowkes, club. ~The club furnishes Honor society pins and scholarships to boys who have excellent character and have distinguished themselves ‘mervice, rship, and scholarâ€" Sngenies, pntegni:. es sgtcls. â€" Bpecial assemblies for boys. Red Cross and charity drives, the homeâ€" coming dance, and the Father and Son Banquet are also part of the club work,. While the profits will help such worthy causes, the Boys club wishes, however, to sell this show on its merits as first class enâ€" tertainment. The cast of this year‘s show feaâ€" tures "Otto and His Novelodeons," as well as "Billy Woods," "Chuck and Ray," "The Hoosier Sod Bustâ€" ers," "Bill O‘Connor," "Caroline and Mary," and "Jane DeZurik," with Bill McCluskey as master of cereâ€" monies. Gordon B. Enders Secured to Speak At Evening Meeting The Blackhawk Society, Children of the American Revolution, are holding their second meeting of the year on Sunday next at the home of Robin Gourley, 271 Cedar Avenue, from 4 to 7 o‘clock. Nancy Van Bergen, the new president, will preâ€" gide.. Dues for {* are now payâ€" able to Ann Speed, the treasurer. Alice Hopkins is giving a short reâ€" view of some interesting ‘features in the reécent issue of the C. A. R. magazine. â€" Exciting plans are being made for the Reunion Dance the Society is holding on Detember 23 at the Highland Park® Woman‘s Club. As entertainment for the meeting, Mrs. R. H. Price of Highland Park has kindly consented to tell some stories under the intriguing title of ‘"Trick Boys." She will be inâ€" troduced by Janet â€" Ingram ‘*who is one of the program committee. As this is the last regular meeting until February, it is hoped that every member will make an effort to be present. National Unemployment Census To Be Taken Here Next Week This cast of fourteen radio stars gives promise that the show will be a greater success than last year‘s. Blackhawk Society to Meet Next Sunday Urbana, I11. _"If you are unemployed or n:g unemployed and are able to and are seeking work, please fill out this report card right away and mail it before midnight, Saturday, Nov. 20, 1937. No postage is ‘needed." President Franklin D. Roosevelt has approved plans for taking a naâ€" tional census of the unemployed and partly unemployed and has issued the following statement: "To Every Worker": tions on the card must be answered truthfully, and accurately, and any one who is in doubt as to how to corâ€" rectlyâ€" fill out the card, may secure help or information at the local post office. It is essential that every unâ€" employed or partly unemployed perâ€" son in this country fill out a blank, so that the government will know definitely just how many of our people are out of work. 2 "The Congress directed me to take this census. It is important to the unemployed and to everyone in this land that the census be complete, honest and accurate. If you give me the facts, I shall try to use thunicrthapon-fltofnllwhomu! and want work and do not now have it. Franklin D, Roosevelt." Next Tuesday, employees of the Highland Park post office will disâ€" tribute to every worker in the comâ€" munity an unemployment report card, which is to be carefully filled out and mailed â€" before midnight November 20, 1987. No postage stamp will be necessary. All quesâ€" _ Mayor William 'l-l_.'l.)"ooley. #orking in conjunction with the President, has appointed the following publicâ€" $m u2c oas 2 W Beautiful Flowersâ€" ~ at Bahr‘s Greenhouse of various colors, coming # Mz Bahr‘s Greenhouses, located e road.~â€".All those interested in fowâ€" ers miss much by not pMI thes fine greenhouses a visit durh the next few weeks. Thousands of chrysanthemums can be found here from the tiny button varieties up to the enormons exhibition blooms with which for/the past 40 and more years Mr. Bahr captured many blue ribbons at national flower shows all over the country. See for yourself the almost unâ€" bolhnbhhv‘b‘:ponldunu’:- mperienced on thrillâ€"packed s ney. Don‘t by any means miss "Wheels Across Africa." The public is most cordially in vited. Preeâ€"uilt ofering. The Editor‘s desk is this e adorned â€"with a large ~a with most lh_owy ch i ‘ Here also may be seen some "of the finest carnations coming into: Chicago flower market. Mr. Bahr‘s pansies, while not in bloom yet, in fine condition, a long bench of the odorâ€"less winter flowering marigolds are a mass of bud and bloom, and two benches of the new hybrid calâ€" endulas in orange, lemon and apriâ€" cot shades are loaded down with their huge blossoms and from a house of snapdragons many hunâ€" dreds of beautiful flowers not only find their way to many homes each week in Highland Park, but ‘are shipped to leading florists in Chiâ€" cago. Many are the florists from out of town who come to see Mr. Bahr‘s establishment for the latest and best in flowers and all readers of the Highland Park Press are inâ€" vited to do so, as well as to see the display of floweringâ€"plants and cut flowers in his modern store on Laurel avenue one block West of the depot. 2 St. Paul‘s Sunday Evening club of goou * and Leila velt, famous explorâ€" ers, in the sensational new fiveâ€"reel talking picture "Wheels Across Africa" Sunday, Nov. 14, 8 p.m., at St. Paul‘s Evangelical Church. Corno Game Friday The Pythian Sisters of Highwood A will holduumr?rlhym ‘¥«% ning in the City dlw ht Anyone interested is Kh) / 404 "Wheels Across Africa" is the most thrilling hourt of Armand Dfonh' lnd'ififln Roosevelt‘s y-nl; of camera shooting and spineâ€"ch ing adventure in the seldom traâ€" versed deep jungles of Africa. Wheels Across Africa to Be Shown Sunday at Deerfield Church Don‘t miss this amazing advenâ€" ture film! All the thrills ‘and exciteâ€" lmnt’ of t2:”"“|‘ml-llmnl mth: woac t k ourney jn:fiu y autoâ€" mobile and trucks be brought to you in this picture. * (Continued on .Page.i '; NUMBER 37