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Highland Park Press, 12 Oct 1939, p. 12

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At the meeting of the board of local improvements of Winnetka, the project engineer of the grade separâ€" ation reported that work on the south end of the project has now reached the siage where it is exâ€" North Western railway tracks south of Willow road in approximately another week. This move will perâ€" mit construction work to proceed on the Winnetka avenue, Indian Hill, subway construction and on the retaining walls north and south of Winnetka avenue. Out of respect for the many sucâ€" cessful Homecomings of past years, the high school has already planted the seed of enthusiasm in the form of 1,000 invitations to the Alumni mailed out during the past few weeks, In exactly 9 days the big tradiâ€" tional getâ€"together for Libertyville High School alumni will be held. The date is Saturday, Oct. 21, the opponent in the Homecoming footâ€" ball game will be Niles Township, and last but not least, it will be Liâ€" bertyville‘s Tenth Annual! ‘ North Shore electric line trains will Because of business pressure, Buckingham Chandler has resigned from the presidency ofâ€" Deerpath Inn, and William J. Quigley of Lake Forest has assumed the office. This announcement was made early this week. Harry P. Harrison, 307 Abbotsâ€" ford road, president of the village of Kenilworth since 1933, resigned last week. The resignation was acâ€" cepted with regret by the board of trustees. It was announced this week that the proposal to erect a temporary bridze at Scott avenue, Glencoe, to be used during the grade separation work, has been rejected by the streets and drainage committee of the village ceuncil. Merchants in the Hubbard Woods district had peâ€" titinned for the bridge, but the comâ€" mittee turned down the suggestion on the grounds that available funds would not permit the construction. Ii was estimated that a temporary bridge for Scott avenue would cost $10,000. Discovery and capture of a 42â€" inch alligator at Cedar lake near Lake Villr a week ago Sunday, has eaused consideâ€"able excitement in Mr. Harrison, who is an official of the New York World‘s Fair, exâ€" plained in a letter to the board that his duties would keep him away from Kenilworth for several months to come, and that he believed the inâ€" terests of the community would be better served by a successor who would be closer in touch with vilâ€" lage business. He has been unable to attend council meetings for most of the year. The health department, investiâ€" gating the complaints, discovered that each of the families had had cclai~s for dessert. In all cases these had been bought at the same local bakery it was learned. Five Winnetka families reported cases of food poisoning within a short time about a fortnight ago, Dr. Howard A. Orvis, health comâ€" missioner, reported to the village council Tuesday night. Adults . . . . 40¢ Children . . . 35¢ DILL®S HOME BARBER SHOE HAIRCUTTING WILLIAMS, BARKER & SEVERN CO. Established 1879 Auet Furniture, Oriental Rugs, Oil Paintings, Color Prints, Mezzotints, Objets D‘Art, Ivory Carvings, Curios, Rich China, Solid Silver, Sheffie!d Plate, Sevres Vases, Bronzes, Marble Benches, and Fountain, Draperies, Linens, Large Library of Finely Bound Books, Billiard Table, Du ch Marqueterie, Bedroom Suite, Steinâ€" way Piano. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st. 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. each day on the premises "Westleigh" 170 South Green Bay Road (between Westleigh and Deerpath Ave.), Lake Forest, IIl. Home Open for Inspection Saturday & Sunday, October 14 & 15 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. r=t house north of Central avenue em In«t side of Street 21 North Second Street 1% Years in Highland Park Telephone H. P. 5435 Contents of this richly furnished Thirtyâ€"five Room Home AVUCTION EXTRAORDINARY by order of the executors, Estate of Louis F. Swift, deceased that region, as well as speculations as to where the reptile came from. The alligator was discovered by a Mrs, J. B. Mudd, who was in swimâ€" on miainet s story m.mmm ened to attack her. Maier and two other men captured the alligator when it clamped its jaws down on a heavy rope thrown to it. Clinging tightly to the rope, the alligator was dragged to shore and was taken into captivity. He was about seven years old. At the first lecture on November 7, Dr. Vernon R. DeYoung, Instrucâ€" tor of Pediatrics, University of Illâ€" inois, will speak on "Living With Your Baby." The following lecture on November 14 will deal with "How Young Children Feel About Their Parents." Dr. George J. Mohr, Psychiatrist, will be the speaker, â€" 8 s s ruments, four reeds and four viâ€" olins. The music is definitely on the sweet swing side for that is just the kind of music that patrons of In the floor show which will be nresented nigh‘ly in two swift movâ€" ing acts as an Autumn Revue, will he found Virginia Hayes and Jean Turner, two youthful and pretty ingers, the Funâ€"Lovin‘ Chorus, the Hill Billy Quartette, the Bardo Glee Club, Harrict Smith‘s Lovely Laâ€" dies and Tap Dancing Gone Park Avenue, the la‘ter presented by Virâ€" winia Lee and the Lathrop Brothâ€" ers, who have been voted the outâ€" ianding act appearing at the Beach in the past season. fin the openine nf the Farmal Dr. Irene Josselyn fancy and Early Childhood" to be given on successive Tuesdays from November 7 through December 12 at 2 o‘clock at the headquarters of the Association, 220 South State street, Chicago. The course was inâ€" augurated, by popular request, to follow the one given for expectant mothers last spring. ‘his mand Is Scheduled on Child Study Lecture Series "Common _ Problems of Little Children" will be discussed by Dr. Irene Josselyn, Consulting Psychiaâ€" trist, Association for Family Living, at the third talk in the series on November 21. Dr. Josselyn is a resâ€" ident of Highland Park. Announcement has been made that the Edgewater Beach hotel will open its formal season in the Marine room on Saturday, October 14. Bill ‘Bardo and his orchestra has been selected as the musical host and a return engagement of the Lathrop Brothers and Virginia Lee, pu‘s this fast stepping dance trio in the headline spot of the new Autumn Revue. This will be Bardo‘s first engageâ€" ment in Chicago. He brings with him sixteen musicians, each one over six feet tall, and claimed to be The Association for Family Livâ€" ing, formerly the Chicago Associaâ€" tion for Child Study and Parent Edâ€" ucation, offers a course of six lectâ€" ures on the general subject of "Inâ€" a singer, comedian or showman, beâ€" sides a musician. The band is made up of four brasses, four thythm inâ€" Succeeding lectures will offer inâ€" formation on practical guidance of the little child, sex education, and the role of the nursery school in the life of a young child. Mrs. Irene Bennett Needham, Parent Education Specialist, Mrs. Frances Bruce Strain, lecturer and author on Sex Education, and Miriam Brubaker, Instructor in Preâ€"School Education at the National College of Educaâ€" tion, will mlso be lecturers in this series. Edgewater Beach Formal Season Opens with Bill Bardo Un the onening of the Formal' ©eason, which by the way is the cizhtcenth such opening in the hoâ€" tol‘s history, an Orchid Corsage will be presented to every lady who atâ€"| tends. This Saturday and lncceed-l inz Saturdays will be formal in the Marine Roomâ€"informal in the adâ€" ‘»ining Nor h and South Rooms. Dancing time is extended until 2:30 Saturdays with Tea Dancing time on Sundays at 4:30, orth Side spot want and deâ€" Auctioneers some specialty musical numbers played by Bob Wyatt of El Gaucho on the Hammond organ, and afterâ€" noon tea will follow. dmfiu-'Mph?ul their mothers will be held Wednesâ€" day, the 18th, from 3 to 5 at the home of Mrs, Walter A. Strong, 1377 Tower road, Winnetka. The Theta Mothers‘ Club will join the alumnae as hostesses for the pledge tea. In the receiving line with Mrs. Strong will be Mrs. Lesâ€" lie A. Wood, alumnae president; Mrs. Walter P. Steffen; president of the Mothers‘ Club; Miss Janet Wagner, president of Tau chapter at Northwestern, and the new pledge president. Chi Omega Sorority Give Reception and Tea Next Tuesday The bridge party under the diâ€" rection of Mrs. Carl Weaver, Wilâ€" mette, and Mrs. Elliott C. Youngâ€" berg, Evanston, will start at 2 o‘clock and includes a fur fashion show arranged by Mrs. Joseph C. Nate, Evanston; Mrs. L. E. Mitten, Kenilworth, and Mrs. Clyde T. Marâ€" shall, Highland Park, There will be The mothers‘ club will give a tea and reception for the mothers of the new pledges on Tuesday, Oct. 17, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. at the Soâ€" rority House on the â€" Evanston campus. October is always a busy month for Kappa Alpha Thets alumnae and this year is no exception. The anâ€" tluge Pridey ‘the taitecnth 26 the place Friday the at the Kappa Alpha Theta Annual Charity Party to Be Friday Chi Omega Sorority of Northâ€" western university has just finished its fall series of rushing parties for the new pledges. Mrs. L. H. Voge!l of Wilmette is president of the Mother‘s club for the ensuing year. THE EIGHLAND PABRK PBESS erty at the corner of Central aveâ€" nue and Green Bay road where they will open the Blue Triangle cafeâ€" teria at an early date . , . The Sheaâ€" hen Tract of 98 acres and the Mooâ€" ney tract of 100 zcres have been submitted to the Park Board for proposed sites for the new city parks . . . Harvey Kemper has purâ€" chased the Sheridan Cafe on N. Sherâ€" idan road . . . Announcement is made of the engagement of Miss Edna Langer of Davenport, lowa, and Mr. Gervase Brown of this city . .. The marriage of Miss Rena Jensen of Menasha, Wis., and Mr, Lioyd Sheaâ€" hen took place yesterday morning at St. James church . . . Mr. and Mrs. George Ott have returned from their wedding trip and are living in the O:terman house in Deerfleld . . . Mrs. Anna Kirby and granddaughâ€" ter, Lois Larson, returned Thursday from an extended visit with relaâ€" tives in Toron‘o, Canada . .. The Edward Bucher‘s are the happy parâ€" ents of a baby boy born yesterday afternoon. L. R. Rigdon, for several years an efficient member of the Highâ€" land Park East Park district board, has tendered his resignation to the board because of his removal to Galesburg . . . Mrs. Pauline Hanâ€" TWENTY YEARS AGO Oct. 9, 1919 Last week the local Y.W.C.A. purâ€" TEN YEARS AGO Oct. 10, 1929 Ano‘her early event on the fall calendar will be a luncheon Oct. 20 at Mrs. Lawrence D. Smith‘s home in Highland Park, and the alumnae association then will turn its atâ€" tention to plans for a benefit bridge party to be held Nov. 17 at the chapter house. Procedes from the benefit wil Igo to the Crippled Chilâ€" dren‘s hospital at Richmond, Va., and the national scholarship fund. nounce the marriage of their daughâ€" ter, Aune, to Mr. James B. Martin, on August 28 . . . Miss Frances Wood will make her debut at the home of her parents, Gen. and Mrs. Robert E. Wood, Saturday afterâ€" noon , . . The J. C. Clayborn‘s anâ€" nounce the birth of a son, Oct. 8 Variety keynotes the coming year‘s program and activities of the North Shore alumnae group of Kappa Delta, which opened Monday night with a dinner party at the Nor hwestern chapter house. Both senior and junior alumnae groups assembled for the opening dinner to assist in welcoming the new piedges and to meet Mrs. Louâ€" ise Donigan, who recently became hostess for the Northwestern chapâ€" ter. A musical program by Miss Maxine Groener followed the dinâ€" ner. sen passed away Thursday at . . . Genevieve Steiner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steiner of Deerfield underwent an appendecâ€" tomy at Highland Park hospital, Wednesday. Dinner Monday to, Usher in Events of Kappa Delta work on two plays for public presâ€" ents:ion. Also on the evening‘s program was Pierrine DiCesare of M'h-“-z‘- Luigi Settembrini, Italian Miss Alma Galassini was hostess to the group of young people in her home at 1700 Burton avenue, Raâ€" ghiero, sponsors of the organization, were served and dancing ended the formal part of the meting. Minerva Club Begins Work on Two Plays biweekly meeting on Oct. 4 began i i «â€"C_Ip for further information. Skirts Marked and Shortened Also sold at IADA SHUr, Deertield, limnors SELF SKIRT MARKER Chalk your hem the easy profesâ€" sional way. Orders aiso taken for Pinking Shears . . . Spool Holders .« . . . Guages and other sewing necâ€" essities. Telephone 60 seconds! Takes the guess work out of shortening a skirt! . . 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