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TPotal ... oomanmenmem n d 04 The congregation is collecting old newspapers and magazines and the sales for the past month addel 4$35.85 to the treasury. As memâ€" ‘ bers come to the church they are asked to have their bundles tied and place them in the shed north of the church garage. YOLUME XXIX RUTH PETTIS, Representative Telephone Deerfield 485 The Deerfield Woman‘s Club will meet on Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o‘clock in the Township Library in the Deerfield Grammar school, with Mrs. C. W. Boyle, the president, presiding. Mrs. Bert Mastri of the art and literature department, will present Mr. William Aitken of Banâ€" mockburn. Mr. Aitken will tell of his triy home from Scotland on the allâ€"fated Athenia last fall and of WOMAN‘S CLUB ST. PAUL‘S HERALD his resceue and return on the City of Flint. The dramatic sketch which was scheduled for this meeting has Rev. F. G. Piepenbrok is issuing a very attractive booklet called "St. Paul‘s Herald." The January issue contains a sermonette by Rev. Euâ€" gene Miller of the Dorcas Home; alâ€" so births, baptisms, deaths, and anâ€" nouncements of interest to his paâ€" rishioners. He also announces that 707 people attended the Christmas service at the church as follows: Sunday morning (cantata) ......237 Christmas Eve (children‘s servâ€" TO@ . ....c.ccvvcrenervermrereercenserecserersce ud 9 Midnight Candlelight service .140 Christmas morning ... 55 BAPTISMS HOLY CROSS BOWLING LEAGUE William Everett McKee, born June 17, 1982, and Judith Maude McKee, born July 23, 1939, children of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Stewart McKee of Osterman avenue, were baptized on Sunday, Dec. 3, in St. Paul‘s church with Rev. F. G. Piepenbrok officiatâ€" ing. Sponsors for William were Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Barker and sponsors for Judith were Mr. and Mrs. John Wagner. Klemp‘s Jitterbugs brought out the opposition in dropping three games last Thursday in the Holy Cross Bowling League. Coleman‘s team had the high series of the seaâ€" son with 2611 and the high game Richard Easton, who has been very ill in the Highland Park hosâ€" pital for many months, was brought to the KHome of his sister, Mrs. Walâ€" ter Page, on Saturday. Mrs. Mildred Love Gunckel visitâ€" ed at the homes of her two daughâ€" with 923. Klemp A lovely picture of Jean Bartelme appeared in Sunday‘s Chicago Tribâ€" une Graphic section. Jean, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bartelme of Northbrook, attends Northwestern university, and is a student model. Jean lived in Deerâ€" field when she was a little tot beâ€" fore her family moved to Northâ€" brook. She attended the Holy Gross Academy at Techny, the Northbrook Grammar school and the Highland Park high school. Satarday. On Nekw Year‘s Day, Mrs. Martha C. Love, Mr. and Mrs, Berry Devine and son, Norbit, and Team Ginter ....... Coleman ... Schwalbach The Bethichem Fireside club will meet on Thursay evening, January 11, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Morgan of Forest avenue. The annual fellowship dinner and election of officers at the Bethichem Evangelical church will be held on Friday, January 12, with the servâ€" ing of the dinner at 6:30 p.m. The combined choirs of the Bethâ€" lehem and Presbyterian churches will present the cantata, "Tidings of Great Joy," at a vesper service on Sunday afternoon, January 7. Mrs. Bruce Frost will entertain her bridge club this afternoon at her home. Mrs. Wallace Mann of Janesville, Wis., is visiting at the home of her son, Lioyd Mann. On New Year‘s Day the Manns were dinner guests of the Joseph Bayfelds in Palatine. Mrs. Sam Lane and children of McLean, II!., were guests at the F. D. Kelley home on Somerset aveâ€" nue on Thursday. Lois May Potterton had as guest on Thursday and Friday, Miss Joan Williams of Palatine. !earcl in l)eerfie/J Standings Won Lost @1 6 14 10 31 10 10 10 19 Mrs. Mildred Gunckel were dinner guests at the James E. Moore home in Chicago. Mrs. Carl Bonson will entertain her bridge club next Wednesiay at her home on Deerfield road. Surplus foods will be delivered from the West Deerfield Township Hall on Wednesday, January 10. Reâ€" lief clients are asked to bring their own containers. Commodities will include navy beans, corn meal, orâ€" anges, prunes, raisins, wheat flour and cereal. Mrs. John C. Huehl is gradually recovering from her recent illness and is now able to be up a part of each day. After leaving the Highâ€" land Park hospital, she was in the Park Ridge Convalescing Home and later visited her daughter, Mrs. Elâ€" mer Schmidt, in Park Ridge before returning home to Springfield aveâ€" nue. Mrs. Irving Brand will be hostess to members of her contract bridge club next Thursday at luncheon. Mrs. Harry E. Wing and her mothâ€" er, Mrs. Lillian G. Jones, accomâ€" panied by Mrs. Roy O. Nereim of Highland Park, went to Clinton, Ia., last Tuesday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Jones‘ sister, Mrs. Sarah Mcâ€" Mahon. Burial was in. Mt. Vernon, Ia. They returned home on Thursâ€" day. _ The Altar and Rosary society will meet at the Holy Cross church toâ€" morrow â€" evening. Mrs. John J. Welch is president. Miss Shirley Wing had as her weekâ€"end guest her cousin, Miss Dorâ€" othy Kreitling of Chicago. â€" William Haggie has been home the past week from the Washingâ€" ton Boulevard hospital in Chicago, where he has been for several months, due to traniâ€"wreck in which he was seriously injured. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hurt and daughters spent the past week with relatives in Kentucky. _ Mr. and Mrs. William Stem Jr. and children have returned from a visit in Albany, Ga. Returning with them were Mrs. Stem‘s sister and family, the Ray Smiths of Highland Park, who had also been in Georâ€" The Evangelical Daughters held a party for their husbands last Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Uhl of Osterman aveâ€" nue. Officers for St. Paul‘s Daughâ€" ters for the coming year are: presiâ€" dent, Mrs. Oscar Schwab; vice presâ€" ident, Mrs. Archie Antes; secretary, Mrs. Harvey Clavey is entertainâ€" ing St. Paul‘s Guild on Friday (toâ€" morrow) at her home on Forest aveâ€" nue. St. Paul‘s Young People‘s Conâ€" gregation will meet Monday, Jan. 8, at 6:45 p.m. for a dinner to start the new year‘s activities. The Adult Congregation will hold its first meetâ€" ing of the new year on Wednesday evening, January 10, at 7:45 o‘clock. Social hour and refreshments will follow the business meeting. Officers of the Young Peoples‘ League for 1940 are: president, David Lundâ€" quist; viceâ€"president, Gilbert Nickelâ€" sen; secretary, Edward Berning; treasurer, Florence Carison; social chairman, Ruth Slown. Erwin Harder. They met yesterday for the first meeting of the year at the home of Mrs. Glenn Greenwood. Mrs. Trevlyn Pottenger and little daughter, Joan Karen, returned home on Wednesday from the Highâ€" land Park hospital. Mrs. Pottenâ€" ger is the former Frances Werhane. The baby arrived December 19. The Just Sew Club met Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Ruâ€" dolph Knaak in Long Grove. Mrs. Esther Graham, superintendâ€" ent at the Doreas Home, had as her holiday guests her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Oliver E. Pearch and her brother and two sisters from Deâ€" troit, Mich. Fred Bruner, who attends the Uniâ€" versity of Wyoming at Laramie, spent the Christmas holidays with his mother, Mrs. Estelle Bruner and his sister, Betty, at the Dorcas children, of Deerfield, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hamilton of Evanston, and. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Zahnie and family of Mighland Park. The guests playâ€" dlfladlr.l-‘:m by a group of songs. -‘::nmm- The Wilmot Mother‘s Club will meet on Tuesday afternoon at the school at 2:30 o‘clock. Hostesses are to be Mrs. William Diener and Mrs. Paul Stein. dall of Glenayre Station, Glenview, entertained at dinner last Monday at their home. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Albert Moon and Mr. and Mrs. James Nelson Ransâ€" The Drserfielh Page son and wife, Mr. and Mrs, Ira Frost, to Pontiac, Mich., where she will spend several weeks. Enroute they stopped at Battle Creek to visit Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Meyer reâ€" turned on Monday from a visit with Mrs. Meyer‘s father, Adam C. Courâ€" son, in Brownstown, IL Ira Mr. and Mrs. Irving Brand were hosts to eighteen guests on Thursâ€" day evening at a buffet supper in compliment to Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bowman of Harlingen, Texas. The Bowmans, who have been visiting at the home of Mrs. Bowman‘s sisâ€" ter, Mrs. Harry Muhlke, left on Friâ€" day for their home in Texas. . Mrs. Raymond Meyer was hostâ€" ess to Presbyterian Circle Three on Friday at luncheon. Mrs, Edwin H. Johnson will be the next hostess. Mr. and Mrs. Larry Waterman, who have been living in the Pettis apartment on Chestnut street for the past year, are moving to Wauâ€" kegan next week. Miss Ruth Anderson of New York City and her little niece, Mary Ann Meyer, returned on Friday from a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Anderson in West Frankfort, I!l. Miss Anderson spent the weekâ€" end with her sister, Mrs. Raymond Meyer, and has returned East. On Friday, Jesse Anderson of Chicago visited at the home of his sister, Mrs. Raymond Meyer. Jack Gibbs, who is stationed at the Illinois CCC headquarters in Deâ€" catur, spent ten days at the home of his grandmother, Mrs. F. C. Bieâ€" erstadt. He left on New Year‘s Day for Decatur. Mrs. W. A. Tennermann and two children were guests on Sunday at the Fred Glover home in Hubbard Woods and with Mr, and Mrs. Frank Anderson in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Fred LaBahn had as their New Years Day guests Mrs. Minnie Doherty and daughters, Wilâ€" ma and Margaret, of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. George LaBahn of Evâ€" anston. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stryker spent New Year‘s Day at the Isman‘s new home in Edgebrook. s Mrs. George Engstrom left the day after Christmas for a trip to California. She will visit her mothâ€" er, Mrs. May C. Reid, and her sister, Miss Gladys Reid, in Oakland, and with other relatives in Los Angeles. She expects to be gone about a month. Mr. and Mrs. Milton A. Frantz and daughter, Miss Olive, spent Sunâ€" day and Monday with Mrs. Frantz‘s sister, Miss Laura Wessling, at the Havenâ€"Hubbard Memorial Home in New Carlisle, Ind. With Deerfield being devoid of snow they were surâ€" prised to find so much snow at New Carlisle and vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene C. Becker were hosts to twelve at a party on Friday evening at their home on Warrington road. On Sunday the Beckers entertained at breakfast for the Ralph Peterson and R. F. Grohe families. For the year ended December 31, 1939, with December figures estiâ€" mated, there will be spent $30,718,â€" 000.00 an increase of $4,298,886.00. The number of warrants issued to cover this amount will be 1,590,700 which is an increase of 109,307 warâ€" rants over 1938. The Deerfield Grammar school board of education will hold its Janâ€" uary meeting on Monday evening at the school. These are open meetâ€" ings and the public is invited. Mrs. Margaret Warner, proprieâ€" tress of the Open House tea room on South Waukegan road, is vacationâ€" ing in Miami, Fla. State Auditor Reports on Old Age Assistance Edward J. (Barrett, Auditor of Public Accounts, today released some interesting information in reâ€" spect to Old Age Assistance in IIliâ€" nois. For the year ended December 31, 1938, there was $26,419,114.00 disâ€" tributed under this program which involved the issuance of 1,481,393 warrants. In January 1989 there were 125,â€" 573 recipients who received a total of $2,339,540.00 for an average of $18.63 per pensioner. Based on the 1980 census this represents 29.8 per cent of all persons in Illinois 65 years and older. approximately 139,000 pensioners who will receive a total of $2,781,â€" 000.00 or approximately $20 each. This represents an incresse in the number of persons since January of this year of 13,427 with an increase in the average grant of $1.37 and an increase of total cost of $441,â€" In October 1989 the percentage in Iilinois 65 years and clder on Old Mr. and Mrs. Edward Stryker and December 1939 there will be , ILLINOIS Deerfield Outdoor Yule Lighting Prize Winners Announced THURSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1940 The Deerfield Civic Association is greatly pleased with the response from the local community in outside lighting for the Christmas season and for the help from the Chamber of Commerce and the village board in the stringing of lights across the main intersections of Deerfleld and Waukegan roads. The following prizes were awarded: Most elaborate display: Victor Carlson, 1560 Stratford road, a heatâ€" ing pad donated by Deerfield Pharâ€" Artistic display: Cecil Barrette, 1131 Warrington road, string of 15 tree lights donated by Notz Hardâ€" ware store. Largest decorated tree: Dr. C. Johnston Davis, 924 Deerfield road, 5 gallons gasoline donated by Ray Meyer Standard Filling Station. Best effect with one tree: Charles Burghart, Bannockburn, 1 year‘s subâ€" scription to DEERFIELD PRESS by Udell Printing Co. Brilliant display: John R. Notz, 844 Knollwood road, 1 merchandise certificate by Knaak Pharmacy. _ Landscape lighting: R. S. Alexâ€" ander, 1547 Crabtree Lane, one turâ€" key by Deerfield Grocery and Marâ€" ket. Christmas idea: Kenneth Ross, 1116 Deenfield road, 1 box candy by Cox‘s Sweet Shop. General effect: Burr H. Kress, 801 Hazel avenue, one merchandise cerâ€" tificate by Olendorf Dry Goods Store. Christmas panel: W. A. Tennerâ€" mann, 1020 Oakley avenue, one merâ€" chandise certificate by Schmidt Vaâ€" riety Store. Small house lighting: Henry Peâ€" tersen, 1044 Chestnut street, silk slip by Ida Shop. â€" Colorful entrance: Arthur F. Kaats, 950 Warrington road, one cake by Deerfield Bakery. _ _ Artistic windows: Kenneth Weir, 945 Rosemary terrace, $1 by Deerâ€" field State Bank. _ Attractive entrance: Harry Baum, 1048 Hazel avenue, 5 gallons gasâ€" oline by Reliable Garage. Foundation lighting: W. M. Stewâ€" art, 822 Forest avenue, 3 pounds coffee by Central Food store. Honorable mention: Residences Fred Stryker, E. C. Becker, J. J. McDermott, F. W. Nolde, L. J. Zangs, F. M. Sturtevant, R, L. Johnâ€" son, Wm. Desmond, Clifford Morâ€" gan, Earl J. Hyett, Harry E. Wing, Unusual House front: W. D. George, 704 Orchard street, 1 potâ€" ted ‘plant by Kottrach Bros. Arstistic windows. Burton B. Mcâ€" Roy, 865 Osterman avenue, $1 by Deerfield State Bank. Th C# i io Start the New Year Right â€" Burn Clean, Economical Waukegan Coke Paul Borchardt Highland Park Fuel Co. Frank Siljestrom Menoni & Mocogni Mercer Lumber Companies â€" Deerfleld «6 qbRo( . Recommended and Sold by A. E. Spenle, R. F. Grohe, A. G. Pearson, Gilman L. Robinson, Gilâ€" bert S. Haggerty. F. D. Clavey Ravinia Nurseries, Inc. Wisconsin Dairy Mart, The Civic Association committee which is responsible for the display of Christmas friendliness includes J. A. Benz, Arthur G. Pearson, Edâ€" ward H. Selig, and Kenneth Weir. Judges for the contest were Mrs. Charles C. Kapschull of the Ameriâ€" can Legion Auxiliary; Mrs. Harry Muhlke of the Deerfield Woman‘s Club and Irl Marshall of the Chamâ€" ber of Commerce. Bruce Frost had charge of the erection of the lightâ€" ing at the main corners in the vilâ€" lage. New License Plates Designate State or County Owned Cars Springfield, I1I., Dec. 27 â€" If you happen to note passenger cars with 1940 license plates carrying the preâ€" fix M don‘t make the mistake of thinking that the cars are carrying truck licenses or that the millenium is at hand or M Day for that matter. The M is a new method of designatâ€" ing state, county, and municipally owned cars. Secretary of State Edward J. Hughes inaugurated this new sysâ€" tem for 1940 in order that an accurâ€" ate count of such vehicles, a count which the legislature has strongly urged may be made. Secretary Hughes also explained that the acâ€" counting department of the autoâ€" mobile division also will be materialâ€" ly aided inasmuch as all state, county, and municipal cars used for official purposes are licensed on a small flat fee basis under sections 8 and 9 of the Motor Vehicle laws and designating the numbers given for these cars with an initial letter make them easily identifiable in the records. This letter system applies to all motors of this class with the excepâ€" tion of police cars detailed to speâ€" cial duty which requires secrecy. Dr. William F. Weir officiated at the wedding of Miss Grace B. Varner and Edward Hamm on Christmas Day at the home of the bride‘s parâ€" ents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl Varner, in Highland Park. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Mirabella had as their guests during the holiâ€" day season Mr. and Mrs. Liborio Mirabella and children of Oak Park and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Cutrera of Chicago. Euow Holy Cross Catholic Church. St. Paul‘s Evangelical Church. Relief Clients Cost $3.39 Per Day at County Hospital Many people are not familiar with Lake county institutions. Eighteen townships in Lake county send their relief clients to the County hospital. The average daily quota for the past year has been 75 patients per day (there were 90 in December) at a cost of $3.39 per day. Each townâ€" ship supervisor is billed for $3 per day by the county for each patient, and $6 a day for a mother and baby. This includes all expenses including the services of the county physician. The average maternity case is from $48 to $60. The county pays a yearâ€" hospital. Dr. Charles Lieber has as ly salary of $4,975 to the county physician and superintendent of the members of his staff, Dr. Karl M. Beck, Dr. John Foley, Dr. Joe Foley, Dr. Louis Kompare and Dr. E. P. Sundwall. Dr. L. F. Waldman is hospital eye, ear, nose and throat specialist. Mrs. Marguerite Effinâ€" ger directs a staff of 15 nurses and 11 other employes. The Lake County General hospital is situated in Wauâ€" kegan. During the month of Deâ€" cember West Deerfield had one maâ€" ternity case and one operation. The Lake County Home, someâ€" times called the Poor Farm, is loâ€" cated in Libertyville. West Deerfield has one inmate at this farm at presâ€" ent. Here the cost is 80 cents per day. This includes all care and clothâ€" ing. Philo Burgess and his wife have charge of the farm. There is also a detention home in Waukegan, but children are nevâ€" er housed there for very long. It is just a home until the courts have completed action. Judge Perry L. Persons and Mrs. Mary P. Funk send children there until a permanent loâ€" cation is found. It is a big oldâ€" fashioned home on Jackson street and there are no bars nor fences to make it formidable. West Deerâ€" field has one at the detention home. Â¥ot TR During the month of December West Deerfleld township cared for 36 cases which included 118 persons. This included one poor farm case The Men‘s Fellowship of the Presâ€" byterian church will hold a dinnerâ€" forum on Thursday evening, Jan. 25. The program will be announced later. Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mercurio were New Years Day guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Genâ€" tile in Chicago. The new candlebras in the Presâ€" byterian church are a gift from the Woman‘s Bible class and of Mr. Wilâ€" liam A. Tennermann, by whose skill they were made. one tar NUMBER 45