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will be Mr. Earl H. De Long of the Political Science department of Northwestern university, and Mrs. Bernice T. Van der Vries, State Repâ€" resentative at Springfield. George A. Paddock, Republican candidate for nomination to Congress from the 10th Congressional district, has also beeti secured as a speaker. Tea will be served following the meeting. charaeter and in social forces. Woman‘s Republican Club Meets Monday There will be a meeting of the Woman‘s Republican club of Fichâ€" land Park at the home of the presiâ€" dent, Mrs. Florence Thomas Dingle, 515 8. Sheridan road, Monday, Feb. 26 at 2:30 p.m. The Alcyon will present a doubleâ€" feature program on Saturday of this week. From the moment Joe E. Brown is introduced in a police uniâ€" form until he finally engages a desâ€" perado in handâ€"toâ€"hand battle, "Beâ€" ware Spook!" moves with the speed of a tornado . . . a laugh tornado. Every situation, every character and every story development builds to a howling climax. Warmly human is "No Place to Go," the picture featuring Fred Stone and Gloria Dickson. That is hardly a surprise, however, inasmuch as it was based on the stage hit, "Minick," which was written by two such keen and understanding observers of human scene as Edna Ferber and George 8. Kaufman. The film loses none of the simple "folky" flavor that was so appealing to the original "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" at Alcyon Theatre Tonight and Friday the Alcyon is presenting Fred MacMurray, Madâ€" eline Carroll and Allan Jones in "Honeymoon in Bali," which sets the season‘s pace in entertainment, for it is loaded with love, laughter and excitement. 394 9 they expected they were doomed to disappointment as the meeting proâ€" eeded along the even tenure of its way without touthing on a controâ€" versial subject, with the exception perhaps, of the vote taken by the group on the incinerator location‘s report that was filed at the last regâ€" ular meeting. As it was no surprise to anyone what action the council would take, the formal adoption of the committee‘s report at Monday evening‘s meeting caused nary a ripâ€" ple of, comment from the audience. True, the council assumed a rather expectant air when Mayor Ronan asked if the public had any quesâ€" tions to address to the group, but they soon relaxed their tension when no comment was forthcoming. The meeting opened with the council voting to accept the city‘s various accounts for the period from January 1 to February 1. Reports of the heads of the city‘s departâ€" ments were called for and most of the replies of the council members were in the negative. It looked like a rather dull evening when Commisâ€" sioner Swanson came to the rescue with several thought provoking comâ€" ments. One very important matter touched upon by Mr. Swanson dealt with the unsatisfactory sewage disâ€" (Continued on page 8) of Lincoln‘s birthday, the City VOLUME XXIX â€" Single Copy 5e l.l:lhuhflmh.fins- that the period of grace alâ€" lowed to secure yourt 1940 City â€"b‘rvfl.n.-.'ll-fln as midnight, February 20th. their 1 l-u.mm will be subject to arrest and fine. SPECIAL.NOPICE The Highlatm® Park Pross time on the ocension of the recital and this fact, as well as the outâ€" standing nature of the program, has created great interest in musical circles and in the entire community. A lurge committee is at work on mum,mm M. Korx and Mr. C. Eugene Pfster chairman with Mrs. Allen B. Dicus !M’a-.l.lvw..- ciation of Bracside is presenting Amy Neill, violinist, and Agnes a-&:hmh T4. m on rch at Braeside school. The proceeds are to be applied toward the purchase of a grand piano for the s"hool. The New York World Telegram said a picce of rope like this has caused more gibbering insanity amongst audiences than any other discovery of recent date. It is the basis of the new Hindu Rope Mystery that became world famous overnight and baffled the greatest magicians of (Continued on page 8) s Braeside Group Presents Benefit Recital March 3 The south end of Lake county will be represented by two Republican Candidates for State offices in the 1940 Primary in April. Richard B. Martin of Highland Park is Repubâ€" lican nominee for :« smm from the 8th Senâ€" asked, "What is most important in becoming a magician?" His reply was, "A knowledge of human nature and a sense of humor." "But what about tricks?" "Well, he added, "they are important too, but the mere doing of tricks doesn‘t necessarily make a good magician. It‘s the way they are done and the effect on the audience. The simplest of objects can become the most magâ€" ical and entertaining in the hands of‘ the conjuror who knows human nature. For instance, here is a simâ€" ple piece of soft clothesline about six feet long. A. J. Liebling, in the Tarbell To Bring Famous Mysteries To Eim Place "Dan" Hunt although not born in this community, has lived in Deerâ€" field for neatly twenty years. He has been prominently associated with the American Legion work, both in Highland Park and Deerâ€" field. Highland _ Park, _ "Dick" B. Martin having been born in this city, 34 years ago. He was educated in the local schools, graduating from Highâ€" land Park High school. He holds a commerce and law degree from the University of Illinois. Mr. Martin who is engaged in the insurance business here, is married and has two children. He is Justice of the Peace of Deerfield Township. The Parentâ€"Teachers Civic Assoâ€" Mr. O‘Brien‘s talk, entitled "Blooms from Spring to Fall" deals with type of perennials that bloom in different months, explains how flowers can be kept blooming longer by cultural methods, how the bloom range of many perennials can be inâ€" creased by proper selection of variâ€" eties and species, Mr. Pfister stated. Mr. O‘Brien is a member of the teaching staff at Ohio university and is a nationally known garden hobbyâ€" ist, said Mr. Pfister, president of the Men‘s Garden Club of Highland Park. As a garden reporter Mr. O‘Brien has visited every state in the Union to interview gardeners, talk with hybridizers and to inspect and photograph gardens, Mr. Pfisâ€" ter added. joint meeting of the Ravinia Garâ€" den club and the Men‘s Garden Club of Highland Park. The public is invited to this meeting, it was anâ€" nounced, and tickets may be purâ€" chased at the door. Harry A. O‘Brien, author of the column "The Diary of a Plain Dirt Gardener," appearing in Better Homes and Gardens Magazine, will speak in the auditorium of the Highâ€" land Park Woman‘s club next Tuesâ€" day evening, February 27, before a Harry R. O‘Brien Garden Authority Speaks Here Tuesday The Church calls all people during the spring of the year, when instinctively houses are cleaned, yards renovated and the body put in order for the months ahead, to eultivate fumetions and faculties which reveal the existence of, and the rond to, the abundant lifeâ€" which must be personal before it ean be national; it is necessary for lesser creatures such as homingâ€"pigeons and honey bees to orient themselves before travelimg to cote and hive, so it is wise for men, women and children yearly to relate themâ€" selves to the place where they would beâ€"the Kingdom of God. â€" Everyone in pedestrian fashion has moved in some direction through the twelve months passed, and therefore in a very real sense occupies a "new location," from which it is altogether essenâ€" tinl that he know the way to God‘s Kingdom. The season of Lent is closely related to that period in the life of Jesus of Nazareth when he withdrew from participation in the various activities of the life of his time. During this period He adjusted Himself in relationship to the Kingdom of God. LENT AND THE KINGDOM OF GOD GEORCE WASHINCTON ... American frheChwchlt_!voegmMunbdyoafly.thMMu HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1940 W February 22, 1732 â€" December 14, 1799 Your love of liberty, your respect for the laws, your habits of â€"industry, and your practice of the moral and religious obligations are the strongest claims to national and individual happiness." Henten Mebitation Two respirators were purchased through subscription in a drive conâ€" ducted throughout the county by the Waukegan News Sun. One has been placed in a Waukegan hospital, while the other was brought to Highland Park to serve the south end of the county. Both machines will be at the disposal of other counâ€" ty institutions and will be transâ€" ported whenever needed in another part of the county. Dr. L. E. Bovik of Waukegan gave a demonstration of the iron lung, which has been placed in the eustody of the Highland Park hosâ€" pital, Monday, before the Board of Directors, trustees and hospital perâ€" sonnel, Tuesday evening. Groups of people in this commuâ€" nity, interested in secing a demonâ€" stration of the iron lung may make arrangements with Miss Marjorie lbsen, superintendent of the Highâ€" land Park hospital. Anyone interâ€" ested may inspect the machine by applying at the hospital business ofâ€" In the hope of encouraging young people to take an active part in politics, ways and means of doing so will be discussed, At this meetâ€" mm will be served and her social features will at future meetings be introduced. All young people of voting ageâ€"both young men and womenâ€"are cordially inâ€" ited to attend. Thursday evening at 8 o‘clock the recently organized Young Demoâ€" cratic Club of Highland Park will hold its first public meeting at Witâ€" ten‘s hall Representatives from other Lake County Young Democratie Clubs will be present and the meeting will be addressed by Mr. William Erby Smith of Chicago, prominent in the national organization of Young Democratic Clubs and a very interâ€" esting speaker. ‘ Invite Public to Inspect Iron Lung Young Democrats Meet This Evening In Witten Hall Trinity Rpiscopal Church. First Church of Christ, Scientist of Highland Park, announces a free lecture on Christian Science by James G, Rowell, C.8.B. of Kansas City, Friday evening, Februâ€" -n#usflhfihhh Place sthool auditorium. Mr. Rowâ€" oll is a thember of the Board of Leeâ€" ‘"Reward of the Sun God" is the second on the series of three Junâ€" ior Programs productions brought to Highland Park this season under combined sponsorship of the Deerâ€" field Township P.T.A.‘s. The first was the ballet, "Pinochio" and the third will be the opera, "Bumble On Christian Science Announce Lecture ‘"Hobbies For Happiness‘" Topic Of Jean Pickett Cochran, Feb.28 . Mrs. Cochran is a woman of rare charm, a graduate of the Univéersity of Chicago and mother of two chilâ€" dren, is a member of the editorial staff and feature writer of "Oak Leaves," Oak Park‘s weekly magaâ€" zine. She recently spent a year studying all phases of this engrossâ€" ing and timely subject of hobbies; interviewing hundreds of young peoâ€" ple and adults in regard to their hobbies, and writing a series of feaâ€" ture stories based on these interâ€" views. "Hobbies for Happiness" grew out of this fascinating experiâ€" ence, which emphasized vividly what inestimable value a hobby has in an individual‘s life. Not so much what people do with their hobbies, but what amazing things hobbies do to A cast of fourteen adult profesâ€" sionals will act out the authentic Hopi Indian legend which "Reward of the Sun" sets forth. This play was adapted from John Louw Nelâ€" son‘s book, "Rhythm for Rain," and its production personally supervised by the author. It will also be given in DesPlaines next Monday and at the LaGrange High School auditorâ€" ium on Tuesday, February 27. Jean Pickets Cochran (Mrs. Stuâ€" art ';l"nvfldn Ooclr“dan of Oak Park, NJ,) lecturer newspaper woman, will give her entertaining and instructive address, "Hobbies for Happiness" at the Highland Park Woman‘s club on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. This afternoon is being sponsored by the home and education department of the Womâ€" For admission to the 7:30 eveâ€" ning performance, tickets for both children and adults can still be purchased at Gsell‘s Drug store. It is expected that Mrs. Dorothy L. McFadden, founder and executive director of Junior Programs Inc., will be the guest of honor for this occasion. The play, "Reward of the Sun God," will be given for the children of Highland Park at the High School Auditorium, 4:00 p.m., Friday, Febâ€" ruary 23, to a capacity audience, acâ€" cording to present calculation. an‘s club; is open to the club memâ€" bership who may bring guests for a small fee. Junior Programs Presents "Reward Of the Sun God" nember of the Board of Leeâ€" dfikfiu‘.!fi urch of Clirist, Scientist, in p He has had many in Iroriing experionces in his 20 fours of fAying, sotne of which he will inâ€" :.h,lhhl“md Transportation." Highland Park Blr school, Wedâ€" nesday, Fob. 28, at 8:50 a.m, Jack Knight was the first pilot to fiy the night air mail in 1921 and he saw air transport through from its earliest days to its present 200 mile per hour 21 passenger transâ€" and for people is the keynote of the lecture. "Hobbies for Happiness" is provâ€" ing to be a popular and worth while subject to all club women today. Since Mrs. Cochran spoke at Fullerâ€" ton Hall, Art Institute, Chicago, on this subject last April before the Conference of Club Presidents and Program chairman of the Chicago Mrs. Cochran is a student of psyâ€" chology, endowed with a sympatheâ€" tic ear; and with keen perceptive Mrs. Cochran transforms her lecâ€" ture into a living story for her listâ€" eners.. In interesting bits of philâ€" esophy and wisdom she shows how the depression taught us that happiâ€" ness depends on an interest in some elective activity since it forced us to. rely on inner resources for conâ€" tentment. Consequently, today has become a day of hobbies in which it is vital to have some outside interâ€" est, a day when people are seeking emotional stability through turning to something they really want to do. Capt. Jack Knight World Famed Pilot Speaks Here Federation of Women‘s clubs, she has been busy giving the lecture beâ€" fore women‘s clubs, not only thruâ€" out the Chicago and suburban area, but ‘also throughtout© the ~middle west. Captain Jack Knight, world famâ€" ous pilot who has flown over two and oneâ€"half million miles, and is now director o f public education for United Air Lines at Chicago, will speak before an assembly at the Capt. Jack Knight NUMBER 52 +4