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Highland Park Press, 25 Apr 1940, p. 10

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An exotic Spanish shawl created 125 years ago in Spain was exbibited by Mrs. Marshall Lloyd Doty. Mrs. William C. Wing of Deerfield had on exhibit a gorgcous red shawl brought from India by a sea captain a century ago. Other shawls in her collection were a black lace, a paisâ€" ley, a red mohair with paisley deâ€" sign, and a silk shawl, most of them 75â€"yearâ€"old heirlooms. Mrs. Wing is proud of the dainty fan of black satin and ivory which her mother wore with the imported black lace shawl. Deerfield Women Present Fads And Fancies Program Thursday Their _ carvings _ were â€" judged worthy of exhibit by Miss Andrews, who proposed a hobby show to church members. From then on, hobbies were gathered from resiâ€" dents of Elmhurst, Highland Park, Bannockburn and Deerfield. Mrs. C,. A. Wolf, coâ€"chairman of the exhibit, displayed an ore collecâ€" tion from Taxco, Mexico, where she lived 15 years. Tops in her collecâ€" tion was an amethyst rock valued at $1,000 by Tiffany, famed New York jeweler. She also showed a specimen of ruby silver ore. All sizes of dolls from countrics were displayed in Protine‘s hobby exhibit. Her Honors for suggesting the show to the group go to Beth Andrews, fourth grade teacher at Deerfield school. Miss Andrews and her pupils recently decided to vary studies with soap carvings, Deerfield Preshyterian women are still surprised at the marvels they accomplished in arranging their first hobby show at the church. Those who saw it gave him praise to the women‘s association of the church. Jauthwest Matels Inc. Mri. }. Grody Mansing, Choirmanâ€" 8. & McSachin Oonl Mgn KNITTING A HOBBYâ€"Mrs. Friede! Fuller dispayed products of her knitting hobby many Anita greatâ€" Any housewife would be proud to cwn the mahogany plates turned on a lathe by C. E. Barrett. Other hobbies on display were knitting, frail milk glass by Mrs. Harry Muhlke, poetry, cactus, stamps, match booklets, taxidermy and salt cellars.â€"(From Waukegan Post). The next regular meeting of the Women of the Moose will be held Thursday, May 2, at 8 o‘clock in Witten hall. Women of Moose To Elect Officers A class of candidates will be balâ€" loted upon and there will be elecâ€" tion of officers. _ All members are urged to be present. She said she found two rare shells while bathing at the seashore. Authorities told her one shell was worth $40. Silver bowls pounded by the Indians of South America also were in her collection. She showed an~ exquisite Japanese â€" Satsuma bowl. . great aunt‘s quaint doll in checked taffeta and lace bertha lay beside « corn husk doll made on President Monroe‘s estate in Virginia. Aircraft construction by Raymond Carter, Deerfield, was on display near planes made‘by grade school children. Carter‘s father, J. C. Carâ€" ter founder of the Carter system of penmanship, exhibited greeting cards and mottos. The first grade pupils of Deerfield made colorful pots and boats. Mrs. Doty‘s collection of seaâ€" shells from the Florida coast were displayed in a blue velvet box. "Eternally Shining Towers" and how they lured the distinguished English explorer Fawcett and his son into the almost impenetrable jungles of Brazil‘s "Green _ Hell" from which they never returned. THB K1GHLAND PARK PRESS at the Presbyterian exhibit in Deerfleld. â€"â€" Waukegan Post Staff Photo ABSOLUTELY FREE! Sprayfoam DISHWASHER ! worry, no bother, about lurnlngt'hep- up or down. For the burner is autoâ€" Think of it! A new, automatic gas water heater at an exceptionally low cost . . . and a marvelous dish washer absolutely free! Your hot water heater will give you all _ free hot water such a !lfe _hot water you want, always, for the |}¢f?"‘f enjoyed! C 90â€"DAY APPROVAL You don‘t take a chance on this amazing offer! 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Also on the lighter side, will be a banquet and a Safe Society evening, which will be produced, however, by the league itself. 1920, will be given a League of Women Voters birthday celebration on April 30, to the theme of "A Founder Looks at Her Work." Mrs. Clarence Balke and Mrs. Raymond Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, honâ€" orary president, whose work for the suffrage cause made possible the twenty years that have followed, and who organized the league in 8. Simms of the Highland Park league are among those attending the convention. First house north of Central Avenue on East side of Street DILL‘S HOME BARBER SHOP HAIRCUTTING THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1940 â€" 15 Years in Highland Park Telephone H. P. 5435 21 North Second Street York league, acting fnlh?.mh-

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