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"Amazon ‘Throne," by Bertita Harding. The scene is Brazil, and by recording, intimately and in the most human terms, the biographies of Brazil‘s three Braganza monâ€" archs, she covers its history during Recent Additions In "Missions to the North," by Florence J. Harriman,, former U. 8. Minister to Norway, Mrs. Harriâ€" man tells of her enjoyment of Norâ€" way, her appreciation of its people and their way of life, during the three years she held office. The period ended when the Germans inâ€" vaded Norway. ‘ Miss Margaret Gleason, of Cicero, has joined the staff of the Highâ€" land Park Public Library for the summer. Miss Gleason is librarian of the J. Sterling Morton high school in Cicero. Books For Vacations For those people wishing to take books with them on their vacation, the Highland Park Public Library has a special vacation loan. Readâ€" ers may borrow any but the new books, or those in special demand, for an extended time, several weeks, two months, or the entire summer. HIGHLAND PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY June 26, 1941 LIBRARY NOTES | U. S. O. Seeks to Maintain Morale of Defense Forces most of the nineteenth century. "Amazon ‘Throne" will probably equal or surpass the success of her famous books about the Hapsburgs. ‘"Desert Country" by Edwin Corle is the first of the American Folkâ€" ways books. It tells the history, legends and Indian lore of the desâ€" erts of the southwest. The country covered stretches from the Mexican border to the ghost towns of Nevaâ€" da, from the Mojave to the Grand Children of the fifth grade in the Deerfleld Grammar school received cards this week from their teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth Warner, who is vaâ€" cationing at Miami Beach, Fla. ‘ Mrs. Harry Thomson and her new little daughter, Susan Maria, reâ€" turned home on Saturday. The baby arrived on Friday, June 13, at the Highland Park hospital. Commander, Lyle Fordham; senâ€" ior viceâ€"commander, John Klemp; junior viceâ€"commander, Dwight Merâ€" rell; finance officer, Raymond Goodâ€" man; chaplain, Milton O. Olson; adâ€" jutant, William Tennermann. The Deerfield Post of the Ameriâ€" can Legion held its annual election of officers on Monday evening at the Deerfleld Masonic temple. E. G. Jacobson is the : retiring comâ€" mander. ‘Those to serve for the coming year are: Lyle Fordham Elected Deerfield Commander to raise $10 recreational naval establ girls play | tional centers ac uubluhmumd, gl.:yligll service The Highland Park PRESS n‘s time, but these n l.owua don‘t s P AC ed citizens group over saladâ€"bar and card party on Thursâ€" day, July 10, at the church, at 1 p.m. Robert Shumaker, Richard Stem, Vernon Meintzer and Irving Whitâ€" comb, who are stationed at Camp Comfort bags to be filled for disâ€" tribution to woman victims of the bombed areas may be had at the shop. Mrs. Robert L. Johnson of Deerfield has charge of the publiicâ€" ty of the local chapter for the sumâ€" mer months. Mrs. Emil Zettler of the Deerfieldâ€" Bannockburnâ€" Highland Park Britâ€" ish War Relief Shop in Deerfield urges all members who can give even a few hours at the shop to come and work so that the used clothing there may be packed before the shop closes on July the first. After that date her committee plans to continue its work, using the shop for headquarters. 3 The British War Relief society states that there has been what alâ€" most amounts to a whispering camâ€" paign in many parts of the United States to the effect that relief shipâ€" ments do not arrive in volume. In a formal statement intended to combat these rumors, the society deâ€" clares the losses of its relief goods in transit to Britain has totaled only 1.3 per cent of the total amount shipped. Deertieldâ€" St. Paul‘s Sodality will sponsor a T lu Committee 16 , by Colonel N r, and Loulsvil c Fore Rpox bare seem to find it so. ope British Relie! Shop Needs More Workers Miss Marjorie and Ethel Mailfald spent the weekâ€"end at Fond du Lac, Young people are advised to take advantage of these summer months and start their training for that poâ€" sition which is waiting for them, rather than be one of the crowd standing in the employment line waiting for a job. Lake College urges young people to begin their training now in prepâ€" aration of examinations that will be announced in the near future. Many Lake College students have successfully passed examinations and received appointments and are now happily employed in governâ€" ement offices. Present statistics show that a great number of jobs have been available to graduates from high schools and colleges, but that many students are still seeking employâ€" ment unsuccessfully because of their lack of training in the variâ€" ous fields of employment in which jobs are available. The 1941 Summer Session at Lake College of Commerce opened with a fine enroliment. ‘Three new courses started in Secretarial Trainâ€" ing, Clerical Training, College Typâ€" ing and Shorthand. Students have enrolled from Antioch, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Waukegan, Zion, and Indiana. Large Enroliment 19