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Highland Park Press, 12 Oct 1944, p. 3

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The second rayon had runs; no use thinking a knee length skirt would hide them; not a matching pair in the drawer. â€"All right, they gome off, and we try again. My suit skirt zipper stuck; there was a hole in my veil; which I could have mendâ€" ed in a hurry if I hadn‘t torn my Just as he drove away after makâ€" ing arrangements to pick me up for the ‘dinney engagement (yes, he promised faithfully he‘d stop home first and take care of the dog), I gasped and my eyes popped : the theâ€" atre ticket was still safe at home in that desk compartnient. No use goâ€" ing.home. The train was due, late of course, but not milyhu enough to go home and come back. The Murrays would be looking for me at the theatre; might as well buy a ticket, and think of some excuse for not being in the right seat. It was one of those‘ deceptively sunshiny days with a frosty wind that ignored the wool in my fall suit, and went straight to my skin. There was no sheiter from it, unless I stood in the shade. Seen in the bright sunlight, those two left gloves didn‘t look convineing; I‘d have to stop in the Loop and buy a pair. â€" nail making the beds in a hurry. _ By that time I heard the familiar â€"â€" The window in front of me on the train was wide open. The soldiers who sat by itâ€"seemed to enjoy it, and you can‘t deprive soldiers of such small pleasures. I sat rigid and admired my goose pimples. The wind blew the mending out of my veil, and uncuried my hair. a . _ The stores knew it was Saturday. Poo?‘nhdum“d (and used) . to “-“h,l %--a I found a pair, twice what I planned, and pushed outdoors to look for a taxiâ€" cab. &“um‘.‘fiefi My Way*" but. theirs was the 0 favorite, "No,â€" no, a " Thousand It was better getting a ride to the station, even with a husband who is visibly hoiding back what he thinks about women, than puffing up that hill to the station on foot. ° Eva La Gallione in the first act wasn‘t as upset over the possibility of losing her home as I had been when the real estate man called. The North Shore Creative Writers would have panned Chekhov for "lwck of unity, looseness of plot." I looked around for the Murrays. but couldn‘t see them. My stomach telephoned upstairs to my temples, z’b:"'lnel? '.h‘a'lne-- pacing up and down the hall. Let the lipstick go â€".1 can do that on the train. The two gloves I picked up on the way out (one really should wear gloves in the Loop) were both black, but also for the Timesâ€"No.". I walked. There was no time for lanch. About then my husband came in with the dog, and called upstairs to ask if I were not about ready; he‘d drive me to the station before his golf appointment. 1 was trying to smooth up a 45 guage rayon over a still damp calf. "It‘ll be a few minâ€" utes yet," I called down. left hand. The second act came on; still no plot, but lots of Social Significance ranting around. We were more easâ€" ily entertained in the 1920‘3s, 1 reâ€" flected. "And then there . were chocolate vendors," my stomach reâ€" minded me. My stomach was in a There were the usual complica~ tions, the repairmen whom I‘d given up seeing, who showered me with service just when I wanted a shower in the bath room; the friendly teleâ€" phone calls that I slithered to anâ€" swer with soap suds under my feet; and lastly (and ghastly) the real esâ€" tate man, to remind us tlu'inw,il ever, is the time to sell our house. It always turns my heart to lead, when I am reminded that these precâ€" ious walls, that know my g-luhphs and my tantrums, are 9 spac rms val E sd prpty. . We were invited out for dinner; at least I would not have to hurry home and cook. . It was one of those scrambly Satâ€" urdays, when my husband decides to stay home, and (thereby delays breakfast. He said, as long as I was going to a Loop matinee anyway, I might as well go early and do that shopping I was always talking about, since he would be there to look afâ€" ter the dog. (It developed that he had a ~sixâ€"hour golf engagement; anyway he would be several miles nearer the dog than: if he were at his office, but that wouldn‘t get the dog in or out of the house whenâ€" ever its little needs arose.) (and My Name‘s Not Eleanor) Friends: from the city, who like to inject a little culture into my otherwise © comfortable _ suburban life, invite me|to all the theatre guild plays. â€" The ticket comes by mail weeks in advance. 1,.give. the date on it a mental hook: "after the first meeting of P.T.A.", or "the Saturday before we need to put up storm windows" ; then I put the tick et in a safe compartment in my desk, where I keep such things as income tax reminders, and where, therefore, 1 avoid looking. Thursday, Octoberâ€"12, 1944 "The Cherry Orchard" was dull 1, TOO, HAVE A DAY SHALLOWS Dr, 8. A. Hamrin, professor of Education atâ€" Northwestern, ‘adâ€" dressed the first formal meeting of the P.T.A. at Braeside. He was inâ€" troduced by Mr.«Frederick Mudge, m_:::- chairman. | e lad * Aje m«m ‘ i M~. ence of the school, the home and the community on the various phases of the child‘s growth, listing the six imâ€" hour and a quarter to the suburbs. Dizzily 1 stumbled â€"from the clecâ€" trie to our car. Fortunately I knew our dinner hosts well enough to.ask for aspirin as I lurched into their front door. 1 got three down beâ€" fore they stopped me. Food,, they said, was what I needed. _‘ : Those interested should call the Y.W.CA. or Mrs. George K. Bowâ€" den for further information.," Northwestern Professor Addresses Braeside P.T.A. pottant tyyes* of ~detelopment as physical, mental, emotional, social, vocational â€" and moral, â€"explaining that the object of educators and parents is to help the child in passâ€" ing successfully from one stage of development to the next. gels, 324 Railway, Highwood has been announced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zinzer of Niles. HOLD FUNERAL RITES $ FOR . FRANCES SsHUTTS _ Services were held Monday at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Alva Shutts, 1540 Main, for their daughâ€" ter, Frances, aged 14, who sucâ€" eumbed last Friday to a long iliness. She is survived by her parents and one sister, Juanita, aged 18. And food they had. Luscions, sueculent, richly browned roast duck! And there I sat, too headâ€" achy toâ€"dare a bite! lt yc I was a horizontal flop all eve= ning. I was practically secoped inâ€" to the car to go home, and shoveled dut of it to go to bed. Idid.ntx enough energy, while wriggling of my clothes, to look for my theaâ€" tre ticket. ; & 4 8 ‘It is for next Saturday. _ . | Creative Writers Study Plot Construction Plot development of â€" the short story is the topic of the prose meetâ€" ing of the Creative Writers group, taught by Winfred Van Atta. Each member will work out a plot under the supervision of Mr. Van Atta, and learn how to develop it so that the story will be salable. At the conclusion of the lecture the members of the Braeside faculty were introduced to the audience by the principal, Mr. Darrell Beam. The engagement of Miss Eleanor Zinzer to T/Sgt. Gordon Engels, AUS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Max Enâ€" Sgt. Engels is a topographic engiâ€" neer and is stationed at Ft. Riley, Kansas. reminiscent mood, and my temples were getting bored. y The play went on and on, and I eouldn‘t find the Murrays. At last I felt sure it must be nearly over, and L put on my expensive new gloves. Finally something did hapâ€" pen. â€" An old man, whom the cast had forgot, wandered onto the stage and died just before the curtain. I could just make tm & I hurried to station. They panting into a seat. That. was the last. straw. The headache which beâ€" fore was threatening became a fistâ€" shaking reality. It raged the full Mrs. Donald McGibeny has charge of the poetry meeting of the group on alternate weeks. + Niles Girl Betrothed To Sgt. Gordon Engels were calling my train. I ran up the The children in Miss Hiatt‘s room and Miss Brown‘s room took the They were fortunate enough to be there when a fire call came in and to gee the men put on their.coats and helmets, get the fire truck and speed away with the siren blowing. The week beginning Oct. 8 is Fire Prevention Week; at that time Fire Chief Hennig will talk at the reguâ€" lar assembly Thursday, Oct. 12. Following the children‘s interest in fire engines and fire stories, the two first grades of Lincoln school visited the Highland Park fire staâ€" tion Wednesday morning, Oct. 4. Lincoln School Children Visit Fire Engine Station Among the 406 women pledged to 19 sororities on the campus of Northwestern this fall, were six loâ€" cal coâ€"eds, ‘Their names are as folâ€" lows: Miss Esther Hayes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond fllm 816 Roger Williams â€" Alphé Phi; Miss Kathryn Kerrihardt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Kerribardt 14 Oak Lane â€" Chi Omega; Miss Jean Skidmore, daughter of Mr, and Mrs. James E. Skidmore, 710 Forâ€" est â€"â€" Delta Gamma; Miss Grace Williams, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert °Y. Williams, 160 Hazel â€" Kappa Alpha Theta; Miss Dana June Olsen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Olsen, 1404 Westview â€" Kappa Delta, and Miss Marilyn Crane, daughter of Mrs. Catherine D. Crane, 880 Roslyn Circle â€" Kappa Kappa Gamma. « j Local Coâ€"Eds Pledged to 1.B. ts ‘STUDY PUBLIC AFFAIRS AT Y.W. BOARD MEETIN Miss Brooks ‘and will aiso pla of her own compositions. grams. Last year they were sgoloâ€" ists on a radio program spon by the Wisconsin Federation of Music clubs. Miss Runge will acco y an‘s Assn. will begin at 10 a. Red. Cross sewing, hospital d A large number of used items will go on sale at the rum sale sponsored by the Woman‘s laâ€" tion of the Presbyterian churth on Thursday, Oct. 19, in the ment of the church, 300 Laurel Av s and Knapsack llttruz work. |At 11 a.m. Mrs. Tupper and her will have charge of the food sale.| At 12 noon, Mrs. C. Vernon tter, president of the Woman‘s . of the Chicago Presbyterian ty, will conduct the chancel A Luncheon will be served at| 12:30 with Mrs. R. C. Meddaugh‘s p in charge and the program will begin at 2 p.m. | Cw All association members areé ed to bring donations of jams jelâ€" lies for the Presbyterian hospital to this meeting. Miss Runge is a graduate of Chicago Musical college an been doing | graduate work ju: Moissaye Boyuslawski. â€" Both have been doing concert wo gether for the past three ye have appeared on various nd‘lt A ladies‘ dress and coat will be featured as well as : readyâ€"toâ€"wear â€" department, dren‘s clothing, millinery, books, toys, kitchenware, fu bricâ€"aâ€"brac and other tn,inceli items. \ A brief forumâ€" on some Oof public interest is each board meeting of L by ‘Mrs. Theodore Fisher, of the public affairs*commi . Some of the topic¢s inclufled wil! be â€" revision of (the state = tion, the machinery for el a president, the cooperative n and world organization for e. LT,. COMDR. KAMILTON WILL ADDRESs TUXIs On Sunday, Oct. 15, at 7|15 p.m., at the parish : house, Lt. | Comdr. Baker Hamilton will tell of some of his experiences in the South Pacific. Later tea will be served. > ~‘On the following Sunday,) Oct. 22, there will be a Fall Rally bf Tuxis members at the N Presâ€" byterian church in at 2 :30 p.m. â€" Reservations must in by Oct. 17. Mrs. Theodore L. Osborn, progt chairman, and her committee! have obtained Mary Ellen Brooks, lyric soprano, and Dorothy m, piâ€" anist, as the featured Miss B#ooks is a graduate of Wheaton college and has been continui her vocal studies this summer under Glenn Drake of New York. â€"| Senior Girls‘ Organizat Dr, and Mrs, Louis W. Sh will be guwests of honor at the . ing falt luncheon of the Wo Association of the Highland Presbyterian church, Oct. 1 Sherwin will present a word of ing to old and new members beginning of the afternoo The sale operis at 9 a.m, a tinues throughout the day u Plans Two Social Ever They are also planning a een party for Wednesday, at 7 p.m. There will be a gram planned by the Mrs. Calvin Smith, club spo: 8.G.0., the senior girls‘ tion, a Y.W.C.A. club, will hostesses Friday evening, at a USO party for the unit. Give Fall Luncheon From her years in the the Miss Homer knows how to pr programs of maturity and su with the rich and ‘enthralling sphere of the theater., . Miss Homer‘s programs are n« succession of incidents, but| 1 plays, in which costuming is the c support she uses to portra many interesting characters. The other Jhy,.“Amnthie is is a delightful comedy, with| : ments of nostalgia for the co tively untroubled Twenties and ties, with high spots of sat! vivid drama. While still in her teens, Homer played Shakespeare in std companies and at sixteen published her first play. She now wri 1 her own dramatic material. * This season she is offerin o original plays. ‘"This is En a" vividly highlights warâ€"time d. Most obvious is the tremendous change in Engiand‘s social m Many incidents concern the & American soldiers, England‘s b tude toward them and their‘s ird England. _ > The well â€" known actress â€" ; wright, Frances Homer, will the season for the Highland . Woman‘sâ€"club, Tuesday, Oct. 1 2 p.m. ET io Woman‘s Club Presents Actressâ€"Playwright The day‘s activities ofâ€"the ;Womâ€" T HE) PRESS tter, . of ty, at| 12:30 p in ill begin | , 1 ed jelâ€" ital to tems will i sale laâ€" urch on ment Lv a i# ed for W.C.A. lowâ€" 18, anizaâ€" rs and matter et. 13, itgoing d conâ€" til 4. chilâ€" shoes, iture, neous mb P n eS CB Al and der ists p the etâ€" the ark en k at club breakfast will be served by the Bervice Mothers‘ club under the diâ€" rection of Mrs. Joseph Stipe. ‘Wearing white marquisette, with shoulderâ€"length veil fastened with orange blossoms, the bride was at-; tended by her sister, Mrs. R. G: Kamminga, as matron of honor, in peach marquisette. Her sister, Norâ€" ma and Miss Mary Clark, of Deerâ€" field, gowned in pale blue, served as bridesmaids. The flowerâ€"girl was 8â€" {udbold Jaqueline, also sister of the ride. Sunday, Oct. 15, the Northfield Womian‘s club will serve a buffet supper at the USO club from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday morning the Java Tickets may be obtained at L and A stationers, 546 Lincolh Ave., phomLWin. 829, or from Mrs. Arâ€" thur Byfield, of Highland Park, a memqer of the Winnetka Music <lub, | : of Service men and G.S.0. girls are enjoying themselves at dancing barâ€" ties every Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday. Friday, Oct. 18, the Jewish Welfare board under the direction of Mrs. Roy.Wyle and Mrs. Ben Lazard will ‘serve the ~refteshments and Sponsor the party jofnuy with the Highland Park G.S.0 ; Miss Betty Russel . Weds Highland Parker At the Deerfield Presbyterian church on Wednesday evening, Miss Betty Russel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Russel, 1013 Roseâ€" mary Ter., Deerfield, was united in marriage to Charles E. Mobbs, PO 8/c, USNR, son of Mr. an Mrs. Henâ€" ry Hocking, 676 Deerfield Rd., Highâ€" land Park, Rev. Bernard Vanderâ€" beek officiating. The Highland Park USO has sold more than 1500 boxes for overseas mailing since September 15. There has been more of a demand than could| be supplied. Thox has also been a table equipped with wrapping paper, string, labels, and stamps so that ihe volunteer hostesses could wrap boxes to help speed overseas mailing. Serving the bridegroom was his cousin, Richard Hocking of Highâ€" wood. ‘The ushers were the bride‘s uncle, Robert K. Fiynn, USCG, unâ€" cle of the bride, and her cousin, Cadet Charles E. Bliss, Jr., of the Northwestern Military academy. Those who have heard this famous Metropolitan soprano need no introâ€" duction. Leading critics have spoken of Traubel and her performance in the ffilow:ing terms: "The greatest American prima donna," "a voice unparalleled in the world today," ‘"she offers music in its every esâ€" sence of beauty." j .About 75 guests attended the reâ€" ception following the ceremony at the home of the bride‘s parents. Afâ€" ter a short honeymoon Mr. Mobbs will return: to his base at Norfolk, V..,L:und the bride will remain for the time being with her parents, The 21st season of the Artist Reâ€" cital series, under the auspices of Winnetka Music club, will begin on October 23, with a concert given by Helen‘ Traubel at th¢e New Trier high school auditorium. Winnetka Music Club _ |Lake County Club Women Presents Helen Trqube!l . To Meet at Libertyville THURS. & FRL Oct. 19â€"20 TUES. & WED. Oct. 17â€"18 Margaret O‘Brien, Robert Young "Journey for Margaret" Coming: "Once Upon a Time," "Step Lively," “‘Admtnm of Mark Twain." x% FRL & SAT. Oct. 133& 14 Jack Carson, Jane Wyman â€" "Make Your Own Bed" SUN. & MON, Oct, 15â€"16 Anm Baxter, Michael O‘Shea GLENCOE HIGHLAND PARK USO "White Cliffs of Dover" Irene Dunne, Alan Marshall "Eve of St. Mark" * _ _ 630 Vernon Avenue MHighland â€" Park 605 f ho nech fi\.-@’?‘j ipnd m Hreat The club house was in party dress for the occasion, due to the efforts of Mrs. Clinton Fritsch, chairman of the house and grounds committee, and Mrs. Richard J. Alienby, chairâ€" man of the furnishings committee,. They and their committees have worked hard this summer to present a clean home for the club this year. The walls and draperies of the lounge have been cléaned. The kitchâ€" en has been cleaned, painted and inâ€" ventoried, and new curtains and covâ€" ers furnished. The powder room and telephone booth are gay. with new color schemes and wall papers. The hmntmuho been du:.: Mp& 1 i . Afets It is hoped that the freshness of the club will somehow help to surâ€" charge the coming year with. reâ€" newed hope for the future. _ For Caterina Leonardi Rites Held on Monday ‘~Funeral services were held Monâ€" day at the HI Rosary church in Chicago for Mrs: Oaterina Leonardi, 6380 Onwentsia, who passed away last week at the local hospital. A native of Italy, Mrs. Leonardi came to Chicago 45 years ago, and lived in this town for the past three months. She is survived by five chilâ€" dren, all of Highland Park, and The second viceâ€"president, Mrs. Clarence J. r, as chairman of the membership. Eommmaee, was in charge of arrangements. The flowâ€" ers which graced|the tea table and highlighted the m vnr;hfron the garden of Mrs. a:on K. Rice, viceâ€" chairman of the committee. : eight grandchildren. The membership committee of the Highland Park Woman‘s club enterâ€" tained the new :mnben and â€" the board of directors at a tea on Tuesâ€" day, Oct. 10, from‘8 to 5 o‘clock in the lounge of the Woman‘s club. a brilliant < speaker, will discuss "The World Wide Negro Problem" and music will furnished. by male octette Great Lakes. 'Afi county ~presidents‘ .and members from their clubs jare urged to atâ€" tend. $ Highland Park. Women : Entertain New Members Mrs. Dunn will give early Lake county history of interest to all club women of the county, telling amusâ€" ing and entertaining incidents of all sections of the county, and showing some interesting historical exhibits wl;dd authetic background for the ta M Luncheon will be served by the Libertyville Woman‘s club and all county club w n are invited to remain for the con program at 2 o‘clock when Horace Cayton, The Lake County Federation of Women‘s club will present Mrs. Bess Dunn and Mrs. éut Robinson in a@ "Do you know Lake county?" proâ€" gram <at the [First Presbyterian church, Maple Ave., Libertyville, on Oct, 18, at 10:30, The board will meet with the tmfion president, Mrs. Russell Hu , at 10:30, and at 11, Mrs. Hutchins will open the regular meeting. Mts, Paul M. La Rose, viceâ€"president and program chairman wrfi introduce Mrs. Robâ€" inson, who will sing a group of Peâ€" riod songs in costume,,accompanied by Mrs. Clarence Thomsen,> T This KENWOOPD is well named for it sets a high standard in blanket value. Olosely woven of choices longâ€"fibred wools, thickly and secursly napped, it will provide warmth, comfort and satisfaction through years of hard wear. Its nine fashionâ€"right colors and extra wide rayon satin ]. A. Garnett Co. _ Tz.-i»:‘a::;{;“;‘z?’,zg $ Kenwood Famous All Wool Blanket HIGHLAND PARK, ILL a _ $14.95. 19% WOOL . . . SIZE 1x m MILWAUKEE ROAD SERVICE â€" MEN GET CHRISTMAS GIFTsSs . Santa Claus isn‘t going to forget the 5218 employees of the Milwauâ€" kee road who are absent on leave and ‘serving in the armed forces of the United States. Each will receive a check for $10 as a Christmas gift from the railroad. ; Holiday grestings from H. A. Scandrett, the road‘s chief execuâ€" tive, will accompany the checks. She came to the United States in 141940 to w&ntm work, and is the author of several books on infantile. One moving picture has been made of her life, and another‘is soon to follow. + + * She,will illustrate how successfulâ€" o Shanl but comporative eomenite, a sma t coopera commi Â¥ Mrs. Caris has chokenâ€" Braeside schoo!‘s playground project for her illustration.‘ Darreil Beam, princiâ€" pal; Hamilton Winton, playground chairman _ and ‘"several Braeside school children will participate in the program. ® Braeside Play Project Subject of Radio Program The broadcast will be given on Oct. 20, at 11 &.m., over station â€" A native ‘of New South Wales, Australia, and a graduate of 8t. Urâ€" sula‘s college, Sister Kenny became a nurse in the Australian bush counâ€" try, serving there three . years, In 1914â€"1918 she served with the Ausâ€" tralian army, and has done research work in infantile paralysis since 1911. t 5 ~Radio listenersâ€"and particularly Braeside radio fansâ€"can anticipate something new in entertaintnent, when Mrs. Raymond Caris, well known to radio fans as Martha Crane, will broadcast a new type of program. _ ; i es eve + 15, at 8, in the New Trier high school auditorium. The speaker will be ~Sister Elizabeth Kenny, widely known for her work among infantile paralysis sufferéers. No single tickets will be sold until 7:A5, in order that sponsors‘ season tickets be honored. N. S. Sunday Eve Club Presents Sister Kenny Station WGN (Chicago) 7:30â€"8 :00 O‘Clock & over 15 Downstate Stations .RADIO BROADCASTS GOVERNOR‘S > EXECUTIVE MANSION Open Round Table Discusâ€" sions of Public Plans and Problems Between. Repreâ€" sentative Groups of People and Governor Dwight H. e Je TUESDAY NIGHT 4 cR Page 3 Lt mtA i 4.

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