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Houseâ€"toâ€"house Red Cross War Fund Drive Opens Conservatory of Music of Paris, where she studied under Isadore Phillippe, and also of the Juilliard Foundation in New York City, where she was a pupil of Joseph Lhezinne aid of Olga Samaroffâ€" and with the Minneapolis and Tliâ€" nois symphony orchestras. Her interesting career includes radio work and teaching in New York City. At present she lives in Highland England.~ Mr. Carnahan is now the director of first aid, water safety and accident prevention of the Chiâ€" cago chapter and presented plaques The Red Cross needs $6 every second in order to continue its huâ€" manitarian efforts and workers were urged to ask prospective donâ€" ors to measure their gift in terms of the number of seconds they Concert Pianist at Woman‘s Club Mar. 6 will present the musical program Firemen‘s Annual ‘Rall Will Be Held Mar. 17 War Fund drive was fired at a kickâ€"off rally Wednesday night in the Community center when scores of block workers, district chairmen formation. .‘ The drive starts today (Thursâ€" day) and ends on Monday,‘ March The time limit on the drive has been greatly shortened this year which places an additional responsâ€" ibility on each worker to complete his canvass and turn in his cards before the deadline. At the meetâ€" ing Wednesday night workers were urged to complete their calls as much in advance of the deadline as possible in order to give the headâ€" quarters group time to assemble all returns and compile the results. In his address to the workers, Rev. Louis W. Sherwin, campaign chairman,. outlined â€" the work for which this money is needed. / view .of ~the terrible suffering among our own armed forces and those of our allies, our people will want to be generous, more generâ€" ous than ever before. In fact, it must be that way if we are to keep the Red Cross at their side. â€" Our increased quota and the needs of Red Cross demand generosity." were Miss Margot Atkin, director of Community service of the Chiâ€" cago chapter of the American Red Cross an»Jgwecs H. Carnahan, forâ€" mer field director in England® for the American Red Cross. Mr. Carâ€" nahan gave an interesting account of the humanitarian efforts of the American Red Cross in devastated Red Cross also spoke. Both she and Miss Atkin covered many fields of Red Cross activities. An official Red Cross movie, "Seeing were able to keep the Red Cross in at 12:45, land Park Woman‘s club, accordâ€" The Highland Park firemen will hold their 30th annual ball in the Labor temple or Saturday, March SERVICE MOTHERS MEET .â€" FOR RED CROSS SEWING . The Red Cross sewing group of the Service Mothers‘ club held its for last minute instructions and it Address by Dr. Sherwin Scheuchenpflug and Ray Smeeden for their outstanding work on first weekly meeting today (Thursday) at 9 30 a.m. at the local USO. This group was recently organized, with Mrs, Oscar Schmidley as chairman and Mrs. J. E. McCaffrey as coâ€" chairman. *% Concern Develops Over Caucus Project Vol. 35; No: 1 17 She has been a soloist with the Attending last night‘s meeting The artist is a graduate ofthe Music by Vic Lenzi and his of the American Public Health Officer To Address Ravinia PTA Dr. Piszczek is one of the finest examples ‘of the high calibre of men in. the public health servâ€" ice today. He has a fine educaâ€" tional ‘background, including â€" a master of public health degree from Harvard university, and years of intensive: experience." Since 1940 he has been director of the Cook .county public health unit, which covers the entire.county exâ€" clusive of the city of Chicago. As Cook county public health director he handled the 1943 infantile parâ€" alysis epidemic.in Chicago and he was borrowed by the National Foundation to direct the care and treatment of patients at the Emerâ€" gency hospital during the infantile paralysis epidemic . there in the summer of 1944â€"the second worst epidemic in the recorded history of the nation â€" and he has been a consultant in practically every maâ€" jor epidemic throughout:the counâ€" Dr. Edward A. Piszczek, an outâ€" standing public health doctor and wuthority on infantile paralysis, will talk to the Ravinia P.T.A. on Tuesday, Mar. 6, at 8 p.m. in the Village House, on "Polio and Pubâ€" lic Health." #~3, x mfium * Magazines are still greatly needâ€" ed for patients in Mecintyre Great Lakes, according :, Cross officials in Highland mhfln.f‘rnah the hospital may be taken to the Red Cross headquarters in the Bay road on the day before the regular papér ~pickâ€"up. â€" It was around 5:00 p.m. From Central avenue south to Roger Williams, I saw only four houses with papers out on the curb! Not a very good record, Q’mu Bay Roaders! boxes for field rations, sun helâ€" mets, parachutes for ammunition and supplies. In the tenâ€"day siege on Aachen, our boys used up shells that were carried there, in over 900 tons. of paper containers! R Monday, Mar. 5 â€" Central and north to city limits, east of tracks. Tuesday, March 6 â€" Central to Beech, east of tracks. e Wednesday, March 7â€"Beech to County Line road, east of tracks. north to city limits, west of tracks. This is no time for any of us over Tokys and Berlin So let‘s 521 Central. ‘The magazines are collected and distributed by Red Highland. Park is especially. forâ€" tunate to hear Dr. Piszczek at this time when interest in a health deâ€" partment for Lake county is countyâ€"wide. A Lake county health committee has been formed to furâ€" ther â€" interest. and knowledge in such a health department. _ Because the Ravinia P.T.A. feels this talk on polio is of such great interest to all people in Highland Park, they and their friends are inâ€" vited to be present.. I have seen many other blocks with this same record. Paper in the war effort has over 700,000 different uses. The more important ones are: camouflage Did you know that over 500,000 tons of paper was used last year alone for shell cases? . â€" The paper pickâ€"up schedule for March is as follows: & County Line road, west of tracks. To most men experience is like the stern lights of a ship, which it lumine only the track it has passed. â€"Coleridge. To the Editor: Whereâ€"is all the paper? A couple of weeks ago I hapâ€" pened to be passing along Green The Higbland Park Press COMMUNICATION (Signed) (H) x (A). Highland Park‘s NEWS Pater for 33 Years at Red Cross Asked To Maintain Blood Quota badpctiiae! C csnls on ons sn tuk Park Red Cross blood donor chairâ€" man, has stated that the blood donâ€" or service in 1944 procured 5,371,â€" 664 pints of blood for the armed forces, or 371,664 pints more than their estimated requirements. It is the fourth straight year that the Red Cross has exceeded its quota. The 1944 record represents an average of ten pints of blood a minute day and night throughout the year and brings to 11,024,015 Before introducing the proposed plan for Highland Park, which will start in our next article, suppose we look in on some of the material studied, and see what other towns have done to establish citizen partiâ€" pints the total amount procured since the inception of the project in February 1941, Mrs.. Smith states. She said that the army and navy have requested the Red Cross to continue procurement in 1945 at the present rate of 5,000,â€" 000 a year. a Throughout the country, 31 cenâ€" ters and 43 mobile units are parâ€" ticipating in the program and all citizens are asked to continue their support of the project. ‘the AAF at Keesler Field, Miss. Council. The second is‘the one subâ€" gested in the propesed plan for a new civic organization. One town has a caucus of repâ€" resentatives of organizations diâ€" rectly interested in the welfare of Further Discuss_ion Ot Cityâ€"wide Caucus System 3. To ‘avoid needless and disâ€" tasteful contests. ; 4. To seek the best available men and women for the offices. Now for "how" other caucuses are set up: _ s Each town has its own system There are various ways of electâ€" ing or selecting the members of the caucus committee in the disâ€" that balloots be sent to all citizens on the water list asking them to submit names to the present cauâ€" eus. .These are voted on by that Wounded at Manila his wounds, which are located in the shoulder and left arm, and compares the removal of shrapnel to the sensation â€"of having a tooth pulled. ~At present he is hospiâ€" talized at Leyte. Lt. Robert Moon, transport piâ€" lot, and Pfc. Lioyd, of the Army medical corps, are both stationed this question, "Why did you start a cityâ€"wide caucus system?" The answers included these reasons: 1. To overcome or prevent "maâ€" chine" politics. â€" 1. Those that have representaâ€" tion by organization. One town has a combination of civic, park an library board candi dates, exclusive of the schoo "I‘m certainly glad we received his letter ahead of a telegram," remarks Mrs. Fred R. Moon, 598 Homewood, speaking of her son, Cpl. Melvin "Bud" Moon, who was wounded in action at. Manila on February 9. He is one of the four Moon brothers now in service. His letter, written with a light touch, minimizes the seriousness of cipation in civic and school board 2. To give all residents an equal opportunity to take part in the seâ€" lection of candidates. Investigators visited seven neighâ€" boring towns of comparable size 2. Those that have district or The first method is like the repâ€" Highland Park, llinois, Thursday, March 1, 1945 Another is set or present them at the town meetâ€" ing on Marth 22. ‘The committee know that the plan they will preâ€" sent must meet with your approvâ€" al in order to be workable. The following are the men and women who have worked to get the final plan ready and to present it to you: Mrs. Oliver S. Turner, chairman; Mrs. David Levinson, secretary ; Mr. Arthur Howard, Mr. Phillip McKenna, Mr. Mortimer .fi?ll. 3. 8. Baker, Mr. Henâ€" ry Mr. Frank Nosck, Mrs. Mason Smith and Mr. Eugene |.m Interâ€"Faith Group To Meet March 6 at "Y" be held Tuesday, March 6, at 10 The March meeting of the Highâ€" Children. of All the People." Mrs.| of the Northâ€"Shore Area council, Cockrell is wellâ€"informed on matâ€"| principal speaker, paid glowing ters of child development, knows|tribute to the late Henry Fowler, the school situation in ‘Chicago instrumental in the organization well, is intensely interested in the| of the North Shore Area council subject of Tacial tensions and the | and active in Scouting affairs from growing number of organizations| that time until his death in Noâ€" being :formed for better underâ€"| vember of 1944. Mr. Wright chalâ€" standing agmong different racial|\ lenged those present to carry on and religious groups, and is helpâ€"| With ‘ greater devotion ‘the work ing to foster school courses for imâ€" ; which meant so much in the life of provement in whiteâ€"negro gelntion--! Mr. Fowler. ship. She will speak of the opporâ€" Harold Peacock of Glenview, reâ€" tunities open to children of all racâ€" ‘ elected to serve as president of inl groups, with emphasis on the / the North Shore Area council for negro point of view. As always,|1945â€"1946, presiding, paid tribute this meeting is open to the interestâ€" | to the leaders who have stepped in ed public. The program will be folâ€"|to make Scouting available to the lowed by informal discussion. boyhood of the North Shore, fillâ€" The plan of our committee will be unfolded in the next two weeks. Compare it with the ideas from other towns set forth in this artiâ€" cle. uy-fl-‘:lfl-h- been ‘overiooked or those that Boulevard Garden Apartments in Chicago, will speak on "All the ganization is running things. Our committee doesn‘t intend that such Nurse‘s Aide Class Starts March 1st â€" Highland Park and has taken defâ€" them and turn them over to the of the caucus. One town has a very intricate method, holding one memâ€" ber from each precinet over from so smoothly that many citizens have become .indifferent to it, feelâ€" itgthtnh"dvie-indulpeoph will do a fine job in selecting canâ€" didates. _ Our commtteé wil preâ€" sent a plan to hold citizen interest so that we will be less likely to shift our civic responsibility from the many to the few. Evening training classes for Nurse‘s Aides who can give six or twelve hours a week of daytime service will start March 1. . The classes will meet on Monday and Thursday nights from 7 to 10 o‘clock at the Evanston hospital. The nursing situation is acute at the present time. and more nurses mustâ€"be made available to care for wounded men overseas. Nurse‘s aides are directly helping to save‘ the lives of our wounded. Our committee has bettered these plans, devising one of their own which they hope will overâ€" come the difficulties found in the majority of those voting in the precinet, and a third appointed by these two members from that preâ€" Aides in the Evanston hospital training class include: Mrs. Elizaâ€" beth ‘Andrews, 234 Laurel; Mrs. Rose Rosenthal, 261 Vine; Mrs. Elâ€" sie Schaffner, 1139 Lincoln, and Mrs. Myrtle Todes, 2190 Pine Point $n some towns the caucus works provide continuity, your suggestions, number in Hold Annual Dinner Honoring Scout Leaders The annual Scout Leaders® Apâ€" preciation Dinner of the North Shore Area council, Boy Scouts of America, was held last Thursday evening at the North Shore Conâ€" gregation Israel in Glencoe. Moré than 350 Scout, Cub and Seascout leaders and their guests attendgd. M. H. Wright of Lake Bluff, newlyâ€"elected Scout commissioner of the Northâ€"Shore Area council, principal speaker, paid glowing tribute to the late Henry Fowler, instrumental in the organization of the North Shore Area council and active in Scouting affairs from that time until his death in Noâ€" vember of 1944. Mr. Wright chalâ€" Harold Peacock of Glenview, reâ€" elected to serve as president of the North Shore Area council for 1945â€"1946, presiding, paid tribute to the leaders who have stepped in to make Scouting available to the boyhood of the North Shore, fillâ€" ing the vacancies left by men now in service. In spite of an almost complete turnover of leadership, the council has carried on and conâ€" tinued to show an increase in memâ€" bership and to maintain its place of leadership among the councils of the nation. A feature of the program was the presentationâ€"of Silver Beaver awards to John \W. Davis of Highâ€" land Park and Kenneth L. Fox of Glencoe by Wiliam E. Webster of Libertyville, chairman of the Silâ€" ver Beaver committee. Mr. Websâ€" ter emphasized the work of those men giving leadership to boys in Scouting. & . TUXIS MEMBERS REPORT ON GIRLS®‘ CONFERENCE The Tuxis society will meet next s-nd-y.lnehd.vrlimtb home f Georgia Ann , 816 Ridgewood. A report on the Older Girls‘ conference, held at Willow Avenue Presbyterian church in Jolict, Feb. 16â€"18, will be given by Beverly Date, Barbara Lasier, Joan Oliver and Margaret Wolf, who atâ€" tended as delegates. Notices go‘ out this week to all YWCA Mothers club members of the nutrition cooking school they are putting on at the YWCA on Tuesday evening at 8 o‘clock, Mar. 13., their regular meeting night. Mrs. Holbrook and her assistant, sponsored by the Bowman dairy, will demonstrate new food for raâ€" tioned living. Due to difficulties and shortages it is important to estimate “} of time the numbers to prepare for. Members are asked to report about tickets on or before Mar. 9., to Mrs. Anton Frauenhoffer or Mrs. George Weber. _ _ f Members and friends cordially invited. . The meeting was opened with an invocation by Rev. Williy Plapp of Deerfield. _ Charles Watson, acâ€" companied by Bob Bridges at the piano, led in group singing. An orâ€" chestra from the Highland Park high school furnished music during the dinner. Lt. Communder Baker Hamilton, former scoutmaster of troop 324, and skipper of Ship 39 of Highland Park, now stationed at Great Lakes, closed the meeting by leading in the Scout oath. Outstanding in the show will be a double escape from a straitâ€"jacâ€" ket and vadlocked bag. â€" Orenda has asKed that children brine their own. padlocks to lock him in the bag. Of interest to adult« will be a "brainbust»~" mindreadine exâ€" hibition that h« created «reat inâ€" terest wherever performed. Orenda, nationally known magiâ€" cian,â€" mentalist, and escape artist, will present his "Sparkling Magic‘" program on March 16 at 7:30 p.m. at Lincoln school under the ausâ€" pices of the Parentâ€"Teachers assoâ€" ciation. Large delegations were present from neighboring towns. Orenda, the Magician, at Lincoln, March 16th The magician, who has traveled the entire country with his imystiâ€" fying show, will feature tricks for adults as well as children, and it will truly be a "show for the whole family." New and/ significant developâ€" â€"-tlhenluzfiu'l&&.p.- posed move to impose a caucus plan on Highland Park, took place durâ€" ing this last week, A group of prominent local citiâ€" zens, representing every section of Group Submits Questions ola-uiuolinihr’nhleb. cussions which will be announced later, at which hitherto undisclosed npecholfieCanmpnyq.. tem were browght to light. 8 Among those present were Avâ€" ery C. Jones, J. H. Lunding, Mrs. Virginia H. Lunding, Mr. and Mrs. V. O. Appel, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Swazey, Mr. and Mrs. E B. Sherâ€" win, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Creigh, Arthur Tresler, James A. C. Kelâ€" ly, Mr. and Mrs. Harry B. Aiston, William J. Curotto, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Dana, Mr. and Mrs. Harâ€" old McLain, Mr. and Mrs. William Bromstedt, Miss Grace Gregori, Miss Thoretta Gregori, Mrs. Wilâ€" liam L. Winters, Mr. and Mrs. Hor: ace S. Vale, Mr. and Mrs. William T. Jones, Ralph J. Galitz, Mr. and Mrs. / Harold _ Pfister, _ Clinton Mrsâ€"H. A. Parkin, Elmer W. Freyâ€"~ tag, Mary Louise Freytag, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth W. Lineberry, Mr. and Mrs. John D. Stodder, Mrs. Alice Brook, Mrs. Lloyd A. Tupâ€" per and â€"Mr. and Mrs. Raibh AMM“.‘& first naval capture of the when the Northland captured the enemy ship Boskoe off Greenland.. The gathering, various speakers emphasized, was for the purpose of fact finding, in order that final judgment of the proposed caucus party system may be weighed on its merits, before being submitted for action at a meeting March 22, dure open to every qualified voter, what is the emergency which calls for hasty and precipitous action at this time? South American student at Northâ€" western, who is here on a Rotary. scholarship, spoke before the Highâ€" land Park Rotary club : Monday, Feb. 26. His subject covered life and activities of his home country. Visitors to the club included Judge J. Corcoran and Keith Fosâ€" Rotary Club Hears netka; Tom Adams and Henry Buâ€" cher of Deerfield, and Howard Huâ€" ber of Highland Park. s. land â€"Park Coordinating Council. Of the eighty or more member orâ€" ganizations of that body, how manyâ€"have officially endorsed the caucus program by formal approvâ€" al of their membership? 2. In the light of the high charâ€" acter ‘of Highland Park‘s elected municipal officials who in the past fied in surrendering their electoral rights and . privileges for a post card ballot procedure? Additional questions designed to throw more light on the caucus proposal will be â€"formulated at meetings to be called between now and March 22, so that the answers and information requested can be made public by the caucus party proponents at that time. The group named above, by forâ€" mittee to conduct a survey, which favorable and unfavorable cqueus advocates......=., ~ ~ .1 . A list of questions was formuâ€"â€" lated by the joint action of those in attendance, which will be subâ€" mitted to those in charge of the caucus party promotion program, They are as follows: 1. It is stated that the cancus plan has the support of the Highâ€" than. 2,000 of our M;;;vt on miilitary duty? * 4. Would not the establishment ol&-mmm!fihfih incompatible with Highland Park‘s present nonâ€"partisan commission form of government? # 5c a copy; $1.50 per year 5. . Would our voters be justiâ€" . _ Is it reasonable and fair to of Park Committee for Free H. Bowen of Winâ€"