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Highland Park Press, 12 Sep 1946, p. 1

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Ravinia School Plans For Garden Show store. The children are urged to canned fruits or other things we can sell. All profits from the store will go : schoolâ€" garden fund _ _ The next meeting, Sept. 18, will be held at 8 p.m. in Witten hall. Thonflkivehirâ€"-.lu‘ Gertrude Ronzani, will present .mmmoun,‘ of the Highland Park Press, who will talk on "Writing as a Hobby." Articles donated for the white elephant sale will be welcome. Members of the Moose Bowling league will bow! Tuesday evenings at 6:45 at Highland Park Ten Pins. Helen Meckley, H. P. 3399. 'I\T:duau- of Ravinia school is sponsoring an allâ€"school garden show. This show is to be held on Friday, Sept. 13, at the Ravinia school village house. There will be first, second and third place ribbons awarded. Chilâ€" duce anything entered in the show such as flowers, vegetables, fruits, ed figures. public at 1:15 p.m 13.â€"By Peter Pad Virginia Garion were admitted to the college of regents. The friendâ€" flpdqno'--mdo.dhlm Tagliapetra, Theresa Rainey, Marâ€" garet Bench and Ann Jacks. Louâ€" ise Onesti attended the conference on Friday as recorder of the conâ€" ference, and Julietta Smith repâ€" resented the chapter. Ortiz, escort and friendship chairâ€" man, all of the Chicago chapter, 110, and Helen Roe, of greater Chiâ€" cagoâ€"chapter 125. â€" in Ladies of the Moose Hold Open Meeting At the national conference held last week at the Continental hotel Skoner, FTL, who served as chapâ€" lain with the 8th air force during the war, told several amusing inciâ€" dents in his tolk, "Army Life at Home and Overseas." In an initiation held in honor of Ethel Ikelberry, assistant dean of the state of Illincis, who was present, Helen Piazzi wasâ€"taken into the lodge: Other guests presâ€" ent were Eileen Tobin, chaplain; ten hall, Sept. 4, Rev. Edmund J. Highland Park merchants, clubs, etc., are asked to donate funds toâ€" ward financing the events of the day. and merchants will decorate their store windows in honor of the occasion: _ Drugw stores are asked to keep open until midnight, in order to insure refreshment for the crowd. coming address by Mayor Garnett. Roy Olson and his square dance troup will be a feature of the parâ€" ty and a jitterbug contest will be staged. There will be a band conâ€" cert by the Highland Park high school band, followed by communâ€" ity singing. Street Dancing Following the party, a street dance will be staged, to the music of Roy Milton‘s 10â€"piece orchesâ€" tra. which will play from 9 to midâ€" night. Feéatured by this popular Chicago orchestra will be vocalists Helen Keane and Pat Berry. high schools will be played at Highâ€" Aâ€"community party will be held in the ropedâ€"off portion of First street between Central avenue and Elm place, to be prefaced by a welâ€" Make Final Plans For Vets‘ Homecoming Day Finals plans are being completâ€" ed by a special citizens‘ committee headed by Mr."Chris Matthiesen, all the golf they want to play at any time during the day at Sunâ€" set Valley course, free of charge. Footbal} Game During the afternoon the schedâ€" uled football game between Highâ€" Vol. 36; No, 29 for Day, September 21. Feature Golf A penny carnival was held afâ€" At an open meeting beld in Witâ€" to Senior Scouts Busy On Yacht Club Repairs meeting place for the scouts. Forâ€" mal meetings, to which the public is invited, will still be held at the Community Center. ‘The air division, headed by Robâ€" ort Belt, wil install a small airâ€" plane engine on the second floor for practical demonstration poses. 0.-'““-“': This plan, through discussion, will offer every member the opporâ€" tunity to participate in the league program. It is hoped that by that participation, informed‘ opinions may be reached and citizenship will become a vital function. Members are urged to take nonâ€" MMMMM groups, and the league extends a cordial invitation to all women, whether invited or not, whether members or not, to go to a neighâ€" borhood meeting and learn first toward, and to take part in the free Repairs on the yacht club at Park avenue, leased from the Park board by the members of the senâ€" for seout organization No. 39 are Warner Turiff, chairman and leadâ€" er of the outfit. Loraine Sinkler, Mrs. Lee F. Supâ€" ple and Mrs. Melvin B. Wolens. The above plan of* reorganizaâ€" tion was chosen after thorough discussion by the whole memberâ€" ship last fall. The enthusiasm with which the details are being worked out, bodes well for its sucâ€" cess, comments Mrs. Richard J. Loewenthal, president, who has been the fine stimulant and coorâ€" dinator for all this activity. PEOEnRnRUny SV CHV WeOW WHTt Moran, of the explorer unit, The discussion leaders are the following: Mrs. Lester Ball, Mrs. Darrell R. Beam, Mrs. Douglas Boyd, Mrs. George W. Carr, Mrs. Albert W. Elliott, Mrs, A. R. Ellâ€" man, _ Mrs. Clarence H. Goelzer, Miss Judith Greenberg, Mrs. Myâ€" ron S. Gutman, Mrs: Ralph Heilâ€" bronn, Mrs. Spencer R. Keare, Mrs. Ferdinand Kramer, Mrs. Richard J. Loewenthal, (Mrs. Waiter R. Neisser, Mrs. Maurice A. Poliak, Mrs. Chas. B, Puestow, Mrs. Leonâ€" ard M. â€"Rieser, Mrs. Waiter L Ruâ€" Discussion ‘leaders are being trained by Mrs. Marc Law, who is a vice president of the National league and an expert in the discusâ€" be assigned to each group. In adâ€" dition, the groups will draw on the personnel of study groups (comâ€" posed of members who wish to dig into certain topics more thoroughâ€" ly) for special information. Kline; 7, Miss Virginia Wheeler; 8, Mrs. Harry J. Van Ornum; 9, Mrs. Bernard _ Joseph; 10 (evening group), Miss Elizabeth Bredin. "Citizenship Your Job" Subject of Women Voters Group for First Meeting 4, Mrs. Robert F. Walker; 5, Mrs. David M. Cox; 6, Mrs. Wilson L. tion, have already met at Mrs. Carr‘s home and made complete plans. They will notify members to which group they have been asâ€" signed and the places of ‘meeting. The groups are in charge of the following chairmen : Group 1, Mrs. Henry L. Stein; 2, Mrs. Joseph.C. Redlich; 3, Mrs. Lawrence Stein; "Citizenship Is Your Job" is the challenging subject chosen by the League of Women Voters to start off the year, reports Mrs. Lee F. Supple, chairman of the proâ€" gram committee. The league is not only organized on an entirely new basis this year, but the first meetings will be held on Sept. 18, which is a uonth earâ€" lier than usual. In place of one monthly meetâ€" ing, the ‘entire membership has been divided into 10 groups, nine daytime groups and one evening group. The daytime groups will meet in homes from 1;30 to 3:00 every third _ Wednesday of the month, _ The evening group will meet on Tuesday,â€" Oct. 1, at 8 for its opening meeting, the place to be announced later. Group chairmen, under the guidâ€" ance of Mrs. Geo. W. Carr, vice president in charge of organizaâ€" The first floor of the building The Higblands Park Press the Kiwanians to Hear yram of recitations and several duets by the children has been arâ€" ranged, the latter under Mrs. Leonâ€" ard Eichler‘s direction. A gift Biâ€" ble will be given to those children who have not availed themselves of the two (permissible) yearly absences. Parents and friends are invited to be present for the obâ€" servance. Minard E. Hulse, attorneyâ€"atâ€" law, â€" of Waukegan, will be the speaker at the Kiwanis club on Monday evening, Sept. 16. He will take for his subject the History of the Making of the United States Rally day will be observed at Redeemer Lutheran, 587 Central, with a special program, Mr. Carâ€" roll Snyder, superintendent, anâ€" nounces. This is the time for all children whose Sunday school atâ€" tendance has been irregular durâ€" ing the summer due to vacation abâ€" sences to return for weekly Sunâ€" day school worship. Each child this time. Mr. Louis Geminer, president of the congregation, will address the Sunday school, A proâ€" will receipe a special memento for Rally day attendance. Promotion Mr. Hulse is the Republican nomâ€" ince for the office of county judge of Lake county in the November election. Rally Day at Sunday, September 15 of the children will take place at The Men‘s Garden club of Highâ€" land Park wishes to thank | its members and. the many people reâ€" siding in this community for their splendid cooperation and attendâ€" ance which made this show a real success. . Foreign Born Residents Become Citizens of The United States Each year there is a noticeable increase of interest in the show from the people who visit it. While many who came to see this disâ€" play of products from the garâ€" dens of "Green Thumb Enthusiâ€" asts" are not fortunate to have gardens of their own, they do enâ€" joy looking over the various prodâ€" :u of our Highland Park garâ€" mS. , 6th Annual Flower And Garden Show At Lincoln School The sixth annual Flower and Garden show _ sponsored by the Men‘s Garden club of Highland Park, and â€" held, at the Lincoin school auditorium on Aug. 24 and 25 was a very successful, interestâ€" ing and educational exhibit of flowers, vegetables, special flowal and table arrangements. Thanks to the many club members and nonâ€"club members for their inter est and effort in exhibiting u" products of their gardens, which it Of the 30 foreign born citizens who became citizens of the United States last Thursday, at the circuit court at Waukegan, before Judge Ralph J. Dady, ten are residents of this immediate community. They were presented by James T. Moore. naturalization examiner from the Chicago district of the immigraâ€" tion office, who stated that each had concluded training in schools for long periods, and had passed the citizenship examination. "Not one among them," said Moore, "has a record of criminal offense or ar. From Great Britain Mand Eleanor Bevins, 204 y;ocond. Highland Park, and from Czechocoâ€" Bay, Highland Park, and John Seigfrid Johnson, of the same adâ€" dress, came from Sweden: slovakia came Antoine George Dosâ€" tl:al:k.k' 629 Onwentsia, Highland Natives of Italy were Pasqua Rosa Tangorra, 321 Waukegan avenue, Giuseppina/â€"Gherardini, Born in Cuba were Fanny and Lazaro Dublin, 118 Highwood aveâ€" nue, Highwood. Born in Germany were Anna Katherine Reisinger of 900 Pleasâ€" ant, Highland Park, and Philip Mueller, Saunders road, Deerâ€" field. 438 N. Central, Cirillo Montecchi, 125 North, and Domenico Bernarâ€" di, 344 N. Central, all of Highâ€" Highland Park, Hlinois, Thursday, September 12, 1946 Tessie Johnson, 888 S. Green this show the success that CARL R. President. Call for Castâ€"off Clothing from H. Park Sewng Circle Old, castâ€"off clothing which can be fashioned into warm garments for little children in Germany for the coming winter is being requestâ€" ed by the Highland Park Sewing circle, which meets for an allâ€"day sewing session every Thursday at the home of one of the members. Any dresses, conts or suits which have outgrown . their usefuiness will be welcomed by the members of the circle, in order that they may help provide comfort and warmth for children during the cold weather. Call H.P. 2679. Sugar Stamps Now Goodâ€" Evening Group Changes DvnteofMeeting Like its parent, the evening group is going to follow the new discussion program system. | The chairman of the group is Miss Elizâ€" abeth Bredin and the discussion leaders will be Miss Loraine Sinkâ€" ler and Miss Judith Greenberg. All old members are urged to attend and as usual all interested nonâ€"members will be welcome,. Any woman wishing to join the Highland Park Sewing cirele may do so by calling. the above numâ€" ‘The evening group of the Highâ€" land Park League of Women Votâ€" ers has decided to change its regâ€" wular meeting date from the third Wednesday . of the month to the first Tuesday. This is being done to accommodate a number of members who found the old date somewhat difficult. _ The first meeting of the new season will be held on Tuesday, October 1 at 8 p.m., at the library. League of Women Voters Annual Membership T Monday, Sept. 16 C VFW Enjoys World Series Film at Meeting Fifth district Commander Harâ€" old H. Kolbe, with assistants, were present to explain a lot of the servâ€" ice work that the VFW is doing. ‘They also explained in détail many of the different types of Veterans Administration forms available. to veterans for filing for various compensations and remunerations. The next meeting of the post will be a social meeting. Ariother free dance will be held with good music. This idea of a dance in the post hall was such a success last month that it has been decided‘to hold another this month. The full program calls for a business meetâ€" ing of the post from 8 to 8:30 and the dance from 9 to 12. Presbyterian Women The annual membership tea of the Women‘s association of the church will be given on Monday, Sept. 16, in the parish house of the church from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. All members of the association mdpmpocfinnonba‘s,&oul- terested in the Presbyterian church and Supday school, are most corâ€" dially invited to attend the tea. The World Series of 1945, beâ€" tween the Chicago Cubs and Deâ€" troitTigers was shown during a reâ€" vess of the regular meeting of Highland Park Memorial post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Alâ€" so a movie short on howling was shown to instill enthusiasm for the VFW bowling league that got unâ€" der way at 6:45 Monday, Sept. 9 and will continue every Monday thereafter, Mrs. Frank Frable, chairman of the hospitality ‘ committee, and Mrs. J, B. Garnett, chairman of the membership committee, are in charge of arrangements, and a deâ€" lightful afternoon has been planned. Officers for the Year The officers of the Woman‘s asâ€" sociation for the year 1946â€"47 are as follows: President, Mrs. V.°C. Musser; fitst vice president, Mrs. Charles Bletsch; second vice presiâ€" dent, Mrs. J. B. Garnett; recording secretary, Mrs. L. B. Sinclair; secretary of stewardship, Mrs. H. C. Hawes, exâ€"officio, Mrs. L. W. Sherwin. The group leaders are: Mrs. Rex Andrews, Mrs. Charles Brooks, Mrs. W. L. Buchanan, Mrs. F. B. Carpenter, Mrs. Paul Matthews, Mrs. Eric Molke and Mrs. C. E. Thorney. s Spare Nos:. 9, 10, 49 and 51 Mrs. Edwin L. Gilroy, president; Mrs. William L. Winters, 1st vice president; Mrs. Ellery Harvey, 2nd vice president; Mrs. Leslic McCafâ€" frey, treasurer; Mrs. Harry Eichâ€" ler, secretary; Miss Mary Picchietâ€" ti, chaplain; Mrs. Julio Goffo, and Mrs, John Tazioli, sergeantsâ€"atâ€" arms; Mrs. Clara Duskey, historian. Legion Auxiliary Installs New Officers Atom Bomb Witness Will Adress Chamber September 17th A detailed account of the conâ€" vention will appear in next week‘s New officers of the American Legion auxiliary for the coming year were installed last Thursday night as follows: , Mr. andâ€" Mrs. Eben Erickson and Mr. Bruce Krasberg, who made the trip in his own plane. Mr. Jesse Stroud of Glencoe represented the New Trier club. HIGHLAND PARK PRESS. PHILATHEANS TO MEET SUNDAY, SEPT. 17 Community Fund Quota _ $54,325 Drive Starts Oct.1 > Highland Park Members Represent Men‘s Garden Club at Convention Members of the Highland Park Men‘s Garden club are returning from the first post war convention of the Men‘s Garden Clubs of Amâ€" erica, which was held in Asheville, N.C., the latter part of last week. Attending from Highland Park were Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pfister, The Philathea class of the Bethâ€" any Evangelical church will meet in the Dubs room on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at 8 p.m. Circle No. 4 will have charge of refreshments. lmamtlamhmfi the refreshment committee. Mr. Andrew W. Kramer, nationâ€" ally known electrical engineer and author, willâ€" be the guest speaker at the monthly dinnerâ€"meeting of the Highland Park Chamber of Commerce this â€"coming Tuesday evening, Sept. 17, at the Sunset Valley club. ; Because of his knowledge and experience with electronics and atâ€" omic physics, Mr. Kramer was one of the few civilians selected by Washington to witness the two atomic bomb explosions in the Marâ€" shall islands. Chamber members will view slides and official govâ€" ernment placards of the explosions and will then be given in layman‘s language, Mr. Kramer‘s onâ€"theâ€" spot version of the blast, damage and effects of both bomb tests. _ The opportunity of hearing such an eminent authority on atomics comes to only a few persons and Chamber President E. M. Knox urges members _ to _ attend this meeting that they might learn of the effect of the blasts and of Am. erica‘s possible future course in the atomic world. Mr. Kramer has been a resident of Highland Park since 1937 and is managing editor of Power Plant Engineering, a publication having 20,000 subscribers of important power engineérs and plant execuâ€" tives, A detailed account of Mr. Kraâ€" mer‘s experiences will appear in the Sept. 19 issue of The Press. Women Vets Will Organize Legion Post members of the armed forces, to to attend the organization meetâ€" ing. All women from the armed forces who have honorable disâ€" charges from the service are eligiâ€" ble for membership. Archie Bowen of Lake Bluff, newly installed Tenth District Leâ€" gion commander, is promoting the organization of the women‘s Leâ€" gion post and has asked Mrs. Manâ€" cel Talcott, 252 Stanley avenue, Waukegan, to n-inin the organâ€" izing work. Mrs. who served in the nurses corps of the army in World War I, has been a member of Homer Dahringer post of the Legion almost since its inâ€" ception. A new Lake county American Legion post, composed exclusively of women who have been honoraâ€" bly discharged from the havy, army, marines or coast guard, will be organized at a meeting to be held in the Waukegan Legion home at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18. Mrs. Talcott is urging all former Waes, Waves, Spars, Lady Marâ€" Choose Miss Highwood Cameraman Tells Rotarians Of Experience at Bikini ‘The home economics department will reopen on October 7, the nursâ€" ery school which was in operation before the war. Youngsters beâ€" tween the ages of 2% and 4 will be considered for enrolliment. The nursery will run from 12:30 to Luncheon speaker at Rotary club Monday noon at S-nnt}nllq. A B brother of Capt and Mrs. L. R. Cland Robinson; !?‘Porut,'ithvlo-).-@ Plans are being completed for the first postâ€"war appeal of the Highland Park Community fund which will begin during the first week of October. f stantial luncheon will be served to the children. Any mother interested in havâ€" ing & child enter, call the Highâ€" land Park high school, H. P. his home. x t se A veteran _ cameraman, . Mr. Brown was assigned to cover the story of the atomic bomb at Biâ€" kini. 39 months in the army, he spent 18 months with the Eighth combat unit in England, France and Belgium. Nursery School at High School to Reopen Highwood to Hold Plans are being completed for the "Harvest Moon" dance to be held by the Highwood Legion post on Saturday evening. Sept. 28, at the Labor temple. Arrangements are in the hands of a committee of three, ~Pat Pasquesi, Dick Catchâ€" pole and Bruno Bertucci _ _ nounces that every home in Highâ€" land Park will receive a pledge card through the mail at the end of this month. Each recipient will be asked to fill it out immediâ€" ately, so as to have it ready for the block captain when he calls for it. This "one call" method proved highly successful last year in savâ€" ing time for both the contributors and the campaign workers. The budget is allocated as folâ€" lows: Arden Shore association, $3,â€" 100; North Shore Area council, Boy Scouts of America, $4,000; Highland Park Girl Scouts, $4,000; Highland Park Hospital foundaâ€" tion, $10,000; Highland Park Soâ€" cial Service, $8,900; H. P. Ravinâ€" center of Infant Welfare society, $3,000; Northwestern University Settlement, $1,500; Ridge Farm Preventorium, $1,750; Lake Co. branch of Salvation Army, $325; Woman‘s auxiliary, H. P. hospital, $2.750; Young Women‘s Christian association, $3,000; USO, $5,000; contingent fund, $2,000; annual administration expenses, $3,400; campaign expenses, $1,600, Special Gifts Drive Started Under the leadership of Ralph A. Trieschmann, the special gifts committee started making its calls this week. This part of the camâ€" paign, which customarily begins before the start of the general drive, already shows promise that it will reach its part of the quota in record time. > ‘The general campaign will begin with a "kickâ€"off" meeting for all workers on September 30 and calls will start the next day with the expectation that the campaign may be wound up "over the top" before the end of that week. < President Samuel R. Rosenthal announced that the quota for this year‘s campaign, as recommended by the budget committee, headed by George W. Ross Jr., and approvâ€" ed by the Community Chest direcâ€" tors, has been set at $54,325. This is somewhat larger than the budget set for our local needs last year, because of increased welfare needs and mounting wages and prices which affect the operations of the agencies whose work is supported by the Community Chest. In adâ€" dition, the budget also includes a contribution to USO which is makâ€" ing its final appeal for funds this year to wind up its work with the boys still in service. The "crowning" feature of the evening will be the selection of "Miss Highwood." Music will be furnished by Garino‘s orchestra. Lee H. Ostrander, who has been 5¢ a copy; $1.50 a

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