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Mort Schamberg, Harry Aiston, Ed Seese, Larry Abt, Oliver Turnâ€" er, Bert Leech, Bill Wenninger, Dorsey Husenetter, Harold Pfister, James Garnett, Carl Stith, Art Olâ€" son, Marshall Johnson, Bob Leoâ€" pold, Herman Zischke, Roswell B. Swazey and many. others, Later Bruce Krasberg, likeable present president, gave Gene Pfisâ€" ter a honorary certificate, making him a member of the club and a diâ€" rector for the rest of his life. **"Rvery vulgar play like this should be panned, shunned, closed. It should never have opened. But until theater lovers start to think. start to demand top plays, we‘re going to have poor theater." talent. â€" Avoid shows your favorâ€" ite critic pans, . Support plays like *Lute Song? Start demanding quality plays and that‘s what proâ€" ducers will send us ‘They want to make money. They‘d have to send a first rate show to Chicago i.gag:.t'. the only kind that paid GIVEN HIGH HONOR ... Our scout reports that he saw the following weil knowh Highland Parkers at this meeting: MEETS S. J. HARRIS ... Later in the week I met (though I didn‘t shake his hand; nor will he remember that we met) Sydney J. Harris; widelyâ€"read â€" colmunist and theater critic of the Chicago Daily News. Earlier Mr. Harris had told a group of theaterâ€"lovers that: _ HARRIS‘ RECOMMENDATIONS .. . ~ Rncourage playwrights with ing. "Keep up your splendid work. Keep your clubâ€"strong. It is one of the most democratic and most positive organizations 1 know. Your unselfish interest in better: ing and beautifying your communâ€" ity is highly commendable. You are making Highland Park a betâ€" ter place to liive in,"the concludâ€" "I didn‘t come here to praise :Ibiclco'n theater, I came to bury t..l The sharpâ€"tongued, highly critical Snd rightly so, I think) Harris id us that technically (lighting, design, etc.) the theater has reachâ€" "A good critic acts as a watchâ€" dog over theaterâ€"lovers‘ purse strings," Mr. Harris said. . "He selects the best plays and recomâ€" mends them, . He tries to make his readers think,adiscriminate, apâ€" preciate good theater. _ If a play is bad, he says so. If it‘s good â€" and that‘s seldom! â€" he says so." Harris continued : ‘ "I‘m just intellectually snobâ€" bish enough to believe it‘s my job to help raise the standards of the theater. So long as Chicagoans support trash like ‘Good Night, L&â€" dies,‘ ‘Follow the Girls,‘ and some other turkeys, good eritics will be ed near perfection. But, he addâ€" ed, playwrights are doing second rate work and turning out poor plays wallowing in vulgarity, and other things. GOOD CRITIC‘S "By getting your hands in the soil you feel you are touching a part of God, You‘re building, you‘re creating, you‘re making this world a; finer place to live," he eontinued. "Men all over the nation are finding their way back to the soil," Mr. Pfister, one of the naâ€" tion‘s leading authorities on roses, told the large group of Highland Park leaders. $ ROSE EXPERT ... Gene Pfister was the club‘s first president _ And now he‘s reached the peak: He‘s president of the Men‘s Garden Cluby of Amâ€" erica, a top honor for a top man who sincerely believes that one is :lour to God when he‘s in a garâ€" en. _ Let‘s start from the beginning .. . To the Founder‘s Meeting of the Men‘s Garden Club of Highland Park where popular C. Eugene Pfister and other founders were honâ€" ored for their superior work in guiding this fine organization during its early days. o Page 2 How about the future? "No really great plays are comâ€" This has been an interesting week. W HITT N. SCHULTZ Let‘s Ta The Ice Man Cometh‘ is "You‘re Closer to God in a Garden!" (Bpecial to The Highland Purk Press) By ‘This is the week that _ Whitt straps on a parachute and takes to the air with Dick Higgins, exâ€" Highland Parker, and veteran of some 1700 hours of flight. .A lieutenant, ag, on inactive duty, Higgins was an _ instructor for stummick." ‘‘Farmers spend more time and give their crops more attention than we give our children. And it takes ‘even more work to raise children who will benefit our soâ€" ciety," he told leaders:of Boys Clubs of America. Friday night I took "my best gal" (yep, my Mom!) to see Northwestern‘s Waaâ€"Mu show. It was good, as always. Joe W. Miller, guiding hand beâ€" hind these stellar shows, deserves great _ credit. It has always amazed me that Mr. Miller hasn‘t set up shop on Broadway. | His productions ~are far superior‘ to many plays coming out of New York today. fighter plane pilots during the war. It is said he handles a plane as the average person handles a stunts are that Whitt is one of those lucky individuals blessed with "a strong SEES WAAâ€"MU SHOW . . . * Oh, well, talent is frequently overlooked by cigarâ€"smoking huckâ€" sters in front officies . . . And Lioyd B. Norlin‘s music is excellent, I think. . It‘s odd that his fine songs aren‘t No. 1 on hit parades. Takes to the Air Later that same day to hear Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker® who lashed out at Communists, deâ€" nounced progressive education and strongly urged America to stop giving away billions to other counâ€" tries and start spending billions on improving America and its schools. Speaking about the youth of America,. the World War I ace of aces said : Saturday to the friendly, casual wedding of Pete Weber, popular Highland Parker, and Bette Camâ€" eron, a sweet and beautiful bride. And that pretty well summarizâ€" es the week. _ _ s Before we close shop today, I‘d like to wish Norm Durment, one of H. P. H. S‘s best all: around athletes, and Miss Mary Schwalâ€" bach, his pretty brideâ€"toâ€"be this Saturday, happiness all their The best of good wishes and all the happiness in the world, Sally and Steve. Wish we could be there, Know that we‘ll be thinkâ€" ing of you on that day. And now one last word: A special thank you to George Patterson, the patient, able craftsâ€" man whosets this column each And I want you to know how much I appreciate it. RICKENBACKER . .. You do a fine job, Mr. Patterâ€" son. And what do you think of Inâ€" grid Bergman, Mr. Harris? "Not much, I‘m sorry to say." And that‘s that. It was an interesting lecture. rev, who, on May 23 in New York, will marry charming Sally Etna Hixon. would have landed in a wasteba*â€" ket. ‘Call Me Mister‘ is a pleasant musical. In fact, musicals seem to be the best form of entertainâ€" ment on the stage today, As for the rest of the plays in New York, they‘re all poor, with few excepâ€" terrible. _ If any other writer but O‘Neill had written it, the script TTENDS WEBER /EDDING .. . We agree, of course And to good friend Stever Aubâ€" missions include ers over the subâ€" Redeemer Guild * Rumimage Sale > & The guild of Redeemer Ev. Luth. church, 587 Central, conducts a rummage sale at the church hall Wednesday from 7 to 9 pm. Thursâ€" day morning the sale will open at 9:30 and close atnoon. A variety of material will be on hand.â€"Mrs. Charles Pantle is chairman of the sale committee. Spring Dance Sponsored By Campbell Chapter O. ES .ls On Saturday, May 17, the Campâ€" bell chapter, Order Eastern Star, will give a spring dance for mem: bers of the A. 0. Fay lodge, Royâ€" al Arch Masons and friends at the Masonic temple, at 8:30 pm. The committee for arrangeâ€" ments includes Dorothy Gillilan, Victoria Iverson, Vera Witten, Capt. Ralph Ebersole, Arthur Holâ€" land and Joseph Lambert. Tickâ€" ets may be obtained at the door or from members of the commitâ€" Thursday, May 22â€" ; § . 12:15 pm: Lions club. Moraine hotel. 8:00 pm. Annual meeting of Coordinating council at Community Wednesday, May 21â€" Monday, May 19â€" 10:00 am. Trinity 10:00 am. Woma 12:00 m. Chane ~12:80 pm: Lunche 2:00 pm. Progre Tuesday, May 20â€" 12 8:00 pm. #:00 pm. 8:00 pm. _ tenter, * 8:00 pm. American Legion. Legion hall. 2:15 pm. 1 :80 pm. 6:80 pm. :80 pm. 8:00 pm. 8:00 pm. 8:00 pm. 10:00 am. Sewing group. YWCA. * 8:00 pm. Eastern Star card party at Masonic temple. 8:30 pm. Women of the Moose. Witten hall. 8$:00 pm. Rifle and Pistol general meeting. Deerfield range. 8:00 pm. SBunset ‘Terrace association. . Community center 8:80 pm. High school concert. High school. :80 pm. DO YOU THINK SE Try Our PIZZI A ... FINE FOODS Ravinia PTA board, School. Hospital board. Hospital. Elks. Elks club. Interfaith group. YWCA. H. P. Library board. Library. Trinity church guild. ‘Parish house, Woman‘s association, Presbyterian church, Parish house. Chancel service, church. + Luncheon, parish house. * P e Program, parish house. f Rotary at Moraine hotel. Kiwanis at Sunset Valley, Rifle and Pistol (pistol). Deerfleld range. Rebekah lodge at Masonic temple. Braeside PTA annual meeting. School. Men‘s Fellowship. 1st Unit. Ev. Church, Home or church City council at city hall. Infant Welfare Wing. Home. * No. Suburban Philatelic. Community center, Bethany Philathea class. Church. The Washington Gard 550 Railway Avenue, Highwood â€" Telephone H. P. 5587 NE FOODS FINE DRINKS FI CAL®ENDAR OF EVENTS T HE PRES S BROTHER, THAT‘S PIZZA CcCOME AND TRY IT!....YOU‘LL BE BACK! Women from the following comâ€" munities will be in attendance at the sessions; Antioch, Barrington, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Freâ€" mont Center, Fox Lake, Grayslake, Highland Park, Highwood, . Lake Forest, Libertyville, Mundelein, North Chicago, Round Lake, Volo, Wadsworth, Waukegan, Wauconâ€" da, West Lake Forest, Palatine. Council of Catholic Women to Meet at Buffalo Grove, May 21 Miss Helen M. Ganey, Chicago, ACCW president, who recently represented the National Council of Catholic Women at the meeting of the _ national commission on UNESCO in Philadelphia, will speak at the business\ session on "Our Responsibility to UNESCO." Lake county district of the Archdiocesan Council of. Catholic Women will hold its final meetâ€" ing of the current club year, Wedâ€" nesday, May 21, at 2 pm, at St. Mary‘s church, . Buffalo Grove. Mrs. Alex Rafferty Jr. of Highâ€" land Park, district president, will preside. _ Rev. George Ballweber is pastor of the host parish. AND SEE FOR YOURSELF WHAT IS PZZA? (w PEETâ€"sah) FIRST . . . The dough.. This is the same special dough that is used in baking real Italian bread. â€" But for PIZZA, it‘s rolled out into a thin sheet. THIRD .. . Oregano. PIZZA without oregano would be like apple pie without apples. Or?noisa _ savory herb, imported from Sicily. You can‘t describe its taste to anyone who hasn‘t tasted it. FIFTH .. . Quick baking in our new superâ€"hot PIZZA _oven. *. § Announcement has been receivâ€" ed of the opening of Cota Inteâ€" riors, Inc., intérior decorators, at 55 W. Schiller street, Chicago, on May 17. Irma Bowden, formerly a resident of Ravinia, now living in Chicago, is a partner in the %â€"F«md" Bureau * More than $8,000,000 in personâ€" al funds which had either been lost by army personnel or found among the effects of deceased soldiers has been returned to the proper ownâ€" ers since Decembr, 1942, by the army effects bureau at Kansas City, Mo., the war department anâ€" nounced today. + ands of dollars, was part of the operations of perhaps the largest lost and found agency of its kind in the world. The bureau is operâ€" ated by the office of the Quarterâ€" ‘The Junior Prom, which will be held Saturday, June 7, will end the social season for H. P. H. S. The (Continued from page 1) 2 Birth certificate must be shown to principal or"teacher at time of registration. ‘ Acceptable certificates are those issued by the city, state or county hospitals. 38. Must live in the Lincoln m:wmfl idgewood drive and north of Raâ€" vine drive on the north, Beech St. on the south. Mrs. Frank Wales, chairman of the hospitality committee, is makâ€" ing _ arrangements for the tem. Committee members are Mesdames 'iCI:'d!n. Tighe, !.n‘lnd Dagâ€" Mvfllhfl.dâ€"hh‘ on the same day at Braeside school for the purpose of registration. This sum, dispatched along with personal effects valued at thousâ€" General. High School Junior yee~inteanintnd agw.â€"-. IAI*H-*I Saturday, June 7 Mcans Better Health! land Park Woman‘s club at 9 pm and end at midnight. The king and queen of the junâ€" ior class have not as yet been elected, but the nominations were made early in May. The final reâ€" appointed to work Lincoln PTAâ€" sults of the election will be anâ€" nounced at the dance. George Burrent‘s orchestra, now playing in the Pump Room, will furnish the music. The junior class executive board has not as yet made all of the final . Tickets will be on sale before the final examinations. ND . . . Thick, delicately seasoned tomato puree is poured over the dough. . TH .. . Your choice of Matsarella s:fhvotful Italian cheese), anchovies or hot Italian sauâ€" sage is placed over the dough, tomato puree and FINE SERVICE Thursday, May 15, 1947 | "THE FRIENDLY PEOPLE® | through in good supply.. Plan to get one sized to your needs and if you prefer time payâ€" ments, ask your plumber, dealer, or Gas Company emâ€" ployee . about the North and the northern part of Libâ€" ertyville this wook. As fast as one arca can be converted turned into , Grays Lake, Russoll, Wadsworth, Zion, (South) Libertyville, Deerâ€" field, (West) Glencos, otc. wntil the entire district is sixty days. .i:ilt‘qhdlmq-. However, for spic and span cleaning, housewives need plenty of hot water. That : means an automatic GAS water heater. â€" While they are not plentiful in all Shore Time Payment Plan. Better Your Living With Natural Gas. Most girls would be more