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C. A. Carlson Will. Head PTA Association At Green Bay School Dear Highland Parkers: F » . Remember American Legion Poppy Day â€" Monday, May 26. ‘The poppies are worn as a memorial to our dead veterans. This tribute was first offered to the public by the Agnerican Legion after World War I, and has been carried on ever since. | In the final business meeting of the Green Bay Road school PTA on Thursday, May .15, officers for the next year were elected as folâ€" Second vice president â€" Miss Henderson and Mrs. J. W. Hilton. Royal Neighbors to T Wednint Troadey While you are wearing a poppy in tribute to the heroic dead, your contributions are used for rehabilitation for their comrades who are confined to veterans‘ hospitals.. Mrs. D. H. Julian. _ Publicity chairmen â€" Mr. and Mrs.. H. Ambler, outgoing presâ€" ident, thanked this year‘s board for its cooperation in making the year‘s activities so successful. The poppies sold by the Highland Park American Legion auxiliary â€"Monday, May 26 â€" have been made by the mental patients at Downey. â€" Articles on display in the Public Service window have all been made by men at Downey. The rehabilitation work is extensive and if you cannot help us with volunteer hours at Downey, please conâ€" tribute generously to this cause, as every poppy contribution goes back into rehabilitation work. se Rememberâ€"American Legion.Poppy Day, Monday, May 26 The Royal Neighbors, camp No. 5126, will meet at the Masonic temple on Monday, May 26, at 7 pm, sharp. The resson for the planning to attend the costaume party given by the Waukegan camp at the American Legion hall may assemble at the Masonic hall @ The summer session at the Highland Park high shcool is one of the many services offered Highland Parkers which has become so much an accepted part of the local scene that it is seldom realized how much it means to local students of high school age. _ early meeting is so that members Wayne Thomas his congregation, but to the best interests of the North Shore at large, Rabbi Charles E. Shulman, of North Shore Congregation Isâ€" rael, has left to serve in New York. He will be remembered not only as a good leader, but as a good citizen. * This last advantage is particularly important in the light of re« cent educational opinion to the effect that too much specialization, like too much work, is likely to make Jack a dull boy. ©@ A deserved tribute was paid Wayne Thomas, principal of the Oak Terrace school last week on the occasion of his twentyâ€"fifth anâ€" niversary as principal of the institution. Under his guidance the school has shown steady progress inâ€"educational standards and evert more important, in the task of developing a sense of commuunity and civic responsibility in its pupils. He has been fortunate in having & Parentâ€"Teacher @ssociation which has supplemented his efforts and has cooperated with him to see that Highwood grammar school stuâ€" dents receive educational opportunities segond to none. Rabbi Charles E. Shulman Vol. 37; No. 13 Week of May 10 to May 16. Operations performed ...:. l“b&tary examinations ... Treasurer â€" Mrs. 8. Graham. Presidentâ€"C. A. Carlson. * First vice president â€" Mrs. W. Revisions chairman â€" Mrs, R. Membership chairman â€" Mrs. Health and safety â€" Mrs. J. R. ©@ After 16 years of intelligent and devoted service, not only tq HIGHLAND PARK HOSPITAL DOINGS Poppy Day to Be Observed in Highland Park Monday, May 26 5 ~ _ Up To Now (Signed) MRS. CHRIS MATTHIESEN, â€" Mr. and the Deerfieldâ€"Shields high school district, was the speaker on Monâ€" day evening, May 19. Mr. Wickâ€" man, who spent 4 years in the Panâ€" ama canal zone during its construc. tion, spoke on the conditions and rafident ot the Snitess thapier of the of the Panama Canal association, and his historical atmospheric disâ€" cussion was excellent. Educator to Address Kiwanis Club on of an American university, thru which 2000 GI‘s passed during its on that subject, _ Frank S. Wichman, superintenâ€" dent of buildings and grounds of Professor Lee F. Supple, 218 Lakeside place, will be the guest speaker at Kiwanis club on Monâ€" day evening. Mr. Supple holds the chair in organic chemistry at Tilinois Institute of Technology, and was one of the 200 educators selected by the war department to found Biarrits American universiâ€" ty in France, a complete duplicate sponsored by the Highland Park Playground and Recreation board from May 1, 1946 through April 80, 1947, totalled 101,234, an inâ€" crease of almost 18,000 persons over the 1945â€"46 fiscal year, the board has reported. For the hon-hl‘.hfl-: 194447, 2552 sessions, 71,740 atâ€" -u-..;msm..uqa ‘“lm sessions, 101,234 The Higbland Park Press _ Poppy Day Chairman. Year‘s ..3Q1 Week â€" This Year 51 15 5672 421 A Paper for Highland Parkers ®© Published by Highland Parkers Three _ soloists â€" all brilliant young American artists, two of Scheduled for First appearances â€"â€" and an internationâ€" ally noted ballet company are anâ€" nounced for the twelfth Ravinia Festival, today, by Percy B. Eckâ€" hart, chairman of the Festival‘s executive committee. to Ravinia and Chicago music lovâ€" ers, having appeared with the Chiâ€" cago Symphony orchestra both at Ravinia and Orchestra hall; Ellaâ€" belle Davis, Negro soprano, who has atracted such enthusiastic atâ€" tention in this country and in Mexâ€" ico that she is already booked for an extended European opera and concert tour next year; and Miriam Solovieff, the 26â€"yearâ€"old San Francisco violinist who made her first Chicago appearance last Janâ€" uary with the Chicago Symphony be followed on July 15, 17, 19, 20, by Tauno Hannikainen, who comes from Duluth in the auturin to be assistant conductor of the Chicago Symphony orchestra. . William Steinberg of the Buffaio â€" Symâ€" phony orchetra takes over the Raâ€" vinia baton on Tuesday, July 22, and conducts the four concerts for the fourth week of the Festival. On July 29, Pierre Monteux of the San Francisco Symphony will arâ€" rive for the final two weeks of symphony concerts at Ravinia Miss Davis, who made her debut at New York‘s Town Hall, followâ€" ed with successful â€" appearances with the Boston Symphony, New York Philharmonic, the Indianapoâ€" (Continued oh page 2) The staff of the playground and recreation board, assisted by volâ€" unteers, ~will conduct a dancing party for all teenâ€"agers living in the Highland Park school district on Friday, May 23, in Community center, at 8 pm. â€" An orchestra will play for dancing and refreshments will be served. During the evening there will be The soloists will be pianist Wilâ€" liam Kapell, who is already known Teen Agers to Dance At Community Center Friday, May 23 munity center and a committee Ballet â€"will take over the conâ€" eluding seventh week of the Raâ€" winia season, with the great Chiâ€" eago favorites, Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin as stars of a company featuring _ Rosella _ Hightower, George Skibine and others, with a string orchestra of 48 pieces. As previously announced, fdur outstanding conductors, all of them proven favorites at Ravinia, will direct the Chicago ‘Symphony orâ€" chestra, 91 men strong, this sumâ€" with the Philadelphia orchestra‘s Eugene Ormandy conducting on Tuesday evening, July 1. Ormandy will remain for two weeks andâ€"will plans for teen agers at the Comâ€" will be chosen to direct these acâ€" tivities. All boys and girls interâ€" ested in helping to promote and conduct teen age activities at the center â€"this summer are espcially invited to attend. Several City Employees Receive Salary Increase At the Monday night council meeting, several salary increases, nqhhtnnlfihu%m made in salaries of city officials, with pay for city clerk, city treasâ€" urer, health officer, foreman of sewer . and water _ mains departâ€" ment, and garbage inspection deâ€" partment remaining the same. Salâ€" ary of the mayor‘s secretary was increased to $1800, ‘Two new positions, building deâ€" partment clerk and assistant fire aries of $2000 and $3400 respectâ€" and two assistants. department now consists of chief police t were set at Sneedon, of the fire department were promoted to the rank of lieuâ€" tenant. .. Wm. C. Hennig and Norâ€" ed to the fire department. â€" Reâ€" Paul Probationary salaries in fire and Highland Park, Iilinois, Thursday, May 22, 1947 and NEW SITE HERE FOR DIAL TELEPHONES Purchase of property on Second street between Central and Eim place by the Illinois Bell Telephone Co. as the site for a future dial telephone building was announced this week by E. M. Knox, manager. Legion Carnival The r'llld award #o be given away at the Highland Park Legion carnival in July may be seen at the Buick showrocom. . Yes, folks, it‘s a beautiful, super deluxe, 1947 Buick sedan. You are welcome to fine car. Tickets may be purâ€" chased at the showroom or from any Legionnaire of the Highland The property has a frontage of 225 feet on the west side of Secâ€" ond stréet and a depth of 150 feet. It is improved _ with _ two frame houses. Knox said _ the Illinois Bell‘s plans call for the erection of a sistive building of modern design. Start of construction, he added, will depend on approval by the Civilian â€" Production administraâ€" tion and the availability of mateâ€" Tonight (Thursday) at 8 o‘clock, the Highland Park American Leâ€" gion post No. 145. will observe Post Commander‘s Night. A special program has been arranged for this open meeting. Each Leâ€" gionnaire is invited to bring his mother, wife; sisters, sons, daughâ€" ters, brothers or sweetheart. Come prepared to enjoy an evening of Sellers of the property were Mrs. Leslie G. Goudie, who was represented _ by Atty George L. Reilly of Lake Forest; and Angelo Menoni and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pekar, represented by Atty. Paul Behanna of Highland Park,. The sale was negotiated by Farr & Co. of Chicago. J. W. Kissell of the Chicago law firm of Sidley, Austin, Burgess and Harper acted for the Tilinois Bell. f The company‘s plans for Highâ€" land Park are part of its vast postâ€" war expansion program, Knox said, and most of the money to carry out the programâ€"must come from peoâ€" ple who are willing to invest their savings in the telephone business. Other phases of the program ‘inâ€" clude faster long distance service with operators dialing calls direct from their switchboards to teleâ€" phones all over the country; teleâ€" phone service to and from moving vehicles; a network of coaxial caâ€" ble which will provide more chanâ€" nels for television and long disâ€" tance service; and more and betâ€" ter telephone service for rural customers. â€" Activities of Highland Park Legion Post, 145 It is hoped that more members, attend this next party, so that it may become a monthly event, imâ€" proving comradeship and creating greater interest in Legion activiâ€" Entertain Mothers of Next Fall‘s Kindergarten At Ravinia School Park post. There are many other features and surprises being prepared to make this carnival the greatest in the history of Highland Park. Potluck Dinner and Dance A group of the younger legionâ€" naries held a potluck dinner and dnn;ehum;:lh'.tx n;ei‘.nm-tl.tphsmhh' mfnnmmm in ‘The mothers of children who will be entering kindergarten at Raâ€" vinia school next fall are cordialâ€" ly invited by the Ravinia P.T.A. to a tea on Tuesday, May 27, at 2:80 pm in the Village house. At this time their children can be regâ€" u-undfi-yvfllhnuz portunity to meet mothers of oth er prospective kindergarteners and Mrs. DeLaney, kindergarten teachâ€" Post Commander‘s Mrs. Elwood Hansmann, presiâ€" dent of the PTA for the past year, c o en sn ex~ Sinin briefly the pait $lafed\ by school Tife, SUGAR NEWS front is that the next sugar stamp will become valid on June 1 inâ€" stead of July 1. fireâ€"reâ€" Msgr. Morrison To Speak At Memorial Day Ceremony $457,000 Collected To Date in Hospital Building Fund Drive ordinator® of the Highland Park hospital building fund drive, has collectedâ€"so far total $457,150, He reports that this is made up of pledges of various sizes, and that a majority of the contributors are tions payable over three years. "Now that telephone service has been resumed again," states Mr. Menke, "it will be much easier for many of our workers to make apâ€" pointments, so that we can get full houseâ€"toâ€"house coverage as quickâ€" ly as possible.. Results so far inâ€" dicate an enthusiastic response and we expect not only to reach our goal of $525,000, but to surâ€" VFW To Hold Buddy Poppy Day Saturday, May 24 A team of Highland Park womâ€" en and girls has been organized for the annual sale of Buddy popâ€" pies in Highland Park by Post No. 4737 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, according to Chairman Pat Bergman and Coâ€"chairmen Mrs. Mona Bergman and Mrs. Elyse Zaeschke. To Exhibit at Center Saturday at 2 pm Junior Stamp club of Highland Park Community center will hold its second annual stamp exhibit at the center on Saturday at 2 pm. C. A. Sanborn; adult leader, will An invitation is extended to all Highland Park boy and girl stamp eollectors to enter all or part of their collection in the exhibit. No entry.fee is required. Awards will be presented to worthy exhibits. Members of North Shore Philatelic society will serve as judges. High and grade school children who wish to enter the exhibit may register with Mr. Sanborn or at Gold Star Mothers To Be Honored Sunday May 25, at Hixon Hal All Gold Star mothers of World Wars I and II are receiving a speâ€" cial invitation to attend a tea and musicale on Sunday, May 25, at Hixon hall, Lake Forest academy, from 3 to 5 o‘clock. Mrs. Chris Matthi¢sen, 1720 Broadview, High_ land Park, 340%, is the Gold Star chairman for the Highland Park unit of the American Legion auxâ€" On Buddy Poppy day, Saturday, May 24, the sales force will offer the little red memorial flowers to the public on the streets of Highâ€" land Park. . Each worker will be properly identified uufi saleshan of VFW Baddy Comdr.. Ray Mann emphasized that this is an opportunity to evâ€" ery man, woman and child to conâ€" tribute to the welfare and assistâ€" ance of former service men who gave so much that America might continue is way of living â€". in peace and happiness. Remember on Saturday, "honor theâ€"dead by helping the living" be in charge the Community centér. Admission to the show is free and is open to Lincoln School Picnic And Field Day to be Held Monday, June 2 mothers in Highland Park to conâ€" The Lineoln school picâ€" flc‘lfl.hbwh Monday afternoon, June 2. In case of unfavorable weather, it will be held Wednesday, June 4. the committee on sale during the afternoon. Also a surprise is being planned for the information in next week‘s Press. Edward A: Menke, campaign coâ€" Lineoln gchool parents are urged for Annourcement has been made that the Rt Rev. Magr. Joseph P. Morrison, who for more than 17 years was rector and administratâ€" or of the Holy Name cathedral, in wmmn of the Imnaculate _ Conception church in Highland Park, will be the guest speaker at the veterans ceremony to be conducted on the flmflf&omth-’- al park at Prospect and Laurel, at 11 am on Memorial day. ton, Comdr: Raymond Mann of sen of the American Legion. Inâ€" cluded in the line of march will be the high school band, members Ofthhchnndm,.um.r,, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Red Cross and representative groups from civic, fraternal and patriotic miutiu-inthe--h. 2M00 INTZOURNCUL the archdiocese of Chicago. He received part of l'udueafioni-?nut,m &Iny'-’â€"huyhm the Catholic University of Ameriâ€" ca in Washington, D.C., was forâ€" who gave their lives in the service Bert S. Leech To A nineâ€"week program of playâ€" ground activities for Highland Park boys and girls will be conâ€" ducted by the playground and recâ€" ;Nlfig board starting â€" Monday, The Rt. Rev. Magr. Morrison is well known for his importance and prominence in church and civic afâ€" &Iny'-’â€"huyhm the Catholic University of Ameriâ€" ca in Washington, D.C., was forâ€" mer personal representative of the late Cardinal Mundelein and is governor of the Catholic Church mmh&md&' ceremony includes Comdr. Rayâ€" mond Mann, Robert Schneider and Gordon Clavey for the VFW and Sarrey Haps: Wiade mermmaf sng Sr. Vieog.’:dr. Al Bork of the Highland Park American Legion. Presentation of the wreaths at the lonlnntvinbo-&bylnfi:t Hentry Hansen, district chaplain the Legion, and. Hugo Schneider of the VFW. have been invited to take part im the parade and the public is corâ€" dially invited to attend and take this opportunity of paying tribute to the many from Highland Park Activities for Summer June 8. activities will be under the deaderâ€" ship of Bert S. Leech, who, for the past three summers has acted as assistant playground dirctor. He has been a member of the faculty of Eim Place school for the past 23 years as a teacher of science. He is an alumnus of Indiana State Teachers college and of the Uniâ€" versity of Chicago where he won his master‘s degree. Mr. Leech has. had more than 10 years of camp experience and is a specialist in nature study, astronomy, bird study, athletics and sports of all kinds, and gardening and camping. Mr. Leech and Mr. X, who has resigned as city director of recreaâ€" 10:15 fairs throughout the archdi Ravinia School Will Hold Field Day on F'h'ha The annual field day at Ravinia school will take place on Friday, lasting until dark. Finals in al children will be run off under the supervision of Mr Dudiey Dewey, requested that any fathers who There will be an intermission ~l'rhd.~lu The PTA, under the chairmanship grade fathers and sons game will be played. 5c a copy; $1.50 a , summer pl a parade through the in the community