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Hospital Memorial Fund Honors Mary A. Jennings, Tough On Fielders . . . outfield at the Sunset Park diamond. ‘ Some of the unpredictable bouncesâ€"taken by hardâ€"hit balls that drop out there are enough to make 4 young fielder old before his time. It shouldn‘t be too expensâ€" ive a job to.level the outficld so that a fielder could be reasonably The memory:of a great humaniâ€" tarian of early Highland Park days will be perpetuated in the enlargâ€" ed Highland Park hospital through the Mary A. Jennings Memorial fund, for which contributions are now being solicited. The creation of the fund is due to the efforts Tobéfrmk,wemh:tbecrndkoffiménck_eu}tb@boono{ black powder acrial bombs, the display of "Aowerpots," the sonsâ€"ofâ€" guns and the torpedos of days gone by. > â€" of Miss Priscilla Carver of 332 Central avenue, and Miss Mary F. Clark of 243 Maple avenue, who knew Mrs. Jennings and feel that this generation should comâ€" memorate in a fitting manner the spirit _ of this amazing woman whose life enriched Highland Park Grand Award Winner « . . I have watched your post grow, both in numbers and in the many services you are giving to all veterans and to their families. It is for this reason that I have supported and contributed to your trust fund so that you may build a Legion Memorial Club Building on your property located at Sheridan Road and Park Avenue. * ‘Change"comes hard (a fact reformers would do well to ponder) and despite our strong approval of the elimination of firecrackers and other dangerous types of fireworks as part of the younger generation‘s celebration, we must confess to a certain nostalgia for the Fourth of July of yesteryear. % Coeliid Understand, we ‘don‘t want those back. The price in blinded and maimedâ€"children was far too high. No, we don‘t want them back, but just the same, there‘s something about shooting off fireâ€" crackers ... * F4 & r to Highland Park in the late 70‘s, the widow of Major Jennings who was killed in the Civil war. She had served as a nurse in the war Because of my interest in your post, for reasons outlined above, I instruct you to sell the car and the proceeds of the sale to be deâ€" posited in the Legion Memorial Building Fund as a further donation herself, so it was nataral that in turn to helping the indigent sick Police Chief Andrews Demonstrates That Law Is Law I have lived in Highland Park for many years and each year have taken an active interest in supporting your activities because they have strengthened our communiity life, both for the veterans Post No. 145 of the American Legion. . The Park Board has done a superlative job in providing recâ€" réeational facilities for Highland Parkers, but there‘s one spot where we think they comld do even a little better. We.refer to the bumpy charter member of the Trinity (Continued on page 2) ©@ The winner of the grand award in : Highland Park Legion Carnival was Albert P. Snite of t1 wk. Following is the acknowledgement Comniander Chri _ *thiesen of Post No. 145: Dear Commander ‘Matthiesen: I was greatly surprised and pleased when you informed me that my ticket F 1453 was drawn at your Legion Carnival on July 5, 1947, which awarded to me the grand award, a new 1947 Buick. Park found that there are teeth in the city law which prohibits the use of firecrackers in celebrating the Fourth when they started out to observe the national holiday in the old fashioned way over the weekâ€"end. The four were arrested and a closetful of fireworks was Box Social at Elks‘ Hall Saturday, July 12 A box social will be held on Satâ€" urday evening, July 12, at the new KEiks hall. There will be dancing to a good orchestra, and admission will be free. Vol. 37 ; No. 20 Mrs, Mary Hall Jennings came ‘The Elks hall will be open every Good luck to you and all the members of the Highland Park Up To Now way it‘s ‘Tennis, Monday, June 14, ’MMM F Lions Club to Enjoy Annual Outing On .. Members of the Lions club, and guests, will journey to Milwaukee Thursday morning, July 24, where they will board the SS Milwaukee Clipper for their annual cruise on Lake Michigan. Lion John Meyers, who is in charge of arrangements, urges all members to make their reservaâ€" tions this week. ‘ At the regular meeting of the club today (Thursday) at 12:15, at the Moraine hotel,. Lions will chairman of the Lions education committee. Ckke . Professional Tips in Free tennis lessons by four well known country club professionals will be offered to all llt-d Park children and adults the recreation board at Sunset park on Monday, July 14. o Two of the professionals will be at the park from 9 am. to noon, and the other two from 2 pm to 5. Following exhibition matches, they will teach back hand, serving, etc. The pros are: John Kenfield of Lake Shore club, George O‘Conâ€" nell of Exmoor, George Jennings of Northmoor and Emmett Pare of Family Night at Kiwanis to Take Form of Picnic Monday, July 14, will be Family Night for the Kiwanis club. Not only mamma but all the kiddies will be welcomed to Sunset park for a picnic dinner and games. The affair is beingâ€"arranged by the inâ€" dies, headed by Mrs, Harold Finch, wife of the club president, and Cordially yours, The Higbland Park Press Aussear P. Suire. , wife of the A Paper for Highland Parkers Root, grandson of, Elihu Root, former secretary of state, first at, tained national prominence as president of the Young Republiâ€" cans for Wilkie clubs during the 1940 presidential campaign. Now active in the American Veterans committee, Root comes to Chicago as a member of the national planâ€" ning committee of that fast growâ€" ing organization. of veterans of World War ILâ€" Life magazine recently devoted considerable space to the marriage of the socially prominent Root to the former _ Daphne <+Skouras, daughter of the chairmaR of the board of Twentieth Century Fox Films. Since his separation from the armed forces, Root has been practicing law in New York City. Cord Meyer Jr., also a member of the AVC‘s governing body, was aide to the Minnesota presidential aspirant, Harold Stassen, at the San Francisco conference for the formation of the United Nations. Meyer, author of numerous artiâ€" cles. on foreign affairs, served with the Marine corps during the. war and was wounded in the fighting in the Pacific area. & Roof and Meyer will be in Chiâ€" cago to attend the monthly meetâ€" ing of the AVC national planning committee which has just inauguâ€" rated the practice of holding the meetings in various cities in order to make it possible for the memâ€" bership at large to attend. Chica: go is the first city that has been so selected. 6 f Young Politicians to Speak Before AVC Meeting July 19 Oren Root Jr. and Cord Meyer Jr., nationally known young poâ€" litical figures, will speak at a bufâ€" fet suppermeeting in their honor by the North Shore ghapter of the American Veterans committee on Saturday evening, July.19, at the home of Mrs. Everett L. Millard, Harry Sellery, chairman of the affair, explained that one of the main purposes of the supper wi#s to acquaint the North Shore with some of the men behind the sucâ€" cess of the American Veterans committee _ nationally, Reservaâ€" tions can be had by writing the North Shore chapter, AVC, in care of Box©123, Glencoe. The Philathea Class Of Bethany Evangelical Plans Annual Picnic 1005 S. Sheridan, Highland Park The Philathea class of Bethany Evangelical church will sponsor its annual picnie to be held at Sunset park on Tuesday evening, July 15. All class members and their famiâ€" lies are urged to be present, also all members and friends of the church are cordially invited to be present to enjoy an evening of fun and fellowship. . Each family is to bring its own supper, dishes and silver. The class will furnish coffee and soft drinks. Supper will be served a little after six o‘clock, but each family may come at .tz time and enjoy the facilities of park until the picnic comâ€" mittee arrives. Mrs. George Glader is chairman of the committee, assisted by Mrs. Kenneth Kightly and Miss Olive Haefele. 4 Planned for July 11â€"12â€"13 | The fire départment and Amvets ofâ€"Deerfield are jointly sponsor 18. In addition to the regular carnival features there will be wa« ter fights between home and visit« ing firemen, and a Sunday baseâ€" ball ‘game between home and vis* iting Amvets, ing a threeâ€"day carnival at Jewett p-rt.\)ndlcld. on July 11, 12 and Coâ€"chairmen in charge of the affair are Louis Thompson, Amvet commuander, and Russel Batt, fire chief. Mrs. Conrad Uchtman, wife of the fire commissioner, and Mrs. Harry Stupple, of the Amvets auxâ€" iliary, are in charge of the regisâ€" tration booth. Deerfield Sea Scouts will have charge of the food and soft drink departments. Highland Park Home Burglarized ; $5000 In Gems Missing < The home of Mare 8. Goldsmith, 104 8. Deere Park drive, was en‘ tered by thieves last Friday afterâ€" noon, and it was found that $5,â€" 000 worth of jewelry was missing. The fact that costume jewelry was untouched while more valuable gems were stolen points to the fact that the theft may have been comâ€" mitted by professionals. No finâ€" ger prints were found. Je Highltand Park, Illinois, Thursday, July 10, 1947 HANNIKAINEN TO CONDUCT ON JULY 15 Published by Highland Parkers ‘.___ This is the firstiof a series of articles that will describe the acâ€" ‘tivities of the various health, welfare and recreational organizations that are supported, in part, by your contributions to the Highland | Park Community Chest. k. To All Workers, Patrons, and Friends of the Hospital: > Reach First Goal in Our first goal â€" $525,000 for the building fund agreed upon in 1945 as enough to do the job â€" has been reached. The grand toâ€" tal stends today at $543,000, the largest sum ever raised on the We â€"share with you the pleasure and: satisfaction in reaching this first goal. ‘The Hospital thanks each and everyone of you, work ers, chairmen, and contributors, for your part in a job "well done." The house â€" to â€" house campaign, under the able leadership of Edâ€" ward A. Menke and Joseph B. Garnett, has produced $61,576.00 from _1,613 contributors, which still leaves many who have not yet responded. To .Joseph H. Caro, our publicity chairman, goes a special "kudos." North Shore, #orth of Evanston, for anything! % \ Even ‘though our first goal has been reached, we shall need more money. to cover the increased building costs and the necessary equipment which was never includâ€" ed in the original figuge . Enâ€" lightened selfâ€"interest on the part of all will seethis great communâ€" ity effort accomplished. Let us all remember this is a threeâ€"year program and many will want to add to their contributions of this year and last. The work of enlarging the hos~ pital is beginning. The nursery construction, costing about $50,â€" 000, will start this summer. The balance will wait for more opporâ€" tune building conditions. For your information, 2,380 contributions have thus far been received : x Highland Park ......................2,179 GIEHOOG : ... io« overmnentmecsnicmse : WB Deerfield â€" Bannockbutn ...... 28 OSNORS 1. cecdcrenicrerecernceercarcare | * S Let us all remember that no baby was ‘born at home.in Highâ€" land Park in 1946. ALL of our babies were born in SOME hospiâ€" tal; that emergencies may arise in ANY family. Our hospital is here ready and willing to take care of you or yours (or your neighbor) if need be. It is diffiâ€" cult to understarid® those people who stand‘by to watch others do their part, often sacrificially, and still "drag their feet." This hos pital is for all the people and thousands regardless 0{9 race or ::’ll‘bn use it gach year. Boost * With this letter, the campaign goes underground to make way for a successful Community Chest campaign this fall, which is essenâ€" tial to the hospital, for the chest pays our operating defiicit (no oné pays the full cost of his treat ment). We shall be back on the air in November and December for yearâ€"end gifts, Please remember, too, that gifts of any securities are welcome if advantageous to the donor and payments of pledges over a period olyemnnylnifiin.n_dnmt the convenience of the contribuâ€" tor. We shall be glad to disâ€"uss Again and again, many, many thanks for everything, ____ Sincerely, nonwxu. W. MURRAY, Chairman, Hospital Building Fund Committee. noy.'og’&snum‘ Annual Tournament hicriant Park Baye Dutine and Sports club will hold its annual golf tournament at Sunset park on Monday, July 14, starting at 9:00 am. Aw-tdl'llho-;ogg_nz and Iriotiiine aet esn mire Last Monday club members were )g\-ufi-(fl!lolmlb- YOUR COMMUNITY FUND DOLLARS AT WORK tory museum, Shedd Acquariam and ; Adier planetarium. Boys 10 years or older are eligible to jein the club, which is a project of the recreation board. 92 28 17 64 a. Handling of behaviorâ€"problem )‘AI‘IM and their adjustment to prevent juvenile delinquency. Until a few mqnths ago, this orâ€" ganization was known as Highland Park Social Service. This is a family welfare agency which proâ€" vides advisory and ~consultation services for individuals and fami~ lies who come with a variety of family and personal problems....A limited amount of emergency fi~ nancial help is given, but the priâ€" mary function of the organization is furnishing the kind of profesâ€" sional counseling and guidance that only a trained social service worker can provide.. & b.‘ Adjustment of family relaâ€" tionships. 9 ® The functions of the Family Service of Highland Park include: e. Assistance to elderly people in connection with old age pension applications, medical care, placeâ€" ment in nursing homes, ete. . ~ d. uring of specialized types of medical care (such as psychiat~ rie c Itations) e. Providing assistance®in referâ€" ring cases to public and ‘private agencies. > Problems such as those enumerâ€" ated above are brought to the atâ€" tention of Family Service by the police department, by the Red Cross and ‘by the schools and churehes of our community. An average of 45 cases are handled every month and the number is in~ creasing constantly. _ Highland Park Family Service supplements the activities of the public aid agencies with whom it works in elose cooperation. It operates on a strictly nonâ€"sectarian basis, helping everyone who needs help regardless £ creed, color, or ecoâ€" nomic stai Family Service maintains an of~ fice at 47 S. St. Johns avenue, which is in charge of the executive director, Mrs. Marian G. Fisher, a trained official with over twenty years of : experience in welfare agency work, The activities of the on-duflonmnflodanhfl of directors numbering 45 people, community. h (Next week another article on eontributions to the Highland Park the agéncies â€"supported by your Community Chest will appear.) ‘The revitalized North Shore Yacht club this week enlarged its organization by the appointment of eleven members to its commit An announcement by Commoâ€" dore Avery Jones named Hubert Kelley of Deerfield as chairman of the house committee, with Quirk and Helen Weeks of land Park and R. R. Wolfe * Deerfield as members. group is already at work," s Commodore Jones, "Last week filled in mudholes around the house at Park avenue beach. 1 are occupied scraping painting the building, and . that is done, our gardenâ€"min« members plan to plant willows landscaping." Sc a copy; $1.50 i (Continued on page 5)