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will be held Weanesday, Novemâ€" ber 19th, promptly at 2:00 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Florence Thomas Dingie, 515 S. Sheridan Road. ‘t wo young local artists of great promise will provide the program of the afternoon. Patricia Laegeler began her caréer in Victoria, B.C. Canauda where she took part in many operas and oratorio pro~ gammes, in 1939 was ganted a full schoiarship at the Cosmopolitan School of Music in Chicago, made her debut at Kimball Hall in 1946, and is now soprano soloist at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Lake senior at Northwestern University, studying with Professor Wanieck, The November mecting of the Highland Park Music Club has been moved forward one week beâ€" cause of Thanksgiving Day, and Forest. Mrs. Laegeler will be ac~ companied by Miss Olga Sandor in a program of French and English songs. Katherine Kerrihard, whose briiliant piano playing has been admired throughout her school noon‘s entertainment for the memâ€" head of the Music Department. Her program will include classical bers of the Music Club and their ployment Practices", will be the theme for discussion at the group meetings of the League of Women Voters to be held Wednesday, No# vember 19th. Local Artist To Highlight Music Club Program will provide a delightfu)/afterâ€" Practices" Topic of The book isn‘t easy reading. Much of itâ€"paragraphs â€"even single sentencesâ€"require reading, rereading and contemplation. _.,. _ __ _ + c3ii ce 4o ce e "Discrimination because of race, eréed* or color is being applied to persons seeking jobs today", said Mrs. Lester Ball, chairman of the . For this reason, we don‘t think that the book, HUâ€" MAN DESTINY, by Lecomte Du Nouy will be very thorâ€" oughly read by very many people. * F. E. P. workshop, a study group of the League. that is economically wasteful and morally undemocratic. At our Mrs. Ball added, "we will discuss legislation as one of the mediums The truth is, that most of us don‘t particularly like to think, and the simple process of cataloging things as black or white, good or bad, is much easier than their careful evaluation. So it is, that most of us shy carefully away from anything that might tendâ€"to make us think. Particularly, of certain books, we are likely to sayâ€"aloud or mentallyâ€""It‘s good, of course, and tio doubt importâ€" ant, but very deep. Some other time, perhaps . . .." Yet, here is : a book with a message for everyone who has ever speculatedâ€"even idlyâ€"of the "conflict" between science and theology. j Frankly, we haven‘t finished it yet, butâ€""sometime, soon, perhaps . . . ." T "By employing unfair discrimâ€" ination we do not use our man> power to best advantage," Mrs. Ball continued. "It is a practice A sense of balance in evaluating the situations that go to make up everyday life, probably is at once the most important and the most difficult attribute for most of us to acquire. . £ A dog, for instance, buries his bone in a hole in the ground, whence he can retrieve it for future use. Man, being a reasoning creature, does not, of course resort to any such primitive . . . . we just reimembered the U.S. supply of gold and a hole in the ground in Kentucky. One. of the characteristics, so we are told, that dis tinguishes man from beast, is the ability to think. James Branch Cabell, in his BEYOND LIFE, states that another distinguishing characteristic is the ability to make a thing true simply by believing it. The first characteristic, it is hinted, is a result of the second. x . With this thought in mind, it is interesting to comâ€" pare the actions and reactions of the "lord of creation" with those of the dumb beasts under his dominion. Vol. No. 37 ; No. 38 unfair UP TO NOW of BY BILL THOMAS Expressing confidence in the ofâ€" ficers who have carried through the postwar reorganization of the club, the group‘s executive commitâ€" tee ‘has nominated for reâ€"election most of the present leadership. The list includes Avery Jones, Commoâ€" dore; Wellington Quirk, Vice/Comâ€" modore; Everett Millard,â€" Rear Commodore; Elisie Quirk, Secreâ€" tary, and Hubert Kelley, Treasurer. Kelley, at present chairman of the House Committee of the club, is the only new name among these suggestions. â€" Additional nominaâ€" tions may be made at the meeting. The North Shore Yacht Club of Highland Park, claiming a postwar season of solid achievement behind it, will hear the annual reports of officers and elect a new slate for the coming ‘year at the annual meeting to be held this Thursday evening, November 13th, at eight o‘clock in the Highland Park Pub Mixing pleasure with business, the sailors will see a 30â€"minute color movie of the international championship ° Lightning races. Guests and those interested in yachting are welcome to attend the meeting and see this film. lic Library auditorium. *Christian Science; The Religâ€" ion Which Teaches True Spirito ality" is the title of a free lecture on Christian Science which is beâ€" ing given under the auspices of First Church of Christ, Scientist Yachtsmen to Elect, Free Lecture On of Highland Park, on Tuesday evening, November 18th at 8 o‘â€" clock. The lecture will be delivered in the church edifice, 387 Hazel ber of the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Bosâ€" ton, Mass. The public is cordially invited to attend. Highland Park Post No. 145 will hold its regular business meeting at 8:15 this evening at the Legion ettes for the patients at Downey Meeting of American Legion Tonight Ave., by Elisabeth R. Norwood, C.8.B. of Brookline, Mass., a memâ€" portance are scheduled to be preâ€" All members are requested to be The Higbland Park Presgs ters of imâ€" ’C l‘ A Paper for Highland Parkers ® Published by Highland Parkers Malcolm . has three @hildren. Katherine Lewis Vail, married to Raynor F. Sturgis, Jr., and living in Highland Park. They have two children, a boy and a girl. Malcolm D.V.fl.lr.,h-arriod.adliving in Glencoe. He has two daugh pers. Henry S. Vail, II is married and living in Highland Park. He has one daughter. _ carrying on the name of H. S. Vail & Sons down into the third generation.. Most important, the mumm.mc.‘vm. who will be 91 years old on No vember 8 is stilâ€"alive and living in Highland Park. 5 Roger had three sons. He lost one but there are two surviving, Roger and Henry Bloss. Both these boys are married; Bloss hav ing been married this past August and he is now living in Highland: Park. Roger is living in Glenview and has one daughter, Carleton had two children, Edith and Carleton, Jr. Edith is single and living and working in New York at the present time. Carleâ€" ton, Jr. is married and is training to be a missionary to China. He is living in New York. « The four Vail boys entered the life insurarice business that was started by their grandfather, folâ€" lowing the example of their reâ€" spective fathers, and they are now Gov. Stassen, first to declare himself available for the Presidenâ€" tial nomination, will nudge the thinking of townsfolk with his in ternational approach to world afâ€" fairs and peace. / These thongllfpmoking speak~ ers whose daily roles in national and world affairs are significant to all can‘ be heard by Highland Parkâ€" ers for a $4.00 season ticket. Because the number of season tickets is limited to the auditori~ um‘s seating capacity, u:e,sz memâ€" bers of the general and ticket comâ€" mittees urge subscriptions be purâ€" chased promptly. Engage In Insurance A little booklet entitled "A Chiâ€" cago Story", has been gotten out by H. S. Vail & Sons of Chicago. Itâ€"is a story about a man named Vail who took up residence in Highland Park in 1871. He worked in Chicago in the life insurance business and was followed in that business by his three sons, Carle~ ton, Roger and Malcolm, who were born in Highland Park, all married and brought their wives to Highâ€" land Park and raised their families in Highland Park. Carleton and Roger are deceased. Formal Dance Nov. 22 Mrs. Roland G. Maus, Chairman of the committee on arrangements for the Highland Park Woman‘s Club formal dinner dance at the Club House, on Saturday evening, November 22, advises that approxiâ€" mately 90 per cent of the available reservations have already been subscribed for. Mrs. Maus, toâ€" gether with her assistant, Mrs. Carl Howard, urges that those desiring to attend the dinner and dance make their reservations immediate ly in order to avoid disappoint ments. Music for the dance will be furnished by that ever popular George Burnett and his orchestra. Table decorations will be arranged by Mrs. Loren C. Moore, Three Generations of â€" . Highland Park Family GOV. STASSEN TO DISCUSS WORLD > AFFAIRS As winter eases in, ether world famous personalities like Adm. Byrd, Sen. Taft and Clare Booth Luce will speak under the auspices of the Deerfield Township and gichhnd Park Men‘s Republican lubs. > Tickets can be purchased from Harry Eichler, Treasurer, 378 Cenâ€" tal Ave., or at a booth set up at Garnett‘s store today and Friday,. The series of perhaps 10 discusâ€" sions will be held atâ€"the Highland Park high school auditorium. By Whitt N, Schults Hundreds of season tickets have been bought by Highland Parkers for the new "Men of the Hour" series slated to feature, at the opening session Friday, Nov. 21, Presidential Candidate Harold E. Stassen. _ _A Thankegiving service will be Thanksgiving at 11 o‘â€" clook &n inriiation to ‘attand ‘is extended to all. $ Highland Park, Hlinois, â€" Thursday, Nov. 13, 1947 ‘"Captain" Billy, as he is fondly known to his host of friends and acquaintances, will ‘describe his pfaDy dramatic and adventurous America. His mh,mtl from England, d in New York in 1884 â€" practically penniless. After ‘a series of jobs# and with two small children, they went westward by covered wagon as a medicine show. In 1900 they were stranded in Buffalo when a chance reading of an advertisement brought a showboat engagement and from this beginning grew the famous Bryant . showboats "The Princess" and the "Belle of the Bends." The fame of this river troupe spread to the cities and a first "big city" appearance at Cinâ€" cinnati resulted in a fourteen years‘" stay and then on to the. Studebaker Theatre in Chicago and, at last, famousâ€" Broadway, where they presented "Ten Nights in a Barâ€"Room" to a capacity audiâ€" ence at the John Golden theatre, for a six months‘ run. To hear Billy Bryant tell about the showboat and the river, is to live again a colorful romantic era in our history. In the words ‘of Chicago‘s well known drama critic, Ashton Stevens, "Billy Bryant is n:&â€". Will Rogers of the riv er attending a school in Ravinia, the first in this community to offer drama studies to its students. She later attended Highland Park High hool, Ferry Hall, Evanston my of Fine Arts and Northâ€" tern _ University School of h. An outstanding leaderâ€"in atics at all of these schools, e has been a member ofâ€" the Ravinia . Players and the Threshâ€" hold Players and is now assisting the Deerfield Players in stage setâ€" thq and makeâ€"up. {All members of the Club and fieir guests are invited to attend this and: subsequent meetings of the Drama Group, which will be regularly scheduled the third Tues~ day of each month from 10:15 a.m. to 11:30 a. m. in the Clib headâ€" ::i-uu at Sheridan Road and m Place. « Towwg Bryant‘s appearance before the Highland Park Woman‘s Club on 't:.*mh_ otu--b:‘:: usbands evening promises to be one of the banner occasions of the Club‘s entertain ing and educational program for the year. 3 * Mrs. Gage, an outstanding auâ€" thority _and drama leader well known to Highland Parkers, first became interested in drama while \ At the annual members, hus bands‘ and sweethearts meeting of the Highland Park Woman‘s Club, Tuesday, November 18, at 8 p. m., Billy Bryant, showboat humorist, actor and author will reâ€" late interesting experiences in his forty years of showboating on.the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Church and Illinois‘ senators to uet an example of constructive legisiaâ€" tion at the coming special session of Congress, the North Shore Chapter of the American Veterans‘ Committee this week urged enact ment of farâ€"reaching legislation in support of the M&Â¥Bhall Plan. Makeâ€"up To Drama Club The Drama Committee of the Highland Park Woman‘s Club will hold the first of a series of study mnp sessions at the Club House, inning at 10:15 a. m., Tuesday, November 18, when Elizabeth Gage will demonstrate and lecture On the art of makeâ€"up. Above Politics: AVC DRAMA GROUP OPENS SERIES NOV. 18 Lettersâ€" to the three legisiators from chapter Chairman Bill Steel of Winnetka n:dmle::.up: statesmanship prove be good electionâ€"year politics. ‘Despite surface complacency, at heart people are uneasily aware that American life is in greater danger now than ever before;" Steel wrote. "Democracy and disâ€" tatorship cannot live side by side. A free, democratic, selfâ€"respecting Europe is the first step toward san nlbb&u“-dlâ€".. nature. But today Europe‘s fate enters into every man‘ pocketbook and home. will offer te ‘"The Freedom Train‘s presence in Highland Park would be of great educational value to all, and I believe that with a persuasive and direct approach to the offiâ€" cials by Highland Park‘s leacers, we could bring the train here," Mr. "It is with sincere regret that we must inform you that a Free dom Train visit to your community will be impossible. "Due to the limitation of time and technical difficulties, we have been forced to restrict the number of stops made in each state. The towns and cities to be visited were chosen sometime ago by a special committee, and the schedule so carefully worked out that no changes or additions are possible at this late date. We understand and appreciate the patriotic interest of the citiâ€" zens of Highland Park and regret exceedingly that necessity dictates a negative reply to your request. Please be assured that if there were anything we could do to l npang wcdlb&:br copmunity, â€"we too glad to do it" ~~ 24 road sidings were sufficiently large enough to hold the famed carrier of the nhtion't;l:l.nl documents. Also, it was‘ pointed out that a visit here need not be longâ€""Just four hours: Two hours .for the children after school; two hours for adults at night," Mr. Sellery Bids For Visit By Freedom Train An effort to bring the Freedom Train,to Highland Park began this week when Harry A. Sellery, Jr., newly elected president of the Friends of the Highland Park Liâ€" brary, wrote a letter to the train‘s sponsors. Sellery told this n : initial attempt to bring h fam ous train to this town failed, howâ€" ever, when Mr. Sellery received the following multigraphed form letter from J. Edward Shugrue, National Director of the American Heritege Foundation, the group behind the Freedom Train. He also wrote that Highland Park is centrally located and thereâ€" fore would bring crowds from neighboring suburbs. . "I‘m certain we can get the train hbere if we want it badly enough," he said. ~ MINISTERSâ€"MEET TO PLAN UNION THANKSGIVING The Highland Parkâ€"Highwood Ministers Association will meet on Thursday morning November 20, at 10:15 a.m. to plan for the Union Thanksgiving Service. The meeting will be held in the Zion Lutheran Church on High Street in Highâ€" wood, with Rev. Herbert Linden as the host pastor. The Union service this year is planned for Wednesday evening Nov. 26, at 8 p.m. in the Bethany Evangelical Church at the corner of McGovern and Laurel Streets. The speaker will be Rev. John F. Schaefer, pastor of the First Evanâ€" gelical United Brethren Church of Eligin, Illinois. Most of the Protestâ€" ant Churches of the community will cooperate in the service, which is being held on Wednesday eve ning instead of the usual Thanks OPERA STAR JENNIE TOUREL TO APPEAR HERE ON NOV. 19 giving Day, in order that the servâ€" ice will not interfere with special services held by some of the churches on that day. _ Plans for the service will be completed at the ministers meetâ€" hc.mnmrol&m situation has also been to Tuxsion, and will atte be ementlerne eussion, and will also be at this meeting. The Association M.bl' h with of the community, Rev. Lester Lanbenstein as the present Chairman of the Associaâ€" Women of the Moose To Meet November 19 at Witten hall November 7, with alding. Mrs. Louise Onesti â€"omes p reportâ€" d-bm*-‘u her and Mrs. Alice Coleman ber $1â€"November 2 at Rock In :“h' of the Moose was uwnu.hl‘:-o. 1. with Mr. â€" â€"Sellery wrote Freedom Mr. Sellery has not given up The singer who is well on the way to becoming a living legend as one of the greatest recitalists now appearing in our midst, is Jennic Tourel, worldâ€"{amous mez~ zoâ€"soprano of the Metropolitan Opera and star of the Paris Opera~ Comique, singer in the great tradition. Her voice is beautiful, her diction clear, her vocalism impeccable and her musicianship tops." Miss Tourel, who will be heard here on November 19 in the first of the series of Community Conâ€" certs to be given at the Highland Park High School, was singing in Paris and all over France and Holâ€" land before the war, quietly upâ€" holding the traditions, of the Op~ eraâ€"Comique and minding her own business. She might have continued that way, if it were not for the debacle of June, 1940, which caught her still in Paris just two days before theGerman occupaâ€" Now, in only a little over five years, Jennie Tourel has come to cccupy a topâ€"most place among the great concert attractions of the day. Besides her appearances with the major symphony orchestras, it took just one Town Hall recital to do it. When she made her debut there in November, 1943, the huge audience which packed the place, Mz-‘dmm raised the with their allâ€"out When she made her American concert debut with Arturo Toscanâ€" ini and the New York Philharmonic 1942, perhaps ten people in the whole of the almost 3000 who atâ€" tended the performance at Carne~ gie Hall knew her name. The next day the whole town buzzed with it. Virgil Thomson, voicing the opinion of all, wrote in the New York Herald Tribune: "She is a Miss Tourel was also heard as soloâ€" ist with Koussevitzky and the Bos® ton Symphony and Stokowski and the NBC Symphony, making it perâ€" such eminent conductors in one tion. But Miss Touzel got out all tight and made ‘her way to the United States via Lisbon and much Symphony Society in .Oct-hd, Her second Town Hall recital in -i--':,.&ua. â€" rave -wdd.ombdm.flr: established Miss Tourel as one of the most complete allâ€"around reâ€" citalists of the day. And because La Tourel is â€"not one to do things singly, to all her other Inurels was added the his~ toryâ€"making event of being the first mezsoâ€"soprano ever to sing the role of Rosina in "The Barber of Seville" in its original version ut the Metopolitan Opera, â€" on March 14, 1945. It was one of those achievements whose scope embraces the legendary touch so evocative of ~everything‘ ‘Jennic Tourel has done. P Since then, Miss Tourel has had the opportunity to have her East ern fame corroborated all over the country. She is now making her third compleéetely soldâ€"out tramnsâ€" “hdfioo.:z Canada. Last winter, in an \::.:‘aw-..n ht!.lt." Nt Highlanrd Park‘s Official | _ 5c a copy; $1.50 a year two months were out,