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® wide of the paper oniy, ahHO TS signed with the nante and address : of the writer. ; Lester 8. Olson. Publisher. R. B. Olson, Edites. (Special to the Highland Park Press) _ "Make Christmas Last!" If ‘re like a lot of other folks, you‘re probably Taking dn your Christinas tree now." _ _ _ _ «. â€"And you‘ve probably thrown away all the pretty wrappings . . . and you‘ve exchanged some of your â€" The Christmas spirit, which was so fine this year, is probably leaving you and your home. The spirit of giving wanes. Smiles come more slowly. Little pleasantries which make life smoother at Christmas are, for some reason, harder to give to friends as we all ease up to challenging 1948. Just about one year ago, after Rev. Will had spent 13 years in the early fall of his life building his country church in the city, his church was gutted by fire. * Now thefe‘s one man I know who believes in making Christmas lastâ€"certainly a positive approach to a happy life. $ . He is the R=werend Benjamin Martyn Will, beloved minister of "The Coun‘ry Church of the City". one of the most beautiful churches I ‘have ever seen, BRIGHT, BRISK MORNING. . . It was @ bright, brisk morning when I visited this all white and delightful places of worship, loâ€" eated on Chicago‘s Granville Ave. at Lakewood. s _ It was a day when you felt good .‘. .and you wanted everyone else to feel the same. sitlem . But, most of all, it‘s Rev. Will who makes you feel at home in his church. His kindness and admirâ€" able modesty makes you feel that he, too, wants to learn with you the way of God. s FIRE NEARLY DESTROYS ... But being the type of man he is, and believing so decply in his congregation, Rev. Will began at once to rebuild his church. came to him. _ And it 'mly sesmed like the fine folks I met at this Methodist church felt as I did that morning. â€" Never have I met friendlier Peovle. Perhaps it‘s <the warm spirit which abounds in the impressive church. whiter and prouder than ever be N>ver before have I witnessed such. sincere praise as that beâ€" stowed on Rev. Will by Dr. Glenn H. Moore, spokesman for the deâ€" vout and attentive congregation whose members that day wer> giving their minister a much deâ€" served gift .. . a new automobile for use in his church work. + GOV IS THERE ... Perhaps it‘s the peovle who are so willine to be guided by God‘s licht, willing to know and to do His will. ~ Perhavns it‘s the wellâ€"trained women‘s choir under the able diâ€" rection of Richard T. Luke. But, it isn‘t. It was easy. . & And the ‘reason it was easy, I believe, was berause you feel at home in Rev. Will‘s church. , And vou fsel. clos> to Gad. You feel God is ‘there ‘a! around you. welâ€"omine vou into His home. WFLLâ€"TRAINED CHOIR ... building stands majestically -l that Chicago corner. MAKE CHRISTMAS LAST!... ; Christmas has passed yet there‘s no reason why we can‘t make the wonderful © Christmas spirit last throughout the remaining hours of Now, ‘being. an Episcopalian, I thourht it would be difficult to become n=ed to th» Methodist way of worship. Subscription rates: . $1.50 per year; 5 cents per single copy. $3.00 ,_‘gy_-nfllodhhem- TIssued ‘Thursday of ecach week by the Highland Park Préss, 516 Laare] avenue, Highland Park, NL publication must be written on one Entered as second class matter March 1, 1911, at the Post Office at Highand Park, Hinois. _ _ And his congregation has in Yes, I received a spiritual stim WHIHT T â€"N;~â€" SCHULTZ HICHLAND PARK PRESS now, less than one year : Highland Park 557. all over the nation Take a Look By ulant.when I worshipped at Rov. Will‘s "Country Church pf ‘the City." e s I saw more clearly than ever before how we can make the spirit of Christmas last forever if we want to. EDITOR‘S NOTE ... You cslumn read>rs know that last week I thanked a man by the name\ of "Jim"‘for all the fine work he had done for our com pany during the heavy Christmas â€" Our thanks, Jim Jones, are as much in line now as they were fiiym'n done a swell job for us and wâ€"‘re most appreciative, JIM ‘ONES! _A slip of the typewriter finger and his last nam> came out "Smith" instead of "Jones." . _ Kiwanis Club to Install New Officers Monday, January 4, will be Laâ€" dies‘ Night at the Kiwanis club. New officers will be installed by the new Lt. Governor; Patrick L. Lucey of Des Plains. Vocal music will be furnished by Mrs. Nestor Dagyett, accompanied by Mr. H. V. Rites On Tuesday Funeral rites were held at the Kelley and Spalding chapel on Wednesday of last week . for George Calvin Smith, who passed away the preceding Monday at the Caledonia Home, 337 Central, at the age of 88. Dr. Louis Sherwin officiated. P Nichols. Laid To Rest Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. Aaron Bauer of 8315 Central, Inâ€" terment was made at Sunbury, Pa., the town of his birth. On Tuesday of last week funâ€" eral services were held at the Trinity Episcopal church in Highâ€" land Park for Mrs. Lotti@ L. Dia mond, 84. of Lake Forest, formâ€" erly of Hichland Park, who was taken _by dath. enroute ‘to the Lake Forest hospital the preceding Sunday; > _ is _ In‘erment was made in Oakwood cemetery, Chicago. Surviving are two daughters. \ Cifte NEW We‘re sorry about theâ€" mistake, KONSLER SIGN CO. You wouldn‘t be thinkâ€" ing of painting the town red, now, would you? aplenty for feeling happy and carefree and conâ€" of 1948 rpproaches. May this New Year bring hapâ€" piness to you and yours 304 NO. ST. HOLIDAY WEDDINGS 8y ALICE ZABEL place on Saturday, December 27 a* St. Patrick‘s church, Lake Forâ€" d.yhlh“u.w ter of the Paul R. Smiths of 379 Cedar avenue, becam» the bride of Robert G. Hart, son of Mr. and Mré. Martin C. Hart of Sheahan court, at a candlelight ceremony at 4 p.m., the Rev. Daly reading ‘th service, before an altar of poinsettas. «own»d in ivory lace wi‘h a veil of ivory iHusion. The spray of flow~ ers she carried was of white car nations, sweetpeas and ivy. _ _ ‘The bride‘s three attâ€"ndants, Mi«« (:ale George. maid of honor, and the Mi«ses Jeen Perrigo and Petricia M~Kay. bridesmaids, were Avessed alike in Christmas green. Mi«s Gâ€"orge carried a spray of ved carnations, while the brides â€"ai‘«‘ flowers were white carna‘ tions. : hea‘hay Pest man was â€"Beniamin Grota, ~oUece roommate of Mr. Hart. and *he ushers/ were David Smith, Fallawing a northern honev maon M+. Hart and his bride will veside in Rinon, Wisconsin, where he is a student at Rivon college. Moran. * Mvs. William R. Bangs, IU, (Florence Nonnershereer) sang@ "Ave Maria" and "Panus Angeliâ€" A recention at the Deerpath Inn, Take Forest, followed the cer> mony. Miss Fli~abeth Nonna Weddell. wi~ee of Mr. and Mr«. Carifon C. "ummins of 255 Hoze! avenue. and [ Awhnr W Seidensâ€"hwartz. son of Â¥r. and Mre. Arthnr L. fl-i'len-! ««hwortz of Wauwatosa. Wisconâ€", ~in. were +united in marriace at 4 o‘~loâ€"k in *be afterncon at the Trinitv Evisconal church on Sat: wrday. December 27 the Rov. Her ~i« hâ€"arine the exâ€"hance of nuntial â€"we hefore on »ltar of Christmas Adernrations and #reenery. The hride was Iove‘v in a white satin dress made with net inserts «t the shouldersâ€"and neck, longe naointed sleâ€"ves and a short train, Hoer finvertivo veil hung from a ~«tin inlie* cap, and she carried a chower bouanet of white carna~ tions and stenhanotis. Miss Joan MeLatchie, of Glenâ€" coe. maid of honor, wore a pink maraniaette gown complem»nted by a juliet can trimmed with séed vearls.and pink half gloves. The shower bouauet she carriedâ€" was of nink and white carnations. Bertram R. Roome Jr. of Ar lington, New ‘Jerssy, served as best man and the ushers were,Rusâ€" sell Moer‘l and Marvin Zoerb, both of Milwaukee. The bride is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, and the University of Hlinois School of Architecture. About 75 attended the recepâ€" tion at the Parish House which folâ€" lowed the ceremony. The young couple will reside in Milwaukee. The Immaculate . Conception church was the scene of the wedâ€" ding of Miss Jean Prindeville Green, daughter of the Edward A. Greens of 360 Ravine drive, and Taken By Death On Tuesday of last week funeral rites were held at the Immaculate conception church for Jack Friego, gardener, of 501 Elm Place, who passed away at the Highland Park hospital the preceding Monday. Nicholas and a daughter, Lena, all of Highland Park: e Born in Italy 64 years ago, he came to this country in 1912 and had lived in Highland Park since 1927. Two sisters survive in Italy. sion ‘The bride, who was given in "VETTER AND BETTER® Fixtures light your way. Interment was made at Abcenâ€" of the brid>, and Patrick T H Eo PRESS We furnish and install lanterns 0 Tha cable laid in trench. dug aud reftlied : fiuorescent. reflector, yard, flood, tree, special and building Axtares® "Copper, brass: eprome and special Tnishes. "" .‘ * $56 Detemble Avenue, Highland Park â€" _ Phone 2222 1880 Shermer Avenue, Northbrook â€" Phone One Care Happ Grocery, next door to Post Office Groves, Missouri, on Saturday, Deâ€" cember 27, at 11 :00 o‘clock in the morning. Monseignor Joseph Morâ€" rison performed the ceremony. long train and wearing an h>irloom which belonged to her great grandâ€" mother, and carrying a bouquet of white baby chrysanthemums and carnations, the bride was given in marriage by her father. The bride‘s sister, Elizabeth, atâ€" tended as maid of honor and an~ other sister, Mary Jo, and the bridegroom‘s sisters, Miss Alice Clark and Mrs. Bert Killinger ‘\_ Mr. and Mrs. Clark Husenetter of Manitoba,; Canada, who have been visitine their Hichland Park |relatives this Christmas, were |among the guests, The Husenetâ€" ters, who arrived on Christmas ove, left for Manitoba on Monâ€" dAay. Mrs. Peterson‘s mother, Mrs. Lottie Husenetter, also of Broadâ€" view avenue, and her brother and cisterâ€"jpâ€"law. Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey N. Husenetter of 1886 Burton avenue wore also nresent, as were | ‘heir dauehters, Mis« Patsy Peter The four attendants were gowned alike in Christmas green faille and they all carried red poinsettas. Walter Clark of Webster Groves served his brother as best man, and William Clark, another brothâ€" er. Rert Killinger, Bert Lange, all of Wâ€"bster Groves, Jack De Celle Af River Forest and Harry Green of Chicago, cbusin of the bride, temded : the reception which folâ€" lowed at the home of the bride‘s varents. Pollowing a Wisconsin honeymoon Mr. Clark and his bride will reside in W>bster Groves. ushered. ‘The bride‘s mother was in grey with an orchid corsage ‘and the bridecroom‘s mother wore black net. She, too, wore orchids. CELERRATE TWENTYâ€"FIFTH ANNIVERSARY ‘‘ In celobration of their twentyâ€" fifth wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Peterson of 1291 Proadview avenue were hosts\at dinner to fortyâ€"eight friends on Saturday evâ€"ning, December 27. son. a student a+ Highland Park high school, and Miss Joy Peterson. a #ophomore at Wheaton college, who is home for the Christmas vacation. ~ * Miss Joanne Mitchell of San Franciseo, Calif., . college roomâ€" mat> of Miss Peterson, is a house euest of the Petersons during the holidays. i LOIS ROSS.BETROTHED ‘The betrothal of Miss Lois Ross to Melford Brickman of Tucson, Arizona, has recently been anâ€" nounced by her paren‘s. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Ross of 2161 Pine Point tlri”, Mr. Brickman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robort Brickâ€" man ofâ€"T@eson. Both Miss Ross and her fiance, (Continued from page 1) Bob Montgomery, Richard Cousens. Wolf â€" Silver Arrow: Richard Montgomery, Charles Weeks. Bearâ€"Gold Arrow : Jinmy Carl The Next Pack Meeting will be held on Monday evening, Februâ€" ary 9. The Next Pack Committee Mestâ€" ing will be held on Tuesday eveâ€" wing February 3. Mothers and Fathers of All Cubs in Pack 85 are urgently requested to attend this meeting to consider very pressing business with respect to the con: tinuance of the Pack and Den Ac~ CUB SCOUTS of INSTALLATIONS â€" REPAIRING â€" FIXTURES * * Uperatine Qpen es motibame 00 > Pinge saieg en garvice of Cuniete Tine of moderms Jr. atâ€" who is a holiday house guest of University of Arizona. Miss Ross, lm}_, h.-c__-b.d_Ae Bet Tau fraternity. He is a junior. Th: wedding will probably take HOLIDAY TEAS. In celebration of her sixteenth (Friday). About fifty will attend. Alice, a sophomore at the Highland Park high school, is the daughter of the Alfred Kaufmanns of 1226 S. Sheridan road. k. Miss«Courtney (Coco) Clague was hostess on Tuesday to cighty five friends, at tea. Coco, a sophor more at Roycemore, is the daugh TONY‘S BARBER SHOP REGISTER JAN. 5th or 7thâ€"7â€"9 p.m. HIGHLAND PARK Barbershop â€" quartets ADULT EDUCATION SCHEDULE iaches may be out of style, but hearty good out of date. In this friendly, jovial spirit we 11. Shorthandâ€"Intermediat« 12. Slip Covering M. 13. Spanishâ€"Intermediate M 14. Speaking, Public M. 15. Typewriting M. or W. 16. Upholstery M. 17. Volleyball W. 18. Woodworking M. or W. 1. Classes meet once a waeek forâ€"10 weeks. 2. Classes run from 7:30 p.m.â€"9:30 pm. â€" 3. Feesâ€"$5. per course for District 113 residents."> 542 CENTRAL HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL â€" January 12 â€"â€" March 15 Thursday, January 1, Clague of 300 Woodland rogd. of 1636 Dean avenue announced th: engagement of their daughter, Dulcie Joyce, to Jay Burns, IH, son of Mr. and Mrs. Burns, Jr. of Ravnia, at a party at their home on Sunday. About 100 guests were _ A post graduate of the Univer sity of Chicago, Mr. Burns served in the navy during the war. HOLIDAY DEBUTS Mr. and Mrs. George Allen Ma~ son of 110 Hazel avenue and Mr. and Mrs. Mason, Jr. of Winnetka entertained at tea for the latter‘s The stork depositing the young cherub is the tradiâ€" tional symbol of the New STANGER‘S GARAGE may be your lot in . 19 4 8 Just as traditional is our (Continued on page 3) 133 NO. SECOND ST. TEL. H. P. 612