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Thursday. December 10, 19G4 THE McHENRY PLA1NDEALEB ! , UNIT 491 by Mary Einspar President Bonnie Einspar presided over the December meeting of the Junior auxiliary of McHenry Unit 491. After the pledge of allegience to the flag. Chaplain Judy Homo offered a prayer. After a brief business meeting, 100 stationary holders were made by the juniors to be used as tray favors at Downey hospital. The Junior auxiliary will hold 'their annual Christmas party „ Dec. 19. All members who were not present at the last meeting to draw names for the gift exchange are asked to bring a gift for a girl her own age. 'These gifts should have the name clearly printed on the outside and should cost between fifty and seventy-five cents. The party will begin with a luncheon at 1:30 p.m. ^aurene Vycital was not present to claim the attendance award. Other gifts were presented to Judy Homo and Sherry Fenner. Seventy-two more cards with crossword puzzles pasted inside wore brought to the mooting by Pattio and Debbie Picket|. This makes a total of 278 cards made by these two young lfidios. This is our junior project for the year and cards may be brought in at any time. There were 572 cards delivered 1o Downey hospital so far and we hope to be able to turn in that many again before the year is over. Keep saving your crossword puzzles and contact Mary Einspar if you are in need of cards. There are plenty available. Santa will be waiting to see you at the next junior meeting Dec. 19. Remember, lunch will be served promptly at 1:30 p.m. McHenry Unit 491 of the American Legion auxiliary, will again join with the American Legion, Department of Illinois, in its gigantic Gifts For Hospitalized War Veterans program at Christmastime. This project was started twenty years ago when Eddie Cantor and the rational organization of the Legion jointly sponsored program to remember every hospitalized war veteran throughout the nation. Today, the Legion in Illinois apparently stands alone in the successful support and continuance of thi;s project. Nearly $50,000 is expended annually on this program, with approximately 13,000 hospitalized exservice men and women in Illinois remembered. An unusual service is provided by the American Legion auxiliary, Department of Illinois, through its Christmas gift shops maintained in nineteen Veterans Administration and state </hosj^tals caring for veterans in Illinois. President Lydia Fenner of McHenry Unit 491 announced that this unit is takipg an active part in the project through a generous cash contribution. Starting in November, these colorful gift shops are set up in hospitals with decorations traditional to a holiday -atmosphere. On the designated day, the hospitalized veteran, receiving $20 or less per month in government compensation, is invited to select gifts for his family without cost to him- Auxiliary members gift wrap the packages and mail them with an enclosure card which he personally signs. There is no identification with the sponsoring organization attached, thus gving the veteran the feeling of having personally shopped and presented the gifts. Money for this program is derived from donations received from auxiliary units throughout the state. The shopping is done in the early fall by a state auxiliary committee I I Ff (Cut Out And Save) 1 CE SI E WO FREE Estimates On Conversions and Furnace Replacements "Quality Service at Reasonable Rates" WALTER COARI Now Operating as Fox River Heating | 24--HHoouurr SSeernv ice Phone S85-1A32 with the gifts chosen as carefully as though they were intended for their own famlies. More than 5,000 such gifts were sent last year at a cost exceeding $10,000. Remember the McHenry post and auxiliary will entertain the patients at Downey hospital Dec. 17. This will be a Christmas party and all members who are able to attend should be at the Legion home no later than 6:30 p.m. All refreshments will be taken care of by Rehablitation Chairman Sandra Lock but she needs your support to help bring a little cheer to these hospitalized veterans. Let's see you down at the Legion home Dec. 17, please. ASSOCIATION FOft DEAF EXPANDED TO LOCAL AREA No wonder it's hard to save money. The neighbors are always buying things WE can't afford. At a meeting held recently in Grayslake, parents of hearing handicapped children in Lake and McHenry counties joined together to expand the association known for the past three years as Deaf Children of Lake County into a larger organization covering both counties. This expansion is a direct outcome of the joint agreement between the Special Education district of Lake county and the school districts of McHenry county. Since last September, fortytwo children have been attending classes for the deaf in Lake county. The six classroom program employs seven teachers and is under the direct supervision of Lawrence D. Vuillemot, Lake county director of special education. The officers of Deaf Children of Lake and McHenry Counties, as it will now lie known, are Mr. and Mrs. Gerard Vande Logt, Libertyvilie, president and vice-president: George Patterson. Waukegan, treasurer; Mrs. A. N. Zingrone Woodstock, secretary; and Mrs. Eugene Haines, Lindenhurst, assistant secretary. Mr. Vuillemont. spoke briefly to the jjroup and introduced Ed Smith, pro-vocational coordinator of the LaGrange Special Education department. Mr. Smith traced the development of a pilot program for vocational • training of handicapped children between his department and Ihe Division of Vocational Rehabilitation of the state of Illinois. The nowfunctioning evaluation and training center adjacent to the LaGrange high school is a direct outgrowth of this pilot program. The center provides prevocational training, junior high to high school level, for all types of handicapped children; physically handicapped, deaf and hard-of-hearing, blind, partially sighted, some emotionally disturbed and educable mentally retarded. On display were items which had been made by the students either at the center or on the job. Mr, Smith stated that industry in his area had been so cooperative that he had more job openings than students to fill them. It is hoped that in the future an evaluation and trainin Lake county for the handling center can be established capped children in this area. A great deal of what we see depends on what we're looking for. WORLD'S POSTAL FACILITY SERVES McHENRY The world's largest postal facility on one floor is being placed into operation on Chicago's South Side. "The newly mechanized south suburban facility should assure Chicago area residents of on-time delivery of this year's Christmas rush of parcels," Postmaster General John A. Gronouski said. The 362,450 square foot facility will service 212 post offices in northeastern Illinois, including the Chicago post office. This new postal operation is primarily a parcel post center. It will handle mail from one suburban community to another, by-passing the main Chicago post office which was designed for well under half the present mail volume, as well m dispatch and receive mail for points throughout the entire United States. 4 Mr. Gronouski inspected the facility at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 3, Postmaster LeRoy Smith was present when the Postmaster General made his inspection. The luncheon will include a project briefing for Chicago area business and government leaders. The facility is located at 7400 S. Kostner, Chicago. Art injury Is much sooner forgiven than an insult. 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