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Wonder Lake Mary Jean Huff 728-0267 October In Illinois 100 Years Ago 1*1. Al Mil'. A I.hit list- of Garden Club Enjoys Fall Tour Of Color The Wonder Lake Garden Club had the pleasure of a tour through three lovely gardens, Mrs. Helen Gilliland's, Mr. and Mrs. Max Zager's and Mr. and Mrs. George Brabanec's, for our September meeting. You can't imagine the profusion of colors nor the varieties of flowers in different modes of landscaping. It was simply breathtaking! Our gracious hostess, Mrs. Fern Mecham, welcomed us afterwards to her home for our business meeting and provided delicious refreshments. Our next meeting will be Thursday, Oct. 13, at 8 o'clock in the evening at the home of Mrs. June O'Donnell, 7116 Mohawk drive, Wonder Lake. Please note a special date: Wonder Lake Garden club coffee, Oct. 18, at 9 a.m. to 12 noon at Mrs. Helen Gilliland's, 7613 North drive, Wonder Lake. Won't you take a break and join us9 B. Alderson, publicity SPECIAL WISHES Special birthday greetings to Karri Wright who will be six years old Oct. 17. Karri is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ken Wright. She is the grand­ daughter of Mrs. Helen Pedersen (who told us about the special day) and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wright. Happy birthday, Karri! SCHOOL NEWS New teachers at Harrison school this year are Richard Wiedemann, a graduate of Elmhurst college, who is teaching fifth grade. Mrs. Karen Kohn, who taught a Kindergarten class last year, is teaching fifth grade and is a graduate of Miami of Ohio university. Mrs. Karen Six, a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, is teaching art this year and substituting for Harrison on the days when she doesn't teach art. Jayne Mc­ Millan, a graduate of Illinois S|ate university, is teaching PE. Miss Diane Cashen and Miss Shirley Peterson, third grade teachers, attended a week long workshop in August in preparation for the inclusion of the third grade into the open court reading program which has been used and expanded at Harrison each year since 1975. Mrs. Joyce Fielder is teaching special classes for students in grades 4-8, who have reading problems. un iuesday, Oct. 18, open house will be held at Harrison school/ This will be an op­ portunity for parents to meet their child's teachers and visit the classrooms. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. Parent-teacher conferences will be Thursday, Nov. 10, and special night conferences will be scheduled Wednesday, Nov 9. REFERENDUM Wonder Lake residents who reside in District 36 are reminded of the McHenry high school referendum Saturday, Oct. 22. Harrison school will be the polling place for this referendum in District 36, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. BELATED Belated birthday greetings to Debra Maris, who was 16 years old Oct. 6. Belated birthday wishes to Chad Adams, son of Garence and Ida Mae Adams, who was 6 years old Oct. 8. Belated birthday wishes to Doug Dusthimer who was 15 years old Oct. 10. HAPPINESS IS... Happiness is...ice cold apple cider and sugared donuts, for an after school snack. Hap­ piness is...Judy and Gary Zimmer announcing the birth of their first born child, a daughter who was given the pretty name of Bethany, with a (Special from the Illinois State Historical society. Old State Capitol, Springfield, 111. 62706) In Illinois a hundred years ago the debt-ridden baseball season lasted to; the end of October, and Evanston was the scene of some entertaining activities by the university students. Other events around the state included several sensational sex stories and the burning of a Chicago theater-museum, according to a random check of the newspaper files of October, 1877, in the Illinois State Historical library here. In­ cidentally, Springfield's Illinois State Journal reported Oct. 3 that "The Board of Trustees of the State Historical library and Natural History museum (met) yesterday, the governor, secretary -bf state, and superintendent of public in­ struction being present." The curator announced "the receipt of specimens of stone and flint instrument,- and other artifacts and the expenditure of $625 for salary and $63.36 for expenses for the quarter was approved. The same paper said, Oct. 29, that "The baseball season of large sign over the garage door proudly stating, "It's a girl!" BIRTHDAYS Happy fiftieth birthday to Florida's gain and Wonder Lake's loss, Gloria Coughlin Oct. 13. The world is a better place and a heck of a lot more fun, cause you've been here, Gloria! Happy birthday to Pat McMahon, also Oct. 13. Happy birthday to LaVerne Polidori Oct. 14. COMMUNITY CALENDAR Oct. 12, LCW luncheon, Nativity Lutheran church, 12 noon. Oct. 17, TB testing, Kin­ dergarten and fifth grades, Harrison school. Oct. 18, Open House, Harrison school, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 20,21 and 24, Vision and hearing screening, Harrison school. Oct. 22, Yacht club banquet, Andres, Richmond; McHenry high school referendum. 1877 is in its dotage. A few games are still being played as exhibitions, and for the purpose of adding a few dollars more to help the depleted (club) treasuries." The Chicago White Stockings' loss for the season was estimated at $6,000 and the Louisville players had not been paid for three months. "To keep a club on the road costs at least $55 a day for railroad fare, hotel expenses, etc. ...to say nothing of salaries ...The public has this season indicated that it will not support such a costly amusement." The Chicago Inter-Ocean's Evanston correspondent was kept busy that October by the antics of Northwestern university students. When the freshmen adopted the fad of carrying canes the "sophs" objected. After several days of "miniature combat" the sophs ambushed "about a half dozen infants... carrying canes" as they left an oratorical contest in a church. The "freshies" fled to the home of a professor where they remained until daylight. The correspondent also learned about the exchange of love notes between the girls at Woman's college and their boy friends. "At a certain hour of the evening ...at the signal of the lights being put out" the waiting gentlemen "know that in five minutes they will be in possession of one of those sweet-scented notes which render them seemingly happy. The modus operandi is the ladies tie the letters to a string which is let from the window of the room, and the gentlemen reciprocate." Wood's Museum and Opera house, one of Chicago's six theaters, was destroyed by fire, presumably from an overheated chimney, on the morning of Oct. 23. there was no loss of human life but half the animals in the menagerie died. The theater had been showing "the beautiful border drama entitled 'Grizzly Adams.' " Most sensational of the state's sex-related stories in­ volved an Iowa woman who followed her lover to several why take less when our 1978 Christmas Club gives you more: ? When you join McHenry Savings 1978 Christmas Club you'll receive a free gift right away. 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