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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 30 Jun 1928, p. 21

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June 30, 1928 WINNETKA TALK 19 BIG FOURTH SPECTACLE TO ILLUMINE STADIUM North End Group Will Stage Greatest Pyrotechnic Exhibition Fourth of July festivities will reach their climax in a gigantic fireworks display at Dyche stadium, which the North Evanston July Fourth associa- tion is staging. This group has es- tablished a reputation for its shows, but this year, they claim, their display will surpass any given be- fore. Their en- tire concen- tration has Tom Robinson been on the (Toloff) evening per- formance which will see elaborate pyrotechnical effects never produced elsewhere. There will be hundreds of animated and set pieces portraying local and national events and charac- ters, and rockets and aerial displays showing intermittently. Stadium gates will open at 6 pm. and the daylight show which will pre- cede the fireworks will get under way at 7. Before darkness comes there will be daylight fireworks starting at 9:25 and they will be followed at 9:40 by large set pieces which will spread in panoramas across the entire stadium. "North Evanston Welcomes You" will blaze at the outset, and humorous and picturesque set pleces will follow. The comedy of a goose laying a golden egg will be told in fire, ending with a large explosion. The largest North- western pennant ever seen will be effected, bearing the seal of the uni- versity, and the Wildcats will be in action. Lindbergh will fly the width of the stadium in the Spirit of St. Louis. There will be the Battle of Manila Bay, and the tenth anniversary of the Battle of Chateau Thierry will be com- memorated in one of the feature set pieces. Buckingham fountain in Grant park will be produced pyrotechnically for the first time. A zoo of crawling beasts is planned to entertain the chil- dren especially, and the explosion of 10,000 firecrackers at one time, the largest number ever fired simultane- ously. One of the largest fire replicas of the United States flag will provide the finale for the display. Daylight show events to precede the fireworks will start with races directed by the Bureau of Recreation. One hundred boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 16, will be the contest- ants for gold, silver and bronze medals. Thaviu's band of 30 players will give a concert early in the evening and will play during the intervals between events the rest of the performance. Eighty boys from the Y. M. C. A. boys' division will follow with a pageantry drill, and then a group of clowns, in- cluding a trio famous in vaudeville for many years, will entertain the audience. Boy Scouts from all the troops of the city will join in a parade and patriotic exhibition, after which the Drum and Bugle corps of the Evans- ton Post of the American legion, Cook County champions, will play. There will be further antics by the clowns and tumbling by university and Y. M. C. A. acrobats, and then 150 girls will present the old American dance, the Virginia reel, as the last event before the fireworks start at 9:25. Claude G. Burnham, Rail Executive, Is Summoned by Death Claude G. Burnham, executive vice president of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy railroad, died Friday, June 22, at his home, 536 Roslyn road, Ken- ilworth. An attack of heart disease, followed by pneumonia, caused his death. Mr. Burnham has had an active rail- road career. He started with the Great Northern in 1895, entered the service of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy" in 1902, and eight years later was made traffic manager of the latter railroad. He is a native of England and was forty-seven years of age at the time of his death. Members of his family who survive him are: his widow, Mrs. Mary Gillis Burnham; and three sons, David and Philip, Princeton university students, who were here for the funeral, and James, who arrived Wednesday from England, where he is attending Oxford university. Funeral services were held Monday morning at 11 o'clock in St. Francis Xavier church, Wilmette. Burial was in All Saints' cemetery. Relatives from out of town who at- tended the funeral included the fol- lowing: two brothers, James I,. Burn- ham of Seattle, Wash., and Percy H. Burnham, of St. Paul, Minn.; and two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Barnes and Mrs. Charles Couling, also of St. Paul Another sister, Miss Irene Burnham, of St. Paul, was unable to attend the services. Basketball leads Illinois high school sports in gate receipts. CHICAGO--State and Jackson Evanston Shop Open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evenings EVANSTON--Orrington and Church of style. New Late Season Patterns Just Arrive Chicagoan Suits The Most Outstanding Range of Moderately Priced Clothes Ever Introduced '33"4() WITH ONE AND TWO TROUSERS The Smartest Styles for Men and Young Men IN OUR EVANSTON SHOP HE new *'Chicagoan's" are here! You know the story of their great success--how they defy all competition in quality of woolens, character of tailoring and smartness They stand out head and shoulders above all the rest. And remember they do you as much credit in wearing them as they do us in selling them. Gray and Tan. $25 to $35. $22.50. Tropical Worsteds, $25 to $65. Cool Mohair Suits in Blue, Palm Beach Suits in Dark Suiting and Light Patterns. Light Weight Summer Suits D. B. Blue and Black, Lined, $18.50. With 2 Trousers, White and Fancy Flannel Trousers, $8.50 to $18. With 2 Trousers, Fine Linen Suits, $22.50." Tan Coats, Silk

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