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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1928
Page
4
Numerous society items record June 2 weddings at Forest Park M E Church and receptions, with Bartlett Horton and Huebner Melzer unions noted. Also covered are church choir parties, a Miss Bucholtz Europe trip sendoff, a Proviso Class Play, Mother’s Day events, and varied local social gatherings and notices.
A narrative about visitors touring a firehouse and admiring a brass pole is followed by a roundup of local activities. Scouts receive awards for a Nature Trail contest. Church events include a lawn party postponement due to illness and a Chinese charity supper on June 21. A Pioneer Men’s Club and First Presbyterian church host juvenile parties and sunrise services. Forest Park chapter details past Brothers’ Night events and scheduled visits, with sick members' status. Auxiliary notes report new members, a plan to visit the Orphans’ Home in Normal, IL, and a sewing rags project for Speedway.
On the eighteenth we met and crafted curtains for the Trophy Room and basement. Next sewing day is scheduled for June wth. After adjournment banco prizes went to Mrs. Helen Rauch and Mrs. Mildred Hoste. Refreshments were served. Hostesses included Mrs. Myrtle Pegian Mrs. Garnet Thebes and Mrs. Mabel Schulz. The next regular meeting is Tuesday June 1nth at 8 1 Pp. Members urged to recruit new members to present a strong showing at the next convention.
Mrs Caroline Grottke, a 21 year Forest Park resident, died June 2 1928 after a brief illness. Born April 15 1863 in Masslich Hanmer Germany, she married Henry C Grottke in 1883 and moved to Forest Park in 1907 with seven grandchildren and nine children surviving. Interment followed at Concordia cemetery beside her husband. Rev M Wagner officiated. Edward W Hessler of Marengo Ave Forest Park died June 6 1928 at a gathering with 8 guests. he planned Forest Park Municipal building and is survived by his widow Bertha Hessler. Funeral at Blatter's chapel and St Peter's Lutheran Church with Masonic rites. Will be buried at Graceland Cemetery.
Fragmentary text notes olive oil's uses in ancient rites, describing anointing the body after bathing and before entertainment for smooth appearance, with funeral usages including oiling corpses by Greeks Romans and Jews as a probable shared practice.
An article notes the difficulty distinguishing butterflies from moths in cages even by experts. It mentions about 8,850 moth species and around 5,050 butterfly species across North America, highlighting diversity in both groups.
Building Commissioner Schultz reports Forest Park permits for May total $71,255. Items include two car garages for Ww. Taylor at Elgin avenue and Wm. Crawford at 910 Cisele avenue, a boiler room addition for Roos Mfg Co. at 7329 Garrison street, several porches and remodels on Circle and Ferdinand avenues, a 22,000 room addition for TF Bruckert, and other projects with varied amounts.
A scrambled ledger lists numerous properties and occupations with Desplaines avenue addresses. Items include garages, remodels, and dwellings with varied sums such as 15 000 for a brick dwelling and 1 100 for a remodel. Names and addresses appear inconsistently, indicating a damaged OCR ledger of local properties and payments.
Remodeling work listed for Win and Warner including a dwelling project at 1D Circle Avenue and a separate porch enclosure for LH Praesely at Beloit with a $150 charge.
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