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Newspaper
Forest Park Review
Location
Forest Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1920
Page
5
Church notes list services at John’s Lutheran on Circle Avenue with Rev Markus Wagner, Sunday worship 9 a m and 10 a m, and English Pentecostal additions. Methodist at 321? Avenue led by A J Saunders with 9:30 Sunday School, 10:50 morning worship, Epworth League, prayer meetings, and midweek choir practices.
The text lists QT Peters Ev Lutheran at Hannah avenue and Adams Street with pastor W. F. Buch. Sunday services at 10 am and 11 am, German service at 11 am, Sunday school at 2 pm, special congregational meeting at 8 pm Tuesday, Gather Lovkue meeting at 4 pm, Japior Brotherhood, choir rehearsal Thursday Friday at 7:30 pm. Strangers welcome to attend and get acquainted.
Reverend Bates presides at Pioneer Presbyterian Church on Ferdinand Avenue and Lexington Street with Sunday schools at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship at 11:00 a.m. The sermon theme is A remarkable Friendship, with an invitation extended to all.
Located at Corner Dixon Street and Harlem Avenue. Sunday 6 8 m services and Sunday school in the afternoon. Y P prayer meeting at 7 30 pm followed by preaching. First and third Tuesday evenings Y P society. Every Wednesday evening prayer meeting.
RT PAULS EV LUTHERAN announces pastor Rev G Greenlund services at 10 am Sunday and 7:30 am weekday prayers. Ladiew society plans May fairs May 20 and 27 to raise funds, with stalls at St Pauls hall from 2 pm. Christian Science Churches list services in Oak Park and Maywood with venues on Oak Park avenue Ontario street Lake Street and Masonic Temple, times for Sunday services Wednesday meeting and reading rooms.
Organ recital scheduled for Sunday May 23 at 7749 p m at St Johns Lutheran Church Circle Avenue. Prof A Beck of Concordia College River Forest presents the program with a student double quartet assisting. Selected works include Concerto in G minor Allegro Adagio and other pieces by Handel Monk and Sanetus.
Epworth League subdistrict convenes at Me Community Methodist Church on Saturday May 4 with a 3 90 afternoon rally and 4 05 supper. An illustrated South America lecture by Dr John B Washburn of La Paz Bolivia will close the evening program. attendees invited.
The article notes a push to improve telephony service with new buses for operators. It cites current staff as inefficient but stresses the company’s ongoing efforts to better serve subscribers. An Oak Park office at 714 West Lake Street is highlighted as centrally located amid limited north south transit.
A company has purchased three omnibuses to provide free, rapid transport for its current staff and to aid tax collection in the territory. Painted battleship grey with blue trimmings, the buses will run on routes to Oak Park, Forest Park, and Melrose Park, serving employees at specified hours, with no fare for riders. A regular schedule is expected to begin around May 25, to ensure timely access to the exchange and offices.
A Ta-Ta-luch group held a craft meeting on Friday, May 74, in the office of the Great School. Attendees spent the time making posters, and the event will be reported later.
Anna Wagner and Agnes Meltz are named in the social committee with Harriet Stalley appointed chair and Meltz as assistant. The Coup Fire girls plan to host a gathering next Friday the 21st and seek games for the occasion.
A Forest Mark group called the Junior Jackies held a May 3 meeting on BidMionmna avenue to arrange membership for youths aged 1 to 16. Future meetings will be Wednesdays at 7 pm near Harrison street and Phomus avenue. A baseball team will be organized with Raymond Harkind as manager and Fred Hermanson as captain.
The Forest Pars progressive club schedules a Saturday meeting May 22 at 143 Thomas Avenue to decide whether to continue or disband. Former and in good standing members should attend. funds may unify a division. J Malec, Secretary.
A lively meeting of Forest Bark Post American Legion was held last Friday evening May 7 at the Community clubhouse. By laws were adopted and a board of directors elected. The regular meeting will be held Friday January 4 or 8 at the Community club. members are urged to attend and bring a friend.
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