Labor Day customs and village life in Forest Park notes
Polly K Peterson recalls warm summer days and Labor Day activities. The column traces garden work, home chores, and community events including christening at St John Lutheran, Pioneer Week in Villa Park, a fox terrier visit, and families moving or hosting guests from Ohio, Philadelphia, and Oklahoma. The piece weaves personal vignettes with small town happenings and seasonal preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rickie
William Woekie
William Woeltie, Jr
Bonnie
Walter Nox
Trowbridge
Ralph Trowbridge
Villa Park
Our Town
Joseph DB. Bender
Beloit
N. Heins
Philadelphia
Benders
Hein
Washington, D.C
Heins
Oak Park
Joseph Bender
Bobby
Charles
Oklahoma City
Woman's Club Opens Season With Festive Tea
Forest Park Woman's Club board plans a September 9 tea to honor new department chairmen. Mrs. Herbert Hoffman hosts at her mother's home with 1 p.m. service. President Mrs. John MacGregor to greet guests. Also notes local social news and visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madelaing Shepard
Forest Park Woman's Club
Herbert Hoffman
Pro- Krom
Lyle Siebert
Thomas
John MacGregor
Receiving Inc
Wedding at St Bernardine's Unites Mear and Amundsen
Cora Mear and Robert Amundsen wed at St Bernardine's church on June 4 with Father George Cullen officiating. The bridal party included Jean Mear as maid of honor and Walter Amundsen as best man, with detailed attire and flowers. A dinner at Oak Park Arms and a reception at Minute Men's hall followed for 150 guests. The couple, recently married, honeymooned in Eagle River Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Parkers
Judy Lynn Kroeper
St. John's Ay
Judy
Shirley Wright
Norman Blaschke
Hammond
Ind
Harry Kroger
Hannah
Mrs. Blaschke
St. Bernardine's Church
Cora Mear
Jona Brandenburg
Walter Amundsen
Ben Laskowski
Oe Delmar Allen
Germany
Oak Park Arms Hotel
Minute Men’s Hall
Erv Moeller
Isaball Modeen
San Diego
Eatie
Mary Mear
Modeen
California
Amundsens
Eagle River
Wis
Amundsen
St. Bernardine’s
Oak Park High School
Field-Stevenson
Proviso
OES Officer Mrs Shepard Tours Canada and Midwest
Mrs Lyman Shepard grand representative of OES returned from Toronto where she attended the Grand Chapter session. She and three traveling companions then visited London Windsor and Niagara Falls before Detroit on the way home to Chicago. Prior to Canada the couple vacationed in the Ozarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nedra
Marengo
West Coast
Santa Fe
Grand Canyon
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Mr. Warner
Harry M. Warner
Mrs. Warner
Winnipeg
St. Paul
Chicago
Portland
Warner
OES
Toronto
Canada
Grand Chapter
O.E.S
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Polly K.peterson
Jerry
Bac
Charlie
Carl Zahrie
Lathrop
River Forest
Thatcher
Zahrlo
Eunice
Harold Wieemen
George L Wiermen
Franklin
Thatcher Avenue
Michigan
Karl Turtneck
Marenno
Holliday
Kettle Lake
Kalkaska
Mich
Mather
Jimmy ‘Trouwbridge
Mex
James Trowbridge
Elgin
Jimmy
John Schult
Forest Fark
Florida
Mr. Schulz
Miami
Vernon
Holpuch
Glaris
Wenzlaff
Gary
John
Clorida
Anton
Owen Keller
Mrs. Keller
Keller
Stanley Warners
Woman's Club
Hl, L. Rong
Kansas City
Kan
F. W. Roos
Harold Blough
George Miner
Blough-Miner Radio and Appliance Company
Wally Riggs
Iges Seat Cover Company
Jim Williamson
the Hut Restaurant
Washington Island
Tmnade
Mr. Blough
Robert Evans
W. A. Ruppert
Circle
Robert
Phil Schmidt
Ruppert
Rupperts
Mrs. Ruppert
Sioux City
Bertha Ruppert
Sioux Falls
George Arendt
Lyman
WH. E. Babcock & CO
Madison Stree
A&p
Botany
Lorraine
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