Old Settlers Convention Draws Thousands to Texas Coast
The Sunny South reports elaborate plans for an old settlers convention with 5000 to 8000 visitors in Galveston. Attwater and Hamlett headline a major fruit and vegetable display from Texas coast farms, featuring rich strawberries and Klondike berries. Speakers include Attorney General Davidson and Prof Attwater. civic pride and future Texas growth are highlighted.
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Old Settlers
Texas
Greeley
Texas Coast
H. P. Attwater
Southern Pacific
W. J. Hamlett
Alvin
C. T. Bunch
Jefferson County Diversified Farming Association
Pattinson &Happ
L. Seabrook
Port Lavaca
R. B. Parker
Pasadena Truck Growers’ Association
J. H. Gerkin
Stowell
Chambers County
R. W. Warren
Cotulla
J. D. Ward
Dickinson
Captain Hamlett
J. D. Breech
D. A. Griffith
J. W. Collier
W. D. Strait
J. W. Hamlett
J. R. Westmoreland
Eagle Lake
Japan
Honduras
W. W. Anderson
Pasadena
Grass
Hamlett
Ashby
French
Prof
Attwater
North
Knapp
Department of Agriculture
Southwest
South
Mr. Knapp
Horace Burns
el Campo
Louisiana
Galveston
Pupils Showcase Junior School Piano Recital at Scoville Institute
The Jennie Maud Bliss School of Music held its junior department recital on Saturday June 3 at Scoville Institute. Young players performed beautifully, reflecting dedication to teachers and themselves, with a class demonstration in tone work highlighting ear training and musical notation recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Maud Bliss School of Music
Scoville Institute
Pleasant Surprise In Oak Park Visit By Roberts Family
Eben F. Roberts brother of George S. Roberts visits Oak Park with Mrs. Roberts. They are hosted by G. S. Roberts family at 335 North Boulevard as grandchildren greet them with flowers in a two week stay. Refreshments are served as the Oak Park Business Men's Association discusses revised by laws and elects picnic committees.
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Eben F. Roberts
George S. Roberts
Oak Park
Roberts
Oak Park Business Men’s Association
Odd Fellow’s Hall
J. D. Kenyon
Sheldon School
New Store Sells Fancy Hosiery in Pretty Patterns
Advertises hosiery with pretty patterns priced from 25 cents to 1 dollar per pair at the New Store.
Music in the Air Soon at Oak Park Band Concerts
Oak Park announces a season of band concerts starting June 20 with the American Band led by Joseph Novak and the Empire Quartet. Additional performances feature LaPorte City Band, Weldon’s Band, Fort Sheridan’s Twenty-seventh Infantry Band, and Byron’s Troubadours, with no show July 4 and weather permitting.
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Western Hemisphere
Oak Park
Henry H. Wallis
Segacity
Roosevelt
Cox
W. I
Joseph Novak
Empire Quartet
W. P
LaPorte
Ind
Prof
Loos
Slayton
Jubilee Singers
The Graduation Oration Promoting Young Writers
The piece defends student commencement essays as expressions of effort and idealism. It argues against sneering at these works and urges respect for the young authors striving to think and write with sincerity, even if not perfectly original.
Unveiling of Lincoln Statue At Oakwoods Cemetery
Abraham Lincoln Post No 91 G A R invites Phil Sheridan Post to the unveiling ceremony in Oakwoods Cemetery at Greenwood Avenue and Fifty seventh Street on Wednesday June 14 at 2 PM. Rev R A White will give the invocation Schubert Quartet will perform Lincoln's Gettysburg Address by Prof W W Carnes Gen John C Black will give the oration Gen Chas A Partridge will read a poem.
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Abraham Lincoln Post
Phil Sheridan
Chas. A. Partridge
Ladies of the Post Meet at Glen Ellyn for All Day Event
The Ladies of the Post plan an all day meeting at the home of Comrade and Mrs A D Farley in Glen Ellyn on Tuesday June 13. Members will meet at Northwestern station for trains at 9 40 and 9 42. Maj F W Barber leads preparations for the event described as the season's highlight. The report also notes Mrs J C McDonald and Miss Helen McDonald visiting relatives in Marietta Ohio with plans to visit Mr McDonald's Massachusetts hometown later. The Oak Park Military School cadets anticipate a two week Fox Lake camping trip with mixed feelings of excitement and anxiety.
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Galveston
Panama Canal
Southern Pacific
United States
Handsome Ball High School
Gulf and Bay
Cc. W. A
DaKk Park
Reporter Argus
Dgar
Sons and Daughters of Veterans Association
E. W. Miller
Oak Park
McLean
F. Jononnor
A. D. ¥. Farley
Glen Ellyn
Northwestern
Avenue
J. C. McDonald
Helen
Wesley Avenue
Oak Park Military School
Fox Lake
Maj
F. W. Barber
Mrs Porter and daughter head west for Exposition plans
Mrs KE C Porter and her daughter Miss Mary H Porter depart Tuesday for Seattle where they plan to attend the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland and may winter in Southern California, possibly not returning to Oak Park for a year. The notice adds a June rule granting straw hat wear with permits from the Village Board at a set price.
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KE. C. Porter
Mary H
West
Seattle
Wash
Portland
Ore
California
Oak Park
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Yaruan
Euclid Avenue
Lake Street
OAK Park Trust & Savings Bank
H. W. Austin
H. N. Seadaman
Hiram Coombs
Dr. T. E. Reports
H. C. Hansen
Jesse A. Baldwin
A. W. Bryant
George Eckart Dr. J. W. ToPr
North Western Gas Light and Coke CO
North Oak Park Ave
Illinois
W. W. Neice’s
N. Oak Park Ave
Oak Park Road
George Baldwin
A. L. Caron
William St
Oak Park, Hl
New York
Chicago
C. BE. Bolles
Wall. Einfeldt
Casuigr
C. W. Herrick
W. S. Herrick
John D. Ross Grorgh Walker Sampson Rogers
P. Nissen
C. E. Bolles
E. A. Cummings
Jacob Mortenson Willis
Herrick
O. W. Herrick
Walter Gresham
Congress
Davidson
Lanham
Barrow
Blanchard
Eben E. Roberts
Superior St
Oak Park State Bank
CC. Pfund Coo
Cor
van Buren St
Wenonah Avenue
Oak Park, Ill
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