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Newspaper
Oak Park Vindicator
Location
Oak Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1897
Page
4
In a misty note the Clyde sewer outlet caused flooding at A B Whitney’s grocery but limited drainage issues. Clyde schools opened Jan 4 with full attendance and teachers returning refreshed after a short recess. Also mentions New Year visits and local social calls amidst weather.
Berwyn column notes Mrs Samuel Orr on sick list and Mrs J J Williams slowly recovering her health. J Gossin becomes new merk at Andrews and Parsons. Diphtheria convalesces for Miss Jennie Dorr. Miss Mabel Ferris visits relatives in Galesburg. Athletic club plans practice quarters. Mrs Frank Springer recovering well. Community visits include John Fairchild Verne Thaey Ja Z Peck and others to Riverside. Families visit Hebron and Oshkosh. Pastor preaches on Liberty from Leviticus. Prof. Chapman back from Iowa refreshed for school. Miss Lacey Care leaves Norwalk Ohio. Mrs Madbward Kreiser returns to Kansas City after visit. William Meyers to Carroll Ave soon from Fort Payne. Immersion at Baptist church via Rev Leander Torney. Tate entertainment at Episcopal church praised. Berwyn Masonic New Year reception draws ~400 attendees with Chicago orchestra. Wedding celebrations and Welsh festival notes. Eisteddfod prizes $400 from Racine chorus. annual meeting to be in Chicago.
Miss Evelyn A McCarthy of Austin wed Rev Edwin J Randall of Central Park in St Paul the Apostle Austin. The ceremony, by Bishop McLaren, featured ornate decor, a white taffeta gown with lace, and a large reception at the bride’s home on Central Avenue with limited guests due to a bereavement. The couple will reside at West 44th Avenue and begin home life after January 10.
The long awaited wedding of Miss Nolen Crafts daughter of Mrs and Hon Clayton Crafts took place Wednesday evening. Frederick William Job the groom, Austrian consul at Chicago and senior partner at McMurdy Job, officiated by Rev J Till. The ceremony occurred at 7 20 with lavish floral decor and an organist playing Lohengrin.
The wedding of Mabel Hawley Haggard and Frank Warner Yale took place at 307 S Pine Ave Austin on Jan 6 at four with Rev Bartlett officiating. Attendants included Edith Bowes and Alfred Yale. Guests from Chicago La Grange Des Moines Oak Park and Austin attended. The couple will reside at 307 S Pine St Austin after a February homecoming.
Miss Marie Coffey of Oak Park and Antoine Bedard of Oak Park were secretly married in Kenosha Wisconsin last Monday. The couple, both young and well regarded, chose a simple private ceremony to avoid a formal rite and reception. They returned to Chicago and Oak Park with no parental objections noted.
The Woman's Club of Austin completed its monthly calendar on Monday with a special effort to prepare.
The month features a sought after working season programme with a grand annual reception set for January 28. Events include lectures on Beethoven and Schubert, discussions on municipal government and civics, and sessions on home education and health across January 11 18 12 26 and 28 at various venues including 213 South Waller Avenue and 5437 Indiana Avenue.
The Oaks Culture club hosts a Friday afternoon reception on January 15 with Mrs. Stanley Curtis Crafts presiding. Guest honor Mr. Lot Smith Russell will speak briefly. other contributors from Trinity church Chicago and Austin figures, plus Mrs. Virgil Titus and Miss Libby Wheeler, are listed among performers and assistants. The event starts at 1 30 p.m. sharp.
The Oaks of Austin met the Oaks Culture Club at the clubhouse on Lake street and North Waller avenue on New Year day from 3 to 6 pm. Mrs. Mary Huston presided with a large committee including Mrs. Davis Park Craft Norton Traill Ray Cutting Thorn dyke Hall Falk Frink Schoeck McAuley. Joseph Singer's orchestra played with soprano Carrie Lindley and a ladies quartet. The event showcased holly decor, formal attire, and gracious receptions by the club ladies.
The postprandial program at the Oakdale hotel on Saturday January 9 features a series of speakers including William Preston from Colorado on America and AL H. Clement of New York on Cuban Recognition. Other addresses cover topics from municipal reform to woman suffrage with speakers from Maine Kansas Georgia Connecticut and more.
A home wedding occurred at the Hodge son residence on Forest Avenue with Miss Florence Hodge son and August Robert Luschka of Basel Switzerland. An intimate group attended including Mrs. M. B. Frost and Miss Alexander. The ceremony was led by Dir W. Paweett and the couple departed after a 4 18 train to Chicago.
The One O Clock Euchre Club of Oak Park and Austin gathered Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. W. B. Hulls home 824 Pleasant Street Oak Park with a large attendance. Five tables were in use and the games were lively. A lovely lunch was served about one o'clock.
Mrs Hull and assistants Mrs H P Martin and Mrs M A Daley welcomed guests as prizes were awarded. First prize went to Mrs Murray of Harvey Avenue, second to Mrs Martin of Chicago, third to Mrs Martin of Baird Avenue, and consolation to Mrs Parsons of Willow Avenue. Numerous attendees included Mrs Martin, Mrs Hull, Mrs Murray, and others from Greenwood Valence and nearby streets.
At the River Forest Women's club the usual afternoon exercises were dropped for a social in the evening with gentlemen admitted. Earlier Tuesday a board meeting preceded Mrs. Charlotte C. Holt's Equal Suffrage talk for the educational department.
Maywood celebrated Miss Gertrude Jackson turning 21 with a Thursday evening gathering. A large group of friends attended including Misses Ida Kendall Sadie D Coupland Iva Kemp Julia Stewart Myrtle Buck Ik Stewart and Messrs Harry Buck Lysle Adams David Ballard Albert Merrill K Doane and Dr. Anderson of Chicago. Miss Jackson received several pretty presents.
A Maywood Woman's club forms under Mrs George Plummer with Miss Millie A Buck and others named to promote municipal reform education and philanthropy. Social Euchre events in Maywood and River Forest entertainings are noted, with prize winners and upcoming minstrel shows, dances, and club meetings across Oak Park and surrounding communities.
The Hon. Bertram Jay Curtice, ex secretary of the American Chamber of Commerce Paris, speaks at Central Music Hall on Saturday the 9th about the Cuban war. He discusses causes, duties, and potential commercial effects if Cuba gains independence with illustrative war scenes. Proceeds go to the Cuban hospital fund via the Chicago Committee of One Hundred with accompanying performers.
Professors Patrick and Gilbert of the University of Iowa report in the Psychological Review on keeping three observers awake for ninety consecutive hours. The subjects showed no suffering while noting physical and mental condition during and after the enforced insomnia, a finding of scientific and practical interest given known limits with animals.
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