Austin High School Class of 1900 Graduation Celebrated
The Austin High class of 1900, largest and highest achieving yet, staged class night June 21 at the Assembly Hall and commencement June 22 at the Presbyterian Church. Ethylle Andrus led as editor and earned a scholarship, with thirteen graduates averaging over 90. Alumni banquet followed the diploma ceremony as Roy Gilbert presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Austin High School
High School
Presbyterian Church
The
Voice
Ethylle Andrus
Chicago
Alice Thompson
Gilbert Price
University of Chicago
University of Michigan
Grace Hills
Myrtle Stanley
Vivian Church
Ethel Reiterman
Bernice Bond
J. Roscoe McCord
Ivy
Rollo Cleverdon
Newett Gilbert
Buck
Roy Q. Gilbert
Walter Jacobs
Nellie E. Wilcox
Alfred S. Adams
Bethea Rankin Hutchins
Lucie Harriet Amerson
Ethel V. Kellogg
Ethylle Percy Andrus
Mable Kershaw
Fannie Eccles Barnett
Gisella Kurtz
Alice Floy Bassett
Evelyn Seymour Murray
Lowell Hammond Beach
Alice Nathalie Block
Bessie Ruth Pearson
Bernice Louise Bond
Gilbert L. Price
Louise Carey
Florence Pummill
Vivian C. Church
Rollo R. Cleverdon
Hulda F. Riefstahl
Charles H. Demorest
Mahelle Roe
Margaret Evans
Anna Louise Shepard
Lottie _Emmagene Fitch
Hazel Standart
Carl M. Frink
Luella D. Gage
Alice S. Thompson
Grace Allena Hills
Gertrude O. Tucker
Walter P.hoagland
Arthur G.weber
Town News Notes From Oak Park and Vicinity
R H Traill and wife return from the north. Various residents plan visits to Vermont New York Philadelphia and Michigan with multiple relatives. Local youth and adults graduate visit and relocate as Summer ends approach and church and civic activities continue.
June Wedding in Studio Chapel of Flowers and Laughter
Miss Jennie Wright and Andrew Taylor Porter of Montreal were married Monday in a studio transformed into a floral chapel. The ceremony included Mendelssohn music, a long bridal party, and a Japanese dining room for a pink and white reception before the couple departed for Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Wright
Andrew Taylor Porter
Montreal
Canada
Frank L. Wright
Forest Avenue
Mendelssohn
Winslow
River Forest
Peterson
Maywood
Ernest Chamberlain
Madeline Briggs
Anna Dunlap
Masters Loyd
John Wright
Magineil Wright
Mr. Darling
la Grange
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Hannah
Marion Beye
Helen Lewis
Helener Pierce
Agnes Garceloyn
Vira Booth
Billington
Humphrey
Oak Park
Mary Lloyd Jones
Garden
Koch
Winnie Lackerstein
Chicago
Nonie Dement
Springfield
Alice
Carrie Davis
Winnetka
Miss Winterhalter
Milwaukee
Messrs. Field
Gaylord
Boyntington
Holmes
Banks
Robi
Chas
Arthur Tobin
Harry Pebbles
John Lewi
Harry Pierce
Oliver Gale
Ed Mash
Wetzel
Walker
Sue Harrington Furbeck
Gladys Levee
Mary Chamberlain
Yerkes
Porter
Camp Good Will Program and Committees Meeting
The Camp Good Will commissary department held a June 24 meeting at Scoville Institute Oak Park with many church reps. The camp runs July 9 to August 13 1900 with an allocated schedule for each church and planned daily mothers meetings kindergarten classes rides entertainments and Sunday services. Mrs A T Heming way presided as chairman.
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Camp Good Will
Scoville Institute
Oak Park
Congregational
EK. C. Vaile
W. R. Corlett
E. Payson
M. E. Church
M. Hadfield
E. Hilton
Euclid Avenue
M. E
C. Postlewaite
River Forest
M. FE
Second Congregational
Third Congregational
First Congregational
Unity
River Forest Presbyterian
First Presbyterian
A. T. Hemingway
Accident Disrupts Oak Park Water Supply briefly
A pump failure at Oak Park waterworks cut off a partial water supply Tuesday night for about an hour. City engines pumped from fire plugs on the east and west sides of Fifty-second Street at Kinzie and Indiana to restore pressure. Austin residents first drew water from Lake Michigan, noting varied colors but satisfactory supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
Fifty-second Street
Kinzie Street
Fifty-second
Indiana
Austin
Lake Michigan
Outing for Children and Mothers at Town Hall Park
The Chicago Commons event at Austin Town Hall Park on the 26th drew over 250 people across ages from six weeks to octogenarian. Teachers and many from the Women's Club aided, with local dealers donating supplies, providing a pleasant scene of families enjoying a rare patch of grass in their ward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Commons
Town Hall Park
Woman’s Club
Reception for C S Cutting in Library Hall
A reception in Library Hall honored C S Cutting candidate for probate judge who has just returned from a Queenstown Ireland business trip. Austin friends gave a hearty welcome home with speeches by Judge Kohlsaar Assistant States Attorney McEwen H S Conway acting Probate Judge Batton Judge Hennecy and Mr Cutting expressing gratitude for the public tribute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Hall
C. S. Cutting
Queenstown
Ireland
Austin
Kohlsaar
McEwen
H. 5. Conway
Batton
Hennecy
Cutting
School worker survives 35 foot fall at Austin tower
Andrew Speck of 3731 Rhodes Avenue, an employee of the Chicago board of education, fell from the Ohio Street School tower in Austin on Monday and landed on lumber. He got up, walked to a street car, and went home alone, then returned to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Speck
Rhodes Avenue
Chicago Board of Education
Ohio Street
Austin
Dogs Must Be Licensed In Austin Urges Deadline Extension
Sergeant McNally states warrants will be sworn for arrests of residents who fail to license dogs. The city set May 1 as the deadline but extended to align with Cicero rule to avoid mistakes ahead of July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sergeant McNally
Austin
Cicero
Bishop Fallows Lecture Postponed After Misrouted Delivery
A large Austin Methodist Church audience expected Rev Dr Fallows on The Commercial System. The bishop went to Oak Park by mistake and searched churches before realizing the error, leaving many disappointed. A September rescheduled date will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Methodist Church
Fallows
Oak Park
Austin
Oak Park Business Men Plan Summer Picnic
At a Thursday meeting in W. Smith's office Oak Park business men formed a large committee and announced a picnic set for July 19 with high expectations of success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Park
W.&. Smith
Prizes for Clerks in Austin Picnic Contest
The Austin Business Men's Association offers prizes to clerks who sell the most picnic tickets. Three prizes will be awarded to top sellers in the annual event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Austin Business Men’s Association
Austin Business Men's Picnic Set for July 19
The picnic committee prepares for a splendid event with programs to be released soon. The repeat notice confirms the date and local plans for the Austin business community event.
Social Notes From Oak Park And Surroundings
Mr. Ralph Smith and family spend summer at Browns Lake with Mrs. Batteman visiting relatives in town. Cleveland youths Harvey and Roy Higgins visit Fair Oaks as playmates. Miss Charlotte Platt visits Mr. Brink in North Taylor Avenue. Mrs. Bevington and Mrs. Speet rent a South Haven cottage for July and August. Mrs. QO Crozier is gravely ill at her sister’s in Marengo NC. Mr. N G Woodside returns from a Wisconsin fishing trip. friends expect fish. Mrs. A Bedard remains ill at home. Dr. E P Goodwin dismissal discussed at Chicago church council. Mr. Robt Caughie returns from a successful Henderson Shoe Co. trip. plans summer with sister Mrs. Wright in northern Michigan. Oak Park High School class of 19% M M M members host luncheon for Miss Mary Naden and Mr. Lou Rennels wedding. class colors red and white adorn the dining-room. Covers for ten. Mrs. Rennels receives white satin pillow with club monogram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Traill
A. P. Preble
Addie
Hardwick
A. M. White
Austin
New York
Lizzie Phillips
Liberty
E. J. Haskins
Rice Street
J. H. Kemper
Indiana Street
Philadelphia
W. C. Mathews
Niles
Mich
C. E. Pierce
Superior Street
Milwaukee
Fred Pillinger
Berwyn
England
Pillinger
Ida M. Becker
North Central Avenue
Champaign
Ill
E. R. Sisson
Marion
Maxwell
Ind
Everett Sisson
North Pine Avenue
Carl
Ernest Cleverdon
Joe Walser
University of Michigan
Della G. Amerson
Lone Tree Point
Neva Gilbert
North Willow Avenue
Mandolin Club
C. E. Huntting
Helen
McGregor
Iowa
N. A. Lacy
Geo. H. Park
Minneapolis
Park
J. E. Decker
Michigan
A. M. Perkins
North Park Avenue
Rochester
N. Y
H. H. Emerson
Hattie Emerson
Ohio
R. B. Wallace
Paw Paw Lake
Moses
Richardson
Lake Side
J. E. Nelson
South Haven
Rev. Walker
Joliett
Grace Church
Read
W. S. Krebs
South Grove
Albert Lake
Minn
Chas. H. Marshall
South Grove Avenue
Beaver Lake
Wis
W. B. Brinkkerhoff
Clinton Avenue
St. Joseph
Lewis
John Storer
Geo. Webb
Charlevoix
Elsie McPherson
South Oak Park Avenue
Muskegon
Charles Jenkins
Dan Ray
Sizer
Waterman
W. A. Douglass
Kenilworth Avenue
Saugatuck
Dakin
Miss Greeleaf
Fred Baker
Pebbles
California
Oak Park
Geo. Hayden
James
Ralph Smith
Brown's Lake
Batteman
E. C. Fisher
Masters Harvey
Roy Higgins
Cleveland
Fair Oaks
Charlotte Platt
Tipton
D. E. Brink
North Taylor Avenue
Bevington
Speet
QO. C. Crozier
North Caylor Avenue
8. S. Jaycox
Marengo
N. G. Woodside
North Cuyler Avenue
Wisconsin
Mary Naden
Lou Rennels
Rennels
Naden
River Forest Notes Show Local Travel and Events
River Forest residents report extended trips to South Haven Michigan and Lake Superior shores. The Keyst on avenue paving defeat, a luncheon at Mrs Thatcher’s, bicycle mishap in Maywood, a hospital home for the Thompson family, an upcoming wedding of Sarah Homer and Henry Richards, and arrangements led by Mrs Yerkes of Oak Park highlight community life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Percy Crenshaw
Forest Avenue
Wm. H. Turner
South Haven
Mich
W. C. Walsh
Lake Superior
Alice
Cora Griffen
Central Avenue
Woodstock
Ill
Miss Field
Robi. T. Walbank
Columbus, O
River Forest
John W. Broughton
Thatcher Avenue
F. D. Thompson
Gale Avenue
Gordon Moore
Mr. Moore
Walker
Waller
Tope
Robert Thompson
Frayed Verse Notes on Society and Class
Fragmentary Thoughts critique wealth and race with sharp satire. The piece reflects class bias and social norms, citing business men, laborers, and a proposed otter themed club as symbols. It hints at environment shaping character and the artist’s struggle with modern fashion and idle pretension.
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Harry Cooling
R. I. Traill
Central Ave
South Boulevard
Lithia
Congress
Walter Hoagland
Fannie Barnett
David Meadows
Clarence Barker
Chas. Demorest
News OF the Town
BE. L. McClelland
South Fiftysecond Avenue
Telephone Company
B. Briard
Edna
John H. Crawford
New York City
General Eastern
D., IL. & W Railway
Phil W. Huston
Rochelle
Evanston
Ethel
May
Elsie Smith
W. N. Smith
N. H. Webb
White Lake
Gertrude Langley
Chas. E. Briggs
Rockford, Ill
E. H. Baker
Sixty-fourth Avenue
Geo. Woodbury
Cincinnati
A. A. Bostedo
Bostedo
President Jones
Cicero Town Board
E. E. Roberts
W. H. Cribben
Lake Bluff
Oak
Misses Herr
Anna Luff
Clara Conklin
Edna Whidden
Mina Blanchard
Grace Crockett
Anna Ripley
Hazel French
Caroline
Emily Pitkin
Wellesly
Blair’s Tea Store
North Park Ave
Borden
W. van Buren St
Monrose
Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Vicunas
Vicuna
Putnam Clothing House
Clark Street
Madison St
C. M. Babbitt
Prop
Hart, Gohaffner & Wark
Bishop Fallows
Austin Business Men
East Oak Park
B. F. Johnson
W. H. McCullough
Ashland Avenue
Almont
Broughton
Bert Walker
Bride
Denver
Colo
H. W. Golding
Keystone Avenue
D. A. Thatcher
Ag . Mis
Nellie Martin
Prof. Watson
Beloit
Miss Martin
Mathews
Sarah Richards Homer
G. W. Homer
Henry Todd Richards
Struthers
William Johnson
Florence Homer
Jules Richards
Adam
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