Donation drive for Joliet Swedish Home on Rowell Avenue
The first annual donation days for the Swedish Orphan Home and Industrial School in Joliet are set for June 21 and 22. Committees across American and Swedish churches solicit varied gifts to fund housing, schooling, and expansion, with events including light refreshments, lanterns, and curbside pickups. The home, opened 1896, serves multiple nationalities and plans to finish the top story to house about 50 more children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swedish Orphan Home and Industrial School of
Joliet
Rowell Avenue
Mesdames
J. Stanley Brown
EB. &, Howard
Philip Mersinger
John Lambert
M. L. Shook
George Relyea
Mesdames J. Vibelius
P. Holmstrom
Charles Larson
John Anderson
Frida Schelarider
Bertha Nelson
Rowell and
Fourth Avenues
Brooklyn
Chicago
Loop
Illinois
Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Synod
Frida Schelander
Omaha Deaconness Institute
Woodland
Andover
Benton Street
Sacred Concert at St John’s Universalist Church June 4
The second Sacred Concert by the St John’s Universalist Church choir will occur Sunday evening June 4 replacing regular services. The program includes organ pieces, solos by Miss Hill Miss Collins and Mr Grady, anthems by Sullivan and others, and a recessional finale with a mixed choir. Nearly all acts feature local soloists and the church organist Miss May Laing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Universalist Church
Florence Hill
Annie, Collings
C. G. Pearce
James Grady
May Laing
Sacred Heart Church
Chicago
Wilmington
Drainage Board and Commissioners Endorse $25 000 Budget Pact
A conference between the san itary board and the drainage commission aimed at funding the work reached a compromise. The trustees agreed to a $25 000 appropriation without naming the engineer’s $1 500 monthly salary, while John Bogart, former New York state engineer, is reported to be chosen as chief engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanitary Board
Commission
Drainage Board
Mallette
John Bogart
New York
Will
Sunday School Entertains at Universalist Church
The Universalist church Sunday school class of boys taught by Miss Cross presented an evening in the church parlors. Miss Stella Ray performed mandolin solos to the delight of the audience and was recalled multiple times. The show closed with a pantomime Mother Goose rhyme act followed by refreshments before a late thunderstorm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Hall
Patriotic Daughters of America
Vera McClure
Silver Sisters
E. P. Martin
P. T. Thomas
Emily Ireland
Maud Lily
Professor Bennitt
Miss Cross
Universalist Church
Election of Officers at Paul Revere Lodge No 871 K of P
The semi annual election of officers at Paul Revere Lodge No 871 K P was held in Castle Hall. Officers chosen to be installed in July include C C Ccey V S D Knowlton Prelate W W Smith M of W D L Mateer M af A C G Jones K of R and S A 8 Calkins M of F F BE Demmond M of Ex Wm F Demart II Gl 8 Kerr C G J H Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Revere Lodge
K. of P
Castle Hall
Co. C.C
Calkins
F. BE. Demmond
Wm. F. Demart
Kerr
C. G
J. H. Thompson
Os goods site chosen for Joliet township high school
Inspector Phelps pushes board to endorse the Os goods site for Joliet township high school, while some members oppose on record. The board adopts the resolution to turn the $16,500 Osgood property over to the township for the new school, with sewer, water and gas work authorized. Superintendent Henderson urges book covers for supplementary readers to promote cleanliness and disease control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Higgins
Osgood
Phelps
Hayes
Carpenter
Marshall
Mason
Banzer
Township Board of Education
Joliet
Bowen
Opi
Ridgewood
Moran Street
Farragu
Henderson
Begin Early to Plan and Save a Home
An advertisement urges home seekers with limited funds to begin planning now and save, offering assistance. It positions the firm as especially useful to buyers with small capital and invites interested individuals to engage.
Millboro West Park-Bush Park Area Best Value for Home
Millboro adjoining West Park and Bush Park offers the best and cheapest property on the West Side for residential use or investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Park
Bush Park
Cagwin Heights Offers Best East Side Investment Property
Cagwin Heights near Highland and Elgin Parks advertises a best and cheapest property for home or investment on the East Side with flexible terms to suit any condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland
Elgin Parks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Children's Dept
CL Jarvis
Orphans’ Home
F. A. Linder
Lemont
A. F. Ogren
Lockport
J. Vibelius
E. Johnson
A. Sandahl
P. BE. Holmstrom
O. J. Siljestrom
la Porte
Ind
A. Challman
Batavia
Ill
E. G. Peterson
Englewood
Miss Laing
Veeeee Alzamora
Mr. Grady
Sullivan
Roy Ooeserves Eer Eereetieeerss
The
Angels
Zardo ‘Miss Hill
Violet
Eddie Collins
Rem Ad
Mr. Pearce
Rev
A. H. Laing
Solo
Miss Collins
van Buren Street
Aurora
John Clare
John J. Foster
John F. Quinn
Mounh
A. Ll, Davis
W. W. Smith
EB. Dice
Stevenson
D. A
Inspector Phelps
Barnes
Eastern Avenue
Eastern Avenue Baptist Church
Broadway
Sheridan
First Presbyterian Church
Ridgewood School
Ridgewood Chapel
Moran
Grace M. EE
John H. Barnes
Farragut
L. K. Raul
Jefferson and
Ottawa Streets
Manhattan
Sia F
Ottawa Sts
Millboro
Cagwin Heights
Lambert
Cochrane
Wm. M. Cochrane
Jefferson Street
Postoffice
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