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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1932
Page
3
Hundreds expected at the fourth annual De LaSalle Alumni farewell dance on Monday August 22 at Electric Park Ballroom Plainfield. Bernie Cummins and his New Yorkers will provide music with novelty dance numbers planned for this year as alumni plan to bid friends goodbye before heading to schools in other cities.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles lodge No. 377 hosts an all day outing at the Black Road Gun club this Sunday with lodge members and families invited. Arthur G. Momper leads the entertainment including games races dancing and a concert by the Eagles fife drum and bugle corps, the thrice state champions.
The married women of St John’s Catholic church host their second pillowcase card party on Friday August 26 at 2 30 and 8 00 pm. Proceeds benefit the church and school with Mrs William Korst as general chairman and assistants including Mrs Otto Weber Mrs Henry Simon Mrs Raymond Herbert and others for bridge euchre and bunco activities.
Joliet fire fleet must slow from about 50 mph to 35 or 40 mph through residential areas to protect schoolchildren. In outlying districts speeds may rise to 40 mph, Fire Chief Calvin Royce said.
Will County Lions club members join the Cook County council for a song contest between Kiwanis and Lions at Soldiers Field Chicago. The event accompanies the annual Chicago park song festival expected to draw over 100000 attendees. Rehearsals led by Bruce Cheadle Donald Glasgow and Ed Brewster.
Members from Joliet and Paul Revere lodges Knights of Pythias plan to attend the outdoor George Washington bicentennial ceremony in Oregon Illinois Saturday. Sponsored by Pythian lodges of the 10th zone Northern Illinois the event features a 2 30 PM program beside Black Hawk's monument with coffee and picnic lunches served by a committee. Supreme and grand lodge officers will participate and a page rank will be elected in the evening. The dramatized degree will be presented by Royal lodge Maroa Illinois teams.
Joliet will hold a public Labor Day parade bringing together all city and nearby labor groups. The event begins at 10 a.m. in Dellwood park with a Sokols vs St Cyril's game. Hugh Hendry will marshal, with speakers including Mayor Herbert Clayton Morris J M Patterson Edward Kristal and James Graham.
Joliet Lions Club will stage its annual stag picnic this afternoon at the forest preserve grounds near Troy. The regular meeting for tomorrow was canceled to favor the outing.
Sponsored by the Salvation Army the third annual pioneer scout camp will run four days starting August 30 in Hamel Woods Troy. More than 50 boy and girl scouts are expected. The staff includes Capt G Aliveby Arthur Raby Lieut R Schultz Mrs L Sharlow Henry Newkirk Mercedes Clark and others in roles from tent leaders to nature lore astronomy handicraft and first aid.
Read The Tor thoroughly for the best bargains offered by merchants who cut prices to clear merchandise. These deep discounts promise significant savings and a chance to purchase area goods at reduced rates.
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