The Berwyn News from Berwyn, Illinois • 1

lie PRINTED IN BERWYN OF BERWYN FOR BERWYN PEOPLE BY BERWYN PEOPLE VoL III, No. 25 Friday, March 29, 1935 $2.00 per year; 5c per copy MASONS HAD A BIG NIGHT; PAY HOMAGE TO INSTRUCTOR ELECTION POT BOILS; The Berwyn Masonic temple was the scene of much activity Thursday night of this week when several hundred members of that fraternity gathered to honor the instructor of Berwyn Masonic lodge. Invitations had been sent to over sixty lodges in the Chicago area with which the guest of honor, Leo Loewy, is in some way connected. Mr. Loewy, who resides in Chicago, has devoted much time to the teaching of the ritualistic work to members of Berwyn lodge and each year a night is thus set aside for him to receive his friends and the plaudits of his associates in the craft.

Also honored at the same meeting was Albert E. Coen, a past master of Berwyn lodge, who is shortly to leave for the feast to make his home with his son, Alban Wasson Coen. This mans long and faithful service has placed him high in the minds and thoughts of all. Following a short business meeting the evening was turned over to Harold E. Arndt, who had charge of the program.

This consisted of a number of stunts and games by those present. Refreshments were served following the program. o-o D. A. R.

Girl Scout Cookie Drive Extended to April Sixth Much interest and excitement is being felt in the cookie selling drive of the Girl and each troop is working hard to win the 20 inch cake that is being awarded the troop selling the most cookies before April 6, when the contest closes. It should be noted that the date has been extended from March 30 to April 6. It will be welcome news to the troops that they may begin making deliveries as soon as they have turned in their orders to Mrs. E. T.

Wood, 3444 Kenilworth avenue, so that she may order the cookies from the factory. In the troop which meets at the Congregational church, No. 32, the leader, Mrs. Evans, gave one patrol permission to take full charge of the troop meeting, the Patrol Leader, Ardelle Vitt, called the meeting to order, the color guard presented colors, and led the troop in singing some new songs. Then Mrs.

Vitt explained the details of the plan. Sylvia DeGraff then read a very interesting story as her contribution to the program. One of the fine things that it is hoped to accomplish with the money made in this drive is the building of new equipment for our Camp Lone Tree, Three Rivers, which is customarily done on Memorial Day week-end by the father of Girl Scouts, an organization known as the Dads Patrol. More cabins are to be built, there being three units now housed in cabins built by the dads, and it is the aim of the Council to have the other two units so housed before long. There is need of new waterfront equipment, in order that the water activities may be carried on this summer.

o-o DANGEROUS CORNER CLAIMS ANOTHER VICTIM TUESDAY ALL CLAIM VICTORY clrk. Here we have three men whose qualifications, personally, politically, and otherwise are on a par. Jerry Jacobson, present incumbent, has quite a following throughout the city aqd Aid. Holly has built up for himself quite an enviable reputation for honesty and ability while serving in the council, while Otto Pecha, who has served in other capacities during previous administrations will draw a large vote. jjFor the office of treasurer there are also three outstanding candidates.

Two of these have never been seeking a political office before. Geo. I. Wilkinson will draw a large number ot votes from his friends and recipe a great many from the straight Republican ballots cast. Henry Seller, also new to active politics, has ajhost of friends and through these and the almost natural swing in de-pression times to an independent candidate, will garner a goodly number of votes.

The third contestant here is Matt A. Berg, who has previously served as alderman, treasurer, and in other city positions. He is, like the other two candidates for the office of treasurer, a resident of the south will result in a split in the normal strength of all candidates. Not many changes are made in the list of those whom we believe to be the winners in the aldermanis race. In the first ward Harry Leviton has been working hard and being an old timer in Berwyn will no doubt receive a popular vote.

1 In the third ward, with only one candidate on the Fusion ticket, if this group gets behind Aid. Anderson, who has kept the ward free of a rhotley array of taverns, he stands good chance to win. If the swing toward Cermak he will undoubtedly win. There is also a chance for trading in the Fifth ward where the Fusion party has but one candidate, while this same party, believing the candidates in the first and seventh wards to be all right, have entered no opposition. We list below the entire alder-manic slates of all parties.

Those whom we believe will be winners are Candidates to the right of them; candidates to the left of them; volleyed and thundered! The gallant six hundred who rode into the very muzzles of their enemies guns, have or had nothing on the general public during the present stress of a three-sided political campaign such as we have in Berwyn. When the noise of our battle clears away there will be many bleeding and mangled corpses, just as in those far off days, but ours will be able to rise again and go forth anew in some future campaign. The leaders in all three parties are quite confident that theirs is the winning ticket. Each believes that the splits and other breaks in the campaign will bring victory. In last weeks issue of The News we published what we thought would be the ultimate victors.

In a political campaign a limited few persons work strennously for a period of a few weeks, calling and canvassing the various neighborhoods. These workers report back to headquarters as to the results they have achieved and from these reports the leaders gather enthusiasm or gloom as the case may be. These reports, however do not cover the sentiment of the entire voting population. That is a factor hard to determine. It is only by inference that any nearly correct gupss can be made as to the probable winners.

We believe that this election, more than any before, there will be a large number of split ballots. In the following paragraphs we shall try to list again those whom we believe will win. This does not necessarily mean that we are recommending any one person or group for the readers choice. Inquiry and observance have led up to the decisions we have arrived at. Serious inroads on the votes expected by both Shay and Janura have been made by Erv Drije who, during the past few days, has received much encouragement from his many workers.

We believe, however, that while Drije will make a splendid showing, the patronage of the city hall will elect Shay. Fate has a queer way of twisting things, and the average voter helps along by being negligent in his right of sufferage. At election time the voting is left, largely, to those politically inclined and those who are interested personally in the outcome. Aid. Janura is putting forth every effort to gain votes but we do not believe he has the solid backing of his party and for this reason will not finish in the lead.

The biggest fight of all will undoubtedly be for the office of city High Prairie Trail Chapter of the D. A. R. met at the home of Mrs. John M.

Humiston, 7107 34th street, Tuesday evening. The regent, Mrs. G. B. Hall, related some of her experiences during the State Conference at Springfield.

Mrs. Virgil Stephens gave a most interesting review of Gertrude Athertons book, The Conqueror, which is the story of the life of Alexander Hamilton. Mrs. Humiston was assisted by Mesdames Lily, King, and Albert Hall and Miss Grace Robinson. The Wheel and Distaff will meet the second Thursday in April at the home of Mrs.

A. C. McGuire, 3315 Kenilworth avenue. A pot luck luncheon will be held, after which the ladies will tie a quilt for one of the mountain schools. Members of the High Prairie Trail Chapter, D.

A. will take a trip through the Immigration Courts with Fred Schlodtfelt Thursday, April 4. o-o FIRE CHIEF HRACH STATES BERWYN TAVERNS ARE SAFE Miss Florence Milnarik, 27 years old, living at 3120 Oak Park avenue, was injured, although not seriously, when her car was struck by another at the intersection of 33rd street and East avenue, about 8:15 Tuesday morning. Miss Milnarik was driving east on 33rd street in a Ford coupe and her car had gotten just about to the center of the intersection when it was struck on the left side by a Lincoln sedan being driven south on East avenue by Tony Pavlik of Downers Grove. With Mr.

Pavlik mere four ladies who were then on their way to a funeral. The smaller car was pushed over a nearby curb, Miss Milnarik receiving her injuries at this time. Despite the terrific froce of the impact, the car did not turn pver, nor was there any glass broken, in either car. This is one of the most dangerous street crossings in Berwyn as East avenue is the first street to cross the tracks between Oak Park avenue and Ridgeland avenue, and 33rd street south of the tracks. In a statement this week Fire Chief James Hrach, when asked regarding the fire dangers of the many taverns in Berwyn, said that he had not waited for any serious calamity to force an inspection but, through his inspector, Louis Zeutel, had been keeping all such places in a safe condition as regards fire hazards.

Most of the taverns, he said, are not large and do not have any frilly ornaments or drapes, nor other in-flammable matter which might easily spread the flames as was the case earlier this week at Morton Grove. There are but two night clubs in Berwyn, one on Roosevelt road and the other on Cermak road. A checkup Wednesday revealed that although there were a few bad conditions at both places, nothing serious was found, and both owners agreed to have them remedied by this week end..