Christ Hospital - Finding a better way

At Chr ist Hosp ita l, we are constant ly looking for new and better waysto promote good health for ourselves, our ch ildren and our ch ildren 'schildren . The hosp ital provides med ical leadership in numerous c lini-cal areas : it has the largest obstetr ica l service in Illinois . Over 4,000babies are born here each year. It has an alternate birth ing center sothat parents can share in a natural method of delivery . It is one ofless than a dozen hosp ita ls in the met ropo litan area that prov idesfac ilit ies for the management of kidney disease . Our Laser Therapy

prog ram opens new doors of vision to peop le who once lost the ir eyesight to diabet ic ret ino-pathy. We have a large phys ica l med ic ine and rehabilitation depa rtment which is cons ideredone of the best in the state . Our Card iac Care Center responds to the needs of an evolvinggenerat ion of older Amer icans. Open Heart Surgery teams performed 216 surger ies last yearand ach ieved lower than 1.3 percent morta lity rate , we ll below the nat iona l average.Vocat iona l Services helps stroke and acc ident vict ims rega in skills, as well as prov iding voca-tiona l adv ice . The hosp ital handles pulmonary diseases, infectious diseases , hemotology andendoc rinology .Our Deve lopme ntal Pediatrics program monito rs the growt h and progress of your ch ild, sothat he can be the best and the healthi est person he ,can poss ibly be. Our Pediatr ics Intens iveCare Unit gives the extra spec ial care your ch ild might need when very ill. A 20-bed neonata lintensive ca re nursery has operated for more than six years, and in assoc iat ion with Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke 's Medica l Center, has been des ignated a co-per inata l center by thestate of Illinois.The Federal Drug Adm inistrat ion has included Chr ist Hospital in its pilot program restr icted tothe state of Illinois, in the use of the enzyme chemopapain, which is an alternat ive for con-vent iona l back surgery for some pat ients . As a key hosp ital in the Univers ity of Chicago 'strauma network, paramedics are directed in the treatment of pat ients through telemetryequ ipment wh ich affords instant communica tion between the hosp ita l and paramed ics on thestreet or in a home.The hosp ita l has grown, as Oak Lawn has grown . We have grown from a commun ity hosp ita lto a medica l center , looking for better ways to promote health .

CHRIST HOSPITALof the Evangel ical Hospital Associat ion

Table of ContentsGreetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 2

Officials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3

Schedule of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 8

Map of Oak Lawn 10

A Gallery of Clubs and Civic Organizations 16

Oak Lawn Service Clubs 24

Cultural Organizations 27

Oak Lawn Veteran's Organizations 32

For Our Recreation 34

A Word About Some Special People 40

Oak Lawn Houses of Worship ". 41

Oak Lawn Then and Now 62

The Land Before Exploration 64

Explorers, Soldiers and Settlers 70

Oak Lawn Comes to Be 80

Acknowledgements 96

Greetings fromThe Chairman of the Oak Lawn

Special Events Commission

I would like to welcome all of you visiting our Village during its Centen-nial Celebration.

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The Commission and I have been looking forward to this event for over a year. We cou ld nothave done our job without the help and support of many people. Although I cannot name eachindividually in this limited space, I would like to thank tho e committees responsible for food,entertainment, supplies and parking. A special thank-you also to parade marshalls and thoseinvolved with our Dinner and Commemorative Show. To each and everyone of them, I wouldlike to extend the appreciation of not only the Commission an d myself, but also that of everycitizen and visitor to the celebration .

I believe that every citizen of Oak Lawn will find numerous opportunities to participate in ourevent s, enjoy our celebration, and have a part in the lasting commemoration of this milestonein the history of Oak Lawn. I look forward to it with you . Enjoy the fun!

Davis Boyd, ChairmanSpecial Eve'nts Commission

Greetings fromThe Mayor of Oak Lawn

The Village of Oak Lawn has come a long way since 1882. We havegrown into a strong and vibrant community, and the source of ourstrength is our residents . ot even the devastating tornado of 1967 could

break their spirit. Our citizen s have always bounced back, and we have been blessed with manyindividuals who ha ve devoted a large portion of their busy lives to the purpose of developingour local government and bettering our community. Therefore, this Centennial Celebrationdoes not ju st commemorate the pas age of time, but is in a real ense a tribute to the ac-complishments of the past and present residents of Oak Lawn.

We have set aside the days of July 3rd through 11th to celebrate our 1000h Anniversary . Thesewill be active and fun filled days, but let us also during this period remember we have manything to be thankful for-excellent schools, many churche, a hospital, park andplayground, fine businesse and a beautiful community . As we begin our second century ofprogress, let us renew our commitment to maintaining Oak Lawn's strengths and character.

I thank each and everyone of the men and women who have given a great deal of their timeand effort to work on the commissions an d committees that plan ned this celebration an d mad eit one of the fine t and mo t uccessful celebrations of its kind .

Erne t F. KolbMayor

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THE SPECIAL EVE TS COMMISSIOCHAI RMA Davis BoydMEM BERS Lenore Colson

LeRoy CorradinoRobert GaulSharyn GuerinWilliam StrickfadenLinda Vorderer

THE VILLAGE GOVERNMENTMAyOR Ernest F. KolbVILLAGE CLERK A. Jayne Powers

TRUSTEESDISTRICT 1 Lester A. AndersonDISTRICT 2 Ronald M. StancikDISTRICT 3 Charles J . .MelounDISTR ICT 4 Robert W. BruceDISTRI CT 5 John F. PetrozzaDISTRI CT 5 Jerome A. Bergamini

THE VILLAGE ADMINISTRATIONVILLAGE MA AGE R Richard E. 0' eill

DEPARTME T HEADSFAM ILY SERVICES Nancy DeLapFINANCE Dan iel P . WiersmaFIRE CH IEF Elmore J. HarkerPO LICE CH IEF John J. HaberkornPUBLIC WORKS Donald R. CanningQUALITY CONT ROL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . orman L. Bacon

PROGRAM SUPERVISORSSE lOR CITI ZE S Rochelle HattonYOUTH DIVISIO James Storms

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Good luckfor the next 100!

MAYOR'S COALITION PARTY

Mayor, ERN IE KOLBVillage Clerk, JAYNE POWERS

RON STANCIK, Trustee District 2BOB BRUCE, Trustee District 4

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Schedule of Events

2:00 p.m.-4:oo p.m. PONY RIDESSouthwest Park

1:00 p.m.-3:oo p.m. NIAROME CLOWN TROUPEWATER BALL FIGHTSSouthwest Park

6:45 p.m.-7:45 p.m. APPLECORES MARCHERSRichards High School107th St. & Central Ave.

7:45 p.m .-8:oo p.m. CONTEST WINNERSRichards High School

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SATURDAY, JULY 3rd10:00 a.m.-6 :oo p.m. CENTENNIAL ART FAIR

Oak Lawn High School95th St. & Southwest Hwy.

2:00 p.m.-8:oo p.m. SQUARE DANCE JAMBOREEDavid Johnston Building94th St. & Oak Park Ave.

Dusk CENTENNIAL FIREWORKSDISPLAYRichards High School

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SUNDAY, JULY 4th7:00 a.m. ECUMENICAL CHURCH

SERVICEOak Lawn High School95th St. & Southwest Hwy.

COMMUNITY PANCAKEBREAKFASTOak Lawn High School

10:00 a.m.-6:oo p.m. FAMILY FREE FUNSouthwest Park103rd St. & Mayfield Ave.

11:00 a.m.-5:oo p.m. CENTENNIAL ART FAIROak Lawn High School

11:00 a.m.-l:oo p.m. PONY RIDESSouthwest Park

11:00 a.m.-4:oo p.m. CARNIVAL GAMES & PRIZESSouthwest Park

11:00 a.m.-5:oo p.m. DUNK TANK OF CELEBRITIESSouthwest Park

12:00 a.m .-5:oo p.m. FREE COMMUNITY SWIMSouthwest Park Pool

TUESDAY, JULY 6th6:30 p.m. CENTENNIAL

COMMEMORATIVE DINNERDANCESabre Room8900 West 95th StreetHickory Hills

WED ESDAY, JULY 7th7:00 a.m. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

CENTENNIAL GOLF OUTINGPalos Country Club131st St. & Southwest Hwy.

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Chicago Bears vs.Oak Lawn's Finest

Chicago Disc Jockey's vs.Oak Lawn Avengers

Southwest Park103rd St. & Mayfield Ave.

SATURDAY, J LY 10th12:00 noon-II :30 p.m. CE TE IAL FOOD FEST

EntertainmentCarnivalCenter of Town

S DAY , J LY 11th11 :00 a.m.-II :OO p.m. CE TE IAL FOO D FEST

Center of TownFRIDAY, J LY 9th6:00 p.m.-11:30 p.m. CE TE IAL FOOD FEST

Center of Townear Village Hall

1:00 p.m. CE TE IAL PARADEfrom 95th St. & Cicero Aveto 95th St. & Southwest Hwy.

Four big tents will house the area'sleading restaurants who will offer a variety

of mouth watering foods:

Tent 1: Located west of the Library on Raymond and 95th StreetHou se of Chan Phil 's Pizza Regency Steak Hou sePapachino La Posada Mass Marketing MerchandisePopeye's Chicken C.A.P. Klaus ' German InnMazzone Ice

Tent 2: Located east of the Village Hall off Dumke DriveGrecian Delight Bressler 's Ice CreamJR 's Ribs Ken's GuesthouseSgt. Garcia 's Cook County Tobacco

The Drum stickancy 's

Elephant Ears

Tent 3: Located east of the Library on Cook Avenue and 95th StreetRed Lobster St. icholas Women's Club Petrula's Hot DogsPalermo Pizza Mario's Catering Sharko'sWinston Sausage Little Warsaw Pooch 's Ice CreamWendy's Senese's Winery

Tent 4: Located on Cook Avenue north of Cook SchoolThe Homestead Papa Joe's PizzaMaylin Express Pizza RomaItalian U-Boat

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-Congratulations to theVillage of Oak Lawn on your

100 years of progress &prosperity

YOUR CONGRESSMAN, MARTY RUSSOpaid for by the Russo For Congress Committee

Carl P. Adducci, Treasurer

Business and ProfessionalWomen's Club of Oak Lawn

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1st Century of Growth

Congratulations to all of thecitizens of Oak Lawn on the

occasion of the 100thanniversary of our charter.

MY BEST WISHES TO ALLYour State Representative Harry "Bus" YourellWorth Township Democratic Committeeman

A Gallery of Clubsand Civic Organizations

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AMERICA A SOC IATIO T OFJ IVERSITY WOMEJ -OAK LAW BRAJ CHThe A.A. U.W. is formed of women who have

graduated from colIege and meet monthly to attendto the business of the organization. Speakers addressthem on various topics of interest throughout theyear. The organization hosts a fashion show eachyear to provide the money for a deserving woman toreceive a scholarship to further her education.

THE A XILIARY OF CH RIST HOSPITALThe Staff Club of the German Evangelical

Deaconess Hospital was formed in 1915. In 1958, aSouthwest Suburban Branch was formed with Mrs.Gordon Stubbe as President and joined with theEvangelical Hospital Auxiliary coordinating ac-tivities benefiting the construction of ChristHospital. In 196I the two organizations merged intothe Women's Auxiliary of Christ Hospital. In 1980,the name was changed to reflect the addition of menin the volunteer program.

Since 1961 the Auxiliary has raised funds totaling$2,239,851 to benefit the hospital's expanding ser-vices. To date, over 1,550,504 unpaid hours ofvolunteer activity have been given by more than 400volunteers and 30 teen-age volunteers. The activemembership of the auxiliary consists of over 1200men and women.

COLO IAL CAMERA CL BThe Camera Club has been in the Oak Lawn area

for several years. They take their name from theirmeeting place, Colonial Savings and Loan Associa-tion (now the Alliance Division of Talman HomeFederal). They meet once monthly to discuss thefiner points of photography and hear speakers onphotographic technique. Their work has beendisplayed in many financial institutions and otherbusinesses during the past few years.

CHAPTER 500 COMM ITYGRA DMOTHER 'S CL B

The club was organized by Mrs. Maria K. Brownin 1938 to set up a fund to build retirement homes indifferent cities for the aging grandmothers. Allmember clubs, including the local chapter, stilldonated to the "Haven Home" project. The localchapter also donates in excess of $2,000 per year tothe retarded children's homes and research necessaryto discover the causes of children's diseases.

GREATER OAK LAW DIGG ERSThe rock club was formed in 1975. On August

first of that year the first public meeting was held tofound a new rock and fossil club. This first meetingwas attended by 12 persons. As the club continued togrow, the sponsorship of the Oak Lawn ParkDistrict was sought and granted. This support con-tinues today. The purpose of the q.O.L.D. club is topromote interest and education in the subjects ofgeology, rninerology, paleontology, archaeology andlapidary arts. To these purposes, lapidary classes anda lapidary lab have been set up in the Clark Schooland a library is stored there.

LAKE SHORE PARK CO CERNED CITIZE SFounded in 1976, the residents of the Lake Shore

area banded together to bring about a solution tojuvenile problems in the park. Over a period ofseveral years, working in close co-operation with thePark District and the Police Department, the prob-lems of vandalism became almost non-existant. Theyare also unus ual in having no officers; each personattending the meeting votes and all have equal say. Achairman presides over the meetings. The group isnow involved in the beautification of the park andwas instrumental in the restocking of the lake areawith fish.

LA LECH E LEAG EThis local chapter of an organization which is

dedicated to the encouragement of breast feeding ofinfants, meets each month in various membershome . The local group ha been quite active for anumber of years .

OA K LAWN AREA J AYCEESThe local branch was founded in

1978. The Jayce are an internationalyoung men's organization. The OakLawn chapter' basic objective i to

provide leadership training for their members whileworking to better the communities they serve. Intheir short history they have successfully raised fundsfor or otherwise helped Muscular Dystrophy, EasterSeals, the March of Dimes and Camp ew Hope, asummer camp for crippled children operated by theIllinois Jaycees.

In 1980 they were the top fundraiser for theMuscular Dystrophy As ociation. They offercour e in public speaking, time management,money management and environmental issues. Awomen' organization which will be affiliated butautonomous has been formed.

OAK LAWl ' BAND PROFESSIO ALWOMEN'S CL B

This club i one of the organizations which hascontributed materially to the publishing of thisbook. Founded in 1957 and sponsored by theRo eland BPW, the organization was chartered inOctober of that year. The Oak Lawn Club is amember of the Illinois BPW Federation and the a-tional Federation as well. Objectives of the club in-clude elevation of the standards for women inbusiness and the professions as well as fostering aspirit of co-operation among them. Greater oppor-tunities are open to them through educational pro-grams offered in industrial, scientific and vocationalactivitie . Membership is open to working women,men and college student

OAK LAW ' CHAM BER OF COMMERCEThe Chamber of Commerce was formed in 1947

to provide a ba is for the co-operation and jointpromotion of all of the bu inesses in the southwestregion of Cook County. One of the first projectswas an attempt to in tit ute more train ervice on theWaba h Railroad to help Oak Lawn's economicgrowth by bringing more new businesses into town.Still today, a viable, strong busine s community is agoal.

Each year the Chamber sponsors many com-munity activities. Among those particularly worth-while activities that the Chamber sponsors is a pro-

gram in conjunction with the Fire Departmentgeared to instruct students in the importance of firesafety through a vehicle that children can relate to.This vehicle is a specially constructed coloringbook. The Chamber also arranges various otherprograms specifically for children to enjoy and par-ticipate in. The Pet Parade in one of these. The an-nual Christmas Parade and Party is another.

The Chamber at all time co-operates with the vil-lage in all their community involvements, and lendstheir support for the benefit of the entire businessand professional segment of the community. Thisyear's Centennial Celebration is a prime example.

Your Oak Lawn Chamber of Commerce is avoluntary organization of concerned citizens whoare investing their time and money in a communityaction and development program actively workingtogether to improve the economic, civic andcultural well-being of the area for the benefit of all.

It is a service institution and an action organiza-tion which provides a medium through which peo-ple can take effective action to improve theirbusinesse and living conditions in our community.It helps to create job opportunities throughstimulation of industrial and commercial growthand seeks the improvement of community facilities.It is the voice of the business community, keepingvillage officials aware of our busine s needs. It is in-volved in promotional programs helping keep arearesidents aware of our local businesses' communitypirit and community support, and at all times

serves as a partner of every business and profes-sional person within our community.

OA K LAW COIN CLUBA group of about ten men met in 1961 in front of

a pool hall on 95th Street near Cook Avenue todiscuss a mutual interest-coin collecting. Thatnight the Oak Lawn Coin Club was formed withMr. Ed. Meier as the first president. In 1962monthly meetings began. They have hosted 15 an-nual coin shows and the membership grew to 130from in and around Oak Lawn and from as faraway as Wisconsin and Indiana.

OAK LAWN FIRE DEP ARTMEI T CL BA D A XILIARY

The Fire Department Club and Auxiliary wereformed in 1942 to be the guiding light of thevolunteer fire department. Over the years, the clubhas raised much of the money for the uniforms andthe equipment used by the firefighters in OakLawn. The club expanded its scope of operationswhen the Columbus Manor, Grandview Park andDearborn Heights volunteers were moved into OakLawn by annexation . With the advent of the pro-

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fessional staff paid for by the village , the clubceased to direct the activities of the department buthave continued in their efforts to raise money forthe needs of the department.

OAK LAW GARDEN CL UBThe Garden Club was formed in 1955 as the " Iris

Club." Dell Jaklich was the first president andserved until October of 1956. The next term saw thename changed to the Garden Club of Oak Lawn.The club is a member of the Federation of GardenClubs of Illinois with the charter effective inNovember. The Garden Club yearly sponsors abeautiful yards contest and has a plant sale tofinance their activities, one of which was the land-scape of the Norfold & Western railroad depot.They are also a constant donor of flowering trees tothe village for planting.

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. , c4 . OAK LAW LADIES OF ELKSThe Lodge originated 20 year s ago

to further the benevolent activities of their order inthe Oak Lawn area. They met in various locationsuntil the completion of their own building in Sep-tember of 1970. They have an active ladie s organi-zation to further their goal s and sponsor a weeklybingo game for the support of their acti vities.

~ THE OAK LAW MASO NICTEMPLEG The Masonic Temple is actuallymade up of several lodges of theMasonic Order. The Oak LawnLodge proper was formed in 1930 and numbered1166. This was in response to a petition in 1926 byShirley Simmons and Dick Tweedie to have theSouthwest Craftsman's Club officially recognizedas a Mason Lodge. Shortly before the advent ofWorld War II the members decided a temple shouldbe built. In 1950 a building corporation wasfounded with members of the lodge buying con -struction bonds. In 1954 ground was broken withcompletion of the temple in 1955. Three otherlodges have jo ined the temple since: Square Lodge(1961), Richard Cole Lodge (1973), and theJackson Park Lodge (1976).

OAK LAWN POLICE DEPARTME T CLUBThe club was foun ded in 1944 by Chief Neal

Mooi. The aims and purposes of the club are topromote the efficiency and skill of the Oak LawnPolice Department officers and personnel. Since1944 they have offered the aid and assist ance and

material benefits of their membership and fund-raising activities to the officers of the Oak LawnPolice Department.

OAK LAW N POLICE WIVES AUXILIARYFounded in 1958, the Police Wives Auxiliary

holds a variety of fund-raisi ng events each year tobuy needed equipment for the Oak Lawn PoliceDepartment and to underwrite the cost of addition-al training for the officers. Membership is restrictedto the wives of serving Oak Lawn police officers, asthe name implies.

OAK LAWN SE lOR CITIZE COMMISSIONA unit of the Oak Lawn Village government , the

seniors received this unit of government from thevillage in 1971. The sole purpose of the commissionis to provide recreational, health and cultural ser-vices to the older residents of Oak Lawn. In Oc-tober of 1977, the Village of Oak Lawn completedthe construction of a Senior Citizen Center at 5330West 95th Street. Both the center and the commis-sion are funded from the general tax levies of theVillage.

OAK LAWN SENIOR CITIZEN COUNCILThe Council is composed of representatives of

the various senior club s in Oak Lawn . The councilrai ses its own funds and uses them to put on manyof the recreational programs held at the SeniorCenter.

OAK LAW SQU ADRO OF THECIVIL AIR PATROL

The Civil Air Patrol is composed of men andwomen of all ages who have learned to fly and wishto do so . The Civil Air Patrol stands ready to aid insearch and rescue operations in mountainous andwooded terrain by flying their own aircraft. TheOak Lawn squadro n has been in existence for overten years.

OAK LAWN WOMA 'S CLU BThe club was founded in 1929 as the Brainerd

Woman's Club. The objectives of the club are topromote the welfare of home and community andto stimulate interest along educational, civil andcultural lines. In 1974, the club moved to thePilgrim Faith Church in Oak Lawn and changed itsname to reflect thei r new home. Some of thephilantropies of the club include a nursing schol ar-ship at Ch rist Hospital; the Chaplaincy fun d andCaring Club of Christ Hospital; Park LawnSchool; and Brentwoo d Nursing Home. The club isaffiliated with the Gen eral and Illinois Federationof Woman's Clubs.

OAK LAW YO TH COMMISSIONThe Oak Lawn Youth Commission is a unit of

the local village government and supported underthe general tax levies of the Oak Lawn VillageBoard. The volunteer board arranges trips andsocial activities for the youth of the village, aids infinding part-time jobs during the course of theyear, and counsels those young people of the villagein the formative years. The Commission is also ac-tive in the Big Brothers program and the IllinoisStatus Offenders program.

OASIS CHAPTER #918 PARE TSWIT HOUT PART ERS

Founded in 1977, the local chapter of ParentsWithout Partners was formed. It is an interna-tional, non -profit, non-sectarian, educationalorganization devoted to the interests of singleparents and their children. The Oasis Chapter isone of 21 chapters in the Midwest Regional Coun-cil. A program of meetings and social events areheld throughout the year aimed at adults and othersin this family structure.

PL OWS CO TCIL 0 1 AGI I GPLOWS was established in 1975 as an agency to

plan and co-ordinate services in the Palos, Lemont,Orland, Worth and Stickney Townships, althoughStickney has now dropped out. It has become asocial service agency providing assistance to theelderly. Home services are provided to those seniorswho need it. PLOWS is located in the Cook AvenueSchool and is governed by a board of communityleaders, of whom 670/0 are seniors themselves.

OUR LADY OF FATIMACOU CIL, K IGHTS OFCOL MBUS

The Knights of Columbus are afraternal order of men of Roman

Catholic heritage whose goals are the propagationof the faith and to serve the Catholic communityand the community in which they live. The Oak

Lawn Cou ncil is dedicated to the visitation of theBlessed Virgin Mary at Fatima and has been resi-dent in Oak Lawn for a num ber of years. Theymaintain a community hall at 95th Street andSouthwest Highway.

SAl T ICHOLAS PHILOPTOCHOS OCIETYFounded in 1934, the Society is a national phi lan -

trophic Greek Orthodox Ladies Organization. Eachchurch across America has its own chapter andeach Diocese has a governing board. The Societyraises funds for Greek charities, seminarian, SeniorCitizens and donate a good deal to the operation oftheir church and school. They sponsor an annualarts and crafts fair at the church each ovember.

SOUT HWEST SUBURBAN SHRI E CL UBThis organization was founded in 1963 to foster

and promote socialbility, good fellowship andfriendship among its members and to assist andparticipate in the activities of the Medinah Temple.All members of the Shrine Club are members of theMasonic Order.

WORT HBROOK CIVIC A SOCIATIOThe Worthbrook Civic Association was founded

in 1955 to better their neighborhood. Their firstmajor project was to engineer a sewer system forthe unincorporated area. The Association aids in-dividual homeowners with their problems, as wellas larger community projects. Benches were pro-vided in Worthbrook Park (named after the Asso-ciation). They have also helped outfit the first am-bulance for the volunteer fire department, spon-sored baseball teams, and contributed to in-dividuals with financial problems . Other majorprojects have included dances, picnics, movies inthe park, Christmas parties and decorating contestsand 4th of July parades.

We know that even with such an exhaustive list,we have missed some organizations. Our apologiesto them.

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Oak Lawn Service ClubsA service club may be defined as a group of men

banded together for altruistic community service.There are several service clubs of internationalscope whose names are easily recalled by all of us.Oak Lawn is a community of these clubs too.

OAK LAWN LID S CLUBThe first of the service clubs to be

established in our community, theOak Lawn Lions Club, was foundedin 1939 on the heels of the great

depression. Many of Oak Lawn's early activitieswere supported in whole or in large part by theLions Club. It was primarily through the efforts ofthe Lions that the Oak Lawn Park District wasformed in 1944. The Lions also sponsored a door-to-door drive which netted almost 100llJo of theoperating funds for the new park district until a taxlevy could be filed.

Money for a stadium at the new Oak Lawn Com-munity High School was also raised by the Lions

Club. They were a key supporter of the Round-UpDays for many years and of the Golden Jubileecelebration and Sixty Years of Progress celebra-tions. As a part of the larger Lions International,the club is a sponsor of the summer camp programfor the blind, the Hadley School for the blind, andthe collection throughout the county of usedeyeglasses to be recycled to the needy.

The Oak Lawn Lions Club could be said to bethe most political of alI of Oak Lawn's serviceclubs. early every Village President of Oak Lawnhas been a member of the club from Albert H .Brandt to Ernest F. Kolb with such names asWilliam B. Gaddis, Harvey . Wick, Fred M.Dumke and Carl W. Larsen to be found on its rolls.The Lions Club has also been active in civic affairs.One of their members, James Sweeney, Sr., was thedriving force behind the formation of the OakLawn Chamber of Commerce and for many yearsled the fight for improved transportation for OakLawn.

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Mem bers of Lions Club present a check fo r the Oak Lawn Community High School Stadium .

The Oak Lawn Lions Club also sponsors an an-nual Law and Order night banquet at which adeserving Oak Lawn Fireman and Policeman arehonored for their service to our community. Theclub also sponsors a Leo Club for the students atRichards High School. Most of the fund raising bythe Oak Lawn Lions Club come from their annual"Candy Day" held in October each year. Themoney raised is divided between local projects andthe regional pro ject s administered by higher levelsin the Lion s International organization .

fa THE KIWA IS CLUB OF OAKI ~ LAW~~mn The second service club to be established in Oak Lawn, the

. Kiwanis Club of Oak Lawn wasfounded in 1951. Shortly after its formation, theboundaries of the club were expanded to includeEvergreen Park which continued until the forma-tion of a club there. In service to the community ofKiwan is, Oak Lawn has been the home club ofthree Lieutenant Governors of their division, havebeen awarded the Henry J. Elliott Trophy for effi-

ciency and personal community service twice andhas been honored by the Kiwanis InternationalBoard of Trustees as being the outstanding KiwanisClub of their size in 1979.

One of the primary interests of Kiwanis is to helpyouth . Local1y, the club supports the efforts ofPark Lawn and Garden School for the Handi-capped and the A .E. R.O. Co-Op erative for SpecialEducation . They also support a Key Club at OakLawn Community High School for the studentsthere. As a part of the larger Kiwanis Family, theysupport the Kiwanis Camp for Crippled Childrenwith their brother clubs in Divisions 3 and 4 withmonies raised specifical1y for this purpose.

The club, during the years, sponsored the atten-dance of over sixty handicapped children to thecamp when their families could not afford to do so .One of their pro jects of which they have been mostproud is the Spastic Paralysis Foundation whichdoes research into various paralytic diseases thatstrike children. Their research teams at twochildren's hospitals have been able to save manych ildren who otherwise would have died . Equip-ment invented by the research teams including a

Members of the Oak La....n Ki....anis Club and Mayor Kolb prepare fo r Peanut Day.

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minature electron microscope have been used in thespace exploration projects of ASA.

The Kiwanis have also been a major supporter ofall projects from community clean -up to scholar-ships for deserving students. All of the funds raisedby the Kiwanis Peanut Day held each September arespent within the boundaries of the Oak Lawn Kiwa-nis Club . This is both their proudest boast and great-est challenge toward improvement of their village.

T H E OAK LAW ROTAR Y CL B The Rotary Club, founded in1M' 1961, was the third of the service~J!l clubs to take root in Oak Lawn. One~ of the first service projects under-taken by the Rotarians was the " Mile of Flags"which originally stretched from Pul aski Road toCicero Avenue on both sides of 95th Street. TheRotarians are also interested in youth. For manyyears they have supported the activities of Gardenand Park Lawn Schools with yearly Christmas par-ties. A unique project is the Interact Club whichwas begun in 1970, made up of young men andwomen in their last three years of high school, toassist in community projects.

Another community project of which the Rotaryis justly proud is the formation of the MoraineValley Community College District #524. TheRotary formed a committee which was composedof members Orval Larson, an attorney, Dr. RobertSmith, Stickney Township Supervisor, and JamesSweeney, a newspaper distributor to investigate thepossibility of having a Junior College in the area.After a great deal of work, the district was declaredorganized on February 19, 1967. Voters steppedover the rubble of the 1967 tornado to elect the firstcollege board on April 22nd. Over the years, theRotary has also sponsored the program to havefour signs marking the entrances to the Village andunderwritten the "Vial of Life" program for seniorcitizens . This program allows firefighters and otheremergency workers to have access to a medicalhistory kept in a vial in the refrigerator whichdisplays a special decal on its door .

The Rotary Club conducts no public fund-raisingprojects, but undertakes its projects with voluntarydonations, member's dues and the proceeds of anannual dinner dance held around Thanksgiving.Rotarians have a female auxiliary called the"Rotary Anns" which is composed of the wives ofRotarians who aid the yearly major project.

THE OAK LAW N SE RTOMACL B

The Sertoma Club was institutedin Oak Lawn in 1963. The name Ser-toma is a shortened version of their

slogan " Service to Mankind " . Their major fund-raising effort is a candy sale held in the fall o f eachyear. Their ladies and wives belong to an auxiliarycalled the " La Sertorna". One of the projects forwhich the Sertoma are best known in our communi-ty is the Sertoma Job Training Center where skillsare provided for young men an d women enteringthe job market or those who must be retrained forother occupations.

Another local project of which the Sertoma areproud is the new Speech and Hearing Center whichhas been opened through the efforts of the localclubs. A bingo night is held each week, manned byvolunteers from the Oak Lawn Sertoma and ot he rlocal Sertoma clubs with the entire profit being usedto offset the costs of therapy for those who cannotafford it at the speech and hearing center. The cen-ter turns away no one because of inability to pay.

The Sertoma, like the other service clubs, alsohold weekly meetings both for fellowship and forpersonal growth . The major thrust of the Sertomais to make the world a better place by bettering theior of individuals. The Oak Lawn Sertoma Club isalso a member of Sertoma International with clubsacross the United States and throughout the world.

OAK LAW AREA GOLDE K

m' KIW ANIS CL BII ~ , The newest service club to come to~~ .: Oak Lawn is the Oak Lawn Area v d i, Golden K Kiwanis Club chartere In1981. The Kiwanis Golden K clubs are composed ofmen over the age of 55 who contribute more oftheir time to the problems facing their com-munities. The first of these clubs in the Illinois-Eastern Iowa District was formed in Elgin and itwas due to their outstanding example of service thatthe Oak Lawn Area Golden K has been formed .

Although the Golden K are but one year old,they have already thrown themselves with vigor in-to the problems of loal senior citizens by sponsor-ing and assisting with the "55 Alive" driving pro-gram for senior citizens. They have provided man-power for the Seniorama health screenings hostedby the PLOWS Council of Aging and have been asponsor of a chapter of the American Associationof Retired Persons. In addition, the Oak LawnGolden K men have been working with youth at theBrother Rice and Marist High Schools with the in-tention of forming a Key Club at one of the twoschools.

Although the Golden K men are in a sense theoldest of those serving our village, they are theyoungest of clubs. They will un do ubtedly share thesame long heritage of service that the earl ier fourservice clubs have brought to Oak Lawn.

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Oak Lawn has been home to man y culturalorganizations over its long history. From the earlyliterary societies of the pioneer era to the Oak LawnTheater Guild , now sadly defunct , and theirmusical productions of more recent memory. Theyare survived by the shows put on by St. Linuspari sh and St. Gerald parish each year.

THE OAK LAW HISTORICAL SOCIETYThe Historical Society is located in the historic

Cook Avenue School. Founded in 1976 as an out -growth of the Bicentennial, the Historical Societywas not the first formed in the village. Twice beforeOak Lawners had tried to form such a group after amajor historical observance. Both failed in thespace of a few years.

The current Historical Society maintains exhibi-tion rooms for the public, including the sponsor-ship of several special exibits from the SmithsonianInstitution, on a regular schedule. It publi shes anewsletter primarily for its members and a quarter-ly booklet on Oak Lawn history called " Acorns. "The Society also sponsores numerous special eventsthroughout the year including historic walking andbus tours, films of historical interest, slide and tapepresentations and open houses.

One project of the Historical Society of whichthey are particularly proud is the "Artifact of theMonth" program. Items with a common theme aredrawn from the Society's collections and are takeninto the classroom where the students are allowedto interact with them by touching, examining and insome cases, actually using them . The fee to eachschool is minimal due to the generosity of theKiwanis. Follow-up worksheets on Oak Lawnhistory are left with the instructor. The Society alsomaintains an active speaker 's bureau .

TH E OAK LAW PUBLIC LIBRARYIn the spring of 1977, the Oak Lawn Public

Library dedicated the third addition to theirfacilities . The new building is both modern andspacious and resembles little the rent -free barn inwhich the library made its home when founded in1934. Books were borrowed from other librariesand then lent out to local resident s. The real im-petus for the library came as a result of a W.P.A.book gra nt in 1936 in which they loaned a sizeablebook collection to Oak Lawn. After the end of thisproject, the books were don ated to the fledglinglibrary. Revenue for the library was provided by atag day held annually.

The library became a municipal public library in1943 and elected its first library board and filed itsfirst tax levy in that year . 1946 saw the library

board purchase the Wentz home of pre-Civil Warvintage for its new home which stood on the site ofthe present complex. A new building for the librarywas built and occupied in 1955. This was added toin 1962 and again in 1972.

The library sponsors book discussions and otherprograms through an off-shoot group, "TheFriends of the Library." Today the shelves containover 100,000 volumes. An extensive collection ofperiodicals and newspapers are avilable for libraryusers as well as research materials, a law library col-lection, a business room, as well as the generalstacks. Framed art print s are available for loan asare films and recordings. Rooms are pro vied in thelibrary for community meetings, and the specialchildren's room has man y story-times and other ac-tivities for the young patron.. Through the Suburban Library System , an OakLawn patron may borrow books from memberlibraries throughout the Cook County area. Thegeneral hold ings of the Subu rban Library Systemhave recentl y been moved from the Oak ParkPublic Library to Oak Lawn.

THE SOUTHWEST SYMPHO Y ORCHESTRAAlthough not primarily an Oak Lawn group,

many of our residents with a musical interestbelong . The orchestra is composed on non-pro-fessional adults and advanced students andschedules concerts of symphonic repertoire. Twopreparatory orchestras are also maintained to honethe skills of those not yet read y to take their placeswith the main orchestra .

S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.The large group of letters by which the Oak

Lawn chapter is known stands for "The Society forthe Preservation and Encouragement of BarberShop Quartet Singing in America." The originalchapter was formed in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1938.Although the Oak Lawn chapter cannot claim to bea charter member of the association, they havemore than made up for their late start with the an-nual competition and show the y put on each year.They maintain both chorus and quartet singinggroups open to any man who likes to sing.

THE JAZZ FESTIVALAlth ough not properly an organization, the Jazz

Festival held at Oak Lawn Community HighSchool each year ranks as one of the highlights ofthe cultural season . It is not unusual to find thathappy listeners have tra velled literally a thousandmiles to hear the jazz bands of the Chicagolandarea play and compete .

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-Oak LawnVeteran's Organizations

JOHNSO -P HELPS V.F.W. LADIESA XILARY

Formed at the same time as the Johnson-PhelpsPost, the auxiliary is more than worthy of mentionin their own right. The auxiliary helps with the pro-grams of the post and the V.F.W. nationally and ata state level. But more than that, they have bandedtogether to service and care for those veterans whoare inmates in the Veteran's hospitals around thearea, particularly the Oak Forest V.A. Hospital.

The auxiliary runs bingo games and other enter-tainments . They provide cards. games and givecraft supplies for the reha bilitation of the men . Fewof us have not seen the posters around town askingthe residents to save butter tubs and other bric-a-brac for use in these programs. They raise funds forthe state and national Cancer aid and Research pro-grams. They support the state Child Welfare pro-gram as well as being in the forefront of the affairsof our Oak Lawn community.RYA -McCORMICK POST OF THECAT HOLIC WAR VETE RA S #1609

This post was formed by Father Edward Boyle in1947 at St. Bernard 's parish at 66th and HarvardAvenue. Father Boyle was a combat chaplain inWorld War II and was a holder of the Silver Star.Joseph Littleton was the first commander of thepost. The post was founded for the aid andassistance of veterans of Roman Catholic heritage.The post moved to Oak Lawn in 1963 and met inthe Branding Iron Restaurant and later in theKnights of Columbus Hall. Commander William

This post is dedicated to the aid of the veteranand his dependents. The post also feels moststrongly about community service . Among theirprojects has been the donation of a special schoolbus to the Park Lawn School. It has contributedfunds for the transportation of senior citizens andalso sponsors a drug abuse program. Annually,Christmas gifts are sent to the needy.

During the 1967 tornado, the post was set up asan emergency shelter for the victims and providedmany man hours to the digging out of homes andthe collection of salvagable possessions. The Postsponsors a weekly bingo night which funds are usedfor the operation of the post and the variouscharitable activities of the post.

One thing the post will always be known for isbeing the lead unit with the American colors andthe colors of the post in nearly every parade held inOak Lawn. Whether in a car, or marching downthe street , the post is always ready to contributetheir time and energy to making any special event inOak Lawn a success .

~~~~ JOH 0 -PHELPS POST #5220\ ; OF THE VETERA S OF

FOREIG WARSThe Johnson-Phelps Post was

formed in 1946 with about thirtymembers and was formally chartered in 1948. ThePost, as is the custom, is named after two men fromthe Oak Lawn area who lost their lives in the Sec-ond Worl d War. Raymond Johnson was killed inaction on March 3D, 1945 and Leslie Phelps on

ovember 9, 1944.

AM ERICA LEGION, GREEOAK PO T #757

The Green Oak Post of theAmerican Legion was formed to bespokesman for veterans of the First

World War and to provide them with a socialoutlet. The Green Oak Post was founded in 1934and was formally chartered by the Stat e in 1936.The name "Green Oak" was chosen as an amalga-mation of the names of the Villages of EvergreenPark and Oak Lawn from whom the members weredrawn . At this time, this was the sole veteran'sorganization within the Villages.

After the second World War, the post acquiredfor their post-home the Community Center. Thepeculiar design of the brickwork in the rear of thestructure is due to the original building beingdesigned as only the entry hall for a much largerbuilding. This larger building was never built andthe Center finally sold the building to the AmericanLegion .

One of the projects of the American Legion hasbeen to remember the veterans both living anddeceased. While World War II was still raging, itwas felt that there should be a roll of honor forthose serving in the war. The previous warmemorial, and old World War 1 tank, was donatedto the scrap drives of the second conflict. In 1945, aceremony hosted by the members of the AmericanLegion and other community organizationsrededicated the area near the Wabash Railroadtracks and Sproat Avenue as a memorial to those inOak Lawn who were serving . A large woodenplaque was unveiled and a centerpiece of the flagsof the allied nations and the letters "USA".

The American Legion maintains the memorialand holds ceremonies at the site with the otherveteran's groups twice each year on Veteran's Dayand Memorial Day, which is still celebrated on the30th in Oak Lawn. The American Legion isunusual in the fact that they do not use their post-home exclusively. They lease a portion of it to theOak Lawn Montressori School during the year.

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HO SPITALIZED WAR VETERANSThis is an organization which seeks to provi de

some joy and comfort to the veteran in the V.A .hospital. The organization was formed in 1967 tohold a party for the wounded Viet am Warveterans in Hines and Great Lakes aval Hospital.The se men were entertained at the Martinque Res-taurant and afterwards visited the V.F.W. Hall. Par-ties continued to be held on various holidays such asChristmas, Halloween and St. Patrick's Day.

After the war. a particular need arose for thoseveterans blinded in conflict an d earlie r wars to betaken out monthly as a part of their training at theblindness rehabilitation center . These men becamethe special inte rest of the group as they were takenswimming, golfing, and on boat trip s. The y weretreated to picnics and dinners and dances as well. Ifthe weather was not agreeable, they would be enter-tained at the hospital. Thi s type of service to thosemen blinded in the service of their country has con-tinued over the past decade and has never been at-tempted by an y other group . Finally the dream ofMr. Pat Sullivan, himself a disabled American vet-eran, was reali zed as the Hospitalized War Veteranswere chartered in 1972as a not-for-profit corporation.

Funds are raised through the annual dance heldfor the purpose and the donations of the citizens ofthe Oak Lawn area. Pat Sullivan is now the Direc-tor and President. One facet of the program all canassist in is the cont ribution of baked goods for theholiday parties held at the hospitals .

',,!".5Stuart Tank . one of only two remaining in the United States. stands on the Blue Star Memorial Highway as a memorial to our veterans.Itvlng and deceased. Photo by William H. Cramp.

AM ERI CA LEGIO SQU AREPO ST #232

Thi s post is a newcomer to Oak: ~- Lawn, meeting here only for about

't__~.."" three months. The post has a validclaim to being the oldest veteran's organization inOa k Lawn as they were formed in 1919 and were achart er member of the American Legion . The postwas begun in the area o f 47th and Ashland. Thename " Square Po st" was cho sen for the post as thesquare is one o f the two symbols of the MasonicOrder .

In addit ion to fulfulling all of the requirementsfor membership in the American Legion, eachmember of the Square Po st must be affiliated as anindividual with a Masonic Lodge. The post itselfhas no connection with the Masonic Order, but iscomposed of Mason s. The post moved from theiroriginal are a to Evergreen Park some years ago andhas just completed the move to Oak Lawn. Alreadytheir members have been in evidence at our localfunctions and they promise to be a valuable asset toour community.

McCarthy was in large part responsible for thechange in location .

The post meets in the V.F. W. Hall in Oak Lawntoday and is perhaps best known for their projectof selling decal s of the American flag to bedisplayed on automobiles which ask for God 'sblessing on our country.

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Oak Lawn has been host to many organizationsprimarily devoted to physical recreation . The OakLawn Sportsmen's Club was known for the duckhunting and fishing that they offered .

OAK LAWI ATHLETIC CL BIt can be said that the Oak Lawn Athletic Club

and the Village of Oak Lawn grew up together.James H. Montgomery was the first President ofboth. They were incorporated in the same year.And both pursue an active life today. The purposeof this group is "to encourage an active interest inathletics, particularly in baseball. Provide and ac-tive interest in athletics." This they did by sponsor-ing the Oak Lawn Baseball Team which playedother communities in the vacant lot south of therailroad tracks and west of 53rd Avenue.

As a byproduct of their athletic interest, theyproduced the earliest history of Oak Lawn in their"yearbook" published in 1912. In 1938, theorganization was rechartered and reorganized asthe Oak Lawn Athletic Club. Until 1946, the teamscould be found playing at Columbus Drive and 51stAvenue as a member of first the Southwest Subur-ban League, then the Midwest League and finallythe Greater Chicago Semi-Pro League. Some of theplayers who wore the Oak Lawn colors were: StanBaumgartner of the Philadelphia Phillies; PaulMasterson of the same team; Fred Hutchinson ofthe Detroit Tigers; and Lou Boudreau and EdHanezewski of the Chicago Cubs.

They constructed a clubhouse in 1956 and formeda Ladies Auxiliary in 1957. The clubhouse and fieldat l06th and Central Avenue, donated by VillagePresident Albert H. Brandt, was lost through con-demnation to Blue Island High School District #218in 1964 and is now the site of Richards HighSchool. The club continues to meet and sponsorvarious events and teams throughout Oak Lawn.

OAK LAW BASEBALL FOR BOYSThe popularly known "Little League" first

entered upon the Oak Lawn scene in 1951. From asmall start, there are now estimated to be over1,000 youngsters from the ages of 7 to 18 playingball in Oak Lawn. Even the small fry are not over-looked with the playing of "tee ball" in which thereis no pitcher, but the ball is balanced on a large teefor the child to hit.

The Baseball for Boys has a field complete withgrandstands and refreshment booths at 99th andCentral Avenue, the site of an early sewage treat-ment plant. They lease this field from the Oak

Lawn Park District. One of the most colorfulevents of the baseball season occurs on opening dayas the annual Youth Day Parade is held. Each ofthe teams in the Oak Lawn area is featured wearingtheir distinctive uniforms. Although at one time astrictly male preserve, girls now play the greatAmerican pasttime as well.

THE OAK LAW! PARK DISTRICTThe Park District is the largest organization in-

volved with recreation in the Village. Formed as anoutgrowth of a recreational program sponsored bythe District #123 P.T.A. and community meetingsheld by the Oak Lawn Lions Club, the district wasdeclared organized in December 1944. Since theycould not file a tax levy until 1946, the Lions Clubconducted a door-to-door campaign to raiseenough funds for the Park District's first year. 1945also saw the acquisition of their first park, LakeSnore Park, which was purchased from the Villageat a cost of $25. They also operated a playground atCovington School.

The Park District was aided by the villagegovernment in obtaining new land for parks by thepassage of an ordinance which provided that eachdeveloper set aside a certain percentage of land forparks. Today, the Park District owns more than155 acres of land both inside Oak Lawn andChicago Ridge and leases 32 additional acres fromthe various school districts in Oak Lawn. They ownnumerous tot lot play areas, and provide more than40 lighted tennis courts, 12 lighted basketball courtsand several buildings in various parks.

The Park District operates two swimming poolsin the area and plans to open a third this summer.Three unusual features of the recreational programare: the ice rink, which is fully enclosed and openover nine months of the year for skating; the OakLawn Day Camps and ursery School run duringthe winter months; and the new handicappedrecreation activities .

A committee formed by the Park District and theSpecial Events Commission is studying the possi-bility of instituting a walkway along the path ofStony Creek as a recreational asset for the com-munity. Also in the planning stages are a golf driv-ing range and a possible 18 hole executive golfcourse. Opening this fall will be a frisbee golfcourse. The Park District also encourges the plant-ing of trees in memory of loved ones in the parks ofthe village. A massive fireworks display on the 4thof July with a full evening of entertainment is spon-sored by the district each year. A nature preserve is

also run by the district at l09th and LaramieAvenue.

Park District headquarters has recently beenmoved to the McDonald School which has beenleased from the District 11123 School Board . Theyalso lease the Clark School from the district andhost a variety of exercise and hobbyist classes in thebuilding.

WESTSIDE BASEBALL FOR BOYThis branch of the "Little League" was started

in the unincorporated area of Columbus Ma nor inJune of 1957. Their program has grown to 350 boysand girls from the ages of 7 to 18. They have theirplaying field at 93rd and Oak Park Avenue whereplans are being completed for a complete summerof activities in this, their 25th year.

Each of the teams in the league must have abusiness sponsor who pays some of the expenses ofuniforms and to provide and repair the equipmentused by the league. In addition, parents provide theneeded services of managing the teams, aiding inthe groundwork, umpiring the games and manningthe conces sion booths. Meetings are held eachmonth to monitor the progress of the teams anddeal with the myriad detail s that all baseball leaguesface regardless of size.

SO T HWEST S BURBA ' Y.M. C.A.Although no longer based in Oak Lawn, the

Young Men's Christian Association still servesmany children in Oak Lawn . Our Y.M.CA. is oneof the few without facilities in the Chicago area.This was not by design. The pool now owned by theOak Lawn Park District at 94th & Knox Avenueand the ice skating rink were once owned by theY.M.CA. They were planned during 1958 andenough pledges of money were collected to allowconstruction of the facility and money for the ac-tual construction was advanced by the Metro-politan Y.M.CA. Sadly, many of the pledges werenever redeemed and the area was sold to the ParkDistrict as the Y.M.CA. needed the return of itsfunds advanced for the project.

Among the programs held by the Y.M.CA. to-day are a basketball program for area youth, watersafety and swimming courses and other educationalprograms . An interesting prog ram of the "Y" isthe Indian Guides and Pricesses tribes. TheHorizon program is for older children. These pro-grams are designed to get the parent more involvedwith the child on a regula r basis.

The " Y" also offers outr each counseling tostudents in area high schoo ls and sponsors a mockUnited ations and other model government ac-tivities to awaken student awareness of the respon-sibilities of their elected officials. The Y.M.CA. is

funded largely by private don at ions and the feescharged for various activities.

CHICAGO AREA CO CIL, BOY SCO TS OFAMERICA

The Chicago Area Council was incorporated in1910 and chartered by the Congress of the Unit edStates in 1916. The Scouts provide a chance foryoung men to experience the outdoor life whiletraining them in the responsibilities of citizenshipand to develop personal fitness. All of the OakLawn troops are in the Woodland District underthe chairmanship of Willard elson .

OAK LAW POLICE CADETSThe Police Ca dets are a law enforcement post of

the Explorer movement of the Boy Scouts. Thispost was founded in 1971 by John Weigand andconsists of young people from ages 15 to 20 with aninterest in law enforcement as a possible career. Ex-periences and training are held in all areas of lawenforcement work and the Cadets aid the com-munity as auxiliary traffic guards, ushers and inpro viding such assistance to the Oak Lawn PoliceDepartment as they can. They hold weekly meet-ings to discuss aspects of police science and to plantheir activities. The current advisor is SergeantRobert Macke.

SO TH COOK CO l TY GIRL SCO TS,INCORPORATED

The first charter for the Girl Scouts was signed in1948. Small local councils in Blue Island , Harvey,Chicago Heights, Homewood and Flossmoorjoined for the purpose of bette r serving southsuburban girls interested in girl scouting. Over theyears the organization grew and today includes over50 communities from 71st Street south to Crete insouthwestern Cook County. There are three GirlScout eighborhood Associations serving theVillage of Oak Lawn. The first is called CattailCreek for the troops located east of Cicero Avenue.The Black Oaks Association serves those troops inthe original area of Oak Lawn between Cicero andCentral Avenue. All troops located west of CentralAvenue are in the Arrowhead Association .

Although they are commercial establishmentsand not proper organizations, it sho uld be men-tioned that Oak Lawn has three bowling alleys, anew Chicago Heal th and Racquetball Club, severalvideo arcades and is also served by the neighboringOak Lawn Racquet Club. Those with a naturalbent can also find the Palos Forest Preserves closeenough for winter and summer activities and goodfishing at Maple Lake.

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The public and private educational systems ofOak Lawn are extremely well known . However,Oak Lawn and its vicinity have developed into acenter for the education of children with specialproblems over the past few years. 0 compilationwould be complete without some mention of thesevery special people.

GARDEN SCHOOL FOR TH EHA DICAPPED

Although physically located in Burbank, theschool has provided services to many in the OakLawn area over the years. It was organized by theparents of the special children in 1956 and waslocated for a time in the Oak Lawn Roller Rink andReavis High School. In 1964, the school moved toits present location at 8333 South Austin Avenue.The school provided classrooms, an auditoriumand ceramics workroom.

They maintain a sheltered workshop program ofemployment and do not neglect the social aspects oflife, having sponsored both Girl and Boy Scouttroops. The school hopes to be able to provideresidential service for its students in the near future.

PARK LAW SCHOOL A D ACfIVITYCE TER FOR TH E ME TALLY RETARDED

This school also was formed by a group ofparents in 1954 to see to the needs of their children.The original school was operated in a rented Sun-day School for about 14 years with a staff of twoand an enrollment of about 20. The school movedto its present location in 1968. Park Lawn is li-censed to provide services to 95 children and youngadults by the State of Illinois.

Through the efforts of the parents, an oldmo nastary in Peru , Illinois has been purchased andis used as a summer camp. A new swimming pooland other amenities have been provided for thesummer education and recreation of the students ofPark Lawn. Each parent provides a certain amountof labor to the school as well as financial support.Other support comes from the United Way of OakLawn and donations from local civic grou ps.

A new project which is just now coming to com-pletion is the Park Lawn School Tower Project.The school has purcha ed the old Worth TownshipAdministration Building for conversion into aresidential facility for the students of the school.

Construction has begun on what will be a full carefacility for about 60 residents including full nursingand medica l care .

THE ElSE HOWER CO-OPERATIVE FORSPECIAL ED CATIO

THE A.E.R.O. CO-OP ERATIVE FORSPECIAL ED CATIO

THE SOUTH SUB RBA METROPOLITAASSOCIATIO FOR LOWI CIDE CE HA DICAPSAll of the above organizations have one thing in

common; they are outgrowths of the public schoolsystems. In addition to the normal speech therapy,special education and other helps which are pro-vided under the auspices of the individual schooldistrict, each of these organizations provides the ex-tra care and trained personnel that the individualschool district cannot provide.

The Eisenhower Co-Operative provides expertsin special education to those school districts thatsend their students to High School District #218.These classes are held in various schools and thestudents are transported to the school in which eachspecial class is held. Specialists run the gamut fromspeech impairments to disorders of the mind tolearning disabilities. These instructors are paid forby the co-operative and placed in classrooms rentedfrom the school districts. Each district contributes apercentage of the cost incurred in running the co-operative.

The A.E. R.O. Co-Operative serves those schoolswhich send their students to the Argo Community,Evergreen Park, Oak Lawn Community and ReavisHigh Schools. They have a school building just tothe east of the Reavis campus. They also provideservices both in the individual school and in theirown building. They have a sheltered workshop anda community living program where the students aretaught the skills necessary for living in the every dayworld.

The SMA serves those children with orthopedicand hearing and sight handicaps . They also providespecialists on a pro portional basis and rentclassrooms in the local school districts to ho ld thei rclasses.

These three organizations provide the publicschool's response to the special needs of some oftheir students .

Oak Lawn Houses of Worship

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CALV I C H RISTIA REFORMED CHURC H - 10056S. Central, Oak Lawn, IL. On October 5, 1887, the CalvinChrist ian Reformed Church was founded, and onFebruary 13, 1963, the congregation mo ved to Oak Lawn.The cur rent building was built at that time , and the found-ing members o f the Church were Johannes Bottema, P.Van Dyke, Lubbert Wierin ga , and L. Bere. The foundingminister was Rev. J. Van Der Werp, and the currentministers are Rev. John A. DeKruyter and Rev. Juan S.Boonstr a . Rev. Juan S. Boon stra is the Radio Mini ster forSpanish broadcasting for the Back to God Hour. Hismessages are heard every week on 140 radio stationsthro ughout Latin and South America , reaching anestimated audience of 30 million listeners.

CH RIST MEMO RIAL CHU RC H (L T HERA ) -107th Street and Lamon Ave nue, Oak Law n, IL. ChristMemorial Church was organized in 1958 when approx-imately 200 people left Bethel Lutheran Church inEvergreen Park . Pastor Blume was asked to refuse a call toAlamena, Wisconsin and serve the members leavingBethel. After prayerful con sideration, he agreed to stay.The congregation wor shipped for one year in theEvergreen Park High School. In 1959, Mr. Loui s Joritz,

father-in -law of Rev. Blume, purchased one acre of prairieland at 107th Street and Lamon Avenue, to hold for theerection of the church. On December 6, 1959, ChristMemorial Church dedicated its church home with well over200 members. The structure is of modern design , seating250 to 300 people . One of the unique features of thechurch, which Rev. Blume designed, is a huge venetianblind (reported to be the largest in the world), which risesfrom the floor to the ceiling. This conceals the entire altar,changing the church proper into a hall for socia l events,etc. Pastor Blume has been the only pastor to serve ChristMemorial Church unt il his death , September 13, 1981.Chirst Memorial Church is at thi s time without a perma-nent pa stor.

0 0 AL D SMITH MEMORIAL BAPTI ST - 6801 West96th Street, Oak Law n, IL. ati ve to Oak Lawn, this con-gregat ion was incorporated on September 4, 1947. Con-struction on the church building began in Ma y 1951, andwas finished in April , 1954. The sanctuary was almost en-tirely constructed, including the scissor-type trusses, bymembers and fr iend s of the chur ch. Dr. Richard Week s isa not able minister of the church . During his stay of seven-teen yea rs, the church grew tremendously. The currentmini ster is Rev. E. Robert Shaw, carrying forth the in-dependent , fundamental Baptist doctrines.

ELIM EVANGELICAL FREE CHU RC H - 10000 SouthKost ner Ave nue, Oak Law n, IL. Founding members ofthis Congregation were primarily immigrant Swedes . Theparish mo ved from 78th Street and Indiana to Oak Lawnin 1955. The McDonald School was used until constructiono f the curre nt Church was completed in 1957. ReverendWallace Johnson oversaw the con struction and wasMin ister un til 1971. Current Sr. Pastor is Reverend GeraldJ. Tu instra with Mr. R. Scott serving as mini ster to youth.

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FAITH L THERA T CH RCH-9658 Melvina Avenue ,Oak Lawn , IL. A Lutheran Mission was formed in 1939 byMrs. E. J. Desmond. The first worship service was held onOctober 22, 1939 and under the guidance of Rev. E. T.Blau was called Columbus Manor Lutheran Mission .

The congregation was organized on Ap ril 12, 1940 andnamed Faith. The first "Faith Church" was dedicated onOctober 6, 1940. This structure burned down in 1957. Thepresent building was constructed across the street.

Across the street from the new church, a grocery store thatwent out of business in the late 1960's was purchased andturned into a parish hall for Sunday School and Bibleclass.

The present minister is Rev. Kevin Wenker who is keptvery busy with the church youth, women's clubs and hislarge congregation .

FIRST CH RCH OF GOD - 4600 W. HUh Street, OakLawn , IL. The congregation was founded in 1895, movingto Oak Lawn in 1962. The current church building wasbuilt in 1965. The former pastor, James Albrecht, and hiswife, Bett y, are presently missionaries in Cairo, Egypt.

The founding minister was Rev. E. A. Reardon. Currentminister is Rev. Curtis M. ielsen.

Church members follow the ew Testament pattern. Being"born anew" through faith in Christ is a prerequisite formembership . The church is not an organization one joins,but a family one is "born" into.

FIRST ITED METHODIST CHURCH - 100th Street& Central Avenue, Oak Lawn , IL. On May 25, 1975, theRedeemer Church of Bridgeview merged with GardenMethodist to become the First United Methodist of OakLawn. The present building, constructed in 1960, is a fineexample of modern architecture, using 2,200 square feet ofglass in the sanctuary. A new electronic pipe organ wasdedicated in October , 1980. The church was founded bythe following members: Mr. & Mrs. James Hannum, Mr.

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& Mrs. William Gaddis, Mr. & Mrs . Floyd Porter , Mrs .Frank Hewett and Mr. Jo hn Crider. Th e present pastor isRev. John R. Cory. The church has a Missional OutreachProgram which assisted in the resettlement of a refugeefamily, pro vides par tial suppor t for a missionary in Braziland is assisting in African chu rch develop ment.

FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST MI ISTRIES - 8720 S. NewEngland, Bridgeview, IL. Founded in December , 1980,this congregation meets in a school auditorium. PastorBob Tatro and Pastor Jim Hamilton believe they have thevery best program to evangelize the community with thegospel of Jesus Christ. Their role as a body of believers isto teach and preach the reality of God's word to the com-munity as well as to the world in which we live.

FO RSQUARE CH RCH-9520 South Merton Avenue,Oak Lawn , IL. "Christ is the Answer" is the motto ofthis congregation founded in 1926 by Rev. JosephineDalrymple, Pastor. The church building was built in 1921and purchased for the Foursquare Church from the Com-munity Presbyterian Church in 1967. Rev. JosephineDalyrymple is the current minister and her son Ronald isthe Youth Director.

GREE OAK REFORMED CH RCH - 10100 South52nd Avenue , Oak Lawn , IL. The congregation wasfounded in overnber, 1955. It originated with seventeenfamilies.

The congregation grew steadily and the dedication service sfor the present church building took place on May 21,1967.

A full church program includes Vacation Bible School,Bible Studies, Sunday School, Young People's Fellowshipand Senior Citizens.

The current minister is Rev. Lloyd Arnoldink.

JORDA BAPTIST CHURCH - 5040 W. 87th Street,Burbank, IL. Mem bers o f the Oak Lawn community aremembers of this church whose con gregati on was fou ndedin 1951. Th e first pas tor o f the churc h was Rev. F . F.Bingham an d of the th irteen original mem bers, only 1 re-mains alive to day. Bro ther Don White is the current pastorof this very active chu rch whose busy ministry reach es anaverage of 100 persons per week. The church is str on glyfamily-centered and sup po rts 34 missionaries ar ound theworl d . Institute of Virt uous Wo men is a family trainingprogram for lad ies. Jordan Bap tist Ch urch is the largestIndependent Baptist Church in the Oak Lawn area.

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KEDVAL E AVE U E CHRISTIA REFORMEDCH URCH - I0415 S. Kedvale Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL. OnJuly 28, 1903, in the Englewood neighborhood of Chic ago ,fourtee n families and five individuals, a total of 75"souls, " severed connections with the Holland ChristianReformed Church to begin the Second Christian ReformedChurch of Englewood. Sixty years later, the same con -gregation moved into a new building on Kedvale Avenue atl04th Street in Oak Lawn. In 1903, the desi re of thefounders was to begin an English-speaking congregationwhen the majority of members were Dutch immigrants, forthe sake of the children, their neighbors, and their future.The present program and outreach activities continue toreflect concern for the community and the future . Thechurc h ob served its 75th anniversary in 1978. The Rev.Klass Poppen was the founding minister. The currentminist er is Dr. Franklin D. Steen .

LIG HT HOUSE APOSTOLIC-9841 South 55th Avenue,Oak Law n, IL. Thi s congregation is native to Oak Lawn,the church having been founded in December, 1972 by theRev. W. R. Willis and Family in the name of the FirstApostolic Church and the building was on MinnickAvenue in Oak Lawn. In 1974 the congregation moved toits present location and took the new name of "LighthouseApostolic." This is a warm and friendly congregationunde r the leadership of the Rev. Daniel W. Willis , Pastor.The churc h ha s a very acti ve youth group and a very fineChris tian School for grades K through 12.

MOU T ZION L TH ERA N CHU RCH - 104th Street& Kostner Avenue, Oak Lawn, IL. Mount Zion LutheranChurch began as a store-front church on 79th Street inChicago in 1914. Two years later, it built a church at 81stand May Streets in Chicago . In 1958, it moved to its pres-ent location at 104th & Kostner in Oak Lawn. It is af-filiated with the Illinois Synod of The Lutheran Church inAmerica . The present membership is 220. In addition toserving its own membership, it takes an active roll in sup-por ting the work of the Synod and the L.C.A. There arenumerous organizations active in fulfilling many needs . Ofspecial emphasis is the music program with junior andsenior choirs supported by two fine instruments, a Wentzpipe organ, and a seven-foot Steinway grand piano . Thepresent pastor is the Rev. David H. Melbye, who hasserved the church since 1952.

OAK LAWN BIBLE CHU RCH - 9435 S. 54th Avenue,Oak Lawn , IL. The Oak Lawn Bible Church had its begin-ning in the home of Mr. Max Conrad as a Sunday Scho olfor three yea rs . In the Fall of 1929, the grou p moved into astore building at 5137 W. 95th Str eet , an d had 24members . On April I , 1934, th e churc h becam e a branchchurch of the Cicero Bible Church in Cicero , IL. Mr.Walt er Bach was the acting Pastor . The church was

Mount Zion Lutheran Church

organized in May, 1935 and became a member of the In-dependent Fundamental Churches of America. The cur-rent church building was built in 1936 with an additionbuilt in 1955. The current pastors are the Rev. J. DanielLupton , Senior Pastor; Mr. Stephen Worsham, AssistantPastor; and Mr. Donald Wratney, Visitation Pastor. For50 years , the church has been an independent, self-governing congregation . It proclaims the historic fun -damentals of Biblical Christianity with emphasis on Bible-centered preaching, personal salvation by faith in the risenChrist, Christian love and character, and ministry and mis-sions , both home and abroad.

OAK LAWN CHRISTIA N REFORMED CHU RC H -9350 South 54th Avenue, Oak Lawn , IL. The Congrega-tion was founded ovember 13, 1913, but made its homein Oak Lawn in February, 1915. The original Churchbu ilding was frame and is used as a home. A new brickChurch building is less than a block away and was con-structed in July of 1950. The first Consisto ry were EldersEvert Torrenga and George Voss with Deacons JohnBultema and Frank Ozinga . N. Fokkens was foundingMinister 1915 to 1918. John L. MeppeIink is currentMinister since 1977.

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OAK LAWN CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE - 9100South Ridgeland, Oak Lawn , IL. A sketch of the historyof the Argo Church of the Nazarene will reveal that thecongregation was orgianzed in 1926 in a store frontbuilding on 63rd Street in Argo. The congregation grewand prospered and for many years has been one of the ma-jor congregations of the Nazarene demonination in theChicago area. Since its beginning, the Argo Church hasbeen involved in three major building programs. The firstconstruction was a small chapel on 61st Avenue. This wasfollowed in 1939 with the erection of the building at thecorner of 62nd Street and 73rd Avenue. Tragedy struckbefore this building was occupied when on March 13, 1940it was razed by fire . Immediately the congregation beganthe task of rebuilding that which was to be their churchhome for the next twenty years.

For many years there was a need for larger and more ade-quate quarters . Finally on April 23, 1961 the congregationvoted to sell out and relocate. It was a task that called forthe best, most determined effort from both pastor andpeople. The result is the spacious and beautiful sanctuaryand complimentary quarters now enjoyed as the Oak LawnChurch of the Nazarene dedicated on April 25, 1965. Thepresent church building was planned with a day nursery inmind. Upon completion of the building, the day nurserywas started and continues to be a service to the commun-ity . The fourteenth and present Pastor is Rev. Harold L.Frye .

OAK LAWN C OMMU ITY P RES BYTE R IANCHU RC H - 9000 Sout h Ridgeland Avenue, Oak Lawn,IL. This church was founded in 1937 under the name ofColumbus Manor Bible Church.

The present building was first occupied on Decembe