1972

THE SCHLAVER CHRISTMAS CHIMES — December 25, 1972

400 S. I-Oka Ave., Mt. Prospect, Ill.

Christmas and New Year’s Day is a time to reflect and to count blessings and friends. We do this again this 1972 with year-end greetings. If they arrive late, don't blame the mail service, just busy Dad.

NEWS FLASH—C.O. on Dec. 12 accepted the position of executive secretary of the Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce and looks forward on Jan. 1 to the exciting idea of promoting civic and business interests in the community in which we have lived for some 24 years. A downtown office will be established, near home. That challenge should keep the rust from forming in golden years. Before this assignment it was a summer of golf, loafing, lawn care and occasional freelance reporting. Then came an opportunity in late August to go back into journalism as sports editor for the Des Plaines Publishing Co. Again, it was like those earlier days in Kewanee, Ill. except that then the sports cycle for high schools didn't include everything from hockey to fencing.

RANDHURST VETERAN of 10 years, Betty continues as assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Mount Prospect. Her only vacation away from home in 1972 was the four-day trip with C.O. and David to Nashville, Tenn. to spend Thanksgiving with Revs. Ollie Williams, Monk Malloy and other ordained young men doing advanced study at Vanderbilt University. A yearning to travel will come true in retirement years both Dad and Mother hope.

BETTY'S MOTHER has been with us a good portion of the year except for intervals with the Rays in Davenport, Iowa, and the Coplans in their new home in Marshfield, Mass. Her summer visit in the East was cut short by return to attend the funeral of "Aunt Lute" in Kewanee where Fr. David as presiding priest had comforting words. Now 81, Louise is in fairly good health and keeps the house from being empty while C. O. and Betty go off to work.

DAVID, ordained a year ago and now rector at Dillon Hall as well as one of the five campus ministers, is serving as Co-ordinator of Student Volunteer Services at Notre Dame.

GRANDSON MATTHEW STEFFENS visits us often and what a sharp, cheerful youngster he is! Pardon our grandparental pride, but seeing him would bring agreement. Marcia and Mark have good reasons to extol his charm as he babbles his way into their hearts as well as ours. He will be two in March.

SON PAUL tells us from Wareham, Mass. that Diana will make us grandparents next March. Now living in the Cape Cod area, Tina, Kathy, Tony and Lisa will have an opportunity to go skating. Paul hopes to return to law studies next September. We are sorry that distance prevents us from seeing them all in this Christmas season.

That's the year-end report. To all, A MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW YEAR. Betty and C.O.