Polar bears invited to Funnite at Hyde Park club
An adult party hosted by Hyde Park Cooperative Society and Hyde Park Neighborhood Club features a polar bear beach party travelogue to polar bearland with snowy refreshments and dances led by Mary LaBahn. Activities include arts and crafts playreading volleyball and bridge at 5480 Kenwood from 8 p.m. to midnight on January 11.
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Polar Bears
Hyde Park Cooperative Society
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Bearland
Snowy
Mary LaBahn
Kenwood
Neighborhood Club fund drive hits 1968 goal in Hyde Park
The Hyde Park Neighborhood Club reports 1968 operating funds total $74,825 as of Jan 2 with $1,995 in pledges outstanding. A $34,000 capital fund gain supports a $25,000 matching grant to retire mortgage debt. Contributions from Florence Jennings, Catherine Monks, the Elder family, and Meyer Franklin bolster the memorial fund. Annual meeting Jan 13 at 8 p.m. at 5480 Kenwood to elect new capital fund leaders and board members.
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Hyde Park
Robert Pollak
E. 56Th
Florence E. Jennings
Catherine D. Monks
Robert D
Esther S. Elder
Meyer E. Franklin
Northern Trust General Fund
Magnus Rosenberg
East End
Jesse R. Gerstley
Paul J
California
J. Robert Gerstley, Jr
Hubert Will
Kimbark
Henry W. McGee
Pollak
Sulzberger
Kenwood
Francis Kokuma Named Director Of North Kenwood Services
Francis Kokuma was named director of North Kenwood Services by William H. Iverson of Hyde Park Neighborhood Club. The unit at 1358 E 47th centers on job placement and training with youth emphasis next year plus community relations programs with police and civic agencies. Kokuma, Ghanaian native, holds a BA from University of Ghana and MA from Chicago Theological Seminary. He and his wife Bertha have two children Jeffery and Martin.
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William Iverson
Cornell
Hyde Park Bank and Trust Company
Hyde Park
Rose Bass
Fellowship Club
the Bank
Iverson
Nancy Hays
William H. Iverson
Francis Kokuma
Blackstone
North Kenwood Services
Kokuma
Ghana
University of Ghana
Chicago Theological Seminary
Bertha
Jeffery
Martin
North Kenwood
E. 47Th
Hyde Park Neighborhood Club
Chicago Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers
Illinois State Employment Service
Office of Economic Opportunity
Chicago Commission On Urban Opportunity
Police
Fire Department
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HP Bank
Santa Claus
Eteer
Harper Court
Harper
Young Moderns
Beauty
Sharon Finberg
Rita Wilder
Frances Black
Ida Meyers
Bonny Orr
Marcia Steinberg
Aldora Rotzki
Joseph Trendl
Marie Lezak
Robert Adler
E. Hyde Park Blvd
Chicago
Illinois
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