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Local social notes mix with brisk croquet fad and cool travels
Hyde Park social scene features Miss Rose Tellman hosted by Miss Helen Willard with croquet as a fashionable pastime. A prairie fire on Lombard and South boulevard prompts fire department response at 10 15 AM. Guests include Mrs. Helliwell visiting Sweden while Mrs. White plans a New York trip. A German wagon accident on Lake street narrowly avoids serious injury. several social events and travel reports from Paris Antwerp and Gray's Lake populate the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Tellman
Hyde Park
Helen Willard
Mr. White
Mrs. White
Taylor Avenue
New York
Lombard
South Boulevard
Mr. Watson Ervine
Lombard Avenue
FE. A. Cummings
Second Congregational Church
John B. Willard
Antwerp
Brussels
Wamnur
Ruben
Nice
Irving Lewis
North Harvey Avenue
Erie Street
City
Charles Barnes
Adams Street
Alex. Smith
Monroe Street
J. Yonkers
Winchester Avenue
Smith Bracy
Waverly Place
Allan B. Samford
Ashland Boulevard
J. Miler
Harrison Street
Lake Street
Fair Oaks Avenue