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Nature Show Draws 75 000 to Joliet Outdoors Event
Joliet’s nature show, a joint effort of the Joliet Federation of Women’s clubs and civic groups, filled the High School gym with an estimated 75 000 attendees. Exhibits ranged from garden rooms to forest park displays, with standout installations by George Abbott and C H Johannsen. Organizers credit Mrs Albert E Grinton and a large committee for a highly praised community effort.
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Joliet
Joliet Federation of Women’s Clubs
Rainbow Council of
Boy Scouts
Will County Farm Bureau
Werden Buck Co
Adam Groth & Son
George Abbott
Albert
EK. Grinton
C. A. Russell
Richard Barr
Plasterers’ Union
Marvel
Charles A. Russell
Richard J. Barr
John E. Morrison
Josiah Treharne
Ed. R. Smith
Albert E. Grinton
Hugh J. Mitchell
Adele Fay Williams
W. H. Huen
Philip Slocum
R. Smith
Frederick Hill
Nelson Porter
L. A. Stansbury
Edna Keith
C. H. Johannsen
H. B. Givins
M. H. Hollinsworth
Emma Ulm