Interest in Girl Scout Movement Growing in Joliet
Joliet reports growing enthusiasm for the Girl Scout program. The original 1921 nine girls have expanded to 400 members in 19 troops led by Mrs. George Wiswell and a team of deputies and officers. A district field captain is Loretta Metheny. A summer camp will run August 15 to 19 at the Boy Scout grounds with talk of a permanent camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joliet
Acenith Stafford
Girl Scouts
George Wiswell
Girl Scout Council
Frank Ruben
Glen A. Evans
Ed. P. Schuessler
A. M. Houston
Altho
Loretta Metheny
Mrs Scotland to resign as head of Associated Charities
Mrs Bayard Scotland will resign as president of the Associated Charities effective at the June meeting after six years in the role. She cites pressing duties as the reason and notes past year’s finances show receipts of 850.41 and disbursements of 959.70 including aid for 100 school children and various household expenses. A committee led by Mrs Hattie Hurst Johnson with Mrs William B. Welch and Mrs Adele Fay Williams will choose a successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayard Scotland
Associated Charities
Scotland
Hattie Hurst Johnson
William B. Welch
Adele Fay Williams
Drill Winner Cadet Smith Tops Waukegan Contest
Cadet Alburn Smith of Joliet R O T C won individual honors at the Waukegan drill contest, praised as one of the best drilled cadets in a state event. Major Howells says Smith is among the finest in Illinois and the country, with natural aptitude for drill details.
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Alburn Smith
Joliet
Waukegan
Smith
Howells
Illinois
Birds of Feather Flock Together At Pilcher Park
J A Maxwell, caretaker at Pilcher Park, guides visitors through a winter bird haven. He notes migratory season brings many species, including Red-headed Woodpecker, Tufted Titmouse, Junco, Blue Jay, Cardinal, Chickadee, and Nut Hatch, with ten kinds observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilcher Park
J. A. Maxwell
De La Salle High Confers Largest Graduation Yet
De La Salle high school prepares for a record class of 65 graduates on Monday evening. Rev Father J Shea of River Forest will give the commencement address and a Cardinal Mundelein representative will speak. Scholarships will be awarded as diplomas are handed out. Enrollment has risen about 50 percent to 310 students in four years.
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de la Salle High School
Brother Basil
Father J. Shea
O. P
Dominican House of Studies
River Forest
Cardinal Mundelein
de la Salle High
Employment gains in road work rise to 800 weekly
At week ended April 30 the highway division reports 5,000 men directly employed in road building with an 800 per week increase. The state completed 21.55 miles of pavement and 1.41 miles of graveled road that week.
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Highway Division
Bureau of Construction
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Girl Scout Movement
Marjorie Grant
Ruth Nixon
Jessie Carpenter
Florence Geist
Evelyn Lauer
Jenny Westling
Ruth Beaudry
Winifred Johannsen
Will Jean Webb
Altha
Bob
Christie
Country Club
Joe Barr
Col. J. E. Morrison
Irving Shutts
William Redmond
Mrs. Scotland
Cadet Smith
Gayly
Hartman
E. Jefferson Street
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