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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1936

Page

4

Girl Scout Camping Shows Growth and New Diversity

The report notes a 29.3 percent rise in camps and 101 113 campers, the highest in history, with seven year growth of 152.3 percent in camps and 143.3 percent in campers. It highlights safety, cooperation, and the value of outdoor education across diverse communities while detailing programs for Mariners, handicapped girls, and day camps.

Desert Mariner Abraham Lincoln White Mountain Rock Springs Wyo St. Paul Roosevelt Fund New York City

Mrs Martha Hill Recovers After Appendectomy

Miss Martha Hill daughter of Mr and Mrs J E Hill is at Evanston hospital recovering from an emergency appendectomy performed Monday. They host Mrs Harriett C Wilkens of Warren Pa as August house guest.

Martha Hill J. E. Hill Lake Avenue Evanston Hospital

Kenilworth Families Return From Maine Visit

Mr and Mrs Thompson M Wakeley and daughter Natalie of 220 Woodstock Avenue Kenilworth returned Wednesday from Boothbay Harbor Maine where they stayed three weeks with Mrs Wakeley s mother Mrs A R Nickerson Mrs Horace Seely and family also visited Kenilworth over the weekend staying with Mr and Mrs Herman G Seely at 700 Kent Road

Thompson M. Wakeley Woodstock Avenue Kenilworth Natalie Boothbay Harbor Maine Horace Seely Herman G. Seely Kent Road

Visits in Omaha by Miss Marjorie Hecht and friends

Miss Marjorie Jane Hecht of 1042 Greenwood avenue travels to Omaha to spend two weeks visiting Miss Betty Ketchum at the Paxton hotel, where her father is manager, and Miss Rose mary Hofmann. Upon return she will entertain a friend from Grand Rapids over Labor Day weekend.

Omaha Marjorie Jane Hecht Greenwood Avenue Betty Ketchum Paxton Hotel Rosemary Hofmann

Kenilworth Residents Return From Visits and Illness

Miss Betty Schrei of 327 Cumnor road returned from a month at Sissna Park. Her sister Miss Dorothy Schrei spent the weekend in Madison Wisconsin visiting friends. Guy S Osborn of 330 Cumnor road is recovering at home from a tonsillectomy performed at Evanston hospital last Tuesday.

Betty Schrei Cumnor Road Kenilworth Sissna Park Dorothy Schrei Madison Wis Guy S. Osborn Evanston Hospital

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