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Tarr Wins Honorable Mention in Sea Poem Contest
Adele Jordan Tarr of Wilmette earned honorable mention in the Beulah May Sea Poem contest by the International Order of Book Fellows. The competition drew about 250 poets. Adelaide Love won first prize with a sonnet "The Sea." Mrs Tarr's ballad titled "The Song of the Seven Seas" recalls mariners lost at sea. Frances Goodhue hosted friends at 245 Linden Ave. Hazel Russell, formerly of Wilmette, visited from Oregon Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adele Jordan Tarr
Central Avenue
Wilmette
Beulah May
International Order of Bookfellows
Adelaide Love of
Kenilworth