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Wilmette Boys Leave for Camp Pinewood
Fourteen boys and leaders from Wilmette parish Methodist Episcopal church departed for Camp Pinewood near Muskegon Michigan led by Major Thomas E Bullivant. Thirty five more Wilmette boys from the church will go this weekend. The camp is run by the Chicago Central Y M C A on 200 acres of woods and lake with Dr Gilbert Stansell praising its beauty and arrangements after visiting the opening June 15. The Wilmette Scout Troop No 6 includes Major Bullivant Paul Stoker Told Wheeler Otto Klepp LeRoy Stoker Kenneth Hontecou Elwood Mons Julian Hutselt Moore s Field Bol Sherman Elmer Priebe Jack Ansage Walter Lindblad and Herbert ally. A pine tree branch symbolizing camp ownership was presented by Francis Peabody Butler of Winnetka on the occasion of Camp Pinewood’s dedication July 5.