Eight Beneficiaries Get Community Chest Allotments
Wilmette residents will be invited to donate March 17 in the unified Community Chest drive. The 35,000 budget is allocated to Local Charities 5000, Boy Scouts 3750, Arden Shore 7250, Infant Welfare 7250, Near East Relief 1000, American Red Cross 2500, Salvation Army 1500, plus a sizeable emergency fund for disasters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmette
Wilmette Community, Chest Association
Salvation Army
Arden Shore Rest Camp
American Red Cross
Near East Relief
Infant Welfare
Boy Scouts of America
Wilmette Organization
Young Woman's Christian Association
Wilmette Charities’ Organization
Hector Dodds
The
Chest Association
Boy Scouts
Arden Shore
Wilmette Local Charities Support Board Pushes Self Respect and Aid
The Board of Local Charities in Wilmette, led by President William H. Ellis and driven by social worker Mrs. Lillian D. Northam, highlights fair aid distribution, child welfare, and poverty elimination. The Economy Shop provides low cost clothing to foster self respect, with little publicity to protect the sacred trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis
Wilmette
William H. Ellis
Lillian D. Northam
Wilmette Social Service
Wilmette Boy Scouts Endorse Community Chest Support
A local Scout leader notes Wilmette Boy Scout troops are a civic asset on par with schools and police. The Advisory Board includes the Scout budget in the Community Chest drive, highlighting ten troops sponsored by churches, the American Legion, and an Optimist club. Arden Shore runs a winter camp for undernourished working boys from the Chicago Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmette
Board of Local Charities
Boy Scouts
Community Chest Fund
Wilmette American Legion Post
Wilmette Optimist Club
Arden Shore
Chicago Board of Education
Infant Welfare Movement Links Wilmette to Chicago Society
About thirteen years ago Wilmette formed an Infant Welfare center to aid Chicago Infant Welfare Society. An auxiliary of younger village women later carried the plans forward. The Chicago society grew from the 1903 Milk commission aimed at supplying needy mothers and babies with pure milk. In 1911 the Infant Welfare Society was established to cut infant death rates by caring for mothers before birth and teaching postnatal care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmette
Infant Welfare Society of
Chicago
Chicago Milk Commission
Infant Welfare Society
Arden Shore Camp Charity and Its Rising Budget
Arden Shore Camp near Lake Bluff operates as a large fresh air facility for mothers and children. It now requires about 50 000 dollars yearly, funded through campaigns in north shore villages and Chicago events. The camp sits on 22 acres with lake frontage, is debt free, and relies on memorial buildings and screened cottages to serve needy families. Nearby Near East Relief supports orphans and refugees from Armenia and Syria.
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Wilmette
Arden Shore Camp
Lake Bluff
Chicago
Arden Shore
Lake Michigan
Arden Shore Association
Armenia
Syria
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