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Newspaper

Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1924

Page

4

Adventure Island Camp Promises Ideal Boy’s Retreat

A seventeen line description extols Adventure Island Camp as a secluded island retreat offering pure water, dry camps, mosquito-free grounds, abundant food, long trails, beaches and swimming. Directed by Charles A. Kinney with a team from Francis W. Parker School and John Burroughs Country Day School among others, the program emphasizes self reliance and responsibilities in a ten day to thirty day season near Chicago.

Chicago Charles A. Kinney Francis W. Parker School Deyo S. Leland John Burroughs Country Day School St. Louis Bob”. Townley Kenilworth Robert Lakemacher J. A. Humphreys Skokie School Camp Dramatics

Ravinia Club Tea Honors Ralph Poole in Wilmette

Mrs. A. W. Levy hosts a Ravinia club Wilmette branch tea at 700 Greenwood Ave on Thursday May 15 at 3 pm. The event honors Ralph Poole of Lake Forest and includes talks by Mrs Poole and appearances by branch officers captains and committee members.

Ralph Poole Lake Forest Ravinia Club A. W. Levy Wilmette Greenwood Avenue Poole Ravinia Perry L. Smithers Blanche Warner Emil Anderson Charles A. Barton Pierre Bontecou Oliver Dennis N. W. Dempsey C. P. Dobbs Charles Engelhart R. E. Pattison Kline Edward A. Kracke Edward Lilienfield Charles A. Lundberg Charles Edward Pickard Harold Sherman L. H. Sherwin Joseph Spiegel Charles Harrison Smith Louis Eckstein North Shore Moraine Hotel Highland Park Frank R. Greene Winnetka Caroline Kirkland George Lytton Iliam Sutherland Glencoe Arthur Byfield George 5S Parker Juliette Brown Lake Bluff Albert C. Koch Evanston Isabel Kline Kenilworth Arthur Dean Lewis

Nelson Home Setting For Daughter Wedding

Miss Gerda M. Nelson wed Clifford E. McElvoy of Chicago at 8 o clock Tuesday evening May 5 at the Nelson home 821 Elmwood avenue. Rev Francis C Stifler conducted and a small reception followed for immediate families. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Stanley S Bayer. The bride wore blue chiffon with cream lace and Ward roses. Mrs Bayer wore apple green georgette with sweet peas. The couple will reside in Evanston after June 15.

NLY Gerda M. Nelson Clifford E. McElvoy Chicago David Nelson Elmwood Avenue Francis C. Stifler Stanley S. Bayer Florence Margaret Steiner Joseph Steiner Wilmette Avenue Thomas Guest Evanston Pines St. Francis’ Church Magner George Steiner Raymond Steiner Oaks Mrs. Guest

Camp Fire Girls plan three short plays for charity

Camp Fire Girls of Wilmette organize three short plays at the Byron C Stolp auditorium on May 17 to raise funds for their charity program. Mrs. Van Pelt trains the group after also directing a Christmas pageant at the Congregational church. Proceeds go to bolster the group’s charity fund.

Camp Fire Girls Wilmette Byron C. Stolp van Pelt Congregational Church Paul Mallory E. J. McGuinness L.L. D Frank Maloney League Winnetka Virginia W. A. Kittermaster North Shore Catholic Woman's League Skokie’ Country Club

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Fragmentary text mentions a May primary service or event and a Monday reference. Missing context prevents clear identification of people, places, or organizations.

Fragments of a Local Notice Readable Brief

Partial OCR text shows names and items from a local notice. The readable fragments mention a person with last name Schuette, a reference to a hotel light and piano, and a monetary amount eight dollars.

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