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Lake Shore News (Wilmette, Illinois), 21 Sep 1923, p. 2

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w~ 1 Fondest boyhood Dreams Become â-  Redlity*Fot Adventure hlanden v ______ "Dream Girl" Crew Encounters Thrills Aplenty on Long Lakes Cruise and Extended Encampment rtftt TAKE SHORE NEWS. FRIPAY^PTSMBER ^ The final contingent,of Adventure Inland camp boys came into W.lmettharbor one morning late last* week aboard the cruiser Dream Girl, In sp.te of the br.sk raster which had been blowing all night the run from Sturgeon Bay canal was made in a little Jbetter than twenty-four hours. â€"- -- The Dream Girl, in charge of her skipper, Charles A. Kinney, first mate Dave DcLay. with Carl and Paul Holinger as second mate and ^'"^^^"g The Vagabonds' Dance orchestra, which provided the music at scores of north shore social affairs last: season,will open its 1923-24 season at Odd Fellows hall, Wilmette,. Saturday evening, StptemDer 28. The date of opening was postponed from September 22 because ot the inabil- ity of the orchestra management to se- cure the hall for that evening. The Vagabonds promise to be oetter than ever" this season, which, in the op- inion of a host of dance devotees close- ly approaches perfection. For Fascinating Ey<* m* m»ke the use oi Mttrtne a daily l«*it. tmr Tto RefeeAing Eye Uttea ***** ________ Sold by all ioR yu* EVES *"** Murine Co., 9 Ea«t OhloSt^ Chlcfio Cruiser "DREAM GIRL" on which fifteen north shore boy» make the trip to Adventure Island camp each •ummer. The "DREAM GIRL" has cruised more than 20,000 miles on Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Superior, North Channel, Georgian Bay and numerous rivers and smaller bodies of water. In all of these cruises she has been manned by north shore boys. The "DREAM GIRL" is owned by Charles A. Kinney of Winnetka. tm nit vt"v w»»»v.»v- v* Lake Michigan and up I to Mackinac and Les Cheneaux islands at the head of Lake Huron during thev past three weeks. In spite of con- tinuous cold and sun- less weather the boys had a fine time, with several exciting ex- periences to add to the Dream Girl's log. One of the jolliest, so far as the boys were con- cerned, was to cross Michigan from Char- levoix to Death Door bluff, a distance of abput ninety miles, in a heavy sea. Barely had they reached the pro- tection of the Wiscon- sin shore when the gas- oline line cloggeel and it became necessary to disconnect the pipe to clear the obstruction. Rather than drop an anchor in such deep water the craft was al- lowed to drift with the seas. Meantime some kindly disposed person on shore, thinking th boat was helpless and drifting rapidly back into the lake, phoned the Plum is coast guard. An hour later when the Dream Girl was securely docked in ElUsbn Bay and the boys were preparing their supper a power life boa% manned-hy snt husky coast guards in sou'westers ran up to inquire if anyone had seen a cruder drifting out into the lake. Explanations followed. Some -Q£jhe boys regretted that a rescue had not been necessary. The six coast guards remained only long enough to make a report. Some of thfc mpsi exciting experiences of the summer were had at camp. One especially was the fighting a forest fine which continued for several days. During three nights the tent groups took turns patrolling the burned areas. So keen did the boys become in detecting incipient blazes that the last night twa*of them rushed up to the "skipper's" tent with a bucket of water and spades^t®^ to find the blaze they thought they had seen_____________________________;_________ came from an ordinary camp lantern. A great deal of construction work was 1 this summer. Aside from a few minor done by the boys this summer, the biggestl cuts and bruises and "tummy" aches- not- single undertaking being the "Tooner- a single boy was III. This season marks ^ilie Trolley," a tramway running down the bluff from the mess halt to the-water-, a distance of some 300 feet. The tram- way also supports the water system in- stalled by the boys this summer. Next summer a combination boat and car will the ninth of cruising and the third of organized camp, with never a serious accident or a boy requiring the attend- ance of a physician. The north shore boys who attended camp thjs summer, sixteen of whom_made the may be loaded into the boat, floated up to the tracks and run on wheels directly up to the mess hall. . ____ -ErecT^Tech^""leSt,r" ^: c Valuables may be stored in our large storage vaults at a small cost. Be sure that whatever you have that is valu- able, we can keep safe for you. No matter how large andjntlky, tlieFe^sroom and safety for it in our valuts. WILMETTE CentralAve.atlbelfth opej£le^!YJer-~the-4«tm-£eâ€"ttert^ttppKes- "Wmhetka to camp on the Dream Girl An innovation this year was the es- ~ tablishment by two of the councilors, David DeLay and Charles Rummler, of -^the^technical tent.** *Both young men are students in the naval architecture course at the University of Michigan, and keenly interested in everything per- taining to engineering. The "tech" tent" soon became the center of interest to most of the boys. In* this and the shop tent plans were drawn up and the instruments made with which the "boys later surveyed the island, an undertaking which gave many of the boys their iirst introduction to geometry. Fired Moonshineers' Den The most"unusual- discovery of the year was rTOde while a number of the boys with Mr. Kinney were attempting to capture a spotted fawn. The chase led into one of the thickest parts of the woods where one of the boys stumbled over a fallen pine and directly into the - entrance of a cave, the opening of which was so cleverly concealed that only by accident could it have been discovered. Upon investigation it proved to be .a â- â- â€"-moonshiner's den, evidently having been deserted since the old logging days when - a saw mill and many lumber camps were mash boilers, barrels, jugs, bottles,â€"all ; Of the paraphernalia of a small dis- tillery were still intact. What became j of the moonshiners and why they should have deserted their equipment will prob- ably always remain a mystery. Next summer the older boys plan to use the * den for the initiation ceremonies of the new boys. J. A. Humphreys, former principal of Skokie school, spent part of the summer at camp where he wrote, in collaboration with Alfred Frankenstein, one of the camp boys,. "Virtue Triumphant," a farce-comedy based on local characters ^trpm FishljCreek and the Chambers "Island girls' tamp, where the play was later produced. The play which was put on under the direction of Mr Hum- phreys, made a glorious hit. iiP«anets*f+ Fairman as the mayor of Sturgeon Bay, shooting craps with Handsome Hermann **She!k" Hilton, the Hero, and Dave DeLay and John Jewell as the fore and* blends of Spark Plug the horse, touched the high spots in the acting,, with Billy Hughes, as Rushing "MollieT Radford, and Gordon Reed a| *he 216. pound I h^ottm» ^ios^ ^mni^ik ^ â-  â-  ..:.„â-  ^y north shore hoys were at camp are Fred "Peanuts" Fairman, Charles Ebethartj-Billy" Hughes; 'JmmiyTFIehimg, Jamie and Jack Odeil, Charles Rumm- ler, John Jewell, Freddie Tellander, Gardner Matteson,* Clarence Henderson, Alfred Alschuler, Gordon-Keed, Kermit Lovgren, Kenneth 'Lovgrenl David De- Lay, Jimmy Ken* Ariel Jewell, Robert Lakemacher, Bill Koch, Jjohn Hilton, Alfred Frankenstein, Landis^Slair, Carl and Paul Holinger, dePeyster Parr, Ewing and Ralph Johansen. Webster Jackson, Eames Marble and JacicHunter were among those who made the-sxruise to camp and spent a short thW^orT*the island. A large number of north sliore people drove up to visit the boys during the summer. All in all in spite of the backward weather the season was the most successful in every way since the camp was established. I 111 "Your Nome Bank'0 III ms i 's****n**s**s**s*i*'«>*>«s**^**'«s»^»'»,#<»*#*«»^**»^^»^ ft forBimnesi Do riottettrie cold weather find your ward- robe unprepared. To avoid the rush of heavy fall trade give us your fall clean- ing now. Work left receives prompt and careful attention. Our care and interest in your requirements are your guarantee of satisfaction. A telephone caH will bring our service to your door. REMODELING ALTERING Avenue Pkolfe$90 Wilmette Whatever the Circumstances the same courtesy-^-the same helpful service in managing all perplexing detailsâ€"are ac- corded fott whether y o it desire an unlimited expendi- ture or whether circumstances suggest that you refrain from undue costs. SERVICE & 1124 Central Ave. J^pe Wilmette 654' f^ Wilmette f tKSi'jKift

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