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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 15 Apr 1927, p. 18

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18 WI L ME T T E ·L IF E April 15, 1927 FOR of Cook . plaines river, opposite C.hi_cago ave~ue. Ch -ildren ~ I "The hunt wtll be dtvtded up mto county to Engage I ten dis~ricts," .Mr. Ce.~mak announced · · today. makmg pubhc the plans for tn Btg Egg Hunt the event. "Every ch~ld in the ~~unty 111 Greatest Easter egg hunt ever staged in the history of Chicago will be held Easter Sunday in Cook county's 3,100 acres of forest preserve \\'hen Pete.r Rabbit, by arrangement with President Anton ]. Cermak of thc county hoard, will have on hand 111 the crotches of trees, hidden 111 the hollow trunks of logs, m nests of grass and similar secret _ hiding places, ten thousand big candy Easter eggs, chocolate coated and wrapped in a dress of oiled paper to guard against the weathr.r. Finders are keepers. All children " ·ho lin· within the boundaries of Cook county arc eligibl~ to participate in the !'port and there is no limit to the numht'r of eggs any one child may acquire. '1\n·nty-fin.~ thousand youngster:· arc expected to join in the hunt, whic!1 starts at 10 o'clock Easte.r Sunday morning and continues until night. President Cermak and Otto Young Schncring, president of the Curtiss Candy company, the donor of th~ eggs, will start the hunt off officially at that time in Thatcher \Voods, which is on the east side of the · Des- will have an opportuntty to partlctpate in the fun. "In each district 1,000 eg-gs will hirlden, not so carefully but what they mav readily be found. The hunt start ' at ·10 o'clock promptly and no sear ~ ·h ing will be allowed before that time." Among the locations where Peter Rabbit and his family of fuzzy bunnics are expected to operate arc: · · · · f C Deer Grove-In the vtctntty o amp Reinberg 011 Dundee road. oc Something ·Just a Little Different-Something No One Else Has Quality foodstuffs that no store selling only price can keep in stock-the Wilmette Grocery and Market has the largest stock on ·the North Shore. Thatcher Woods-Opposite Chicago avenue in the woods·. Riverside Woods-In Forest park on ZZnd street, east of the Desplaines river. Glencol·-In the neighborhood of the Glencoe forest preserve golf club hGlttSC. . I Dam 1\o. l-In the vicinity of 300 iect north of the bathhouse. Dam No. 2-0ne ttiousand feet north of the new cabin. Dam No. 4-In the neighborhood cast of the dam. The hunt is scheduled to occur rain or shine, although prognosticatio:1 :; are for a b.right Easter day . ).frs. ~{erie B. Snyder of 215 \Vo(ld hinl' an~ nuc returned last " ·cek from :t \·isit with h<"r mother, Mrs. Edgar Huret. 111 Lansing, Mich. UJtA l'F.RIES rmtHII'tl·rl and Donw:;~ic Damask Ljnt'IIS and Chint:t.. \Vtll supply ya.rdag·4· . :\laking optional. Wilmette Grocery Cc Market · For Better Things to Eat 1146 Central Avenue Six Phones: Wilmette 420-421-422-423-424-425 Re-Elect ORNER People's Party Vote the Ticket Straight! Rose Marion Knight IXTf:JUOll tl06 "l<'h. Al·e., t:,· anstt~n Four Free Daily Deliveries -· nf:CORATOU (;rHn. 1::1!1 - -· ~==========================~ ----- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~--·-___--------- --~ - - - ---- For ' Easter Flowers Phone Wilmette 1943 . and we'll deliver them on the day II you're · WISe 'r In Potted Plants Lilies Rambler Roses Tulips H ydcangeas Hyacinths Ferns Azaleas you'll call Kashian Bros. to clean your rugs the minute you begin spring housecleaning In Cut Flowers Carnations Roses Sweet Peas Cale~dula Tulips Spring Flowers of all kinds · l West End Florist MATH. 'HoFFMAN, Prop. J(aShian)jros. 1 10 7 Greenleaf Avenue Wilmette~ IlL T elepbone Wilmette 1 1 oo FIRST GREENHOUSE ON GLENVIEW ROAD. WEST OF RIDGE Phon~ Wilmette 194 3

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