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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 29 Jun 1933, p. 19

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%inetav, inw a prlze-winrnng gar- den and- beauty spot of the neigli- borhood, Six years ago the house stood on the present post office site -at, 552 Chestnut street., With the removal of the building to 455 Chestnut, Mr' Hi'pert personally began the develop- nment of his own yard and garden.. Hobby, ii Gairdening A chemist, associated with the Miner laboratories, lie finds health- f ui recreation in, the hobby of >gar- dening. Numberless hours of pleasant labor have been spent upon a stoieý wall, now overhung withyeowpik blue and white rock-ga ,rden plants and. confining the low terrace on the West frontage; upon the flower. beds clustered about the house and scattered, -up to the south frontage (the hous e stands on a corner). Plentiful use of black dirt andfer- tilizer, scientific precision in therais- ing of seedlings,, and advance plan- ning and fore-thougli)- during the winter months havte produced a gar den that blooms profusely with the first spring bulb flowers, continues through the summer, and is stili colorful in the fali. Prof usion of Bloom Already huge zinas, and fulI- blown .hollyhocks are blossoming alçng with dozens of other plants which niormally- flower in late june. Comning along equally fast in ttue yard at the rear of the house, on .property Ioaned teniporarily by a neighbor, are beds of gladioli. dahlia- and young zinnia plants and nlany seedlings. Haiidsome evergreen trees, together with shrubbery, are a part of. the Iandscaping close to the hc>use. That persistent effort lias been. put 'forth, is certain, but. stili more. ap- parent is, the fact thtgreat enjoy- ment and ýa love .of outdoors haveý *Put into the work an originality and persona) touch which the .Cut-"and driedgardener-tended place so often larly fortunate in its location,Aras al the facilities of St. John's winter school are available for its use. Camfp Nagawicka also offers courses in ti- terpretive and tap dancing, as well as work in dramatics, play .production, handicraft and interior.decorating. The Wilmette and Winnetka girls attend- * ing the camp, which -opened on Mon- day, june 26, are Barbara Anne..Beir, 1627 Forest avenue, Wilmette; Daphne E. Craig, 716 Labe. avenue, Wilmette; Betty Jane. Hopewell, *1918. As hland avenue,% Wilmette;, Marion Masters, 439 Walnutstreet,ý Winnetka; Jean'-F. Miller, 610 Forest avenue, Wilmette;, Patricia D. Walsh, 962. Prospect- ave- nue, Winnetka, and Ann M. William- son, 1230 Spruce street, Winnetka. ALL DAY 75e. Walks Iemad tc 23rd Street@. SoutAboand trafic: OirDripas»99Sta- dian,, csil7 loéated'by Standard Oil fi;img statieu--ai 151h Street. Northbogud trafic: Enfer tram Osier Dripe au 21,j# Sire.: ever- head, rassp, There, is n o congestion on the higohw9ys to "Tlhe Faib /fn nouncemen t 0. order to betier serve1 our steociily. increasing 'north shor0. we have secured the services of Howard J. M.aneýy dienfole, Who> wiII be in Charge of our lmocal branch.'Mr. Meaney bs a.naoive of this community and is weIl and favorably known throughout the: north shore. their two boys, have returned frl trip to Clleveland, Ohio. The Harry E. Weese faniily, Kenilworth avenue, Kenilwoiih, leaving for their-summer home Barrington the, last, of this week. I______________________________ 141 are near MovlNc PACK___ONU__ atM&5l k I

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