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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 22 Jul 1927, p. 35

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J uJy 22, 1927 offer because the Vattman club was the better team, but these Laure) boys are no slouches. There will be a return engagement this week and when Laurel gets its ·full strength in the field it wiU be a different story we hope. The girls' kick ball team did a little but different thing for a change. They came out on top of the Beach team by a score of 28-19. Elsa vonReinsherg handled herself in man like fashion to pilot the Laurel team to victory. This team looks like a sure winner in the mythical playground league. The park was well represented in the VilJage-Wide Jump Rope contest. Elsa vonReinsperg won first place for Laurel. The other Laurel entries were Greta vonReinsperg and Alice Freeman. Our posters were sei1t to the Junior Village Wide Poster contest. They were n~ade by Bud Jones and Julianne J one!?. Ruth Nordberg, Elsa and Greta \'On Reinsperg and Bob Faye had posters entered in the senior contest. r11 all this has been a verv favorable week for Laurel. 1\ext we~k we hopt' that the boys can come through with a ba se ball victory and even things up with the girls. WILMETTE LIFE 35 Rain, Lollipops Feature Weekly Beach Day Events On Friday, July 15. at 2 o'clock, the third Beach Dt:n· of tlw Year was hel<l at the \Vilmctte Beach·. \\'hen the ie st ivities started the sky was dark ancl threatening and the sa ilboat race \\'as just finished when the rain ht·g-an t·> fall. Several track records were hfoken a s the spec tators raced for shell <~r. r s :-..; ll r d 1- le .. fl) 1- t- a to l'ncler the rircum ... tann;s the entries the va~ious l'vrnt s \\'err sca rce hut a .~nod time \va s had In· all. One event. the Duck race, wa s ~·cratched and will hr added to next " ·c ek's C\'Cnts. The \Veekty · Grah, this time for lollipops, was as usual the most interesting alike for spectators and pJrticipants. Fifty lollipops were cast upon the \Yatcrs hy ~lr. Stone and from appearaiJC(' there wen· t\'\'0 people at lea st struggling for C'\'Crr Olll'. For th e g-irl.;, Dorothy Tucker i>rorurcd seven and Beatrice Gratia five . Charles Ford \\' On for the boys hy going out a iter all other contestants had quit anrl hring- 1 ing up 10. The results follow: I Sailboat race. !i~st Joe !\ormoylc': second George \\· l11te. . Back stroke. ho:;s l 1 and under, won h.v Tack Holmes. Back stroke, girls 11 and under. won hy Shirley Popp; second, La Verne Popp; and third Ruth Zetzer. Back stroke, hovs 12. 13. 14. won bv Bill Holmes; sec~nd, Steve Hopkins.; third, George White. Back stroke, girls 12. 13. 14.. won hv .T anc ~{oore; second, June Kahl. · Back stroke. hovs 15. 16. 17. won h\' Bob Crawford; second, Bill Sellery. . Back stroke, girls 15, 16, 17, won by Be a trice Gratia. Wheelbarrow race, boys, won by Bill Holmes and Steve Hopkins : second. George \i\Thite and Bernard Dempsey. Wheelbarrov.· race, · girls-won bv Dorothy. Tucker and Esther Stoddard·: second. La Verne and Shirley Popp; third. June Kehl and Jane Moore; fourth. Beatrice and Nancy Butler. Lollipop Grab, J?"irls, won by Dorot!1y Tucker; second, Beatrice Gratia. Boys won by Charles Ford. 111 The Summer Schedule Calls for more accomplishment, and BETTER STYLE in the ways of thinking and doing. Naturally, the spirit of Summer is reflected in smartness of apparel. Now is the last call. to fill summer. requirements. Our present stock comprises finished selections for summerAT FINAL PRICE REDUCTIONS- Charming frocks as low as $9.50. L1E\\VJl8 INC·~·O~AYa· c.s.~.~ I 1606 CHICAGO A VENUE at DAVIS STREET EVANSTON ' . - ~fiss :Marjorie Bell of 1019 Sixth ;;;trect and her cousin. ~1iss Dorothy MacFarland, 54 Crescent place. left Tuly 4. for Bethany camp at Lake Winona, Ind.

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