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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 25 Jun 1927, p. 11

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' 4 Highwood Scouts Do Good Turn It has been more or less of a custom in Highland Park for the Scouts to put up the town's flags on holidays. When on Flag Day this year, (June 14), the Highland Park leaders were hunting for Scouts to do this work it was discovered that school was still on, which would make it hard for the boys to get off. However, in the near- by town of Highwood school had closed, and when the Scouts there heard of the predicament of the High- land Park Scouts they volunteered to put up the flags for Highland Park. They did this service and went so far as to take them down again in the evening. Such troop good turns as this one by Troop 37 are what make for a permanent friendship between towns and Troop 37 of Highwood de- serves the thanks of their brother scouts in Highland Park. Glencoe Scouts Have Treasure Hunt Troop 22 of Glencoe, Raymond Fogg scoutmaster, held an exciting treasure hunt on the evening of June 16. A number of land marks were chosen as key points and instructions were hidden at these places which told where to go next when they were de- ciphered, but it sometimes took the Scouts several minutes to figure out for instance, the "direction of the Japanese Flag"--which of course is the symbol of the rising sun and would mean toward the east. When the Scouts who first arrived at the treas- ure saw that it was a big cake, baked by the scoutmaster himself, they voted the hunt very much worth while. Of course they gave the losers a taste of the cake we presume, as a Scout is generous. A large number of north shore Boy Scouts have enrolled for the first per- iod at Camp Checaugau, beginning June 27 and ending July 9. These | Scouts and those others who have en- WHEN YOU EMPLOY US YOU'LL SEE -- WE DO OUR WORK QUITE THOROUGHL 'OLKS have got so used to asso- ciating good work with our name that every time they need a plumbing job they feel mad at themselves because they can't re- member our telephone number. Well here it is again. Try not to forget it this time. You won't? Much obliged to you. Phone 874 ~ 464 S.J. STEFFENS 723 OAK ST. WINNETKA,ILL. rolled by the end of this week, will leave for camp on a special train on the North Shore line early Monday morning, June 27. Troop 2--Wilmette--Robert King, Bud Howard. Troop 4--Wilmette--Paul Sterner. Troop 5 -- Wilmette -- Frank Church, Colin Finlayson, Edward Bristol, Frederic Robinson. Troop 9--Wilmette--John Miller, Adam Bauer, James Hoffman, Herman Rau. Troop 21--Glencoe--John Fischer. Troop 22 -- Glencoe -- John deBeers, Walker Wolford, Cameron Brown, Burton French, Samuel Smale, Edgar Height, William Sells, Clarence Engle- thaler. Troop 23--Glencoe--Carl Lincoln. Troop 31 -- Highland Park -- Morton Traub, Jr., Grant Herman, Brainerd Chapman, Billy Anspach. Troop 32--Highland Park--Harry Carl- son, Bob Phelps, Ernest M. West, Chas. Henry Guyot. Troop 33--Highland Park--Parker John- ston, Robert Johnston, Nicholas Wink, Sidley Chapman, Denton Smith, George Hinn, Troop 35--Ravinia---Peter White, Oscar Goepner. Troop 36--Highwood--Thomas Brennan. Troop 42--Lake Bluff--Niels Nielsen, Clyde Deyo. Troop 45--Lake ¥orest--Brent Wrenn, Ian McPerson. Miss Virginia and Miss Eleanor Dennehy have returned from a year's travel abroad. They were met at the dock by their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Dennehy, who have spent the winter in Chicago. Upon their re- turn they expect to occupy their home in Winnetka. The Best Dessert? of Course Smith's Home Made Ice Cream We deliver free OPEN SUNDAYS 9-12; 4-6 Smith's Delicatessen 819 Oak Street Phone 112 Buy Your 226 ELM STREET CONSIDER - That when you purchase your Chevrolet in Winnetka from us -- we give ....24 HOUR SERVICE making long trips to service stations unnecessary. RICHARDSON'S GARAGE FRED T. RICHARDSON, JR. CHEVROLET in Winnetka | from Richardson PHONE WINNETKA 25

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