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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 9 Jul 1927, p. 6

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Ais el WINNETKA TALK July 9, 1927 es i -- Stepping Stones -- for Walls and Sidewalks -- Rubble Stones -- for protection of your lawn or the curve in your driveway -- Driveways -- We'll build a new one--or repair the old. B. W. BLOW Established 1905 | 660 Center St. Phone Winn. 201-202 Committees Busy With Arrangements for Winnetka Day Committees made up of members of the Winnetka Chamber of Commerce this week were busy arranging actual details for Winnetka Day, the com- munity celebration which is to take place Thursday, August 4. The com- mittee personnel assigned to the task of putting over this village festival is comprised of the following commercial and professional leaders in the vil- lage : General committee: R. F. Doepel, chairman; E. C. Weissenberg, Joseph Braun, Lee Vincent, E. A. Gerhard, Harry Roberts, R. C. Papa, Wm. Levitt, Robert Hymanson, J a ¢ k Schultz, U. Dini. Grand prize committee: Vic Killian, chairman; Carl Hanson, Fred Richard son, U. C. Abel, Robert Johnson, T. R. Dabe, Kenneth Mclain, John Klauke, Edwin Jones, D. W. ILeonard. Parade committee: Carl Braun; nrize committee, Henry Klauke; re freshment committee, R. W. Rapp; music committee, Lee Adams; games committee, John Dethloff; race com- mittee, R. H. Schell; dance committee, Herb Paulson; decorating committee, Harold Hill; horseshoe committee, George Wood; grounds committee, Al- fred Olson; publicity committee, Har- vey Bowen: transportation committee, Gus Erikson: baseball committee, Fred Eckart; holiday committee, W. T. Wersted; finance committee, Sanborn Hale; tug-of-war committee, Robert Scully; chief announcer, Dr. Frank Woods; entertainment, Harry Roberts. ROTARY DELEGATE HOME Lloyd Hollister, delegate of the Win- netka and Wilmette Rotary clubs to the convention of Rotary International held in Ostend, Belgium, early in June, returned home early this week. Mr. and Mrs. 'Hollister spent about six weeks abroad visiting in England and various countries on the Continent. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bowen Brown and their three children, Harry, Bobby and Frances, will leave July 18, for their camp in northern Canada. BOYS RETURN TODAY FROM CHIEF'S CAMP Observer Gives Graphic Descrip- tion of Day's Activities at Indian Hill Camp BY D. C. Remember our blue Lake Hamlin Where each year we come to stay; How quickly the days fly by us As together we work and play: Remember the friendships made here Are those so staunch and true; So, here now, around our camp fire Indian Hill, we'll sing to you. Reluctantly, if it were not for home, some twenty-five campers return today from Chief Davies' camp in the Michi- gan woods. After eighteen days spent working and playing in the open in common fellowship, these boys have many stories to relate -- overnight hikes, midnight feasts, Chief's stories around the campfire, and a fifteen mile paddle up the Sable river and back, only to mention a few. All of them are hardened by mornings of construc- tive work, and tanned by days spent in the sun and wind and water. One of the fellows put on nine pounds in ten days. Traditional Initiation It is a tradition at Indian Hill camp to initiate on the second day those for whom it is their first year. Some of the pranks played on the newcom- ers by the old campers often take peculiar bents. Of course, all the green campers must, on this day, wear their clothes not only backwards, but inside out, and each carries a raw egg in his pocket. Needless to say, as the day wanes, they often become unap- nroachable. Throughout the day, one walking about camp would see indi- viduals bowing their heads to the ground a number of times to the ~ount and amusement of the "old "mers." He would notice bovs dash- ing about on errands. One fellow, for example, was sent to find the keys to the flagpole. He must have spent the whole morning at it. Others were 'ent after two-handled shovels and four-post yard sticks. The amusing thing about it all was that such things were taken in all seriousness. For in- ' ) stance, one fellow was actually going . ) to nolish up he Joolout, towe: # it hadn't be the fact tha e shoe | Filmy ) een ot ro located at the The easiest way of getting cool relief during the hot sum- | Chiff {| last minute. : : " mer months--and without exertion--is to let electricity do ! ion [= Prom JD elock in She ore: ye all the work. Let it shower you with breezes with one of b and ) I our ELECTRIC FANS. t $ 847 Center Street We carry them in both black and ivory enamel finish. 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