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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 9 Jul 1927, p. 11

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the activities, nor does it fully set forth the true purpose of Indian Hill camp. There is something more important than this; something without which no camper leaves the shores of Lake Ham- | lin, something which many former campers, now grown to men, look back | upon as one of the extremely signifi- cant periods of their boyhood. It may | be summed up in one word, campfire. | Nobody but one who had this rich ex- perience can ever appreciate its full | meaning. It is shortly after 8 o'clock | in the evening when the campers | gather around the fire on the shores of | the lake and lie on the ground or sit | on the old log benches now worn by | two decades of campers that have gone | j Ter erTTerr--r-- ( We Make REAL ESTATE LOANS At lowest current rates on well located homes and apartment buildings and business property. For prompt service phone Central 4565 ELI BRANDT CO., Inc. 30 N. La Salle St. Established 43 Years gone about ten days. alii th July 9, 1927 WINNETKA TALK 9 BOYS RETURN TODAY before. The scene, as the sun goes | | down and darkness gathers, and the | FROM CHIEF'S CAMP night wind rustles in the trees and | ripples on the lake, is far beyond de- (Continued from page 7) scription. After some ten minutes of -- 3 | singing their favorite songs, the gather- | hu Chie NL Trdane ...._| ing witnesses an imaginary curtain | Gress 23. Chie oo, Ihe Deeper Mean- I own aside, and the scene presents the | mg o Holiday Events Winners entertainment a certain tent group has FINAL REDUCTION A brief summary of the winners of | SARE BO he let events 20 the Aki ag | terain. It runs from the ridiculous to All Hats Marked to Less Than Cost Siigles® - ' ee Ls | the sublime. There are cracker and | i pi defeated Reschike: 19-2) | omon-eating contests, potato races, | 21. 6. aid 21-16, jeg : '| speeches, debates, recitations of poetry, Doubles: | and rare instrumental and vocal musi- / Pearse and Eastman defeated. Rood) | cal entertainment. This is all partici- 5 and Reschke: 21-16, 21. 19. 5 | pated in by the campers with the ex- A | ception of one night when the council- TENNIS TOURNAM ENT | ors entertain. Now comes Chief's Singles : if pianos: | story, and with a closing prayer, is a Dudley defeated McAdams; 6-1, 6-2. htting ending for Hie day. Nt 946 Oak St. WINNETKA Phone 320 bles: nNOS S ea : SO 1€ Dorhics end Wolll- defeated: Me=| VW oods and Chief's voice. As the story Adams and Fleming; 7-5, 6-2 : proceeds, a glance around the campfire | Knife and Ax Throwing contest, won will reveal faces lit with eagerness and ; Te -- -------- i y by Reschke. Vonderment Buth mghe the Campers . Ta thus assemble, each time for something | } F SWIMMING EVENTS Sahtly dierent: : rE 't Y our urniture oo 0 y 0 ard swimomon by Roos. |p, 170%, Memnine of Come, |} ; | ) v swim--w y n > $ 3 é | a i on by Roos, | campfire that the story of Indian Hill 1n Our Care ) Plunging (senior)--won by Roos. vg 1s fall Told Flere 15 eaied ge t k : : p Plunging (junior)--won by Fleming. | 1st bond which each year makes the} ij] take all worries from your mind. 25 years of | fe group a unity. It may not seem as I$ . . 4 CANOE RACE significant as it is as I put it down in|} experience assures you of a most perfect job. b Single paddle (senior)--McAdams. writing, but to many of the campers | § . . naae 4 Single paddle (junior)--Fleming. gathered there hat Jest night ® Is the [1 We solicit your patro ge. b Double paddle (free-for-all) Gordon | {ire vomt ot their lives, or it is] pi and Reschie. here that Chief probes the very heart i 4 Ee | of the camper in establishing his estim-| } Upholstered Furniture . I . 5 CRENPC ate of the individual. It is this one|} P b TRACK AND FIELD EVENTS : hel] Mad d b 50 yard dash--won by Eastman episode, this gathering together of the ade to order 4 . 100 yard dash--won by Roos . experiences of camp life and weaving 4 : Broad jump (running) --astman. | Her inte 4 design, witch mich right, Furniture Repaired | Broad jump (standing)--Reschke. | camp 2 ) | ¢ Mattresses Renovated 4 Relay race--won by Panthers (Rob-{ * : { Tadv. R 4 Slip Covers made to order { inson, Early,-Roos). Mrs. Sanford Holden, 527 Warwick | i Long distance race--won by Reschke.| =~ "5 0 ex pb road, Kenilworth, entertained the | Anti Jd Periodical F » ) INDOOR BASE BALL | twins at a large surprise party in hon- | { fatigue: an Si ca curml- p Wolverines defeated. the. Panthers: of 21 their birthday, at the Indian Hi 4 ture given special attention. i 20-4. Golf club the Fourth of July. | 4 Chief's Story . 3 ' . i But all of this, however important it] Mrs. Alfred MacDougall, 325 Ab- |} Winnetka Upholstery & Furniture Co. ] may be in developing character, true|bottsford road, Kenilworth, left this |} sportsmanship, fellowship, and a | week to visit her sister, Mrs. Everett TI heodore Spacek, Prop. . 14 ) healthy body, by no means sums up| Brown, in Decatur, Ill. She will be |} 10 Carlton Annex Ph. Winn. 6 i 805 Elm Street B nt icssde sn mdninainend 1 [ masa Blomdahl & Sundmark Shoes of Quality for the Entire Family Phone Winnetka 1108 I

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