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                  <text>TH E

MOST

MOD E RN

A ND

BEST

E Q UIPPED

C LE A NI N G

ESTABLISHMENT

IN

A LL AM ERICA

J une 14 , 1940

Mr~

Ed. Da strom

c /o Graham Pap r omp ar.. y
1;emph is , e , ne ss ee

ar Ed :
En c ose he ewi .
i s my chec.K o .. 4 :6 on t he i:es t
Nt:Lt i onal B1::1.nk of this c i t y in he a.noun of $:G50 t o be use d in
t he pur chas e f rc;m th
h i ckas a • Counci l of Boy Sc out s that pi e ce
of ground used a,,,, a bathin beac by the Girl c out s, Cou ncil of
Memphi s a·1d S e l by ount y and for the i us e .

w th

hanki ng you
xp r es i ons o
i ghe s

o
our i te:rest i r t i s matt e r an
p e "s na _ r ""ga rds , I arn

Ve r
AS ~ Ms

MEMBER

trul~~

�tl.r1- Abo Sehartf'1

71Lr l~~d ison 1~ venue,
Ueu:phls, Tav.J.i.

I~ $ff3 . needless ~ scy tl~t 4 ¥s !I11;1e ~W

~eneroutls

glJ. i;; lfS v ~H!i' mu.en arp:"'oo::.r-:. ·..eu.
t rn "'.~. J.. secnz:ie
pe 1~mant . value of 't!le Girl t;eout Camp as Ptell

on the Y WC A Opp.

lS

as

Ildm.ot? "if'OU will be trlnd t o lm.o.w that th~ ·'.Jirl Scout
Gap -at., Har-q 1a in''opa1'»a'tion and entirely fl.lled1
and i :, e:opaaM th.at 1t tdll be opera ting a.t full
cape.city'" fol' the enti:ro S'9e.son. This shows how
n.ecessal'Y it is fo:r the z,irls t~ aoq~ire the Bath;ng
Beach an1i that .a c~ ctn be su~losst ully opera.tea
at Harey by' a Mem.ph.is ag:eney.
/!.gain

~.~

thari...lta for youF &amp;"Sl1erows gift.

Sincerely

ED/jl

you~s,

�June 27,19h0

Dear&gt;

Ur.

I am enclosin s a chock from
Abe ~~~ha.r&gt;f.f
for• ;''.&gt;'2 r50.00 \lfhich is to he used for tfi.e pul'Cha.se
from the Gbicka.:-;aw Gouncil, Boy ~couts o:f' _we:rice. 1
that piece of ground. usea. as e Ba thifig , Bench by
Kamp i(iwani.

Please deposit this eheck and hold it in a. separate
fund on our books until the nssotia ti.ons for the
purohase of this property- have been com.plate;.
I am sure that the Council will make prqper .recognition of this ceoerous gift and that Mrs• ~~'.,lclauor
lrl.ll ivrite H,..,. Scharff
a letter.
...
'

Since rely yours,

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TH E MOST MOD E RN A ND BEST E Q UIPPED C LE A NI N G ESTABLISHMENT IN A LL AM ERICA&#13;
Mr~ Ed. Da strom&#13;
c /o Graham Pa p r omp ar .. y&#13;
1;emp h is , e , n e ss e e&#13;
ar Ed :&#13;
J une 14 , 1 940&#13;
En c o se h e ewi . i s my ch ec.K o .. 4 :6 on t he i:e s t&#13;
Nt:Lt i o nal B1::1.nk of this c i t y in he a.no un of $:G 5 0 t o be used in&#13;
t he pur cha s e f rc;m th h i ck asa • Counci l of Boy Sc out s that pie c e&#13;
of grou nd used a,,,, a bathin beac by the Girl c out s , Cou nc il of&#13;
Me mp his a·1d S e l by ount y a n d for the i us e .&#13;
h a nkin g y ou o our i te:rest i r t i s matt e r an&#13;
w th xp r e s i ons o i ghe s p e "s n a _ r "" g a rds , I arn&#13;
Ve r t r ul~~&#13;
AS ~ Ms&#13;
tl.r1- Abo Sehartf' 1&#13;
71Lr l~~d ison 1~ venue,&#13;
Ueu:phls, Tav.J.i.&#13;
I~ $ff3 .. needless ~ scy tl~t 4 ¥s !I11;1e ~W ~eneroutls&#13;
glJ. i;; lfS v~H!i' mu.en arp:"'oo::.r-:.. ·.. eu. t rn"'.~. J. . secnz:ie lS&#13;
pe 1~mant . value of 't!le Girl t;eout Camp as Ptell as&#13;
on the Y W C A Opp.&#13;
Ildm.ot? "if'OU will be trlnd to lm.o.w that th~ ·'.Jirl Scout&#13;
Gap -at., Har-q 1a in''opa1'»a'tion and entirely fl.lled1&#13;
and i :, e:opaaM th.at 1 t tdll be opera ting a.t full&#13;
cape.city'" fol' the enti:ro S'9e.son. This shows how&#13;
n.ecessal'Y it is fo:r the z,irls t~ aoq~ire the Bath;ng&#13;
Beach an1i that .a c~ ctn be su~losst ully opera.tea&#13;
at Harey by' a Mem.ph.is ag:eney.&#13;
/!.gain ~.~ thari...lta for youF &amp;"Sl1erows gift.&#13;
Sincerely you~s,&#13;
ED/jl&#13;
June 27,19h0&#13;
Dear&gt;&#13;
I am enclosins a chock from Ur. Abe ~~~ha.r&gt;f.f&#13;
for• ;''.&gt;'2 r50 .00 \lfhich is to he used for tfi.e pul'Cha.se&#13;
from the Gbicka.:-;aw Gouncil, Boy ~couts o:f' _we:rice.1&#13;
that piece of g round. usea. as e Ba thifig , Bench by&#13;
Kamp i(iwani.&#13;
Please deposit this eheck and hold it in a. separate&#13;
fund on our books until the nssotiati.ons for the&#13;
purohase of this property- have been com.plate;.&#13;
I am sure that the Council will make prqper .recognition&#13;
of this ceoerous gift and that Mrs• ~~'.,lclauor&#13;
lrl.ll ivrite H,.., . Scharff a letter. ' ...&#13;
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