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.10. WILMETTE LIFE November 30, 1928 = of the North Shore Troops s N BOY SCOUT NEWS First Aid Rallies Important Item on· Scouting Program Wilmette-Kenilworth troops-Saturday, December 15, 7:30 P. M. Highland Park-Highwood-Lake Forest troop~Friday, December.. 14, 7 :30 P. M. Glenview-N'orthbmok-Deerfield patrolsFridav, December 14, 7 :30 P. M. Libertyville-Mundelein patrols-Friday, December 14, 7 :30 P. M. Area-wide First Aid contest open to selected teams from ("ach town-F1·iday, March 25. First-Aid is one of th(" most vital bits of program rna t erial in the whole Scout work. Because of this, many of the towns and districts are scheduling firstaid rallies either on an inter-partol or inter-troop basis to be held during December. Jn order to get the Scouts fully under way In preparation for the AreawidE> rally next March. The following sample programs which were used in our contest last year are being listed below for your benefit in getting some practice before the various rallies: A Boy Scout rl'turnlng home from school enters hom' and detects strong odor of gas. Enters kitchen and finds hi~ brother lying unconscious on floor. Ga:; jet on stove is open. Rescue and treat. Time, five minuti>s. Map driving automobile on icy pa\'ement loses control of car and skids Into lamp post. He receives the following injuries: Two-inch cut on lower rig-ht forearm, spurting blood ; simple fracturt> of lower left leg. Treat and prepar(" for transportation. Time, seven minutes. Boy Scout waRhing- windows at home slips from · the ladder and receives the following tnjuries: Fracture of the left collarbone; three ribs on right ~:'ide fractured. Treat and prepare for transportation. Time, eight minutes. Boy Scout riding bicycle loses control and falls on broken gla~s · strewn on the sidewalk. He recelved the following inJuries· Two-Inch cut across the forehead ; three-inch cut left lower foreawn ir bleeding- in spurts; Middle finger o( left hand dislocated. Treat-time, nine minutes. Boy Scout in hockey game falls and receives a compound fracture of the right lower leg; left wrist severely sprained. Treat and prepare for transportation. Time, eight minutes. 1 A ttgulu IHtrut p11g1 preputtl NCb Wtti bg membttl ~~ the Boy S,cout Prea· club, North Shott Are« Council tl dt IParents See Many I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ v. 'r t< tl n What Dollars Do for Scouts North Shore Scouts RuriveNewAwar~ Thirteen different troops from six different .villages of the north shore were particularly proud Friday night, November 23, for Scouts from their membership were singled out for high rank Scouting a wards in the public court of a ward which was held at the Elm Place !'C'hool, Highland Park. Harrison Storms. Jr., of Troop 3, Wilmette Metho < list church, was awarded hi s Star Scout Award. John Gilroy of Troop 4, St. Augustine's Episcopal church, Wa!' nwarded his Bronze Eagle Palms, and Junior Assistant Scoutmaster Geor.ge Bersch of the same troop, his Journalism Quill entitling him to membership in the Bov 'Scout Press club. Two Scouts of Troop fi, 'Vilmette Baptist church, wert' :11~o awat·rl ed: Roger Delander became a St;u ~('out. and Edward Kunz w ns awarded hi!' Bronze Eagle Palm. E\'t'r ~in ce· Scouts and leaders of Kf·nil worth have proved that thirteen h; a lucky numbe r, all superstition to thE> con tnlry, l((·nilworth boys have earnPd and carried away more than thejr shan> or SC'outing· honors. Joe Harrison receiv ,d hi~ Star; George Manlove, hi~ Life, aJ1(1 Roge r Darrett. hi~ Eagle Scout Award. Bob Heschl<i of Troop 16, 'Vinnetka, received his Eagle award, and the following ~<'outs from Troop 18, also a Win !1("tl;;a <'ommunity House troop, carri ecl aw.n· honors: Tom I..nrsen, Jam es Lyons. and · Simeon J ester, Star, and Tom LarSt)n, Life. PaYid Hicks of Troop 21, Glencoe Union churd1. waf' awarded his five-year Yeteran Badge, in addition to receiving· his Eagle Scout Award. Honors for Tr0op 23, St. Elisabeth's Episcopal church. m~ n' earnt>d hy Star Scout 1\lotley Bryant. Star l::l<'out B("n Brion and Life Scout Rohert Rostmberg-. Richard clt>Rerard, Assistant Scoutm:-u..:teJ· of T:·oop 31, of Deerfield Shields High school, receiYed the five-year Yeten1n lhdge and Herbert Steven~ of Troop :t2. the Star Scout Award, FrPd H.eiC'h:-t J'clt and S. Parker Johnston of Troop :~:3, Lincoln school, Highland Park, both ret"t-h·ed Life Scout Awards. Bclwanl C'azel of Troop 52 Presbyterian f'hurdl, nt·et·field, received the Star Scout Award. Y. h h pi 11' fl 0 a () I) n L PoT '~ 80111NG At this seanson the various Scouting committees in the north shore villages are raising funds to meet the annual budget of the North Shore Area, Boy Scout Council. Each village raises it5 proportionate share of this budget. The above illustration was drawn by a famous cartoonist whose home is in Glencoe. He rreferred not to ha,·e his identity revealed. He is doing his bit for Scouting. Scouts Prepare Program of 19th Anniversary Week Each troop is planning to celebrate Anniversary week in some significant way. ~fany Father and Son banquets exhibitions, etc., are being planned fo; this climax period of the Scout year. Anniversary Day, Friday, February 8, at 8 :15, e\'ery Scout in the f'ountry will re-commit himself to the Scout Oath and Law. · Mobilization Day, Saturday, February 9. Scouts will mobilize for Community Good Turns, to take over the managemf>nt of thf' towns, etc. Scout Sunrlay, February 10, troops will attend ohm·ch in uniform. Many pastors are already planning a special scout sermon and other r ecognition of th e boy. rn som(" casi's scouts in uniform will sel'\·e as ushers at th e church service. Scouts Da:r in the schools, :\fonda}., February 11. Jn man:r cases, Scout~ will ]JUt on a dt>mon~tration before the entire body of the school, before a Parent-T("acht-r a~snf'ia tion or a~!:-mnw oth r re~ponsibllities on this day, Camp Day and Practict' Day. Tul?s-, day, February 12. This is also R<'nnt Memorial Da:r. AftPrnoon Patriotic Pilgrimage in honor of Lincoln and 'Yashlngton. Citizenl'l>hip Day, \\.t' clnt>. nay, February 13. Scout troop~ will gi\·<· dE>monstrfltlons b("fore Sen-Ire club~. f'hambers of Commerce, etc . Promimnt ' city officials will be invit d to acldrt-ss R<"nut g-ather- Begin Special Courses for the Junior Leaders lldping· the b_oy leader to serve as a conductor of his patrol is one of the major ohjectives of the North Shore C0ur1cil for 1929. Now that the football :-eason is over and the forty north shore Scouts who have been ushering at Dyche stadium will have more time available, a ~trong("r emphasis will be placed upon thl-' training of boy leaders of the varinw-; north :-;hore troons. Twt-nty-four .Junior Leaders, representing most of the troops, will spend NovE>mber ~0 and December 1 at the Cabinin-the-\Vood~ in an intensive two-da.y se!'.-:inn ()f .Junior Leader training. The training· program will be in charge of loeal SC'outmasters, assisted by A~sistant Ext·c·utiw l\IcManus. The Scouts will prnctiC'f' hiking- and camping methods in addition to discussing patrol managem("nt. An Art>a-wide afternoon session of Patrol lE>adPrs' training, the final session for 192S, will be held Friday afternoon, December 7, at the Highland Park Presbytet·ian church. The conference will run from 4 to 7 o'clock and will include refre~hmentl'l to which all Scoutmasters ari' inYited. Fifteen New Scouts Join Troop Committeemen to .Local Troops in Past Week Hold Sessions at Cabin New scouts welcomed into north shore Scouting during the week ending November 2 4 are listed as follows : 'Valter Foslund, Troop 10, 'Wilmette; Robert Ra vi s, Troop 18, Winnetka ; Robert Ehler, Troop 18, V\"innetka; l\Iitchell Hutchinson, Troop 18, \Vinnetka ; Fisk Lockridge, Troop 18, ·winnetka; Henn APll ·I, Troop 22, Glencoe: Francis Allen, Troop 23, Glencoe; Donald A. Andrews, Troop 23, Glencoe; David L. Curtis, Troop 23, Glencoe; Edwin B. Grauer, Troop 23, Glencoe; Jack Sutton. Troor> 23, Glencoe; Vincent Anderson, Troop 31, Highl~nd ar ; ichard Suess, Troop 32, Highland Park; E ward K. ,\.est, Troop ~2. Hi,e-hings. land Park; Halph A. Bucklin, Troop 55, Homt Day, Thur. day. F ' bruAn· 14. Glenview. Parenti". all over th<> 'lTnited State are asked to rPsen·e this night as a home HOLD PRUNE SALE night, In whl<·h dad and mothet·'s time Scouts of the St. Elisabeth's Episcopal is given exduslvely to the childr n. General-all Scouts plan to wear their church In Glencoe are joining with other uniforms during the entire veriocl of children In the parish in conducting a Scout Week. Merit badge expositions Prune Sale, proceeds from which will defray a portion of the cost of maintainare being planned by various districts. Lincoln and WashingtOn birthday · an.: ing instructors at the Parish gymnasium. niveraarles In this month, figure Into the The Scout troop also receives a portion eommemoratlon of Scout 'Week In rna ny ot the receipts. This is an annual entroops. terprise with the children of the parish. The third Monday evening of each month has been set as the time and the Cabin-in-the-Woods as the place for a series of get-togethers of troop committeemen of the various troops. The first session will be held on Monday evening, December 17, at 6 :3 0 o'clock. The pro~ gram will include a discussion of how the ohairman, the thrift member, the educational member, the outdoor member and the community service members of a troop committee can best function in enriching the Scouting experience of the boys in their respective troops, The dinner will be served at 6 :30, regular camp style, and the discussion will follow as the group is seated around the cozy campfire and the wind howls through About thirty men attended the first the oak trees outside. sf?ssion of the Training- course in First Aid sponsored by the North Shore Area. X:i\IAS GOOD TURNS Boy Scout council, the sessions of which All Scout troops in the North Shore ari> being held each Monday evening- at Area council are plannin.; Chirstmas 7:30, at the Winnetka Community House. Good Turns. They will function in this The course is attended by representative~ respect as individual troop units, it is of the Fire and Police departments of sevannounced. eral north shore villages in addition to a. large number of Scout Leaders, with more enrolling- each week. WINTER CAMP The course is in charge of Dr. H. W. December 26 to 29 is the time of a four-day winter camp which will be held Gentiles, director of the Chicago Chapter at the Cabin-in-the-Woods. Scouts who of the American Red Cross. Additional who are interested may enroll are interested should file theil' applica- men through the local Boy Scout Headquartions at once. ters. Men Enthusiastic Over First Aid Instruction ~ I I