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24 WILMETTE LIFE July 19, 1929 of the NORTH SHORE TROOPS A regulllr feature page prepared each week by member· of thf Boy Scout Pus1 club, North Shore Area 'Council C:-~mp \f a- K a- Ja-\Yan . the new B0y Scout ca mp oi the ~0rth Shore Area GREAT TIME AT CAMP council. " ·a:-; started thi:-;. year. Ht:re The (,)encoc boy s arc having a fine tCliore the north =-lwre Scouts haye hren g0ing- tn Camp Checaugau in time up . her<.'·. \\'e haYe to clean up northwestern \fichigan. hut n0w the~ · arClun<l the Mess hall, fix the water 11 a n.' :-~ r a Ill p n i t h ci r ow n. \ f a-Ka - Ja - front. pull weed s, etc. The fnod is \\'an i..: ~ituatt-d in nnrthcrn \Yiscnn:-in fine. \\'e are ha\·ing lot s of yegetahl c . · t111 Spring l.akt· ncar Eklw. . 011 ~ un d a". Tunc :? 3. t h t' ramp staff. milk..:, fruit, and othn good thing~ t o con~isting <;i · \f non C. Hyht)lt. the eat. r:-~mp dirt.·rt< 1r: Carl \I r \f atm.:;, :t~sis Thtrl· . a rc thrct: cla~ scs llf hny s at t:lnt r;111111 dirertnr. and the Junior and the \\'atl'r irl1nt. tHlll -S \\'illttllt'rs. ht·Senior offir<·rs. tranlkd all da~· in 1\\' () truck-. and a :-t·d:tt, irnn1 the headc!ltar- >.:· inner s and ~ \\· inlnH· r:-,. Th e twn - ~\\'il11 't·r..; in lli!..!hland P:trk. and arrin·d :11 mers ha\·e a fish head nn a pin·e of ~prim!' l.akt· late that night. As the '1il cloth se\\'l'd o n their s nit. .-\ s S<hl ll ·:l1111H'r-. \\'t'n· ~chl'dukd t<, arriH· Pn a~ they can swim lifty feet tht·y arc Satmd·t\·. luh· (\, till· ~ta fT had t\\'t1 beginners ancl haH the ft :-; hc s hndy weeks tn p~ep.are the ramp ft1r them. :\ n; n h a d t n h e h 11 i It fln d t h c ..;tanlprd (Ill. \\ ' hen tltvy ra11 s\rim a \\'ater-fwnt cleaned. the !t'nt =- had tll ltttndrcd yard . . f1it _ \· feet on their h· · ~l'! 11 11. and tlw rc ...:t <1i the cflmp 1:1.-J..:o.;. :tnrl · dtl a suriarc din·. thn· are ., ,,. ;n <'r ·'er. ht·f11rt· tht· r:tTilJHT:-; C<l lllt' . S\\·immcrs and get \rings put l)t1 the Trails were . oon made to the \\'ttir'r ..... ·, The :-. \rin t mcr~. aitcr twu h d ur~ ir<)'tt. \\·hit'h \\·as ckared ui tlltdcrhru~h in~tructit)n, may take out thl· rd\\·and . -mall trees. \\·hilt sunken l11~s anoe s. \\' trt· taken 011t <1i thr \\·atcr. Tn\\'ards Hlilts or c_ \\'e can onh· spend ten cent s a cby tlw end <1i the t\\'O \weks pnind a watr ~~· tn\\·er fc11· liie guar<ls and a t'nr candy. \Ve haYe a libran· and are n;n wnc built. Th e tt·nt... n·quired l1a\'ing an all-around goo;! time.tll(lrc time tn he put up. and a littk \fotley Bryant, Troop 23, Glencoe. ·· '-:tra tim1· had !11 he Jill! in during th1· ENJOY CAMP·ING bAYS t;1-t \\'edm·=- da\·. Tltur-.<1;1\·. and Fri ! la~·. t11 t'lllllJiktt· tht· ll'nt~ hd,lrt· the :\t Camp }.fa-l..:a-.la -\\'an this stun· ~· nnn-. arrin·d. nwr are t·ig-ht campn~ irom TrtlOJ' 2 :\ \\'ater tn\\'t·r. kept iull. h\· an eke- .1i \\'i lmctte. Thty art· Dt)nald Tocp t~ir 1111111p. iurni~ht·s runn111g watn. pen, Fd\\·in Andn·\\·s. \'entnn llrnwn. A dnJ:tnh) run 1)\· a gasoline motpr, ~ ~ordnn Cutler. Bift Yuui1gqui~t. Ho,,-_ " t'nerate~ t·kctricitY. ani Fogg, Ed ~fcc. and Stcphcn Farh- ~aturcl:t\' - !Jll)rnitw. thv first Brooks. Our Assistant Sctl\ltmasler, pt.·rind ' ranlpcr~ arrin·d at . I·Jrhn after karl D. J..:ing Jr., is here with us. \Vc an all -night train ride. Tlw _ \· \\'ere have five ofticcrs from our troop on takrn t11 Sprinl!' Lakt· in trurk-: and the camp staff: Harold. SpintH:y, Boh tran~pm1ed arros..: the lake in an (1\lt- \\ 'ilkins. Hob King, .lame. -. ltakt·r and hoard llltl.tt~r-drin· n barge to tht' ramp . "lkd\·" Brenner. '!'he food. tents, oiTherc :tre t11 he thn·l· pcrit)ds during tlcn:-..' campers. and mosquittH?.s arc of the ~lllllllll'r. each ni tm1 \H' t·ko;, and a exreptinnal quality and quantity in possihk ic1urth. ii sixty campers ran ~pitc ni the iact that this is the camp's he mus ten:d. The maximum fnr one lust ~· car.-Gordon Cutler. perind io; nne.: hundrt·d r:tmpers. Tht·rt·l1 are fnur. camps, earl~ of about. eight Bof)S/ tent:- . l·.arh tent \\'til artnmmndate four Srnut-.. \\' h() sleep in t\\'n dnuhkdeck rc 11 ~. \ll):'<ptit~l nl't ting is fur· nishcd fllr nrntntillll against the in.I .;<·ct!'. Leading· each ramp are nne or The finest Scout camp t,f all - that's two ~coutmasin.... lnhn Hetak. a ~en ior (lftlcer. and ~1 r.- \\'ightman. arc in \I a -Ka - Ja-\\' :1 n. It seems incrt·dihle charge tlf ramp tHle . \1 r . Rt:ytwlds is that this new ramp rnuld he sn \\'l'll the ~cotttmaster of Camp 2. Rnh t)rtYanized. hut und<'r th e ahlc ll'ader\\' ilkim. a ~t· nior t1fflrt·r and Scout- :-;hip nf ExecutiYe Rybolt. and Assistma:-.tt:r oi a \\'ilml'ttv trot)ll, is the ant ~[r\lanus. we tind hen· an ideal kadtr oi Camp 3, thl· prtl\·isi<;nal camp. camp. fully equipped. with a compktl' . Colontl I.t1ui-. \\'adelal' r and Karl D. and interesting- program. f\·ery Scout is required tn takt..· an "ing. Jr. are in charge t)i Camp '4, which i:-. near t~ ' t' \\'att:r fnntt. In acti\'C -part in t)ne ni the inur cr:tit each ca111p are :,enral tlftict·r~. \\·ho prn grams- campcra ft. waternaft. hanu. ualh· ha\·e a tt·nt tor thenbeiYe s. dicraft. nr naturcrrait . Thi:-. means ~fr. 1~\·hcdt. the COllb, and the dtll'tor that en·n· hov receiH·:o; expert trainhan· .i ndi\·idual tent:-. and \1 r. \1 c- in!.!' in tl;e nl~aSl' of sco ut work he ~fanu ~ and )Phn l!dak arl' !l1gvthcr likes best. The instructors are young· in one tent h\· the \\' :tll'r - irc l!l!. men \\'llll Ita n · .l.!.rll\\·n up on scou ting, The ~ft:-:-. · hall. thl· main lntildin~. are Ea~le Srnut rank. and \dw cerha~ a brgc· PfW!l fircplacl' in pm· end. taillly :.knO\\' their st uff.' ' \\·hilt in the other tnd are three small \\ 'h~· don't YIHI \'tstt \Ja -1-.:a-_Tarnnnt:-. u .. er! i1n· tht: CJftlre, handicraft \\'an? Tn sec ·the:-;e happy boys dercHI!ll. and . . tMt and library. l',ehind is n : hlping intt) rt..' a l men in the great a kitrhtn. :md txtcnding a ·r11:-.s the 0u t-ni- dnor s i~ a ·real treat to am·one. frnnt j .. a large porch. with tahl,l·:- u . . ed Fmthn. it ,\·ould make Yntt n:alizl' in handirrait imtructitlll. \\'hat a \\'Onckriul itn-estmcl-l t this camp Harry Hitrhic. cook for the (\llllltf\' i~ atHl \\'ill he in the futun·. and how Da\· ~clwr.) in \\'innetka. i~ tht· rami) truch tlt\1:-c men. responsible fnr it . cook. :\iter tach meal a!ltinunce- ..,urre-.:-. arl' to ht Ctlngratulated.-~· m('n(... Cir<: made. and the stc·rt· is open Frank }~(· ynolds, Scontmastcr, Troop (Continued un page 25) ). \ \'ilmette. 1 Canzp Routine Is : ~ .R!:\ MHere's a Fine Glimpse ·New Scout Group of Life at Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Pictured Here by ! TOO~fi)T"EJ' Entrains for Camp A group o f Scouts from Troop 2.~ Friday, Jul.v 19 One .nf the Scouts ~i~~=-~~~~?~.. ._ of Glencoe left for the new camp (d I ,: .. Friday night. July 19. the second group th e .:\<1rth Shore Ar ea near Elchn. \Y ;s .. .1i Scn~tts leave for the new council !a st Friday e\'ening. Tt wa s hard to pipe down with fifty camp of the North Shore Area council other Scouts in the reclining chair lnratccl at l·,lcho, \Vi se. They lcaYe cnarh. but hv 10 o'clock all " ·en· sa \\·- o n the "Fishermen's Specia l" of the in .~ \\·nod oniy to he \\·ide a\\'akr aga~n \'orth \\'e stern railroad at 8:35 p . m. l1\· da\·hrcak. After k;wing: the tra1n DaYli g ht ~aYing time from tl1e High (lt Fh:hn big trucks ttlll k all th e fel- 'a n~l Park s tati o n. ~1yron C. Ry!)l))t, !rl\\'s to tlte ramp in short order a nd the · co ut Exccuti,·e. who is IW\\' at , here \\·e sa iled into a fine breakfa st ,·amp \rill return in time to go up \\·ith in the mt·ss hall. \\·c \\·ere greeted by the bll\' .' on th e train. L e ttt~r s han~ been r<:cci\'(·d at council t~i-tvt..' ll Eaf,!le ~couts. including- J0 11T ' Bdak. Dan· Hi c k s.~ Camewn Bnnnt headquarter s from the Sc1111ts tellin g· and Present! l.athrc)p from Glt·nc< IC. of the \'arious acti\·itie s tl~vy art.· en'l'lH·se old r fdlm\'~ lwlptd in l'Yery ga~·ing in, all ~!b o ut the \\':ttvr sport:-. \\'a\· tP make thin~ s pka:-ant and in- a n~l other \\'a\·s that their time is tah·n tip at e<tmp: All seem tn he wdl strttctirc for m. ( ·a m p \1 a- 1..: a- Ja- \ \" a n i n clu de s 3(,() pkastd and rep o rt a wonderful campacrt·-. and in the Cl'lltn is a fine bkr ing e xp(.rit llC'l' in the north . Wl! ocl s. 'couh returning fr om the f1r st sesahn11t 3 1 (If a l'llilc lcn1g an half as hrnad. Jm,· hills s ur r o u 11 d sion \\'ill lean· Ekho·. \\ 'isc .. at 12, it and tlte :-c art..' r<l\'t.·re d \\·ith \\·hite nnon. Sat unla~· . Jttly 20. arnn11g in birch and nTrgrcens , The CrtlllJl is Hi g h land Park at 9 :40 p. m. Da y li glt ' n ·n · \\Tll e<t uipt~ect \\·i th a fine m os S:1\·ing time. hali tltat \\·ill :-.L·at ).~()at <1nre \rith a ~ rt·at ~!ntH.' fireplace at one end. The thl' 111 eal s arc l'xrellcttt antl the \\· a~ bn~·s sail int n then\ i~ a sight to hchnld. Fach h<l\. se nT :-. as ,,·:titer at hi~ tahk nne d:t\_. a \\Ttk and all han· hec 11 taught t.<l take tHl more 1111 their Frida\· tli this \\'eck the delegation l·f plate s than tl.Jt·~· ran_ rat., : rhis s_an·s Bo\· ~t:onts irllm !':\· an~to~l and 1h c \ra s te and (ltsll\\·ashtng. I here ts . a twrth shurt area \\'tll sat! trom ~1 ( Jlll>ig suppl~- nf deep \\·ell \\'a!e r .. al~o a I treal ior the International. Sc out Jaml,nehler plant tn gin· clertnr ltghh . hnn:e to he. held n<:ar I.t:· e~t;ciCJ!, th ~ .-\ dnctnr is in ron~tant attendance l~ttn part (l.t July . _AIIcn I·,. lt)\\·ne u~ hut he has little to do as the ho~ s are 1-._van~tnn, \\'Ill be d1rcct t) r nf the J~art~ such a healthv lot and c\·trY precaution ot. about twenty boy s, .. among." h?.m ·. t k ·· t ·1 Thw in wtll he scout Jern· \\ J!~nn ot \\ d"' . a -~·n agallls arcH en : , ::-., . mettc The JHtrt)ose. oi the convention '>Wlllltn tn~ each bov must h,t,·<· a budd~ . · t . t . fi ·t 1 ~t the ti~te he is i;J the watl'r and they tl . . lt(ll com:m·;nor~te tt.lC \fCt~l)- rs keep within ten feet oi each other. nrt .11 a~· 01 t 1:_.. 101 1 mgt 0B 1e por. · k ga111zatton 1 )\' ._--,,r 1 \.O 1 >er )a<1 en- oh ·ery fel\1\. mtJIH~~Bes ltlll.c !.Oil - ~)\1{1 on ·~ we 11 in England. Over 50,000 boYs from tower ca s an< tt< < tcs an< a mn~ all over the world will he in attendence. ~·:asp <:aclt othc_rs !lands an~l l_wlcl thrt~t representing forty-h\·o countries. There: htgh tdl the dtrectnr. fi_nd:-. _.ti l 0. J, . will he a "Dawes Dav" set aside for All in th<: water are _dtvtdcd llltn th_ree Ambassador Charles G. Dawes. who classes. stn kcr s. hcgultlers. and swm~- ' \Yill visit the camp Following the ] amm:rs. and they ~car hadg-es on their I horee, 'Mr. Towne's group will make stut s to shov; thetr class and they can a tour of the Continent and the Chao~J iy pass . fron~ one cla_ss to another 1 teau district of France. T1 Paris. they al_ter =-hnwtng fitne_ss. S111krrs and he- will be joined h.v Mrs. Towne who 1s [!lnners arc re st ncted tn roped off studving in Part I of the summer areas. mcctin~ at Oxford university. and in Ever _ \·one sleeps in tc1.ts of \d1ich Part Tf of the meeting of the 'C'niYersthen· are four p-roups. Tro0p 23 is in itv of Camhridl!e. The partv will re!'TCntp four and of course they fee\ tt,.trn about September 10, via Quebec. they have the finest location in camp. Fo{tr he ws are in a tent and each tent 1·ies witf1 its neighbor in keening it as Provisi~nal Troop Enjoys neat as a pin and all have dolled up the Activities at North Camp .;pare in front of their tents with birch. Of the four separate divisions that 1\·ond fences. moss and paths so they Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan boasts, one of are "erv attractive. In the evening them is called the Provisional camp then· ar~ campfires when the h0ys do consisting of twcntv-seven members qunt~ and tell . torie s. or sing, or there from variott!:l councils, and troop s \\·ho ~re nwetings in the mess hall \Yherc registered ind.i viduatly instead of with the Eagle Scouts gi\·c very interesting their re spec tive home troops. entertainment. The Provisional troop has as Scout:\II parrnts an feel assure that their master. ·Rol)ert ]. \Vilkins of Troop 12, hoys arc happy, healthy and lla\·ing \Vilmcttc. who has taken an active ina glorious time and those of Troop 23 terest in Scouting since the age of 12. \\'hn an· tH)t here are going to he sorry ~f r. \Vilkins is assisted b:v three young ii the\· don't come later-Col. L c1uis men namely: Cameron Brown. Claude \\'aefc.laer, Scoutmaster, Troop 23. Hamilton, and Oscar Goepner. There arc eight tents grouped in a MORE NEW SCOUTS circle at the Provisional troop. Each flH.' Korth Shore area added fliur tent has two double cots and holds tie\\' ~routs la st week. bringing the four fellows. The regulation size 10xl2 total to 1063. The names of the four new Scouts arc: Harry Skidmore. foot wooden floored tents arc used. Al'cording to reports the fellows think Trnop 30. Highland Park: Cliffonl the,· are very comfortable. Holm. Trnnp 45, Lake Forest: Orvillr ~[r . \Vilkins. assisted bv his staff, Bennett, Troop 71, Libertyville; DaYid conducts a thorough inspection each ~~orri s, Troop 71, Libertyvi1le. clay. · Scout Group Off Friday Enroute to Jamboree A broad t ;u ... /-/ere 's a for Leaders at 0 S C ur ummer amp ~,