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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 25 Jun 1931, p. 42

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Rotarian Explains Wby Scouts' Are Camp-Consciousý Folhowing is an ex-pantion, of the Meth>oK.s of Troop,51 of the D'eerfielcl Rotary cluli used in get ting its twenkty. boys registered for Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Waii: "Dear .Mr. Ryboit.- "Troop _51, Deerfield, bas regis-' tered. twenty, members out of a total of twenty-sîx for: one of the two-week , period s' at Canmp Ma- Ka-Ja-Wan. -,This has been ac- comp)lished. largely thro.ugh - the >efforts of Ray Robbins, Aýssistant Scoutmaster, wvho has been very active for the'past several months in tel1ng our mcînmber Scouts the great. ben.efits they- would receive aiong witih the wonderful good times in attending this Camp. 'M r. I)olbifls bas takev the time to visit with the parents of, many of the Scouts and bas had the support of Mr. Boyle, the: Scoutmaster, and.the members'of the ,Troop :co0mmittee who' in turn have* lad the approval and sup- -Port, Of thé. Rev. F. G. Picpenlirok in ývisîting the homes and hcelping the good work ever onward. "Ver>' truly yours, '(Signed). Monroe H-. McK'ilip, Memnber Troop comin 1ttee, Troop 51, lDeerfheld Rotary club." Moose Head Presented to Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Through R. Arthur Wood, chair- man of the Finance comitte of the., North Shore Area counicil, Camip IMa- Ka-Ja-Wati was presented. with a large Moose lhcad. The antiers have a, Oinchi spaîî. -The -head ,is being, shipped to Camp whicre it wvill be pýlaced al)ovc the large mantle of*the spacious firepflace. Thle Counicil wisbes to thank AMr. Wood and the Exroor club) for this valuable con- tribution. INATIONAL SCOUT NEWS By BiU Lehie (President N. S. P. A.) Due to defective bearing, Mrs Charles, Patterson, R o.s tra ve r 'tonhip, Pa.,, was un able ýto hear "taps" blown for ber son whoi gave bils fde in. the U'. S. army tw&ý, ye ars ago.. Even though, tbey were blown for beïr over the' radio'. Donald Duvali, a Scout of Mones- sen,. Pa., volunteered to ,mnake the trip to her counitryhombe to soùnd "taps" .for the ,aged ,woman :at close. range." This. was success-- fully done on the eve o Memorial Day. The Maryland Boy Scout Priess club is now applyinùg for memnber- ship in the. National Boy Scout Press, association. The club w3 organized in February by J. Hugli .ar. According to pub lishe rs, lib rar - ian s and editors, the typical Amier- ican boy is iiitensely interested ;n aviation stories .. Alger and GC. A.Henty books are still read. Boy Scouts WiIl Enjoy Meals by Expert Chef Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan WiJL have an, unusuallv welI qùalified chef for, tjuis suinmier-Wý. A. Logan.trie ha5 follo-wed 'the cooking profession near- ly alllubs life. ie was a. commis - siolned mess, officer i charge of feed- ing une of t.he largest army posts III the country. leelhas been chief cook at the Deerpath iinn 'for the hast ievý years and in the faîl will returnl to cook fur a coilege, where* lie had previouisly served six. years. lie bas5 been chief c'ook at the Chicago Gir!l Scouît Sutinnier camp for several summiers. l'le illanly Sccuts corning tu 'Camp Ma-lKa-jIa-Wan wîll enjoy appetiz- inig healthi-buildinig nicals, . It 'lS promised. 168 Boy Scouts Leaive for Camp on Moraday One bundred sixty-eight' Boy- Scouts from. the many. towns of the North Sho. re Area council leave earhv,. M onda y m orning by car and on, the Chicago Northwestern railway boum!. for Anitiào, Wis., where, theyr will. drive twenty-three miles back, intoi. the woods ïo' theii, private lake and thleir. Camp, Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan. This first period from june 29, to July,:Il marks the' opening of the third year for Ma-Ka-Ja>-Wan., There, will -be four 1l2-day' periods ending August 22. The. irst period. is ýfilled to capacity;, other periods are.filing up fast. lu-. dications .are, that more. boys. are wanting, to, go ,to Ma-Ka-Ja-Wali than the camp can accommodate. REGISTER 'NOW! itis urged. Newest Sea. Scout Ship Regi.stered for Glenview Th2e newest Sea Scout sbip in the North Shore Area council bas just been registered as the S'hîp "Nauti- lus" of Ghenview. These older Scouts are ail entbusiastically getting a fine start in the Sea Scout prograrn un-" der the able Leader, Skipper Albert W. Nelson. The sbip is sponsored liv a committee made up of Chairmar- Martin Garrity, Harold F. Grenning. Lester W. Coons, John C. Bennett and J. Verrow Miller~. The Sea Scouts areý Frank Ap'pleyard, Ralph Bucklin, William Carter Glen l-Jtchings, johin Woods and Kerin.eth Z immernlan. The Winnetka Scouts (This poem wvas written especially for, and given at the assembly *of A Winnetka Scouts on jbne 4.Frank Whitney read this poemn as part of. the. ceremony of presenting the Whitney Awvards.) Nlow as I look al you Boy Scotits Ail dressed alike-I see Troop 22 Scouts Respond to Cal of Ma.Ka-Ja-Wan îT. G. toitzthe Field Scout. Execui- tive "for the. North, Shore Area cot1n-ý cil, received the foilowing letter fromn Scoutmaster Hedgcock t'elin- bow be registered bis boysfor Camp M a-Ka-Ja-Wan.. Altbhougb Dr Hedgcock cannot go up with hiý Scouts, he bas artranged for - arry Stannard' of..Ghencoe to li.e their leader.. Troop 22 will h av e twèint% - two" boys. "lDear'Mr. Boltz: "'Why' and 'How.' I in duced mv Scoutsto sign up for Camp :.fa- Ka-Ja-Wan. "The 'Why'. woui take a long9 tise 10 tel i-f L went into detail. One need, not be closehy associ-, ated witb boys to observe the dif- ference betwéen boys wbo belong to an organization wbich àis al their ouwn and wbich directs their plav activities and to some extent their work., awndboy-s vo do not bave that advantage., My period at Camp last suimmer convinced methat there is no liétter place for,.such directed play and work than M;a-Ka-Ja-Waii, where the -boy is under . the leadership of men wi.th bigli ideals, witb the ,weifare and happinéss of the boy in11 mid. "The 'How' is a short story. T can't give nîyself much credit. Eariy after the, Christmas holi. days We hegan 'talking' Camp in Troop'm eetings. 1 even asked the boys. if, they we re goin-g to Camp wbien 1 talked, to tbemn on the street. Above ail I encouraged - the boys who were already Camp- ers totalk. it up to the others. Bv the time registratioil blank7, gentie Springfield, MI., lastweck. MWhile at ja-\%'aiifor the year of 1931 %were -L-nol-, -Ld, orEdito Spri'ngfi-eld Scout Stormis hiked alone giVen a piece of leather anld soifl AueLincoln, onanor Ediown from Od Salemn over the L incoli, lace out of. which lie was to inake a AiU reat men 'ere just plain kids onct road to Springfield, an old trail oves neckerchi-ef slide to wear to camp. That lived fin soine old -tozun. which Lincohn used to walk f re- The piece of leather had on1 it two Winnetka strives.' She does her best quently. The hike was oue of the sign,-tal flags and thelte M"Te ndtre u o e requirements of the. Lincoln medal, also received a "Go to Scout Camip" 0 ~ ot hl rn akadfl an award gi*ven by theé-Abrabam Lin-- b uttQI.-GeCraid' Spinner, Troop, 4, N ou'Sot-ébako-yu coin ouncî. . îlmete. -Pik Whitney, Winnetka. Llttc r . Denjami r. jaal* Chairman,, George G. Greene an--' Archiliald 0. Mason. The active Seu Scouts of tbis Ship are: Jei Ben- nett, Jamnes Ewell, Edward Jacks, Arthur Poinier, James Sommerville, Btnne'tt Stien,ý Warner Turriff, Wil- iam Walters, -Peter White and Nicb- olasa Wink.

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