Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 9 Jul 1931, p. 35

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*ate! Mr. Logan is a new face at camp, but lie was tbe friend of al the campers after the first day. The way the Scouts enjoyed the meal àt looks as though the Cook will have a litge following this summer. The first day at camp was spent in getting arranged. as to where the boys would, live,. where they wnuld sit in the mess hall, and cooling off in Spring9 lake. In the evening "Old Man Grouch" was 'buried. "Old Man Grouch" is a mythical character per- sonifying groucby boys. After. the ,burial only smiling- faces could be seen at camp. .John L,. Udeli, Scoutmnaster Troop 30, Higbiand Park, brought bis us ual peppy crowd upý agaîn. He brougbt twenty-five Scouts up, whi *ch- is quite a large troop for one $coutmaster to register for- camp. Mr. Udeil ougit to be congratulated for bis. splendid work. His gang of f ellows spent part of ,the: afternoon 'hiking aroiltlç Camp and getting acqù.ainited t1 the surrounding territory. Troop 22 of Giencoe fhas twenty Scouts à,. camlp under-their leader, Harry Stait- niard. Camp Ma-K~a-Ja-XVan bas seenl many improvements since last sumn- mer. One of the outstanding achieve - ments is the "Family Camp" across the- lake, froni the Scout camp. Tt affords 'the Scoutmiaster the oppor- tunity of bringing their famnilies alon- gwith themi. There are five c abins, ail of whicli are screened an(! ail contain stoves in case the weatlier turns colder. The water front hias a permianent deck, and a large tower bas been consftucted to give the 1f c guard a wider view over the swirn- ming area. The liospital bias had a new wing put on it, rnaking it a more complete building. Additional equip- mient lias been brought by Mr. Ry- boit, the Scout Executive. and it looks as thougli the Camp is heading, for' itsegreateSt year. Scouts Are Regised in North Shore Troops The following Scouts and Scouters were r egistered- in the North Shor'- Area couincil during tbe week endin.- lune 30 of the natiî could be com education wi mntts alone,2 be wliat the t.I Uvny IVA]#rq LOU33 cient in his Boy Scouts of the natior accomplish- the Ioss of their president, e he would Schiff, who died suddeniy at'1 saying de- at Qyster Bay, L. I., last M( 50 The Colm 31 N. St1mb St. Phione C S'it J>. *KST WORKS0BTH WA YSI Once in. a- whilec we hear someone say, I get along without a telephone; 1 seldomn need to make a cail." Such a view of the, usefulness of the telephone fails to take into account the value of incoming cails. when a messagc AlImost any telephone user received has been of the iieu tine *' JtittA -xaiest -ccitln Lan active supporter of. the Boy Scout niovement in bis native country, ac- cording to advices received by the Boy Scouts of America f rom the Boy Scouts International bureau in Lon- don. Records froin the international

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