Illinois News Index

Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 29 Jan 1937, p. 23

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The program following the dinnier wiII bc rather brief, and wilI incitide dranmatization- .by Sea Scouts.. the, presntaton o. "ilver, b é, a v'e r" wards and a talk by, the niational (irectojr of senior -Scouting,. Thona >s T.. Keanie, :on "The Crusade for >fr. Keane,> one of the finest speakers of the Boy Scouts of Amer- ica' k a universitv graduate ýin arts. _science,, and engineering. While a studleit he, spent each sunimer sail- i,, the high seas so that when he, cOmpleted his coliege career he had also becomne a qualified seaman and navigator.- Before the Worid War he -spent two years in the 'Canadian Nort..t h 'wst, camping and exploring. After several years engaged in engineering. Mr. Keane entered the years in active service, during the war and afterward. Durinz the last two vears of his service he was Aide to the commandant of the U. S.. Naval station at Great Lakes. He is a rueniber of the naval reserve. iwith rank of lieute nan t- commander. After the war, Mr. Keane devoted a considerable part of bis leisure tinie to research in boy psychology with. particular reference to pro- tory and has written stories of the sea for boys. His book "!Lubbers. Afloat' describes interestingly the. first voyage of two boys 0on a freighter. across thé, Atlantic in which the lore of the sea is brought to the reacler wbo is introduced in non-technical and entertaîining fash- on to the technical, foris: of naut- ical affairs. SCOUT WEEK National Boy Scout anniversry week begins, on Sunday, and ends on Saturday, February 13. uÉinW that Week7 Scouts 'ail over the United States wilI, be reminded -that their governiment started just 27 years ago on February 8, 1910, when the or- ganization was incorporated under& the laws of the Distriçt of 1>»pmbia. 0n 1 t eruarv à. i th~e President of the United Stat-es, an active Scouter ini New York and the bonorary pres- ident of the Boy Scouts of America, Twill address Scouts ail over. the country by radio. The chief scoutj executive, James E. West will lead the assembled Scouts in the Scout oath and law and the president of the Boy Scouts of America, Walter ST. JSupa Oeil. 2~Ifra~fmi.Ch'cg suipu. Poll aud winter are the ideal beasons at Whitcoob Suiphur SpupLus Plan Dow to spend a week or two building n..d.d strangth càd .nergy for the. iong winter months caheaa.NatuzuJ sulphur-wgI., baths to tons and refr.sh you-±ollowed by au hours su n .t beautif ai incLoor sua-tan solarium. Then a aIroi!, a game =OId. or just a pleasmt chat among the flowers in the. new ludoo, utats gren FOR fEUAIM Whitoomb alzo off uts Indau .rm treaùmn aturai suphur-water btshfrohua omthiigg, on flcmd REDUCING COURSE:. If overweighît, Whitcoub'escsolsullIa e, ducing syut.m enabl.s you to lose at least liv. pouada et veri.Ail treotmmts are given under direction ot ths nemd.nt ph7uobam For Itutier lutomatlom or reerVaioua, write or wlre m e .. .~- - -- - - - ST,. 4JOSEPH, MCIuA . o'phione Chicago office, Frankinu 1%6 HELP FLOOD caine thie IeadinLy the world. As a cess the nationali Scouts of Americ; acting director of in snoeLP . on Feb- the cele- a apl Sea )y Miss Marian Flentye of 919 Cen- a, tral avenue lef t Tuesday for Texcas a to visit Miss Grace Peckharn of. e Wichita Falls for several weeks. Thmé Icmyoev ut t6dis m Ofe 1 loqpahe OM Kiqr,s' ian sof waodmohna ni" UFFERRERS!1 tds osed FW -aumrmmmu% 71-7-

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