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C------ WINNETKA TALK December 15, 1928 I* BOY SCOUT NEWS xo shore eons A regular feature page prepared each week by members of the Boy Scout Press club, North Shore Area Council of the Scouts Anticipate Joyous Vacation at 2 Big Winter Camps Every Scout would like to go to Winter camp, but, since this is not possible, every troop is given a chance to select two representatives to attend Winter camp as the delegates of that troop. After they have had the time of their lives at the Cabin-in-the- Woods' four-day camp, or the Wilder- ness camp in Michigan, they will re- port back to their troop, telling of all the great times they have had. Applications have been distributed to the Scoutmasters. of all north shore troops, asking them to designate their troop representatives. If there are any vacancies December 15, they will be thrown open to a waiting list of individual Scouts. The Cabin-in-the- Woods' camp, which will be in charge of Carl McManus, assistant Scout executive, will be limited to twenty- four. The north shore delegation to Camp Wilderness, which is a joint camp with the Oak Park Area council, will be limited to sixteen boys and will be in charge of Scout Executive Walter McPeek. Registrations are being filed at Scout headquarters. The four-day camp at the Cabin-in-the-Woods will cost $5.00, and the seven-day camp near Bridgeman, Michigan, will cost $12.50, transportation included. Both camps open Wednesday morning, De- cember 26. Big Hobby Show Will Be January Highlight North shore Scouts are planning an unusual team work demonstration to be held Saturday afternoon and eve- ning, January 26. This is to be an exhibit of all sorts of hobby material --one item from each boy in the troop. _ The plan is for each troop to arrange its exhibit and to have a troop table, showing the variety of hobby material. Actual demonstrations of boys print- ing, making leathercraft and metal- craft, displaying collections of stamps, coins, books, etc, will be carried ont. The exhibit, both afternoon and eve- ning, will be open to the public. Furth- er details will be announced later. Winnetka Scouts Plan Annual Demonstration Saturday, February 23, is a Red Let- ter Day in Winnetka Scouting. For many years this has been the occasion --their anual demonstration--for hun- dreds of parents and friends to see the progress of Winnetka Scouting. The program, which includes displays and exhibits of Scouting material, in ad- dition to a program on the stage, is be- ing carefully planned by the Scout- masters and the committeemen of the Community House troops. This pro- gram by the five troops of the Com- munity House will be a major feature of the Winnetka Commemoration of Anniversary month -- Scouting's 19th birthday. WORK ON SCOUT BOAT Grenfel Older reports increased ac- tivity from Sea Scout Ship No. 7, of Wilmette. They recently took a trip to Fox Lake to work on the Sea Scout boat. What will Your Troop Do for ! its Fa "vz GOOD Christmas ¥ <= DOING Good Turn? 2 Al) bial WN A TH. TURN _ NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS In line with an old established cus- tom, perhaps your troop is making some New Year's resolutions. What are they going to be? The five points of the inter-troop monthly award might serve as suggestions. They are attend- ance, advancement, outdoor activity, growth, and troop committee meetings. The local Scout office would be glad to have copies of the New Year's resolutions of any troops or patrols. A LETTER To an Old Campmate Dear Jim: : Old friend, as I write these words, I'm lookin' into the drowsy flames of a dying fire on the shore of Spring Lake at Camp Ma-ka-ja- wan, and as I stir the darkening embers, and the sparks light up my paper a bit, I think of those happy days of the past when you used to sit by the fire with me. I remember how we used to hike together with our shoes full of sand, with the warm summer sun smiling down upon us. I often dream back to those hikes and camps together when often you broke your last crust of bread with me, and then you divided all your joys and burdens of happy life. Those were the happiest times of my life, Jim, those nights that we shivered in our too-thin blankets, and those mornings when the smoke from our over-browned pancakes trifled with our eyes. The lake, climin' the hills, the ter- rors of the trail, the fun and games and hikes, and campfires--all those are vivid in my memory tonight as I think of you. And I hope that it won't be long till you'll be here with us again-- happy in this camp of Dreams- come-true. Your old Pal, Bud. Chicago Jamboree to Witness March of 14,000 Scouts North shore troops have pretty full programs and a wide variety of inter- troop activities, but, on Friday and Saturday, December 14 and 15, they will have a chance to see a mammoth spectacle at the Chicago Coliseum-- the gigantic Scout Jamboree, in which 14,000 Scouts will take part. Many north shore troops plan to make a trip to this thrilling pageant Saturday evening. The pageant will depict the growth and development of Scouting. You can imagine the thrill of seeing 14,000 boys winding back and forth in a great parade of Scouting's Pageant of Progress across the entire Coliseum floor. Many national Scout leaders will be present. Don't miss the demonstration of the Firemanship Merit Badge, which will portray a house actually on fire, the Indian villages, bicycle camp, the Pioneering exhibit, and the Massacre of Fort Dearborn. Ravinia Troon Puts on Splendid Parents' Night Troop 35, Ravinia's contribution to World Scouting, held a Parents' night last Wednesday evening, which would be hard to beat. With practically one hundred percent attendance of Scouts and parents, a carefully planned pro- gram and tables loaded down with never-to-be-forgotten "eats," presented an occasion which will not soon be forgotten. Much credit is due to the group of mothers, headed by Mrs. White, who planned and carried out the fine program. AWAIT MEMBER CARDS Raymond Kobelin, scribe of the new- ly organized Troop 77, Mundelein, re- ports that the troop is getting under- way nicely and looking forward to re- ceiving their membership cards Friday, December 14. This Wilmette Troop Has Own Newspaper; Awards to Reporters An ambitious patrol of an ambitious troop has inaugurated a weekly news- paper, the contents of which are re- peated below. This honor goes to Troop 3 of the Wilmette Methodist church, which has been wimning its share of honors lately! Troop 3, Wolf Patrol News Patrol contest standings--Partol 1-- 161 points, second place; Patrol 2--120 points, tied for last place; Patrol 3-- 120 points, tied for last place; Patrol 4-169 points, first place. Here is your chance--Tuesday, No- vember 27, a man from Taylor's Dry- goods store visited the troop. He brought a combination calendar and memorandum for your Scouting ac- tivities. All Scouts of Wilmette can get one of these by going to Taylor's and signing your name for it--Jim Hirsch. Prize--A Scout knife shall be given to the first Scout with fifty points. Every article put in the paper gives you one point; standings shall be given weekly in this paper, the Wolf Patrols News. News contest--Bill Klein, 1 point; Dave Boozer, 1 point; Jim Hirsch, 1 point. Those who have not given articles to this newspaper better hurry and give news if you want points to win the knife. The articles must be satisfactory. The best ones are put in the paper and must be in by Friday. Call Warshawsky's, Wilmette 771. Edited by R. and E. Warshawsky. Scout Paper Comes Out With Christmas Number Scouts who are members and candi- dates of the Boy Scout Press club, in addition to preparing the material for this page every week, publish a little monthly two-page paper which they call Boy Scout News. The December issue, which is the Christmas edition, is quite a decorative sheet, brimfull of Christmas atmosphere. Winter camp next summer at Camp Ma-ka-ja-wan, and the aim of the council to go over the 1000 mark by the first of the year, are features of the front page. The back page of the paper is made up of nine illustrations, having to do with patrol and troop work. One of the features shows a couple of Scouts, go- ing about their Christmas Good Turns: of making some one happy. If you have not received a copy, just ask for it! . Growth Conference to Attract Scout Leaders Every officer, committee chairman, board and council member, as well as members of all standing committees and troop committees, should plan to attend the annual growth conference of troop committeemen which will be held at the Edgewater Beach hotel, Tuesday afternoon and evening, Jan- uary 15, and Wednesday morning, Jan- uary 16. A detailed program may be secured upon request from the local Scout office. HITTING ON ALL SIXES Foster Gilgis, energetic scribe of Troop 12, sponsored by the Club Vista del Lago, reports that "12" is hitting on all sixes.