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Winnetka Weekly Talk, 16 Apr 1927, p. 16

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PRP SE Tn WINNETKA TALK April 16, 1927 pies, pastries. Fancy Forms-- Variety of All sizes We deliver free 819 Oak Street For Easter Dinner All manner of cakes, rolls, cookies, HOME MADE ICE CREAM Flavors OPEN SUNDAYS 9-12; 4-6 Smith's Delicatessen Phone 112 The HOOVER beeps as it It BEATS -- as it Cleans COME in and let us show you the latest sen sation in Hoover cleaners--a model with "Positive Agitation" at this popular price. This new, low-priced Hoover, like the famous Model 700 Hoover, is obtainable, complete with dusting tools, for a down payment of only £5.25, the balance in small monthl y payments. North Shore Electric Shop O. L. PORTER 554 Center St. Ph. Winn. 44 Boy Scouts Problems of Scout Troops One of the problems that the Boy officers of the twenty Scout troops represented at the Junior Officers con- ference held last Saturday morning at the Glencoe Union church was the living of the Scout oath and law. "A Scout who simply wears a uniform and earns badges," one of the Scouts remarked, "is a fraud, unless he also tried hard to live up to the spirit and the letter of the Boy Scout Oath and Law." "We must impress upon the Scouts in our patrols and our troops that they are Scouts all the time," says James Quigley, Patrol leader of Troop 45, Lake Forest. Jack DeBeers, a patrol leader of Troop 22, Glencoe, says: "We must let the members of our patrols know that a Scout should act as a Scout everywhere." A senior patrol leader, emphasizing the importance of Habits of Conduct outside of the Troop meeting said, "If you can be good at only one place it is better to be good at home than at Scout meeting. Then you're not sailing under false colors in your troop!" Before a boy may advance to cer- tain ranks, he must bring a written statement from school and home certi- fying that he has been conducting himself in harmony with the Spirit of Scouting. The group was agreed that the best way to gear the Scouting program i -_ et -- MARINELLO BEAUTY SHOP 733 Elm Street For Appointment | Phone Winnetka 822 Maria Is Moving Watch for Announcement into the boys' Habits of Conduct was through experience in doing good things together. Individual good turns and patrol good turns and troop good turns are being planned in their troops. A boy becomes good through doing good! The May Junior Officers Conference will be held at Lake Forest on Satur- day morning, May 14. The Conference expressed their thanks to their hosts last Saturday, Troops 21 and 22 of Glencoe, who pro- vided the meeting place and the luncheon. Everybody had a good time and more than enough to eat! "Round Table" Every Scoutmaster and Assistant, and Troop Committee Chairman is planning to attend the Scout Leaders Round Table to be held next Monday evening, April 18, at the Wilmette Central Cafeteria at 6:30 p. m. Many interesting topics will come up for discussion. Spring Council Meeting The First Council Meeting of the North Shore Area will be held on Friday night, May 6, at the New Trier High school, at 6:30 p. m. Following the dinner and meeting, the group will adjourn to the Auditorium where a Public Court of Honor and Scout Demonstration will be held at 8 p. m. The Elmhurst Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps will furnish music. The public is invited. No charge for ad- mission. With the Troops Royal Martin, Scribe of Troop 3. Wilmette M. E. church, reports a good meeting last Tuesday night. Lester Ball is Scoutmaster. Two new Scouts joined the troop last week. Twenty-five Scouts were present at a meeting of Troop 4 at St. Augus- tine's church last Thursday night, as shown by the report from Troop Scribe George Bersch. One of the features of the meeting was (sh, sh) ghost stories. The Sea Scout Ship (7) meets every Tuesday night at the Congregational church. Skippers Shaw and Cook led in the discusison of summer plans. The Wilmette ship is the biggest Sea Scout outfit in the North Shore Council Karl Yost is Ship Yoeman. Kenilworth Troop 13 (Unlucky for Competition) meets every Wednesday night in Kenilworth under the leadership of Scoutmaster R. W. Townley and SP. I. Arthur McIntosh. Wm. Sprenger is the Troop Scribe. Highland Park Troop 37 of Oak Terrace School, Highwood, is making good progress. --Scribe Wesley Swan. WE TAKE MEASURES not only to be sure of fitting properly, but to secure the satis- faction of every customer in material, make, style and finish of every garment. A wonder- fully varied assortment of sea- sonable fabrics from the best mills, in varied shades and pleas- ing designs. Moderate prices. 1050 Gage St. H. E. ODHNE Cleaning--Dyeing Tel. Winn. 278 o-_n. c= nie

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