The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-03-20
PLAN BOYvIL.lE
| FOR The SCOUTS
Lily Lake to Have Tented
Village for Kenosha
| Scouts During the
| Coming Summer.
COUNCIL PRAISES TUEMpER
Boy Scout Council Passes Resolution
Commencing High School Principal for
Efficient Service for Boys at Meet
ing On Tuesday Evening.
COUNCIL PRAISES TWEMPER

Kenosha is to have a tBoyville7 all
Of its own. This was made certain on
Tuesday evening at the meeting of the
Scout Council at the Boy Scout head
quarters on Main street when the camp
committee was instructed to proceed
with its plans for the camp at Lily
Lake and to make it big enough for
every Scout in Kenosha to have q
chance at two weeks Of real camping
OUT The meeting was attended by a
large number of the members of the
council and showed an increasing
interest in the work of the Scout or
ganization in Kenosha.
Kenosha's "Boyvilleo at Lily Lake
is going to be one of the things that
the boys will dream about all this win
ter and tell about all the next. It is
to be large enough to accommodate
seventy-fve boys at one time and dur
ing the summer it is expected that at
least three hundred boys will have been
residents Of the village. The boys are
to have practical experience in manag-
ing their own affairs under the proper
supervision and will probably establish
their own village councils, hold their
own elections and everything. Com
plete plans as to the time for the vari
Gus troops will be submitted at the next
meeting Of the council.
Leaders of the Scouts believe that
Lily Lake will furnish an ideal place
for the boy camp. There win be an
opportunity for swimming, fishing and
all of the outdoor life. It is believed
that it will be possible to secure real
army tents and equipment from the
during the summer, but if these plans
fail, equipment will be furnished by
local expense.
The Scout council at its Tuesday
meeting unanimously passed a resolu-
tion commencing Principal Tremper for
Court Of Homer Of the Kenosha troops.
This court has IL charge the work of
examining the boys for the various
stages of seouteraft and its efficient
management by Mr.. Tremper as shown
by the report made at the meeting.
called for this expression of gratitude.
The resolution follows:
Resolved, That a vote of thanks
be and the same is hereby extended, to
Professor George N. Tremper, chairman
of the Court Of Honor of the Kenosha
Council, Boy Scouts of America, for the
excellent work done by him during the
past year in the education and stimula-
ton to greater effort Of the boys of
Kenosha throughout the entire Scout
organization and who has, by his in
spring personality, lofty ideals and
untiring efforts, rendered q real and
lasting service to Kenosha in develop
ing and raising the moral and intel
lectual standards of the boys and young
men Of our city"
The council unanimously adopted the
new constitution for the Kenosha or
ganization which has been made ae-
cording to the outline suggested by the
national council. Its main changes are
to add two members to the executive
communicable Scout Executive and
the Postmaster and to abolish the Of
fee of secretary, assigning the duties
of this Office to the executive. The
constitution also provides that the
Mayor of the city becomes antomatical-
ly the honorary president of the Boy
Scout organization and all ex-nayors
honorary vice presidents.
Routine work of the council kept the
meeting until late hour. A financial
report, which will be made public after
lit has been audited, was presented and
showed that the council was in a sound
condition financially. Other exports
indicated the increasing growth { the
movement In T~enosha.