The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-08-14
SCOUTS TO CAMP
AT EXPOSITION
Central State Exposition TO
Feature Scouting Serv-
ice Aug. Is.
MAY SEND KENOSHAN

hundred Boy Scouts OF America WIZ
willN be in camp at the 1924 Central
States Exposition near Aurora, Illinois,
August 10Th to 23rd, and it must be
realized that the messenger work per-
formed by the scouts is but small
part of the splendid service rendered
by these boys who are members Of the
largest boys club in the world, accord
ing to an announcement made today at
the local scout headquarters.
Last year at the big exposition the
scouts reunited with their parents SO
lost children, SHINE of whom had been
lost for more than "a hours. In the
huge grandstands the scouts directed
the thousands of people at each after
noon and evening performance, assist
ed them to seats and kept the exodus
orderly and under control. Lost ar
ticles numbering over 500 were found
by scouts and turned over to the lost
and found bureau at the fair.
"In 1922 and 1923 the Aurora scouts
rendered all this service through their
own membership" said Scout Executive
David Fogwell of the local scout coun-
ell, discussing the, service to be rem
dered by scouts this year at the Aurora
exposition. However, this year the
Aurora council thought that the op-
portunity afforded at the exposition
for scoutcraft instruction, public serv-
ice and adventure should not be con-
fined to the Aurora scouts alone, and
so they invited local councils through
out the middle west to send scouts, es-
pecially selected on a merit basis as
the guests of the exposition manage
ment for the period of the fair.
Expert Leaders.
"Scouts in attendance at this unique
camp have unusual opportunity for
scoutcraft instruction through study
of the wonderful exhibits assembled at
the exposition The camp this year
will be under the leadership of a staff
of twelve adult leaders as follows:
R. H. Nodine, scout executive, Aurora,
ILL.,, officer in charge; F. j. Geiger,
scout executive, Kankakee, Ill, camp
master; Delbert C. Luck, Kankakee,
ILL.,, assistant campmaster; A. e.
Claude, Elgin, Ill.,, director of service;
Ralph w. Martin, Chicago, scoutmas-
ter; Leroy Remley, Chicago, Scoutmas-
ter; Charles B. Reed, Aurora, Ill,
scoutmaster; Warren Burchill, Aurora,
H., assistant scoutmaster; Paul jain
Ike, Chicago, conmissary officer; DR.. f.
D. Rich, Joliet, H., ambulance officer;
John Mclaughlin, Aurora, ILL.,, aide.
''In any project Of civic service the
primary consideration of scout leaders
is the effect upon the individual boy.
The purpose of community service in
the scout program is to discover civic
consciousness and sense of citizen
ship. The development of universal
acceptance and discharge of civic re-
spoons abilities is essential in each po
tential American citizen and the Boy
Scouts of America through its program
of community service is endeavoring to
develop in the citizen of tomorrow
thorough recognition and appreciation
of the right qualities of citizenship.
Report on Wednesday.
"The scouts to camp at the fair will
report two days before the fair opens
and be organized in two model troops,
each with scoutmaster and assistant
scoutnaster. These troops will alter
nate in taking the assignments of
service to the public. While troop is
off duty, it. will be under the leader
D.
provide complete program of scout
camp activities, included in which
there will be daily swim in the mann
m 10Th pool on the exposition grounds,
said to be the largest swimming pool
in the world.
"The camp will become a veritable
school of scoutlife, with all the out
doors classroom, and experts assem-
bled on the grounds as the faculty.
There will he instruction in the merit
badge requirements of horsemanship,
dairying, agriculture, firemanship, first
aid, personal health, public health and
numerous others of the specialized
merit badges which are available TO
first class scouts"
The program of camp life includes
trips of instruction to the various ex-
hibits, special lectures and demonstra-
tions by the mum erous department SUI
perintendents, visits to the gigantic
night show and fireworks display, in
addition to which there will be the
wonderful campfire programs tEat are
found in all scout camps.
Council to Appoint Delegate.
Local scout officials feel that parti-
cipation in this scout camp will be a
wonderful experience for the boys and
the serice they will render will do
much to make the fair success and
to make happy the visits of thousands
of attendants at the exposition. y
"The service of the Boy Scouts of
America in past years has been invalu-
able and do not know what we would
have done without their help" says
Clifford R. Trimble, secretary-manager
of the Central States Exposition.
There are countless emergencies
which arise during the time of a great
fair of which the general public knows
nothing, and in all of these cases the
scouts have been. found to be ever
willing, cool-headed and effective work
ers, capable of dealing with whatever
situations may arise. I cannot imagine
what the exposition would be without
the scout service camp"
The Kenosha council has been asked
to appoint a delegate to the exposition
and this choice will be announced as
soon as the council will meet to con-
slider the appointment.
Hines Succeeds
General Pershing