, 1925-07-23
Boy Scouts Summer
Camp Will Probably
Be Near Lake Marie

At the Saturday morning meeting
of the Boy Scouts of Rawlins held
in the school gymnasium a vote was
taken as to where the Scouts wanted
to go for their summe camp. The
large majority voted in favor of the
Lake Marie section in that swimming
woodcraft, fishing, hunting, etc,
were very favorable near the lake.
The Scouts held their camp at that
place last year and the one who
attended were strong boosters for
the section above the Medicine Bow
lodge which includes Lake Marie.
D. R. Higley, in the absence of
Scoutmaster E. F. McGraw. who was
on his vacation, and l.. NJ. Bonnie
well, who was acting Scoutmaster but
who was also out of the city, took
charge of the Saturday morning
meeting, There was not a very large
turnout of the members due to the
fact that most Of them are working
during the day time. Scoutmaster
McGraw returned to Rawlins from
his vacation on Sunday evening but
as yet no definite plans have been
made for the camp. The old com
mittee composed of C. w, Street, w.
P. Hays, DR.. Aten, Harry Breiten-
stein and DR.. Bunten will work in
conjunction with a new committee
which has recently been appointed.
The new committee composed of l..
NJ. B~onnewell, ID. r. Higley, Thos.
w. O'Hara, w. l.. Alcorn and Paul
Leimbach plan to meet with the old
committee tomorrow evening for
the setting of the dates for the camp
and making other plans. 1t is be-
lieved that the camp will be held
during the second and third weeks
of August, however, more definite
information will be available after
the committees meet.
Plans are under way for a special
meeting of the Scouts to be held in
the evening within the next two
weeks. 1t is requested that all
Scouts who are planning on taking
in the summer camp be present at
the special meeting for matters of i'm
p%ortance will be talked over and ar
ranged and If the Scout is not at the
meeting it may look as though he is
not enough interested in the organ
~ization to help make the summer
camp a success.
The local Scout organization is
one of the best in the state and every
member during the past year has
shown hat he is worthy of being
a real Scout. The Boy Scouts have
helped in civic affairs during the
past year and it is known hat the
businessmen of the city appreciate
such an organization and will back
them to the limit. The same spirit
that has been shown in putting on
successful smokers, helping TO clean
the city and making a house to house
canvas during the cleanup cam
paign will be shown by the Scouts
in putting across one of the best
camps ever held, thus the necessity
of all the members turning out for
the meetings and getting behind the
summer camp plan to- a man.
On checking over the standings of
the Scouts on Saturday 1t was found
that six members will take the Ten
derfoot examinations at next Satur-
days meeting: three will take the
second class test II six or seven
Scouts will take the second class
tests before they go on the summer
camp. II is expected hat by the
time the Scouts return from the sum
mer camp 10 or Is will be first
class Scouts. The summer camp will
give the members a wonderful chance
to put to practical use the things
they have learned during the past
year. Many of them are not up to
the qualifications in swimming. thus
1t is planned to teach all to be first
class swimmers at the camp. This
was one OF the big reasons that Lake
Marie was selected.
One new member. Reynold Hoop
er. who left this city last year and
went to Rock Springs but who has
now returned to Rawlins. will be
taken into the local organization in
the very near future.
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