Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 18 Jun 1931, p. 39

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-M NÂvciar Myron: "I an i receipt of your letter of recent date asking "Wlxy and Ho%%" 1 signed up twenty-eight boys for Camp \,a-Ka-ja7Wan -this summner. These questions take in quite a li1t- tie territory, but 1 ,will endeaàvor to answer them, takitg the ."why" first and:the,-"how",seconid., "My principal reas on is that 1 love boys and like to associate with thenm ini the big. outdoors. Thlat'is reasoni enough. so far as I.arn coniceriied, butý there are other things tb be taken in- to consideration, inciudinpt the wi f are of the. boy. In rny opinion..! Camp Maf;-Ka-Ja-Wan is oneC of thei finest boy. camps in tie Çcountry ini more1 wavs thaàn one. t is superblv located in' the beautiful nlorth wvoods far awa.y from i.ail tlie..tei-pitàtioiis boys are« subjected to, mnaking it.aui dalsp)ot ,to advance .iii the j)riqci- pifes of Scouting. "Lt -is well organ ize(l and( spl endiclly ilianaged bv men of hiigh character. ail 'of wh]l ave thç welfare of t1he lov* at heart twventy-fot1r I:otrs oi the dlav. Anmong thie outstanding fea- turcsof the camp )ýare the mÉethords empîxoyed for safeguardinlg.*,the mûir- ais. -hea lth an(I saf ety of the boys at ail timies. 'icudgo on, indefinitely teliling 'why' I' si ned up tliee bo% s, but yoit also asked 'ho\%,' so 1I 'vill skipj) to that question. "DID NQT PUT IT OFF. Mien you asked xuzto gct nmv registration inr, I inmniediately got into. pèrsonal contact with the parents of every boy in rny troop. I bad a propositioni to seil in which I thôroughlv beiiéved. and with that iniind it %vas an ea-sy sale. I stayed with the job) unti! it . tas ,finished, and to mie, that seeis quite essential. I do.:not believe in iettng a prop)osition iget cold after. it has -been started. * Arither fcature which is, a good selli'ng point js the fact that ,our troop, committee furnishes. us ýauto- m obile transportation, wich saves railroad. farée. That. is a big itemn forJ * manvY of my boys. "l pacing the 'h'feaàtures . per-. sonally, before ail tlie-parents. thie 'how%ý' was easy. *"I trust that this brief letter an.- swers your question. See you. in camp. Sincerely, John 1,. Udell, Scoutnxas- 1 amn offy a governitixent i LIrk.. \\'e talkedl awlile and thie fla on ol- tntie(l: "I'lxe ork that we do is thie miaking of thie 1IaI an not the flag at ail ;Iaux but its shadow. I anm 1 your belief in yotirself, your dreamn of ,what a people ma y beconie. "Sometirnes 1 arn strong wýith pride, when men do an honest mork, ftig the rail oether truiy. Always t amn "I amn the battie of yesterday and the mistake ot tomorrow. 1 amn the nxiystery of men wvho -do without know- :ng why. clth aieaante "I arn the cÜthofan dadte reasoned purpose of% resolution. I amn because you have made them so out of your hearts. "For you are the mnakers of the flag, and it is weii that you glory in J te raking.Y LIEE~ acidý lem on test!I STOVE DOWNOWNDISPLAT BOOM: là .Michigan Ave. Teël. Eandoiph 4951 Evaniston . 61 Shiermuan Ave. Greenleat,4480 W. G. Beyrrer 1131 Cenitral Ave. --Wiimette 81 Frigidaire k I finislied ini Parcelala I becau. Poroeloln lu. GENERAL OFFICES: 219 E. North Water St. Tel Whitehali 8181 Rubbard Woods -,994 Linqien Ave.- Winuetia 1513 Public Servie Company of Northerîn lUneio at ali their ofies SEE 'HOW FRIGIDAIREYS PORCELAIN

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