Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 1 Nov 1934, p. 26

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November 1, 1934 7II METTE IIÉ AGAIN! S teve n S, Lower Price -Room oflers a stunning Tunic mal ai only- For- $12 '09 This smarf crepe frock has a square back and is Wrmmed wil+m sequence. The belf has a rhinestone bu ckle. Cornes in OYSCOýUT .NEWS Th is is the fourth of a series of thumbnail biographi cal sketches 01 north shore scoulers. Dr. D. W. Rapp, Wilmette dentist and scout entbusiast, began his formai association with the Boy Scout move- ment in Mardi, 1930, when as chair- man of the troop committee he organ - ized and established Troop 10, spon- sored by the Wilmette Optimist club. Before that time he served witi J. R. Harper on the Wilmette Board of Re- view. After nmne months of servicei as chairman of Troop 10 he be- came a member of the executive board of the North Shore A r e a council as vice-president of the Xilmette district, retaining his con- nection with Troop 10. For tl-.ree years, with Ralph H. Rice and Hervig C. Toeppen as suc- Dr. D. W. Rapp ceeding chairnien, he served as vice- president and then was himself elected chairman of the Wilmette district for 1933. At a. recent meeting of the XVil- mette District corrmittee, Dr. Rapp wvas again elected chairman of Wilmette. His interest in the movement is sin- cere and his efforts have been extremely fathful. He has organized several major projects of civic service and ba.; always "seen his job througli." He is ever on the alert to recruit new ani influential leadership for scouting in Wilmette, and bis fine example of serv- ice is an inspiration to those who are privileged to serve under his direction.f Local Scout Units Earn 1-Year Pro gram A ward Henry Fowler, president of the North Shore Area council, announces that many troops, Sea Scout ships and Cub packs of this council will earn the coveted 1934 Ten Year Pro- gram award of the Boy Scouts of America. A medallion will be made available to these units. The Ten Year Program, established by the Boy Scouts of America at the start of' 1933, is described as a chal- lenge to every Boy Scout unit in the nation to maintain a high-quaiity, year-round program so that the in- terests of its members will be h.eld for at least a four-year period. This program Of development af- fects 30.390 Boy Scout 'troops and 1.780 Cub packs in ail parts of tie United States and its possessions. Mr. Fowler points out that the successful carryitiL,,forward 'of thisprogram ini- volves the time and energies of>209,- 067 volunteer leaders. Troon 3 Scouts Look Forward to, Big.Year Al scouts of Troop 3. Wilmette, are looking forward to a finer year than tie previous one,; this is shown by the pep of the scouts at both work and play. The. officers of the troop were so inibued with the pep) that they practically outdid themselves in mak- ing the program for the year. In that program are included many de- lightful meetings for the lucky Troop 3 scouts. The troop this year is com- posed of new and iively timber with ;several older feliows who, under the University of ScoutingWl Meet Monday The third session of the University of Scouting, for the training of north shore scout leaders, will be held Mon- day night, November 5, at Christ Church Parish House, Winnetka. Approximately fifty men are en- rolîed in the courses being offered in scoutmastership, principles of first aid, and handicraft. A demonstration of a troop com- mittee meeting will be put on by the troop committee of Troop 35, Ravinia, with Harold Pfister as chairman. John P. O'Connor is scoutmaster of the troop. The troop committee will- deal with problems typical of those which troop committees have and will include the yearly programming, yearly camping program, personnel problems, troop finances and the gen- eral welfare of scout troops. A special effort is being made to have present on that occasion as many as possible of the troop committee members of troops in the counicil. Course in Nature 1to Begin Sunday The nature specialization course for north shore scouters, originally slated to start last Sunday, will not begin until this coining Suinday, Nov- ember 4.* Those who are îinterested in this course which is for credit will meet, at scout headquarters in Highi- land Parkat 2 o7clock and wvill go to the place that Jim Mooney designates as the "training (,rounds." Mooney is associated with. the research de- partment of the Field Museum of Natural History and bas been with the museum for five years. He was in charge of the nature department at Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan at camp last summer. The first session will be de- voted to the' fora of the region. Rapp, Torrey Elected Heads of Wilmette Dist; At a meeting in the court room of the WilmetteVillage hall on Friday, October 19, Dr. D. W. Rapp was re- elected chairman of the Wilmette district, and Lincoln, C. Torrey was elected vice-chairman. Under the leadership of these two men, scout- ing is bound to increase and a full program of activity is in ýstore for ail Wilmette scout troops. Both of these men, have. lad extensive ex- perience in scouting in troop, district and council affairs. A more, detailed account of Dr. Rapp's activities will be found and described in the "Who's Who in Scouting" item on this page. Mr. Torrey lias been' a scoutmaster and, commissioner' in Wilmette and lastyear served as. chairman of the* court of honor. direction, of B. Cox and iCarl Han- nen, are taking charge. With this combination ,much, can be expected f rom the troop. Let's go, Troop 3. HUGGINS GIVES TALK W. C. Huggins, skipper of the Wil- mette ship, narrated the experiences and work of. the Sea Scout Ship Quilmette by way of helping a gr$i p of men and young men organizé a new Sea Scout ship in Lake Forest, at a meeting held in the library of that village Thursday evening, Octo- ber 25. t. Black. Blue and Cari- oca. Sizes 14to 20. Edgar A. Stevens, nm E VA N S T0N

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