Boy Scout Kings for a Day at Ma Ka Ja Wan Camp
Humble Campers at Ma Ka Ja Wan ruled the camp for one day with directors drawn from campers. Staff included Business manager Art Baldauf camp director Harry Skidmore and numerous assistants, chefs, engineers, waterfront and barge staff, and clerks led by noted names such as Walton Reed John Engestrom Jim Rutledge and Bob Jackson among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Baldauf
Harry Skidmore
Donald Blair
Frank Borovicka
Dewitt Jones
R. Holmes
Bill Clause
Bob Tibbetts
Scott Campbell
Walton Reed
Kenneth Giss
Robin Oswald
Jim Rutledge
Bud Baldauf
D. Merner
Charles Burnett
Alden Harris
Sorenson
Jim McFadzean
John Engestrom
Bob Jackson
Henry Rich
Hurd Macqueene
Old Man Dirty Camper Fire at Camp Ma Ka Ja Wan
Bud Rogers of Troop 1 at Camp Delaware reports a burn pile over 20 feet high created to resemble an Indian wigwam. A Scout dressed as an Indian and a balloon headed dummy captioned Old Man Dirty Camper hung atop the pile. Fire kept burning all night with guards posted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan
Bud Rogers
Camp
Delaware
Scouts Favor Chef Ross For Camp Ma Ka Ja Wan Supper
Scouts of Camp Ma Ka Ja Wan praised Chef Ross for the camp supper prepared Wednesday night July 19. The report notes varied cooking methods used by scouts with some using cook kits while others devised their own, and leftovers were returned to the mess hall ahead of the general campfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Duncan Reeds
Shawnee Village
Scouts Welcome Scoutmaster as Camp CEO at Ma Ka Ja Wan
Bud Loving of Troop 35 Ravinia notes camp staff led by Harry Skidmore ordered a short cleanup and had Mr McManus' spot filled as camp director for a day. Frank Borovicka Donald Blair assisted, Art Baldauf handled business matters, and campers enjoyed the novelty of leaders serving at table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Skidmore
McManus’ Plac
Frank Borovicka
Donald Blair
Art Baldauf
Bud Loving
Ravinia
Campers' Day Pranks and Village Snapshots in Menominee
Troops 35 46 and 4 enjoyed campers day and teased their scout master while assistants were sidelined. Teddy Pohrte recovered from a dizzy spell during a hospital first aid class. John Wiley bathed in the lake after a ball game, then tossed the ball into the water. Joel Bolinger of Troop 46 suffers poison ivy. Menominee offers sympathy. Max Hart finds a bran box in bed with a smile. Delaware visits join a campfire. Christie Vivirito sketches the boys. Phosphorescent wood glows at Menominee village grounds, spooky at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teddy Pohrte
John Wiley
Cheyenne
Wiley
Joel Bolinger
Troop 46
Lake Forest
Menominee
Max Hart
Delaware
Christie Vivirito
Troop 35
Menominee Village
Ma Ka Ja Wan Baseball Loop Opens With Early Standings
The Ma Ka Ja Wan Baseball League opened last week with games Delaware vs Menominee and Chippewa vs Cheyenne. Delaware and Cheyenne won their first matches. Tuesday features Chippewa vs Delaware and Menominee vs Shawnee with Delaware and Menominee prevailing. Play resumed Thursday after wet grounds. Delaware beat Shawnee and Cheyenne defeated Menominee. Current standings show Delaware 3 0, Cheyenne 2 0, Menominee 1 2, Chippewa 0 2, Shawnee 0 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Menominee
Cheyenne
Dick Clark
Chippewa Village
Shawnee Village Scouts Prove Mettle in Storm
Thirteen members of Troop 52 from Deerfield Presbyterian Church at Camp Ma Ka Ja Wan faced a severe storm near the lake. Tents blew down but damage was minor. boys work on rank advancement with Carl Bates helping second class and star hike. The troop plans another Delaware Lake campout as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deerfield Presbyterian Church
Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan
Shawnee Village
Winnetka
Carl Bates
Nature Department
Delaware Lake
Alvin Knaak
Deerfield
Camp Ma Ka Ja Wan Scout Day Outline
A Boy Scout from Troop 15 Shawnee Village describes a full daily schedule at Camp Ma Ka Ja Wan. The routine includes mornings of washing and breakfast, village cleanup, swimming and canoeing, rest periods, games, campfire, and bed, with meals noted as noteworthy and occasional rain provides learning moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan
Shawnee Village
Carl Bates
Schuyler Watrous
Winnetkan Choral Work Sparks Nebraska Summer Program
George Howerton, Winnetka Congregational church music director, reports an all-state high school music program in Lincoln sponsored by the University of Nebraska School of Music. About sixty top students receive four weeks of training in orchestra band and chorus, plus Howerton conducts a 100-voice local chorus. The children's chorus broadcast on KFAB earlier this month as summer heat nears 107 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Howerton
Winnetka
Century of Progress in Dance presented by Arthur Corey
Dancer and producer Arthur Corey will stage A Century of Progress in the Dance in Hollywood at Hollywood Inc. Miss Alicia Pratt of Winnetka directs with Egyptian and Greek motifs and metallic costumes. Lucille Marsh, Grace Cornell, Kurt Graff, Alicin Kavan, and Tonia Gnoocheff are featured as regular dancers in the production. A no entry fee dance contest runs weekly with prizes and weekly best dancers chosen for a forthcoming ballet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Corey
Alicia Pratt
Winnetka
Hollywood, Inc
Lucille Marsh
New York
Indian Lore Merit Badge Classes At Camp Ma Ka Ja Wan
John Seddon of Troop 4 Wilmette notes daily nine o clock Indian Lore merit badge sessions led by Spike Williamson. Boys craft hatchets and wigwams and plan an Indian pageant with dances songs and other events in the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan
Spike” Williamson
John Seddon
Delaware Village
Wilmette
Scouts Boat at Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan Each Night
Scout troop 4 from Wilmette uses Camp Ma-Ka-Ja-Wan for nightly boating. A permit signed by the scoutmaster is required. Two shifts run from 7 to 7:30 and 7:30 to 8 with both canoes and rowboats available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ma-Ka-Ja- Wan
John Seddon
Delaware Village
Wilmette
Klotz Family Plans Summer Home Stay
Mr and Mrs Charles Klotz and daughter Katherine of Kenilworth will leave the first week in August for a month at Isle O View Wis Their guest will be Mary Louise Dillon of Winnetka Katherine s guest Their daughter Mrs Austin Pardue and her children of Minneapolis will occupy the Klotz home during their absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Klotz
Katherine
Ridge Avenue
Kenilworth
Isle O'View
Wis
Mary Louise Dillon
Prospect Avenue
Winnetka
Austin Pardue
Minneapolis
Mrs Forster and Mrs Webb Visit Mesick Family
Mrs Helen Forster of Evanston formerly Winnetka stayed a week with the Herbert W Mesicks at 331 Essex Road Kenilworth. Mrs Albert Webb of Detroit spent last week visiting the Mesicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Forster
Evanston
Winnetka
Herbert W. Mesicks
Essex Road
Kenilworth
Albert Webb
Detroit
Mesicks
Mesick Couple Retrieve Daughter from Hickory Hill Camp
Mr and Mrs Herbert V Mesick of 331 Essex Road Kenilworth drove to Edgerton Wisconsin Sunday to pick up their daughter Marion from Hickory Hill camp. They returned home with several other girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert V. Mesick
Essex Road
Kenilworth
Edgerton
Wis
Marion
Hickory Hill Camp
Eckharts Travel Through Europe On Swedish Stop
Mr and Mrs P B Eckhart of 206 Cumberland Ave Kenilworth currently visit Sweden and plan to reach Paris August 3 to meet the Herman Brasserts of Kenilworth. Accompanying them is Albin Polaseck the Czechoslovakian sculptor. They voyage home September 1 on the Kungsholm after a stay in Ireland aboard the Italian fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
P. B. Eckhart
Cumberland Avenue
Kenilworth
Europe
Paris
Herman Brasserts
Albin Polaseck
Czechoslovakia
Ireland
Eckharts
Kungsholm
Kenilworth Social News Two Dinners and Visits
Mr and Mrs Ralph R Hawxhurst hosted a bridge dinner Saturday in honor of Mr and Mrs Char Ballard of Williamsport Pa who are visiting Chicago for the World's Fair Mrs William J Heagney Virginia Hoadland of Havana Cuba will arrive August 1 to visit her parents LeRoy Woodlands of 336 Leicester Road Kenilworth
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph R. Hawxhurst
Essex Road
Kenilworth
Char Ballard
Williamsport
Chicago
William J. Heagney
Virginia Hoadland
Havana
Cuba
LeRoy Woodlands
Leicester Road
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