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Island.
WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU LAUGHING AT? WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE?
I WUZ RUMMAGIN” AROUND IN THE ATTIC AN' FOUND THIS OLD PICTURE ALBUM. IT HAS PICTURES OF YOU AN' ALL YOUR
RELATIONS-.
Picture taken in front of house on Dill Street near the Gas house. Mimmie sitting in the door way Larry was just six when he
had his
firsh fight (
Maggie and Larry at play.
Maggie and Clancy's son- Hectol-
Fest
Victoria Peak
1,828
Signal Station
1,774
Mt. Parker
1,784
Mountain Lodge
1,728
in Fallen
The Eyrie
1,725
Peak Hotel
1,805
Park.. C
Talkoo Sanatorium
1,000
Mt Davis
877
Bowen Road (filterbeds)
297
Mainland.
Feet
Taimoshen
8,124
Kowloon Peak ....
... 1971
THE CHINA MAIL,
Rorre- The best
ratter in town.
Jan. 3.1911. Jiggs leads Maggie to the preacher. That inder
Luis
leadership.
Bringing Up. Father
Picture of Maggie taken Our daughter- in front of Washintear nora on way to
Laundry
where
Caseys brick-yard
with [
she daddy's worked
1903.
Sunney mayi,
5 1904
maggie at the адк
July
1894
sixo
Taken in the alley
and
Jiggs Orlagge
turn-out loaned.
by our
grocer.
Saturday night at a
Quint Agnes and Mike her beay. Maggie in the
middle.
Cousin Kater house,
Aung 6
1993.
SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1933.
Maggie with mamma and pass at Coney Island - June 9 1888. Cousin Dinny and
maggie's brother Lavir on
When he
working.
way
to
work. Betsy of the seas
Cars
Ave Line
1011
Jiggo and Maggie at the Cish-wagon Parivers' picnic.
Apul 7.
1909-
GREAT HEAVENS- BURN THAT BOOK IMMEDIATELY -
HERE'S A PICTURE OF YOUR BROTHER-
LARRY BEFORE HE WENT TO
JAIL.
ROUND
THE
1933, King Features Syndicate, Inc., Great Britain rights reserved
CAMP FIRE`
Cousin
*
COMCMANUS 12.5
ANCIENT TEMPLE
FOR CHICAGO.
Beautiful Building From Tibet.
Stockholm.
Messrs. Jacobs, da Silva, Silvey, jwoven ribbons." He made a dive up before or cooked even the sim-managed to keep them from Vanderburgh, and Jones, such ex- for it, but not very hopefully, plest of things out in the open, freezing to death. tra money thus obtained, and because we have all had surpris- so that the D.S.M. and R.S.L through the sale of extra copies, es of this nature before and our Greenford who were with them The Cathedral Troop were in to go to defray the day's expenses joy has been turned into sorrow, had their hands full trying to camp at the same time, and seem-
them everything. Of after deducting the additional This time, the box felt heavy and show
ed to be enjoying themselves in cost of printing the "Totem" on opening, it was found to be course the Cub Mistress was alan the usual leisurely sort of way. over and above its usual cost. chock full of shoulder tabs bear-with them, but she was content This Troop seems to be going (i) The Girl Guides will not being the words JUN. SCH. TROOP. to leave these two to do all they ahead splendidly these days: in
An ancient Lama temple will them which were wanted while she herself looked fact they say that they have been be one of the unique attractions allowed the use of the Camp-144 of
too busy to even talk about them- of the Chicago World's Fair “A Grounds this month..
promptly forwarded to Mr. Ross; on and took notes. He says "Thank you very much,” The tent was eventually erect-selves. I am not surprised, be- Century of Progress" this sum (h) For religious purposes the and the 2nd say, "Don't mened, and then tiffin was made; cause they are aiming to have mer. The unsually beautiful Jewish Troops and the Catholic tion it and I am afraid that and what a tiffel Ham, pickles, every Scout through at least his old building, brought home from of Troop will not be able to camp at they added under their breath fried eggs, fried bread, sausages, Second Class Badge before sum-Asia by the famous Swedish ex- Easter week and will be allowed that if that first word had been hot dogs, and an endless amount mer, and this will call for a lot plorer Dr. Sven Hedin, thanks to Scouts in Shanghai, has resign- to camp alone unless he has been as their competition camp.
(d) No P. L. can take a patrol to do so the previous week end "Public" you would never have of sandwiches together with of really hard work. They have a donation by a wealthy Swedish-
seen them.
(By Patrol Leader.)
Mr. F. C. Millington, who (c) Suggested revision
has been for many years a very Camp Orders. active. Commissioner of the Boy
ed that post. Mr. J. P. Jones, through the special training the Acting Commissioner who course. presided at a meeting of Scout-
ers held on Wednesday night an-
(e) Another such course will nounced this to the meeting, and be held after the Jamboree.
it was Immediately decided to
to look
(i) Any other Troop wishing
to do so can do the same provided that ample notice is given before- hand,
about four gallons of tea. As 50 Scouts now, and what is even American, Mr. Vincent Bendix, we have said, it was their first better, the average attendance will form a striking contrast to time out to camp; when they at meetings is about 45, with the imposing ultra-modern struc The troop spent the greater have been going there a little sickness accounting for the abtures of the exhibition, part of Saturday and Sunday in oftener, it is likely that the menu sentees. In addition to this the It is one of the most elaborate (f) An Orderly Rover to be ap-
camp but I am afraid that the will not be quite so varied.
Cub Park has 28 boys in it, all and fascinating pieces of work of (1) The telephone in the house weather conditions were not such They were taught the differ- equally keen.
the ancient imperial dty of Jehol write to Mr. Millington and pointed each week end
next to the camp and which used as to be exactly favourable to
The Hawk Patrol, as might be with a golden roof and an amaz- thank him for all the work he after the Camp Grounds. has done for the Scouts, and to (g) Suggest that the existing to belong to Mr. Millington must really enjoyable camping. Acence between a fire on which it place on record our appreciation rific range be abolished and de-on no account be used. There is tually the weather interfered was only required to boil one di-expected from a patrol with that ing wealth of ornamental detalls, holl three or four, They were of the points, and at the moment brought in cases to Chicago, of this. I am afraid that there finite clumps of trees be plants Public Telephone about half a with quite a number of weak-xle, and one on which they could name, have been snadling most It was taken down, packed and
mile away.
end programmes and that is why also taught that the Cub Mistress hold the lead in the inter-patrol where it was rebuilt by Swedish will only be apace however, to ed there instead. give you some of the conclusions (h) There will be no admissION
one or two troops and packs have will not stand for diri, and while competitions. Mr. Cassels, the workmen, not been mentioned this week, a
The temple consists of no legs she may not be able to see that S. M., also reports that their work at which the meeting arrived charge of any kind to the Jam-
The 9th Troop had rather
each cub washes dally from nose is spart and useful. Their than 30,900 different pieces qt and to leave a fuller report to borse and it la therefore this the ""Totem."
year to be a perfectly "free windfall last week. The G.S.M.
The Grey Cubs spent their first tip to tall tip, as the book says, Badge work to date shows a rewood and its reconstruction has show."
of the second Shanghal was rum day in camp last week, and tho she most Certainly looks after cord of six Second Class Scouts, required infinite care, skill and (a) That a letter of thanks he(1) The April. "Totem" to be maging among a lot of old stores roughly enjoyed every minute of the nose tip end of him, On four Pathfinder Badges, while patience. An interesting des sent to the Shanghal Race Club made a bumper number, and to which had belonged to the Troup Not more than about two the whole it was a Red Letter quite a number have passed im cription of the temple and its In addition to that already seat include the programme of the for goodness knows how long, had ever been out to the Camn day, the only thing that tanded portant parts of the tests for Se history has now been published by our President..
displays instead of having this and which had never been pro before, and this added to, the fun, any way to spoil it was the fact cond Class. On February 15 by one of Dr. Hedin's collabora (b) Royer Brambleby i ap. printed separately. Extra ad perly overhauled and he came giv touch of adv ture to that the weather becane Intense there was an Investiture cere-tors, Dr. Goasta Montell, and wil pointed Camp- Quartermaaber
HotLonely colds the afternoon wore on,mony at which seven recruits be sold to visitors at the entrance vertisements » to be
of temple Reuter tent put Fat moving games, however, Twere sworn in.