Verhovayak Lapja, 1937. január-június (20. évfolyam, 1-26. szám)

1937-02-27 / 9. szám

FEBRUAR 27, 1937 9-ik OLDAL WerhoiwyokJhpja Verhovay Boy Scouts of America VERHOVAY NATIONAL SCOUT STAFF Pres.—JOSEPH DARAGO Treas.—MICHAEL J. VARGA Scoutsmaster — Editor in Chief ALBERT B. ARI 512 Woodland Street Trenton, N. J. Start Yogr Troop Today WRITE YOUR NATIONAL SCOUTSMASTER FOR OUR VERHOVAY SCOUT PLAN ! SCOUTS BUILDING CITY FOR THEIR JAMBOREE Verhovay Scout Trails Washington: Construe -tion of a new American City within the National capital has just started here. It will house thousands of Boys Scouts from every state who will hold their National Jam­boree next June 30 to July 9th. Headed by Harvey A. Gordon, National Director of Engineering, the Scouts own engineering service is busy making preliminary plans and surveys. The Federal Government is lending the Scouts some 350 acres of its property on both sides of the Potomac River nearly all within view of the Capitol, the Washing­ton Monument and the Lin­coln Memorial. A more in­spiring camp site would hard ley be found. This Scout City will con­sist of 25 villages. To visual­ize the extent of the work just begun, one might imag­ine the Jamboree grounds as a city- of villages. Each “Vil­lage” will house a sectional camp of 34 Jamboree Troops each having 33 scouts and three leaders. Together with the^ sectional leaders each “village” will house 1,260 persons. Each section will have its own commissary disburse­ment depot, like a country store; its own post office aitd its own trading post where souvenirs postal cards, ice­cream, films and the like may be purchased and where laundry may be deposited. Each sectional camp will have its own hospital with a complete medical staff, and a food depot in a 40 by 80' tent where trucks w ill leave the Scouts’ enormous foot supply. Deliveries of perish­able foods will be made twice dailv to insure freshness. POCAHONTAS, Virginia. We are busy and how. During the last month of December every boy was busy collecting and re­pairing toys for the needy chil­dren for our Christmas program. We gave about fifty different toys away, which we are sure was a good Deed. Our committee is also behind us hundred percent. Chairman John Tatrie, and our financial committeemen, Mr. Soos and Mr. Buga are always on hand to help us out. We’ll have more good news next month. We are now all tender­foots and are working for our sec­ond class badges. We are planning to have our uniforms at the end of this month. Scoutmaster, John Danko. JERSEY CITY, New Jersey: I am happy to report the pro­gress of Troop No. 62, we are get­ting along fine, and now new members are coming in every week. We had a raffle on a turkey, ARE YOU AWARE that the longer YOU PUT IT OFF INSURING YOUR LIFE the more IT WILL COST YOU which was raffled off on Dec. 21, 1936, and boy, we made just fif­teen dollars profit. We are going to throw another one for March 1st, and hope to bring in more profit than we did on the last. Mr. Hetyey is to be thanked for he as the one who suggested the idea. We boys are getting along fine and are study­ing very hard to make ours a good troop. Some of the boys will be getting uniforms soon and others will nave to wait awhile. Scribe Johnny Petrus, Jr. TRENTON, New Jersey Well, our Card Party with our Girl Scouts went over success­fully we each getting the split on the $21.60 profit we made. And we are not stopping for we intend sponsoring a bigger one some­time either the last of March or first part of April. As far as scouting is concerned we’re getting along fine and have on’y two more steps to gain our second class badges. I think we’re going to have our Court of Honor right after Easter Holiday. Best wishes to all Verhovay Scouts. Johnnie Erdie, acting scribe. HUNGARY’ BOY SCOUTS RESPOND The following reply was received by the Executive Secretary of the Boy Scouts of America from the Hunga­rian Scout Association: “In 1935 when you kindly invited us to participate in your Jamboree planned in that year we did our utmost to send a representative par­ty. This party came to your country and, in spite of the postponement of the Jambo­ree to another year, enjoyed your hospitality to a degree which renders us even keen­er to accept your renewed invitation for the 1937 Jam­boree.” — Dr. F. M. deMol­­nar, President, Hungarian Boy Scouts Association. BOY SCOUTS OF A­­MERICA 27TH BIRTH­DAY A NEW SECRETARY The latest photo of President Roosevelt, with his new Secretary, his son James, taken last week at a capitol function. HEAVY, HEAVY — WHAT HANGS OVER? In “sumo”, a Japanese wrestling game in which each contestant tries to push his adversary out of a ring, both watch the referee with apprehension, since he enforces his rulings with a 14-inch sword. Japanese fishermen demonstrate the art in San Francisco. ANNOUNCEMENT Jn a previous issue of the official journal we were happy to announce to our members, the Hungarians in America, that the widow of General Bandholtz w the honored guest of excursion. paring enthusiastically for she is compelled To forego the long voyage, in order the voyage towards which that she should become per- she was loking forward with sonally acquainted with the such happiness. I quote Country, of which she had herewith her message: “I heard so much, which she must withraw from your had learned to appreciate pilgrimag'e owing to ill 1 he Boys Scouts of Ame­rica, more than a million strong, are celebrating Feb. 7th to 13, as their 27th anni­versary, with unusual activ­ity. In almost every com­munity in the nation, Troops and Councils have recorded 1936 as the year of greatest gains in membership as well as advances in all programs of the Movement. The year 1937 is scheduled to be a momentous one in Scouting. President Roose­velt, Honorary President of the Movement and himself an active leader, will address the Scouts by radio from the White House on Monday, February 8th. Next June 30 to July 9, more than 25,000 Scouts from “every nook an dcranny, every section of the nation,” to use President Roosevelt’s own words, will gather at Washington, D. C. where they will live, work and play together in a great National Jamboree, cam­paign on 350 acres loaned by congress. Following this comes the Fifth World Scout Jamboree at Vogelenzan Bloemendal, Holland where more than 30,000 Boy Scouts w ill gath­er from all over the world in a great camp of w’orld-w'ide friendships from July 29 to August 13. The World Jam­boree officials have set aside for the United States reserv­ations for 1,050 Scouts and Leaders. Many long - established Troops are arranging Troop reunions, and ' “old-timers’ Hikes” which will enable for­mer Scouts now grown to manhood to relive their early days in the organization. — “Scout Sunday” will he ob­served in nearlv all churches, of every faith, on Sunday, I Feb. 7th with Scout Troops j attending special services in I uniform. ill' be^ thruogh her husband’s talks health.” our, about it_ j We sincerely regret that] Mrs. Irene Claire Band­holtz accepted our invitation Mrs. Bandholtz in- Mrs. Bandholtz cannot take us that her three part in the pilgrimage to her Now forms week’s illness has confined husband’s memorial. We her to a hospital bed and on wish her a speedy and comp­with pleasure, she was pre-i the advice of her physicians lete recoverry. BEFORE YOU LOSE YOUR HEALTH YOU SHOULD SEE that . YOU HAVE SUFFICIENT LIFE INSURANCE

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