Show KILBURN URN RETURNS F FROM OM ESTES PARK CONFERENCE ENCE oo 00 Comes Back Charged With New Ideas From Contact With Men of National 00 Scout Executive Golden Golden Kilburn of the Zion National Park Council attended the convention at Estes Park in the Rocky Mountain National Nation Nation- al Park September to Seven hundred Scout executives from all parts of the United States and Hawaii were assembled for the express purpose of considering boy problems and working for the betterment betterment better better- ment of citizenship This conference was endowed with some of the worlds best leaders and wonderful contributions to the pro pro- gram Iram Dr Fretwell of th the educational de department department de de- of Columbia University was dean of the conference The main theme of the conference was to stop the leaks in scouting and make for more stabilized t troops oops through better trained scoutmasters and functioning committees One outstanding feature of the he conference was the appearance of Ralph Hubbard and scoutmaster Wessel Vessel of New Jersey who had charge of the world troops of scouts at the international Jamboree at Denmark These scouts were picked from all over the United States Utah contributed one from Mr Kirkham's Salt Lake Council A complete report was given by these men of the Jamboree and of the sportsmanship of all the troops of the world Even if the world peace plan has failed for the present it seems that scouting will bring this I Continued on page 8 I OO oo 00 KILBURN RETURNS oo 00 from page 1 condition about judging from the friendliness and sportsmanship of the nations even Germany with each other The American scouts were in demand demond de mand mond throughout the Danish nation as guests They were respected and aAd and looked up to by all I Following this exciting account of I Ithe the Jamboree Ralph Hubbard and his scouts staged a real Indian Pageant Pageant Pa Pa- geant featuring the bear dance and others Ralph Hubbard is a Utah favorite known throughout most of the state by his Indian lore work One of his best students and demonstrators demonstrators demonstrators dem dem- came from San Juan County Mr Ka Karl I Young It has even been stated Mr Hubbard Hubbard Hub Hub- bard is contemplating making his home in Utah I Another interesting feature of the conference was the visit of John W. W Davis presidential nominee for the Democratic party Mr Davis expressed express express- ed himself to the effect that scouting was one of the best safeguards to citizenship and national duration The camping hiking and general scout work was very well demon demon- by our old friend Daniel Carter Carter Car Car- ter Beard Deard and L. L L. L McDonald assisted assist assist- ed by Chas F. F Smith and Rodney Wood of England California stood up to the highest of the standard among the regions of the United States Oscar Kirkham being one of the leaders of the re re- re- re gion non |