Show OCT R L the ogden area council boy scouts of america is making plans for its biggest camping year during ibis 19 IS according to reed W bailey chairman of the ca camping aping i c ommittee committee at a recent meeting of the camping committee plans were laid for the various districts of the council to reserve a week at camp kiesel camp browning or in wil wilderness camps for the scouts in their di streit promoting camping will be on this basis it is anticipated that operating on this plan more scouts will be given the opportunity port unity to camp announcement is also made of the opening dates of the camps for the council camp kiesel will be in operation from june as running continuously for six weeks the periods in the camps are a week basis from monday to saturday camp browning will open on june 14 and run for a nine week period wilderness camps will be operated for districts as they are arc required between july I 1 and august 15 in addition to these regularly established camps troops all oyer over the council will en engage gage in in camping on n an independent troop basis going to various camping areas and taking tours to various places in the intermountain country camp kiesel which has been in operation since 1025 i was a gift to the council by mrs Willi wilhelmina elmin a shearman and has served thousands thoua of boys in this area it is steeped in the tradition of adventure and the romance of the west and has added much to the lives of the scouts who have been there it will be operated ed in 1948 on a troop basis and t the he program will be generally supervised by a cam camp anif staff provided by the co council camping hiking swimming boating will feature the program camp browning which has been in operation about 12 years was provided for the senior scouts of the council by mr marriner Marri ncr A browning and during its operation the senior scouts who have enjoyed its use number into the thousands the feature of this camp is water activities swimming life saving canoeing rowin sailing extensive improve X i are arc being made at camp K t ing so that the best year tor for camp browning is antian aaltje ol 01 said sir air bailey anve we had a increase in camping in the r area council in 1017 and preparing for even larger hiir in 1918 boys become scouts camping and we are arc satisfy this urge that in the best possible way this |