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180 mighty pleasant acquaintances and some mighty good times, as I know from personal . experience. You see, I’ve been running an informal Station here at the office for quite a few years, so I’m not just theorizing about what happens to a man who has an open door for . wandering Camp-Fire members. A Station’s advantages to the user are obvious. If he does not know that district, its trails and ways, here is a chance to find out. If he is lonely in a strange place, here is opportunity to meet a congenial spirit and, through him, possibly others, gaining their friendship according to his own merit. Those of you who wander most will most appreciate the hundreds of ways in which a Station’s introduction can be of service. | Bes do not forget the big possibilities of Stations as gathering-places. Each one can become a little Camp-Firc in itself, a Jocal center for all whose tastes run along our lines, an informal meeting-place where you can swap’yarns, sometimes with wan- derers fresh from far places, a nucleus for whatever local organization you may care to build up. Think this part of it over care- fully. Don’t try to force anything. Let matters shape themselves, but be on the lookout for the right time and the right way to crystallize things into a local organ- ization that will bring its members as much rare enjoyment as the Adventurers’ Clubs in New York and Chicago have for years brought to their members. Such local organizations would be no more ticd to this magazine than are the Stations—less, in fact, for not even register and sign need connect them. Each club would be entire master of its own course, uniting with others in a general organiza- tion only if it wished to. Like the New York Adventurers’ Club, it could meet only for monthly dinners. Or have the Station or other place for a meeting-place with no regular time for meetings. Or follow any other of a hundred plans. But, for really good times, as little formality and red-tape as possible. §° MUCH for a general survey. We in the office are getting down on the job. Cox will be in special charge of our end of the Station work, just as Noyes, Barretto and I are in charge of our end of “A. A “Lost Trails” and ‘“Camp-Fire’’ respec- Adventure tively. Go right to headquarters in all matters pertaining to Stations and address J. E. Cox, who is going to be the clearing- house for all of us. If you want to ask further questions, fire them at him; if you want a sign and register to start a Station, let him know. Most of all, if you have any suggestions or advice, send them in. If you are so situated that you can, do your part and start a Station. Particu- larly if you live off the beaten trail. Let’s get our Stations scattered all over the world. There is no reason why we can’t. In next issue we’ll have some of the let- ters from those who are already keepers of Stations and from others interested in the idea. Following is a list of Stations already in operation, with some further CANADA—Vancouver, B. C. C. Plowden, B. C. Draft- ing & Blue Print Co. Burlington, Ontario. Thos. Jocelyn. Dunedin, P. E. Island. Rd Berrigan. Harry M. The Post Weekly, Deseronto. Norwood, Manitoba. Al rons St. eam P. Q. Nelson J. Cook, 2037 St. Catharine Winnipeg, Man. Walter Peterson, 143 Kennedy Stgeet. CALTEORN IA—Oakland. Lewis F. Wilson, 2963 Linden Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Monson, care of Gen. Pet. No. 2. San Bernardino. Mrs. R. Souter, 275 K St. Los Angeles. Colonel Wm. Strover, Westlake Military School, Mount Washington. CANAL ZONE—Cristobal. F. E. Stevens. COLORA DO—Denver. Elwood Claughton, 1234 Elatl Street. CUBA—Havana. B.N. Farles, Dominquer 7 Cerro. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—Washington. Cigar Store, 1404 New York Ave., N. W. SNA ard C. A. Dr. Wm: C. Robertson, Galeras, Olanc Fagan’a nee be laa 8 ce Norba Wm. Guerin, 112 East I ; ILLINOIS—Chicago. ohn Bradford Main, care of The Junior Yanks, 144 . Wabash Ave. LOUISIANA—New Orleans. W. Café, Dauphine and St. Louis Sts. MAINE—Bangor. Dr. G. E. Hathorne, 70 Main St. MASSACHUSETTS—Malden. ross vt. Bussey, St. Louis Arthur R. Lioyd,- 16 MICHIGAN—Marquetta. T. Mitchell, Box 864, G. P. O. NEW JERSEY—Caldweil. Chas. A. Gerlard, P. O. Box 13. Bayonne. J. D. Gray, 92 West Sixth St. NEW YORK—N. Y.C. Robt. V. Steel, care of American Legion, 19 ylee 44 St. amestown. W. E. Jones, 906 Jefferson St. onkers. . F. Wh egan, 173 Elm St. Bronx. St. Mary’ ) Men’ s Club, 142. Alexander Ave. cCOmiclbooks bert Whyte, oe ‘De Meus = CO