Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-23
Requirements Outlined.

| Director Martin outlined the require
ments of the campaign and the scout
masters stated that they will call their
| troops together tomorrow and explain the
program. BY Tuesday or Wednesday at
| the latest. il Is expected the scouts will
| be on the warpath for the wary fly, and
| a vigorous campaign from now until the
end of September will be the result
Although only week remains of the
June campaign it is almost a certainty
| that some of the scouts will win district
prizes this month thereby providing
! themselves with money sufficient to main
1 tain them for week in the Boy Scouts
camp at River View. which opens July /.
| Director Martin laid emphasis the
! feature of the campaign relating to the
| awarding of district in addition to gen.
| eral prizes by The Star. and the scout
| masters will tell the boys of opportunities
| along this line which they should not
| neglect.
| Actual "swatting' of flies is not to con-
stitute the only activities of the scouts in
| the campaign. The young crusaders will
be on the lookout for nuisances of a pub
/ lie character BY reporting the locations
of nuisances they will receive 800 points
in each instance. and this will be an OPP
| portunity to increase their scores which
doubtless they will avail themselves of to
| the fullest extent.
Nuisances Described.
| Insanitary alleys. lots, chicken and
| pigeon coops, Accommodations OF manure
| and OF refuse containing vegetable mat
| ter constitute the principal kinds of
nuisances which the health department.
| is anxious to abate and officials of the
| department expect the Boy Scouts to be
great help to them in this matter.
| With the scouts ready TO project them
selves into the fly war at once. children
of the Fairgrounds. who also are to par
ticipate in the campaign, probably will
not commence their activities before next
| month. The latter, according to plans be-
ing made, are to organize large COM
panies. representing the various play
grounds, and will endeavor to win the
ent, at least, will operate as individuals
in an effort to land some of the dis
| trict prizes.
Letter to Instructors.
With the object of arranging early for
| the participation of the playground chill
dren in the campaign. Director Martin
yesterday sent the following letter to the
| instructors at the nine juvenile recreation
centers:
Il am inclosing a map Of the districts
| as laid out by The Star in Its fly cam
paien. You will notice that there are
three districts checked. In these districts
boys are working in the interest of this
campaign. We. in the past, have thought
| that our work was to keep the children
off the street and out of danger by oc-
| cupylng their minds with games. stories,
etc. 1t seems to me that we should
broaden the scope of the work and make
the children mott only useful, because of
| their physical condition being improved
| through exercise. but we should make
them useful to the communities in which
| they live.
| Il know of no better opportunity than
/ that offered by The Star at this time.
Will you please read the instructions
| carefully and call on me for any infor-
nation which you need? If you vii
| plan time that would be convenient I.
Dr.. Murray and that you could get you,