Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-14
BOY scouts ARE
ENJOYING CAMP
3s YOUNGSTERS ARE HAVING \
LIN TIME AT CAMP ~
OSAGE NATION,
DID NOT MIND THE rain
GaNc u Splendid Exhibition of Wood.
craft In starting Trcs In
Pouring Rain,
CAMP HARDY TURKEY CREEK.

CAMP HARDY TURKEY CREEK.
June Ia ORy Special Courier to the
World Thirty two Boy Scouts ~
Tulsa had an opportunity last night
and this morning TO put into uso
their teachings on the subject BE
ready"
Rain fell for about half the night.
but the Scouts of Troop 4 VINO are en-
Joying their short vacation here new
81 minded II bit. Tho touts we're
amply sufficient 10 protect them from
the doWnpour At O'Clock this morn
Ing the camp was In a dilemma, Ey-
eything was soaking wet outside and
rain was still falling, How was break
fast 10 be cooked?
Scout Commissioner Buchner offer
ed q prize Of a bottle OF lam TO tho
boy who would build a fire In the
quickest time.
Glenn Lucas, a patrol leader with
one match and u hatchet. sailed forth
and In five minutes time had a pretty
fire going. lie won the prize. Scout
Commissioner Buchner. who Is tho
champion pancake artist of America
soon had several pans or tho cakes
sizzling and these were served little
later with jam.
Because Of the manly WAYS In which
the Scouts overcame the elements. Il
was decided TO name the camp,
Camp Hardy II is located In an
Ideal spot on Turkey Creek, In the
Usage country, about eight miles north
west OF Tulsa.
The Scouts In charge ~ the Scout
Commissioner Scout Master Fred
Thompson, and Assistants Mcdonald
SlssOn and Latham, left Tulsa at \
o'clock Tuesday evening for the march
To this place. They arrived here at
1880 o'clock and found the camp
IN good condition, the advance guard
having arrived several hours before
and placed things In lip top shape
The boys were tired so they all
turned In as soon as they arrived In
camp.
Everybody was up and going at .
o'clock Wednesday morniug Break
fast, consisting OF pancake and jam.
was served and this was followed by
chapel. Camp inspection then took
place. Signalling was then practiced.
Two signal corps We're stationed on
nils quarter of Il mile apart, and
messages were successfully transmit
ted by The Morse code. Drll work
was then INDUCED in At II o'clock
a. m. the whole bunch took a plunge
in the creek, They have an ideal
swimming hole there.
Dinner was served at noon. Beans
were the principal item on the bin
OF fare. Training in building fires
was then given. Smudge fires. rock
fires and fires In wet weather. were
the courses taken.
Scout Commissioner Buchner IN the
meantime, had hidden messages In
various places near the camp. Each
message directed the finder to find
the next one and the end OF the chase
was bottle Of Jam. Jam is big
Item at Camp Hardy
One of the hidden messages was In
the Scout Commissioners hat but 1t
was found. Everett Webber Of Pa
trol No. finally located the jam,
which was hidden in hollow log in
the very center Of the camp.
Swimming was the next order Of
business a huge tree was chopped
down by the Scouts and converted
into an ideal diving board
Al 6 o'clock supper was served and
beans were again the chief diet.
After supper n big camp fire was
built The camp members gathered
around the fire and told stories Sew
eral of the Scouts mounted stump
and made speeches.
Glenn Lucas had the night before
been kept awake by the croaking OF
a bull frog. He got up early the fol-
lowing morning, journeyed to the