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The Washington times., 1913-08-24
CAPITAL SCOUTS TO
TAKE PANAMA TRIP
Five Boys From Local Council
Have Made. Application to
Join the Party.

More than half of the required num-
ber Of boys who are to so on the Pana-
ma trip have now been obtained. APP
plications have been received from five
boys of Washington Council and eight
of Baltimore Council. Scout Commits
siOner Martin is confident the entire
number, 1twenty-fOur, will be obtained
in a few weeks and that the number
Of applications will so far exceed the
number who can go on the trip that ii
will be necessary to select the mem
bers of the party on the basis Of merit
as Boy Scouts
The itinerary of the trip includes
Porto Rico, Cuba, the Canal Zone and
places en- route, where visits will be
made and Boy Scout demonstrations
will be given. The start will be made
the latter part of December, and the
stay will be for one month. The pur-
Scout propaganda in the new island pos
sessions and to give the boys a chance
to see something of those countries.
The trip is thus educational in two
senses Mr. Martin says, and II is con-
sidered a high honor for any boy from
here to take part. The entire company
will include a complete troop of Boy
Scouts. There will be three patrols OF
eight boys each, each patrol with a
leader and assistant. A competent scout
master and an assistant also will be
taken along Mr.. Martin and a number
Of Boy Scout officials from here and
from national headquarters also will be
with the party.
Announcement of the names Of ap-
pncants will not be made until the per-
sonnel of the party is selected.
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
Sc0utmasterS Are
Visitors in Camp

Scoutmasters E. L. Maschmeyer, Ct
Troop 5l /. G. Priest, of Troop s; w.
B. Marshall; l. w. Partin, of Troop is;
7. R. Pirtle, of Troop 10, and Orlando
Bowman, assistant sCoutmaster of Troop
3d. are spending Sunday in camp at the
invitation of Scout Commissioner Z. S.
Martin. The party went to camp yes
terday, and were met at the beach at
$50 o'clock by a swift motor boat. All
were given a hearty welcome by the
boys and treated to a specially prepared
supper in their honor by Cook Perry.
At the campfire in the evening rlany
of the scoutmasters spoke of the bene-
hts of scout work, and what had been
accomplished in that line here in Wash
ington- Following the campfire, a
scoutmasters' council was held, at
which matters of interest to the scout
movement were discussed, and plans
for the ensuing year were laid uot.
Several of the sCoutmasters expect TO
remain in camp tonight, and come
back to the city tomorrow morning with
Mr.. Martin. Scoutmaster Priest will
probably remain until the end of the
season.
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
MOUNTED PATROL IS
PLANNED FOR CITY
Applications From Scouts Who
Own or Can Get Horses of
First Importance.

WhethAr or not Washington council
of boy scouts has the honor of organ
izing the first mounted patrol depends
on themselves. Applications for the
troop are now being received. A Wash
ington boy scout is now in New Jersey
at the invitation of the local council
there, organizing a mounted troop, and
Washington boys, learning of this, have
started organizing one of their own.
They hope to have theirs organized be-
fore the one in New Jersey
Already a number of applications
have been received. Any boy scout, or
boy who may wish to become a scout.
may apply provided he knows how to
ride, and if he has no mount, steps will
be taken to provide him with one. The
object of this is to perfect the organi-
zation as soon as possible, and leave
the matter of mounts until later. ANY
boy who has a pony or a saddle horse
is urged to Join at once and any boy
who can ride and would like to Join
should apply at once to scout headquar-
ters here.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood is interested
in the movement, and will be the spon-
ser for the troop.
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
LEG OF BIC
HIKE IS FINISHED
Capital Boy Scouts Are Spending Day in Maryland Village
After Their Wak-Start Tomorrow 70 washington
Grove and Gettysburg Battlefield.

week, but ii has now been decided more
profitable for the boys to camp in the
mountains north of that place, and the
night of September will find them in
Cashtown. The next day, September 8,
they will camp at Caledonia. and then
have two days at Chambersbrg.
At Sharpsbrg, the boys will take pains
TO visit all thu points of interest about
the Antietam battlefield. Piper's stone
barn, Dunkard Church, Bloody Lane,
Hagerstown Pike, SmoketOwn road.
Piper's stone barn, and Mummas House
will be visited.
Scouts Will Meet Travellers
At Chambersburg, Scoutmaster Brere-
ton. with sixty boy scouts of the Cham
bersburg troop. will meet the Washing
ton boys and entertain them. The Epis-
copal Church there will assist in enter
at Caledonia Springs. and again at Red
campfire. On Monday. September s. the
boy scots from Green Castle will come
to meet the Washington boys. Captain
Fisher sCOutmaSter Of the scouts at
this place has issued an invitation to an
entertainment which promises to be one
OF the most interesting features Of the
entire trip.
Thomas Cullen. first class scout, of
Troop 10, and |. W. Partin,, sCOutmaster.
will accompany the party at the special
invitation of the manager, H. w. Kline.
of the Gospel Mission, and will assist in
giving the boys instruction in scout
craft and in general scout work and
discipline.
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
BICYCLE PATROL IS
EAGER FOR JOURNEY
Troop 49 Boasts of Having
Expert Riders Among Its
Members.
By FRED STICKEL.

4 trip which turned out to be rid,
of twenty-eight miles was made recent
ly by members of our troop and shovel
that the boys are becoming exper
riders. We started from the home o:
our. scoutmaster and rode down to thu
bathing beach, but were not permitted
to go in swimming. so continued aIonI
the Speedway and thence up to thu
canal along the river and to the secont
lock, about fourteen miles. This dis
tance, with the return trip, makes on,
of the longest days trips ever taker
by Washington bog scouts. We started
at O'Clock and reached the lock al
about o'clock. On our return W,
started at about o'clock and reached
home at about o'clock
We always ride pretty slowly on oui
trips In order not to tirethe ,youngei
boys, but We also occasionally stop anS
look at the country. Our trips ar,
not "sprinting parties" across country
and We often notice a great man; in
teresting things on our trips On thi,
particular trip we counted about thirtI
direrent species Of birds and took mott
of their plumage.
We are planning a trip to Baltimore
forty-seyen miles, soon and intend h
put in three days at II. We shall star
saturday afternoon and should reach
the city in five hours, including a goo(
rest during the middle Of the trip. We
can then stay in Baltimore SATURDAY.
night and Sunday and come back n
Washington on Monday. Labor Day.
In some of our future rides We ex,
pect to have members OF Troop is hi
cycle patrol along and are, anxious te
see. II they are as well organized a!
we are. At any rate We think ther.
Will be some competition between ~.
TWO patrols and We expect to make
good showing
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
Boy Scout Notes.

Accounts of the movements Of Troop
a. Washington Council, Boy Scouts OF
America, now on a big hike" to Get
tysburg and return, will be published
in The Times from day to day, through
special arrangements with the Boy
Scout correspondent with the troop.
Times readers will thus be able to keep
in touch with all the activities of their
friends in the troop, from day to day.
Some photographs sent by members
of the recently organized camera pa
troll of Troop 49 show considerable
ability as photographers for the boys
A recent lot received from Hayes Jack
show pictures taken on the train. One
of these show a railroad crossing and
a section of track, a difficult thing to
take in any event. and more so taken
from the train, which would do credit
to a professional artist
The pictures are all finished by the
boys themselves, that is, developed
and printed, toned, and the like. The
boys declare they enjoy the work
hugely and are very careful in choos-
ing subjects and in taking them.
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
Boy Scouts Accurate
In Reading Longitude

Reports from members Of Troor S,
1. G. Priest. scoutmaster. who are
spending their vacations in the South
west and The Northwest indicate that
the boys are not inactive. y member
of the troop from away down in
Maine" has notified Scoutmaster
Priest that ne has worked cut the
latitude and longitude of the place he
is visiting. Examination by Scout
master Priest disclosed the fact that
the boy was only seVentenths of a
degree different from the proper
reading. The apparatus was made
by the boy himself and the reading
given shows unusual accuracy in
handling the instruments.
Another member Of Troop 3. who
is spending the summer with his
father, in-the the Southwest, has re-
ported excellent results in finding
latitude and longitude with his
homemade" apparatus also. The
error of reading was very slight in
his case, sufficient, ii is said, to show
special accuracy in reading in view
Of the crudeness Of the instruments
employed.
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
Boy Scout Meetings

Troop 25-Friday night. August %. at
I7i2 Church street northwest. at 7:30
o'clock.
Troop l6-Tuesday night, August 26, at
Ingram Memorial. Church, Tenth street
and Massa chusetts avenue northeast.
Troop i3-Tuesday night. August %, at
Epiphany Chapel, Twelfth and G streets
southwest: F. y. Filkins. sCoutmaster.
Troop 4i-FTiday night. August g, at
residence of SCoutmaster Jones, Be
thcSda.
Troop 49-Friday night August %. at
III. Church, street, at 80 O'clock. II. J..
TaylOr. SCOutmaStcr
Sc0utmastcrs are requested to send in
notices Of meetings as early as possible
in the week. Notices of special features
to h" given AT meeting should also be
sent IN to the Boy Scout Editor.
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
News and Gossip of Interest the Boy Scouts of the Dstr
MOVIES" REPRODUCE
WORK OF BOY SCOUTS
Pictures Will Show Craft of
Lads Belonging to Troops
Washington.

More than seventy Boy Scouts from
Washington council took part in the
scenes reproduced for the moving pic
ture drama at Camp Archibald Butt
Friday. The scenes were a continual
ton of those commenced the day be-
fore at the White House grounds. In
which President Wilson and eight boys
were concerned. They will constitute a
dramatic story Of Boy Scout life in
motion picture and will be exhibited all
over the country and possibly in
Europe for the benefit Of Boy Scout
troops.
Sixteen boys were chosen from the
troops here and these combined with
the boys at camp in carrying out Boy
Scout activity. The scenes depicted by
the motion picture film will include the
following subjects taken at camp: Ex-
pert rope twirling in cowboy fash
ion, by A. w. Gregg, jr., of Palestine,
Gregg, of the Seventh Congressional
district; demonstration Of field tele-
phone work by Fred Reed, assistant
scoutmaster of Troop II, and Clyde NC
Curdy. of Troop 10; tent of coats, by
Carpenter of Troop 10, and Chester
Guy of Troop 10; ''Pinning Tender
foot, by Scoutmaster ]. Y. Hyde and
Scouts III. Nicholson. /. Bottazzi. Norris
Gaddess, Joe Goldstein, Hayes Jack.
Russell Sherzer, ]. O'Donnoghue and
Frederick Appel; leg wrestling, by
Chester Guy and Arnell Carpenter.
A demonstration Of knot tying was
given by E. Landy, F. APPEL, Hayes
Jack, ]. O'Dnnnoghue, K. Rogers, T..
Swindells. B. Frye, s. Burroughs, c.
McCurdy, F. Schneider, 1. Bottazzi, r.
ShnFZar u Cxa6daS9 II
Egsleston, P. McKenny, A. Sherzer, w.
Jones, A. McCTrdy, il. Derrick. P. Bar
ton. In the first aid demonstration
there were Fred Reed, A. Carpenter,
c. Guy, w. Gee, B. Landy, and J.
Noble Simpson
An example of hut building in the
camping requirements was given by
Norris Gaddess, j. Noble Simpson and
Donald Chisolm- Two requirements for
second class scoutships were presented
by Walter Jex. of Troop - and Theo-
dore Forbes, OF Kensington Troop, No.
/. The boys proceeded to build a fire
with the use of only two Matches, and
then cooked a pound OF meat and two
raw potaties.
w. Jones, ]. Kidd. w. Gee, A. Nc
Crrdy, A. Johnson. S. Burroughs. G.
Kidd. and Scoutmaster ]. V. Hyde gave
ala exhibition of bridge building: Ches-
ter Guy demonstrated the manner in
which a mattress should be construct
ed signaling in the Morse code was
given by members of Troop 43, George
Manley sending the message.
In the tug Of war contest, Walter Jex,
A. McCurdy. C. McCurdy. ]. Noble
Simpson, Z. Colburn, A. Carpenter, II.
Greenfield, G. Manley, ]. v. Hyde. H.
Derrick, w. Jones, F. Schneider, P. Nc
Kenny, T. Forbes, d. Chlsolm, and
Fred Reed formed two teams and gave
an exciting exhibition. The demonstra-
tor closed with an exhibition of wall
scaling by H Greenfield. w. Jones, T.
Cullen. A. McCurdy. d. Chisolm. H.
Derrick, and a. Carpenter.
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
Troop 43 in Evidence
At Boy Scouts Camp

Members Of Troop 43 are much in evi-
droc this week at Camp Archibald
Butt, there being a sarge number Of
boys. Scoutmastcr {. y. Fnkins and
two assistant scout masters TO spend
the remainder OF the camping season at
IN" place. The party arrived Monday
mor-ing with the Exception Of Assist
ant Scoutmaster q. NJ. ManIey, who
came down Tuesday.
Assistant SCUutmaster II. w. kOtt
mann vas obliged 10 leave in the mid
die CT the week put the remainder Of
the party report having the time Of
their lives and propose to show the
boys back home that they can pass Oft
tust as many merit badge tests as "the
next fellow" There are nearly twenty
boys from Troop 43 at the camp this
week
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
Boy Scouts to Return
In Little Schooner

Arrangements have now been made
TO bring back to Washington all the
boys at camp ArchibaId Butt in the
schooner s. W. Bennett, formerly used
by the Boy Scouts of Baltimore at their
summer camp earlier in the season.
The start will be made Thursday. the
trip being made down the bay to the
Potomac and up that river. arriving
here september !. Sea scouting will be
taught during the trip and the boys
are expected TO familiarize themselves
with the different ropes of the vessel.
with manner Of steering and handling
the craft.
In addition. the trip will serve to
bring an end TO the summer season at
Camp Archibald Butt in a proper man
ner. About fifty boys will make the
trip, including those now in camp and
those who will 20 down next week to
complete the season.
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
Eleven New Scouts Will
Complete Season at Camp

Eleven new scouts will go TO camp
tomorrow 10 complete the season. Prac-
tcally every boy now there will remain
until the end in order 10 take advan-
tage of the sea-scOuting trip from the
camp to Washington. and the new boys
will I'LL the camp to overflowIng
Clarence Parker, Crespin Reynolds,
Henry Christiani, Lewis Luber. and
Lawrence B. Glover, with six boys from
Troop No. S, and Scoutmaster l. G.
Priest will constitute the additions TO
the company this week. The party is
TO leave on the morning train tomorrow
at I1:3O. and will be met with { motor
boat at the beach.
II is expected that applications may
be received from several more boys be-
fore the week is out, and the last few
days at camp promise to be the most
active of any during the entire season.
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
Army Officer Back
To Help Boy Scouts

Major Henry c. Malinka. of Washing
ton Barracks. Engineer Corps. has re-
Gently returned from an extended tour
of continental Europe. He made a care
full investigation of the ways and doings
of the Boy Scouts in Germany. and
the scouts of Troop 43 have given him
a warm welcome.
Major Malinka has acted as assistant
scout master of Troop 43 since its early
inception, and has had charge of the
athletic and gymnasium work and mill
tary training of the scouts. The majo
is a real scout" having seen scout
service in Cuba with the army of in
vasion, the Philippines, and also in Eu-
rope, and he always has many interest
ing and entertaining incidents to relate
to the boys.
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
Haunted House Repeated
For New Scout Campers

A vaudeville performance was the en-
tertafnment provided Monday night at
the camp for the benefit of the new ar
rivals BY special request. the Haunt
ted House was repeated by ''B. lzzy'
Gee & Co." and brought down The
house according TO reports from the
boys.
Selections on the mandolin by ItalO
Bottozzi played between the. acts OF
the vaudeville performance provided en-,
tertainment which was greatly enjoyed
by the boys. Stories. dances and songs
after the usual manner, formed the
vaudeville entertainment
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
Scouts Are Urged to Attend Field Day in Capital

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The Washington times., 1913-08-24
Army Men Will Instruct
Scouts in Surveying

Two officers from the Fort Washing
ton barracks will 20 TO Camp Archibald
Butt tomorrow morning to stay over
until Tuesday. and give the boys in
structiOn in surveying. Map making,
Typographical work. reading of maps.
running Of lines, work with the level
and transit will all be given the boys
under the instruction of expert Elen.
All boys Interested in civil engineer
ing or surveying expect to gain good
deal of knowledge for this work, as
specific instruction with illustrations viii
be given.
Announcement of the undertaking was
made TODAY from headquarters, but II
was said the men had not Vet hcen
designated and the names could rot be
given out.
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
Troop of Scouts Gives
Exhibition of MARCHING

Members of Troop 40 gave an exhibi-
ton of marching and other scout work
at their meeting last night. About a
dozen boys were present. The feature of
the evening was a talk on the Colorado
canyons and a description OF a motor
boat trip through the Green and Grand
rivers in Utah and Arizona by the Boy
Scout Editor of The Times. Following
the meeting, refreshments were served.
and the boys were permitted to take
part in a short basketball game before
tattoo" and taps were ordered at 9
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1913-08-24

Members of Troop q are spending the
day at Kensington. Md. having com
pleIed the first step of the big hike
from Washington to Gettysburg and re-
turn. The party left headquarters at
the Gospel Mission. PA Jonn Marshall
place yesterday morning early and
went out to KensinStOn, where they
will be entertained until tomorrow
raorning anG will then set out on the
way toward Washington Grove.
The official itinerary, as announced
by Scout Master James u. Graham
follows:
Leave Washington August %, arrive
at Kensington that night and remain
until Monday morning; reach Wash
;nFton Grove Morday night; Clarkes-
burg, August 26; Frederick, August "a.
Thurmont, August D; Emmittsburg'
August %; Gettysburg, August ~. The
party will remain at Gettysburg until
September 3.
starting from Gettysburg the morn
ing of September /. tho boy3 and their
Cashtowr that night; Caledonia, Sep
trnlher :: ChaEibersburg, august 6, and
r,urain over until the following day;
Green Castle. September S; HagerstoWn.
september 3; Barnesboro. September
1G. Sharpesburg and the Antietam m
Ferry. September Il; Brunswick,
Sci iembcr I3 and Il; DiCliersOn, Sep
teIrbcr =. Barnesville. September u:
Ch.,y Chase, September u. and hom"
10 Washington. September IS The trip
will occupy twenty-siX days.
Churches Will Entertain Boys.
Some Of the features Of the trip in
clude entertainments by different
churches along the line of the route
The first night out, Saturday. and the
next day, Sunday, will be passed at
Eensington under the entertainment Of
the Presbyterian Church there. At
Washington Grove. Monday night camp
will he made on the campus and a
campfire AT which there will be present
many prominent people to tell stories
of life in the woods. or by lake ana
stream.
At Frederick on Wednesday. Septem-
Der -. there will be entertainment pro-
yidcd by the EvangeliCan Lutheran
church. Scoutmaster II. w. Ziegler, Of
the Frederick troop of boy scouts. Will
come out on the road to meet the travel
crs with four troops Of boy scouts. In
the evening. the boys will give dem
0nstration Of scout work for the special
benefit of the Washington boys.
it had originally been intended to re-
main al the gettysburg battlefield for a
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
Boys Are Proud of
Their Bursh Hut

A brush nut capable of holding
three boys comfortably over night
was constructed at Camp Archibald
Butt by three Bows for one Of the
tests in pioneering" The hut is
high for small man to stand erect.
is about eight feet long and six feet
wide 1t is constructed entirely of
brush, with the limbs thiCkI% set to-
Ecthcr 50 as to be almost imrerViOuS
to rain and is a complete protection
against the wind.
1t required about ten hours to build
the hut, the bows putting in about
five hours a Gay for two DAYS. They
are very proud of their work. Tn"
boys are J. Noble Simpson. Robert
Chisholm. and NDrriss Gaddess.
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
Better Times
After a Change
i'm Food
SICK DOCTOR
Proper Food Put Him Right.

The food experience of physician in
his own case when worn and weak from
sickness and when needing nOurishment
the worst way is valuable
AN attack of grip so severe it came
near making an end of ME left my stOm-
aCh In such condition l could not re-
tain any ordinary food. I knew. Of
course, that I must have food nourish-
ment or | could never recover
Il began to take four teaspOOnfuls OF
Grape-Nuts and cream three times day
and for weeks this was almest my
only food: it tasted so delicious that l
enjoyed it immensely and my stomach
handled it perfectly from the first
mOuthful. 1t was so nOurishinS l was
quickly built back to normal health and
strength.
''Grape-Nuts has great value as food
to sustain life during serious attacks in
which the stomach is so deranged il
cannot digest and aSsimilate other
foods.
Il am convinced that Grape-Nuts
more widely used by physicians will
save many lives that are otherwise lost
from lack of nouriShmeut" Name
given by Postum Co, Battle Greek.
Mich.
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
Overheard in Troop 27,
On Gettysburg Hike

What makes Bones so sorrowfuIT
Because he has to haul such a heau
load
Why does Doctor Smith walk bs
such a fat man?"
Scornful answer: "No, He is Their
so as to be ready to push UP the hills
The Washington times., 1913-08-24
To thn Scout Editor:

To Inc SCOUI I1'IIV"'
Members of Troop 40 are going to take
a trim to Baltimore soon and stay three
d,vs They will leave here Saturday.
Ancust 30, ride to Baltimore and remain
thor. over Sunday and come back Mon
Ia, Labor Day We expect to have a
c. ,rin Scout master Taylor is going
Long with us and We shall camp along
the road so as not to make the trip too
hard for the younger boys.
W. are going to form a bicycle patrol
',',l'r, ,s the boys get back from their
%.acations this fall. This will be the
tbIrd NJ the kind In the city. We had
,hn tiret and Troop ID now has one We
may invite them to ride with US some
time.
our camera squad has taken some
nd the scouts who were there besides
The Washington times., 1913-08-24

TO the Scout Editor:
Matters connected with Troop ~ are
progressing finely. We have been
trifle disOrganized on account ot the
summer. but have kept alert and
have had a number Of good hikes and
several interesting meetings.
Most of Ou attention this summer
has been devoted to study of swim
ming, wireless teleSraphy, and camp
Ing Each scout must know how to
swim and to bring this about the
lows who know how TO swim are re
u.,ircd to instruct those who do not
Lnnw how TO do so. In this way we
are fast becoming proficient in this
art.
Our knowledge OF ,amplng has been
Gained frUIa our Saturday night out
inrs ON these occasions We make our
ramp coverings of what we find In
thr woods. We construct l"an-to tos
and camp under those with good
C.,rnD fire at our feet. several Of the
Loys have also become pretty eXHert
in wireless. teleGraphy, and can send
and receive messages with consider
able facility.
hike to the Potomac river is
alarmed for saturday night. when We
...'nrrt to have a good time and 70
c,rrv out Il lot of Boy Scout activity.
Very truly yours.
NEAL FRANKLIN.
Scribe. Troop "a.