The Washington times., 1913-07-09
FIFTY BOY SCOUTS
ENJOY CAMP LIFE
Youngsters Have Great Time
on, Chesapeake Beach.
Others to Follow.

No buster place can be found along
the shores of Chesapeake bay than
Camp Archibald Butt, where fifty
Washington Boy Scouts are living in
the open, according TO Assistant Scout
Commissioner Frank c. Wood, who re-
kIrned to the Capital this morning to
purchase a few camp supplies. and left
for the beach again this afternoon.
The camp organization was perfected
at camp fire Monday night soon after
the arrival of the boys under the super
vision of DR.. William II. Leonard. There
are seven tents, each constituting pa
troll. and each tent has elected its patrol
leader.
The boys are doing all of the work
about camp, with the exception of the
. cooking, most of the tasks being ac-
complished by the various details
which normally consist of eight scouts.
One of the most important is the SAM.
tation detail. which keeps every pool OF
water within half a mile OF the camp
{ covered with Oil, so that no mosquitoes
can hatch. This detail also sprfnklss
{ lime in every ditch about the camp
daily, and in other ways protects the
health and comfort of the campers
The table detail sets and clears the
tables in the mess tent before and after
each meal. The kitchn detail washes
the dishes, and aids the cook in various
ways, including serving at the table.
The mail and express detail makes
daily trip to the postoffice, distance
of four miles, in the gasoline launch
and makes purchases for the camp.
Finally, there is the police detail, which
keeps the grounds free from waste pa
per and other unsightly objects.
With the exception of the table de-
tail, whose work is comparatively light
and which needs special instruction,
the details are changed daily.
Every scout that is not m arnber OF
some regular detail is assigned TO spe-
cial detail" said Mr.. Wood, in telling
of the routine of the camp. For ex-
ample, there is special detail at work
today erecting 4 iagpole. Another de-
tail Is liking wash basin stands in front
Of the tents, and thus every scout is
doing something for the general good.
Immediately following assembly at
o'clock each morning, the officers make
the rsand Of tent inspection, and the
tent found in the best condition gets
the camp pennant for the day. Tent
No. Z, occupied by the scouts of Takoma
Park, got the pennant Yesterday, and
they vowed to keep it all week. The
inspection had not been made wnen 1
left this morning.
before, and need great deal of in
struction. But our best campers are
those who were at Gettysburg last
week. They are genuine tent veterans.
and are Of great service in showing the
other scouts how to manage a camp"
An individual record is being kept of
each boy, which includes the manner
in which he performs his duties. his
promptness at meals and assembly. etc.
The most proficient will be awarded
camp, medals. A two-weeks' course is
necessary to win this trophy and the
course is very difficult In addition
to the routine work each medal winner
must have aided in the construction
OF some permanent camp feature. Three
permanent Improvements we're begun
this morning. They are a signal tower.
an open-air reading room of rustic
architecture, and a boatlanding and
diving, tower.
The camp will be kept open for two
months, each group of fifty boys re-
rangement will allow 200 Washing
ton scouts to take their vacation
there. Those now in camp are Norris
Gaddess. Fred Held, Daniel Thomp-
Harold Hirsh. Thomas Cullen. Francis
FAINT, Forest Steig, Arnell Carpenter,
Harry Welch. William Chase. Thomas
Nikert Clifton Tarrant Clarence
Latham, Howard Galley, Robert Cruit,
William Allard. Kenneth Harries. Lloyd
Gosorn. Evan NJ Johnson, Harry
Chamberlain. Benjamin Landy. William
Gee. Joseph r. Powers. Clarence Parker,
jr., Earle Anderson, George Burroughs.
Martin Beard. Irving Kieny Spencer
Burroughs. Raymond Brookmlre, Willis
Himier. Alden HimIer. Louis Gosorn.
Aston Derrick. James Eggleston. Fred
erick W. Apple, Charles B Wright.
Frank Watson, Jack Chr1dress. Charles
Lannan, J. Noble Simpson. Donald
ChiIdress. Chester Guy, J. Irving DrexeI,
Robert G. Garde, and A. J. McCurdy