Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-24

with eleven scouts. Mr.. F1lkins was
forced to return Tuesday evening and
sent down Assistant Scoutmaster @. NJ.
Manley to take his place. The two as
ga & th .e snnnine s s. t sa e pr
Twenty-fsur scouts avaitea themselves
Of chance last Monday to 90 aboard q
steamer engaged 70. SEEMING fish for the
manufacture of oil and fertilizer. They
were entertained by the captain OF the
vessel and were shown about the boat,
They Witnessed the hauling Of q big sein
containing thousands OF menhaden. The
fish are taken to what are known as
fish factories along the lower bay. where
they are boiled In enormous watts and
the oil extracted from them. The solid
matter Is then passed through long
kiln, where it is conyedted into fertilizer.
! Monday evening vaudeville show was
given by "Ixxy, Gee and Company" A
skit entitled 'The Haunted House. was
presented. Il made such a big hit with
repeat the performance, Mandolin selec-
lions were given by Itaio Battazzi.
The scouts had an opportunity to do
some real rescue work last Tuesday. A
party Of seven ladies and one man were
canoeing from Chesapeake Beach to
Plum point when they were 0vertaken
by squall. They endeavored to land a
were running so high the canoes were
swamped. The scouts rescued the
ladies' from the water and assisted them
In drying their clothes at the cook tent
tempt to start back to the beach in
their canoes. Two scouts accordingly
volunteered to act as guides for them,
and the party hiked back.
The boys had great time in bathing
Tuesday. The wind was blowing gale
and the waves were unusually high.
camp. DIR. Leonard had the boys at work
early in the morning and by noon every
thing was spic and span First aid ex-
aminations were held during the after
noon.
by members Of Troop No. JIG, for decorat-
ing their clubroom at Ingram Memorial
Church. New patrol and troop flags
are to be procured. These are to be
win be installed. On this all news Of
| interest to the scouts will be posted.
New names are to be adopted by the
patrols beginning September l. and new
patrol leaders probably win be appointed
Next Saturday afternoon the scouts OF
this troop are to take their second and
first class examinations. Sc0utmastel
Partin Is anxious that all tenderfoot
scouts become second-class scouts and
| that all second-class scouts attain the
rank Of flrst-class scouts on that day.
MANY scouts have the mistaken ides
that nature study IL q subject for the
summer months only, says an exchange
received by the Boy Scout editor. The
thought Of continuing It through the win
ter occurs to very few of them, and we,
the cold weather should give the scout
some OF his most valuable information
especially about insects.
aEntomology. as the study Of insects is
called, IL becoming Of more and more
Importance as science discovers the uses
and dangers Of the various insects to tht
| products Of the farm and to human life
| ing branch OF work is not merely pursu
| ing pleasant tad. but is learning some
| thing that will have a great practica
| value to him and to others In later life
LAS the summer ends and the fall days
to lay In his collection Of insect life 10
study during the winter. First Of all. h
should provide himself with good text
book on entomOlogy; entomology TO
Beginners,' by A. 8. Packard, can b.
ond-hand book store, and II the scout
master Will write to the Department o
\ Agriculture at Washington he can &c
/ free q number OF books and pamphlet
Il which win add immensely to the stor
| Of knowledge Of his troop.
i packard, in the book mentioned
| treats quite ut length Of the method
Of rearing insects Tor study during tn
/ winter. He says:
i :" AZ no time Of the year need tho ento
i mologist rest from hls lAbors. In "a
i winter. under the bark az trees and i
Il moss. he can ind many species or detec
| their eRHY on trees, ETC.. which he @,
i mark for observation In the spring whe
they hatch out. He need not relax hi
| endeavOrs day or night. Nothing /
i night employment. 6kunks and toad
entomoloe1se at night Early 81 Oh