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

with eleven scouts. Mr.. Filkins was
forced to return Tuesday evening and
sent down Assistant Scoutnlaster G. NJ.
Marley to take his place. The two as
atStant6 were great aid to DR.. Leon
ard in the running Of the camp.
Twenty.four scouts awaited themselves
of a chance last Monday to go aboard g.
steamer engaged in 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 a 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 convedted into fertilizer.
Monday evening a vaudeville show was
given by 'Izzy, Gee and Company" A
skit entitled 1.-THE Haunted House" was
presented. 1t made such q big hit with
repeat the performance. Mandolin selec-
tons were given by Italo 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 We're overtaken
| 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 a great time in bathing
| Tuesday. The wind was blowing gale
and the waves were unusually high.
Thursday was cleanup day at the
camp. DR.. 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. 16, for decorat
ing their clubroom at Ingram Memoria
Church New patrol and troop flag:
| are to be procured. These are to b.
hung on the walls. A bulletin boart
| will be installed. On this all news o.
interest to the scouts will be posted
New names are to be adopted by thu
patrols beginning September |, and new
patrol leaders probably will be appointed
Next Saturday afternoon the scouts o
this troop are to take their second ant
first class examinations. Scoutmaste
Partn is anxious that all tenderfOo
| scouts become second-class scouts ant
that all second-class scouts attain thu
| rank Of first-class scouts on that day.
MANY scouts have the mistaken ide,
that nature study is subject for tn
summer months only. says an eNcn IAN,
received by the Boy Scout editor. 'Th
thought of continuing 1t through the win
| ter occurs to very few of them, and we
the cold weather should give the scou
some Of his most valuable information
especially about insects
Entomology, as the study OF insects i
called, Is becoming Of more and NOR
Importance as science discovers the use
and dangers of the various insects to tn
products of the farm and to human life
So the scout who takes up this fascinat
ing branch Of work is not merely pursu
ing a pleasant fad. but is learning some
thing that will have great practice
value to him and to others In later life
las the summer ENDS and the ran day
and nights begin. the scout should begi
, to lay in his collection Of insect life TO
study during the winter. First Of all. h
. should provide himself with good text
book on entomology. Entomology f.
Beginners by A. s. Packard. can b
found for sale cheap at almost any sec
4 ond-hand book store, and II the scout
master will write to the Department {
y Agriculture at Washington he can 81
: free a number Of books and pamphlet
e which will add immensely to the stol
) of knowledge Of his troop.
II Packard. in the book mentionet
. treats quite at length Of the method
Of rearing insects for study during til
I winter. He says:
".At no time OF the year need the ent,
. mologist rest from his labors. In Il
3 winter. under the bark OF trees and
t moss, he can find many species or dete
4 their eggs on trees, ETC.. which he ca
t mark for observation in the spring whe
they hatch out. He need not relax h
endeavors day or night Nothing
; night employment. Skunks and TOAD
!. entomologize at night. Early in q
y morning, at sunrise, when the dew Is sti