Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-08
SCOUTS R0MP|NG
At CAMP ON BAY
Washington Boys Find Every
thing Ready in Tented
City.
ALL ARE INSTRUCTED
THEY MUST OBEY RULES
Youngsters Assured of Great Fun
on Outing and Plenty
to Eat.

Camp Archibald Butt, the summer
camp for boys on the Chesapeake bar.
conducted under the auspices of the Boy
Scout organization Of Washington, was
opened for the season yeste: day The
first squad of boys to so TO the camp
| numbered fifty and al, but three or four
of them are members Of the local scout
troops. The great majority Of the BOYS
who went into camp yesterday pan to
spend two weeks there. but there are a
few who will remain there as long as
two months.
For weeks the scout officers had been
hard at work making arrangements for
the camp, and yesterday when the boys
arrived there they found practically ev-
erything In readiness for them. The
scouts took the 10 o'clock t: ain for Chesa-
peake Beach, which is about three miles
north of the camp as the bird flies. but
about four-and-a-half- walk They
were accompanied by DIR. William III.
Leonard. field secretary of the local scout
organization and medical officer Of the
camp. AT the beach they were met by
Assistant Scout Commissioner Frank c.
Wood who Is director or the camp.
Lade Hike to Camp.
1t was originally planned to transport
the boys to the camp by means Of the
Boy scout. the big motor boat belonging
10 the local scout Organization, but as
the bay was unusually rough Mr. Wood
Thought 1t best to have them hike there
The boys carried their luggage and bed
olng rOus out to the emo Of the long
wharf, where they were placed aboard
the motor BOAT and then started on their
long nike to the camp. The tide was I'M
usually low at the tune and the walk
Ing along the beach was excellent.
ihe boys had great sport while making
the hike. for Practically none OF them
mad ever been in that vicinity befoi e
and everything was new to them AS
numper or sharks teeIn and odd ke-
oiogicai formations. which we're OF great
lnlti est to them.
AS soon as camp was reached there was
assigned to a tent which IS supervised
Dy u patti oil leauer. Besides the boys
sieepin. tents there Is q tent for the Of
ncers. an once and hospital tent, cooks
tent and dining pavilion. The tents q. Q
located on nIgn Dlun overlooking the
uay. NUMBER or trees having been cut
Gown in oroer to provide q vista.
Large Dining Pavilion.
The dining pavilion. which Is down the
hill q. sho.t distance from the sleeping
tents, 10 large enough to accommodate
about seventy people. Because OF the
steepness OF the hill on which it has been
erected. the end where the entrance is
located Ia on the level OF the ground and
the 0tner end a. supported on posts about
nfteen feet taN. 10 one side or the d.n-
camp Kitchen ~ located. The kitchen is
not yet entirely ecOaspieted but will be
I'M, shed In a DAY or So.
To one slde Of the dining pavilion an
artesian well has been driven. The well
is about 2JU feet deep and provides q con-
tinuous fiow Of excellent water. which
wound be ample for a camp three times
the size.
Shortly after the boys reached the camp
Director Wood had the camp bugler SOUND
the assembly call. he boys were lined
up before their tents and the rules OF the
camp were explained. Mr. Wood cautioned
them about disobedience. He then an
nounced the program tor tho remainder OF
the day.
Good Food Is Assured.
Mess call was sounded snd soon the
boys were sampling camp cooking for the
flrst time Of the season The services of
cook who has served in the United
States and French armies has been OBJ
CoAAACA LII tA0 O0lups % IuStt an ample
supply of good things to eat can always
be expected by the boys.
When the meal was finished Assembly
was again sounded, and the boys were
required to submit to a medical exami-
| nation. DIR. Leonard tested all Of them
and made careful record of their meas
| urements and ysical condition. Each
DR.. Leonard.
AS soon as the motor boat arrived at
the camp there was a great scramble for
baggage. The boys were anxious to get
| at Their bathing suits and take their first
swim In the bay. Within a few minutes
every one Of them was In the water. As
sistant Camp Director Hyde was placed
In charge OF the boys and cautioned them
not to get into deep water.
Gather About Campfire.
| After supper was served and the boys
had arranged their tents for the night a
| campfire was lighted The boys gathered
about in a circle while Mr. Wood told
! them OF camy life and outlined the pro-
gram to be followed each day At 8
o'clock Taps" were sounded and the
boys were soon fast asleep on their "dou-
ble-decker" canvas cots
| The following boys went into camp yes
| terday: Norris Gaddess. Fred He'd. DAN
| lei Thompson. Carroll McNulty. Harry
! Leuders, Harold Hirsh. Thomas Cullen
Francis FAINT. Forest Steg Arnell Car
! penter, Harry WEIGH. William Chase
| Thomas Nikert, Clifton TarIant, Clar-
ence Latham. Howard Gat,ey, Robert
Cruit. William Allard. Kenneth Harries,
Lloyd Gosorn. Evan NJ. Johnson. Harry
| Chamberlain, Benjamin Landy. William
Gee. Joseph r. Powers, Clarence Parker,
tr.. Earle Ande. son, George Burroughs,
! Martin Beard. Irv ng Kieny, Spencer Bur-
roughs. Raymond Brookmire. Willis Him
Ter. Alden Himler. Louis Gosorn. Aston
| p Coughlin. Philip McKenny. Howard
! Derrick. James Eggieston. Frederick W.
| Apple, Charles B. Wright, Frank Watson,
/ Jack Childress. Charles Ian an, J. No
| BILE Simpson, Dona.d Childress. Chester
! Guy. j. Irving Drexel, Robert G. Garde