Evening star., 1914-07-25
MASTERS INSPECT
BOY SCOUT CAMP
Twenty of Merit Badge Faculty
Guests of A. C. Moses, Head
of Local Council.
DEMONSTRATIONS GIVEN,
INCLUDING WAR DANCE
S. A. Moffat. National Field Commits
sioner. One of Those in
the Party.

Twenty scoutmasteTs and members OF
the local merit badge faculty were guests
yesterday of 4. c. Moses, president of the
local Boy Scout council. at Camp Archi-
bald Butt. the Boy Scout camp on Chesa-
peake bay. S 4. Moffat. national field
commissioner of the Boy Scouts of Amer
ica- also was present.
The visit to the camp was in the ma
ture of an inspection trip for MIR. Moses
and a number of the scoutmasters. who
had not been there since the hffy-si1-
atre tract on which the camp is located
was purchased by the local scout organi-
cation and a permanent mess hall.
water works system and other improve
merits provided Mr.. Moffat visited the
camp for the purpose Of inspecting 1t in
behalf Of the National Council of the
Fov Scouts of America
The party went to Chesapeake Beach
on the 2.3o o'clock train in the after
noon and were transported to the camp
in the motor boat Sea Scout Engine
trouble developed. and it was neces-
sary to have the boat towed to the
camp. which greatly delayed the ar
rival of the visitors. The camp dl-
rector DR. Charles Eastman, a Sioux
Indian. and about 100 scouts greeted
the visitors as they came ashore.
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Demonstrations in life-tavins were
given under the direction of DR.. Long
fellow. instructor of the American Red
Cross Society. and other stunts" were
exhibited for the benefit of the visitors,
after which boat race was held. A
tour of inspection of the camp then
was made. and before long mess call
sounded
SJIppar cco,,t wero nj
ed and later a council fire was lighted.
Tom Nikirk, the wireless expert of the
local scout organization, explained the
operation of his radio set to the visitors
and later in the evening picked up the
base ball scores and weather forecast
which We're flashed over the land from
the great wireless towers at Arlington,
Va The wireless set at the camp has
a sending radius of about fifteen miles,
but Tom" believes a much greater
distance can he covered if a higher
aerial is erected
An Indian war dance was a part of
the activities around the council fire
DR.. Eastman has taught the scouts a
number of Indian songs and showed
them how to dance in the most ap
proved Indian fashion Music is fur
nlshed by two drums. consisting of
large milk cans with calf skin stretched
over the openings
Hike Back to Beach.
Because of the disabled condition Of
the motor boat 1t was necessary for the
scou utmasters and other visitors to
hike" back to Chesapeake Beach, a
distance of five miles 1t was some hike,
as c. E. Beckett. director in physical
culture at the Y. NJ c. A, was the
leader. and the pace he set was a fast
one. Mr.. Moses and Scout Commits
sioner Martin remained at the camp
Those who were in the party, in ad-
.dition to Mr.. Moses. Mr.. Martin and
Mr. Moffat, were Scoutmasters W. L.
Brown. Troop %; W. L Simpson. Troop
IT: T r. Pirtle. Troop 10; l. G. Priest.
Troop 8; Karl Locke, Troop 80; j. L.
KidwelL Troop "a: H. L. Taylor. Troop
Al: W. B. Marshall. Troop As; c. II.
Pryor. Troop 8. Mount Rainier. Md: E.
H Hamilson. Troop l. Congress
T. Dietrich, Troop "a. and W. S. Putski.
Troop 80: R. T. Tobin. examiner in
first aid: c. E. Beckett examiner in life
saving and swimming; Leroy Birch.
examiner in blacksmithing, L. V. Lam
son. examiner in civics; A H. Fahy
examiner In mining: S. c. Cousins Of
the municipal bathing beach force. John
Evans and j. Crosby Mccarthy.