Evening journal., 1914-06-04

tainly success, not only in the num-
Der OF scouts present and the inter-
est shown by the general public. but
also in the true scout spirit shown
throughout. The rain of the early
morning was met in a spirit of cheer
fulness and there seemed to be no
cases Of cold feet" The neatness
of the camp, not only at inspection
but throughout the morning, was
commendable. and the camp site was
left in good condition, and not all
Uttered up with paper and refuse, as
is the case sometimes. The discipline
throughout the night was good on
the whole, and there was little dis
order, considering the fact that for a
number Of the boys, this was the
first night ever spent under the
canvas. The old hands slept sound
~. In fact one OF Troop 2's
veterans slumbered peacefully de-
spite of the fact that his scout master
on his rounds stumbled over his front
guy rope, pulling out the peg and
dropping the tent on the unsuspect-
ing vicrim underneath. The tent was
righted and made fast and the scout
still slept oblivious. Some of the
newer scouts found sleeping under
strange conditions pretty difficult, but
all seemed TO have a good time never
the less. The camp FIRE of Friday
night made a hit with all hands. The
boys appreciated Mr.. Mack's pres
ence and greeted Captain Dillon's
speech with enthusiasm. 1t certain
" was a picturesque and attractive
sight TO see the large circle of in
terested scouts around the big fire
and 1t is truly unfortunate that a
flash light picture could not have
been obtained The appearance of
the camp was good and it was we'll
laid ont. Its location near a good
spring was convenient. The Field
Day stunts" of Saturday morning
were interesting and showed good
scouting. The boys and the scout
masters appreciated the interest
shown by the judges, the Rev. r. L.
Wolven, DR.. John l.. Fisher and F. II.
Stock. II Is no easy task to pick the
winner in some of the scout contests,
but there was not the slightest indi
cation of Kicking" or disaatisfac-
ton. Indeed to the scout masters
this was the most gratifying feature
of the day. There was plenty Of
enthusiasm and good natured rivalry
between the troops, but not a bit Of
unsportsmanlilSe wrangling or be-
havior. All hands tried hard, but
throughout remembered that they
were scouts, and accepted victory or
defeat with the same gracefulness.
The events were all closely contested.
Borer's sprint at the finish of the
Verbal Relay was mighty good and
won for his team despite the two-yard
handicap he had Ia overcome. The
Newark Troops tent pitching team
showed careful practice, and out
classed the other teams quite de-
cidedly. Borer, of Troop 6, not only
won the relay race by his game fin
ish. but came in second in the dress
ing race as we'll, a good record for
the day. The bandaglng contests
we're close and interesting, and Coop
err. OF Troop 2, deserves credit for
winning all three. Schafer and Nor
ford, Of Troop 2, are a clever combi-
nation IN the Morse signaling, and
again Won the event, repeating their
performance at Newark last fall. Nor
ford showed ability as an all round
signalar by being on the receiving
end of the winning Semaphore team,
as we'll. L. Hollet doing the sending
The antelope race was q mighty good
one, but Troop 6's team flashed across
the line in the lead by a narrow mar
gin, again showing their superiority in
the speed line. The most notable fea-
ture Of the day was the presence OF
Major General James Harrison Wilson,
u. S. A., retired. The scouts who re-
ceived their prizes and merit badges at
his hands can feel proud, and all the
troops can remember as a distinction
that they were reviewed on Memorial
Day, 1914, by one Of the great generals
of the Civil war, veteran not only of
this conflict, but of the Spanish War
and the Boxer campaign in China as
we'll
The winners of the various events
were as follows;
Semaphore signaling n First, F.
Schafer and Morford, Troop 2; second,
Pickup and Mclkelvey, Troop 2.
Antelope race-Eagle Patrol, Troop 9,
first, Martin, McElwain, Borer, Orr,
Wright, Wills, Blestl.
Bandaging contest-Head cap, won by
Cooper, Troop 2; jaw handage, won by
Cooper. Troop 2; spiral Weverse of fore
arm, won by Cooper, Troop 2.
Dressing race-Won by Martin,
Troop @; second, Borer, Troop 8.
Verbal relay race-Won by Troop Q
Ulster, Martin, McElwain, Borer). Sec
ond--Troop 2.
Tent pitching contese-Won by
Troop /, Of Newark; second. Troop 2.
Merit badges were awarded as fol-
lows r. Martin, Troop 8, public
nealth. personal health, tiremanship;
w. Cooper, Troop 2. iiremanship; j..
Morford, Troop ?, architecture, fireman
ship; J. McKelvey, Troop 2, swimming,
J. Pickup, Troop ?, swimming.
A letter of appreciation has been
sent by the senior scout master, on be-
half OF the Scout Masters Association
to the Board of Park Commissioners
/ thanking them for the permission to
use the park and for the courtesy and
interest shown by the officers Of the
board and by the park guards.
Every one interested in the scout
movement here had reason to be proud
of the showing made by the scouts of
Wilmington in the parade last Saturday
afternoon. OF course the scouts are not
parade organization, but this was a
special occasion in which they united to
do honor to the veterans They did not
neglect their duty of service, for they
+ .,,orn F.,llxs antiit,nnd N randar Erof a IA
4 to any of the marchers who might need
1 it. Fortunately it was not necessary
to call any Of the hospital equipment