Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-20
BOY SCOUTSOFF
FOR MAINE WOODS
Will Spend a Month Construct
ing Trails Under Federal
Supervision.
SUCCESS OF VENTURE
TOBE CLOSELY WATCHED
Parties From Baltimore and Boston
Are to Join White Noun
60. tains Camp.

Accompanied by Scoutma ster H.
Rowles OF Troop 5. seven Boy Scouts OF
Washington left this city early this morn
ing for the White Mountains where, in
company with similar parties Of scouts
from Baltimore and Boston, they will
the supervision Of the bureau Of forestry
of the Department of Agriculture. The
local scouts included Patrol Leader Ar
nell Carpenter of Troop 10 and First-class
Scouts William Thomasson of Troop 10,
Robert Young Of Troop 81, Raymond
Scaggs Of Troop 4s. Charles Thurtell OF
Troop 81 and Robert Pardoe and Robert
Gard of Troop 81.
Charles Thurtell is an Eagls scout.
the highest honor that can be conferred
on a Boy Scout. Arnell Carpenter and
Robert Pardoe are Life and Star scouts
and soon expect to win an Eagle scout
badge. To become an Eagle scout .
Boy Scout must successfully pass TWEEN
ty-one merit badge examinations after
first having become a first-class scout.
Trip an Experiment.
The activities of the scouts in the
White mountain region will be in the
nature of an experiment which will be
closely watched by the Department of
Agriculture. Nothing of the sort ever
has been tried before. 1t is the in
tention of the forestry service. if the
present experiment is successful. to
give permanent work to Boy Scouts
under suitable leadership every sum-
mer in connection with the fire patrol
service of the bureau.
The Washington Scouts will be Joined
in Baltimore by another patrol of eight
boys and two scoutmasters. Arriving in
New York, the party will take the
steamboat for Portland. Me-, where it
will be joined by a patrol of Boston
scouts and a scoutmaster. The three
patrols. comprising one troop of scouts
will then take the train for Gilead, Me.
A hike of about ten miles will bring them
into the heart of the woods \ camp
will be established at the junction of
Boil brook and Wild river.
Only Merit Badge Scouts.
Only scouts who have passed the merit
badge examinations in pioneering and
forestry will be permitted to go on the
trip. Scoutmaster Bowles. who is an ex-
perienced woodsman. will have charge
of the party. Each of the three patrols
of eight scouts will be in charge of a
scoutmaster.
The Boston Boy Scout Council will send
a scoutmaster cook, who will have charge
of this important feature of the expedi-
ton. An experienced forest ranger. des-
ignated by the forestry service for this
trip. will meet the party at Gilead.
Every precaution will be taken for the
safety of the boys. Although there will
be good deal of hard work, ii is in
tended to give ample opportunity for
play.
Side Expeditions Planned.
Among the side expeditions that will
be taken by the boys is the trip to the
summit Of Mount Washington over the
famous old Glen road past the celebrat-
ed Halfway house, with its romantic
story: the beautiful Glen Ellis falls.
Tuckerman's ravine and the peaks of the
Presidential range.
On the return trip the boys will stop
at Portland, Boston. New York. Philadei-
phia and Baltimore, where it is expected
entertainment will be provided for the
members Of the party and receptions
given in their honor. The return should
be made about July 10.