Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-07

Scout Commissioner Eddy. Deputy
Commissioner Weaver and party of
twenty-five from Baltimore arrived at
the camp site on Chesapeake bay last
Monday morning about 10 o'clock Ihey
We're met by Scout Commissioner E. =
Martin of Washington with the launch
Boy Scout and taken ashore from the
schooner G. W. Bennett, in which they
had sailed from Baltimore to Plum
Point. The camp site was inspected and
the new puinphouse and water system,
mess hall and stables were gone over
The Baltimore party were. well pleased
with the way the work is progressing
and think the camp this summer VIII be
one of the best equipped camps for Boy
Scouts in the country
The Department of Agriculture is send
ing men to the camp site to blast the
Stunps on the camp street, More than lCo
hens have been put on the farm and are
laying quite number OF eggs The hens
are of pure-bred Leghorn stock and Will
be used by the scouts in their work Tor
q merit badge in poultry farming
Scout,naster H. L. Taylor will take
charge of the scout work at Camp Gooo
Will during the summer He Will enhst
the services of a number of the scouts of
the District to aid him. At present he
is in need OF buglers.
Headquarters has sent out the follow
ing notice to scouts of the District:
Wanted-Two buglers to attend camp:
expenses paid. Apply at Boy Scout OIL
flee at once in writing
Wanted-Four scouts for a summer
camp. Apply in writing at Boy Scout
Office.
Wanted-A boy competent to- do news
paper work in connection with a camp
Wanted-A boy for work on boat at a
camp
The following merit badges were award
ed during the past week:
Horace y. E. Wood. personal ana pup
lie health.
Albert McCurdy. personal and public
health.
Graeme T. Snallwood. conservation
Norris Gaddess conservation, printing
Terrell Henderson forestry.
Charles Shoemaker. forestry.
Hummel Fishburn, astronomy
Clinton Allard, cycling
Karl W. Woodward. scoutmaster of
Troop No. %. and a forest inspector in
the government service. has published
an article in Boys LIE .ss tine 5 10Y
Boy scouts will do in the White noun
tains this coming summer. Mr.. Wood
ward describes the country in thor
ough manner. and gives very inter-
esting write-up concerning the scenery,
wild animals and forest work.
Dr.Charles A. Eastman. camp director
of Camp Archibald Butt. has written in
the June number of Boys Life How
to Make Wigwams and Shelters. He
will teach the boys at camp this sum-
mer all of the methods described in the
article, and show them how the work
is actually done by the Indian when in
the field.
Troop No. IS was entertained last
Thursday evening by a motion picture
exhibition. Views were shown of the
activities of Camp Butt last summer,
together with some interesting travel
pictures. Scoutmaster E. L. Masch-
meyer took charge Of the troop and
gave the boys work in signaling and
first aid.
Scout Thomas Edison Nikirk of Troop
No. 10 is now registered as a wireless
operator. with permission under the
rules to operate anywhere In the Unit
ed States. He received his papers the
first of last week. and is happy boy.
as he has studied fo- it very hard for
the last several months. He has a por-
4. table set and permanent set at his
home Tom is in his fourteenth year,
and expects 10 make the Eagle Scout
before he is fifteen. The troop will prob
ably go To camp the second week in
July. as the scoutmaster expects to go
AT that time Friday night the troop
will practice putting UP the portable
pole and taking messages.
Communication have been received
from troop scribes as follows;