Evening star., 1914-07-12

| The third squad Of Boy Scouts from
this city will leave tomorrow morning
for Camp Archibald Butt on Chesapeake
bay. They will leave on the train leav-
| ing Chesapeake Beach Junction at IL 30
o'clock.
| Those scheduled to be in the party are
Richard E. Saunders, Raymond Brook
mire. Paul Robin, George Windle Read,
jr.; Hartley Fellows, Dan Steers, Ber-
tram Hackenberger, Chesley l. Sweeney,
T. E. Forbes, Sam l. Ludlum, John Ryan
Devereux, jr.: Alexander McCoon Dunlop,
LIE Roy Harris, Bradley B. Smith, Ken
meth W. Boyd, Carl Tyler, Roy NJ Bel
nap. A. j. McCurdy, Gilbert Sfentz, Carl
A. Rossbach, Edward G. Wingate, Will
liam NJ Hanna, Mark NJ. Shoemaker.
Horrall T. Williams. Douglas Miner, B.
B. Wilson, Roscoe Shrout, Clarence
Shrout, Frank e. Swindells, James Mil
ton Probey, Clarence Parker, T. R. Pirtle
Henry Pirtle, Donald B. Brooks. Elwood
Hansmann and knut Nilsson.
Among the scouts who plan to go to the
camp tomorrow is Thomas Nikerk of
Troop 10, who is to be the camps wire
less operator Tom has been q stu
dent of radio-telegraphy TOR several
years and is said to be the most expert
operator in the local scout organiza-
ton. While at the camp he will be in
charge of field wireless set loaned to
the Boy Scout organization by the Sig
nal Corps of the District National Guard.
A pole for supporting the aerial is to be
erected on a high hilltop close to the
camp. 1t is proposed to build a teie-
phone line from the radio station to the
directors office above the mess hall at
the camp.
Announcement Was made ROy Scout
headquarters yesterday that scouts VINO
will compose the party leaving for the
camp tomorrow morning should carry a
/ hand lunch with them to be eaten at
midday. The boys probably will not
reach the camp until well a.ong in the
afternoon.
Sixteen scouts and a scoutmaster from
Eandergritt. Pa. arrived in Washing
ton Friday morning and are camping at
Wildwood, Takoma Park, d. c. They
expect to leave here Tuesday. Some of
the Washington Boy Scouts are acting
as guides.
Accompanied by Scoutmaster Fred Har-
ries, eighteen scouts of Troop u of Ia
koma Park left yesterday afternoon for
camp site which has been selected be-
low Marshall Hall. The trip down the
river was made in the motorboat Mar
jean, belonging to Commodore Burdette
of the National Yacht Club and the ].
The scouts expect to remain at the
camp about eight days. Next Sunday
other scouts plan to join the party. The
heavier baggage then will be shipped
back to this city and the scouts will
start on a hike through Virginia which
will last about a week. Mount Vernon,
Alexandria and Fairfax Court House will
be visited. They expect to reach home
about July 23
The scouts will carry dog tents along
with them and their regulation scout
cooking outfits.
| awarded by national headquarters to
local scouts:
Homer f. Greenfield painting: Donald
II. Stuart. George Abrams and Ralph W.
Lee, jr.. personal and public health; Yer
non A Roberts. handicraft, personal and
public health; Frederick S, Lee, crafts
manship. personal and public health: !:
Ralph W. Lee. jr.. gardening. pioneering;
Graeme T. Smallwood. machinery. elec-
tricity; Rodney bennett and Tom Somer-
vile. personal and public health: George
f. Davis. masonry, fremanship, personal
and public health; w. Clinton Allars
pioneering; Norris Gaddess. gardening: /:
| Howard Galley and knut Nilsson, pio-
neering; Leslie Simpson and Herbert
| Pierce. craftsmanship; Mark Shoemaker,
poultry farming.
Communications have been received
| from troop scribes as follows:
Troop s..
On the evening of July 3 our troop
met at the home of Mr.. Pryor, our SCOUT
MASTER where one of our boys had a
| large pushcart, into which We piled our
tents, and hiked over to DR.. Perkins
farm. near Northwest branch. After we
arrived at our site we pitched and ditched
'ur tents When the camp arrangements