Evening star., 1914-07-19
BOY-SCOUTS.

Four Indian chiefs, guests of DR.. East
man, the director, visited Camp Arch1-
bald Butt Thursday evening. All of the
scouts lined up the shore and gave
them a noisy greeting as they were row.
ed ashore from the motor boat Sea Scout
which brought them down from Chesa-
peake Beach. Supper was served. and
then a council fire. one that will long be
remembered by the scouts at the camp.
was lighted.
DR.. Eastman appeared in the full dress
of a Sioux, of which nation he is men,
Der. Elaborate costumes also were worn
by the visiting chiefs. Hamilton. Alfred
Smith, Hare and Walker. After the Wis
itors had been introduced to the boys
they seated themselves on large log
and witnessed an Indian" dance, par
ticipated in by the scouts, many of whom
had painted their faces for the occasion.
Chief Hamilton, who is Blackfoot In
dian. then told a legend about how the
seven stars that form the great dipper
got into the heavens DIR. Eastman told
an Indian legend about two maidens who
dreamed about the stars and later found
themselves in the heavens married to
them. Chief Walker. Sioux, addressed
the boys in his native tongue, and DR..
Eastman acted as interpreter. DR.. East
man sang an Indian war song, which he
explained to the scouts. The scouts then
gave some of their yells for the benefit Of
the visitors Scoutmaster Weaver was
the leader. At the conclusion of the coun-
Gil FIRE the scouts accompanied the visitors
to the shore, where the motor boat Ella
y. was waiting to take them back to
Chesapeake Beach in time to catch the
1G O'Clock train for Washington.
The visit of the Indian chiefs was but
one of the many features which DIR. East
man has planned for the camping season.
At every campfire he tells the boys of
Indian life and relates to them some Of
the beautiful Indian legends.
While the chiefs were visiting the camp
Thomas Nikirt. the local scout organiZa-
tion's radio expert, announced that he
had just received the American and Ma
tional League base ball scores by wire
less, having. by means of the field set in
use at Camp Archibald Butt. picked up
messages sent out from the great wireless
station at Arlington. The results were
read to the scouts by DR.. Eastman. AL
most every evening Tom receives the
ports.
The scouts at Camp Archibald Butt
are kept on the go these days. In ad-
of DIR. Eastman, instruction is given
each day in swimming, life-saving and
frst-aid work. Many of the boys are
tions for merit badges, which they plan
to take upon their return to this city.
will leave on the 1880 o'clock train
tomorrow morning for the camp. They
are Richard e. Sanders, Raymond Brook
mire. Paul Robin. Philip Hardie.
Milton Probey. Carl Tyler. Alexander
Francis H. FAINT, Jack Childress. Roy
Sert Bs!nsg: Ssn3z a Carl fSier MfGurdy Eaxsrd G
G. wingate, William NJ. Hanna.
Mark NJ. Shoemaker. Douglas Miner,
B. B. Wilson. Knutt Nilsson. Frank E.
pana,d Bpeofs ohn Ear1
H Voss William B. Boswell. John
Devereux. William NJ. Hanna, Lee Roy
Hutchison. King Ridgeway and ]. Hart
Bien.
The following merit badges have
been awarded during the past week:
Jackson someryille. public health.
sonry: Donald o. woolf. handicraft;
Amand Donnell. first aid: Vernon A.
Roberts. masonry; Horace Nixon Elmer
Wood. craftsmanship: Homer E. Green
field, conservation; W Clinton Allard.
William Kroll. George Abrams, Ken
meth Harries. Stephen Williams, Philip
Mckenney. Robert Cruit and ]. D. Egg
gleston, gardening.
During the absence of Prof veditz,
examiner in civics, L. v. Lampson of
Central High School will give this ex-
animation.
The Fraterna1 Order of Eagles of
this city. which will give an excursion
to Marshall Hall August Is, offers to
take any Boy Scout who cannot AFFORD
an outing this summer on the trip free
of charge. Scouts who wish to go on
this trip should notify headquarters.
Many requests have come to head
quarters for Information as to how the
Boy Scout uniforms should be cleaned,
according to the latest issue of Scout
ing. SiSmund Eisner, the manufactur-
er. reports that experience shows that
the most satisfactory method is as fol-
lows:
Khaki should be washed in lukewarm