Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1915-09-24

first night In camp. Several eX-
tremely wise and accurate state
ments were made by the young
er boys about bed time in re-
spect to the utter darkness OF
the woods, the roar of the river,
and the ever present thought of
mother at home, and the older
boys could easily imagine a stump
was a monkey with glaring eyes.
Sleep conquered in the end, and
all were quiet.
Just one boy awoke at 500 A.
M. Sunday, and he soon had the
whole camp aroused. Strange
to say, every boy awoke hungry.
Again squads were formed, and
soon all was in swing. A water
bucket of finely cut up potaetos
were boiled using the ham bone
of the evening before to season
them, seventy-eight eggs We're
fried, the bread melted away
and the coffee was extremely
good. Out the seventy eight
eggs, only one was found to be
extremely evil, and that evil egg
will be remembered for a long
time by the cook. After each
boy had washed his face and
hands only, the above breakfast
melted away like butter on a hot
stove.
After breakfast the camp was
given another cleaning and
every thing put in place in
anticipation of the visitors we
hoped to have, and who did not
fail US. Just before Sunday
School started the boys were
lined up and each was handed
tooth brush, cup of water and
tooth powder, and each boy was
properly instructed in the use
of the tooth brush, the need of
the care of the teeth and a Is
minutes tooth washing took
place.
Sunday School was started at
about $3.50 A. NJ. Sunday, and
after prayer and the reading OF
the 23rd Psalm, remarks were
made by the Scout Leader. Mr..
Chas. Welsh, Sr., at this time
gave the boys a most interesting
and instructive talk. After sing
ing America, the Sunday School
was dismissed. About eight boy
visitors had joined us, and while
dinner was being cooked by the
many willing ladies who had
come to camp. the boys were
taken on a walk down the river.
Every boy, grown up boys as
well, caa readily imagine how
these boys wanted to go in swim
ming. How few of us there
are who did not slip away when
We were boys and plunge into
the rivers, and swimming pools
around our various homes on Sun
day and are we any the worse for
80 doing, however, not a boy
went in swimming on this Sun
day. One boy got wet to be
sure, he fell in. The boys argued
their cause well, but the Scout
Master was firm.
Dinner consisted of soup, one
bushel of sweet potatoes fried,
bread and watermelons, and the
remaining provisions. After
dinner the camp was cleaned,
the whole equipment packed and
at about 4:30 the homeward
start was made, where we ar
rived at about 6.00P. M.
The record in the Sunday
School was as follows:
8 boys 9 years old, one boy II
years old, 2 boys II years old, 6
boys IA years old, s boys Is years
old, and 3 boys l6 years old. Ten
boys reported belonging to the
Baptist Sunday School, 6 boys
to the Methodist Sunday School,
8 boys to the Presbyterian Sun
day School, boy to the Episco-
pal Sunday School and 3 boys
who attended no Sunday School.
Forty persons in all attended the
Sunday School we held and near
ly 100 persons visited the camp
during the day.
The following donations are
hereby acknowledged by the
Boy Scouts, and Scout Master,
Mosher, with many thanks:
W. D. Tillery, 26 yards of
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