Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-11

races were held. The events that took
place were two relay races. 20-yard and
4O-yard swims and a boat race. The
winners of the boat races were as fol-
lows: First, Tent No. 3; second, Tent
Nos. and combined: third. the scrub
crew. The winner of the swimming con-
test was Fred Livermore. leader of
Tent No. 3.
Boys Learn to Swim.
When the camp first opened there were
four boys who could not swim a stroke.
Since the none boy has learned to swim
one hundred yards, another can make
fifty yards and the other two can swim
lesser distances.
Camp Has Post Office.
Camp Archibald Butt has a regular
post Office. Since Monday, June IS. $50
pieces of mail have passed through the
camp post Office. The post Office bust
ness is growing so rapidly that the
postman. Mark Shoemaker, Is becoming
quite concerned over the fact that the
mail Is becoming too heavy to carry and
has applied for an assistant. The big
gest outgoing mail for one day was that
of Tuesday. July 6. when eighty-five let
tiers and cards were handled.
Minstrel Show Given.
day night in place of the usual camp
fire. Each tent gave ten-minute
stunt" The camp officers gave an act
of their own. 1t was in the form of a
shadow picture and proved a complete
success, the scouts report.
News From the Troops.
Communications have been received
from troop scribes as follows:
Troop 8.
Last Friday night We opened a
The camp was a big success and we
consider it the best we have ever held.
Each scout put in dollar for food
and other expenses. We found this a
much better plan than having each boy
bring his own food.
Each day we had a head cook. who
had three assistants. This experience
prepared the scouts for their cooking
tests. Scouts Little. Pryor and Bletsch
were the three head cooks.
One of the features of the camp was
a signal tower, put up by the engineer
corps of our troop.
Monday morning we had q base ball
lost by the score of IL to Z. Sunday
morning we held Sunday school in the
woods close by our camp. Monday
evening we broke camp"
Troop 43.
Troop 43 met at Scoutmaster Pelz-
mans house. 1927 10th street northwest.
at $3.50 pm. Among those present was
scoutmaster Kidwell of Troop "a.
There is to be moonlight excursion
August 2 for the benefit of the troop.
One-half of the money received will go
to the boys to purchase uniforms.
The boys will have an all-night hike
to Henson creek. starting Monday even
ing and returning Tuesday evening.
Mr.. kidwell will come down to the AL
lance house and teach the boys how to
roll up the blankets. This will be the
first hike Troop 43 has taken. and we
expect it to be great success"
Troop ID.
Troop Is spent July 3. and at
Camp Coffin. The trip was made on
foot, both going and coming, and con-
stituted a march of fifteen miles. Con-
siderable difficulty was experienced by
the commissary department when it
attempted to bring the supply wagon
up the steep trail leading to the camp.
After unhitching the goat the wagon
was brought to the top of the bluff. in
spite of the many obstacles which
blocked our path. The pup tents
were pitched in the down-pouring rain.
and Z. Fuhrmen, ST., who acted as
camp cook, prepared an appeuzing
meal for the boys.
Examinations in tracking and fire
building were held on Sunday morning
and excellent records were made in
both. Swimming and games occupied
the rest Of the forenoon, while the
parents Of the boys came out later in
the day.
"a lecture on the Formation of the
River Bed by Prof. F. E. Matthes of
the United States geological survey
concluded the days activities. Monday
the boys were permitted to do as they
wished. Shaggs. the troop mascot dog,
was rescued from a perilous position
on a rocky edge which overlooks the
Potomac.
AT $3.50 o'clock the boys started for
home, by way Of Cherrydale. and ar
rived at the troop headquarters at 1880
o'clock, where ice cream and cake were
served them as treat by the scout
master. Those making the trip were
Lawrence Bradbury, Robert Mullen,
John Bragg, George Eberly. Edward
Fuhrmen. Howard Wyand, Fred Lin
kins, Hector Mullen and Meade Far
relI Scoutmaster Mullen and E. Fuhr-
men, ST., also went along"
Raspberry Mousse.