Evening star., 1916-09-17
70 Break Camp Nalamore.

Camp Nalamofe. which has been con-
Quoted by scoutmaster Harry g. Lugen-
beel Of Troop 50 since July 1. probably
will be broken Wednesday-at least, II
will not stay open after this week.
The camp, which is located on the
north bank OF tho Chesapeake and Ohio
canal about milo above Chain bridge
was established primarily for the boyt
Of Mr.. Lusenbeers troop. but he has
boarded other boys also for q nomina
cost He has accommodated about two
dozen boys since opening. most Of them
having stayed tho entire length Of the
| season.
Tho camp II picturesquely situated
among some trees. and tho surrounding
scenery is beautiful To reach 1t after
leaving the Glen Echo or Cabin John
car at the District line a path begin
ming at the city-bound track Of The
car line must be taken and followed to
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad track
after which there are steps leading
canal. The camp is the distance OF
about two oity blocks from the spring
at the foot of the steps.
Three tents. two of them communicat-
ing and covered with a fly. comprise the
camp There is a dining and cooking
tent and tent for the boys. The beds
are iron, enameied white and protected
with mosquito netting. There also are
several sofas, and rugs and linoleum COW
er the hard-packed earth floor
Swimming in the canal has been the
main sport INDUCED in by the boys in the
camp A springboard was rugged up a
short distance from the tents. and the
boys have spent most Of their play time
learning and practicing new diving stunts
cook and nature study also have been
on tho camp program. Mrs. Lugenbeel
always has been on hand to render first
aid" when cooking problems became toe
hard to handle. and she prepared all the
big meals.
The scoutmasters' club held its last
meeting at Camp Nalamore, and the
members Of the club hiked over the shall
low bottoms Of the Potomac. All were
enthusiastic over the camp and the sur
rounding scenery. which has been de-
clared to have no equal for beauty ex-
cept in a few well known places. The
river water is very clear at this point.
and some of the boys. during the sea-
son, occasionally walked over to the still
waters below Little Falls for bathing.
The following boys attended the camp
during its season: Scouts w. Mcdonald.
E. Lugenbeel. George Havenner. L. Ran
kin. w. Tilghman. Charles Millard,
George Hinternisch. r. Lugenbeel. P.
Mohler. Roy Satterfeld. Herman Sig
worth. H. Lugenbeel, p. Anderson,
Charles Wenger. Ira Mushake, c. Pezold.
w King. H. Satterfield. w. Sansberry.
King Irving, Irving Robertson. Dorsey
Kelley and Chester Tolson and Assistant
Scoutmaster Raymond Scaggs Of Troop
4S.
Deputy Scout Commissioner Taylor will
hold a cycling test for merit badges. be-
ginning Tuesday. Contestants are to
meet at headquarters In the Corcoran
building at 9 o'clock Tuesday morning.
and should bring blankets and food for
three meals. for the hike" will extend
over night until Wednesday morning.
The wheel should be in good condition.
because this element will count to a
large extent in figuring up the points.
The first autumn meeting of the drum
and bugle corps of the local scout body
will be held Wednesday evening at Z
o'clock in the Naval Battalion armory.
All members are urged to be on hand.
The local scout council hopes to in
crease the number of scouts in Washing
ton by 1000 during the winter. There
are now over 100 scouts here. and
Washington is one Of the leading cities
Of the country. at least proportionately.
in its scout membership. Definite plans
for the campaign for new members are
not known as yet, but will be announced
later.