The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-07
boy SCOUTS. BREAK 8
CAMP On SATURDAY
enjoyable Ten Day's Outing At Camp
Mecrsady, Near Warsaw,
Comes TO An
End.
BOYS HAVE RETURNED
y. Interesting Experience For
those scouts Who Attended
All Learned to
Cook.
laoYs HAVE RETURNED

rhe third annual encampment Of
,he Boy Scouts OF Keokuk at Camp
Tci,ready was great success. The
! Avs returned Saturday afternoon,
an tanned and In good health.
ryery boy prol1ted much by the In
/ .truction given in camp. especially
+ = regards cooking. One of the unique
ss,tnres of this camp has always been
~ plan Of having the boys prepare
~ .hsir meals them selves under super
,ssion. When this plan was first pro-
nod It was considered by old camp
- As doubtful experiment. but it
& ~ proven very successful from
: every standpoint. The grub" was
ss,0d. there was very little waste and
ihe toys enjoyed the cooking.
Ii las always been the custom of
this camp to make an award in the
form Of pennant to each of the
boys occupying the best kept tent for
he ten days, and also q similar
award to each of the thres boys show
M the best camp spirit during the
IN DAYS. This year there was an
other award added for the best cook.
these awards were presented at the
list camp fire, Friday night, AZ fol-
jous:
With IN average Of 97.95 percent.
Tent inspection to Chester Cruze
and Geo. Zahn. Jr.. with en- average
q ss05 percent.
The three awards for camp spirit
vent to Frank Bidwell, Chester Cruxe
and Geo. Zahn, Jr.
The camp fire programs which were
always held in the evening after dark,
were among the most interesting fea-
lures of the camp. There were al
ways the usual jokes, songs and
stories and quite frequently someone
stunts. One Of the notable things
about the camp was that there were
number OF boys present who were
able entertainers with songs, panto-
mines, dialogues and excellent imi-
tations Of Charley Chaplin and SINH
lar stunts. These boys managed to
keep the camp in good bumor at all
ttmss. For instance, Charley Chaplin
would DO the camp the honor of fry
ing fiap-jacks for breakfast with all
his funny motions. Once it was
rumored that there were to be NOV
ing pictures taken there was lively
scene practicing for the stunts to be
pulled of. The comic cook fried an
extra large pancake. flipping it into
the air to remarkable feighth and
threw 1t at the first boy who caught
It In his pan. A pancake was in
similar way distributed to each OF
the boys until the last one decided
that his was not done. So the cook
med 1t until 1t was so hard that IL
bit him upon the head, knocking him
senseless and made 1t necessary to
apply first aid to the scerc. Although
the moving picture man did not come,
the boys had great fun preparing for
him.
Another feature Of the camp fire
vas the devotional service. The Boy
scouts is not religious organization,
Out the scout law says, "A scout is
feyerent- There is no question but
enat these short devotional services
including the church services on Sun
Jay, had lasting effect upon the
Doys and many learned to pray in
'uolic. There was somethin in
,eing out in the open. about the
right camp fire with the stars over
lead and the cAckets and whiDDnor.
ms and the trees about that made
ne feel in reverent mood.
There were hikes, natr-s study.
ractice In telling trees and SWIM
ling every day and star study at
light.
One OF the most valuable effects OF
ne camp was the fellowship that
rev up among the boys and 1t is
ae nope OF every boy there that they |
Jay De able to all meet again inll
amp next year.
Inc troops are planning big men,
Z snip campaign this fall and II Is !
aaseested that every boy VIII .s over
years old should consider joining !
ae OF the troops early in the year |
w De ready for camp next summer. |
souting goes on through the winter |
Well as summer. One thing that |
axes scout camp excel many other |
mus OF camps is that the boys have |
before they go. Local
'out officials are looking forward to
dig season this wear