Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-23
Camp News.

SeVenty-nVe boys were enrolled Tor
the third week of the season at Camp
! Archibald Butt, at Chesapeake Beach,
| Md, which began last Monday. They
were: Scouts c. and H. Rassbach, l. Ma
| loney, j. Baxter, G. May, ]. Steward c.
| Brudin, N. and H. Brewer. Spencer, Gar
| man, r. Barry, J. Hicks. Thomas Riley.
v. Austin. S. Thompson, c. Adams. ].
LIE Roy. NJ. Barry, c. Davis, J. Mcguire,
G. Dickey, L. Scisco, E. Gaines, NJ.
Evans. Charles Waller, B. Abbott, H.
Hamilton. S. Carpenter, F. Middleton,
H. Johnston. B. B. Wilson, E. Stafford.
S. and A. Johnson, R. Wilkinson. 1.
Cartwright. H. Stafford. N. Wigginton,
]. Jeffery. B. Hackenberger. H. Nc
Cauley. w. Butler. C. and U. Genslin-
ger, J. Muller, A. Virts. r. Ereood. H.
Mitchell, s May, p Hardie. W; Ling
| Woodward, L. Glover, E. Metzeroth. c.
Mcdowell, r. Johnston, r. Taylor, H.
Elliott. J. Zimmerman. E. Duffy, LIE
Roy Gillette, ]. Winger. P. Mitchell, r.
Esher. G. Parker, G. Reynolds. X. Eel,
lows. c. Warner. A. Wilmington and
The troops represented were: Troops
l.. 2. 3. 4. 8. "a. 16. IS. 80. 80, 80. Al, As,
Al. So, 81. 60. 81 and Sc.
Last Tuesday a signaling contest was
held to give the boys general practice
and bring them up to a high standard
| of efficiency. The contest was won by
| Alan Virts, member of Troop 81, who
| joined the organization last February.
Wilson and Lineback came in second
and third, respectively.
The hre-building contest was won by
B. B. Wilson, Troop Al. Wilson has
passed all the badges necessary tor an
eagle scout. and will be awarded this
coveted prize at the next meeting of
the Local Council
| The feature of every week is the
water sports program held Wednesday.
The canoe fitting was won by Wilson
and Hardie, both members of Troop At.
Rettew and Vieth, Troop II. came in
| second, while Lanston and Evans were
| third. The canoe tug OF war was won
| by Carpenter and Saunders: second.
Maupin and Johnson: third. Elicit and
| Evans. The pig nose canoe race was
won by Muller, Troop II. Warren and
| Maupin winning second and third
places. respectively The canoe race
was won by Wilson and Hardie; second,
Warren and Hackenberger: third, john
son and Maupin.
| Only two blue ribbons were awarded
last week, one going to Troop 81, Tor
thoroughly cleaning and scrubbing the
| mess hall, and the other to Scouts VIII
son and Lineback, members OF Troop
I47, for constructing steps from the
working hard for the camp emblem and
| the award to those winning the neces-
sary points will be made shortly,
Crews have been assigned to the
whaleboats loaned by the United States
Coast Guard. The boats are named
| Apache and Yosemite, but are called
the "a and the ~ by the camp boys
No
man, Philip Hardie, No. 2. Wade But
Ter; No. 8, c. Reynolds; No. i. H. Nc
| Caulley; No. 5, Spokesman. c. Parker;
No. G, coxswain. A. r. Wilmington;
bowman bowman, B. b Wilson; No. ?. Hugh
Johnston: No 3. Stephen May: No. A.
William Parsons; No. 5. Spokesman.
Hugh Postles: No. 8, coxswain, Joseph
| son The crews are able to handle
| their boats well and races will be held
soon.
! The dining hall at camp Is gayly dec
grated with Boy Scout pennants. An
American flag is placed on the cleanest
table at the end of each meal.
The Waldorf-Asto by the Sea has
opened. Our fashionable named boat
house is tenanted by some scouts who
| would rather be nearer the bay than
on the hill in a tent.
| Allan r. Wilmington, assistant scout
| master of Troop 80, who is at camp for
| few weeks with his troop, has done
| great deal of helpful work about the
| camp He has ably helped Camp Dr.
| rector Patton by taking charge of the
| recording of earned points and COM
petently managing whaleboat as
| coxswain.
| The following boys are trying for the
camp letter: Genslinger. Lineback,
Muller, r. Woodward. Hardie, GLIB. U.
Genslinger. May. Evans. Reynolds.
Sparrow, Zimmerman, Rassbach, c.
Parker. McCauley, Duffy, H. Hamilton.
Evans. r. Saunders. H. Elliott. A.
Virts, Hackenberger. Cartwright. But
Her, Foght, Stafford, Wood, Ergood,
Runyan. Middleton. FUR. Hohein. JEFF
ferry. Byrne. s. Johnson, Woodell. Vieth.
Lanston. H. johnson and H. Mitchell.
! The following boys have received
points for the letters &c. A. B.: Par
ker, 145. Evans, IA; L. May, 1871; j.
Zimmerman. 100; C. Reynolds. 100; P.
Fosht, 1141a; H. Elliott. 100; S. May.
93K; e. Duffey. 70. and B. Hackenber-
ger. 20.
On account Of the apparently anthem
| tic report that sharks were seen in the
vicinity of Annapolis, the executive
l board Of the local council has prohtb-