Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16

| The second week Of the camp open
cd last Monday with eighty-one boys
| enrolled, more than twice as many as
were listed the second week of last
year. Scoutmaster J. F. Robb and his
| troop, No. 81. were the first ones at
the site, and chose the tents on top OF
the hill. The names Of the boys at the
camp last week were: Scouts Metze-
ROTH H. and c. Rassbach, Saunders,
Sparrow, Woodell, Mitchell. S. Johnson,
| Warner. Price. Wigginton. H. john
ston, r. Johnston, Cartwright. Fellows.
Butlen Rupert, Fogth, Mcdowell, E.
Stafford, H. Stafford. Taylor. Wilkin-
son, Wilmington. Wood. Herr. Maupin.
Vessels, Benson, Evans. Ergood. john
son, Carpenter, Glover, Vieth. Rettew,
Love Cookslen, Runyan. Jeffery, Virts,
Simpson. Escher. Lanston. Hardie.
Lineback, Woodward, Parker. Reynolds,
Wilson, Haywood. Heany. Evans. GLIB.
Stephen, Leonard, May, Godbold, Mid
dleton, Duffey. Byrne. Hart, Dey. Ho-
he,n MullsT Elliott wa HaekeI %sIFer
| Zimmerman. Genslinger, B. and f.
Simpson and Frank Upman and Scout
master ]. F. Robb.
|
Scouts centers around Camp Butt.
Regular troop meetings are no longer
held, but will be resumed at the close
| of the season.
Ulrich Genslinger. one Of the assist
| ant editors of the Trail, q semi month
~ magazine issued by Troop 80. has
been appointed camp correspondent.
Troop scribes, however, are urged to
| continue to send in notes OF the
"doings" Of their individual troops.
Camp Rules and Program.
There are only five general rules in
regard to camp conduct this year. but
they are rigidly enforced. They are:
No smoking, no firearms. no bathing
out of hours. no leaving of the camp
without permission and no boy to go
| barefooted.
The daily program 10 as follows:
Reveille, 6:15 O'Clock: breakfast Z
o'clock: inspection. 9 o'clock: boating
and swimming. II o'clock: dinner. IL
o'clock; rest period. o'clock; athletics.
| work, o'clock; boating and swim
ming, $3.50 o'clock; supper. $40 o'clock /:
| junior and senior council. $50 o'clock 8;
campfire or night games, 1870 o'clock !;
| tattoo. 8 o'clock, and taps, S:15 o'clock.
Sunday Is specially observed.
Camp Charges and Officers.
Four dollars q week is charged mem
bers Of the scout organization. and boys
not connected with the scouts pay Sc.
Visitors and boys remaining only part
| of q week are charged 81 day, and
| single meals are 20 cents. Accommoda-
| lions for other than boys may be had
only upon special application.
J. '" Patton and HI l. TavlOr denutv
scout commissioners, are in charge of
| the camp this year. Mr.. Patton doing
the administrative work and Mr.. Taylor
being in charge of the commissary de-
rector of water sports, a director of
| sanitation. a physician. an orderly and
| a chef and two assistants.
Water Sports.
Swimming and diving and other wa
ter sports. including fitting. form the
| chief sources of amusement at tho
camp. All Of this Is done under the d.
| rection Of q camp ofiicial and at stated
times.
The camp has quite a large fleet"
this year. The. "dreadnaught'' is the
Sea Scout, forty-seven-fo motor
boat In addition there are a number
Of rowboats and canoes, and the gov
eminent has loaned the scouts two
whaleboats.
M. B. Foster. the naturalist, will be in
camp from July rs until August 15 He
| will bring with him many varieties of
| snakes. including rattlers and copper
| heads. Boys are urged to attend Mr..
Fosters lectures.
Attractive pamphlets showing scenes
at Camp Butt and containing information
about the camp may be had upon appi-
cation at headquarters. room 31s. Corco-
ran building. 18th and F streets north
west.
Troop 80 gets out an interesting little
semi monthly magazine called the Trail
Although almost entirely devoted to news
concerning that troop. a great deal Of
| outside news Is also carried. Other
troops are asked to send In notes and
other communications.
Several stories feature every number
and Colin H. Livingstone. president Of
the Boy Scouts OF America. is numbered
among the contributors. Harry B. Nelson
IL editor-in- chief. and the headquarters
Of the paper are located at 1884 Kalorama.
road northwest