Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-02

Camp Archibald Butt in readiness for
the opening of the camping season.
Two great totem poles have been
erected. one at the lower campfire site
and the other at new ceremonial fire
site which has been selected.
A scaling wall. which also serves as
backstop. is on the open field. The
wharf has been erected and improved
and the newly painted canoes add
touch Of color to the beach. The whale
boats from the Coast Guard are not
only serviceable but picturesque as
they fly back and forth each day. The
new mattresses. cots, tents and equip
ment are all in place.
Scout King has the title Of clerk or
Office man. Scout Derrick is assigned
to the sea scout, Scout Postles is the
sanitary officer. Scout Parsons has
leben will be quartermaster in charge
of the small stores. The ground mas
been thoroughly cleaned Of all debris.
The screens have been repaired, as
well as the screen doors and new hinges
put on. A shower bath will insure
Many Scouts Enrolled.
During the month of June total Of
1913 new scouts were registered. bring
ing the total number of boys up to
1855. Including scoutmasters and as
sistant scoutmasters the total registra-
ton to date is LIS. This registration
may be classified as follows: Scout
masters, IS; assistant scoutmasters.
81; tenderfoot scouts. 1895; second
145; total, LIS.
Scouts in National Guard.
Several local scouts who were men,
bers Of the National Guard have left to
do whatever is called upon them by
the government in the defense OF their
country. Already one report has been
received from Scout Eggleston stating
that he was picked to instruct signal,
ing to the new members OF the Slgnai
Corps He received his training in this
line from the Boy Scout organization
Scout Uniform Regulations.
The weekly scout bulletin contains
the following announcement concern
ing uniforms:
Since the Boy Scout Organization Is
national corporation and Congress
saw fit to recognize US in the army
bill giving permission to this organiza-
ton to wear the uniform similar to the
United States Army uniform special
care should be taken by the officers to
see that the boys adhere rigidly to the
scout uniform and in no way infringe
upon that worn by the United states
Army. Any alterations from the reg
ulation scout uniform is not fair to
the people who have put so much conf
dence in us that they allowed us to
wear a uniform patterned after those
worn by the soldiers of this country"
News From the Troops.
Communications have been received
from troop scribes as follows:
Troop 81.
THE last regular meeting of Troop
81 was held at Fort Bunker Hill. Mr..
Davis, formerly a member of the United
States Army, was voted in the troop
as the new assistant scoutmaster.
Games were played and refreshments
were served"
Troop so.
AT the recent graduation exercises
for the 9Th grade OF Anacostia there
were five boys in the class and four of
these were scouts of Troop so. The
teachers of this school who have scouts
in their classes tell us they are the
most reliable In studies and conduct.
Our troop has held a meeting every
week since its organization in Novem-
Der. 1918. Scoutmaster Lugenbeel and
family will be in camp next week for
the summer SO no meetings will be held
until the middle of September We
have a large troop tent and cots and
will spend much time in the open with
our scoutmaster this summer We pur-
chased a new frst-a kit for the troop
this week so we feel that we are quite
well equipped and prepared in every
way for our vacation time"
Troop SO.
"a special meeting of Troop 80 is to
be called through it's mobilization plan
for the purpose of helping the Piney
Branch Park Citizens Association distrib-
ute programs concerning the big Fourth
of July celebration to be held In the
on that date. The troop
will help the various committees dur
ing the day and has been assigned