Evening star., 1916-08-27
Camp Butt Activities.

A short campfire was held after Camp
Butts ceremonial last week. It was
built by the Pyramidal tent and was
said by Camp Director Patton to be the
biggest of the season. A gable was
taken of the haunted house and lighted
underneath. All scouts sat few yards
farther back than usual. Joe Wands-
leben entertained. after which a marsh
mallow roast finished the evening.
At Mondays campfire candy was dis
tributed after the limitations. Camp
yells and songs concluded the exercises.
Another campfire was held Tuesday
evening and the director himself built
it. Around it were told stories Of the
cruise which had taken place that day.
The crews of the Sea Scout and of the
A and whaleboats all told of an en-
joyable voyage to Herring bay, with a
watermelon feed at the end. Another
marshmallow roast was then started
and the days activities were over.
A large crowd came to camp on Wis
itors' day, including Rev. DR.. ]. Hen
ming Nelms. Directly after lunch he
gave a talk to the boys on Negro Dia-
lect." A wind and rain storm which
afterward came up drove all to shelter
to the recreation hall, where a phono-
graph concert was held.
A barbecue will be held in Washing
ton this fall and it is there that all
prizes won at camp will be distributed.
Camp Butts American flag is one Of the
prizes, and Tent c has a good hold on
it, despite the fact that the Pyramidal
tent won the inspection last week. The
trophy for handicraft is a handsome
plaque. Tent B and Pyramidal are
racing neck and neck for it. Two
prizes are also offered for the best
photographs taken at camp.
There Is great rivalry in the mess
hall to see which table can remain the
cleanest. It is exceedingly difficult to
Judge the neatest table. but the Amer
the most. William Parsons is the
table officer.
Many hikes are being taken at camp
last week, where every one had deep
sea swimming off the piers end. The
Sea Scout, which came up later, car
ried the boys home.
Pictures were taken of camp last
Friday by photographer who came to
camp for that special purpose. Morn
ing exercises by the boys and flag
raising were among those taken, also
the interesting camp places. such as
the cerem onial, campfire and haunted
house. were snapped.
Charles Edison is doing splendid
work at camp. In every event he is at
the directors side to help him. He
has as his Indian name Chief Tecum-
sch. A number of boys from his
brothers troop, No. SIS, are at camp.
The game of might attack" was
played last Wednesday evening in
camp. The object was for the attack
ing party to break through the line of
defense without being touched. In all
of Camp Director Patton's scout ex-
periences he has never known the de-
fense to fail to win. But, that night
with Joe Wandsleben as the leader of
the attacking party, the defense was
beaten.
What had never before been done
was. at last. accomplished. Wild joy
reigned during the attack. especially
as it had been announced before the
game that three boxes of candy would
be divided among the winners. The de-
fense had considered that candy it's
But Wandsleben announced that the
attack would divide the candy with the
defense.
URIC S. GENsL1NGER,
Camp Scribe.