Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-28
BOYS ON EASTERN SHORE
BEING WELL CARED FOR
All Difficulties in Scout Camps Cor.
rected and Conditions Are
Satisfactory.
OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION MADE
Early Complaints Caused by Lack OF
Men to Direct Activities and Fail.
ure of Farmers to Live Up tc
Their Contracts.
OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION MADE
ny JOHN STEWART BRYAN,
President Richmond Council Hoy Scouts
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Ry JOHN STEWART BRYAN,
President Richmond Council hoy Scouts
of America.
CAPE CHARLES, VA, June 27.-Ac-
companied by Scout Executive Charles
l.. Weaver. DR.. W. A. Bromfield and
Major Allen Potts. have driven sew
enty-t1vc miles to-day in a motor car.
and have personally inspected five Boy
Scout camps on the Eastern Shore
Undoubtedly. boys had to endure dis
comforts and hardships at first. due TO
the failure of farmers to provide cots,
in accordance with their contracts
This resulted in a number OF bays hav-
ing to sleep on the floor when they first
arrived. Tonight there is no. a boy
without cot and blankets
The food situation was also bad at
first in at least one camp. because OF
failure of railroads to make delivery.
This condition, however. was met by
Scout masters going out ana buying
food until the ordered supplies had
arrived. To-day there is not a Boy
Scout on the Eastern Shore who has
not been fed abundantly and we'll.
The camps are not luxurious, but they
are certainly far better protected from
any risk of disease or infection than
the average home in rural Virginia.
All the camps, with but one exception.
are screened, and that camp, Eastville,
is exceptionally we'll situated. The
sanitary arrangements are under the
direction and supervision Of the State
Board of Health. the water supply has
been examined and approved. and the
food is abundant and nourishing.
RICHMOND BOYS GIVING
GOOD ACCOUNT OF THEMSELVES
The Richmond boys are giving a
very fine account Of themselves, and
the Petersburg boys. now that they
have moved to camp with screens
and cots. are comfortably quartered.
OF the cighty-six boys that came from
Petersburg. forty-seven have returned
because of some being too small and
others because the conditions under
which they had to work were uncom-
Portable and dishearteninE.
Scout Executive of Petersburg ]. c.
Norsk reports that the boys are we'll
satisfied now. and that his only diff
Guilty will be securing sufficient work.
Tho farmers surrounding the Peters
hurg camp have decided temporarily to
suspend digging potatoes. This works
a great and unfair hardship upon the
Petersburg boys, for they expected to
earn their daily subsistence and some
thing in addition. and. of course. this
cannot be done il they are deprived
OF work.
There was marked difficulty at first
in some camps. notably at Eastville
and Capeville. on account of lack OF
men to direct camp activities. These
difficulties have now been corrected
and Scout Master #. O. Heinrich and
Rowland Hazard have been assisted by
Scout Master II. U. MacCracken. and
reports conditions at their camps as
satisfactory. Scout Master c. B. Poole.
who has had the heaviest work OF any
one, has been assisted by Scout Mas
ters Fairfax c. Jones. r. a. Kane and
r. l.. Warren. with the result that his
camp. is now in good order. .Appar-
entity, the Scout masters, Stuart Rag
land and Thomas r, Howell, have never
had any trouble. Their boys are salts
fed: food is good and camp arrange
ments are excellent. Mr.. Howell said
this afternoon:
'T would like every mother who has
boy In camp to come down and look
over the camp"
WORK IS LABORIOUS,
AND HOURS ARE LONG
The work of picking UP potatoes Is
Continued on SAcond Paga)