Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22
SCOUTS GUARDING
VEGETABLE FARM"
Boys Enter With Enthusiasm
Upon Plans for CuItivating
3OO-Acre Plot.
EAST END POTOMAC PARK

Campfres flickered dimly on the east
ernmost point Of East Potomac Park last
night, bearing mute testimony of the first
nights encampment of Washington's Boy
Scouts who are going to raise vegetables
on the 300 acres loaned them by Uncle
Sam.
Three rows of onion sets. each row about
300 feet long, marked the first days ac-
compiishment. following the Scouts rake
and hoe parade to the scene of the big
vegetable garden yesterday morning.
Owing to a delay in getting tents
brought from Camp Archibald Butt at
Chesapeake Beach, only about fifty boys
stayed on the peninsula last evening.
These had merry time and defied the
efforts of Commander Ralph Campbell to
sound curfew at o'clock.
All the Boys Industrious.
All the boys who had taken part in
ground until nearly dark. Those who
were not busy planting Were clearing
an area in the wooded section to be
used by the campers. Later a camp
street will be laid out, and from 500 to
1000 members of the organization are
expected to stay at the camp over the
week ends throughout the summer.
as guards for the gardens.
After the boys raised the American
flags and Boy Scout banners they
pitched the tents yesterday, and i'm
mediately began discussing a name for
the camp. After dark those who re-
manned on the ground sat about the fire
telling stories.
Mr. Campbell will be in charge at
the camp at nights throughout the
summer. Planting will be directed by
H NJ. Connolly of the Department of
Agriculture. He said last evening
that a fear expressed by some that
mosquitoes might breed malaria was
dnfounded, since none of these in
sects were prevalent about this tract.
There is no marsh land or stagnant
water, and health experts have pro-
nounced it ideal for a camping place.
snake-KiI1ing Crusade.
In the Afternoon one detachment of
the boys started out on a nake-kill-
ing campaign. They found a number
of small snakes. which were quickly
killed, and they expect to rid the tract
of this danger early.
This afternoon Rev. DR.. Charles
Wood. pastor of the Church of the Cow
nant, is to conduct religious services.
The Boy Scout Band is to play the ac-
compartment for the singing.
In the morning the scouts hope to
continue their work of clearing the
brush from the land. Permission has
been granted for them to swim in the
Georgetown channel. bordering the
tract. and as soon as the water is warm
enough they will avail themselves of
the privilege.
Capital Garden Club to Meet.
The community garden movement
will be given added impetus tomorrow
afternoon. when meeting is to be held
at the New Willard Hotel at 4:30
o'clock under the auspices of the Cap
ital Garden Club. of which Mrs. Charles
w. Wetmore is president. Mrs. Robert
Lansing will attend. Other cabinet
ladies have been invited and some of
them have accepted.
The central garden committee Will
have a meeting Wednesday evening,
probably in The Star building, to give
instructions to representatives of vari-
Gus citizens associations and other or
ganizations which have delegated these
men and women to aid the committee.