Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-11
ELABORATE PLANS
FOR SCOUT CAMP
Many Prominent Officials TO En-
tertain Boys During
Season.

Scout Executive Grccnhawk and hiF
t,,o assistant camp directors left Viii
mington last Tuesday to set mp the itoy
Scout camp CTHar Rodney Tor the
season of about eight weeks. Mr. La
Varrc. who was leading an expedition IN
the wilds of South America, and MIR.
Stansburv. formerly connssarN man
with the Treasure Island Camp. will hc
in camp to help along the activiti ics
During the entire season from time tn
time. there will be men of national ana
even international reputation IN scouting
and aiInirs of interest to BOYS.
Such men as DIR. llough, chief ot Indian
affairs. Washington. ID 6. who Is Just
home from visit 10 several of the tig
reservations IN the west and southwest,
will bc in camp for n week end )r
Uouph. considered authority on Indians
m tins country, will assist and direct
Indian hikes and a real Indian campfire
is promised to the scouts present that week
The second week il full and tho cntIrc
season looks good for full attendance
There can hc only u limited number ac-
cummodatcd IN camp at any one time so
YOU are advised To register Tor rcscrva-
tions DIR Eastman, genuine SIOUX
Indian. has sent to Big Hawk. yoiir eN-
ccutlvc. n beautiful story which Will I've
told the scouts around tho camp fire
Dr Eastman, better known rs Ohlvcsa.
IS we'll up on Indian lore and was IN camp
with Executive Grccnhawk summer ni
1914 nj the Washington camp THIS time
bc v,s scpt Ia a canp ~ the west and Big
Hawk directed the camp IN his absence
Dr Eastman ~ y great lover OF the scouts
and ls now conducting his own camp IN
New York State
\ slight idea of the activities that arc
IN store for the scouts at CTsnr ttodneF
tins season MAY he had from thus short
outline ol events Noodcraft catnpcraii !,
hfcsaVInF. swimming contests h1htinH,
canoe races overnight hikes which will
hc turned INTO camp rnlds. which VIII
urov,, the most interesting ACTIVITY that
tho scouts have oyer sccn, treasure hunts
co,tally Al famous, games, drills and last
but really tho most interesting ot ~
canni,rcs New songs that appeal 70
tho scnuts viii hc used along with the
fayorItr Old ones onc If the new lea
tIrcz of tho Ing ceremonial camp fire
vtU hc y camp fraternity instituted thus
season for the Wilmington s~onts Thus
i ! national society and onlc one Fcoui
from each troop viii hc initiated. ne +" ho
selected i, popular vote from the meinhcr8
ot troop camp
Tho office vii hc open during the cntlro
camr season and applications Will he re-
ccIvrd right up to tho close 81 camp Tor
hf,h SIXTH and seventh weeks Week
end vI2ltarS arc requested 10 register n
thc office tor accommodation the Same a'
scouts otherwise they vii not hnd room
when coming t. amp
There arc some ~ tho qucstionnmrcs
| ont KINDLY yet YOURS ~ as soon as pos
| sIhlc So that your troop record may tT'
! ronnlctr and tho final classification made
/ Don have vour troop csasscd as Stacker
/ John G. Draper assistant ScoutmaAter
1 of / roop L. has . Icttcriron q scout troop
IN Inndon. asking hm 90 tccotnc arl
!. honorary assistant ScoutmaSt'F "i sthnr
Y ftroop This troop IS known rs the 90
! North London Troop and y extensively
/ engaged IN war work
4 The scouts Of Flmlra \cw York. have
never srcn our land turtles. and have
4 asked the cxccutivc TO have the Whining
/ mn scents collect a number Of these turtles
/ for them 10 stock their scout farm and IN
return vii sand as some specimens OF
/ nature lore which our scouts have not seen
/ and the like 81 which does not grow here
] Scout get busy Let us send them some
! Of these turtlcS'