Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-09
SCOUTS TO CAMP AT
L0REW00D GROVE
Plans Completed for Summer Out
ing Along d. and {.
Canal.

btslnkfiS nt1lU ~ ntAtt h'ihN t''N
lose yourself IN deep. refreshing slumber-
under the spell of the curl % blue? Drink
iur I'm deep draughts of pine-laden ozone
and listening to the night calls OF wilder
ness life. ever wander of to II dreamless
somcwhcrc-to a sleep that makes YOU
lit?
You will have m opportunity TO get
out and enjoy just these things IN your
camp tins summer Great care has been
taken IN selecting the site, which IS NJ
Iorcwood Grove in the Canal. Good
fishing and boating brought almost to the
citv's door for YOU Eighteen miles by
railroad with four trains during the week
and three on sunday The fare is Within
the reach of ALL IqC each way unless there
are ten or more then it viii bc 4lc plus
\ per cent tax Boat connection from
Philadelphia Chester, Delaware City and
Baltimore makes the camp very convc-
nicnt to any scouts who may wish To attend
Motor boats viii meet the trains or the
scouts may hike 10 camp by way OF the.
tow path. one mile. In thinking ot camp
this summer there are many important
factors to be taken IN consideration. The
man of tomorrow must he built strong
today Tomorrow $ man will have great
work To do his Job IS just as hlg as to-
dav's-hc must be fit The Boy scout
splendid program has promised health to
our boys along with educational rec
reation. Both arc combined III the sum
mer camp Nothing IS finer than the con
sprvatjon ot health nothing more pa
triotic Now Is tho time for camp The
time is opportunc. the need IL urgent.
PopuarizC the camp idea and IT will so
over big with lasting enthusiasm. Not
only will II rc-creatc loyalty among your
present members. but It will speed ZIP
enrollmontS Keep IN Wow the fact that q
hoy : camp IS no longer looked upon rs u
loafcr paradise or school for rough house.
IL IL now regarded rs an educational
agency. where under the inspiration Of the
greatest of teachers, Nature, boys learn
the great lessons OF lite and ITS relation
ships.
The second concert by The orpheus
Club. OF Wilmington VIII he gwen to-
night az tho New Century Club for the
benefit of the Boy Scouts Of America
Tickets on sale hy scouts.
Jesse Il RayliS, secretary OF the g. \.
II. has asked the scouts to parade with
them on Memorial Day. DO not make
any dates for hikes that will take the scouts
away from this affair Definite plans will
he stated as soon As received from the
q. \ Il. headquarters.
nc tnnafltiill}fd tttUittH naS dNhtb
Executive Greenhawk ~ act rs Chief
Judge NJ their annual field demonstrations
10 be held the latter part ot this month
This affair Is Philadelphia biggest scout
event Of the year and viii no doubt
have lots of new material on scouting.
Reports Of third Liberty Loan will he
ready within \ few days showing the totals
od the work 81 the scouts Our report shows
. subscription Of over two hundred thou-
sand This will no doubt be increased rs
the final reports come IN. There were
more scouts working IN this drive than
In the first two and more small bonds were
sold. This shows greater participation
on the part OF the scouts and moro work
since the CITY was 50 closely cnmbed nv
the other committees Tho scout Officials
and scouts deserve lots of credit for the
way they have helped | nclc Sam in this
campaign Nothing but praise Of tho
highest kind. by every ono, can Toe heard
of their work.
The Wilmington Council has two
canoes for camp and would like 10 borrow
three or four more for the season II seven
weeks during camp II Won know Of amy
friend OF thr scents or scout who will be
willing to let his canoe go down 80 thc
camp for tins penod please notify the
executive
s Increase that membership YOU troops Of
twelve eighteen or twenty scouts Let
each boy In the troop enlist a new NOM
her Make the membership Of every
troop an even thirty-two if possible If
scouting Is good for the povs in the or
ganlzatIon then II Is good for other boys
~ well The more bows there are in scout
ing the better for Wilmington The more
bows there are in the troop which Is prop
crlv organized the better for that troop.
The scout commissioner has received a
very interesting letter from former Staff
Scribe Herman 7. Lokau, dated AT the
Front in France Lokau rs attached to
the 103d Aero Pursuit Squadron which
is the famous Lafayette Escadrilc He
saws they are all working hard to down
the Boche The commissioner APP
preciated very much the receipt of a
piece of wood from the propeller OF n
German airplanc that Lokau sent HIM
which the former scout saw shot down
near their camp. He SAYS his plane
was ripped from tail 10 motor with bull
lets from the plane which shot him
down Ilokau requests that clippings
al the scout news be sent hun, aS he l.
still much interested in the doings Of the
Wilmington Scouts. lie would like some
OF ms old friends to write him His adj
dress Is Private Herman T Lokau, 103d
Pursuit Squadron, :. c. Lafayette
Escadrille. American Expeditlonarv
Force, via New \ FORK
The scout commissioner has announced
the following changes in the battalion
..sriouru,ufs az WILMINGTON froor,s Tho