Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-02
Troop Is Home From Camp
After Ten Days of Fun
Along the Conodoguinet

quarters at the Sixth Street United
/ Brethren Church on Tuesday, July
/ 18th for ten-day camping trip at the
official Scout site along the Conodo-
| 'guinet creek about five miles from Me-
chanicsburg. Troop 10 was the first
troop to use the new camp site, with
a camp of Is boys under the leader
| ship of Assistant Scoutmaster Nor
! man c. Boone, who was in charge of
the camp. The following boys were
at camp: Arthur Daugherty, Law
renee Evans. George Dettling. Russell
Barnhart, Harold Horst. Charles
Chubb, Paul Chubb. Charles Flasher.
, Charles Freeburn. William Grafis,
Barton Stewart, Harold smedley. Roy
Shenk, Scoutmaster Howard Miller,
! ana Norman c. Boone. assistant scout
master.
Tuesday morning. July 18th. at 6
o'clock the troop left with their
trek cart loaded with provisions and
personal equipment. The camp was
reached at 1915 with a Commute rest
in Hogestown. The distance the boys
/ mixed pulling their cart was IS miles.
After reaching camp We took rest
and then ate our dinner. After we
were through we all piled in and
put up the mess tent and other equip
ment, such as cooking pots. and
pans, etc, ready for use Patrol
/ Leader Charles Freeburn, Harold
Smedley. and Assistant Scoutmaster
I Boone went to work and prepared
supper which was served and at 6
G ~ nl - L - II
washed. At $50 we all went to work
and put up the sleeping tents ready
| for the hour to go to bed. We were
/ through putting up the tents at 7.45
o'clock supper was all over and dishes
went in swimming under the watch
ful eye of swimming instructor, Nor
man Boone. At o'clock taps were
sounded by Patrol Leader Lawrence
Evans, which meant that every boy
was to hitshis good old cot and every
body did for they We're waiting for
the time to go to bed to come.
Wednesday morning reveille was
! sounded at o'clock. and at mess
was sounded which every boy re-
| sponded to with hearty cheer. From
S to drill took place. Our mail
man Charles Freeburn went for mail
at 9.15 when he returned TO camp he
was attracted by the entire troop
who expected to hear from home. and
were all disappointed but two Scouts.
| At II o'clock the boys were allowed
to go in swimming for three quarters
! of an hour when they were closely
watched. Swimming races were a
! feature OF the camp. Mess again was
/ sounded at IL o'clock and at a
I ball game took place, and other
/ athletic events The boys were again
allowed a swim from to 5. At s
| o'clock mess was again sounded.
Two boys were appointed to wash the
dishes each day by Norman Boone.
At sunrise and sunset the bugle
was blown, and the troop was
| brought to attention and saluted as
| the flag was raised and lowered The
( boys time was their own from re-
| treat until taps were sounded at $50.
| The routine for the day the boys
| were in camp was the same as
| above.
| First aid had to be applied to a
/ number Of boys at camp who were
| hurt or sick. The first aid was in
| charge of Norman Boone. who has
| charge of first aid in the troop No
| severe accidents occurred at camp.
7 On Saturday the troop was compel
/ led TO go to Hogestown for supplies
! On our way to camp we met with a
/ misfortune by breaking the tongue OF
| the trek cart, the only one in Har-
| risburg and vicinity. The cart has
come in handy to the troop. On the
J 4th of July il was used to supply
| the different water stations along the
| route of the parade with ice. etc.
| A new tongue had 10. be replaced in
e order to reach camp with the sup
/ plies.
The new camp site is an ideal
| place. good spring water. fine fish,
| ing and good swimming, with a fif-
| teen acre meadow with a baseball
| dismond on, etc. The boys have
/ caught a number of large fish. George
| Dettling was our main fisherman. He
fished whenever he had nothing else
to do. The camp was a success even
though IT was our first year.
A meeting will be held at the Scout
headquarters of Troop Is at 7.15 Fri
dav night. All members are requested
TO be present as important business is
to be discussed.
Camp was broken up on Thursday
when the boys were anxious to start
for home. We left camp at 8 o'clock
and were in Harrisburg at IL. The
bows were pretty tired and all good
and hungry after a hike like that
Roy shenk. our scoutmaster was
I called to colors to fight for his coun-
try That making two out of our
troop to go, the other being Mr.. Lebo,
+, assistant scoutBaster.
ARTHUR DAUGHERTY,
Scout Scribe.
CHARLES FREEBURN,