Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-07-19
TROOP EIGHT
GOES TO CAMP
Scribe Shader Tells of the EN-
periences in the New
Camp Vogelsong"

Il worked tnelr way through the under
brush to the brow of the hill anC
took peep at the place that was t
be the future Camp Vogelsong
gave one gasp for breath and looked
at each other.
i Well, at any rate. after decidins
that gasps and looks would set then
! nothing, they started to work anC
! after about three hours welding o.
sickle and rake, the place looked
very much different. From then OF
1T was small matter to get up tn,
tents, for by this time the bicycl,
patrol had arrived and everybody
was helping to put things in ship,
shape. A stove, Cor fire-place) wa.
made and a late dinner of beans wa:
served.
During the afternoon the fellow.
! arrived and got to work, and b,
early evening there were eighteen
/ scouts on deck. Late in the after
noon Scout Edwin Wallis while
tramping through the woods hap
pened to make a slight misstep. and
tell down a little embankment. Wher
he landed, he landed feet first, and
somehow got wet feet. He became
curious and after scratching around
in the leaves awhile he found what
must have been long-lost spring
Late that night the bicycle patrol
was sent to the station to meet six
of the Scouts who worked all day
Saturday. In this bunch were Ham.
ilton. Shader, Haehnlen, Unger, G
Baman, and Duncan. They were
met at the station by Spotz and
Jones. a bunch of the Scouts in
camp, with Ed. Wallis as their lead
er. wanted TO hold-up the late ar
rivals little distance from camp,
and then after getting permission
from the Scoutmaster they went to
their little cots TO await the time
and fell asleep waiting. When the
late ones arrived in camp the noise
started. Many made attempts at
singing, others talked, and the rest
raised cain in general. Finally
everybody settled down and we went
to sleep.
The next morning at six o'clock
the bugle was blown and the fellows
were lined up and armed with soap
and towels they took a run down
the road and back. We stopped at
the creek on the way back and wash
dup. Then breakfast was served
The camp was given a general clean
up, and then baseball teams were
picked. BY that time dinner was
ready. On the menu were chicken
and ice cream; and believe me. we
sure did do justice to that chicken
and ice cream.
In the afternoon, after all of the
dinner work was done. everybody
wrote a letter or a postcard home
Mr.. Jenkins caused some amuse-
ment when he acted as the censor
to the letters. Some OF the Scouts
wrote to their girl friends fn Har-
risburg. After the letters were writ
ten, We had Sunday school. The SER
vices were led by the chssiain,
Scout Duncan. The next thing on
the program was fiag-raising and
the oath of allegiance to the flag.
At this time the American and Troop
flags were unfurled to the breeze.
After these exercises. Mr.. Jenkins said
that swimming was lin order" And
then-Oh! Boy! Some Scramble!
Alter swimming was over the
Scouts loafed around camp looking
for something mischevious to do,
until supper. Well finally the word
was given that what chicken and
ice-cream had been left over would
be served to the select few" At s
O'Clock police-court was started
which lasted until o'clock. At $50
the bugle was blown, and at 9.45 the
signal was given for lights out.
We must have had a couple of
Scouts in camp who walk in their
sleep, or were anxious for some
good fresh air, for in the morning
Scout Miller was resting peacefully
about 100 yards from camp on his
cot. The funny part of it was that
il looked as though Scout Gilbert had
taken liking to Miller's place and
chased him out. for he was sleeping
in Miller's place of abode.
The bugle was sounded at 6
o'clock. and after our usual run and
wake-up breakfast was served. At
sac a. m. we started out on a mis-
sion of patriotic service. Perhaps
no Scout troop in the city has had
a chance to do what we did on Mon
day morning. We marched about a
half mile, double quick time, and
at Mr.. Vogelsong's hay field.
The hay was cut before hand. and
had 20 be raked, piled, turned,
loaded. and put into the hay NOW.
And then. armed with pitch forks
and loading forks, working like de-
mons, we started OF.
At 1880 we were back in camp,
had our dinner over, and we were
done all of our work in the hay field
During the morning we took in
nearly six tons of hay. Next was a
baseball game between the two pick
ed teams. Mr.. Jenkins pitched for
both sides. Swimming was next in
order. and although little cold it
was enjoyed by all.
As soon as il got dark we went out
for Wahl Wah! birds. After re-
curning from the hunt the majority
of the fellows were chilled from the
exposure to water and Mr.. Jnkins
made US all feel fine by serving hot
chocolate and sandwiches. The
got quiet.
During the night there must have
been some kind of a minstrel show.
for in the morning about twelve or
fourteen of the fellows were painted
black with stage paint. Somebody
must have been a detective sometime
or other, for they discernd, that al
though Spotz and Hamilton were
blackened up. instead of their face
1t was their hands that were black.
We had Aunt Jemimas'' for
breakfast that morning. Then we
had baseball until dinner time. After
baseball again held sway.
This day was the first day that the
baseball teams had a name. and we
by playing two games.
The one team called the '.Wah Wah
Birds" did the most celebrating.
cleaning up the other team called
The Albatriches'' both games.
After the game. in the afternoon.
swimming was again enjoyed, ana
two of the fellow-scouts succeeded
in swimming their fifty fards for