The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-07-27
CAMP

week two Scouts from the Waterbury Scout camp hiked to the Bridgeport camp and remained over night, re- turning the second day. Over the weekend Scoutmaster Joraleman and five of the older Bridgeport Scouts made a return visit to the Waterbury Scout camp, hiking both ways, cover ing a distance of 40 miles. One of the enjoyable things of the hike was starting the return trip at 1 a. n., which gave the hikers a very cool and pleasant time for the walk and brought them to their summer camp by sunrise.
 Last Thursday and Friday the en- | tire membership of our Scout camp | took a two-day hike to Green Pond and return.
 On these trips boys are taught to cook, properly make their beds, roll I ing and carrying of blankets, how to I back provisions and mess kits to ride best, and they receive a good idea of what will constitute minimum yet comfortable pack.
 | Thomas Fish and Clifford Appleton motored up, and spent Tuesday night in camp. Mir Fish was quite surprised to awake in the morning and find that he had slept with considerable cover l ing over him and not have been un- comfortably warm.
 The camp is very free from mos quitoes and little flies that generally prevail in the open in July. The camp ground is perfectly clean and kept sanitary which no doubt ac- counts for the absence of flies
 The following have been added to the camp this past week: Walter Thomas, Joseph Smith, Harold Roper, Charles Fasold, Bert Christensen and Maurice White, of Troop 8. Charles Bowers of Troop and Alan Albert of Troop 20. Scout Edward Holmes spent two days with his parents in the fore part of the week returning to camp last Tuesday. Walter Tyler is spending the latter part of this week with his parents. He will return to camp next Monday.
 We are very grateful to Frank Mo- Keever for two splendid watermelons which are being enjoyed at the even ing council fires and also to Thomas Fish for a matermelon. The execu- tive took one up Saturday morning, which added to the others is making quite a watermelon feat during the past week.
 Donald Fish of Troop 10, occupy ing tent No. 1 of camp had a birth day last Monday and his tentmates gave me a birthday blowout. They had a cake with l 5 candles on it with all the. fixings and it is surprising where the boys accumulated all the eats that went to make up the menu.
 Many visitors are in camp over week-ends and parents are always welcome on Saturdays and Sundays
 The camp letter "M' was presented to Louis Schenider, Russell Chase and David Lunquist last week and the second camp honor which is the mon- ogram "C. M.'' has been won by Wal ter Tyler only thsu far. These letters } are earned by points of merit fol Scout activities, general camp com ) mittee work, progress in nature study } etc; 100 points secures an 'M'' and : 200 additional merit points secures 2 "C. M.' with other honors still ahead of them to be secured.
 Tents are inspected each day anG
 the tent securing the decision of ths camp director has the right to hang ], sign on his totem pole bearing the in scription Prize Tent"
 ? One of these poles is set before eact tent and on 1t is tackled a white disl
 for each time the tent has won thu
 Prize Tent
 All Scouts who have orders il n headquarters for navy blue necker | chiefs will please call at the off1c, = and have their money refunded a
 war conditions make 1t impossible t s secure these at this time. r Troop IS will not meet for a fev f meetings during the- hot spell. I Mir, Maitland has also decided no to hold any more Thursday nigh B meetings until sometime next month g Arthur Warner Of Troop 12 wa a presented with the complete outf } won in the W, s. s. sales at their las r meeting, The Post gave this outfi and it was presented by the editor
 c. P. Beers,
 We hope that the troops which ar
 in arrears with their yearly registra
 ton will not let the duii month caus l. them to be dropped from the ro1 L- especially where the registration i already iH the hands of the scribe
 Troops 5 and should have thei . registration in this office immedi a ate1y,
 n Last night occurred the eHjeyab1
 meeting of Troops 10 and 34. Thi
 was large affair as it marked tn q presentation of the first "Aee Medal won by 8 Scout of the local sceu ! l If t11n Of T9T z
 This medal was presented to tn
 winner, Edward BafFatt, and he ais u has the high honor of having earne, an addition to the medal which is il palm. This palm was presented a
 the same time. IL is a little palm lea
 about l F inches long and it is mad ,. te af74 ta the ribbon supporting th y medal itself.
 ,s Freep 6, william Fiitaa, s. If.