Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-08-23
TROOP TWENTY IS
BACK FROM CAMP
Husky, Sunburned Lads En-
joyed Every Minute of
Life in the Open

1t was a husky, sunburned bunch
of twenty-seven Scouts from Troop
20, of Fifth Street Methodist Church.
that rode into town on big truck
last Tuesday, from the Scout camp
along the Conodoguinet. Scout
moster Swope and Assistant Scout
master Weaver, tired. but thorough
ly satisfied with their experience, ac-
compf<ied the boys.
Troop 20 went to camp on the
10th, and Immediately things began
to happen. A camp schedule was
posted and adhered to throughout
the entire stay. The schedule fol-
lows:
5.45 First call.
sos Assembly and to the coSors.
6.15 Setting-up exercises and dip.
700 Mess call.
500 Inspection of camp.
800 Mornins program of the lay.
1900 Mess call.
100 Attention to orders and after
noon program of the day.
5.45 Retreat (parade) and to the
colors.
900 Mess call.
7.30 Campfire.
S.45 First call.
500 Taps.
Troop 20 ran into the only bad
spell of weather that the Scouts
incurred this summer. The entire
first week it rained. and rained hard
every day. On the seventh day one
of the Scouts. while in swimming
found a cows skull floating down
stream. He secured it and brought
it into camp. Immediately a big
pow-wow was held, and it was de-
cided to bury the bad weather. So a
procession was formed with grave
digger at the head, and with lnuf-
fed drums and tom-toms beating
the Scouts buried the bad weather
In little while the sun looked
through the clouds and for the rest
of their stay the weather was pro-
pitious. Scoutmaster Swope is sure
that the finding of horseshoe, and
the mailing of it to the camp bulletin
board also helped.
The troop had one other expert
ence of bad luck. The first cook en-
gagged failed to materialize, and
Scoutmaster Swope had to act as
chef. None of the boys Jared badly
though at least so the Scouts say
A good cook was secured for the
next week and the boys lived up to
their regulations.
One long hike was indulged in
to the top of the tower at Sterret''
Gap. 1t was good siXteen-mile
not forget for a long time.
At least twelve boys perfected
! themselves in swimming to what j!
| the equivalent of the first class ex
! animation, and about five boys VIII
! had not learned before, mastered tn,
| art while in camp. Almost every da,
! there was some drilling in trackin.
| and Scout pace; and many of thu
boyc showed their ability to built
a fire in the open using not NOR,
| than two matches.
Thursday was visitors day ant
| they came with a vengeance. A tota
of eight auto loads visited the camp
y, and of course none of the fond par
ents came without bringing some
! thing good TO eat. The boys com
itor's day in their whole campini
period.
! Among other activities, the trool
| built a good wharf at the swimmini
hole, and also cleared up the brusl
from the entire pasture.
A great pow-wow was planned@o
the last night in camp. 1t starte'
with a huge campfire, the telling o
stories, and finally an Indian wa
dance to the tune of q tom-ton
orchestra. Before bed time Assist
ant Scoutmaster Weaver served lem
onade and sandwiches.
Every boy vowed that he was no
going to sleep that last night, bu
the scoutmaster had difficulty II
| finding one awake an hour after tap
had sounded.
The entire troop voted the camp
! perfect success, and all wish thei
stay had been longer.