The Penn's Grove record., 1919-07-25
As He Goes Hiking On

Inc boy OcOuIS OF Troop NO. Z,
Penns Grove, left the Scoutmaster's
home at 7.30 A. M. Saturday for a two
day camping trip near P~ennsville.
We arrived at the camping site at
8.15 A. NJ. After the tents were
pitched some of the boys were detailed
to clean up the camp ground, carry
drinking water and cooking water and
gather wood for the fire.
After the camp was made ready the
boys went in swimming.
The Scoutmaster and his assistant
built the camp fire and prepared mess
for the boys. The bugler gave mess
call at IL noon.
The afternoon was spent in SWIM
ming, gathering wood, carrying water
and resting. The boys were given a
two-and-a-half-hours leave from camp
to hike into Pennsville. They were in
charge of Patrol Leader Compton and
Scout Frank Ford.
There were several visitors in camp
during the day, among them were
Executive and Mrs. Morgan Wood and
Bedford Wood, of the U. S. S. A. T. c.,
stationed at Camp Dix and his friend.
Boys were detailed to do guard duty
around camp at night. They were di-
vided into two-hour shifts with two
boys each shift.
Taps were sounded at 9.15 P. M.
At 600 A. NJ. Sunday reville was
sounded and the boys all turned in.
They needed no second call.
The Scoutmaster started to repair
mess when it started to pour rain.
He had to quit until it stopped before
he could finish.
The boys then cleaned camp and
gathered material for noon mess, then
went in swimming.
At HOO A. NJ. Scoutmaster Kear-
ney, of Troop AZ, of Philadelphia, Wis
tied the camp. About noon Mr.. and
Mrs. Edw. Wallace visited the camp
to see their two boys.
In the afternoon some of the boys
were sitting on the bench watching a
boat that was lying off the camp and
some of the boys were signaling to
one another when they saw some one
on the boat wave to them that they
wanted to send US a message. They
wanted to know who we were and
where from. One of the boys signaled
back telling them who we were. The
boat then signaled back that they were
Sea Scouts aboard the Scout Ship
Emily and that they would pay US a
visit. The second mate, Robert Smith,
and Deputy Scout Commissioner j.
Mills, of Philadelphia, came into camp
for a little while. Later Sea Scout
Captain w. B. Smith came ashore and
invited the troop aboard the ship. Of
course we all heartily accepted the in
vitation and at 7.30 the Captain sent
the yawl in for US. AS Don as we
got aboard we were introduced to En-
sign J. NJ. Wood.
Captain Smith and Ensign Wood
showed us all over the ship and ex-
planned everything to US.
The name of the boat is the Emily,
and she was owned by Mr.. Gratz, of
Philadelphia, before the Scouts bought
her. Mr.. Gratz used the boat as a
pleasure boat.
The Emily is a good a~ble-bodied
ship, has sailed many trips up n
down the coast from Nova Scotia to
the Bahama Islands. The ship was
made about $50 miles so far this year.
In a few days she is to sail to Cape
Nav. and in a week or so she IS to
sail to Atlantic City.
The ships base is at the Riverside
Yacht Club, Essington, Pa. That is
also the training station for Sea
Scouts.
The Sea Scout ship is to make a call
at this port town some time IN the
near future. Every Boy Scout should
try and visit the ship.
To become a Sea Scout a boy must
be a first class Scout, fourteen years
old, have parents consent and be able
to swim fifty yards with his clothes
on.
We all enjoyed the trip to the ship
very much and thank Captain Smith
fer inviting us aboard.
We must also thank Mr.. Joel Jen-
kins, of Pennsville, for his kindness to
us for letting the camp on his beach.
Mr.. Jenkins is a very fine man and was
very kind to US. We are hoping that
Mr.. jenkins will let us come and camp
on his property some time soon again.
A word must also be spoken OF the
troop chef. He surely is one fine chef,
Fed the boys all they could eat and
for the small sum of 10 cents per
meal
1t cost each boy S1.14 for six meals
and his auto fare there and back was
so cents, making a total of sl.64 Tor
the trip. ;,
We all had a delightful time and all
want to go again We are glad
to a that we had no accidents of any
kind in camp, thanks to the leaders.
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