Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-08-08
CAMP SAMOSET
A BIG SUCCESS
Troopers of No. 8 Have Big
Time For Two
Weeks

Twenty-seven members of Troop
of Christ Lutheran church have
returned home again, after having
spent the last two weeks at Camp
Samoset, which was located seven
miles northeast of Duncannor,
along Sherman's Creek. This two
weeks outing was the most success
full and enjoyable ever attended by
the scouts of Troop 8. The visitors
at our camp assured us that we
could not have selected a prettier
spot.
The camp was in charge of Scout
master j. p. jenkins, assistants, S.
Masters, Koehler and Keller. The
following scouts were enrolled:
Burchtield, Brookes, D. Bowman, G.
Bowman, Brandt Fry, Feagley,
Duncan, Gates, Gilbert Hopkins,
Lehmer, Newman, Ossman, Strick-
ler, Shoop, Slothower. Under, Ed.
Wallis, Z. Wallis. F. Wallis Walters,
Wartield and Tasker.
There were over so visitors in at
tendance. We were nonored by the
presence of Scout Commissioned
German and our own deputy scout
commissioner, r. F. Lyons, and Mr..
Heffelfinger and Frank Wallis of our
troop committee.
Did we have good time? IMAM
imously, Yes" Did we have any
accidents? No"
One of the features enjoyed at
camp was the hunt for WA! Wa"
birds, baseball games (Blues VS. the
Gold. The big game of ball was
played Thursday afternoon, the
winners to receive a large cake Of
fered by Scout Commissioner Ger
man. The Blues won the game and
thoroughly enjoyed the cake.
On Saturday we took a fourteen
mile hike to New Bloomfield and
showed the home-folk up there
what scouts could do, signalling.
drilling and first aid demonstra-
tions. After defeating the New
Bloomfield Academy's baseball
team, we returned to camp.
Among the other outstanding fea-
lures of our camp was the usual
morning dip, the flag raising and
one hour drill; then breakfast.
After breakfast scoutcraft. Eleven
O'Clock swimming for the would pe
swimmers; 1890 dinner; l o'clock a
ball game; $50 swim for the reg
ular guys"
Troop again had the pleasure
OF doing good turn at camp. We
helped rake and fill the hay wagon
and the haymow with five tons OF
hay for Mr.. Shearer, who owns the
ground we were camping on, and ~
our surprise Mr.. Shearer invited US
70 MS home for good old
fashioned country supper. We all
wlSned there was more hay in the
held for the next day.
Lots of the scouts took tests and
are on the road now to be First
CLASS scouts. If fishing had been a
test, Assistant Scoutmaster Koehler
would have passed this one, for he
sure did catch some nice bass.
VINO went for the most water and
VINO sawed the most wood? Looks
as though Scout Feagley wins out
IN this contest. Who went for the
most water? Scout Frank Wallis,
VINO ate the most? Well all the
!elioWs sure took part in this and
the winner was hard to pick. The
hlsnest number of Wa! Wal" birds
captured goes to Christy Brandt, he
having received two large buckets
or water as a reward, and it was
agreed upon that he was thoroughly
drenched. -'
we feel as though we were en-
rlched physically. mentally and
morally by attending this camp. and
SO at our meeting Monday we had
song and prayer services, rendering
thanks unto the Great Scout Master
for his great, kind blessing that he
bestowed upon us.
We are already talking about our
fall program and we can assure the
rest of the troops of the city that
any evening you drop in we will
show you a Live Wire Troop" and
a good time. The third week in
September will be our "eye opener"
for the fall activities. A musical
program and a prominent speaker.
as we'll as other things are on the
program.
No doubt it will be interesting to
our many friends, that two more
OF our scouts have received their
Ace Medals; namely Patrol Leader
Brandt and Scout Ben Tasker. Dick
Harr also received another palm
Pretty soon Dick will be covered