The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-11
BOY SCOUTS HAVING WONDERFUL
VACATION ENCAMPED On HAPPY"
FARM Up BIC WHEELING CREEK
GEORGE z. HOUSE TICKLES THE
LITTLE FELLOWS WHEN HE
BUNKS WITH THEM
ALL KINDS OF EATS POURING IN
FROM GENEROUS FRIENDS,
BUT THEY WANT MORE
YOUNGSTERS WANT MORE SCOUTS
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF SUM-
MER ON THE CREEK.

Twcnty-cisht young American hearts
{ are happy AT Boy Scout camp. up Big
/ Wheeling Creek. Tho weather is no'
: Worrying them n tiny hit. and the farm
| on which thor tents are pitched is surely
| appropriately named Tho Happy Farm.
! Day in and day out until next S"pt"m-
| her these little follows Will continue
. their daily round Of camp life. training
: in scoutdom. qualification examinations
hikes. swim ming, signal practice. cdu-
! cational and religious work. They nave
, everything they need except moro pals
! in camr. Every 10y Scout in good stand.
{ ing is eligible To tn" camp, and III" h"ys
, now up the creek want their comrades
: TO join them.
/ "Wc'rc having too much fun to worry
about storms" pIped on" little fellow
: when asked whether his tent leaked.
. our tent w1* tho dr?cs: in tn" bunch.
I Then cnsucd an argument in which IS
boys trIri to toll ~ IS different ways
! IS different Stc rios. DEVELOPED i'll ~ boy
: ish minds Just how IN" storm acted and
! Of course not one "C them displayed
cowa rdirr during tho lightning and than
/ der storms even II mother wasn't there
! To pull down tho blinds or hide little
! wall" under her apron 8" IN" lightning
| couldn't get him. These fellows ar" SOL
diors. and they are afraid Of nothing.
! They are not permitted 10 have firearms
| hut yesterday. when Bert Phillips paid
! the hcys VISIT they insisted on finding
ont how Bcrt's big Colt automatic brings
houtlcrEcrS tn Il stop. so Ecrt made the
! creek valley echo five shots, and each
| Of them sounded like French IS NOW
| ing down Germans The boys were
! tiCklcd almost out of their tanned hides
Thursday morning. for the Arst time,
! the boys missed their daily dip in the
crock. Tho water was very muddy. and
| Allan CXIpD Adams was tn" only on"
/ in camp who hravcd the mud. No. Zip"
| isn't Il BOY Scout. He was once a SOL
! dicr and never got enough of cT1'~ life.
| so h" decided 10 live with ne ccoutS
! this summer. He motors TO town each
morning and in the evening takes out
: supplies for the youngsters. The Only
| thing about camp that gets "Zip's" goat
! is that carly morning buglc. He cussed
it for NOR" than a year when it made him
, get up. and no amount of CoaXing on his
part will Convn"" tn" Scout buGlcr that
: "w| ought lo sleep one hour more.
Regulations arc regulations. even in the
Boy Scout army. and they apply To big
and lIttlr. and Zip" is pretty big.
Tho Big Boss" Camps.
The boys enjoyed applying III" rigid
camp rules to another big f"llOw-tne
biggest man in Wheeling. so far Is the
Scouts are concerned. \ few nights ago
George j.. House. head Of III" Scout or
Eani:atiun ir Wheeling, visited camp
and took with him an auto load Of
ma rshmnlluws. and he and the boys sat
Down on tho creek bank around a big fire
and toasted 'rm Then they all won't To
bed and Mr., House "bunk"d" with the
Scouts OF on" of their extra cots. The
n"Xt morning he ate "noppi"*." and eggs,
and cereal and cream, and cocoa with
. them. and helped Ia do away with jelly
and bread AN everything" Then he
liked I all So that tho big man who is
50 ""r$hlIrcd by tho Scouts stayed all
day and ate string beans and ham.
mashed potatoes, biscuits and all the
other good cats right at tho Scout mess
shack. cut Of II regulation army mess
XII. And Mr.. House washed his mess
kit. too. Tho only thing nc did to the
boys that they considered mean was to
lrav.' camp and so tn town.
! Mr.. House is one of many who arc try
ing In make tho boys stay At camp en-
ioyahlc A. w. PAUL presented them
with ~ army mess kits So Mr.. PAUL
stands very high with the Scouts. Then
came parents of Scout Alton Hun. and
with them came an auto load Of water
melons Ard what IS Scouts can do TO
watermelon is a sad. sad story. too sad
tu relate" Next cam" the War Camp
community Service. with two big boxes
of cakes. and an lntclliEcnCCr reporter.
with Il box of chewing gum and some
candy. Maybe those boys didn't have
IN" big tim" last night 4hese are the
donations to date. but there arc no state,
national or Wheeling Creek laws pro-
hihItInE any WhccinEite from coming
across with anything in the eating line.
1t must not b" taken from tho list Of
donations that the boys arc being under
fed. G""rI" Hull. n cook second to none.
Is chef nj IN" Scout camp. and when the
boys were asked whether they enjoyed
Georges cats they shouted as one
Scout: We'll tell the world" Being
ln"atcd on the edge OF I very big farm.
tho camp secures fresh supplies daily OF
farm and dairy products. Groceries and
bread are brought from the city.
Rulcs of the camp prohibit Scouts from
having eats" in their tents for private