The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1919-09-06
BAY BOY SCOUTS
ENJOY THREE DAYS
At SHELL BEACH

! Bay St. Louis Boy Scouts return
| ed home Saturday evening from ;
most enjoyable three-day campinl
trip to Shell Beach. Mayor r. W
Webb, ever a friend of the boyh, ant
to whom credit is due for the organ
ization of the Bay Boy Scouts. plan
ned the trip, and how well it wa:
carried out, is best told by the scou'
scribes, who have written the follow
ing chronicle for The Echo:
The camping party was composed
of r. w. Webb, scout president anc
acting scout master; Wallace Chap
man, Eugene Ansley, Anthony Scafl-
d;, Ludger Mauffray, Alden Mauff
ray, Roy Pollard, Burt Sigerson, Ru-
fus Whitfield, Amy Sastelin, Seweil
Firsching, John Mcdonald, Raymond
Stubs, Leon Capdepon.
THURSDAY, AUGUST %.
The boy scouts assembled at lC
o'clock A. II. at the Peerless Oyste1
Company's wharf and went aboard
the schooner Auqua Pura, with Capt.
johnson at the wheel. We had very
light breeze, but with the assistance
of Messrs. Fred Bernos and Charles
Toca with their skiff and evenruda
hitched in front, we were toWed to
our point of destination, where we
landed at 1890 P. NJ.
All camp outfit was unloaded III
s!cfs and put safely on shore The
boys thought it time for lunch and
we were served a cold lunch, consist
ing sweet pickle, ham sandwiches,
with as many trimmings. After lunch
grounds were cleaned and cleared
Of weeds and rubbish and tents pus
ur in regulation style. Mr.. Webb
started cooking dinner in regular camp
style on charcoal furnace.
We had guessing contest as to
the cost Of the veal daub. SeWeil
Firsching won, guessing the exaci
amount Of costS3.50 With this dsuh
spaghetti was cooked and we hao
dinner at IL o'clh. The boys clean
ed up" dish pan Of spaghetti and
the meat. We had big camp fire
and kept it going all night. Taps
were sounded at 10 o'clock; all went
TO bed tired We stood regular
guard Of two hours. First two guards
went on at 10, off at 12 Next IL to
2; next, to 4 (; next, to 6.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 20.
Some of the boys were up at q
o'clock, ready for fishing. Ludgez
Bfauffrav, Te4fs4- l.ffe ED orzsld and E'1:
gene Ansley caught half Of bushel
baskets Of bull croakers in couple OF
hours. Reveille was sounded at G
o'clock. All up and flag raised at 81
rise. Breakfast at 7:30 o'clock anc
consisted of bacon, fried fish, big
hominy, bread and butter and coffee
Inspection of tents at o'ciock
All found clean and neat. At IL
o'clock bathing. After salt water bath
all bows took fresh water shower
at the artesian well in rear OF camp,
At 1890 P. M. dinner, consisting
OF bounder courtboullian and frle't
croakers, coffee, bread and butter
Three BOYS served on k. p. duty each
meal. After dinner the boys went
TO the woods notwithstanding was
very successful, bringing back SACKS
full of fruit. At $3.50 bathing anG
shower" bath. All of the boys made
the swimming test of SO yards. We
had q swimming drill in water. At .
o'clock. consisting of boiled shrimp
and crabs, bread and butter. Nj,
Firsching sent US over a box oil
shrimp all ready picked, ready to boil
and eat. The boys voted Mr.. Flrsch-
ing a rousing thanks for same. Sun
set and the boys fell in for retreat,
that was sounded by our famous bu-
gler, Bert Sigerson, and flag hauled
down. Taps at 10 o'clock and regu-
lar guard sentry followed. At A
NJ. there was a commotlon IN camp.
ANY Castelin was on guard. we
came running in Mr.. Webb's tent.
He was sleeping soundly and we
stumbled over him. He jumped up,
looking for bear or some wild animal
and asked the trusty guard the troue-
le. He replied: 'Mr. Webb, l see a
COW coming IN to camp.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 20.
Revieile at 6 P. M. Breakfast at
7.30 o'clock. Grits, bacon, fish
bread and butter and coffee. At $50
bathing and shower bath. At .
o'clock inspection of tents. At 9:3o
hike to the woods and more musca-
dimes. Dinner at II O'Clock, con-
sisting of JambaIaya mace OF pscoia' ,
onions, tomatoes, shrimp and beer,
with coffee, bread and butter. II :3O
at the sound of bugle all tents fell
at one time and by 1870 O'Clock al
hacked and on board of boats on our
way home, with Captain Randolph
Firsching at the wheel of the Aqua
Pura. We arrived safely at the Peer,
less wharf at $50 unloaded and
reached home just before the haro
rain. NJ
Bay st. Louis Scouts, Troop MOI
wish TO thank Mr.. George Y: Flrsch,
inc for his kindness in sending ano
bringing US back from camp, aise
Captain johnson and Captain Ran
delph Firsching for their services n
handling the boat. We felt perfectiy
safe in the hands of these etficlen'
sailors. We had a great time. oul
only regret was we could not stay
longer. Our cook and scout master
Mr. Webb. was compelled to get back
| on his job.
Our orders were: No bad Ian
guage or smoking cigarettes. Eaef
bows was put on his honor. Not
bad word was heard or cigarette
smoked.
| The cost of our trip was S29.8l
Pro rated it cost each scout only
S1,86 sic each.
EUGENE ANSLEY,
TONY ScAFIDE,