The Birmingham age-herald., 1919-04-20
NEWS OF THE BOY SCOUTS

It was noteworthy that the lroors having farthest to go, those from the Ensley district, were all there. with high per cent of attendance. Troop 1S, from Minor schaal, had l7 of their 20 out, and others did almost equally as well. We speak of this to make no invidiousi comparison' but only to show the fallacy of the com plaint of some that the camp is too Tar from the center of the city.
 The scene on the pine ridge where the boys under direction of their vigiian1 scoutmasters, were working, seemed ons of war activity in getting out timber for ships, some felling the trees, others peeIing off the bark, still others busy with block and tackle hauling them to the road
 camp Andrews is one of the most ideal locations for a camp, being on ridge, from which one eau see for miles the wooded hills with their wonderful differ ing shades of green. Scout Executive
 Wester, with Mrs. WesteE, and theH four children, are already settled there Tor the summer. He is working almost night and day getting ready for the summer
 camp, and with the able assiftance of the
 executive board, actively represented last
 week by MT. Dimmick and MT. Land
 grebe, all plans are moving smoothly
 ahead The latter brought put his chiet engineer Mir. J. c. Welsh, who. with his able assistants, plated the ridge for the troop log cabins. There are only linn tied number of the choicer ridge top lots and they are being rapidly taken up. But in order to hold selections made, improve ments must be made promptly.
 The wearied soul, seeking 1repose and a quiet place to rest Friday night, made the mistake of his life if he came to Camp Andrews It was the boys first ouths l for the spring, and they made the most l of it. Scout Executive WestHr says thet U were only 126 there, but either ms count | was wrong or the ratio of the average | hov's capacitv to make noise, comparec | with his size and lung bowler has peer | oreatly under estimated. But by Satur- day night their exuberance was greati3 | modified, and most of the scouts LOON the hay that night straight through ul' r,orninr Before turning in, however 1 they pul1ed off some stunts' Tn the way | of wrestling and body tug of war tna'
 were much enjoyed by the visitors Ihe | body tug of war is new stunt iltio o | duced bv Mir. Cleveland, Assistant scout | Master of Troop IS. Instead Of rope inc leaders grasp each other around the | waist and their followers grip around the | hodv of the one in front, and. at the word all null and hang on eff they can). The | sides were pretty evenly matdhed' heaueo hv Cleveland and Glenn Miller MT. 1 Iandgrebe couldn't keep out and wen.
 in to help his stalwart surveyor ana Scoutmaster Bowman went t'o the rescue
 of his imperiled side, and contest was on worthy of the pen of waiter sco'' or Thomas Hughes. But aEs! Neither
 was there, and so it must remain ui'-
 told. rr | And then came the anti-climax. me visiting champions and friends were sen. 1 away to a bed with sheets ana pi..oW l cases That in scout canltI: Oh' ]" . D, Wester it was mighty kind Of you to llA
 them up so nice and to give them tru
 delicious and dainty supper put 'iia,
 o+ oan,nirp out It's "ponnpering the 1 flesh too much. We will let you OH l~nis ~ time but please do not do so' any ihoIe
 Let them rough it with the ooys' se' down in the straw, take turn on iiiotne. . | earth, cook their own grub, ana SD SD | the real fun of camping out
 Troop 20, with the efficient aid or thelr
 troop committee, made a score Of 7s loss' cut. peeled, and hauled to the road la'
 ahead of all the others. But all did well, and with the same energy continued WEI | make the camp a model one
 By sCOUTMASTER c. P. BOWMAN