Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-29
WITH THE BOY
SCOUT OUTFIT
Boys Go On Trip Up Connecti-
cut River---Other Troop
News

Scout Norman Olsen and Assistant
'Scoutmaster Roberts started on a
cruise yesterday up the Connecticut
river and Long Island sound on the
schooner Curlew. They both spent the
first two weeks of July on Seascout
island, which is called the Good Ship
Sea Gull the island being run the
same as a ship. There was a cabin
on this island and the scouts slept in
hammocks.
This camp was under the direction
of Chief Seascout James A.. Wilder,
and regulation la equipment was
used. The two weeks were given to
training in se~ascouting and hard, work
SO as to the boys for the
cruise which was to follow. There.
were thirty-four boys at this lamp.
They came from all over the country,
but New Jersey had the largest rep
resentation.
At $3.50 revie1le was sounded and
every one got up to scrub decks. At
GAS the hammocks were dashed and
slowed; GAS to 1880 sailors pleasure,
such as washing clothes or going In
swimming, etc. At. 1880 tables were
geared or got down and at 7:45 stand
by for mess. Dishes were washed at
S:t5; $3.50 police decks OF clean up;
8:45 each go to their billets; 8, in
struction and drill period; 10, boat
drill; II, swim; 11:45, out of water;
IL, mess. gear: 1915, stand by for
mess.
The afternoon began with washing
dishes at 12:45, afternoon siesta at l,
instruction and drill period at 2. work
al bilIets at 3, instruction and drill
period at A, swim at s, get out of the
water at 5:45, mess gear at 8, stand
by for mess at 6:15, wash dishes at
GAS, retire at Q p. m.
Nearly every night a sea yarn
would be told by Admiral Wilder, as
he was called In the camp. Once the
scouts went over to Camp Spencer,
run for the Manhattan Chinese scouts,
and saw a play given by the Chinese
bows. Every Sunday they went over
to the pavilion and had services.
When the two weeks were ended
the scouts hiked from near Tuxedo
where they were staying TO scar
Mountain. They started at A o'clock
In the afternoon and arrived at the
mountain In time for mess. That
night they slept under tents and en-
parked the next morning in two thir-
ty-two foot sailing launches. They
We're supposed to sail on the schooner
Curlew but because OF some repairs,
1t could not be used. Sailing down
the Hudson they spent the first night
at Yonkers and stayed there the next
day because of rain. As the a
continued they crossed to Huyler's
Landing on the Jersey shore and
stayed there for three days during
continued wet weather. Then they
sailed down the Harlem river through
Hell Gate and stopped at Larchmont.
They stayed at Larchmont over last
Saturday and Sunday.
During this time Scout Olsen came
home. Assistant Scoutmaster Roberts
did not cruise down the Hudson with
the party. IS he had returned home
at the end of two weeks and had gone
to Eagles Mere, Pa. Roberts got
back from Eagles Mere Saturday and
was able to accompany o Olsen.
back for the cruise on the Curlew dur
ing August. At the end of the
months cruise, the schooner will
come nto Raritan Bay, where 1t will
be tied up for the winter.
seascputing is a new phase of the
Boy Scout program and takes in boys
above the age of fifteen who have be-
rome first class scouts. A ship will be
organized in Perth Amboy In the
barIy fall, and it will be possible for
The local scouts to take advantage OF
The proximity of the schooner Curiew.