Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-21
bD ! SCOUTS
To EHCAMP
IN 81 7 !
PA R \
Mayer and CounciImen To
Welcome Lads From All
Over the Valley to Hospit-
alities of El CentrO.

The second Boy Scout cncampment,
under the direction Of the Imperial
County Y. N. c. A, Will be held at Ell
Centre, Friday afternoon and S2tur-
day. The e Centre city council has
rendered the use Of the east end Of
the city park between Fifth and SiXtE
streets.
The various troops Will register
with the clerk at headquarters upon
arrival from their different towns and
viii be assigned to their respective
places in the camp grounds. The boys
will bring with them their camp out
fits and sufficient food for supper and
breakfast. Each boy has been re
Quested to bring pancake flour 50 that
he may enter the pancake contest,
when all viii be required to present at
least ore pancake to the judges.
After the boys have arranged their
camp, tie evening inspection and low
er;ng of the flag will take place. After
each pair of fellows have cooked their
supper, there will be rambler Of mass
games, including the capture OF the
flag in which the whole camp will par
ticipate. There will be report at the
camp fire program from the honor
scouts who made an educational trip
TO San Diego and the Laguna Noun
tains, last Friday and Saturday. The
camp fire program, to which the gen
eral pcblic is invited, will begin at
1880 O'Clock
Mayor Sones Of El Centre will wei
come the Scouts to the city, and one
Of the first class Scouts will respond
to the welcome. Immediately or as
signment, two delegates will be chos
en- from each troop who VIII represent
them in the two respective political
conventions Of the enCampment, and
they viii Immediately go into session
and each convention will choose their
candidate for mayor, city clerk and
chief Of police Between that and the
camp fire program, each of these con-
VentiOns Will adjourn and the support
ers of the different candidates will
rustic among the Scouts Of the entire
camp to secure support for their indi-
Vidual candidates, who will be elected
at the camp fire. Political speeches
will be made Immediately preceding
blIS CitN lipii anu LCI lilt iSouIt VI IiiN
election is known, one of the prOmln-
eAt citizens of FL Centre will admin
ister the oath of office to the newly
elected officers. and they viii imme-
d'ately take charge of the scout city.
Tehre will be all kinGs Of stunts, songs
and yells and other things OF interest
during the remainder cf the camp fire
period.
At 900, after the visitors have re-
tired from the camp, the boys will
have their evening deVotions, The chief
of police will then announce the names
of the boys who are to do patrol duty
during the night, and at 9:3O taps will
be sounded.
At 600 A. M. morning set-up cXer-
cises will be given, there Will be troop
| Bible study, cOlors will be raised and
the Scouts will cook their breakfasts.
At 800 the morning inspection and
review will be held and all boys who
have violated any of the camp rules
during the night, will be given "Old
Glory" The honor Scouts from the
different troops will be oanounced and
some badges will be presented at that
time. The forenoon will be taken up
with competitive baseball games be-
tween the different troops, and target
practice, and other Scout contests. At
II noon, the mothers of the FL Centro
| Scouts will serve the dinner, which
they, and the Chamber of Commerce
of Ell Centre will provide. At 100 the
boys viii parade through the down
town section during which several
Characteristic Scout stunts will be
given on the streets. The rest of the
afternoon will be filled with all kinds
of athletic contests in which the en-.
tire camp will participate. At 400 the
flag viii be lowered and the boys vii
start fer home.