The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-08-29
BOY SCOUTS CAMP

Inc second camping Trip Oh the
-Ocala branch, Boy Scouth of America,
officially ended at $50 Saturday aft
ernoon, after a full week of fun and
merry making.
Monday morning at $50 the boys
began to gather at the scout head
quarters and although the truck was
not due until eight o'clock, the scouts
were present and ready to go by 1886.
After a half-hour that seemed like
a week the start was made, and every
one on the route out of town was
well aware of the fact that the Boy
Scouts were on their way.
AS there would be no time to pre-
pare dinner after arriving at the lake,
the boys were both happy and surpris-
ed, to find that Mrs. Jennie Cassil,
mother of the scoutmaster, had looked
far enough ahead to cook their dim
'ner for them, which was served under
the trees at North Lake on the camp
site at II o'clock. A few more hours
were needed to finish putting camp in
ship shape for the night, and then
every one adjourned to the lake for
swim.
At o'clock supper was served, the
watches set and the camp was under
way at full speed ahead. Contrary
to all expectations by 9 o'clock every
bow but the watch was in bed. and the
first day was over.
Tuesday another very enjoyable
surprise was handed the boys by the
arrival in the afternoon of Mr.. and
Mrs. o. E. Cox, Mrs. L. j. Knight and
Mrs. Thomas Sexton, who not only
brought themselves but car full OF
good things to eat. The ladies pre-
pared and served supper for the boys
and the boys showed their apprecia-
ton in the only way boy can-by
not leaving a. crumb of anything.
The days were taken up with games,
fishing and swimming and at night
the boys were too tired to do anything
but sit around the camp fire and listen
to the scoutmaster tell wartime sto-
ries of scout activities.
The camp this year was attended by
A, R. Cassil. scoutmaster, in charge
Scouts Tom Sexton, Edwin Brown
Kingman Moore, Pinkney Clement,
Webster Gillen, Jim Cox, Mike Knight
Spec Knight, Charles Rogers, Philip
Baldwin, Richard Monkey and Allen
Bechtelheimer, with Masters Charles
Drake and Harry Clarkson as guests
Friday afternoon Scouts Ted Drake
and J. D. Good reported to spend the
remainder of the time. Scout Leon
ard Bennett, who was staying at the
lake at the time, and his guest, Master
| Bill Knight, were also present.
The scoutmaster made arrange.
ments with the weather man to holG
| the rain off for a week and prettiel
weather could not have been desired
That the camp this year was another
success is the vote Of all. The entire
camp enjoyed the whole week, anc
the boys are ready to go again.
| The fact that you can not always
i tell what a boy will do, was demon
strated Saturday afternoon, when the
boys started home. Mr.. Collier no
only sent the truck after the boys, bu
himself came out in his seven-passen
ger touring car. The boys were givei
their choice of riding thus in ease, o.
humping along in the truck. The!
chose the truck and after the 18-mil,
ride, arrived in Ocala as fresh and full
| of life as when they had left weel
before. The truck arrived at scou
headquarters at $50 p. m. and from
there the boys scattered in all direc
lions for home. The second annua
camp had passed into history, ant
nothing remained but to talk about it