Evening journal., 1922-05-13
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| maj arrangements Abi Aht ASAA'
cation exercises in connection with
the formal opening Of the new Wash
ington street bridge. which is
memorial to our men and women o.
the past great war, have been made
and a request for the services OF the
scouts has been received. At leas'
| 100 scouts. in uniform are wanted
This is an activity which will show
the real worth OF scout service. "A
number OF scoutmasters can be used
and they should accompany their
scouts. Full particulars and detai
of service required will be given
later. Hold your troop in readiness
to participate IN this big celebration
"
Harris Engine Company Is over
hauling the engines of the SCOUT
boats and assures us OF good service
from them during the coming camp1
ing season. A few scouts can bd
used within a week or two TO scrapeI
clean and paint these boats. II you
have a scout in your troop Wild
would like TO be in on this work and
a trial trip Of the boats register hirn|
at the office.
A camp Is not place but a com7
munity OF people which offers aG1
vantages to the individual. Thd
values are intrinsic (practical ID
marked value based on oost) Cd
sentimental. imagined. With thd
rowing interest in camping, hiking
and outdoor activities for boysl
many new camp projects. summed
schools. and systems OF camping ard
being developed to the extent I'd
some sections OF bewildering th4
conscientious parent. The natural
hesitation OF parents 20 enroll BOYD
in a wild woods camp, which take
a boy into unfamiliar conditions and
beyond the Immediate observati Cd
and care of parents, Is made ever
greater by the experience Of neigRl
bors whose sons were sent to thd
wrong camp last year. II becomes
the responsibility OF all leaders "a
organized education social and wely
fare work for boys TO advise parents
wisely; and TO give the subject od
such publicity IN the conf
as TO inform even the manyI
parents who would not come for ad-
vice until some sad experience hadI
driven them to do so. II IS with this
responsibility in mind that the VIII
Council has created Gang
Caesar Rodney, with a staff OF ex4
pert leaders and built up measured
OF safety 10 guard against choosing
the wrong camp. The Scoutmasters
can be OF the greatest service dur1
Ing the Council Camp and advising
the scouts and parents that this Il
The wise place 20 send the boy fO1
The summer. Caesar Rodney offers
every opportunity and a more varied
program OF interesting activities than
most. II not any. OF the high priced
camps. The camp will start Satur-
lay, July 1st and run for eight
weeks. Help make this the best ever
held Are you on?
Last week Scouts Smack, Cartelf
and Taney. OF Troop No. 2. found
small girl. 10 years old. wanderina
he streets. They discovered tina
ihe lived IN Philadelphia and id
iome manner had wandered from
ier home and gotten on a Whining
on trolley and had left the car ID
his city without funds and stll'
linking she was in her home city
rhe scouts saw that she had food
md then took her 70 the polic1
rtation and explained her predict
nent so that her parents were tele-
,honed for and came down and go
he child.
Troop 81 had meeting last week
With 40 boys present. They worked
Enthusiastically on the field meet
he engineer patrol had a prelimi
AIRY meeting and Il will be dehnitely
rganized this Friday with initiation
T eight sappers. They are plan
ing to build a log CABIN in the near
uture. The troop was awarded I'd
lerit badges at the May session OF
he court OF honor.
The executive was in attendance
{ the Third Regional Conference
lr Executives, which was held a,
ne headquarters OF the PHILADELPHIA
cout Council last Monday. The
hartman OF the commissions ap-
ointed to represent the Third dis
'ict at the National Biennial Conf
renee at Signal Mountain discussed
leir reports and summarized sug-
astions which the Third district
IL would be OF interest and value to
le national field. Executive Bor-
N. Of Portsmouth, Va. was the
lairman OF a commission on sea
.outing. This subject was discussed
length until wonderful details de-
,loped TO further its success.