Evening journal., 1922-06-24

and transported IL ana all the other
camp equipment by boat to Red
Point, sometimes working all night
to get this accomplished. BY to-
day the Mess Shack will be all set
up, and our cook, Joe" Christy,
will be on the Job getting the Gull
linary department in shape. A
larger water tank Is being erected
outside of the Mess Shack. and some
showers will be installed, so that the
Scouts can have cold showers after
coming out OF swimming.
Through the courtesy OF Fred
erick Blatz, of the Amalgamated
Leather Companies. a float" sixteen
foot square, capable OF supporting a
weight Of $500 pounds. has been
constructed and is on its way TO
camp now. Mr.. Blatz has also
erected on this float an eight-foot
diving tower. "How's that sound,
fellows?"
Mr.. Holland. OF the Robelen Plano
Company. has donated about fifty
up-to-date records for the camp vic
trola, so there'll be lots of music.
The Lions Club, Rotary Club and
Kiawanis Club are giving a joint
river ride on Monday evening, and
all the proceeds from the affair will
be turned over to the Scout Coun-
ell. This shows that these three
clubs are in back of the Scouts, and |
we sure do appreciate It. The Scouts I
will look forward with much pleas |
ure TO the visit Of these clubs to
Camp Caesar Rodney this summer, |
Hand will show them a good time.
1 Troop No. 2, of PENIS Grove. will |
= visit Troop No. 2s, at their camp site
in Bringhurst's Woods today. There
will be a field meet, consisting OF six |
events, held in the afternoon. After |
the meet there will be a swim for
everyone. and then the eats. In the |
evening we will have a campfire to
wind up with.
A postal card from Mr.. Hill,
scoutmEster Of the Smyrna troop,
tells US that he expects 10 be with
us again this summer with his boys.
Mr.. Hill is great booster Of Caesar
Rodney. Are you?
Frank Long, former Scoutmaster
| Of Troop No. 8. of Wilmington. now
living in New Castle, has proposed
taking one Of the Seascout cutters
with a group Of twelve Scouts from
| New Castle to Red Point. There
will be some Wilmington Scouts in
the party, and they are figuring on
| taking a week TO make the trip.
The cutter is QUILTED with sails
and oars, and the boys will get Won
derful experience in elementary sea
| manship during the cruise. Mr..
Long was one OF our best outdoor
Scoutmasters, and these boys are
indeed fortunate in being able 10
have such a leader accompany them
| on trip.
A letter from France written to
Scout Executive Greenhawk con-
tanned a beautiful description Of a
| weekend camp in the forests OF
France under the direction Of their
Scoutmaster who was in camp last
summer conducted by the Ameri-
can Committee for Devastated
France. George Shore, the French
scout was in the camp at Corsey and
followed several treasure trails as
are laid out for American Boy
Scouts. He was so enthused with
American methods OF Scouting that
they have done away with the Eng
lish Handbook which heretofore ]
was used and adopted the American
Handbook for Boys. George, the ]
French scout, was called upon to {
lay the trail, which was so success
fully done and so extremely inter-
esting that they had TO have two of
them during the weekend camp.
The Scoutmaster of this troop was ]
IN charge OF the Commissary De-
partment Vat the La Croix camp, and
has one of the finest troops in the
city Of Paris. Upon the arrival of
the "Chief" in Paris Mr.. Goualle's ]
troop was visited where he was :
demonstrating Scouting and hold q
ing a little rally for the parents Of Z
the boys. Some OF the best scouting :
that was seen in France was con-
Quoted by this troop. As you know :
the scouts OF France as well as all
Frenchmen, are great actors and ,
one of the finest and most thrilling :
fire drills was pulled off at this
demonstration. In the yard where
the scouts and visitors were as
sembled was a little building Of
three stories with a porch running
up to the second story used as I
background for the setting of their [
activities, without warning and alb ?
lsolutely without knowledge to the {
visitors Of its being planned ahead S
Ismoke began to pour from the d
windows of this building and the e
scouts started their rescue work. 1t c
was so realistic that a fire alarm I
was sent in from the neighborhood
and the boys were censored by men
of the fire department for having
caused so much excitement. r
\ Troop No. 26 held their regular !.
meeting last Friday with "a scouts =
present Madam overnight hike :.
Saturday and Sunday at the camp =
and some work was done on the
dam. Five of the Pine Tree Patrol 4,
are staying out there from Wednes-
day till Saturday and expect to do
quite a great deal on the dam. The W
good ship Key of Kalmar" has re- VI
.ceived their papers, and is not ready p
TO start on the long voyage. -