The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-04-27
PREPARING FOR
BOY SCOUT CAMP
SIX WEEKS ENCAMPMENT AT
GRIZZLY STARTS JUNE "a
EXPECT 400 BOYS.

With the coming of spring the Boy
Scouts are beginning to .enthuse over
the prospects for the various sum-
mer activities which are dear to the
heart Of every active boy The boys
in the Palouse Council, which in
cludes Latah and Whitman counties,
are especially enthusiastic over the
prospects for the summer camp.
Camp Grizzly, in the ST. Joe national
forest, near Harvard, has again been
selected as the camping site and the
six weeks summer camp will be
opened June "a Definite plans for
the camp were formulated at meet
ing of the camping committee at Pull
man, at which G. B. Green, camp
committeeman from this city, and F.
D. Haw1ey, scout executive, repre-
sented Moscow.
l.. B. Williams, an experienced scout
executive of Colfax, was selected as
camp director and will relieve Scout
Executive Hawley of the camp details.
Mr. Hawley will devote his time to
scout council and advanced scout
work in the camp. Mr.. Williams has
had five years experience in scout
work in Montana, Washington, and
Idaho, and is admirably qualified to
take charge of the boys at the sum
mer camp. Tentage has been secured
and arrangements are under way for
the erection of a headquarters build
ing and a dining hall.
Expect Large Attendance
With the number of registered
scouts in the council practically
double the number last year, it is ex-
pected that at least 400 boys, will at
tend camp. Last year the attendance
mn 11or xxrith rfc.fn II
scouts. There are now 700 registered
scouts in the council
Interest in Forest Protection
The Boy Scouts, who are taught to
respect property and who find much
OF their enjoyment in the forests, are
interested in the. forest protection
movement.
Prizes are offered by Potlatch bust
ness firms for the. best essays, writ
ten by Boy Scouts. Moscow scouts
have chance to win one or more of
these prizes and are urged to sub
NIT essays. Data can be secured at
the school of forestry at the Univer-
sity of Idaho, and Scout Executive
Hawley is desirous that Moscow boys
write in this contest. Rules for the
contest and other information has
been placed in the hands of the lea
ders of the various scout organiza-
tions
News Of the Council
Saturday all the scout troops in T
northern Whitman county will climb
SteptOe butte. Scout Executive Haw-
ley and some of the boys will camp
tonight at the base of the peak, and
on Saturday the climb will be made,
with more than 100 boys, from Col (
fax, Oakesdale, Rosalia, and other
towns
Mr.. Hawley returned yesterday
from Spokane, where he attended
meeting of scout enthusiasts from the
six counties of northeast Washington. I,
A new council was formed, based in
he plan of the Palouse Council Mr..
Hawley spoke to the group on the
work of the Palouse Council.
st. Maries and st. Joe have raised
1ot only the full quota in cash re-
luired for admission into the Pa ,
ouse Council, but almost half again
Is much and did it in two hours
work. At a recent meeting to boost
he scout work, there were 200 citi- t
ems and their wives present Mr.. If
dawley was one of the speakers at
his meeting
Mr.. and Mrs Hawley were in En- :
licott Thursday night, where Mr..
1awley spoke to the members of the
Knights of Pythias lodge, and Mrs.
1awley spoke to the ladies, in be-
alf of the Camnfire orpa nization