Evening star., 1923-07-01
BOY SCOUTS

Boy Scout camp at Calvert Clirs, Nd.
on Chesapeake bay, opened last Mon.
day with more than 100 scouts In ut.
tendance. Thursday was visitors
day, when large delegation OF par.
ents visited the camp. The scouts are
fortunate In having two camp Sites
one on Chesapeake bay and the other
at Burnt Mills, Md
The camp on the bay has a capacity
or $50 scouts and has an ideal ioca.
tion, having a frontage OF aboat one.
! third OF a mile on the bay-with one
OF the finest sandy beaches found
anywhere along the coast. Az the
water is shallow for a distance of a
quarter of a mile from shore, Il makes
| an absolutely safe swimming place.
The camp is equipped with a dining
na,t' boatnouse aad recreation bui:d
ing fn the course OF construction,
nine row boats, launch with expe-
rienced boatnan. Cbpt. Hazard. in
season with the camp, during which
time he has not had a single accident
In transporting the 3,9e0 boys who
have attended the camp. There are
twenty large new tents equipped with
board floors and steel cots One or
Is the new radio set loaned to the
camp by Scout Commissioner L A.
Snead. The camp is supplied with
aftesian we'll water and food is pre-.
Army cooks.
The FIRST week in July Is always q
Dig week In camp as on uly 4th there
! is arranged big celebration In com.
memoration OF the day. In the even.
works.
Scout Executive Edward p. Shaw
reports the demand for reservations
! as being heavy this year; but that
| there Is still little room for a few
tend.
The following scouts will leave for
camp TOMORROW morning: Troop /,
| William Phe1an. Robert Marshall;
Troop 9, John Berry; Troop is. vii.
PLAN Moulden. Paul Blackburn. aer-
Roth. Walter McBroom. Edgar Chase.
George Wales, Arthur kimball, War
rem kimball. Philip Herrlck. sam
Herriek. Rennet Durand; Troop 10.
use rroep Braasn e. Dr. r5GeD TerDt 10 ca
Lanman. Heney HALEY. Harry Mul.
Mason; Troop r's IS; +. Fr0oR f. 6 arimss; nasH !;
Troop ss. kondraP Graves; Troop 90.
howe, :; e; Ma1sh; nhs,.s s :, b. Kramer. . James
Hines. John Boyd. Robert BIondhsin;
Troop ~, Alfred, Thomas, ]. Ia
| Minehaelis. j. Andrews, n. seves1or,
William Wall. X. J. Holt. q, Sank,
G. Cole. H. Smith. A. L Hutton. j.
Andrews. B. Wilcox. N. siiverberg,
burn. J. e. Carpenter. r. w. Holmes,
banks. r. Dudley, F. A. Handy; Tsonp
81, Weiton McDanieh J. Harris.
| Robert Haywood. F. westbrook, II.
Macdonald. J. Mcdonnell. W. Brady,
Percy Russell, william Rassells !
Troop 81. J. Rogers. Charles Is.
Waters. c. Cardwell; Troop So. r.
Mickey, J: Wackerman. D. wacker-
G; Minor: Troop 81. r. Luki; Troop
81. J. England; Troop 100. F. Mar
quis, r. Smith; Troop IOl, E. Beet.
ham. F: Biggs. A. Brent. E. Brust,
w. Budd. e; Bush. N. Clark. w. Clark,
f., crack; v; Crack. I, Ellis J. Fem
land, II. Garland, ID. Gilbert, ]. Hill
yer. J. Hollands. c. Hendricks. IT.
Mccormick, 3. Mcdonald. e. Moyer.
I. Sheppard, e. Sherwood, s. Speer.
=. a. Warnek j. West. A. Wright. r.
SheTrwood; T; a. Medbury; Troop 102,
The Wilson Boy Scout reservation
at Burnt Mills, Nd. opened for the
season on Thursday With A. b. De
scouts who cannot attend the organ
ized camp on Chesapeake bay. but
| who can run out for q day or over
night occasionally throughout the
summer and receive the benefit OF
snort camping experience. There is
a hne swimming hole at the reserva-
tion where swimming Is Supervised
at regular hours. Mr.. De Croot
while Scout in Troop 10 won the
highest honor in scouting, that of
eagle scout. and has forty-four merit
badges Experienced as he is in
scouting. he Will be able to give
tests.
! A new innovation this year for
local scouts will be the Organized
outings each Saturday afternoon dur
ths sns summer, which will be under
the direction of a field executive.
These outings win be arranged for
all the scouts OF certain sectioS, ~
the city and will starr from the bis
trict line at Georgia avenue each
saturday afternoon at 2 O'Clock, al
roilows: Region A---All troops in
northeast. Saturday. July Z. Region
B-Al troops southeast and south.
west and northwest below N, satur-
day. July II. Region C-Ali troons
IN northwest, east of Rock Creek
psrk ana Connecticut avenue. norti,
et a~,an M street, Saturday July 81
west Of Connecticut avenue M "sTsnWss. snd Wis.
ginia troops. Saturday, July 2s.
The outing will take the form OF
treasure hunt with a field day. con
cIudins with a swim and a camp FIRE
ier 'hose VINO can stay for the evening.