San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
boy SCOUTS To
PITCH CAMP At.
NEW. BRAUNFELS.
Over 500 Youths Will Take
Part in Annual
Gathering.
PATROL OF "DADDIES"
1923 Encampment Bids
Fair to Be Biggest
and Best"

Plans for the biggest and best Boy
Scout camp since the organization
of the Alamo Council Boy Scouts
of America, have been completed and
final arrangements will be made when
Scout Commissioner Arthur NJ
Michael. accompanied by Gus Pflug,
Lieut.. A. l.. Price and Sergeant Nor.
rison, will 60 to New Braunfels to
look over the prospective camp
ground and lay out the location fol
the tents.
To date, 42S San Antonio scouts
have been signed up for the camp,
which will be held in Landa Park
from August % to September 1. The
camp will be known as Camp William
$. Fly, in honor of the president of
Alamo Council, Judge William S.
Fly.
Some so San Antonio scout Off
Gals will make the trip with the
boys, while twenty Kingsville Boy
Scouts, under the leadership of
Scoutmaster DR.. j. V. Chandler, will
attend.
Besides these out-of-town scouts,
Scoutmaster W. II. Seidel will bring
ten scouts from Cuero and Scout
master Frank II. Churchill will bring
five from Uvalde.
This years encampment promises
to eclipse by far all previous camps
and scout officials as we'll as the
scouts themselves are anticipating q
wonderful time.
Patrol of "Daddies."
One of the features of the camp
this year will be patrol of "daddies"
who will make the trip and will be
subject to the same rules as are their
sons. When the subject was first
preached to a number of the daddies
of scouts it was thought that an en-
tire troop. consisting of four patrols
of eight men each could be modified,
but as the time of departure draws
near many declare that business con-
ditions prevent their going.
Seven of the eight who will make
the trip are Leroy Gass, c. b.
Treuter. Willard f. Simpson. II. Y.
May, Frank Newton. DR.. Douglas
Largen and DIR. A. C. Mcdaniel.
Early Tuesday morning % or so
men will be detailed from Fort Sam
Houston to go to New Braunfels to
pitch the tents.
The scouts will form in front of
the Alamo at s o'clock Thursday
morning. bringing their dud boxes
with them. Promptly at s 80 Scout
Commissioner Michael will give
blast of the scout whistle as signal
Tor the army trucks TO move forward.
As soon as the scouts arrive the work
of loading their dud boxes and them
selves will be started so that the
army trucks. loaned by the govern
ment, may leave the city at s 80.
Arthur Michael will be camp di-
rector and will be assisted by Fred
L. Goodman. J. Floyd Smith has
been named athletic director. while
Gus Plug will be camp quartermas-
ter. The camp fire programs. which
will be held every evening. will be
in charge of j. Floyd Smith and
Walter j. Bergstrom. The school of
instruction will be headed by T. A.
Abbott. while Milton Michael will
serve as camp adjutant. LLOYD NJ.
% NELL will serve as personnel off
Ger. Assistant Scoutmastcr Sgt.
Dave Aldridge will be instructor in
signaling. while X. c. Edgar Sr.. and
j. a. Hites Sr.. will teach all scouts
VINO are unable to swim how to
handie themselves in the water.
Merit Badge Exams.
A special feature of this years
camp will be the board of examiners
Tor merit badge tests. Under the
rules of the camp all scouts will be
required 10 make some advancement
while in camp. All scouts who leave
San Antonio rs tenderfeet scents
must pass n certain number of tests.
All first class scouts will be required
10 pass a certain number of merit
badge tests. In this way scout Off
Gals hope 10 further the work of
scout advancement in San Antonio.
despite the fact that scouts in this
city are among the best in the coun-
Try, IN every respect of the word
scouting.
A committee has been appointed to
instruct the boys in their tests for
merit badges and to recommend them
10 the board of examiners. who will
give the tests. The examining hoard
IS made up of the following: DEPUTY
Scout Commissioner IIovd nj
~ Neil. chairman; Deputy Scout
!, commissioners Gus Plug and Fred
T.; Goodman: and Scoutmasters II. n.
Nolford and W. Sanderson.
Among the improvements OF the
1873 camp over last years camp are
q peter equipped emergency hospital
ana star, n camp radio outfit. equip
inent and instructor from the United
state; states Weather Bureau and expert
instructors in engineering, swimming.
athletics and mechanics.
Six cooks will provide the meals
for the scouts. ''' I" ''