The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-04-10
GENERAL CAMPS
PLACES RAPIDLY
TAKENBYSCOUTS
Reservations For First
Two Days Of Registra-
tions Total POI

Scouts during the first two days the
registration lists were opened at scout
headquarters, according to Deputy
Scout Commissioner G. l. Mcdonald,
"Wednesday.
In addition to these reservations, 10
camp leaders are already listed and
working on their respective assign
ments to make the activities and pro-
gram of camp success. Twelve
/ other scouts have signed up to serve
/ on the cooking staff, making total of
OBS scouts and officials who are &C
tually registered for general camps, APP
proximately two months before the
opening day.
b Marked enthusiasm for the general
camps Is indicated on the part of
scouts throughout the entire Birming-
ham district, and this summers &C.
tivity at Camp Andrews is sure to
prove the most popular and successful
4 in the councils history, according to
Roland L. Shine, Scout executive of
4 the Birmingham organization.
Heart Of Program
Speaking of the Forthcoming camps,
Scout Executive Shine was quoted as
saying, Camping is the heart of the
: scout program and it is one of the
features which the Birmingham or
ganization in the future will stress to
the greatest degree. While Camp An
drews is primarily an all-the-year-
round camp, and even during the last
week when the schools gave the boys
two extra holidays, we had some 375
boys and leaders in camp, our council
has organized special periods at Camp
Andrews, to begin May 81, known to
< cha
which time boys can attend from any
troop in the city.
One hundred and twenty five regular
campers is the maximum number al
lowed on any one two-week period.
The first period of camp was filled
within 36 hours after the registra tons
were open. This means that the boys
actually paid in their registration fees,
thus obtaining a place for themselves.
Quite number were turned down for
the first period of camp. The second
period is more than half filled and it
is expected that the registration for
the second period will be closed by
Friday night.
THE program at the general camp
Is one OF unusual activity and of great
value of boys. approximately 20 train
W ACoACASs live E6SiS bCOuLS,
and number of commissioned of
ficials of the Birmingham council will
be in attendance throughout the en-
tire camping period and will be as
signed in the direction of activities and
/ conduct the full camp program. Water
safety will be maintained at all times
through the constant life guard corps
, of II qualified life savers, who are
, constantly on duty during the swim
ming periods, and who regularly super
+, wise the use of the boats. Boating,
: itself, has strong appeal to the
! scouts, as one mile water course is
available for this purpose. Each scout
who attends the general camps will
have an opportunity to qualify in
either swimming or life saving tests.
I Under the direction of William Burch-
I field, big program of active sports
has been worked out, which will ap-
peal to every scout. This will include,
boat races, swimming races, fancy and
stunt diving, crazy aquatic meets,
naval battles and many others dear to
the heart of a scout"
The night programs are a big
feature of camp. They will be under
the personal supervision of Deputy
Commissioner w. J. Rushton, who is
arranging for a great amount of In
dian lore material. Regalia for In
dian chief and war paint has been
purchased, and will be used at the
camp fire ceremonies. The scouts
gather around big camp fire, which
Is held at the new amphitheater, just
constructed this week. The capacity of
the camp will be filled throughout the
Stntire camp session, and the success of
{, me general camps is already assured"
Following are the scouts, with their
troop numbers, who have obtained
places on the first period of camp Bu-
ford Price, Troop No. At; Handley
Moody, No. Al; Hugh Stubbins, No.
A; John MCGOWAN, So; Billy Nc
Poland, SO; Louis Richter, SO; John
McFerrin, Al; Elliott Lawson, -; Jack
Lyle, g.; Charles Dalrymple, SO: Jere
I King. SO; Pratt Brown, Al; Winston
Martin, 10; Warren Snead, Sc; Bob
Foster, g.; Keene Jacoby, D; Stewart
Meacham, 10; Glenn Mitchell, 10; Joe
Lee Overton, 6; Fred Sington, 8; Os-
car Geismer, Is; Ned Jones, %; Frank
Harris, 8; w. c. McCarty, Jr., SO;
/ Porter Lewis, AZ; Paul 8usenlehner,
! 80; Robert Darden, 12; Thomas Moor
man, 8; Joe Atkins, IS; Billy Knopff,
/ Is; Langston Hawley, O.; Bondurant
! Harrison, IS; Ed Barnett, IS; Rus
, sell Dimick, 81 Thomas Monks, At;
Wyatt Keller, AZ; Jack Hawkins, At;
Ed. Wilken, 1; Billy Young, 3; Neill
Burch, So; j. T. Lentz, 80; Walter
Ward, 10; Alphonso Barger, 10; Bar
ton Harris, 16; James Minis, "a T. B.
I Ridout, Jr., "a; David Anderson, Jr.,
j g.; Elvin Fitch, 76; Dan McDonough,
/. AZ; Rather Coleman, AZ; York Bass,
/ IA; Ted Greenhalgh, AZ; George Agee,
! ~; Buddie Arnold, 2S Thomas Nor
Jones, 4; John Lipscomb, At; Joseph
l.. Davidson, IS; Frank Handy, -;
Z T. o. Smith, 81; Woodson Burchfiel,
! IA; John Burchfiel, 4 Bill Carroll,
IA; Murray Lyltle, IA; Lenwood AL
bridge, IA; William Grimmer, IA; LIZ
] roy Jones, IA; Victor Randolph, IA;
! Thomas Rocks, Sc; John Daugette, 3;
Z White Matthews, Al; Iveo Miller, 1,
Leeds; Simon Kessler, So; James Wor-
rell, 10; Walter Bare, 10; William
} Robertson, Al Herbert Sykes, 81; Sam
/ Lovoy, As; Arthur Wells, 1; Ray
! Schultz, Jr., Al; Robert Lowery, Al;
! Marshall Arnold, 8; Craig Arnold, 8;
: Roland Story, 8; Hartwell Gary, Al
4 Herbert Cullen, II; Shelton Kennedy,
~; John Mimms, Abb; Fred Dunlap,
4 A; Joe Plant, 4 Alex Borders, At;
] Walter Sykes, S; Cash Stanley, 40;
I Elvin Proper, 3; Baxter Dye, AZ; Ed
! mond Morrison, "a; Fred Washington,
! Al; Donald Morrison, "a; Robert Baze-
! more. %; Fred Nichols, 3; Bill Mitch
: am, IS; Robert Hewlett. 5S; Summer
Ives, g.; Charles Childress, s. Owen
! Lawrence, Jr., l, Leeds; Kenneth With
J ington, 1. Leeds; John Powers, /,
2 Leeds; Fulton Abercrombie, /, Leeds;
= Jerome Tanner 36. Toe Toscano &c.