Evening star., 1925-05-24


spectus of the District of Columbia
Council. Because vacation time is
almost at hand, news OF the plans foI
this years camp is eagerly awaited
For the seventh consecutive yeaI
management of the camp will be un
der the personal supervision OF Linn
&. Drake. associate executive of the
District of Columbia Council.
Assistant Executive skipper II. b
HolbroOk will for the third year be
assistant camp director, and in charge
of the commissary.
Fred 6. "Wampus-CatO Stuart wi!
be chief funmaker, to the delight
all Scouts.
Henry Barlow C'Hank'O will for the
second season be in charge of nature
study and the camp museum, after Il
Winter of preparation for this par
ticular work.
DIR. John O'keefe of Georgetown
University Medical School Will be
chief mender of banged-up fingers a nd
Sunburn healer. in addition TO DR.. w.
n. Merrill Of the camp committee o.
the Washington Council, who spends
\ major portion Of each Summer at
the camp.
Bailey. L. s. ~. will he swimming
and life-savlng instructor Leland
t'hanler. QuartermaSter: Bradford
Ahernethy in charge of the point Sys-
TEN: Philip Herrick, scoutcraft spe-
cIaliSt; Joseph Eaton. in charge of the
boats and canoes: Warren Hazard
who for six years has transported
scouts and visitors from Chesap lie
Beach to camp without an accident. in
charge of the Camp Roosevelt launch
y carpenter. handicraft expert. an
activities director, the very best of
cooks and five Scouts in charge of
the dining room will complete the
largest staff that Camp Roosevelt has
ever had.
Dr.. Paul RartsCh. chairman of the
camp committee. heads the Camp
Roosevelt court of honor. and spends
several days OF every week for the
ful summer season conducting hikes.
giving talks. instructions. etc.
Scout Executive Edward D. Shaw
IS also weekly attendant at camp.
keeping in close personal touch with
both the Scouts and the camp staff.
Other experts. nature lovers. woods.
'men and special speakers visit the
camp from time to time for lectures
.and such help as they are best quail
fled to give.
Six years Of the conduct of Camp
Roosevelt under the same manage
.ment has resulted in "A progressive
development that would not otherwise
have been possible. Many interest
1nG camp traditions are already firm
y established. and certain spots have
been set aside and dedicated to spe-
cific purposes. Some of these are:
The council grounds. where camp
fires are held and the weekly honors
awarded. These grounds are ALWAYS
approached by the long line of Scouts
IN single file and in absolute silence.
in true Indian fashion. The council
fire has never been lighted with
matches. but always regardless of
weather, by Indian fire drill or with
flint and steel
&C. NJ. O. Sacred Oak under which
a candidates for this Honor Tribe
must sleep. and where they receive
the initiation for the first degree
Only Scouts who have won their camp
letters and been at least two weeks
AT Roosevelt are eligible for the honor
Of membership in this tribe. 1t is
now organized for year-around activi-
ties. and has received considerably
m nre than three hundred Scouts and
Scout officials into its mystic circle
The camp craft reservation. begun
last year and destined for continuous
development. Here will be displayed
for the particular benefit of new
Scouts and visitors many of the arts
and devices of the camper, the woods
man and the pioneer. II embraces a
tract adjoining the campus, remark
ably adapted for this purpose.
Fern Valley. a secluded dale con
siderably removed from general camp
activities and seen by few save those
particularly interested in nature
study. who are developing this choice
spot into a remarkable nature reser-
vatfon. transpla nting into it interest
ing fora from the entire surrounding
country.
Pioneer Hill, given over to, the prac-
tice Of lean-to construction. the max
ing OF Indian beds and other similar
pioneering stunts.
In anticipation of increased attend
ance the Washington Council has this
year given unusual attention to the
development of the Camp Roosevelt
program and the securing of staff
Of experts of the very highest grade
for the conduct of the camD.
Twenty-Five members of the Camp
Roosevelt Honor Tribe the G.. NJ. O..
have arranged for a trip 10 the Massa-
nutten forest reserve bordering the
projected Shena ndoah National Park.
They will leave on Friday afternoon Of
this week. with former Field EXeCu-
tive James D. Hall as official con
ductor and a number of scOutmasters
and other council members in the
party.
Recent courts Of review have pro-
mCted Scouts to higher rank as fol-
lows: To first Class-Chaille Sims.
TROOP 20: George Leftridge. Troop sos;
Charles Kochner. 90: William Kenyon.
o1: Paul Main, 81: Richard Tedrow. Ga:
John Dugan. 80: Edward Smith. %;
Keenan, TavlOr. 10S: Noble Hunter,
10S; Howard Moore. 10S: Stuart Tay-
lOr t0S: Walter Moore. 10S: Proctor
Wohlfarth. 10S: Robert Singleton. s:
Mitchell Davis. s. To second class
William Nichols. 90: Robert Bine, 63:
Albert THOMPSON. sos: Edward Jones.
sos: Elmer Harris. sos; James Lin
coin. sos Robert Hill, sos: Arthur
Barry. sos: Milton Douglas. sos: Clar-
Clarence Hartman. 2l: Clayton Ash
ton. 81: George Balterman. 73: Ber-
rard Hillyard. 80: Franklin Peed. los:
r. Greeve. los: Walter Foreman. 1GS:
John McClearv. 10S: James Wassoski.
11e; Russell Wassosl<i. 112: Raymond
Bower. ~; Pete Gavrilles. 112: I'm
manuel Gavrilles. 112: Arthur Vogts.
112; Kenneth Alcon. 112: Ervine, Al
bert. 112: Ralph White: Wooferd Ed
monston. 112; George Bowdey. 80:
David Chambers. 90: John Seeds. 90:
John Stone. 90: Jack DerZaVitZ 50 and
Everett Milans. 100
The monthly bulletin of the 4th
Division, of which Col. T.. l.. Mattice
ts deputy commissioner. makes sew
eral interesting announcements. The
division staff has arranged to present
free of charge to Scouts earning them
the star and life badges 80 much
coveted by merit badge Scouts The
next presentation will be a a camp
fire to he held on June 13 in connec-
tion with the awarding of the. Crandall
and MattiCe trophy cups.