New Britain herald., 1925-07-24
ROTARIANS VISIT
 SCOUTS IN CAMP
Spend Pleasant Hours With
 Boys and Girls


 Jobs Pond last evening, when mem bers Of the New Britain Rotary club were guests In turn ot both the Boy Scouts on one side of the pond and the Girl Scouts encamped on the opposite side.
 It was the occasion Of the annual visit to these camps Of the Rotary club and 3S members attended. The men were guests of the Boy Scouts but left for the girls camp long enough to dedicate new camp house recently erected by Rotarans.
 The Rotarlans left here by auto at different times between o'clock and 550, Arriving at the Boy Scout camp they were welcomed by Scout Executive Walter 0. Cook and his assistants, Charles D. Nibberts and James S. Beach. They inspected the new mess tent, the improvements in the layout of the camp and especial ly admired the name "Keemosah- bee" meaning "Trusty Scout" out lined in the side of tho hill with white stones.
 A dinner of creamed corn soup, steak, French fried potatoes, string beans, whole wheat bread and cot tage pudding with fruit sauce was served.
 After the dinner the men were rowed across the pond to the girls camp. Four boats belonging to the girls camp and four belonging to the boys were pressed into service.
 A number of amusing incidents were noted as the Rotarians embark ed for the voyage across the pond, Men who have not handled oars for years and who have taken on a large amount of avoidupois learned 10 their surprise that boats have de- veloped new type of obstinacy and had ideas Of their own not consist ent with the men at the oars.
 With the help of one or two boys and several clever Girl Scout "oars- men," the navigators finally got across, with no wnings and al- nlOSt pefIeCtly ury,
 Calls Ont Fire Department.
 In the boys camp the visitors mo- tlced large piece of iron hanging from a cross beam arrangement. Thinking it was a new style dinner gong and forgetting for moment the old fashioned wagon tire which performed q certain function in many country villages Councilman A. E. Eichstaedt, using some con- venient article for g hammer, gave the iron 8 few resounding blows. When he found himself eurrounded by q group of boys with hose, a hand pump and buckets of water he learned that he had called cut the camp fire department.
 Al the girls camp the visitors were welcomed by Mrs Leon 4. Sprague, Girl Scout commissioners They were seated on benches in the new camp house and during the course of the dedication ceremony the building was named Rotary House" Responses to Mrs. Spra gue's welcome were made ly President Frank H. Shields and George H. by son. Leon A, Sprague. who has been active in securing the new camp site for the girls, was presented with q UadgH by Miss Lais Shaw, Girl Scout director, who announced that they had named the camp Camp Srrague" in appreciation of Mr sprague's assistance.
 Returning 10 the Boy Scouts camp the Rotarians joined in the council fire ceremony, which Uas made more elaborate and pictur- 'sque than ever, Four boys, blanket covered. represented great Indian chiefs with their tribes gathered rom the four points Of thv com pass and with a mock funeral cere- rnony buried "Oll Man Crouch. and the spirits of se'ilshness, uncloanli- ness. hoastfulnese and un'ruthful . ness aith him. A grave waS dug on the hillside and guests and camp ITS aliked helped 10 throw handfuls of cart On the mound.
 4 comedy drama, The Pold Ia Bandit, or Love Will Win" was en- acted in ran.omine by the boys anI the program concluded with Taps rn a set of chimes and The End of q Perfect nav," p'nyed on 1ut= by r1l7 ar concealed Tn the oods