Evening star., 1925-08-23


Mills, Md, offers. Any registered
Scout in good standing may attend
Camp Woodrow Wilson without any
charge, if he provides his own food
and cooks his own meals. scouts
desiring board are taken care or by
the camp commissary.
The equipment of the reservation
is in splendid condition-portable
backstops for baseball, thrilling
chute the chutes into the swimming
pool. basketball courts, everything
that makes camp attractive Tor
Scouts. The cots and lanterns in the
tents have been painted with alumni
mum, and tent floors are spotless,
making it a joy to live in a tent at
Camp Woodrow Wilson.
The mess hall readily shows that
splendid supervision is maintained by
the best cook in tie Marine Corps,
with its white wallis and Immaculate
floor. The Marine Corps cook treats
flies with the same energy the Ma
rines showed the Germans at Chateau
Thierry not SO long ago.
Scoutcraft is emphasized. Tests
and merit badges are being passed
daily. as can be testified by the fire.
quency of courts of honor, four
having been necessary recently.
Frequent excursions are made TO
Fort Washington on the General ID.
H. Rucker. Last Monday there were
Scouts S. Rassmusen, Paul Pinney,
Troop II; David Middleton, Troop Is;
II. l.. Kelley, Troop q; j. III. Jones,
NJ. and r. Lanen, Troop 25; j. Il.
Boyd. Troop 43; W. Phillips. Troop 81;
W. Goodwin, Troop Ga; d. Does, j.
Williams, Troop "a; r. Gradey, Troop
IS; Charles Finnegan, Troop 90; H.
c. Vanderlip. Troop 100. and Phil
Claxton. Troop 109, with Deputy
Commissioner E. 4. Bosarge in
charge Mr.. Bosarge had, as guests,
Deputy Commissioner f. L. Mattice.
Scoutmaster John s. Cole, and Field
Scout Executive Charles A. Bell.
Luncheon was served on board, and
with the wonderful weather made
the upper deck a boys paradise. All
hands had a good time and are look
ing forward to the next trip which
will be tomorrow.
On Saturday. August 90. a Scout
rally and fun festival will be held at
the Woodrow Wilson reservation.
Messrs Mattice, Marsh, Cation, Bos
arGe, and several Scoutmasters held
a conference last Thursday night and
completed plans. A special bulletin
VIII be sent to the troops from head
quarters tomorrow. All troops are
| urged TO try to attend this rally.
Both Mr4 Shaw and MFR. Drake are
still enjoying a we'll earned vacation,
but Skipper is back ut the office,
looking for work. He has some, but
is most anxious to get started with
the troop work. Any troops who want
any assistance in beginning their
Fall work call Main 9404. Skipper
says:
The year 1925-26 should be ban
ner year for us. We have the ira
ditions and successes of two splendid
camps to inspire us with their mem
orieS and the new year ahead with
tremendous possibilities. Let's step"
Thus far this year the Lone Scouts
have Jared very we'll indeed with very
few casualties and deaths, and with
great increase Of interest. Now, dur
Ing this period of great Improvement,
popularity, etc, the L. S. A. has to
face the hardest blow 1t has had in
many a year. God has called one of
the most famous Lone Scouts of all
time, and one Of the real ''old timers
who knew the Lone Scouts of Amer
lea when ii was a baby. It Is with
a very sad heart, indeed, that the
death of real Lone Scout, Thomas
J. Taylor, jr., is announced. L. S. c.
Thomas had heart trouble for a long
time, and 1t became so bad a few
| weeks before his death that he was
taken 10 Hahnemann Hospital in
Philadelphia. He was buried Sunday.
July 26 at his home, Georgetown,
Del, after services in the NJ. K.
Church.
The Lone Scouts Of America lost
one of the most faithful members.
Although sick, many times unable to
sit up, Tom published Lone Scout
6.@1 So H. =
Official Organ of Council -Four, for
seven years without stop. He was
| rewarded In a small way by the win
ming of the l.. S. c. and the bronze
medal.
He was a member of the Grand
Council and was state deputy for
Delaware. He always stated his
views on any question without fear
or favor.
The best tribute to him was the
dedication Of the Western Number,
| which was a masterpiece of l.. s.
literature and printing, of the Pacific
Scout, with these words, This; our
Western Number, and our greatest
issue, is fondly dedicated to the oldest
tribe paper editor in the L. S. A.,
| who, through years of hard work,
lack of income and sickness has stuck
| to the task he. started. He is Thomas
j. Taylor, jr., who has published
Lone Scout Collector for seven years
without stop"
The largest issue Of any Alsap was
! issued by Breezy Scout, Alsap No. 8.
| This issue featured four or five
stories, a few pages of poems and
news items. etc. This was the June
issue and the largest issue ever pub.
lished by one Scout, having so 60
| pages.
| The Ohio booster, Louis j. Mum, is
no longer a member of the l.. S. A.
until his case is investigated He
was suspended by Mr.. Perry on July
| %, 1925, on account of certain &C.
| tions of his in the vicinity and in
| Lititz, Pa. He is to be stripped of
| all Lone Scout badges and their value
given to him in money. This goes
to show that even If we haven't any
scoutmasters, ETC., Scout cannot get
| away with any raw stuff.
| Leon Moody, a famous Lone Scout
and his fellow .Keifer (Okla), Lone
/ Scouts, launched another creditable
undertaking when they started pub
| fishing the local newspaper there. 1t
| is operated under the name Of Lone
] Scout Printing Co.
Another Kansas City broadcastine
station, Radio KWKC, is now broad
casting Lone Scout programs
The small town of Windber, Pa ;
which is well known in Scout circles
! because of its peppy tribes, the Big