Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-06-10
By II. G.. STILWE
Staff Correspondent


A permanent home for Boy Scouts
OF the Lower Rio Grande Valley is
no longer a matter Of conjecture.
Ground for the scout home has
been broken. the beautiful 10-acre
camp site on the Arroyo Colorado
near Rio Hondo IS ceing cleared
roads "a il are being built.
Funds TO furnish the camp house
are being raised. Practically all of
the material and labor necessary to
its construction have been donated,
and the actual construction will be
under way within 4 period Of two
weeks.
These Developments Of the past
few days. changing the permanent
scout home from n proposed project
into a definite accomplishment, lack
ing but the work of erection and
furnishing. were outlined by Tom
Murray. Valley scout executive.
B. Nj. Holland of Harrington, presi-
dent Of the Valley scout council,
Lloyd H. Thompson of Harrington,
member of the council. Charles Per-
~. who donated the site. and MUIR
raw went TO the scout camp site the
past week. and took part in the Off
cial Eroundbreaking. and the begin
ming Of the Valley scout home.
With the completion of this camp
Boy Scouts of the Valley will have
for the first time a meeting place
that will adequately fill their needs.
and that will be available during all
times Of the year.
a camp keeper Is "a he kept per
manently on the grounds. in charge
Of the scout camp. There will be
cottages around the main building. a
cottage for each troop. which the
troops will be expected to erect.
These may be camps. or permanent
cottages. n more than likely most
of the troops later viii erect per
manent cottages.
The result will be a regular scout
village nestled on the banks of the
Arroyo Colorado. in one Of the most
desirable locations for such a camp.
II Is surrounded on three sides BY
woods. has access to water in the
ARROYO, and easy access to the city
of Rio Hondo.
The entire outlay is To represent
an investment of about $4,000, ac-
cording TO Mr.. Murray. OF this to-
= horI HHS 1lTedQN DGGn donated.
The site. the lumber and other mate
rial to build the camp. he architec-
turai work. the caroenter work, the
grading. cement work. and all other
work is to be done at no cost TO
the scout organization.
The only funds that are necessary
VIII be for the furnishing Of the
camp This will require about S.
600. and the Scout building COM
mittee. headed by Judge J. c. George
OF Brownsville. has launched a cam
paign to raise this money. a large
part Of il being already raised.
The camp j. 70 be completed, ac-
cording to present plans. BY August
and the annual encampment Of Val.
ley Boy Scouts will probably be held
IN August instead of in July as in.
the past. II was scheduled to omen
July 3. but the date will be changes
70 enable the scouts to use the new
building. Mr.. Murray said.
About ZOO Bow Scouts from All
parts Of the Valley are to assemble
at the scout camp the latter mart
OF the summer. Mr.. Murray said
and arrangements are now being
made for the encampment.
Inc valley scout council Is "a
make arrangements 10 govern the
use OF the camp. so that scouts in
Point Isabel. or Rio Grande CITY. or
IN other part of the Valley will
have equal use of IT, Certain stated
periods will be set aside for each
troop. in order to have equal dis
~tribution Of its benefits.
Development of scouting in the
Valley has been rapid during the
past few years. and the permanent
scout camp is the elimination of this
work