The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1928-06-21

EN'NtNAS ~ SstiN iuf dill OF IneN.
\ visit is an EYE opener" We
left Billings at 1:30 p. M, and
sized down the valley through Vel
lowstone county ana into the orchard
bordered highways of Carbon. As we
passed beautiful farm after beautiful
farm, trees red with apples, their
heavy limbs hanging over the fences,
We coud not resist the temptation. and
stopped to buy a supply at one of the
roadway stations. The scenery seemed
even more attractive as now and then
we sank our teeth into the luscious
/ home grown fruit.
We reached Red Lodge in the early
evening and stopped for supplies
namely some eating implements and
i towel. We found that Mac was in
town with his jitney after supply
Of masshmalloWs for the big marsh
mallow hunt that was to come. We
had carried the precious candy treas
ure all the W. from Billings with us,
but he had given up hope of our COM
ing, he said, due to our late start. He
left again for camp and we stopped
at the hotel for supper.
| When we reached the street, once
more drops of rain were dropping
from the sky. The general secretary
decided that we had better make q run
for it, but just as we started off, alas
and alack, it dawned upon us that We
mad no soap. So, we stopped and
dashed into a nearby drug store and
just as | hit the door yelled, Gimme
a bar of soap; any kind The clerk
did. I stuck it into my pocket with
out glance at it and ran for the car.
Away we went through the slush,
mush and the sqush of the down-pour-
ing rain. The car began to slide SO
we were forced to stop on fairly
level stretch and get out in the gush-
ing mud and pouring rain to put our
chains on. We were a pathetic look
ing sight when the job had been COM
pleted, but from there on we had fair
" clear sailing.
After driving through beautiful
grove of trees we suddenly saw the
White tops of the tents and large
group of boys racing pell-mell across
the meadows. At first it made us
afraid that a riot of some kind had
broken out, but it was discovered,
however, that they were headed for
the camp store.
This store is maintained by the as
ISOLATION for the benefit of the boys.
They are given a chance to buy stand
ard corrections, gum and pop at the
prices asked in town. Each boy de-
posts a certain sum with the store
keeper when camp is reached, and he
Is allowed to spend only Is cents a
day The store opens for one hour
every day. The boys write checks on
their deposits and no actual cash
changes hands. That evening, being
Saturday evening, the boys were en-
titled to spend 30 cents, as the store
would not open Sunday, which ex-
plains the rush.
During the early evening | went
the rounds of the semi-circle, visit
ing the different tents. Boys were
gathered about lighted lantern in
each tent, busy with various tasks. !
Some were lying on their hunks read
ing by the rays Of a searchlight. In
one tent, where most of the smaller
and younger campers were, the boys
were amusing themselves by putting
warts" on each others hands. This
consisted of dropping hot candle tai
low in small Jumps on the fingers or
knuckles
By this time it was Z o'clock and
the leaders were gathered at head
quarters Tor high council" 1t was
pitch dark outside and silent, ex-
tremely silent for boys camp, when
suddenly someone in the farthest tent
up was inspired with music. | don't
intend to say anything about the quail
ity Of the music. I'll just mention
That the voice was changing, that the
song was a difficult one, and that, due
to the changing voice, the singer
would slide from tenor to bass and
back again at the most unexpected
moments.
AS The cry Of the leader is a signal
to a pack Of wolves, 50 was this, and
no sooner had the singers voice died
-literally-down, than the camp was
IN an uproar There were two comets,
a mouth organ, a bugle and a Jews
harp for accompaniment. Tent No. 1
was holding forth on the beauties of
Alice Ben Holt; tent No. 2 was drink
ing from the Old Oal.en Bucket; tent
No. 3 was lamenting Bonnie Annie
Laurie, and tent Ne. w..s b # ing
Old Black joe
The call for council fire VS. fin v
given and away we marched to the
council ring, where we sat around a
burning pyre Of firewood. It is i'm
possible to describe the sentiment of
ne council fire. only know that it
vas the result of the towering noun
aims on all sides, silent woodland,
ne pungent mountain air, the black
ky and brilliant red Of the danes.
The progra Il was started with a