Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-08
BUSY SUMMER
IN STORE FOR
SCOUTTROOPS
Field Meet, Building of
Camp Home, An
nual Meeting Up;
Leaders to Gather

HARLINGEN, May S.-Boy Scout
activity will swing into line Satur-
day Of this week with the big field
meet at Mercedes, the second to be
held in the Valley. IL will continue
almost without break throughout
the summer, according to the pro-
gram Of dates announced here by
Tom Murray, Valley Scout execu-
tive.
The second event on the program,
and one which is considered Of para
mount Importance to the future OF
Scout activities in the Valley, Is
the Valley-wide meeting of men in
terested in the scout movement to
be held here Monday night Of next
week.
The permanent Boy Scout amp on
the Arroyo Colorado, for which the
site already has been donated, is to
be discussed at this meeting, with
about 100 influential Valley business
and professional men expected to be
present.
Field Meet Saturday
The Scout executive also announe-
ed the date for the summer Scout
camp opening as July 8. and an
nounced the schedules for scout
leadership encampments throughout
the Valley, a series of meetings OF
this kind being scheduled.
More than 800 scouts from all
parts of the Lower Rio Grande VAL
ley are expected to assemble at
Mercedes Saturday, Murray said.
The attendance at the encampment
last year was more than 200, and at
least 1G0 more scouts are expected
a. the gathering this year.
The exhibition competition IN
eludes set up camp contest, patrol
3otem contest, plaster casts, and
handicraft contest. The activities
completion includes signaling con-
test, first aid, archery, scout pace,
knot tying, water boiling, patrol
drill, friction fire, and attendance.
Bulletins including all details of
the contests have been sent out from
scout headquarters to all troops in
the Valley, and one troop from
each city can be entered into active
competition.
To Train Leaders
Scout leadership training courses
will be given at McAllen, Weslaco,
Harrington and Brownsville. The
course at McAllen will be conducted
on three days, May II, Nav 81, and
May %, and will be at the chamber
Of mmerce The scout leaders
from Rio Grande City, Mission, Nc
Allen. Pharr. Edinburg. San Juan
and Alamo will meet at this course.
which will be under the direction Of
j. W. Osborne Of McAllen.
Murray will conduct the courses
In the other parts of the Valley. The
course at Weslaco will be conduct
ed May II, "a, and 81, and will be
at the community house. Scout lead
ers f-om Donna. Weslaco, Edcouch
and Mercedes will be at the course.
La Feria, Santa Maria, Santa Rosa.
Harlingen. Raymondville, Rio Hondo
and San Benito will assemble at the
Christian church at Harrington on
three successive Tuesday, May
IS, % and 90.
George Calls Meet
Olmito. Los Fresnos, Brownsville
and Point Isabel scout leaders are
scheduled TO have their course at the
junior high school in Brownsville on
Mondays, May II. 81 and 2s.
The final meeting will be held at
Lake Campaquoss, near Mercedes,
and details are being worked out for
this now.
Plans for the summer scout camp
on the banks Of the Arroyo Colo
RADIO are being worked out now, MUIR
ray said. the camp being set to open
July s.
Much Of the success Of the annual
camp depends on the meeting 10 be
held here Monday night. according to
the scout executive. He expressed
the hope that the scout camp home
will be completed and read for use
by the time the encampment starts.
The Monday night meeting has
been called by Judge J. C.. George of
Brownsville. chairman Of the scout
building committee, and he is send
ing out invitations for a number of
Valley men interested in scout work
TO be on hand.
The site, material, labor. etc. for
the scout camp have been donated
by various individuals and concerns
in the Valley. and the plans for the
building are now completed. Clear
ing work is 70 be started at once.
and IL is expected that construction
work IN the main building, a two
story affair, will be started within a
short tine.