Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-08-13
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CAMP PERRY, Aug. 12-Every-
:hing at camp is running in q
smooth order according TO reports
from camp officials and boys. At
present there are a hundred boys
and twenty-five adult officials IL
camp.
One of the outstanding events OF
the camp so far WAS the overnight
hike Saturday night 20 Raso Real.
taken by the veteran boys who have
been in camp during different
years.
Swimming and l~ife-saving is one
Of the big activities OF Camp Perry,
each { nper being transported 10
Midway pool near Harrington once
daily, where three expert Red Cross
examiners are i~nstructing the boys.
A course in camp leadership IS
being offered each night TO the
adult leaders, and also to the junior
staff. A specialization course IN
first aid and archery Is planned
for the men also. Ih-se courses. OF
course, y I'D enable the men lead
crs to advance in their progressive
training. and to make them more
efficient as leaders, at camp and
when they 20 back 70 their re5pec-
tive troops lt home.
PLAY Indians
MIR. Lyon, scamp director, has in
stalled II new idea III the camp BIZ
organizing the men and bows into
four tribes. Each Lcy and man hiatt
been csCntcd q C0lOred feather
which represents his tribe. The
red feathers are Apaches. the blue
feathers are COmanches, the green
feathers tire ChCrCkecs, tine lem
on feathers are the Sioux. AT pres
ent the tribes are working up all
kinds OF enthusiasm IN preparation
for tie big Indian war which be-
gins III shutdown Thursday night.
Each tribe is being issued ratiCus.
water, etc, and VIII set up secrc
camps during the afternoon. Each
. braves wears q ribbon scalp on hL
left am. When the war bcEln
each tribe Will oppose any other
tribe ID comes into contact with
When = brave is scalped this ribbCn
takcnJ he automatically becomes q
prisoner OF the tribe capturing him.
At a stated hour hostilities Will cease
AZ AhAa ~ KA "a 12AA+NN0 AZ
ascertain what tribe wins the war.
Monday the tribes had secret meet
ings 20 elect their CHIEFS and medi-
cine men and their secret camp
site.
The TINT CThe Naked TRUTH
daily camp newspaper. IS now bc-
ing edited with much success. il
read nishtiv AL camp fire.
Sunday. August. lO. was visitors
day at camp. and there were ap-
pr0Ximateiy l63 visitors, mostly ia-
theirs and mothers ui the Scouts
The second period Oi Camp Perrr
begins Sunday. August IT. after
nOgn. According to am Indication.
Che ccnnd period Will son A much
bigger enrolment than - ilrs.
period
Ihc GLOWING officers arc attend
ina the camp as leaders. Tom E
Murray. o executive. Bob LNnr
camp director Ed Perry, sctlyitic
director lao BaUmieldcr, officer 0l
the da.. H L. Teller. Brownsville
Oscar "a. Vale. Ein Grardc. 81 P
Baker. Hidiigoi Rev. ON ide Pcakc.
Mission. Dr III. DlMste1d. Browns
VILE: Dave Richmond. McAllen.
Vern Glover. Alamo, J. g.. Cook
McAllen. Mr. Rice. McAllen; A. M
Olson, McAllcn. 5ergcauts huch-
ar5ki. Thompson ana Johnson ~
Port Brown. Colonel Johnson. Rio
Grande City. MIR. Parsons. Meal
len. p. A. Teiit. Carctakcr az Camp
Perry. Wesley jacobson, HaTlin-
gen. Major d. II. Blake and Capt
w. II. Scott, Red Cross examiner,
HarILnnan-