The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-09
SCOUTS EAGER
TO LEAVE SITE
mai SHAPE
By VICTOR J. ORSINGER
Washington Times Representative
to the JambOree


Washington Times Representative
to the JambOree
Doing things for the last time
today. Our last breakfast, last
lunch and last bottle Of pop from
the trading post. The anvil chorus,
which began on June 80 and which
diminished in the days following,
is once again heard loudly all over
the Boy Scout Jamboree as the
boys and men who came here for
this strange gathering start knock
ing apart all Of the extensive camp
improvements, gateways and mess
huts that they built 10 days ago.
All are anxious to leave a clean,
sanitary camp site, and began
yesterday for a rapid exodus all
day today. After tonight, nothing
will remain but the kitchen and
administrative tents and a few Sec
tons of boys who could not be
accommodated by train today.
Yesterday was one of the biggest
days for the Scouts as Congress
men from their home States Wis
tied their camps until late at night
bidding the boys fare-thee-well and
come.again-Soon. Boys started Wis
iting the House and Senate after
the presidential review, and few
Members of Congress returned to
camp with the boys for supper.
After supper, the Representatives
ana Senators repaid the visits.
One Of the foremost remem-
brances of this jamboree for me
will be the authentic Sioux Indian
Peace Pipe presented to me by Her
bert Helm, a member of the Indian
Village, last night as parting
gift of the big Scout meet. The
pipe is made of pipestone from
the famous Pipestone Quarries Of
Minnesota where it has been OBJ
tanned for centuries by the Indians
for the making of their cere-
monial pipes. The red bowl IS six
inches long and the stem, which Is
made of native Sumac, is "a inches
long. Herbie made the pipe during
the jamboree from lump OF pipe
stone he brought from the West.
Working on it during every minute
of his spare time he completed
mine and one other, which he pre-
Sented to my brother, Bill, by saw
ing, hacking, planning and sand
papering until the red stone bowl
was flawlesS in detail to the pipes
that have been made by the Sioux
Indians for centuries. I certainly
am going to hang this high UP in
my room above my many more or
less trite trophies. Bill, who is
going West to study Indian dane
ing this summer, is going to make
q beaded covering for his.
Now, this is absolutely going to
be my last mention of the glories
or sins of the prevalent swapping
but this was pretty good and l
did want to tell you about 1t. At
$3.50 yesterday afternoon one man
reached the elimination Of his
strange swaps when he exchanged
a pair OF American Scout shorts
for q set of Scottish Scout kits.
The fellow promises to wear the
outfit home, so if you see a son
of Scotland getting on a train
bound for Elgin, ILL.,. think twice
before bundling him onto a boat,
for it may be Midwestern
farmer in aud sod clothes.
Two boys. La Verne Bruhn and
Jack Zimmerly, who live only
three blocks apart in their home
town. Elgin. Ill. have come 900
miles to Washington to receive
their Eagle badge from the hands
of Dan Beard, national Scout COM
missioner. The boys are in the
same troop in Elgin. Troop Is, and
have as their Scoutmaster, Her
bert Helm, mentioned above. They
are members of Region VII on Co
lumbia Island, and received the
highest rank in Scouting at the
final campfire last night. Their
Jamboree Scoutmaster. is Harry D.
Cooper, who has as his assistant
Frank Zimmerly, father of one Of