Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-05-27 | Page 7 | Boy Scouts Planning for Summer Outing

BOY SCOUTS PLUG FOR SUMlfi 0011 Committee Appointed to Consider Possible Camping Camp-ing Grounds. Arrangements for the boy scouts' official offi-cial camping" grounds may be com pie! ee today hy a delegation composed of the scouts' camp committee, headed by Dr. Charles G. Plu miner, chairman ; deputy scout cornmisbionera ar,d Oscar A. Kirk-ham, Kirk-ham, scout executive. This delegation left the city this morning at 6 o'clock by automobiles to inspect several prospective sites. It is expected that within a few days all arrangements will be completed and work begun on the site. A film, entitled "The Adventures of a Scout," which has been loaned to the local counctl by film distributors of the city at a nominal cost, is to be exhibited by the several troops of the city for the benefit of troop equipment. The funds derived from t lie exhibition of this film j at tiie various churches of tiie city will J be used- to pay thc expenses of the boys i at tiie camp this summer and to pur- i chase equipment that is needed. j Local troops of boy scouts are dlstrlb- ! utini? cards for the Red Cress. These j cards are being place-d in store windows and other public places and are designed to instruct the public, in the proper way j of extending hospitality to arriving and' visiting soldiers and sailors. I The excursion of the scout men of the : city to the old paper mill In Big Cotton- i wuod canyon last night was well at- tended. The men of the party cooked the 1 viands for the women. Roast beef, po- ! tato salad, toasted marsh mallows and i other scout "specials" were served by , the male cooks in order to enlist the aid of the women in the coming .scout mem- : bership campaign, which is to be held June 8 to 14. i Three outdoor excursions scheduled for i the scouts of the citv arc as follows: The Wasatch scouis. 30u strong, will go to one of the near-by canons Friday to establish their summer camp. The Liberty district scouts will also make a week-end trip to Fast Mill Crpek, 150 strong. The Fmsign district organizations will make a trip to Anteiope and Bird Islands, 100 or more boys making the Journey. Arrangements are being made for the Salt Lake scouts' membership drive. On June S Scout day will be observed ln neurlv all churches. ' Fiag day, June 14. will be celebrated at Liberty park by the scout troops of the citv Governor Simon Bamberger "ill be invited to attend. A hollow square wUI he formed bv the boys, in which flag drills and other ceremonies will be performed. per-formed. A program of events that will Include dress parade, wrestling, tent and i bridge building, and other features of scouteraft will conclude the celebration.