NORTH SHORE BREEZE 
Manchester Boy Scouts. 
Reconnoitering Party Visited Camp for Summer Outing at Lake 
Province, N. H. 
On Monday, April 7th, the follow- 
ing boys,Irving Baker, Harry Baker, 
Frank Knight, Gordon Northrop, 
members of the Manchester Boy 
Scouts, and Rev. A. G. Warner, 
Scout Master, started for Lake Pro- 
vince, N. H., for a week’s camping 
trip and to make arrangements for 
the Boy Scouts camp in August. 
Provisions were taken in blanket rolls 
the weight of luggage being respec- 
tively 50, 45, 40, 47, and 65 lbs. The 
party arrived at Burleyville at 12.20 
and at 12.35 began what proved to be 
the hardest sort of a hike to camp. 
{wake Province lies seven miles from 
the railroad station and under ordin- 
ary conditions is reached in about two 
hours and a half. The roads at this 
season of the year are very muddy 
and walking with heavy packs most 
difficult. An attempt at a cross cut 
resulted disastrously to the party, for 
a most important guide post was miss- 
ed and the party marched five miles 
extra for the error. During this ex- 
perience it was evident to all that the 
way of the transgressor was hard. 
Three o'clock found the party in a 
little village six miles from camp and 
eight miles already travelled. Long- 
fellow has said that “Life’s greatest 
glory lies not in never falling, but 
rising every time we fall.” With an 
earnest spirit the correct road was 
learned and the start made for a 
straight way to camp six miles away. 
The locomotive apparatus of all was 
working finely and good progress was 
being made. After two miles, how- 
ever, bugs began to get into the steam 
of the Scout master’s engine in the 
form of knee cramps and it was nec- 
essary to proceed on the low gear. 
Three of the party went on over hill 
and dale through mud and the hardest 
going, and reached camp at 6.15 hav- 
ing carried their heavy packs four- 
teen miles in 5 hours and 40 minutes. 
The Scout master’s engine contin- 
ued to go bad; at 6.30 two miles of 
the journey remained unnegotiated. 
Knowing that the boys were waiting 
for supper and with the certainty 
that with the way the machinery was 
working, two hours more would be 
needed in which to reach camp, a 
conveyance was sought and arrival 
in camp made at 7.30. The advance 
party had prepared a good fire. De- 
\otions were held and soon a hearty 
supper of ham and eggs, bread and 
butter, cookies and hot cocoa, made 
” 
the hard work of the day merely his- 
tory. Blankets were spread on mat- 
tresses before the fire and all surren- 
dered to the welcome influence of 
“tired nature’s calm restorer, balmy 
sleep.” The principal work of the 
week was compass practice. Roads 
were travelled to certain distant 
points and then by the aid of the com- 
pass, bee lines were made to camp. In 
this way the surrounding country was 
mae Rifle practice was held each 
ay. 
Bird study, boating, fishing, duck 
hunting, base-ball made up the round 
round of employment, with the eve- 
nings spent at the country store. 
Ideal was the weather. Friday when 
camp was broken clouds gathered and 
a tramp to the station begun at 11.30 
was made in a heavy downpour of 
rain. The lesson of experience had 
been well learned and the mysteries of 
unknown paths were left unfathomed 
on the homeward journey. At 2.20 
the party was at the railway station. 
The boys had averaged 10 miles 
tramping each day for the week. 
It had been a lively, vigorous, happy 
vacation and all returned with the 
hope that it may become an annual 
vacation. 
A. G. WARNER, Scout Master. 
“Your husband says he leads a dog’s 
life,” said one woman. 
“Yes, it’s very similar,’ answered 
the other. “He comes in with muddy 
feet, nakes himself comfortable by the 
fire, and waits to be fed.” 
FLAG PRESENTED To Story HicH 
SCHOOL, 
Following the regular opening ex- 
ercises of the Story High school 
Tuesday morning, a very pleasing pro- 
gram consisting of recitations by pu- 
pils, singing by the school and remarks 
by visitors, was carried out. 
During the program Mr. Albert 
Cunningham presented to the school a 
silk flag which he received at Wom- 
en’s Relief Corps encampment last 
week. Mr. Saben acknowledged the 
gift for the school and expressed his 
thanks in a few choice remarks. 
Following the presentation, Mr. E. 
P. Stanley and Mr. A. S. Jewett of 
the local G. A. R., spoke of the signi- 
ficance of the flag and the loyalty and 
patriotic devotion which is its due. 
Other remarks were made by Mrs. 
Hannah Tappan, who told of the 
means by which the flag was obtained 
for the school, Mrs. Sadie Follett, one 
of the aides to the Patriotic Instruc- 
tor of State, and to whose efforts 
chiefly the school owes the gift, Mrs. 
D. T. Beaton and Mr. J. C. Mackin. 
Following is the program: 
Scripture reading. 
Prayer. 
Music, “The Red, White and Blue.” 
Recitation, “The American Flag.” 
Miss Cook 
Recitation, 
G. Owens 
Music, “Star Spangled Banner” 
Recitation, “FR. Pluribus Unum.” 
Miss Galanie 
Presentation of flag, 
Mr. Cunningham 
Response, 
Mr. Saben 
Adresses, 
Mr. Stanley, Mr. Jewett, Mr. 
_ Mackin and members of the corps. 
Salute to the Flag. 
Music, “America.” 
W. C. RUCKER, 
Assistant Surgeon-General U. S. Public Service 
Will Give His Lecture 
“The Rodent, and its Relation to the 
Public Health’’ 
With Stereopticon 
Under the Auspices of the Sanitation Department, Woman's Municipal League 
JORDAN HALL, BOSTON 
April 25th, at 4.15 p. m. 
