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                  <text>Memphis ; Tennessee

Au.J ust 18 , 1958

S UB J ECT :

r rVI SI ON OF EXPL HERS ENCAl'· PMENT
S ardis Dam , Mississippi

TO:

Messrs:

Morris
'"!t . : Dill ' iilic' •
~ !t! tfiiali!IT

Dalstrom
... -~I!"fttli•ril

F ROM :

J . A. B.

The Ex p lorers Encampment was held at Sard is Dam - Au gust 7th ,
8th y 9th , and 10th 1958 .

F ort - three bo s and two adults were

in attenda nce r e pre sentinp t e n chartere d institutions .

Among

the activities of the Encampment included swimminr , canoe i n g ,
life savinp , cooking , campf i re pro ~ r ams , conservationj lea ther work anO:-sa ety .

Six b.oys wer e ta ught to swim .

Thro ugh -

out the four days of Encampment imp ortanc e of safety was
stressed .
Staff includ ed J . A. Beauchamp , F . O. Har r is , Wende l l Fant ,
Wi l lie Horton and Robert Earl Gatewood .

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