Newark post., 1911-05-24
Boy Scouts Visit Newark

Inc Wolf Patro land Noon ba,o
| ooth members Of the third Wilmington
| troop OF Boy Scouts made Newarl<
| their objective point in their last week
| end nike. Thirteen BOYS between me
ages OF IL anl IS, under the supervis.
| .oH u secretary Pelican, of Winning
Ton \. M. {. A., left that city at four
CLOCK Friday, riding TO Prices cor
Newark ~
Shortly after seven an interestirp
itt. punch OF dusty and hungry boys
| presented themselves at the home of
MISS EizaDeth Crime, who was their
hostes during their Newark stay. They
were dressed III the regu' alton summer
UNIFORM tor tendefleet, with the euuip-
rhent described in the scout book. Af-
| Ter Wash-up," the jolly happy crowa
nled INTO the dining room and demon
strated the va tie of an eight mi.e walk
as an appetizer. None showed any
signs of fatigue, but seemed to be
| thoroughly enjoying the program as
| planned. Teh boys have on,y been or
gained for abiut four weeks and are
| enthusiastically working for the second
degree. being now cassed as tender
feet
After supper they formed a circ'e
| ana spent the time i'll story telling and
the singing OF songs. An hours fun
| followed when the orders came to re-
| tire. They bunked on cots placed on
the porch. After a short interval OF
| chatter, 81 ence reigned and the Scouts
were i'll the land Of dreams.
Five O'Clock in the morning found
| every youngster wide awake and filled
with life. They rai'ed down to the
| odd swimming hole" OF nearby White
Clay and took a morning plunge, E.
| luctantly leaving the entcing spot,
| with the promise of swim later on.
BY this time the dining room had
| again become the center OF attraction.
| Happy, healthy faces ranged them
| selves around the board and enthuslus-
tic accounts of the doings up to date
held full sway.
| Each in turn joined in the laugh and
good naturedly shouted at some in
stance OF his own greenness. Knots
III necktles attracted notice, which were
explained as necessities according to
rule. Each boy starts out with a knot
in the morning which must remain until
| til he has performed some kind decd.
| Some OF the ties were Strengthened
| out in shorr order while others re-
mained until neary noon.
| The idea is to cultivate the habit Of
| rhOughtfulness and consideration for
| others. One of the canons of Scout
| Law is that no money shall be taken
for these lite services, which promises
o do much toward a development of a
genuine and modern form of rea!
chivalry The uniform worn is pur
chased for 81 90, the money for which
must be earned.
Among the qualifications TO become
| second class scouts are the following
| To go a mie intwelve minutes, track
hat miein25 5minures, lay and lignt a
fire with two matches, cook meat and
| potatoes withour he use OF cooking
utensils, an elementary knowledge of
first aid to The injured, an elementary
| knowledge og flag code, ST. i'll the saw
ings bank. etc.
| The boys in question have already
made the mile in IL minutes ana Jtl
Saturday they tried the aging and
lighting OF a fire.
All the recreative games and sports
ndulged develop the idea OF selfre-
lance and manlness. One commend
abe feature is that they do not COM
pete with each other, but each aims to
establish his own record regardless OF
the other fellow.
| Al who witnessed the gentlemanly
behaviour and genuine pleasure oi
these lads wished for something SINH
lar for their own. We wish that a
troop might be ,ormed in Newark by
which Our boys might develop these
useful ways and live boyhood which
shall be filed with peasant memos-e.
to be recalled in later years.
The boys eft for their walg to
'Irlces Corner, where they agafit
boarded the car, about 3 p m. Sarur-
day. Those composing the party were
Moon Band Patrol-Curtis Lichten'
s.eir., Patro' Leader; Herbert Wler
| Corpora, Robert Wier, Jr., William
Brougha.l, Henry Marston, Loui:
Harris.
Wolf Patrol-Richard Walker, Pa
tro, Leader; Harry Loose, Corporal
Joseph Thomas, Robert Fletcher, Lay
| ton Ia man, Pennel Stutser, al o