The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-07
SCOUTS
RENEW ACTIVITIES
LOCAL COUNCIL TO BE REoRoAN-
IzED-TRooPs ENJOY WEEK
END hilKE-REcENT VISIT OF
SCOUT EDITOR INsTILs NEW
vIGoR.

The Minneapolis Tribune on its boy
scout page. which is edited by Dan e.
Richter has the following letter from
Fargo:
Although things are at low ebb In
this city as regards scout activities,
owing to the fact that large number
Of scouts are out of the city on sum-
mer vacations, it is only the lull be-
fore the storm and things win be do
Ing within the next month.
The last furry of excitement in
scout circles was Inter- State fair week,
when Dan Richter, boy scout editor Of
The Minneapolis Tribune, visited the
city and injected new life and vigor
into things. The week was one that
will long be remembered here and the
scouts are still talking of it and of
Mr. Richter.
Many OF the scouts are at the sum-
mer resorts near Detroit, Mimi. fifty
miles east most of them spending the
summer with their people. OF the fiji
ty-four scouts in Fargo when count
was taken at the closing of school not
more than half OF this number are
here now. The Presbyterian church
patrol and the Plymouth Congrega-
tional church patrol are all that are
active. George Stickney, scoutmaster
of the latter, has kept his boys busy
the past few weeks and hikes have
been taken each week in the form of
long tramps when the scouts stayed
out all night. The last hike and its
experiences are best told in the words
Of Arnold Heidner, one of the ambi-
tious scouts Of Plymouth Congrega-
tional patrol
Last Friday night Scoutmaster
George Stickney and members Of the
patrol started on our regular weekly
hike. We had decided to stay out all
night and took blankets with us. These
we rolled and carried on our shout
ders, slung across for walking Inside
we had eatables and other things that
we needed for night out We went
north through Oak Grove and out
along the Red river. We had a good
time hiking 1t through the woods. We
went north of the little red bridge and
on farther through the woods. We
had our grub with us and pretty soon
we started to make camp for the night.
We built a good fire and with our
scoutmaster to help us soon had sup
per ready and eaten.
After supper we kept up our fire
and sat around and talked. 1t got
dark and / guess our fire attracted
attention; for, pretty soon, two big
tramps came through the bushes and
up to our fire. They were tired, they
told us, and cold. They sat up close
to the fire to get warm and one Of
them got too close once and a spark
from some new wood flew down his
neck. He certainly hollered' good.
The other tramp got too close trying
to warm his face and a spark got on
his nose and burned 1t.
"They stayed around all evening,
keeping warm, and told us big stories
about where they had been. One said
that he had a room in one of the good
hotels in town. but was only staying
out in the woods for fun. The next
morning they came around again and
we gave them breakfast. We certain
ly had good time"
Physical Director Harrison of the
local Y. M. C. A. left this week for
Chicago. He is to go to school the
coming year. taking post graduate
work He will be greatly missed by
the scouts in whose heart he held a
high place. Hugh Miller, secretary of
the boys department OF the "Y," is
now directing scout matters. Steps
are being taken for a reorganization
of the executive body which directs
local scout affairs, and more viii be
announced when the plan has passed
its formative period.