The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-07-19
SCOUT MASTERS THANKS.

To the Editor of the Advertiser:
This is to thank the public for attend
ance and generosity at our 1912 sum
mer show held in the Bishop street
park yesterday. We took in $2O.75.
About one thousand were present in
Guiding many of the local councillors
and several ladies. The greater part
of the audience was of the type which
scouting is designed to reach-the fight
fans and baseball fans. These are best
taught through the eye and when this
type of Honolululan cheers you bet
there IS something doing. This is n com.
munity which seldom applauds any
thing outside the ring or the diamond,
so we feel somewhat elated at our sue
cess in yesterday IS missionary efforts.
The first batch of regulation trained
scouts were Catholics, Mormons. Pro
testants-from the age of ~ to II.
Three boys deserted us at the last min
Iute-ashamed of the "crowd." They
will be tried by the troop and
must double their good turns to stay
in,
Let me here say that in this area and
and cowardice rank with dishonesty
and untruthfulness. l think / can say
of this troop that the standard they
have set for themselves in efficiency,
square work and obedience is remark
ably high considering the time they
have worked and / wish to thank one
and all for sticking tight in rain or
shine and for furthering this new cause
by their personal scouting. "Each to
play the game for all that s in him for
his side. -
On or near October first this troop is
to be the guest of Hon. j. f. Colburn
at Pearl Harbor, who has promised to
slaughter and imu pig in classic style,
first as an appreciation of each
scout 3 work for this team and Incl
dentally as demonstration of true
Hawaiian cookery. | may add that
the troop is sure to benefit not only in
gastronomy but also by this object les
son IN hospitality.
In November Professor Donahue will
give this troop "star talk" in the
open.
For this troop Mr.. Rock has given
list of about fifty "edibles" found in
our islands growing wild. The finding
and naming of these will be part of
next year 3 activities.
The trustees of Kawaihao church
have rented us the cold adobe Coun-
ell house" in Kawaihao lane. Repairs
and whitewashing, homemade furni-
ture and general tidying up are now
in progress. Here a scouts museum is
to be feature. Every useful plant, all
our knots, spices, lashings and camp
ing makeshifts' will be visible to
the naked eye. Scouting mottos and
charts, these latter sixteen in number,
are now ready and teach through the
eye jiu-jitsu, boxing, quarterstaif, set
ting-up exercises, rescue and panic
drills Some of these are easy, others
quite beyond the present seoutmaster,
but following the example of mainland
scoutmasters experts will be coaxed to
give us some time as special instruct
Ors. Recruits are TO be "votedp in on
trial and impossibles will be, after a
fair trial, voted out.
Our little show has Melted us, as a
troop, S96.75, two large items being
yesterday's show and the yachtmen 3
show at llaleiwa. Kahuku and Laie,
Kaneohe and the shows between were
very successful and quite out of proper
ton to the size Of the audiences. The
bills are not all in yet, but we figure
on coming out square with enough 20
whitewash our headquarters besides.
We have therefore had a good hike
around the island to Kahuku and ara
rightful owners Of scout hat, shirt,
puttios aud a p0ncho apiece.
Thanking your paper for its support ,
yours truly, j. A. WILDER,
hcOutmastor
Honolulu, July 10, 1919.
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