Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-04
BOY SCOUTS ARE
BUSY AT
HhO

When q few weeks ago "Tenderfoot"
Alvin Silva of the Honolulu Catholic
Boy Scouts made a flying trip to the
, Rainy City, he little thought that he
was going TO be the means of implant-
! ing the Boy Scout movement on the
Pig Island. This. however. he effected
lunwittingly. He had been told by his
scoutmaster that at Hilo he should
report to Father Aloysius. the popu-
| lar curate of St JoSeph's church. and
to be careful to appear there in all
the glory Of green khaki and a red
| Dandana He found the Father sur
rounded. as is his wont. by q crowd
of youthful citizens. upon whom the
bright little tenderfoot and his &C
count Of his troops accomplishments
make such a favorable impression.
that it was then and there resolved
that Hilo should have its Boy Scouts.
Since then, troop Of three full pa
trolls has been organized. Already the
new scouts are drilling hard: hand.
books have been sent them, that they
may study with greater ease and eff
cheney. No fear but that soon, under
the guidance of ScoutmaSter Father
Aloysius they will become q credit to
the general scout movement in the
islands.
How About Honomu?
When is Honomu going to have its
scouts? Waterman, what of the
night?"
The formation Of an independent pa.
troll of Catholic Scouts Of kalihi has
been attempted, but progress Is slow;
The best thing the candidates can do
is to join Father RegiRald's troop I'M.
til they can work out their own saliva
lion.
The last mentioned troop, officially
Honolulu troop No. 6, is composed of.
three full patrols: Mongoose patrol,
color, purple; Mynah patrol, color,
red; and Owl patrol, color, blue. AL
most all the members Of this troop
have passed their examination for ten
derfoot, and will not be long in pass
ing that for second-class scout.
A second troop, officially Honolulu
No. 9, Is being formed. 1t is under
command of Scoutmaster Adrian Ke-
ohio, and has for the moment one full
patrol It's animal is Deer" its color
green. Appearances are that this
troop also will soon be at full strength
Scouts Progress fast.
All these scouts have acquired a sat
isfactory efficiency in military ana
physical drills, and in signalling. They
now bend all their efforts to become
competent infirfnarians, 50 as to be
able to extend first aid in case of &C
cidents. Dr. Delaney and Hospital
Steward VIM. F. BLY,, U. s. NJ, have
given valuable lessons, In this regard,
for which best thanks are here extend
ed.
In connection with this study, an
outing was made on January 49,, to
Waikiki, where James Holt had kindly
put his beach residence at their dis
posai. The water was unfortunately
exceptionally cold, and swimming was
not really enjoyed. But in some places
the beach was we'll provided with cut
ting coral. This afforded opportunity
for real first-aid and bandage lessons.
The rest of the afternoon was EN-.
ployed in practicing the resuscitation
of apparently drowned persons, band
uSIuS IL dCGuI GU IIHlUo anu lHc carly
ing of injured persons.
Charged by Deer.
On returning through Kapiolani
park, those of the Deer patrol were
DESTROYS of paying visit to their EN-.
blem animal. At first the buck SEEM
ed to appreciate the attention and
showed a marked interest in the scout |
movement. But when it found out that !
its devotees had brought neither pea.
nuts nor other offerings, the deer |
showed considerable resentment, and
charged repeatedly.
Fortunately for itself the wire fence
made defense unnecessary, otherwise
the innocent-looking slaves might
have proved disastrous As it Was,
the bucks antlers were caught in the |
fence, and it needed the help of It's
visitors to get disengaged. This, to-
gether with a promise that at some
other visit, some luscious morsels
should be provided. restored the good
feelings. Withal the deer could not
be induced to teach the boys the cor
rect way of shouting the patrol cry,