The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1913-05-08
Boy Scouts Of America.

Mr.. Eddy arrived in Cambridge
today, and will go to Salisbury to-
morrow.
Cambridge has their public meet
ing for the purpose of organizing
The local Scout Council, at which
time the leaders in civic, religious
and philanthropic work for the COM
munity will hear of the Scout pro-
gram and elect their representatives
who will form the Scout Council.
The Eastern Shore troops are
GROWING at rapid rate. One OF
the latest of them is that formed by
Andrew A. Hathaway, at Radcliffe
Manor, near Easton, who will have
a permanent camp on his place for
The boys of his troop.
Scout work has been growing
very fast in all parts of the State,
according to the reports which Mr..
Eddy has received from the county
leaders and from his personal OBJ
servation of many of these new
troops. With the opening of spring
the county boys are showing re-
newed interest.fn the many-sided at
fractions ofathe Scout program.
There seems to be race be-
tween the Eastern and Western
Shores to see which can make the
most rapid progress. In Cumberland
a short time ago Mr.. Eddy was
called on to make six addresses In
one day, to satisfy the curiosity as
70 the Scout idea. Other Western
Maryland sections where interest is
keen are Frederick, Ellicott City,
Hancock, Homecoming, Mount Airy,
Sharpsburg, Westminster, Harper's
Ferry, Riverdale, Laurel and Hyatts-
vile. Mayor Scott presided at
big Scout rally at Hagerstown, his
own son being a member of the
troop. The boys of the Western
Shore are all looking forward to
the big reunion of Civil War Vete-
sans at Gettysburg, July 2, 3 and 4.
The boys will go to aid the old
Veterans to help keep n check the
crowds and to see the great demon
stration. They will not parade or
take part in sham battles or give
any kind of military demonstration,
because the Scout organization is
emphatically non-military.
The swimming season has opened
on the Eastern Shore. R. R. Shull,
Scout Master of the Greensboro
troop, opened it by taking his boys,
like so many fearless ducklings,
down to the river on Easter Mon
DAY. He had them douse themselves
| with handsful of water first, then
rub their skin until it tingled, which
is an Indian custom.
The Ridgely troop, ]. D. Davis,
Scout Master, has "a boys, and the
reports made in detail show that
they have reached high percent
age in all-around Scout activity.
Among the other centers of Scout
activity on the Eastern Shore are
North East Wilmington, Goldsboro,
Greensboro, Denton, Oxford, Sails
Eburys CrisfieId and Snow Hill.
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shows III sas1-sss with more than
/ three thousand boys lro1led.
In Baltimore the seventy troops
have just entered upon a cleanup
campaign, which does not mean
with a wheel-barrow and dumps, but
the work of scouting to find such
defects as impair the health of the
city. They locate ponds and other
collections of water wherein mos
quitoes thrive, and in the meantime
become conversant with the COM
munity of which they are part.
Each Scout must know the nearest
| fire station the fire alarm boxes at
any point in the community, and
must know the location of the hos
pitfalls, police stations, etc. Each
troop will construct map of their
district, which will occupy con-
spicuous place in each headquarters
and help them to live out the Scout
motto "Be Prepared.
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