Evening journal., 1914-03-26
NEWS OF THE BOY SCOUTS

Joint hike" of all Troops on last
Saturday was a success. Although no
result for the game was announced,
the main result was achieved. That
is, the members of five Troops were
gotten together and a good time was
had out in the open. The game fur
nished an object for the afternoons
louting and gave the boys good prac-
tice in observation and alertness.
Troop 7, under Scout Master c. NJ
Dillon, was the first on the ground
and had the largest turnout, having
about forty in line. Troop with
over twenty boys arrived shortly af-
ter, under Assistant Scout Masters
NJ c. Taylor. Hubert Anderson and
Frantz Anderson. Captain Dillon took
charge of the side on the defense and
soon had patrols posted on all ap-
proaches to the grandstand back Of
Brandywine Springs Park, which was
the objective point. Troops and 8
went out on the trolley to Prices
Corner, where they we're joined by
the Newport Troop under Assistant
Scout Master ]. r. Price Here they
met the chief umpire, Scout Master
Orlando Crease, Jr.. a member of the
Philadelphia Executive Scout Council,
who had motOred down from the
Quaker City in his touring car to see
the fun and show his interest in the
Scouts of Delaware. He was accom-
panied by a parry of friends and had
as orderly First Glass Scout Dicker-
son, of Troop 2, who carried a chief
umpire's flag, white with red diagon-
ais. to distinguish the automobile.
Newport Troop, after hiking out
the pike for a short distance with the
other Troops, was detailed to start
out through the woods i'm an en-
deavor to reach the grandstand from
the rear while the others attracted
the attention of the defense in the
front Troops and proceeded to-
wards Brandywine Springs and soon
encountered the whites" whose
outpost very neatly scooped in the
point" that was preceding the Of
tense down the road. Scout Master
Long, with Troop 8, now cut in to-
wards the park and very successfully
gathered in a number of points for
his side by surprising some unsus-
oecting Scouts of the defense. The
lime limit was fast approaching, so
Troop also endeavored to take a
short cut through the park to the
grandstand. They got as far as the
loot of the hill leading up to the base
ball diamond after winning a num-
Der of points, but here had to stop.
Captain Dillon had too carefully COW
cred the ground and the attempt to
slip in any farther without being
held up was hopeless. Scout Coote,
of Troop 2, made a heroic effort, how
ever. He crawled under the long
flight Of wooden steps leading up the
hill and had wOrmed his way about
two-thirds of the way TO the top when
the vigilant Scouts of Troop z discov-
cred him and he was forced TO reluc-
tantly abandon the effort. Time was
soon called and all hands assembled
on the plateau back of the park. II
was determined not to attempt to fig
ure out the result by points, as there
were some misunderstanding about
the scores, although the defense was
successful in keeping the offensive
side from getting in before the eX-
piration of the time limit. The
amusing incidents of the afternoon
we're numerous and the best Of good
feeling prevailed. The way in which
Troops 6 and z covered the surround
ing country showed very good scout
ing. Every move of the offense was
noted and signalled back to the grand
stand from the time they got off the
trolley. The patrols sent out from
Troops and s all reported COM
plete chain of the defense surround
ing the objective point Newport Troop
deserves great credit for their sport
ing spirit shown in hiking" all the
way over from home. BY the time the
game was over the temperature was
decidedly low and it was deemed wise
10 cut down the promotion ceremony
as much as possible. At "Adjutants
Call" sounded by Bugler Schafer
the Troops were assembled In line
and stood at attention while RE
treat" was blown followed by "Tc
the Color.' Scouts McKelvey and
Pickup. of Troop ,, we're then called
TO the front and center and promoted
10 First Class Scouts and Seoul
Banks. of Troop G, was advanced tc
the Second Glass degree. The
Troops were then marched past The
Senior Scout Master I'm double time
and dismissed. AS TO the appetites
of the boys it need only be said tha'
the pie man at the park sold sixty-hv'
pies while the Scouts were waiting
for the trolley to take them back tC
Wilmington. Later in the sprins
when more favorable weather should
prevail. It is hoped to have another
of these Joint "hikes" on possibly
even a larger scale.
Continuing the Second Glass tlrs
Aid, we come to the methods OF trans
porting the injured. First we VII
take up the methods without litter
The Firemans Lift is executed a
follows: Turn patient on face, stel
astride the body facing towards pa
tents head, and with hands unde
his armpits, lift him to his knees
then clasping hands over abdomen
lift him to his feet; seize his righ
wrist with left hand and draw arm
over your head and down upon lef
shoulder: shift yourself in front
stoop and clasp the right thigh Wit
your right arm passed between Tn
legs. your right hand seizing the pa
tient's right wrist; grasp patient
left hand with your left hand ant
steady il against side when you rise
Or you may lay patient upon HI
hack and stand astride his waist. Pu
hands under his shoulders and quick
lv step backwards, using patient
feet as leverage until he is erect The
stoop. pass right arm between hi
legs and grasp his right wrist wit
your right hand and rise, lifting hir
upon your back Two Scouts ma
carry man by making a seat Wit