Evening journal., 1914-03-05
NEWS OF THE BOY SCOUTS

The weather lately has not been what
might be called especially favorable TO the
hiking" industry. Even a Boy Scout is
ant TO think that il would be more
pleasant 10 snugglc up 10 the fire and
read thrilling stories about adventurous
"hikes" than to really 90 out and face
the wintrv winds. Still IL you pick
your day carefully, and get ono in be-
tween the billiards. a trip ia the open
these daNs has many possibilities Last
saturday. ten hardy members OF Troop
. equipped themselves with sweaters,
ealoshc,, dry kindling wood. and lets
see. oh. yes. some grub and sallicd
forth They decided the sallying would
be a little better ou the trolley ear for
the first few miles. anyway. and kept
rinht ON as trolley "snllicrs' so 60 speak,
until Brnndywinc Springs was reached.
Here they were met hv n reception
committed consisting of First Class
Scont Williams. the rural representative
.of the troop lie was called upon TO
show his ability as a pathfinder, and
rose nohlv 10 the occasion. He conduct
ed the troop 20 an ideal spot for a win
ter camr with convenient spring and
trees Here the "Roncy' rope. always
useful was rigged up as clnthcslne,
and on IL were hung the extra fur over
coat. fgl and other impcdimcnts Of the
i"outft." The object Of this particular
l"hikc' was not 10 tramp indefinitely
Through tho mud and slush. hut 20 get
some practice IN high class outdoor
cookery. Fircwood was found to hc very
handy leach Scout having bundle tied
10 his beltl. and blaze was soon going
hriskly m sheltered spot. Tho menu
was extremely classy" consisting of
lamb chops green peas. whole Drowned
lpotators huttercd rolls and cookies
We might say. however. with an in
stinct've desire 10 be strictly truth
/ ful. that the rolls and cookies we're
brought from home. and were not
Scout products The chops we're
cooked i'm a style which the Scout
! Master claimed had been handed
down in his family from generation
! to generation. That Is he told some
sort Of story of that nature. A. any
rate. they we're mighty good, and dis
appeared all but tho bones. and they
/ were gnawed very clean. FIRST Class
/ Scout Morford. who has more room
! for things of this nature than the or
/ binary Scout. added pork chops and
| Buckwheat cakes TO the program
while Scouts McKelvey and Pickup
who are now undergoing their tests
/ for the First Glass degree cooked
Irish stew and baked biscuit on a
stick. which arc among the cookine
requirements. When every particle
OF grub" had disappeared mess pans
and tin cups were scrubbed bright
and sides we're chosen for snow
battle There was convenient
ready-made stone fort near the crest
Of the hill and the defending party
were soon behind the breastworks
The attack, led by the Scout Master
formed at the foot Of the hill. ant
moved forward with scientific pre-
cision. They dep'oyed. advanced b,
rushes. and poured in a witherinl
fire Of snowballs on the hapless de
tenders. Finally with a wild cheer
they charged and captured the foru
fications. One Of the defenders at
tempted 10 form a hollow square, bu
was pursued and subdued. On thu
return to the trolley station. the YER
satilc "Roney" rope was again called
into play this time as an aid e
scaling a steep cmbankment. whicl
would have been very difficult with
out its aid. THE trip was voted al
one OF tho most Instructive and ais'
as one Of the iclliest that the Trool
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