Evening journal., 1914-09-10

Plans LOT the ptTlclpdllou VI tle
Scouts Of the city and vicinity in the
Old Home Week celebration, begin
ming October IL, are now being per-
fected. A committee from the Scout
Masters Association met with the
executive committee in charge of the
program on last Tuesday evening and
outlined the Scouts part in the
weeks activities. II is quite likely
that one evening will be known as
boy Scouts Evening"" and if this is
carried through, we will have a
splendid opportunity to show the citi-
zens Of Wilmington the growth and
the great benefit to the community of
the Scout movement Every troop
should get busy at once. All Scouts
should make it a point to be regular
in attendance at meetings and all
hands must hustle to the best Of their
ability so as to be in shape to make
creditable showing.
Troop 10, under Scout Master VIII
liams took a twelve-mile hike" on
Labor Day, which was enjoyed by
the boys. This troop now has fifty
members, practically all uniformed, a
splendid showing for the baby
/ troop. Four of the Scouts of this
"outfit" camped on the Delaware and
| Chesapeake Canal over Labor Day
Their camp was just below Delaware
| City. The boys report the presence
of mosquitoes and then some"
: Two of Wilmington's Scouts were
fortunate enough to go on the cruise
of Philadelphia Nautical Troop III
this summer The lucky boys were
First Glass Scouts Morford, of Troop
2, and Martin, of Troop G. The feat
ure of the cruise was a sailing race
between the three dories of the troop.
The boat manned by the Wilmington
Scouts, Morford being the coxswain,
won the race. Morford has written
an interesting account of the cruise.
Sea scouting is without doubt one
Of the most, If not the most inter-
esting side of scoutcraft. Two troops
OF Nautical Scouts have left Phila-
delphia this summer and have re-
turned after very successful cruises.
On Monday, August 3rd, Nautical
Troop III, of which / am a member,
assembled at Philadelphia headquar-
ters and proceeded by train to Island
Height, n. J. On arriving, we i'm
mediately went on board the young
America" which was laying out in
Toms River. Captain Mower, our
Scoutmaster Immediately made us
familiar with the routine which we
were to follow out to the dot during
our stay
The troop was divided into three
boat crews, each in command of a
coxswain. Each coxswain in turn
took his turn as boatswain. The
boatswain was in command under the
Scoutmaster. Each boats crew took
a turn of four days as stewards and
had charge Of buying provisions anC
preparing the meals. Each coxswair
and his crew was assigned to one o.
the three dories. the Red" white
and blue" All three crews shifte,
boats with each change Of stewards
The time was spent in Instruction
in merit badge seamanship require
ments, rowing, sailing, swimming
splicing, knot-tying, palm and needl
work, chart and compass work, etc
BY the time we went home three new
boys, beside the three already passed
had passed their seamanship require
ments.
Much attention was paid to gettinl
the art of sailing down to its fine
points for on Wednesday, August Il
the big cup race between the dorie
came off. l was in command of tn
"White" boat; Ed. Wood, of Swarth
more, the "Blue" boat, and "Hakn
Halman. of Swarthmore, the Red
boat. The Reds" we're out Of it al
most from the start and all aroun
the ten-mile course my boat and tn
Blues" raced neck and neck. For