New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-26

covered by the New York civ Council
the Scoutmaster thereof will report the
appllcatlon to these Headquarters. No
scouts may be transferred or enrolled in
another troop without the written au-
thoriZation of the Scout Commissioner or
me executive Deputy Scout Commits
sloner. The observance OF this order is
strictly enjoined upon Scoutmasters.
LORILLARD SPENCER.
March %. 1914.
Upon the recommendation Of Deputy
Scout Commissioner pirie MACEDONIA Id
the following have been appointed acting
Scoutmasters In charge of existing
troops: Herbert 5. Colt. Troop As: Henry
l.. Achilles, Troops 80 and y; W Rus
sell Tyler. Troop 10l. New troops have
been organized in charge of acting Scout
masters as follows: Troop 1866, Madison
Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Lawrence +. Rothrock. Troop 142. st
Jamess Methodist Episcopal Church. r.
W. Ricketts,.
Field Instructor Scoutmaster \. G.
Clarke has been appointed Acting Dis
trlct ScoutnaSter for the Eastern Bronx
District, temporarily in charge Of the
Executive Deputy Scout Commissioner.
An illustrated talk will be given to
scouts at these Headquarters tomorrow
afternoon at 1870 o'clock by Mr.. West.
OF the Bureau Of Municipal Research. on
CIVIC cooperation showing how the Boy
Scouts may help the city authorities in
various ways. In order to make these
Headquarters afternoons successful and
TO insure their continuance, IL is impor-
tant that ScOutmaSters should take every
opportunity to notify their boys of the
programme and urge their attendance.
On April Mr. Gardiner G.. Hubbard will
give an illustrated lecture on Travels
in the Orient"
The new Scoutma ter's Handbook pub
lished by National Headquarters, is now
available and may be obtained at these
Headquarters at the price OF 90 cents, or
so cents postpaid
Within the next month the Scout Com
missioner viii endeavor to visit person
ally all active troops in the territory OF
the New York City Council.
Troop Notices.
Troop 1O7. A c. Clarke, acting Scout
master, John n. Pabst, assistant Scout
master, recently gave their first public
exhibition. which comprised demonstra-
tions IN first aid signalling, the staff
drill. marching and scout games.
Troop 12l, Arthur G. Eckstein, Scout
master. has a library including over $50
books and magazines relating to scout
ing. The troop was presented by Mrs.
]. p. Greenhut with a handsome book
case and over so volumes. This troop
has recently elected officers as follows:
President. Irving White; vlce-president,
Arthur schneider; second ce-president,
Walter Kohn: secretary, Abraham Hoif-
man; treasurer, Harry Schwartz; libra
rian. Albert Heubner; editor in chief
Michael Iserman; custodian, Meyer
Simon. Special squads have been organ
ICED in the troop TO assist other mem
berS in the various scout activities.
These include a first aid corps, signal
ling corps. nature. bicycle and Genera
squad.
Troop 135, Samuel J. Blaut Scoutmas-
ter, gave an exhibition on Tuesday eVsn-
ing before meeting of the Jewish Big
Brothers Association at the Young
Mems Hebrew Association. The exhibit
ton. which comprised various scout ac-
tivities, was held with the purpose of
attracting the attention Of the Big
Brothers to scout work. and il IS expect
cd that as a result several men Will APP
Ply for scoutmasters' commissions. The
general secretary of the Big Brothers
Association was very much Interested
and Will have similar exhibitions, II pos
siblc. at other district meetings.
District Notices.
A new troop go SO is being organ
tied In the Catholic division at No. 324
West Sad street. by Scoutmaster Sylves-
ter Megargee, who has been transferred
from Troop 3.
In the Richmond District Scoutmaster
G. r. Smith, Troop III, has organized a
new troop (No. 1850, which meets in the
assembly hall OF The Richmond County
Advance" West New Brighton. and in
cludes boys connected with other
churches than St Marys. with which
Troop III Is affiliated.
The Richmond ScoItmasters' Council
will meet on April |. on April 7 eNaml-
nations for promotion will be held at the
Staten Island Academy
In the lover West Side District Troop
14G, Stanley j. Ries. Scoutmaster, has
been ORGANIZED In connection with the
Ethical Culture Society.