New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-07
HEAnQTARTERS NOTICES.


Last week the scouts at Camp
Mitchell, under the guidance Of As
sistant Scoutmaster Fred Schoeck, took
a hike TO the Bronx Zoo, where they
Inspected the animals and lunched at
the Rocking Stone restaurant. In the
afternoon they returned through West
Chester village and arrived az the
Lorillard Spencer farm in time for
supper. The night was spent in the
barn and the boys returned to camp
the following morning. IL is planned
10 make these hikes feature of the
remainder of the camp season, as they
rot only afford a change in the usual
routine but give opportunity for prac-
tice i'm most of the outdoor scouting
activities, and especially for the study
Of natural history. During the coming
week the older boys will visit the
camp of Chief Scout Ernest Thompson
Seton, at Greenwich, Conn.
Three rowboats-one sixteen feet
long and the others thirteen and one
half feet long-built expressly for the
camp, have recently been delivered
and are serving a useful purpose. 1t
is again necessary to explain that the
camp management cannot undertake TO
furnish these boats for the transporta-
ton of Sunday visitors, who will find
the relatively short walk through the
woods from Pelham Manor station
more satisfactory than a tedious wait
on Petro's pier. Visitors are not ex-
pected to remain in camp after retreat
end inspection at $3.50 o'clock p. m.
The New York City Council will
entertain a patrol from Troy, n. Y, on
Saturday and Sunday. The boys have
been hiking down the Hudson, visiting
the more important towns.
Reports are occasionally received ut
Headquarters of the dismissal OF
scouts from troops for conduct at
variance with the scout law or other
wise unbecoming a scout. Each case
of this kind is carefully recorded in.
separate card catalogue, which may be
consulted at any time by duly com
missioned scoutmasters. No officer IN
charge of a troop is warranted in ad-
hitting a boy who claims to be scout
from another jurisdiction unless the
latter can produce satisfactory EVIL
dence that he is in good standing,
such as his membership certificate or
letter from his former scoutmaster.
Ownership of badge is, unfortunate
~, not a reliable credential, as the Of
fender is rarely compelled to yield ms
badge on leaving the troop.
II seems scarcely necessary to re-
mind scoutmasters that transfers from
one troop TO another can be made only
by local headquarters. and then only
with the consent of both officers in
volved.
The New York City Council desires
to receive photographs showing. the
activities of local troops, as well as
news items concerning their activities.
Troop Notices.
The funeral of Scout ]. S. Shimgo,
Of Troop 5. of which Deputy Scout
Commissioner Jules Dierckx is scout
master, was held on July % at st. An
thongs Church. The pallbearers were
Scouts Sold, Perfetti, Massari, Toma-
sula, Sperano and Cicasoli, all fellow
members of the troop.
Troop 8, Deputy Commissioner A. c.
Charles scoutmaster, expects to have
Fl its guests at Camp Mitchell the next
two weeks two boys from Meriden,
Conn. thus reciprocating the courtesy
extended to the troop by the. scout
commissioner of Meriden at the re-
cent camp of that council.
Troop 175, W. G.. Bauer scoutmaster,
has visited the camp of the Brooklyn
council at Southfelds, n. Y.