New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-07
HEADQUARTERS NOTICES.

The third annual scout rally OF the New
York City Council will be held In Central
Park on Saturday. June s. Invitations 20
participate will be sent TO all councils and
troops within the adjacent territory Of
New England and the Middle states. and
out oft town troops will be given an op-
portunity OF spending the weekend In the
city. making their camps in quarters to
be provided. Visiting scouts will be
messed. II they desire. at cost not to
exceed IS cents a meal. On Sunday. June
Z, special services have been arranged
for the scouts at the Cathedral OF 81.
John the Divine and at st. Patricks Ca
thedral. Rally bulletins will be distrlb-
uted Is soon as further details have been
settled by the rally committee. In the
mean time the scoutmasters OF New York
I troops are requested TO drill their boys
carefully in the various demonstrations
which they will present
Troops that have been designated TO
participate I'm the Brooklyn rally on May
Is will assemble at the Atlantic ave. ter
minus OF the subway at II a. m. and
will hike to Prospect Park from that
point. Luncheon should be taken. but
there will be no opportunity for doing
cooking. Troops are requested by the Of
ficials in charge OF the rally 10 bring their
troops and patrol flags, national colors.
etc. together with such equipment as
may be necessary for the scout activities
they present.
The court OF honor will meet at head
quarters tomorrow afternoon at $50
o'clock. II is composed of the following
members: Lorillard Spencer. chairman
Commissioner Cabot Ward. Alfred z.
Marling DR.. Leander H. Shearer, Or. C.
Ward Champion and Deputy Scout COM
missioners a. c. Charles and Pirie Mac
| Donald; Candidates for merit badges IN
/ the following subjects will come before
| the court: Business. chemistry. civics
/ cooking, craftsmanship. electricity. ire
manship, first aid. first aid 70 animals.
music. craftsmanship. personal health,
public health signalling. scholarship and
swimming. Troops u, III. 10, H. l3s and
/ ia are represented.
On Tuesday evening the Scout Commis,
sioner. accompanied by Deputy Scout
/ Commissioners DlerclSx. visited the fol-
| lowing troops: Nos. IS. 1870. li9 and Isl
! An examination for promotion 10 frst
| and second class scout will be held az
| headquarters on TUESDAY evening may
! IL, beginning at $50 O'Clock.
Scoutmasters who wish to attend
/ supplementary course in first aid ana
other subjects are asked to notify head
/ quarters. stating what evening or the
week would be most convenient IL y
! desired TO arrange this course. II enough
/ attendants can be secured. for the benent
/ of the many new scoutmasters.
Troop Notices.
Eight scouts OF Troop 100. Gilmore
/ Clarke scoutmaster. claim the record ior
! a one-day hike. having covered a distance
| Of thirty-seven miles. Leaving Jerome
ave and Kinssbridge Road at : a. m. or
Saturday NAV .. they went up Jerome
ave to Van Cortlandt PARK norm
through the park to Tuckahoe hoau
thence west 10 the Saw Mill River Road
/ alo ArdSlfN.
thew reached at $50. Crossing the river
they travelled north TO Beaver Hihs. or
the Putnam division or the New fors
Central Railroad. and stopped Tor lunch
one and one half miles above this point
After lunch they returned by me same
course as far as the junction OF Tuckahoe
Road and the Aqueduct. and then toi-
lowed the latter to klngsoridse Road
distance was computed from the auto
mobile road book. The scouts who made
the trip. i'm company with Scoutmaster
Clarke. were Alfred Ericsson, Robert
Rogers. Warren Bailey. Arthur Salzman.
Henry Zollinger. John Austin. Edward
Irving and Recruit Edward Brennan.
Troop us. w. o. Akerstrom. scoutmas-
ter. will give a minstrel show At p. m.
May II. at it's headquarters, lISth ST. and
Fort Washington av. ADMISSION -
cents scouts in uniform. 10 cents
Troop r. William Walter. scoutmaster.
will present its first entertainment to-
morrow evening at the Dutch Reformed
Church Huguenot Park. Staten Island.
The programme will consist partly OF
scout activities and partly OF musical
numbers The Camp Fire Girls OF Tot
tenville will assist. and Deputy Scout
Commissioner Pollard will give an adj
dress.
Troop 10 W. @. Bauer. scoutmaster.
will give an entertainment at the Ire
mont Methodist Church on May o. at
o'clock Tickets, % cents. 10 scouts IN
uniform or with badges, Is cents.