Evening journal., 1915-04-22

two huglers, Homer Williams and
Lewis stats and our drummer. Wal
ter Conner went over and practlced
in the shade Of the old water tower.
Troop No. % met last Thursday as
usual We we're drilled by Assistant
Scout Master Turner who was pleas
cd with the improvement IN this line
OF work. After the drlll we had our
business session II was decided 10
hold our Scout meetings on Saturday
afternoons. starting May ! for o; least
two weeks on account OF the Gypsy
Smith eyangelistic meetings which
will be held in our church.
Last Saturday fourteen OF the
Scouts from troop No. 26 took very
interesting hike 10 Armstrong s
woods Here supper was prepared
and eaten with great relish. After
the meal was over the boys rested
for awhile and then Senior Patrol
Leader Carl kalmbacher took part OF
his first class test which he passed
The entertainment which will be
given by the troop has kept all the
boys hard at work selling tickets.
large audience is looked for as most
of the tickets have been sold.
Troop No. 27 Of 81. Johns Church
took a hike TO Fort DUPONT on Sat
urday. April H. We had a fine time
there being twenty-five members of
our troop and six visitors from other
troops OF the city Some of the fel-
lows passed their tests on the way
When we reached the fort Chaplain
Marvine. who is Scout master OF the
Delaware City troop took us on tour
through the fort and explained the
big guns and many other wonderful
things 10 us. The fellows acted like
old vets we also had many comments
passed on our marching and the dis
cipline of the fellows.
The troop meets every Tuesday
evening in room above the choir
room at st. Johns Church Visitors
are always welcome. The Scouts who
were on the hike are as follows:
Scouts Master II. L. Williams, AS
sistant Scout Master II x. Lodge,
Senior Patrol Leader q. Stuart Com
niissary F. Hickman. Patrol Leaders
+ Lacey and p Talley, Assistant Pa
troll Leaders r. Bradford NJ. Petit
cord. r. Perry. Scouts b. Ripka, H.
Boughton. E. Strauss. II. Robinson, A.
/ Pierce, W. Findiey. H. Dorsey, d.
Leach. c. Cook. N. Lodge, l.. piorson
c. Kline. J. Gallagher. E Hutton. g.
Brodlcy. w. Heathcoat. j. Martin. A.
Cowan, f. Pyle, H. Chance. H. Hart
ing.
Fourteen Scouts mel al the Y. NJ.
c. "A. on last Saturday night 10 or
Ianize the band Now fourteen Is
good number 10 start with but we
need more follows. Some OF you fell
/ lows must be awfully modest. The
next meeting viii be held on Wednos-
day April 2S al p. m. Scout mas
ters get after your fellows who play
band instruments. Mr.. Talley and
Mr. Schaofcr are working hard to
make this hand success and they
need the help OF every Scout in the
city.
The regular meeting OF Troop No.
10, met In the social room of tho
church. Scout Master DuBoll prcsid-
cd II was decided to drop the Eagle
Patrol and W. Foulk was put in the
otter Patrol and r. Turner was put
IN the Ram Patrol The dues we're
then collected and Mr DuBel sent
" w. butcher to the Y M. c. A. TO
get instruction for Cleanup Week
The troop then drilled for 80 min
utes After they returned the troop
decided that thev would not wear
shorts" u was then decided that
the troop would take hike on Sat
urday and that d baseball team should
be picked Mr. DuBcll talked about
the camp this summer and about the
parade on Decoration Day, f. New
lin sold the highest number Of Eas-
ter eggs. After the meeting there
was ave good boxing bouts. The
most interesting was the one between
Blankin and Gibson.
Last Saturday Troop 27. OF ST
Johns r. r. Church. hiked TO For
DUPONT. at Delaware City. Two mem
? bers OF Troop 2S and ono from TrooI
l6 were present. The distance wa.
Is miles. and by the time we wcr,
! entering the town more than ole bo,
wanted TO lie in cool grassy spo
? and rest. When four and onc-hal
miles from our destination, the trool
stopped To cook a dinner OF soup
frankfuriors and bacon. We stoppc,
al times TO get a drink OF water at
!. farmhouse. Inside tho fort we wcr
= led by Chaplain Marvino on hi
y charger He showed us the twelv
y moriars. ready to land a hole throug
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