Evening journal., 1915-02-11

On next Tuesday evening az Olu
swedcs parish house, Seventh ana
Church streets, Troop No. . viii give
an original play Of scout life. includ-
ing incidents illustrating signaling.
wifless. single stick combat, first ana
and other departments of scouting
The '1oading lady" will be imperson-
atcd bv Robert Dickcrson. member
Of the troop. There will be plenty
~ incidental music. furnished by inc
field music of the troop under tho az
recfion OF Assistant Scout Master VIII
lard Schafer. number of novel
electrical and scenic effects VIII be
given.
This is boy Scout Anniversary
Week" All over the country Scouts
are celebrating the fifth anniversary
~ the Rov Scouts of America. The am
nual meeting Of the executive coun-
ril will be held in Washington TINS
week Tonight there is a great Scout
rally and demonstration In that city IN
which probably two thousand Scouts
will take part. President Wilson, VINO
IS honorary president Of the organiza-
t.on. will receive the members OF the
council today az the White House. Last
.a,ndav the custom of attending the
church in a body was generally OBJ
served by the troops throughout the
United states. Here in Wilmington
tlcally every troop attended di-
service. Those troops connected
churches appeared at their own
ches while those not so connected
9Th fITnnn
II worshippcd with Troop IA at the
lattcr's church. tho Silverbrook Nj.
E Church. Troop from the y. NJ.
c. A. and Troop II from the West
End Reading Room were the guests
Of Trocp at Old Swedes. The three
troops made very good showing. as-
sembllng in the Sunday school room
of tho parish house. and marching into
the church IN a body preceded by the
field music playing a buglc march.
The national colors of the troops
we're advanced 10 the chancel and the
bugies sounded "to the color" the
Scouts standing at attention and
salutiue At the last note Tho vicar
Of old swedcs. the Rev. r. T.
Wolven. who IS himself a scout mas
ter. preached a sermon ON Christian
citizenship.
The Boy Scouts OF Delaware Ave
nue. Baptist Church have been organ.
ized. their number being twenty-threo
We have good start, though MOI
many Scouts as yet Mr.. Turner. The
assistant scout master. is fine drill
master. and We hope to make fai
.hoo-f,r Ia drfllipo
Troop 8 held it's usual meeting las
Friday evening. February 3. in charg
Of Assistant Scout Master Williams
Many new business matters were take
up and acted on. On Sunday morning
February z. we attended the mornin
service at Union NJ. r. Church wit
which We are connected. Friday even
ing. February 70. the troop will hold
little social for the parents OF III
Scouts Of the troop. On next Saturda
the troop will be represented on th
joint hike
The troops OF New Castle count
in assemble Saturday Afternoon
February 13. 1915. at 1.45 o'clock o
Eleventh street. west of Market stree
Wilmington for the purpose Of takin
Joint "hike" Troop ] of New Cast
will assemble at its headquarters an
proceed to a point approximately ha
way between New Castle and Whining
ton where they will meet the trooI
from Wilmington and vicinity. Prov
sion has been made for a place
building fires and do some light cool
ing and Scout Masters will instru
their troops accordingly. Troops wi
report promptly Il the rendezvous.
An attractive program, has Dec
arranged for the Scout rally at the
~ c. A. on the evening of Washiu
tons birthday The Y. NJ. c. A. aul