Evening journal., 1915-05-06

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Memorial Day, he will award a. spo-
cial prize for the winning team IN
an event which will be known as the
signal Experts Match" and will be
open 10 all hands. including Scout
Masters and Assistant Scout Masters
as we'll as Scouts. The contest viii
be in both Morse and Semaphoro
codes so that the winning team viii
have 10 be proficient in both. The
sender will be given two messages
one to be sent in Morse and the other
in Semaphoro Immediately at the
conclusion of the sending OF the first
message The team finishing first
viii win. accuracy. however, counting
more than speed The crack signal
ers of the different troops now want
to get together and practice up. The
senders must learn to be very care
ful especially In the angles they make
when sending SemaphOre. Remom-
ber to hold the flags in this code so
that they viii be extending the line
of your arms. Don't let the flag point
one way and your arm another as this
makes il hard 20 read And have the
fellows who are TO read on and write
down the messages practice with you.
or course there will be the regular
matches in the two codes. one for
each. and open only to Scouts The
experts match is simply an additional
feature.
Next week. Troop 9 will assist in a
Parish Fair to be given at Old Swedes
Church. on the II. 13 and l4th The
boys will give an entertainment each
evening. on the 18th. they will be
A. Ill ,F
i3. under Assistant Scout Master
Parker
Troop ? claims the Semaphore sig
Mailing record for Delaware. Last
Tuesday Assistant Patrol Leader
Ward received for two minutes at the
rate OF seventy letters per minutes.
Troop No. 20, of-Central Presbyter-l
ian Church. was presented with fine
hag by Eureka Council, of the Junior
Order of American Mechanics. last
Tuesday evening at their hall on Tat
nall street above Ninth. The scouts were
given all the privileges of the building,
including the use of the billiard tables.
etc. After the hag was presented the
troop gave an exhibition drill for few
minutes. followed by some somaphore
signalling and first aid work. Several
scout games were played, after which
the scouts ioined in with the old guard
in some degree team drilling which was
novel and interesting. As a fitting close
la, the evening the boys were treated to|
zee cream and cake. They all went home
,a,ing warm spot in their hearts for
lhe jr. O. Y. a. Nj.
Last Saturday Troop No. , startcn
,ut TO clean up lots. but they did not
set them finished that day and had TO
lean up the rest of them ON Monday.
A meeting was held at the y. NJ. C. A..
last Saturday, and many announcements
were made. among which was the state
mcnt that an scouts must be seconu
class by June !.
After the meeting the members of the
baseball tenn went over 60 Eighteenth
and Van Burcn streets and played the
High School Freshmen the troop team
winning hv the score of TO 3. IL was
fair game and there were many close
decisions. but both sides conceded 70
them without much fuss. The batteries
for the High School Freshmen were
Warren and Baylis. and for Troop No. $
we're Heinel and Lougacre, with Pop VIII
.on for the umpire.
The fellows who showed up TO clean
NJ lots Saturday received 25 points, ana
those who did not had 10 taken on.
The standing of the patrols in the in
terpatrol competition Is as follows
FLYING Eagle. GIG points: Red Raven,
$50: lackal, fS9: Wood Pigeon, 40;
Beaver. 367: Musicians, 3l3; Buffalo
eiG; Eagle. 2s5; Sinawa, III; Blue
Buffalo. 100.
The Boy Scouts Of Troop No. %
met on Saturday. May first, and had
good attendance at the meeting
Three new members are 10 be voted
upon at the next business meeting.
Scout Master Enos has ordered a
troop flag and two patrol flags. The
scouts arc taking an active part ia
the Gypsy Smith meetings at the Del
aware Avenue Church They arc on
hand every evening and distribute
books. fans. etc. Visitors are al
ways welcome at the meetings OF the
troop.
The weekly meeting OF Troop No.
"a was held on April Both At this
meeting third patrol was organized
and named the Pony Patrol A.
and l.. Hill his assistant
The pastor arrived AZ the church
with an invitation TO attend the
.Young Peoples Society social. We
marched to the home Of Mr.. Steigler
where We we're entertained and AZ
terWards served with refreshments.
On Wednesday. April 2lst. a trooI
flag was presented to the troop bs
the Brotherhood of St Stephens. AZ
ter the presentation. refreshments
were served.
Troop No IS me- last Friday even
ing at its headquarters. the Y. NJ
A.. and had very successful meet
ing. Business Of importance wa
discussed after which the troop wen
cut for the evening to one of il
fayorite hooks and spent the time Il
drilling and playing games Tn
main game Of the evening was strictl
original, as IL was doped out by IN
scout master and assistant with IN
help Of the patrol leaders while W
were drilling. Il worked well hu
Tor a few exceptions. All thorough
" enjoyed it and we intend to hav
another big game next Friday even
ing if the weather permits. Severa
boys will be promoted to second elias
next Friday evening Members {
lie troop were kept busy on Satul
day cleaning up lots in our distric