Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-28
Tnoop Nc. B.

HWY ltN9s ~ Tsoop. 3. '. Me, A, Is the first 10 Gil lAndrew M. Avery and Howard L. Peckham have received commissions as scontmaster and assistant scout master. respectively The present members of the troop are the follow ing: H9rwood Dolbeare. George Brush. otho Chase. Berthold ComeAu, BenJa- min rCovey,- Albert Fairbanks. Halsey Gallup. c Henry Jennes. Clmer Jewett Jonathan Johnson, Arthur Norton, Norman Rasmussen Douglas Sevin. as WhittredEe and Chester Parker. Troop Nc. Q.
 Ripley Bigefow. Frank CrowelI and Charles TirrelI- have been registered as new members of Troop 9. All have appeared in the parade on Tuesday with their new uniforms.
 At as special meeting on Monday night, Thomas Sayies was elected troop leader. Gerald Brassil assistant troop leader: Horatio sBigelow scribe, Philip SayIes. librarian, and Richard sayies assistant 1fbrartan- willis Austin was voted into the membership of the
 The. Moonlight Hike.
 Sixty scouts and scoutmasters of the city went 1on the moonlight hike to
 
 from the Y. M. C. A and some went from Greeneviile- As they came near the farm of Assistant Scoutmaster Howard Pechhan.. they were greeted with a beautiful sight A big pyramid fire was being lighted. having been gone out in the afternoon
 The ceremonies around the fire be- gan with a saIute to the flag. A ten- derfoot, Godfrey Johnson. from Troop s, was then sworn in before the group.
 After this there were games Of cock fighting and Indian wrestling. by both the scouts and -scoutmasters-
 Frank E. Peckham then told the boys the story Of the mysterious Joe BiH. and the cave nearby. which he used to freauent. Then the whole SO scouts went, on a tour through the cave and got first hand acquaintance with the weird sounds and sights.
 Then, all romped back to the fire and had "a feast of roasted frank furters- and rnarshmalloVs and coffee provided by Assistant Scoutmaster
 At $50 a,cloek the group started for home. except eight boys, who stayed all isuight in the hay. mow.s Then said it. was warm and they would have had a fine sleep If Red" had not been "the funniest guy they ever met" The whole thing which was the first of It's kind for. Norwich ooys, was de- ciared ,to be a big success, better even than the time-honored burning of bar reis on ThaHkEgiying night
 Exam ,AppIieatiens.
 The following applications. have been received for second class examina- tions:~ -a s~r- -' ' -s-s,-- Charles Haddnd Of Troop 6 and otho Chase of Troop 8, cooking: BenjRnlin Coney of Troop g. compass. and knife and hatchet;s Otho Chase, tracking; Arthur Norton. lfrxt aid and earning q =. and Thomas Whittredge, pacing, both of Troop 6. .-.fs--
 A number of these exarns- will be given in sAohssan- park son Saturday afternoon. -. TX.
 ,Trainina Beys fer cTtirsnsship.
 When the Boy. Scout movement was inaqgurated in the United Staten oi Ameriea the prfmafy snd Fundamental 1 purpose, behind the 'orR1rizatfon was a patriotic onB and that. great patriotic purpose has not, been lost sight Of as | the moyernert has progressed
 The work and training Of the boy scouts fs that which beat eQuips boy hood for good cftinenshfp and Id in nt respect military. nothwtthstandinE the ling Its. Into a military notch In the event perhaps that the country raighl isc1ne day have need of the spiendic Iyoung manhood that has develope6 trorn the scoutz. Just why, therefore a csrtafn element of the spopnlatfor of. this good land should manifest al