Evening journal., 1915-07-15

dent The hospital corps or the troop
gave an exhibition of first aid work.
On Saturday a group of Scouts took
z hike to a swimming hole back of
Eismere. Fred W. Gradwohl.
Scribe.
Although the regular meet
ings have stopped for the summer.
the interest in Scout work has kept
Up among the members of Troop 3.
A number Of fellows are working hard
on the second and first class tests.
Five of our members appeared before
the Court of Honor last Thursday
night for merit badges. The troop is
assisting the committee in charge of
the open-air services at the Court
House every Sunday evening. A num-
her of the members are working hard
for the signal corps. which is to he
started in the fall, under the leader
ship of Master Signal Electrician
George Grier. The Riggler Society
for first class Scouts of the troop will
be organized on this Saturday even
ing.
The Court of Honor of the Scouts
held an important meeting last
Thursday in the lecture room of the
Y. NJ. c. A. The following members
OF the Court of Honor sat as an exam
ming committee. Hon. C. B. Ian
dis. Hon. c. NJ Curtis. Edward r.
Mack and DR.. John L. Fisher There
we're 80 applications made for merit
badges The following Scouts ap-
piled Donald D. Stowe, Fl Wendell
Gray. William Longacre, Warren w.
Grier and George McManus of Troop
No 3; ]. Paul Wintrup and Earl Nc
Daniels. of Troop No 9: Edward d.
Martin, of Troop No 5 Paul r. Ward.
ot Troop No 2. and Henry c. L. Miller,
Jr of Troop No. II.
The next meeting Of the Court Of
Honor will probably be held around
the latter part of September All
FIRST class Scouts should exert them
selves during these coming two
months for merit badges.
The regular meeting Of Troop No 2.
OF Milford. was held at headquarters
Thursday evening. at 730. Various
items of interest we're discussed, af-
ter which f. n. j. Andrews an
nounced his resignation as scout mas
ter, a decision which he greatly re-
eretted but was made necessary by
the press of other affairs Following
the regular meeting Telford Hudson
snd Herbert Murphy having success
fully passed their examinations. were
invested with tenderfoot rank. A
special meeting was called for Satur-
dav night at which the committee ap-
pointed to confer with the fremen re-
sarding the Fourth of July celebra-
ton made their report Plans we're
then laid for the participation Of
Troop in this event and II was de-
cided to place the service Of the
Scouts at the disposal of the fremen.
The Scout celebration of July 4
began Sunday evening with a service
At o'clock in Christ Church al which
the members of the G. A. R Post
were present by special invitation.
The church was decorated with
American flags We all enioved the
sermon by the Rev. e. H. J. Andrews
The troop assembled at beadouarters
on Monday morning. July On ac-
count of the rain the parade was de-
olared off. In the afternoon a sig
nal was given by the fire whistle for
the assembly of the parade The
Scouts did good work at the bali mark
end at night poiiced the course of the
fire truck race as well as doing duty
al the display OF fireworks and NOV
ing pictures, which was held at the
ball park
Troop II assembled for its regular
weekly meeting at the Rockford
Water Tower last Friday night and
marched to our meeting room. After
inspection and all business was dis
rosed of our pastor. Rev. T. r. Van
Dyke. gave us a talk on thriftiness.
The honor medals for the individual
and inter-Datrol contests for the last
three months we're also awarded The
individual medal was won by Harry
Carrigan. of the Stag Patrol. his total
being 167 noints. Ira Stewart and
James Mcdowell. of the same patrol.
we're second and third. resDectively.
The Stag Patrol also won the inter
ratrO1 contest with fba pIuo p,,Hf,Io