Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-09-09
LOYAL BOY SCOUTS
INTERESTED IN WORK
Annapolis Boys Are Developing
Along Lines Fundamental in
Organization.
SCOUT OFFICIALS PLEASED.
True Qualities Of Manliness Clean Liv.
ing Courtesy and Loyalty In
voIved-- ---ScOut President to
Succeed Comdr. Beehler.

| termined that the coming fall and win
ter will be marked by greater activity
than ever before, and that. in particu-
lar the large number of Annapolis boys
WHO are now loyal Scouts. shall de-
velop along the lines which are funda-
mental in the organization.
The true qualities of manliness that
are involved in the Scout oath-help-
fulness, clean living. courtesy, loyalty
and reverence-are to be pointed out
continually, and IL is hoped that nota-
BILE progress will be achieved in this
direction. 1t is certain that what has
been done has secured the interest of
| a large number of the lads and helped
to implant right ideas.
One very special thing the boys have
| learned--that they can be cleanmouth-
ed and decent and yet be real boys,
and have a mighty good time from a
| boys standpoint. The Scouts of An
napolis are most fortunate in having
the use of a room at the Armory, and
| the use of the main hall at certain
times and under proper supervision.
Captain Louis b. Myers. who is a
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a hearty interest in the movement, and
has helped it most effectively There
is no doubt that the Scouts of Annap-
oils have, by far, the best facilities in
the way of any Scouts i'm the State
| This has been stated by Scout officials
who are in a position 10 know exactly
the situation.
| The Scouts will start light basket
ball practice very soon. Il will be re-
called that the Scouts developed a re-
markable team last season, and won
every game. Nearly all of that mate
rial and some new lads are available
this year, and If the players practice
| faithfully, several out of town local
games will be arranged for them Ben
iamin Holiday is captain of the FIVE,
and Wash Claude is manager There
will be teams from all the troops and
a series of games will be arranged.
There will also be teams for the med
ium sized and smaller boys
| It is very gratifying that Messrs.
| Joseph Sherman and Ivon Morton, who
made most satisfactory scoutmas-
ters last year, will continue their
work this year. The third troop was
handled by Scout Commissioner Hugh
r. Riley last year, but will have a regu-
lar scoutmaster by the time the fall
| season begins. Every effort will be
made to secure at least two assistant
coutmasters for each troop Steps have
also been taken to secure the troop
| committee, consisting of three men or
women for. each troop The members
of these committees have important du-
ties in Connection with the troop work.
In fact, one of the first moves will be
to secure the complete organization of
| the whole Scout body here
1t is earnestly hoped by the few who
have been active in the Scout work
that the citizens who compose the
Council will take a more definite inter-
est in the work this fall and winter.
1 Every effort was made to secure full
meetings last year, but seven was the
highest attendance ever secured, though
there are about twenty-five members
of the Council. For a work SO inn
portant, surely the men and women of
Annapolis should show a more gem
eral interest 1t will be necessary to
elect president of the Council TO take
the place of Commodore Beehler, who
died this summer. Commodore Beeh-
Ter had been president since the organ
ization of the Council, and always
showed a deep interest in the work.
As soon as the fall work begins,
steps will be taken to arrange one or
more public exhibitions A very sue
cessful affair of the kind was held last
winter This year there will be an ex-
Inhibition of special Scout work,as well
as athletics, many of the boys having
lshown much expertness in signalling,
knot tying, different branches of for
sestry, etc.
1t is hoped that the women of An
napolis will show more practical in
terest in the Scout work. Many have
| expressed their interest in it, and have
stated their desire to help. They could
lhelp very strongly by arranging some
kind OF entertainment, the proceeds of
which would be used to furnish and
equip the Scout quarters. All of this
would help the work generally.
The camp this summer was a great
success, though much more could have
been done if the scoutmasters had been
liable to attend. Next year, it is hoped
that definite can be made long in ad-
vance, and a scheme Of instruction out
ined. Thirty-one of the Scouts attend
ed the camp, which was on the farm oi
IAIessrs. Henry and Frank Riggs, bor-
Idering on Round Bay The boys enjoy.
ed themselves to the full, and the con-
duct was exemplary. The camp was
under the charge of Scout Commission
er Hugh r. Riley. Not only did the
IMessrs. Riggs allow the use OF a por-
ton of their beautiful farm for the en-
Icampment, but they showed many other
Ikindnesses to the Scouts Mr.. T. c
| Cherry, OF the Maryland Electric Rail
Iway Company, arranged for the trans
portation of the Scouts and their bag
gage, and also brought the tentage
from Baltimore for~them. and returned
it. Favors were also shown the Scouts
by Gen. c. f. Maclxlin. Capt. Louis B.
Myers, and Com. J. ]. Raby, U. S
In. without the practical help of these
gentlemen. the camp could only have
been held at large expense to the boys
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Il Naval Orders.