Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-15
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no longer be needed. Yours, sim
cerely, BEN b. IINDSHY.N

no longer be needed. Yours, SIM
cerely, BEN b. LINDSEY.S
H r. Roney, special field scout com
missioner. has sent his resignation to
James e. West chief scout executive, at
New York. He took this action so that
he could give his entire attention to the
Haddonhed, N. j., troop. of which he Is
scoutmaster.
Mr.. Roney was, with the exception Of
Garrlck Mallory, Jr., of Wilmington,
Del, the only special field scout commits
sioner In the United States. The position
was created to meet the absence of a
local council, the commissioner being re-
sponsible only to National Scout Coun-
Gil. Mr. Roney Is member of the South
Jersey Scoutmasters' Association, and of
the Philadelphia Scout Council.
Camp Heinz will soon resound with the
yell of Troop 81:
WHO are we7 Who are we?
The fifty-seventh variety!
Picklesl Chow-chow!
Spa -ghet-ti!
ssst!',, Boom (bass drum> "AhI
The camp. which receives it's name
because the troops number Is 81, will
soon be the winter hike headquarters Of
tiiS " ilSlDtT5 OL lHt tTOOpt WHOSe City
headquarters are on 57th street-strangely
enough, 9th street and Baltimore avenue,
to be exact. 1t is a log cabin, which the
troop is busily engaged in building out
on Darby Creek. below the West Chester
Railway, about four miles from the 69th
street terminal Every Saturday after
noon for a month the hustling members
OF the troop. under their scoutmaster,
Captain G. C. Won der Lindt, will hike
out to the spot which has been offered
for the use of the troop by the owner of
the property. friend of the Boy Scouts.
Assistant Scoutmasters Edwin Duhring,
II. j. Blanton and William Stewart have
already directed the gathering of the
timber and all that remains now is to
slap the cabin together Plans? The
troop needs no plan, having already built
two such cabins out in West Overbrook.
The cabin will be "a feet square, with a
door and two windows. 1t will have a
large stone fireplace. cemented with mud.
which will also be used to chink the
crevices between the logs. The roof will
be matched with branches and grass, un-
less the veteran carpenters and cabin
builders decide to shingle It, When the
troops home In the woods Is finished
1t will be duly dedicated with ceremo-
nies, and the 81 members of g. with head
quarters on 9th street, will have a goal
in view when they set out on their winter
hikes.
An important program for the Scout
masters Round Table was decided upon
at the last meeting of the Scoutmasters'
Committee at the City Club Tuesday
evening. For the next four months the
meetings OF the Round Table will be
devoted TO the frst-class tests. which
will be in the hands of experts In the
various branches. The examinations
were heretofore conducted on the so
called tirst-class hikes. when the appli-
cants. sometimes as many as 70. were
taken to points out OF the city and given
the tests. The Round Table meetings,
which are attended by scoutmasters ex-
clusively, are expected TO furnish the
scoutmasters with the dope" and they
in turn will be qualified to pass 1t on to
their troops. The next first-class tests
will be given at the South Branch Y. NJ
G. A. Monday evening at 7:45 o'clock.
Walter s, Cowing, scout executive OF
the Philadelphia Council, is expected TO
take charge of headquarters Monday,
after an absence of nearly three weeks
on account of Illness due to overwork.
He is at present in Springfield, Mass,
visiting relatives, and Is reported as
much improved in health.
troop song 10 the air, MY Country
lis OF Iheet mas Dt6u Written IOr IFOOp
1871. 18th and oxford streets. by Miss Re
beoca Mayer, one of the first honorary
members. She played 1t and the troop
sang 1t for the first time Tuesday even
ing. 1t reads:
We are Boy Scouts so true,
We're loyal through and through
We're Troop one e-Thlrty-one,
We're out Tor work or fun:
From dawn tin set OF sun
Our deeds are real.
We signal and We drill
Our tasks We All fulhll
From day la day.
TO al good give our theusht.
All evil must be fought.
Scoutmasters say.
believe me-" writes the troop scribe,
''it sounded swell. We offioially thank
| Miss Mayer for her kindness. Too bad
girls can't be scouts, She surely did her
good turn that night"
The entire troop has pledged itself 10
learn by heart THE Star-spanglsd Ban
| nsr," my Country, 'ris OF Thee" sThe
Red. White and Blue" and Maryland
within two weeks.
A blue and gray siiveF-enamel badge
| the emblem OF the Gettysburg Boy
| Scout Service Corps-was today sent TO
Lieutenant f. John Romanes. OF King
Edwards Horse. at his home IN Mig Ros-
shire, Scotland. Lientsnant Romanes.
who was formerly seoutmastsF Of Troop
/ 81. Is now on his way 10 the front, Il he
has not already arrived a. the scene OF
aghting.
The Fourth Boy Scout Band IN the city
ls assured Troop il2 Of which H. ~
Rolston Is scoutmaster. has made ar
rangsmsnts 70 get instruments Tor > Il
Dlsea brass band. TIE Rev. Dr.. Hainar
| chaplain of the troop. through whom ths
baaazaaateF 4atH : Ezzzahe9 e Ahe tleoE