Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-27

.'St meeting fec!ded thdt the husl
ness meeting OF the club for Juno
should he held on Tuesday. June 6. in
stead Of the second week in June |,
was also decided that every Scout
master. assistant Scout master. Scout
"i'icial should b. invited To go to Boy
Scout Camp in the late afternoon OF
evening Of Thursday, June IS bu, not
10 20 alone. but take with them their
wives. sweethearts. or friends for an
open-air picnic. Many Of the Scout
masters aud Scout officials have au-
'omohilos and VIII take with them
other Scout officials.
Troop - Hike.
scouts Of Troop "a, with their Scout
master H. T.. Calisch, expect 10 Leave
their troop headquarters at 2 o'clock
today for an overnight hike. Camp
VIII DC made abou, four miles ives, OF
Westhamnton, whore the troop VIII
stay until Sunday evening. returning
-, o'clock
Troop 81 plans to take an over-nich,
nike each week
OLA scout Again.
Gee but it's great to he back with
YOU fellows again. / have certainly
missed Our Saturday morning meetings
hut. h"l!evc me, fellows, Just couldn't
heln II. heard one of the Scout mas
iers say. NJ business interfered with
scouting. give mp business Eut, YOU
see. he didn't have to work for "a living.
IN the last few weeks ] have kept my
eyes and ears "ren 10 hear all the
good and bad that was said about you
Scouts. 50 YOU 500 / have really been
on the job.
II wanted 10 tell the members Of the
hUg!e. drum and fife corps that | was
gong 10 send one OF my; secret service
men along with them to keen an eve
on thar behavior while in BIRMINGHAM
AiihoGIh they we're not warned, | can
only say they could not, with one en-
oep'ion. have behaved better am
happen. bat vow know things like that
W!il ha4pen IN The best regulated fam
lies am sure those boys will soc
Their mistake aud apologize
cor the rest Of the bunch. | can
only say you We're simply great un-
derstand You made 4 big hi; in the
naEaoes. and that your conduct was
Iust nat real Scouts should he
FerharS you Scouts don't realize what
4 responsibility rests upon the should
~ "i Your Scout officers when YOU 60
on on a trip or even upon a short
NIKE and Il Is NJ 10 YOU 10 do all YOU
can :" h"lp tote tho load. Don't make
u hard for him. Tie is not strict with
You because he likes 70 boss II is for
your own good suppose something
should happen IN one Of the bunch.
who would he 10 blame?
say YOU all started mo Ia preach
!nc. ana almost forgot what / started
Y" say After giving YOU credit for
S2ur part. there IS also another place
where credit - due. To MacFarlane.
the leader. is due a large part of the
pHa's" YOU received He * one Of
those Richmond First people Now.
scouts. II is up ia you 20 axpress your
APPRECIATION for his work. time and
e%peri"nc" by doing your best during
the next year I" capture the cake in
WashirEtcn, Just as YOU did in Eirm-
in=ham- Now, I want to congratulate
each man and to thank him in behalf
81 our Richmond First club for the
fine showing and your excellent conduc,
on the trip I'll leave it to Frank, was
Richmond first?
som" time ago offered prize 10
tn" registered Scout sending in the
best letter or composition ON What
Scouting Has Done for Me Harold
c"ters. Of rropp 81, is the lucky Scout.
and "a him prcsen, this Scout knife,
hoping that he viii find il as useful
and helpful - ne found the Scouts to
be - II is pretty late now. viii
Wait until NEXT Saturday TO read his
letter OLD SCOUT"