Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-28

The night was wet and I was, too,
For my umbrella was asoak--:. j.. 49,.
Not with the rain, but with the lew;
Left il with him when was broke.
Dear friends. this wonderful bit OF
poetry has been trying to get publish
ed for some time; but until now it
didn't seem wise to use il. Now, how
being wet last week. ii seems appro-
pirate indeed to publish it. 49,. r.. "
Rama handy excuse TO offer for
being absent from meeting; but rath-
er funny, don't you think. consider
ing that we live in liquid sunshine
most of the time here in Honolulu?
On Friday night some Of the boys
belonging to Mr. o. p. SoareS' troop
thought enough: of him to scramble
through the rain and answer rol1caH.
UP Punchbowl way. They drilled a
little, were given the John Guild dia-
ries, and adjourned early. 80. -.
Troop Xxx met as usual on Friday
night. with good attendance. They
had a drill and bugle practise, and re-
ceiyed their diaries, according to
Scribe Cooper ~ =. -. ......~
BY the way. it is fine to see the
boys appreciate a present as practl-
cal as the little diaries Mr.. Guild has
given They are quite like miniature
scout hand-books. FL .... -. ~.
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A troop that met and got right down
to business-fun business-last Fri
day night was Troop VIII. They de-
corated their hall with ferns, set up a
moving-picture machine, and made up
their minds to let the rain pour and
leave their umbrellas down at I'm
cle's" for the nignt Charlie Chaplin
trotted out on the screen in two reels,
while the scouts ate candy; then after
he had disappeared and they had
cried at his departure, they wound.
up by. having a dessert of ice cream
furnished by the scoutmaster. Then
they all pranced down the home
stretch with a coconut apiece, shelled
and presented by Robert Mcconnell.
1t was great party. -. III.
Fook Ching of Troop II says:
"Wednesday night was pretty wet
and only 10 scouts and three officials
turned up. Four; new boys filed APP
plications for membership and two of
them were examined in their tender
foot tests Three scouts from other
troops wanted to join, but were told
tbat tho. y,,uct oi.,os ne ,,rnof tbo4 thew
had left their own troop in good
standing and that their scoutmasters
were willing that they should be trans
ferred. Henry Young, one of our best
scouts and one of the star swimmers
in Troop II, leaves for China on Tues,
day next and will be gone for some
years. He is going to school i'll China
and hopes to join the scouts there, so
the scoutmaster gave him transfer.
We practised signaling anu rescue
drill There will be no meeting dur.
ing Christmas week" ..E..-.
We were all so busy getting ready
for Christmas that only few of US
thought about writing letters to the
poor, tired editor. sitting patiently at
desk, chewing on pencil-point, hold
ing telephone receiver to the ear,
waiting for scout news and receiving
almost none. Tears dropped upon the
desk below and the stains may now
be viewed by any interested, parties.
: Boys. DO you know that there
.are blind scouts, and that they are to
have some of your stories published
!in Searchlight, magazine for the
idea is spreading. -. - I'LL.
The scouts of Lowell, Mass, are be.
.coming successful wireless telegra.
:phers, At their camp last summer
+ they had an efficient station.
The installation of the station was
completed in less Than two hours. and
full operation was begun yat once.
Messages we're received from several
battlcships in Boston harbor The
correct time was received every night
|: from Arlington. T.. ~ w.. =.
All village news sent out by the
Wellfleet station was received, and
each morning two.page paper was
published and posted at the mess tent
The scout who was in charge of the
station did his work with so little
fuss that he had an issue of the pa
per out before the other scouts discov.
cred what he was doing. They were
incredulous until they had compared
(. his news with the dailies from the
cities. ....... -.
Glasses are now being formed IN the
different troops ,of Lowell for the
study of wireless telegraphy.
Anyone can give advice, but it is a
wise boy who Knows when to accept
it, IL. r. s:.~
So SAYS Armstrong Terry, who goes
the American life insurance COM
Al.