Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-06-28


subjects suffer. Well, scouts, there
are times when It Is impossible to
print all about the hour Of your meet
ings, etc, so the important facts are
brought out, and even then, the
scribe's name may not be mentioned.
But everybody In your troop knows
who 10 their scribe and must know
where the news comes from. IL there
is no news, then II Is time for. you TO
get q new scribe; because It's his
business to supply that news to the
world. In a way he is a reporter,
only. he goes TO the paper instead OF
expecting the paper to come to him.
The scoutmasters had lunch to-
gether yesterday in Cooke hall and
decided TO give you some good times
at Waialua, during the rally this year.
But your bed is not to be all Of roses,
with you asleep while the scoutmas.
tiers work-not at all. There surely
viii be work enough for everybody:
and as far as the contests are con
cerned. you know that TO earn some
thing you must be prepared. And as
that means, drill and attendance at
called meetings and drill again, there
il yet q large bit for you to do besides
the garden work.
The above paragraph reminds us
that Troop XVIII spent an hour ana
a half In drilling with Mr.. De Roo
Tuesday evening. Next Saturday they
are TO drill in the armory, and as Mr..
Chesingham Is a national guardsman,
the way seems clear for them to make
Of themselves q crack lot at drilling.
Troop VII anticipates instruction in
signaling, first aid and drilling, from
a man well fitted for that work. For
tunately they have several members
from the Honolulu Military Academy.
According 70 Instructor, Haenke,
theirs IL the best worked land at the
big garden IN King street Mr.. Haen-
ke nut IN 75x75 feet Of alfalfa, while
the balance Il planted 10 beans.
Saichi Oba Is now the troop scribe.
II il GOOD 10 know that nearly all
members OF Troop 2 are working,
now that school is pau.
TROOP VIII had no meeting last Sat.
urdayy evening, but IL on guard TINS
week at the tent. There are tne
same faithful few from other troops
busy with their tools each day ana
those that stay with Il, without being
urged. are to be praised, for It is Ger.
tainly hot and dusty work. Assistant
scribe McTighe looms up Ike q tall
and gallant sentinel from Troop W.
while others from /, w ". VII and
vT1T are seen at different times busy
with their hoes.
An scouts are to report for duty at
tina Palace grounds on July 4th at ?
4 m. IN full uniform. Don't forget
Ana this remiuds us that its mighty
nice 10 be appreciated -isnt ~ Read
the letter published herewith and 81
happy that you're scout
The championship series between
the oueen's Own and the lads rom
Kaimuki win begin on Sunday at ma
Xxi field, at O'Clock. Il win be
two-out.of three series and the losers
win proside thu championship PEN
nant. Although TX and X outhit v in
the practise Sane, outfielded "a
and x: 50 the teams are even. All
scouts are invited to attend.
"A the scribes have observed the
wish Of the StarBuIletin that unim.
portant things be left out of their re-
ports, II Is . pleasure this week to
run some OF them just as they were
written. This cannot aiways be done.
TROOP Xxx Busy
Owing to the fact that the public
schools have closed tor the summer
vacation, the members Of Troop Xxx
could not hold their meeting last Fri
day in the Normal school But In
stead. We held Z outdoors Books
were given TO tie many troop mem
hers. titled Scouting We were also
given books on gardening. containing
4 great number Of important facts
concerning gardening. We VIII re-
cefve one cf each Of the books prob.
ably once a month II was an enjoy
able evening out III the open.
The members Of this troop are cut
ting. shrubs on their lot on Wilder
avenue. When properly put into
shape, we win plant pigeon peas for
the u. s. government. We are rush
Ing the work on the garden and ex-
meet to have Il ready IN short time.
HENRY SYLVIA, Scribe.
TROOPS TX AND X REALLY PLAY
The meeting was called TO order,
but we did not sit Ia the corner and
twiddie our thumbs! No. Sir Il mean
NUM-. we we're real lively at this
meeting. We played hide and seek
puss IN the corner. and bean bag oh,
It was real meeting. and character
istic OF TX and x