Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-11

Some Of the troops have made their
entries for the Field Day rally and as
IL IS time for arrangements for the
events TO be made, all troops are re-
quested TO get them i'm this week. Boys.
we are TO have a big rally and we want
everything TO come Off with flying col
ors. Now is the sme TO do your part.
This rally has been advertised I'm nearly
all the big scout ccnters and several
Of the most prominent scout leaders I'm
this part Of the country Will be on hand
10 see how we carry out our plans
How many cups Will your troop take
away?
The second Liberty Loan Campaign
Is now on. Scouts arc already actively
engaged I'm soliciting subscriptions. on
the first Liberty Loan Wilmington
turned I'm over $4,000 from several
troops. For information / strongly re-
commend the War Special issue Of
Scouting" dated October 4. Special at
tcntion is called TO four articles on
page nine of this issue-nrst, 10 the
printed matter in italics concerning the
war service emblem; second, President
Livingstone's special medals; third, the
special State troop award and fourth,
the bold type stating under what con-
ditions Scouts are eligible for the war
service recognition I'm this second cam
palgn. Application blanks. furnished by
the local Liberty Loan Committee are
now on hand at Scout Headquarters.
DO not delay starting this campaign,
but get busy Immediately and raise the
standard of Wilmington as shown In
the table on page &c Of this special IS
sue OF scouting"
Scouting Is now booming IN VII
mington. More "vlgor' Is evdehced
than ever before. II scouting ever meant
anything it surely means now that
every scout must be on the alert We
cannot tell. Just when President VIII
son will call on us. lie has just issued
one personal call-Scouts to help sell
Liberty Bonds.
"A new Scoutmaster and Assistant
have been placed 0t the st. Johns
Troop 81. Mr.. Quaas, Physical Director
at the Y. NJ. C. A.. who has been con-
nected with a troop IN New Jersey, and
Mr.. w. B. Hammond, as a. s. NJ Mr.
Hammond has been connected with
Scouting for a long time and spent
season at Plattsburg Military Training
camp last summer. This team bids fair
10 make some Of the good troops OF the
city open their eyes in troop work.
Mr.. Frank w. Paynter, a veteran OF
the Spanish-Amerlcan War, who saw
service in the Philippines and CHINA
has been placed as Scoutmaster o.
Troop q. This IS practically new
troop since 10 has been out OF exist
ence for nearly year. The boys ar
much Interested with the prospects o
again engaging IN activities. Troop =
Is connected with the First PresDg
terrain Church.
Mr.. Russell Sturgess has been ap
pointed Assistant Scoutmaster or lIool
% 10 help Mr.. Williams, Fellow Dep
uty Commissioners, you will nave 10 80
some 20 keep up with this district
new troop Is to be formed at M
Kingswood Church as soon as SUIT
able man can be found to take chars'
Of it.
Nradeley Church wants scout troop
Who will come across with q scout
master for this troop
The Liberty Loan medals VIII b
awarded at the big Field Meet
An honor medal has been awarded .
Ira Dafln, for saving life, through I'M, ,llli
o0lce. Scout Dailn made thrlllln INN.
rescue ON the Choptank river neal
Denton. Md, last winter ana enoah
gered his life to such a degree Una. s III.
National Court Of Honor aawaraeu N.
hcautifll bronze medal TO him. Damn
Is in Uncle Dicks troop, boys.
Troop No. - IS still carrying FORWARD
our good work i'm scouting, ana al
though the attendance was not so lare
last week. we were put through SOM is
very good drilling ana eAerclsine' a.
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