El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-28
ROBT. KRAKiUER
TALKS To BOYS
Interested in the Boy Scout
Movement; Calls on -Four
Local Troops.
Nv IvoR G. THOMAS.


Robert Krakauer. who has become
very much interested in the Boy Scout
movement, together with the scout ex-
ecutive and assistant patrol leader,
Walter Stevenson, Of troop A as an aid,
made a visit by automobile to four Of
the scout troop meetings a few nights
ago.
They first went to troop ; at tbs
Villas school, then troop . at the More
head school, from there 10 troop : at
the Lamar and last to the Alta Vista
school where troop l holds Its meet
ings.
Talks TO the Scouts.
MI Krakauer made 4 snort talk az
each of the meetings: Troop was
studying troop formation. At troop
he found the scouts demonstrating how
TO bandage the head At the Lamar
reorganization and election Of leaders
was in progress. while at troop L
tenderfoOt tests were being given Mr..
Krakauer expressed himself as greatly
pleased with what the scouts OF the va
rious troops were accomplishing.
DIR. Ramey To Give Tests.
All scouts will be pleased 10 Know
that DR.. r L Ramey has consented 10
act as scout surgeon. commencing " ed
nesday. He Will give first aid tests At
his office Wednesdays and Saturdays
from to p. m Dr. Ramey mas given
several talks and demonstra tlons on
first aid to the scouts. All scouts
must assure their scOutmaSters they
are prepared 10 take these tests De-
, fore presenting themselves for exam
nations before the scout surgeon
Businessmen Assistant ScOutmasfers.
During the past week two young
business men OF FL Paso nave become
so interested in scouting" that they
are now among the leaders. Leo +.
! Hiseler is now assistant scoutmaster
I OF troop L Z. Gilbert Perry, formerly
| OF Jackson, Mich. has been assigned to
troop as assistant scoutmaSter. Mr.
| Perry saw border service as corporal
with the S1st Michigan infantry, but
! liking Ell PasO. was mustered out here.
! Represented In Red Cross Work.
All of the scout troops were repre-
! scented in the Red Cross demonstration
! Saturday afternoon Troop 3, having
! the largest number OF scouts IN attend
1 ance, had the honor Of carrying the
| large American flag at the head OF the
| the column Upon their arrival at Red
/ cross headquarters the scouts were
| grouped in a semicircle about the band
| for a motion picture Scouts Walton
! Berkshire. Of troop 3, and Dale Payne.
! of troop ., were assigned as special
aids TO Dr.. ". L Brown.
Camp Fire Girls Entertain.
| Campfire girls Of Alta Vista school
entertained the scouts Of troop 1 last
J week. The troop desires TO. announce
I they have application cards for all
! prospective scouts who might be in
! terested in joining.
Court of Honor Being Formed.
/ DR.. Thomas c. Galloway. asSiStan
| surgeon, United States public health
I service, is interested in the Boy Scout
/ movement to the extent OF serving as
I scout director OF health on the local
! court of honor With him also is J. v
/ Gladding, city engineer His position
! in the court Of honor will be that Of
: scout engineer. All scouts taking tests
/ for merit badges must appear before
the various men who as specialists are
/ familiar with that particular branch of
work in which the scout desires TO
. qualify.
Tests For WOOdcraft Saturday.
Lieut. r. a Barlow, 33rd Michigan
I infantry, a sCOutmaster at ChebOygan,
. Mich. will give tests in woOdcraft sat
( urday afternoon for second and first
( class tests. All scouts ready for these
examinations will report at the wire
less station, southeast OF Washington
( park. at p m under the leadership OF
( their scOutmaster OF senior patrol
| leader.
ScoutmasterS' Training Glass.
Monday. March ., at Z p. m. the
I scOutmasters and assistant scOutmas-
ters OF the FL PasO district viii meet
for study AT scout headquarters At
that time a suggested outline for trooT
meetings for March will be presented
and discussed
Troop 4 ReOrganizes-
Last Fridays meeting Of troop I was
I given over principally to reorganiZing
the troop The following scouts were
troll leader Fred Whiuock and owen
Comstock. patrol leaders; wesley Nagle
and sam Lucy, assistant patrol leaders
and Felix Miller, scout scribe