Evening journal., 1917-11-15
TnE RED TRIANGLE RECIMENT.

THE RED TRIANGLE REGIMENT.
scout Masters and Scouts or Whining
ton.
We arc appealing 90 YOU es American
,llizens 20 Immediately cnlis. your best
aderis in the greatest cause ever pre-
sentcd 20 The boys Of America.
one hundred thousand boys are asked
% earn and give one million dollars to-
wards the war fund campaign or. tho
Young Meas Christian Association FOR
The American soldiers and prisoners-of-
war and IN This plan the Boy Scouts Of
America. u0tas scouts, but al American
citizens will play an important part
Wilmington aims iO enroll 400 OF the
above number. Our campaign plan calls
for the formaiioa of the lied Triangle
Regiment with ihrco hailali0us 10 at
tack and capture Hill $50 Each battalion
win be assigned "a different route ami
each boy enlisted will count On1 foot
advance on the hin.
Tho Liberty Loan drive proved that
scouts like 20 take part In something
big. We are n part OF big organlza-
ton and a big nation, and the doing Of
big things appeals 60 us. therefore. this
request should meet with out hearty re-
sponse.
The scouts should, because Of their
training. eagerly seize this great oPpor-
lunWy for intensive service during the
short period Of time 90 provide means
to lessen the hardships OF those who
are lighting for us r. this great strug-
gle.
Zach boy is asked to earn and give ten
dollars money begged or borrowed viii
not be acceptable In payment OF this
pledge. 10 is exceedingly important that
each hoy should give his own earnings
a certificate has been prepared, en-.
graved and reproduced In two colors anC
bears "a serial number. To each certif
icale is attached ten coupons. eacf
bearing the serial number Of the GER
tncate. These coupons are given TO th'
boy as ne turns I'm the money and wheI
The ten coupons arc carried, the certin
cate is his.
The campaign TO secure pledges Il
now N and ends on Monday. the 10Th
Immediate action Is requested and ]
necessary. Each Scout Master shoul
appoint at once representative 10
his troop.
SLACKERs?
Are YOU one Of the scouts who di
not secure even one Liberty Loan sub
scripiion?
Are YOU one OF the fellows that di
not respond 20 the call from headquai
lers for distribution OF Hoover litei
ATTIRE?
Are YOU one OF the fellow th'
hl4nes your Scout Master for not ha'
ing notified you about anything goir
E \r YOU one OF ihe scouts belongir
To several OF the troops in the city th
did not even secure one Liberty Loi
subscription
Arc you one of the scouts that new
comes TO headquarters to find ont
there Is any civic duty that you can pc
form?
Arc YOU one of the SCOTS that repor
for parades, so you eau show OF yol
Scout uniform2
Are YOU one of the fellows who ha'
bocn Tenderfool Scouts for any leng
Of umo without trying 60 pass yo
Second Glass;
Are YOU one Of the scouts that neV
assisted The Red Cross Society IN al
vay2
Are YOU one Of the scouts who alwa
has excuses for everything?
ATsE YOU A SLACKEBf
The Food Cards are not being
turned 90 the office as often and
numbers as they should be- II y
have any OF these cards signed. :
nom TO headquarters every afiernoC
out OF the 2.500 cards given TO scol
fo deliver aud have signed there ha
been S39 turned In. To enable MS
check mp this work. get your receil
in as soon as possible.
There is an ear of white corn, rails
by the Washington scouts on eNhi
iion 40 the olicc, measuring ten a
onc-half inches long eight and onc-h
inches ion circumference and has eil
teen rows OF corn on the cob. SEE
Commissioner Paiicn says. we hi
nearly ten thousand bushels OF I
-cora.' This was raised on the SCI
farm in Washington city and is n
being harvested by the scouts. So
corn.
% There is a beautiful set Of post
for each troop in the city 20 be had
calling at the office. These are
troop headquarters decoration and \
brighten the walls with distinct
scout pictures.
TWO now troops were organi
This week Troop 36, one scout NJ
Ter, one assistant scout master and
scouts. Troop -. connected with
a. salvation Army sunday school.
Troop 30, with The ~. Andrews Chu
More about these later
Troop has an entertainment I
Tuesday night. Don't fail TO att'
This troop Is putting on new st
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