New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-08-31

BOY SCOUT
NEWS


the First church will camp at the
Boy Scout Gardens. The boys believe
in being prepared and will protect
the gardens until the potatoes are
dug Each boy Of the troop will have
his share of the crop. The regular
Scout meeting will be held at the
gardens next week, instead of the
churches usual.
Troop H. Troop IA held its regu-
lar meeting Wednesday evening at
700. Scoutmaster Bonney gave long
talk on camp life. We had to post
pone our trip to Thomaston, but.
have decided to camp in a different
place. We are going to camp out
from Saturday until Monday night;
and each patrol will have certain
duty, After a semaphore drill the
troop was dismissed.
Rev. E. T. Themes was the guest
of honor at the supper of the Scout
masters and their assistants at the f.!
& F. Corbin bungalow last evening
Mr.. Themes was Scout Commissioner
of the New Britain council before ne
| left to take up his work in Detroit
and he did much to make the BOY
Scout organization of New Britain
what it is today. He was presented
with a very fine swagger stick by the
officers Of the New Britain councli as
| a. mark of their appreciation 1or niH
| fine work. The troops are all WORK.
ing hard getting ready for the GEM
onstration which they are to put on
| at the State Fair in Berlin Septem-
Der 10th, full particulars will be an
nounced through this paper at
later date.
! Camp Fire Girls.
| A war fund of $4,000, to be used
| for instruction in the conservation OF
food and other important war work.
| is being gathered by the camp FIRE
| Girls. This is one of the most impor-
| tant movements undertaken by that
| organization which, from the moment
| war was declared had devoted itself
entirely to the nations interests
| Many prominent women or the
country are taking an active interest
in the collection of the war fund.
Mrs Eula lamar Ellison of Virginia,
has taken the lead in the movement
bv consenting to act as financial Sec
| rotary of the fund, and through her
| influence many others are counted
| upon to aid in the great work being
undertaken by the Camp Fire Girls.
1t is proposed to use the fund In
| spreading the idea of conservation,
not alone among the members or the
! organization, but through them to the
great bulk Of American homes. Com
petent men will be placed in the field
to spread this gospel of food conser-
walton,
Another use to which the fund will
be put will be the safeguarding of the
health and morals of girls in the
neighborhood Of military training
camps. Because of the conditions
which usually arise in the presence of
these camps it is the purpose of the
administrators of the Camp Fire Girls
to- get guardians in every town and
locality where such camps are being
established. 1t will be the task of
these guardians to provide suitable en-
tertainment for the girls as Well as for
the soldiers in the neighborhood OF
the camps. 1t is proposed to have
moving picture shows, dramatic enter
tainments and church socials in order
| to take up the spare time of the men
who are being trained. The guardians
! will act as chaperons at all of these
entertainments.
The Camp Fire Girls themselves will
| raise the bulk of the war fund in
| order to carry on the great work
| which is to conserve the food supply
| and guard the health and morals of
| the nations girls and future mothers.