The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-17
NEWS AMONG THE BOY SCOUTS OF
AMERICA HEADQUARTERS NOTES
Headquarters is Glad to Welcome Mr. Jobes AS Scout
/ master of Bethany Chapel of Troop No. 15

at 1880. Scouts answering roll call
were: Patrol Leader Abbot, Alden,
Bradley, Calcatterra, Emmons Liz
ton, McKeever, Ortlepp, Odrich, Par
thenay, Saunders, Tomlinson, Ref
and candidates: Bruce and Sheridan.
Scout Tomlinson was appointed to
take the minutes of the meeting.
Orders were issued by Scout Mas
ter Ortlepp for drill in signalling,
ffrst-aid, practice of firemen's lift and
! the making of stretcher with stats
and scout coats. The scouts were
very much pleased to hear that Rev,
b. Root has accepted the position as
president of the troop committee
Announcements made and meeting
adjourned at 9:18.
L. M. Abercrombie, secretary.
Troop No. "a
Our meeting was called to order by
our patrol leader Thirteen members
were present and two visitors were
entertained. One new candidate was
accepted into the troop. An orchestra
Will be formed and will practice on
Thursday evenings. A new system
for holding our meeting was decided
upon. Games will be played at the
opening OF the meeting, after which
will follow the business meeting.
The meeting adjourned at S:45.
Edward Kuba, scribe.
Troop No. ri, st. Luke's church
Our meeting was called to order at
1880 by Senior Patrol, Leader Schloss-
berg. Minutes of the last meeting
were read and accepted. Our scout
master announced the Court of Hon
or meeting to be held at local head
quarters Thursday evening. The
meeting adjourned at S:55.
Alfred Jones, scribe.
Troop No. 4, Trinity Episcopal Church
Regular weekly meeting held as
usual. A large percentage of our
troop always attend the meeting. We
are delighted to learn that Mr.. Berton
Shook formally a scoutmaster in the
city is to be associated with Mr.. Nc.
Clellan, our scoutmaster, with the OBJ
ject of making Troop 1 all the mum
Der stands for.
We are registering three new mem
bers this week. They are: Charles L
Fisher, ROLAND Hart, Jr., and Louis
| Schneider.
William Lounsbury, scribe.
Troop No. ~
| odA ACSuidI lISSIlIlS LUX pace dIlC
Scout Master F'ind1ay presided. Oul
troop has just re-registered for the
year of 1918, under the direction OF
| our new Scoutmaster Mr.. Findlay, AS.
sistant Scoutmaster Mr.. Frank RELY
The troop committee Is comprised Of
two men Mr.. Hincks and Mr.. Darling
Our troop has re-registered II
scouts whose names are as follows:
Raymond Walsh, Henry Walsh, Loui:
Richards, Rayomdn Peck. Percy S
Lang, John Lang, Elliott Adams, Ed
ward F1ader, George Leaksa, JOSEPH
jerks, Ralph Ford, William Dalton
George Snowden, Palmer H. Senior
Harold Mackey, and Clayton Hoff
man.
Raymond Peck was appointed pa
troll leader of the Eagle patrol and
Harry Walsh his assistant.
| Louis Richards, Jr., scribe.
Troop II, Summerfield M. e. Church
| Our meeting was opened at 1880
There were 10 scouts present.
| A boy from the Y. M. C. A. address
ed US about their campaigning. Tit
troop signed a pledge. Our Ex-Sen
ior Patrol Leader, Scout Share, visited
US, and we were pleased to see him
Dr. Kidder gave us talk about Flu
ture Citizens. We are going to buil(
a trek cart this winter.
The rest of the evening was spen
in knot tying.
Meeting adjourned at 800 p. m.
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