The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-05-26

Summer plans for the Topeka boy
scouts have been formulated and were
announced today by H 1. Woods,
scoutmaster. The activities, as sched
uled, lay special emphasis on out-of-
doors scout activities, including hikes.
contests, drills and garden work. Fol-
lowing is the list as given in the Of
fetal pamphlet of the Topeka organ
ization:
% Scout work to be given at the
public Fairgrounds under the direct
ion of a part time instructor. furnish
ed by the board of education and
general cooperation in the work with
the school authorities. is promised.
Cd Establishment of scout head
quarters at 521 Quincy street, in
Washburr college. The rooms were
formerly occupied by the Kansas Med
ical school. Scout work will be di-
quarters and a closer cooperation
rected and supervised from these
quarters and a closer cooperation
with the national organization and OF
the local troops will be maintained
go Five or more district centers
to be established in different parts of
the city where meetings of the scout
commissioners and of the troops can
be held.
(4.) Maintaining of overnight
camps on certain nights of the week,
to be settled on later These camps
will be close to the city where the
scouts can return early the next morn
ing to their work in the city. Camps
are to be supervised by scoutmasters
and to be held under strict regula-
ton.
CD Ten days camp to be estab-
lished some place in the vicinity of
Topeka for the scouts.
With these n1aOs IN IA ont
and the ordinary activities of the
scouts each week, the summer prom
ises to be one of the busiest the or
ganization has seen.
War Adds to Scouts Work.
| War, too, has added to the scouts
work. They have pledged themselves
to take over the common duties of the
| home guard" and will do everything
to make the families of the departing
soldiers happier and more comfort
| able. Patriotic programs have also
made a demand on the Boy Scouts
AT the patriotic exercises given at the
public schools Friday, scouts in each
school, took part in the programs
Memorial day, they will play a still
more conspicuous part in the parade
resent the Topeka troops. In the cele-
| bration of registration day, they will
again appear in a body in the parade
| Friday night twelve scouts acted as
| uSherS at the May novelty, given by
| the Y. w. C. A. at the city auditor
| ium.
A New Troop Organized.
| A new troop is now being organ
| lied by Vincent, in the neighborhood
| of Eleventh and Van Buren, street
| The members of the new troop are
mostly boys of the First Congrega-
tional church.
Troop Is Starts Gardening.
Gardening on a cooperative basis
has received another boost among the
Boy Scouts. Troop No. Is, of the
West Side Christian church, leased a
small plot of ground at Fifth and
Buchanan street NJ. o. Hopkins,
| scoutmaster, is in charge of the work.
Their gardening will be carried on
much the same way as that of the
troop under the direction of A. A.
Graham, scoutmaster.
Annual Meeting of Troop 8.
Troop No. held their annual meet
ing Friday night at the Westminster
church. The troop is the banner
troop of the city with a registered en-
rollment of 140 members. The pro-
gram at their meeting consisted of
talks by H. A Jungk, DR.. C. H. Ler-
rigo and w. G. Magaw and demon
STATIONS of scoutcraft