New Britain herald., 1917-03-23
BOY SCOUT
 NEWS

With the opening of the new head quarters in the Levine Block at 166 Main street, next to the Savings bank, the New Britain Scout Organization enters upon a.new era in it's history. The local council has now it's own headquarters with a capable. and ex-, uerienced leader, Mr. Skinner, in the position of executive. All Scouts are axpected and urged to visit the new 6Glce where any scouting information they may wish will. be available. It has beenY decided that all tenderfoot tests wilE hereafter be given by the executtvAAat. fleadquarters. Each cam didate must obtain the Scoutmaster's signature on a card which will in : turn be. signed by the Scout Execu4 tive if the Scout .passes his examina- ton. A special attempt is now being Elaxle to. bring the troop registration .up to. date. One of the principal ob- ,jects tafe. new executive has Set out to do fs to have every Scout in the local council registered promptly at the Nati6nal headquarters. Plans ar1 nov. afoot to organize three new troops and the enFollment goal nov sought is 1,000ae1nembers.s, ' N r An important n6eting of 1coutmas- ters wifi- be held in the Y. Ms C. \. at !: o'clock Sunday afternoon
 Tho Court of Honor will continue to hold regular meetings the first and third Tuesday of each month in the new headquarters. Last Tuesday eve- ming Scout Crandall of Troop was awarded the merit badge for bee study. !
 Very encouraging progress, in the campaign for $2,00O is reported by the executive committee.
 Each local troop will be requested to appoint reporter who will here after turn in weekly records of the activities of his troop! These reports must be left at the Scout office by Thursday noon of each week.
 Troop 1 / has created the rank of honoring membership for Scouts who for good reasons have to discontinue taking an active part in Scout work. At the last meeting of the troop, Scout Fresen, Van Epps. Weed and Philips gave interesting exhibits of various branches of scouting. Scout .Sandstrom and Walcott were award ed merit badges by the Court of Honor on Tuesday evening.
 4 total attendance of thirty-seven inc luding members and recruits was reported at Troop 4's meeting Wednesday evening. Assistant Scout master Schaefer took up more active leadership of the troop. in view of the fact that Scoutmaster Skinner will be b:lsily engaged in his new duties as executive.
 A cordial invitation Is extended to all Scouts to attend the Worlds Greatest Circus" under the auspices 4of Troop 1. on March 90. | Scout stunts combined with comedy promise well for the success of, this perform ance. All Scouts will be admitted for fifteen cents. The regular meeting of Troop will be held Tuesday instead Of Wednesday evening neat week. To- morrow afternoon the troop will meet at the post office at 1:3O for a hike.
 Last Tuesday evening Troop 12 heard a second interesting lecture by Miss Mcdonald, trained nurse for the Stan ley Works, who gave demonstrations of first-aid bandaging. Tomorrow the troop will hike in two .divfsions to Bill Warren's den. Some will start at 8 o'clock in the morning and others at 1 o'clock in the afternoon.
 At the meeting of Troop 8. Monday evening. Scout Conklin was elected chairman of the club room commit tee. Several tests were passed and games played. Tomorrow afternoon the troop will go for a hike, meeting at i :30 at the club room.
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