New Britain herald., 1917-07-20
BOY SCOUT
NEWS

Troop 11APracticaly tho entire
meeting last week was taken up talk
ing over gardening. We also went
through a short drill. In our garden
on Linwood street was have peas big
enough to make a meal from a dozen
pods. The other vegetables are COM
ing along also. We have been spend
ing considerable time at Miss Muir
phys Spud Lot" Last Saturday
pulling weeds and cleaning up in gen.
eral. We ran a horse cultivator
through tho rows which gave US q
considerable lift for Mondays work.
Monday some OF US went out again
for all day. We hoed nearly the
whole lot. In the afternoon, after
some OF the scouts had gone homo.
our executive came along and sent
one of us for a watermelon. 1t
seems as If he knows that water
melon. Is our by-word, so he thought
he had to recognize it. We had some
feast and plenty of it. which re-
freshed us so that we went to our
work like soldiers. We expect to
spray Saturday for not only potato
bugs, but for our new enemy, potato
lice. Keep plugging" is a good
motto, and we certainly are going to
plug, so this new pest shall not get
tho best Of u.s. Sunday we are going
to have the parents of the Scouts out
at our acre. We have named the day
Inspection day" Our parents will
assemble at o'clock accompanied by
their boy scouts. Not only do we
want to show our parents what we
have thus far accomplished, but are
waiting for good suggestions which
they might offer. BY this way. we
will not only interest them, but also
get them behind US In this important
move which we hope will help them
to a great extent next winter. Our
Troop took care Of the flag from last
Thursday until Monday. We are go
Ing with might and main for that
first prize, also do we want to earn
that good time" which is in store for
us In the near future.
Troop 4-Troop I enjoyed an out
ing at Lake Compounc, last Saturday
afternoon and among the guests Of
honor were Mr.. Slade, Mr.. Hickie and
Mr. Skinner. In the athletic events
Lester Shaefer scored the most points
with Tudor Cooley and Benjaman
Slade second and third. In the ball
game which followed Mr.. Skinner
showed some Of his old form by max
Ing a home run and sending three
men home. The Scouts will hereaft-
er be at the garden at p. m. instead
Of the early morning until the poto-
toes are we'll protected. When this Is
done the patrol leaders will resume
the hikes which have been temporar-
lily suspended for the present emer-
gency.
Troop 3. The members Of Troop
will hold their second meeting Of the
month today The fellows will be ex-
pected to bring their scout-manuels
and to be ready for Morse code drill
Although there will be but two meet
ing month, all fellows are request
ed to keep up and advance lin Scout
work. The Scouts will collect news
papers tomorrow. These papers will
be sold and the returns recorded on
our good old bank account"
Troop 10. The Boy Scouts OF Troop
10 have completed their assigned time
in raising and lowering the flag at
Walnut Hill Park.
A committee has been appointed to
make arrangements for a camping
trip. They will be accompanied by
Assistant Scoutmaster Jack Horwitz
The garden Of the Troop is progress
ing nicely and Pyrox has been sprayed
over the plants in the war against
bugs All the Scouts are ordered to
report at the garden on Sunday morn
ing at 3 o'clock. Scoutmaster Hor-
WITT who is with the United States
Naval Reserve fleet Is expected to be
home tomorrow on a forty eight hour
furlough.
The executive Is going to announce
a day in the near future as garden
day." when an effort will be made to
get as many as possible from each
troop. Each boy will be requested to
bring his dinner and supper. AL
though some time will be given to
work there will be an interesting pro-
gram Of sports arranged. also photo
graph will be taken Of the boys at
work on their gardens. The photo
graph will be used not only in the To-
cal papers, but will be sent to nation
al headquarters to be published in
BOYS Life" Full particulars con-
corning Garden Day. will be given
to each scoutmaster so that they will
have an opportunity to bring it to the
attention Of their boys at the regular
scout meetings.
SCOUT EXECUTIVE.