The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-12-17
NEWS AMONG THE BOY SCOUTS OF
 lte AMERICA A-HEADQUARTERS NOTES

SS 54 -@i.!-. The. Executive and many of the Scout Masters are in Waterbury at tending the New England Conference of, Stoat leaders
 At the meeting of the Scout Masters Association last Monday night MT. Mo Clelian and Deputy Comrissioner Maitland, were appointed a committee of two. to decide on the First-Aid work s4 the rally. Their report is as follows:
 l. Four tail bandage for head with compress. ,-. s.s
 ?. Bandage the hand and fingers (using roller bandage.)
 8. Figure eight bandage on ankle. r.....s5aas a.
 4. TourniQuets on leg which is, call ed a Spanish Mindless.
 5. Splints on. forearm. Splints are to be covered with roller bandage at the time of demonstration. Arm to be padded with cotton and the band age isfto be put in plain spiral using triangular tbandage for sling.
 A team of two boys from each Troop. are invited to take. up this First-Aid work and some time before the Rally all the teams will be called together at some central place and the ten best teams will be chosen to pre- sent the demonstration at the Rally. This will be splendid honor to ev- cry Troop chosen and we trust that every Troop in the city will aim to se- cure one of the ten places. The Scout Movement Bridge port has twelve stars on the Head quarters Service Flag. This means that twelve leaders are in the ser vice. The last one to leave Is MT. Victor Norsn, Of Black Rock Troop The young men who are now in the various branches of the service that havs received Scout training Nare walking right away from the rest of tiielr conaeahtes and are receiving promotion quite rapidly. This all goes to prove that the Scouts motto Be Prepared, z is being practically and fully demonstrated.
 Any Scout looking for a second .iiand uniform had better come to I1CAQQQAHSSGDS 4A4CIC 2A O wv wv. :" AAo have outgrowr theirs.
 The Scouts will be interested tc hear that MT. Harry Ives, of the Ives Toy Corporation, has given the Scouts the privilege of using a tract : of land of his situated in Stratfield for Scout examinations and over night hikes. Any Troop wishing to gc to this place at any time will please first secure permission from the Exec utive
 The annual meeting of the Bridge port Boy Scout Council has been post poned until the first Tuesday in Jan uary when the annual election of of ficers will take place. B
 Wednesday night, Dec. 19, the Ex ecutive advises that the Scout Masters avail themselves of the office beini open in the evening for confer ence. 9FN
 It is hoped that many Scouts vii find some leisure time to assist to day in the Tag Day for the FTencl Orphans. s,4s ....y ass.s
 The yearly review in the shap of a report requested from 8eacl Troop As needed dnme ediately by Head quarters.
 A letter has been received by MI Storrs Of Troop No. 10 from L. G Shutter who was a Scout Leader il 71ataI, South: Africa MT. huter lie Eli with rneaslss ein "a hospital some where fn France His adjoinin cot is sgoccupied by David Jarvis, wh was formerly Scout Master of Troo kI .ss church of thisscity. MT. Jarvis wrot "a long letter to the, Scouts in Natal Natal. South Africa MT Shutter lie one to Troop Nc-#ies of this city Th letter covers six pages and is on fl in local Headquarters where it ma be read bysany one Interested.
 Troop No 1, Stratford.
 Headuuarters has on file "a very ex cellent report from Troop No c Stratford, since it's formation.
 Troop No. g.
 Our Scout Master presided. W talked about the coming rally an other things concerning Scouting new member, who Is very interested 1 Scout work, was admitted into ou i 1EOOVs WAObS hd411c Ao GSA AH6Db 0Alllci
 After all business was transacte we drilled for about an hour an adjourned at S:30.
 V. ANDERSON,
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 Troop No. A.. OLivet Church.
 The regular meeting of Troop Nc IA, was held on Thursday. Ffftee Scouts were present and three visit ors were entertained s
 An interesting lecture was given 5 pr. Smith, noted physician of tn North End. He spoke about hi camp experiences and the honesty ( fniO campmates. Tho business c fAs Troop followed. IA motion wa made and carried out that the cen ter bench should be trR honor bench that is, the Patrol doing the bes work during the wee should oecup s1lat bench at tli Meeting of ffl next week
 Another motion was made that V