El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-21
SOLDIERS HELP
THE BOY SCOUTS
Ohio and Colorado Guards
men Demonstrate First
Aid Methods to Troops.
By VoR G. THOMAS.

Ohio ambulance company No has
two scoutmasters from Toledo, who
although on border service. are still
interested in scouting" and outside
Of their duties find time to help the
BOY Scouts Of FL Paso. Last Wednes-
oav prfvate VIM H Simmons gave
demonstrations in first aid at troop
No. I. which meets at the Lamar senool-
He gave particular attention 10 fie'h
DDS of lifting and carrying injured
persons. Private J. Carr on several
occasions has given talks and demon
strated the methods Of bandaging
wounds at troop No. ,. Which meeIs
at the Morehead school
Battery B. Colorado artillery, also
has z very much interested scoutTnas-
ter in the person Of private ROBERT
Finn. For weeks past he mas oeeh
serving the Boy Scouts Of FL Paso
where he could be used
As these guardsmen VIII shorty
leave for their home stations the scouts
Of the respective troops and the local
scout council desire to here express
their appreciation Of their services and
their interest IN the local scout move
ment -
Dr. ". l. Brown. chairman OF the
IL Paso chapter of the American Red
cross. Will have as AIDS on Sat , DAY 1Sc
February a. about - plcheG BOY
scents Each Will be picked by his
own scoutmaster according TO eff
cheney in scout work. attendance ana
department at troop meetings.. ana
neatness and cleanliness in appear
sch scout is reminded also that Red
Cross headquarters offers prize OF
2 s. gold piece TO the boy or elrl OF
Fl Paso who secures the Ia Sesl NUN. ll
ber of new members for this society
.7roOn I Lively Group.
Troop No. / Of which Sergt Leo MI M
Ter Is scoutmaster, Is alive me IoI-
lowing proves IL scout Hanson h5S
completed his second class tests II
Won hear a buzzing about your ears
any time don't be alarmed It's Only
the wireless telegraph when scouts
Benson Merchant Harland helheIila 3l
and Thomas Hanson have recently
fsveT hear Of the game. ''nisger
ANY, During the game period at the
last meeting Friday nlEht til.s W. j
PLAYED with vigor- As each scout pres
enf mad throw. the tennis ball 1leW I
10 the mark 20 times
Executive Presents Badges.
At the weekly meeting OF troop No 4
. n the Villas school. the scout eXecu-
tive gave a short talk and presented
badges 10 the registered scouts rem
,serfoOt badges We're awarded TO patroi
leaders Lloyd Sloan. William Bulger,
Harold Hail. and June butcher and 10
scouts Billy" Cooke. Ignacla CordoVa-
Arthur Duchenc Philip Rising Law
renee Tobias FOrdyce Jones, Harold
Baldwin. Marcellus Toher- Marvin
Howell Harris Jones and walton Berh-
shire Senior patrol leader David NJ
Roberts was awarded a second class
A~Ii- Ca-dle is now a rookie in
room g. He will soon be a fun Pledged
scout
Host scouts Are TenderfOOt.
Records show chat most scouts ore
-e1de-root The formation of the court
Of homo IS now under way ana as soon
AS completed tests for second and first
lass requirements viii he given All
SCOUTS must be prepared when the an
7o;ncenent Of dates for these tests Is
rade-
Leaders Attend school
Scout Headquarters was a busy pl%ce
Monday night II was the mohIhIZ !
meeting of sCoutmasters ana paIoI
eaderS as a provisional troop Of scouts
md together 20 through regular pro
-ram Lieut. Merritt Lamb national
scout committeeman from Michigan,
,cred as instructor He was assisted
~ several scoutmasters who are sery-
M with the troops on the border
The scoutruasters acted as paJroi
eaders and the patrol leaders TOOK the
.osi.7ons Of scouts The subject OF as
erlbling and handing troop TOOK up
most Of the time
arm signals Studied.
nm SIGNALS We're studied 10 be uSeu
,-fth the scouts when out on hike OF
.ther occasion when distance from the
.-o;1frraster makes il impossible TO use
rs voice Butts's manual occupied part
{ the tine. and there were a lew
+rnfs i'm wrestling and a Chinese
one-" There were so scoutmasters and
ga dare in attendance