The Republican journal., 1917-04-12
The Belfast Boy Scouts.

The Boy Scout meeting last Thursday even
in was of more than usual interest to the
young people from the presence of Mr.. Whit
man Smith, former Scoutmaster and now
Commissioner in charge of the Boy Scout work
of Massachusetts. Mr. Smith came to this
city in the interest of the Emergency Coast
Guard Service, which makes available to the
Navy Department the services of the Boy
Scouts along the Coast as an Auxiliary to
the regular U. S, Coast Guard. Only registered
Scouts are accepted in this work. The Cover
ment intends in case or war to locate one naval
officer at each lighthouse and prominent place
of lookout on the Maine coast, and each officer
will have as assistants four members of tie
Scouts. All Scouts are enrolled in this work
but only those who have attained the age of
| fifteen years will be allowed to remain away
from home over night and then only with per-
mission of their parents. the Superintendent of
Schools and Scoutmaster Orrin J. Dickey, the
applications of all to be signed by the above
three. AT all times, whether absent from the
city or at home, the boys will be in communica-
tion with the Scoutmaster and may be with
! drawn from the service at the wish of their
parents. The work is one of the most impo.t t.
ant ever taken up by the Scouts. During the
evening an interesting address was made by
| Mr.. Whitman in which he outlined the work in
detail and told of the work already planned in
recent visits in Eastport Bangor and other
seacoast points by the Boy Scouts 1t was
pleasing to the Belfast Boy Scouts to know
that the Troop in this city was the first to en-
roll in the State of Maine. Among the boys,
who have passed the enlistment requirements
are Frank Downes Lubert Smedberg, Forest
S. Woods. Byron Greenlaw, Ralph NcCabe
Walter L. Page. Charles Wright, Charles A.
Swift. John Canning. Wallace Pendleton,
Russell Knox, Walter Omar Edwin M. Morse,
Donald H. Knowlton, Lubert Smedberp. JOS
eph Nickerson, Walter A. Whitehead and
LIZ sie B. Snyder. The boys have qualified in
cooking, messenger service, signalling bicyc-
ing. first aid and wireless. Wilson Clements
and Charles Wight have both re registered
/ in the Scouts.
| On account of the Coast Guard plans and the
condition of the roads it was voted to postpone
the hike TO Searsport planned for last Saturday
to Saturday, April 14th. Many of the members
fast Band for their appearance in the minstrel
show this week and took part in the street
parade on Monday. Joseph Nckerson was
elected as the chairman for the next meeting
Donald Knowlton gave interesting talk on
"How to Build a Fireplace" George Randall
spoke what to Do When Lost in the
Woods" The debate on belfast Should
Have Electric Cals," was won in the affirma-
tive by Rudolph Cassens and Kenneth Colcord.
The negative was taken by Frank Downes and
Wallace Pendletor. Stories Of Trip to the
Patriotic Celebration in Bangor were told by
John Canning Charles Robbins, Ralph McCabe
and Thomas knight.
The Public Safety Committee have already
pressed the Boy Scouts into service and the
names. parents names, nearest telephone and
address Of every Boy Scout in the city is filed
at the New En- gland Telephone office in this
city in case of emergency work. Between the
Scout work for this committee, the enrolment
Of the new Scouts and the work for the
Coast Guard Service together with the re-
gular Scout work, Scoutmaster Dckey had
rather busy week. What is most needed now
Is the enrolment of boys from the ages of
fifteen to eighteen years for the Coast Guard
services in which they are likely to be used at
once.
At the meeting of the Boy Scouts this,
Thursday. evening there will be a,two- minute
story on the part of every Scout. The princi-
pal feature of the evening will be an address
to the boys by Orlando E. Frost. There will
be setting up drill and permanent chair
man will be elected Every member will be
given notice that the Scout laws hereafter
must be observed. The meeting will close
with the singing of The Star Spangled Ban
ner.