Evening journal., 1917-10-11

Some Of the troops have made their
entries for the Field Day rally and as
10 is time for arrangements for the
events to be made, AN troops are re-
Qucstcd 10 get them I'm this week. BOYS
we are to have big rally and We want
everything to come Off with flying coll
ors. Now is the time TO do your part
This rally has been advertised in nearly
all the big scout centers and several
Of the most prominent scout leaders I'm
this part Of the country will be On hand
10 see how we carry out our plans.
How many cups Will your troop take
away?
The second Liberty Loan Campaign
is now on. Scouts are already actively
engaged I'm soliciting subscriptions ON
the first Liberty Loan Wilmington
turned i'm over $4,000 from several
troops. For information I strongly re-
commend the War Special issue of
scouting dated October I. Special at
tcntiOn is called 90 four articles on
page nine OF this issuc--flrsi TO- the
printed matter in italics concerning the
war service emblem; second, President
LivinFstone's special medals; third, the
special state troop award; and fourth,
the bold type stating under what con-
ditions Scouts arc eligible for the war
service recognition I'm this second cam
paign. Application blanks, furnished by
the local Liberty Loan Committee are
now on hand at Scout Headquarters.
DO not delay starting this campaign,
but get busy Immediately and raise the
standard of Wilmington as shown in
the table on page i6 Of this special IS
sue Of scouting
Scouting IS now booming in VIII
mington. More "vigor' IS evidenced
than ever before. II scouting over meant
anything 70 surely means now that
every scout must be on the alert. We
cannot tell Just when President VII
son will call on MS. lie has just issued
one personal call-Sc0uts TO help sell
Liberty Bonds.
a new Scoutmasier and Assistant
have been placed at the s.. Johns
Troop 81. Mr. Quaas. Physical Director
40 tho Y. NJ. G.. A., who has been con-
nccted with a troop i'm New Jersey ana
Mr.. w. B. Hammond, as a. =. NJ. Mr..
Hammond has been connected with
Scouting for a long time and spent q
season at plattsburg Military Training
camp last summer. This team bids iair
90 make some of the good troops OF the
city open their eyes in troop work.
Mr.. Frank w. Paynler, a veteran of
the Spanish American War, who sa"
service in the Philippines and China
has been placed as Scoutmastcr OF
Troop q. This is practically new
troop since it has been out OF exist
ence for nearly a year. The boys arr
much interested with the prospects o
again engaging IN activities. Troop :
Is connected with the First PresDy
tcrian Church.
Mr. Russell Sturgcss has been ap
nointed Assistant Scoutmaster OF lrool
o. 10 help Mr.. Williams, Fellow Dep
uiv Commissioners, you will have TO g
some TO keep up with this district.
now troop is 10 be formed at ~
Kingswood Church as soon as sun
able man can be found TO take charg'
Of II.
Nradelev Church wants a scout troop
MILO VIII NllllI nNi ''' 'tN'-
master for this troop
The Liberty Loan medals VIII d.
awarded at the big Field Meet.
An honor medal has been aWai 9ea u
Ira Dafln. for saving life, through tli
office. Scout Dalin made thrlllln'
rescue on the Choptank river nea
Dcnton Nd. last winter and endan
gered his life to such degree tnal 'n
National Court Of Honor AWARDED a.
beautiful bronze medal TO MIN. Damn
Is I'm Uncle Dicks troop, boys
Troop 10. - is still carrying loINal'
our good work in scouting ana al
though the attendance was not so lars
last week. we were put through som
very good drilling and eAercis'hs' ~
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