Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-24
BOY SCOUTS SOLD
$166,55O FOR LOAN
Splendid Showing Made by Local
Troops in Great Liberty
Drive.

In the Fourth Liberty Loan the follow
ing number of scouts from each troop
worked and the amounts show the re-
suits of their efforts:
Troop No. 2, 5 working, ID subscrip-
tions, $2,050; Troop No. 3, Is working,
93 subscriptions, $3.50; Troop No. 8,
4 working, II subscriptions, $3.50; Troop
No. 9, 3 working, 10 subscriptions,
$50 Troop No. II, 3 working, q
subscriptions, $3.50; Troop II, % working,
S6 subscriptions, $l19,550: Troop II,
| working, subscriptions, $3.50; Troop 23,
13 working, 95 subscriptions, 1900;
Troop "a, l working, 4 subscriptions,
5000; Troop %, working, 81 subscrip-
tions, $3.50; Troop 36, 2 working, 5
subscriptions, 500; Troop 81, 4 working,
Ia subscriptions, $500; Troop IS, 5
working, % subscriptions, 81 900; Troop
40, 6 working, 50 subscriptions $3.50;
Troop ~, 5 working subscriptions,
$3.50 The total amount of sales for
the troops was $l66, $50.
Scout masters will get their reports
from the Office showing the work Of
each troop SO that these may be filed
for National Headquarters Reports
should show the participation of all
members OF the troop in the work OF the
Now that the Liberty Loan work is
over and that there has been a slow
down in the sale of War Savings Stamps
it is time To work out pie7 for an in
tcnsive campaign to further the sales of
stamps The quota as made out for the
State of Delaware was $50 per capita.
Up to this time there has been a sale
of about S006, at maturity This means
that there is shortage which must be
made up by extra work. Get your cards
in to the Postofficc and receive credit
before the end of the campaign
To further stimulate this effort
party of eight scouts will make tour
of the county and give scout demonstra-
tion, accompanied by Ex-Governor Char
les r. Miller, who viii speak on the
stamp saving proposition This should
prove an interesting trip and at the
same timc promote larger sales Of stamps
and further the IN tcrest of scouting IN
in towns where II IL n OF row instituted
First class scouts Of good standing, We
up in scout work will be selected at the
recommendation of the executive. VIII
you be with the party?
Several letters from the Red Cross,
Liberty Loan Committee, and Governor
Townsend complimentlng the scouts up
on their work and cooperation in con
ncction with tho War Work service have
been received BY the Scout Office. All
these letters speak Of tho interest and
with which the scouts buckled
down to the many jobs given them.
This is the service spoken Of in all scout
bulletins, and which is expected Of the
scouts. There are many scouts who
have not reported for work along these
lines OF War Service II is up 10 YOU
as scout 10 do your bit There is al
ways something 10 be done. Call tho
Office or better yet, stop in and get your
a very sad case has been reported
10 this office from Richmond, Virginia,
about Scout John Langbourne VIII
liams Scout Williams. at the outbreak
Of the |fiu" in that city, suggested the
OF three ambulances by scouts
to help in the carrying Of patients 10 the
hospital The suggestion was accepted
and worked out very successfully. But
young Williams contracted the 'fu
and died shortly after.
Brokaw Sentman, the bugler at camp
this summer called at the office last
W ednesdav and gave an account Of
scouting IN New Castle He also said
that Mr. Naylor their scoutmaster
was at Fort du Pont Mr. Long, of
Troop 2, Wilmington. is taking care Of
this troop during the absence Of MIR
Naylor