Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-28
SCOUTS PREPA..E
| FOR LIBERTY LOAF
Will Do Their Bit for Uncle
Sam From April 20
TO 80.

the 10Th ana ending on the ZuJh. ENciY
scoutmastcr should see TO 1t that ms
troop is representative on the Job.
In the first drive only 26 per cent OF the
total registration was working, IN the
second there were more, about bo per
cent This time it is suggested that the
scouts put forth 100 per cent energy.
Reports for the sale of the War Savings
Stamps arr coming intod he othcc rather
slow Some troops arc on the job aud
hayr filled their Lrst thermometer and
and have started on the second. What
is vour troop doing and why has 1t not
been recorded at the office. II IS inter
cStlnr tu watch the progress OF the sales
of the troops hv reports published on The
Thermometer I'm award will bc granted
Ia the troop rec lvu.g th highest tally
dI,rjnr the sale OF these lamps.
Head ularters had visit from ASSIST
ami Scnutnaster j. lrancIs Brown,
Baltimore. Md last Friday and Saturday.
MIR Brown was WY much Interested
IN what IS beng done l., the Wilmington
scouts and had an opportunity Ia VISIT
four troops. while thcy were at work
FRIDAY night. with the executive. sat
ur,Iay lie was on the hike with troop
twelve
Troop - will meet at the head
quarters Friday night ON account oi
services gt the 81 Johns Church Morris
Fnbsrts has boon appointed scoutmastcr
oC tins tronn IL succeed Harry DUMAS.
This troop II one time was the strongest
ia the CITY Tho present members have
dr,idod that they have been inactive
long enough and viii recruit their troop
10 iull strength t'ood Tor troop -
Mr. Hartley. sroutmastcr unassigned,
will conduct a map-nalng hike for all
scouts interested N tins subject Friday
starting from the pavilion n Washington
street bridge 1T 10 m MIR Hartley
has been connected with the | >. govern
mont map-mahinc division Of the army
ana knows HE subject ! hts IS not
general hike. hut i bong conducted for
those scouts wishing 10 yet information
on the map making fest N llrst class
requirements
southern scout o'h,ials conference to
bc hcli In Baltimore on the Isl and ~
az hprll should br attended hy rs many
Wilmington sccnf of claIs as possible
Problems III aIl klnd~ viii be discussed
and opportunities tn meet with hig scout
mon ot the country Will probably not
be offered to the Wilmington scoutmastcrs
again soon Speakers from tho national
hcadquartcr~ arc booked % DC present.
II vou uI-h to attend this conference
please monty headquarters 50 that ar
may be completed for accom-
modation~
PrrnaralI0n> ior camp are IN progress
ana several camp sites have been visited
III Tho executive So that recommendations
can l,c uluic for the summer camp. Tins
c4mo vIl 81 tho largest and best that
4 10. haH
planning 10 attend
TROOP 2
Troop . Saturday. March 23d, 1918
several members Of the cycle patrol
Ioft Wilmington about ten o'clock for
ChAdd's Ford facing a very stiff wind
Arriving a, Chadd' Ford about ll.3O
. clock nc yisltcd several places OF inter-
css ono inclIdlug Washington head
quarters. Leaving the Ford We rode 70
Purop-!u. Pa. lo visit the old camp
ground where Nc camped three years
aro. Here wc stopped and cooked dinner.
Leaving Poror1~in IL three O'Clock we
rode back 10 Chadd's Ford After
riding about tho country we started home
VIA the kcnactt Pike. arriving III VIII
about so clock covering
thirty-lsvc mIie>.
The troop held lis regular business
meeting on Tuesday March %. Nine
names were pr posed hut no action was
tak,n. ID was put Of until April 10. April
20 las been sot aside as anniversary
dav and wil IL participated III by all the
troops Of the fifth battalion. Parents
and friends are invited We will take
a ride on Good Friday 10 Lenapc and
West Chester If . clock.
TH8pP
Troop H. instead of holding its regular
went on Il hIne. As the troop
got outside of town pert Of the troop
divided and hid taking ouc Of the assist
ant s"oitIua~tcF~ with them \ search
VS. made fur these fellows They were
found ia "a very short tlmc. Games were
plavcd until q late hour. Fourteen
scouts were present
fnoof' :
Troop $ held +. acchIt meeting last
FRIDAY evening IA charge oi Senior Patrol
Leader Bo,d x greet Gcal Of new bust
ness matters were taken up and acted on,
;.ftcr which the troop made the final
for our fourth anniversary
night to be held Friday, March %.
Il has been tie custom Of the troop
since It's organization 70 have each year
il demonstration q the work accomplished
and 3 reading ot thr year history Tins
ye.ir wc don't expect 10 fail to give orr
annual demonstrations. but what We DO
expect Is to have i demonstration more
efficient than ever before There will
also be- / reading ot What each member
hal done 10 and hls country IN the present
0.r AID what Il c&peetci Of each scout
'Tlc CItS fficicncs banner will be en- The
platform between the troop flag and the
national color. This demonstration is
open tJ the public Parents, fricnd9
and scouts from III troops are especially
invited 10 attend Scoutmastcrs and
assistants mss scc something that they
think i good ldc.l and could carry ii out
in thep respective troop, 50 come out we
want to share our good ideas with YOU
First Md and Signalling Patrol took 4
bike Saturday with only one boy absent.
ON COED Friday there Is no school and
tho entire troop Is going on hike. Come
out Make il q day Of scouting.
Troop SIS engineering patrol met
last Thursday evening ia charge Of
Patrol Leader Du'chcr and Assistant
Patrol I.cadef Hichenbac6- We intend
10 pull some bright stunts of III tie
night exercises at tnlon
Church ANY scoutma>ter III the audi
ence Will no doubt be struck with surprise
when the~ see some oi the excellent
things pulled of by our patrol members
Next meeting is Thursday evening All
out and prepare for FRIDAY
Troop Bin Cycle Patrol held their
meeting last Wednesday. All the mem
bcrs were present Every fellow in the
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