Evening journal., 1918-02-21

in many ways. Some troops are making
contribution This is one way IN
which all can help II you know OF
some friend whO may be Interested
get a folder explaining the campaign
and take It to them.
The scout dial located at Tenth and
Market is one Of the nealest designs
/ that has ever been used for campalgn
work for tho Boy Scouts Of America
and has attracted much attention Have
you seen this7 Pictures will be sent Of
/ this 10 tie Scouting" Magazine Of
/ National Headquarters,
Troop 2 OF Newark, Troop "a OF VIII
mington, r. registered this week. The e
| troops are very efficient and have good
/ leaders. Newark troop with quite a
large enrolment has tho use OF the
lecture halls In the Delaware College
/ for their meetings. Executive Green
hawk met with them last Friday night
and lectured on Scout activities Bader.
the Jolly little OPERATOR Of the lantern
made a big hit with the Newark
scouts
Ex-Governor Miller, chairman OF the
New Cattle County Savings stamp Com
mittee. has asked the Executive to
join him IN a trip down the State. with
group Of eight or ten OF the best
scouts In the city to put on demon
strations and speeches IN interest Of
the War Savings Stamp campaign.
Scouts, II you wish TO make such
trip you VIII be required TO get
hustle on ami show that you are IN
class 10 80 on such A trip. This, not
only. will help the Stamp campaign,
but will give the scouts great publicity
down the State and will be the means
OF organizing troops in sections where
scouting has not been introduced. Mr.
Miller Is q great believer IN the scouts
and their work.
Mr. Henry p. Scott. chairman Of the
State Committee on War Savings
Stamps, has invited the Scouts to
again make little speeches in the many
enteri alnment houses after the big
SCOUT campaiGn II will be remembered
that during the week OF the drive made
by the Scouts there were 1888 stamps
sold, 81 speecnes made and about 100
scouts working.
Preparations are being made in re-
latlon TO a camp for the coming sum-
mer. Several camp sites have been sug-
gested and these viii have the careful
attention Of the committee This years
camp should be better and larger than
the one held last summer Those scouts
who attended VIII know what this
means. Plans are being made to have
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camp activities and scouting, Scouts
should begin now 10 save for. this
CAMP.
Headquarters would Ike a renort
I from all the troops telling Of their
activities during the Anniversary Week
OF Scouiing How many did their big
Good Turn" as requested during the
week? What are you planning for your
Good Turn this week Of the Cam
paign3
The attention Of all the scoutmasters
is called TO the series Of lectures being
held at the Y NJ. C a. from February
IS 10 April %, on Boys Work The pro-
cram Is de-igned TO be practical and
The speakers are all experts In their
lines. The tuitiol fee for the Institute
is one dollar payable in advance. Sim
ale lectures twenty-five cents. While
these lectures are not entirely Scout
ing they are so closely allied that all
leaders in boys work will be benefited
by them.
Troop No. i2's meeting was In charge
OF scoutmasier Quinn After apnointino
some Of the hoys TO demonstrate knot
tying 10 the store windows this week
the boys passed tests, PLAYED games
Much enthusiasm Is shown In the
iroop efficiency contest and we are go-
lng 10 do our part toward keeplng the
banner with the arst battalion
Scribe Willard Hill.
Troop No a held their meetlns last
Friday night After prayer and roll call
inspection was made James ponsel
was elected scribe TO take Francis Bar
clay's place who resigned Under The
direction Of ilr Mortimer, drilling was
given, after which tests were taken,
while others ENGAGED 10 quoits, gym
nastlcs and rough and tumble.
Saturday afternoon nine members Of
the troop hiked 10 Buns Woods
Finding a suitable place, tests were
passed by nearly oil In nre lighting
lrst and second class cooking and fell
Ing and irimming q tree properly After
this. supper was prepared which none
had trouble eating Fires were put out
and the journey home started All the
way in, we drilled and 10 was some
drilling. not one mistake being made in
the various commands given. The troop
is eoing 70 hold their regular meeting
Friday pight and a sood turnout Is ex-
peeied. for II nothing happens, our
friend, Mr. Greenhawk. Scout Execu-
tive, will be present We are also go
ing in elect hike master So let every
one come out and vote for your chum
Scribe James Ponsell.
Troop No 20 held lts weekly meeting
last Thursday nlght, February g. 1918.
a very good attendance was on hand
New laws were passed and put into
action Some Of our active members
were kept busy 10 their tests consist
ing Of the tenderfoot second class and
FIRST class. The tests which were taken
proved "a be o K Boys Of Troop No
20 be on hand with some Of your
friends to Join our troop and be ready
to tate your tests
Scribe Clarence Roney.
Troop No. %. Troop No. 81 ana
their Assistant Scoutmaster met with
Troop No % last Friday night Rev
Henry CUNNINGHAM opened the meeting
with PRAYER, after which short