Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14
BOY SCOUTS MAKE
READY FOR LOAN
Leaders Are Planning for Stronger
Effort This Time Than
Ever Before.

The attention of every scout Is 10
he directed toward the Fourth Liberty
Loan. There will be two plans by which
the scouts may work. This IS set forth
in a manual. as in the campaigns before,
and will be entirely up to the Local
committee which the scouts will use.
Plans are being made by the executive,
with the chairman of this city, Tor an
outline of this work. a few manuals
are TO be had at the office. Scout masters
NAV get these for the troop: study
the manual. and make this as the former
campaigns one of great success onlv
registered scouts may obtain medals
or bars in this work. See that your
troop is properly registered ana that
every scout is in good standing.
Liberty Loan medals for the Third
loan are now at the scout office, and
arrangements for their presentation will
he made rs soon as possible. 1t looks
as If Georgetown will be the town IN
tho State 10 receive the Presidents S
fac. If they can account for the partlClpa-
tion of one scout in the work. Scout
Harrison Cordray. Is not mentioned
on th, record from that town as having
taken part IN the work Wilmington
did herself credit in the last campaign
The scout Commissioner Garrick Mall
erv and wife. are spending their vacation
at Cane Nav, N ] Mr.. Mallery says
that on account of Mrs. Mallcry's re-
cent illness, he had TO go to civilized
place this season.
The last week of camp, the whole
partv was entertained IN Middletown,
nv Mr.. Jones and the Middletown scouts.
These scouts are very loyal, and have
made many friends with the wilmington
scouts through their hospitality.
The scouts were called out Thursday
morning. to assist with the registration
NJ the reovest of the President All
scouts Of the country were called to
a.. ss specisl messengers for the govern
ment on that day. The duty OF the
scouts was TO take care of registrations
~ those who could not get to the place
of registration and 10 help IN any way
possible
TROOP %.
Trrco 2S, held its regular meeting
Friday night, with good attendance.
The Fourth Liberty Loan question
uas talked over, and all Of the BOYS
are going into this campaign. with all
their heart, and try TO make up Tor
tho lost time. After a short business
meeting a Scout from New York City,
gave the troop few words on Scouting,
TROOP 21.
Troou u. had its first meeting since
I,,v with verv good attendance.
Thor, was an election Of officers The
officers arc as follows: " Snyder, Patrol
leader. and j X Temple, Patrol Leader,
hut as Vet have not been assigned 10
natroIs Several Of the boys passed
their Tcndcrfoot and Second Glass
tests All out for the next meeting
rRdoP IS
Troop IS. held its weekly meeting
las, Tuesday night, AZ the N II. A.
with perfect attendance Mr.. SChagrin
drilled Us and talked about the Fourth
ibertv Loan, after which lliliard Green
ste;n one Of High Schools four-minute
mon smoke 10 us on the loan We pledged
allegiance to the flag ard repeated the
Scout Oath Sides were chosen ana
games were played
Scouts don forget the Fourth Liberty
Loan.
TROOP 1
Troop /. New Castle. met on Monday
night. with a good attendance After
the meeting was opened We had a talk
about camp. There are Is fellows from
our troop, who were at camp and not
orc came home dissatisfied Most Of
the fellows who we're at camp, became
First Class Scouts. and got two Merit
Badges while at Camp. Mir. Naylor
has received several letters concerning
the Fourth Liberty loan, which he read
TO us and some plans were discussed
The fellows here. are very much IN
tereSted in the Loan, and we expect
10 have large sale Of bonds The total
amount of sales ii Thrift and War Saving
Stamps is So, ,963.75.