Evening journal., 1918-01-25

All this week the scouts have been
working on the Thrift Stamp drive
with excellent results. A speaker has
been assigned TO each Of the movie
houses and the Playhouse with talk
OF two and a half minutes. This is
followed by the sale Of Thrift Stamps
and cards by a party Of scouts. The
reports coming in are very favorable
but several troops failed 10 send i'm re-
presentatives. some who were appoint
ed failed to report on time thus putting
their troop in a position TO make a
very poor showing 4 scout should be
prompt in his engagements and show
his Willingness to sacrifice for a ser
vice like the one now on hand
This was the week set aside by the
Committee on Public Information for
the Boy Scouts Of America to distribute
copies Of the Presidents Flag Day Ad-
dress.
The literature has been sent direct
to every scoutmaster. II any have re-
ceived more copies than they have use
for send them TO Headquarters at once
II more copies are desired, communicate
with Headquarters, as a small supply
is available
The identification cards were mailed
after the Presidents Flag Day Address.
and may. therefore, not be forthcoming
for few days owing to the present
congestion Of things. Each troop will
be sent a complete set Of government
leaflets for reference by the scouts.
Owing to the fact that the plan eimi-
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been no special district assigned Each
scoutmaster is TO work out his own
plan and report the results to head
quarters on a blank which may be had
by sending a scout TO the ONCE for
same. All troops are urged 20 have their
reports in at Scout Headquarters not
later than Monday, January 2s.
Reports on the number OF tokens and
links have not been sent in as was re-
quested. Remember the i3 Scout Law,
a Scout Is prompt in doing a given task
These reports are needed 10 enable us
TO keep track Of the tokens and to
order more as they are needed.
Several Of these medals have become
lost. Anyone finding q Good Turn
Token is requested TO leave 10 at Head
quarters.
Troop 9 was to have visited Troop =
last Tuesday night The Scoutmaster.
Mr. Long, with three scouts were on
the job What is the matter with Troop
9 lately? We hear very little Of OF
about them.
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confused and being busy. It is altogeth-
er possible to do a great deal Of "buz-
zing" around and yet gather but little
honey Persons who carefully plan
their work can accomplish many times
as much as those who do not. The
latter rush madly from one thing to
another with the false idea Of being
busy, when In reality they are con-
fused.
In these trying days when service az
ter service Is being put up 10 us, we
are in danger Of becoming confused
We can avoid II by taking the work at
hand and carefully planning it out, so
that we may enjoy that mental con-
tentment that comes with being busy
but is lost when we become confused.
The work al hand today is Thrift
Stamp drive, and covering our first
assignment as dispatch bearers. May
we Justify the confidence Of the Presi-
dent and the Committee on Public In
formation.
What big Good Turn" is your troop
planning for Anniversary Week.
There was a meeting Of 40 Scout EX-
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Headquarters last Friday and saturday.
plans are being perfected 10 district
the United States In Scout work and
furnish Field Commissioners TO super
wise each district. Wilmington will be
in the third district, with Pennsylvania
Each Local Council is asked TO con-
tribute funds for the extension Of this
supervision. National Headquarters is
planning to raise for this purpose one
hundred thousand dollars during the
Anniversary Week, February SIP.
The following rc-registratiOns have
been made this month Troop %, Scout
master Williams. 2i scouts; Troop :.
Newark. Scouimaster Olcott, q scouts;
Troop 20, Scoutmsster Burk. y scouts
New troop is being organized at the
Peoples Settlement House, Scoutmaster
DIR. PAGE Chesser: Troop o Scoutmaster
Long. additional enrolment Of seven
scouts: New Castle, Scoutmaster Nay
Tor. three scouts There are several
other troops whose registration is due
this month, prompt registration Is re-
duested by National headquarters
Troop No. H. All scouts Of Troop
No. A have received an invitation TO
be present in a body at Mt. salem NJ L.
church. Sunday evening, Jan q. when