Evening journal., 1918-03-21

ItIu LiutItA Loan fdmpdlel.N scouts '
arc 90 AGAIN serve az "glsncrs" In the
big drive after the "reapers." The ma
ional executive board has asked that a
900 per cent. participation be made. In
lhe nrst drive only PC per cent. os The
registered scouts took part. selling s23.-
2JS.Z'U in bonds There was - De.
cent. OF our regular enrolment iD The
second, selling si020Si 100 In bonds
Now. 10 The third, at q meeting Of the
national executive board, the following
resolution was passed:
Resolved, That the Boy Scouts NJ
America stand for 100 per cent. patriot /
Ism and unqualified and energetic sup
port Of the government In every way.
further, That . is expected that /
every scout and every scout official will
co1'0rm TO this standard
In every case, 10 Is expected that the
troop Will participate In the third Lib
Prty Loan. even n they can do nothing
more than distribute the printed matter.
pf course, we must not interfere with
the school or home duties 0f any scouts,
but 20 Is believed that during the period
ket aside for The intensive Boy Scout
rampalgn, every scout can arrange 10
give some time so that the troop re-
port will show 100 per cent. record OF
efficiency OF available scouts participat-
Ing VIII you sec 20 ~ that there are
no slackers in your troop? The need
is urgent and the call Is from the high
est authority.
Troops are requested TO keep a record
Of all sales on the War Savings Stamps
30 that a report may be made on them.
A Thermometer may be had for each
troop for record purposes. One viii
also be placed OF headquarters where
duplicate record will be kept. a scout
is 30 he sent 10 the ONCE each week
10 mark up his thermometer. All red
cards arc 10 be mailed or dropped In
the post ofilce, the postmsn will de-
liver stamps and collect money for same.
No scout is TO collect money on sales
made by him.
In the monthly contest for February
The merit badges were not counted on
Rccount Of the Court Of Honor not meet
ing. Hereafter ihe merit badge work
will be counted for the month in which
the Court OF Honor meets and passes
upon same The city banner this month
goes to- Troop s; the state banner %
Troop 1. smyrna: the battalion banner
TO Battalion 6. Of which D. Allan VIII
llams Is deputy commissioner. Battalion
No. 4 was very close on the winner this
month. The full report is az follows;
Troop No ., 1926; Troop No. 3, no re-
port; Troop no. 8, 26.6S: Troop No. 2,
5iS: Troop No. g. no report; Troop No.
81, 100; Troop No. 70. 1925; Troop No.
%. 1878; Troop No. q. i0.7Si Troop
No. o, iii2; Troop No. %, no report
Troop No. 26, no report; Troop No. q,
no report Troop No. 2S, 10; Troop No.
33 no report: Troop No. IS. no report
/ 4 20
report Troop No. 80, no report Rock
land, no report. Middletown, t5ii
Georgetown, no report; Milford, no re-
port New Castle. ii6: Smyrna, 295
Newark No. ?. 1881; Selbyville. no re-
port; Laurel, p 90; First Battalion, 40 II
Second Battalion, no report; Third Bat
TALON. no report; Fourth Battalion
P66s; Fifth Battalion, las; Sixth Bat
TALON. 1915; Seventh Battalion, ii.9s
Battalion No. has been inactive for
1.x months. the troop o. the deputy
commissioner having not re-registered
This troop, likewise the battalion. has
been dropped from the headquarter' Z
records. This makes all the battalons
below this number change to ono ur
on the roll.
Al scouts and scout officials are in
Niied 90 attend the private review OF
the photoplay. THE Kaiser" which Is
i0 he held at the Playhouse all mex
week The scouts are 20 mobilize al
headquarters az p m. Sunday eyenins
and march 20 the theatre. The cntirl
balcony will be reserved for the scouts
Report In uniform.
4 new ruling regarding re-resistra
ton has been sent 10 our once. Eaci
troop Of Boy Scouts OF America shal
pay 10 tho National Council annually
through the local council II there b.
one, a registration fee Of SO, with al
additional fee OF p cents for each mem
Der enrolled In excess Of the twelve
either as active or associate scouts
Scouts rc-regisiering pay the full fee o
- cents irrespective o. The date Of pay
ment. Even though tho names Of lee
than twelve boys are submitted wit
the application for tho registration o
the troop, additional fees I'm accordanc
with tho propOrtionate scale must b
paid for an names added as member
Of the troop subsequent 10 The filing d
the application.
Not A new branch Of scouting, but
revised plan Of the Sea Scouts has bee
made. and interesting material an
stunts are presented Tor the apprONi
OF The Wilmington Council This
headed bN the famous scout lesdf
Pine Tree Jim" former Scout Commh
sioner OF Honolulu. The uniform
very attractive and the activities al
greal. Call at the oilcc for lnform'
ton regarding the organization of >,
Scouts Wilmington being q seapo
city, should have a troop Of this branc
%. scouting.
Troop No. n held It's regular NEE
ing last Saturday evening. A ltt
PUPPY followed one Of tho scouts
The meeting. which they played wit
FOR awhile. Some OF the scouts took
hikc IN the afternoon. crossing ilpl'
snd jumping bitches. Some water ".
found and some OF the. scauls draI
from a ditch. Scout Beck could n
come 20 the meeting this week on a
count OF sickness. We will hold ol
next meeting on Friday night. A ~
attendance Is expected, so every SEQ
be out. Scout Scribe ponseli.
Troop No. 70 held It's meeting Ia
week. Mr.. Quinn explained about Il
red post cards for the War Savln
stamps, and the Ace Medals. which y
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