Evening journal., 1918-05-09

and stamps we have sold 20 our scout
master There was only one boy that
had sold enough bonds TO get medal.
but we worked hard all day Saturday
and i've OF us sold enough bonds to re-
ceiNe a medal TWO more boys passed
their tenderfOot tests making total of
seventeen scouts. The Sixth Battalion
went for hikh Saturday afternoon but
most OF the scouts would not 80 because
they wanted to sell Liberty Bonds.
Scribe Robert Wood.
Troop y held It's regular weekly meet
ing Friday night at So. Andrews Church
The meeting was chiefly taken up by
re-arranging patrols. Several different
changes were made. Price Phillips and
Jack Comfy have volunteered to- organ
lie a bicycle patrol Earl Hcarn and
Jack Herpel have been elected patrol
leaders. The troop took O. hike Saiur-
day. Many Of the boys passed their
tests
Scribe Homer Vincent.
Troop 2S held lbs weekly meeting last
Tuesday night at BrandyWine Park The
troops met at the N NJ. II. A. and then
marched TO the park. When we came to
The park, The roll was called and then
sides We're chosen and games played.
All the scouts enjoyed this outdoor
meeting and we hope 10 have another
one soon. Lieutenant Commander AZ
Ten or The Ship Narraganseit went cut
To- the park with ms. Mr. Allen showed
his ability 90 sneak mp on The enemy
and De taught one side some maneuVers
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troop now considers MIR Allen as a
member and we all wish him luck when
he goes over there"
We ushered 40 the Queen sunday |
night and we certainly worked one
Of the scouts did a good turn at the
Queen when a man ON The second bal |
cony had apopleXy This scout sent
for the ambulance and then gave the
man treatment Several persons were
heard 90 remark that the scout did his
work we'll After the meeting at the
Queen The scouts shook hands with Miss
SiNercruys the lady who appealed for
help for The Belgian children. and the
scouts were surprised when Miss Sill
vercruys shook hands using the scout
handclasp. She commended the Boy
Scouts OF America. on how we'll they
did their duty i'm all patriotic causes.
She told us that she had had a cousin
in Belgium about fifteen years of axe
who wanted 10 be scout but his par
ents would not permit him. lie then
ran away from home. became a soldier,
and was wounded several times. We AN
like Miss Silyercruys and we hope 10
meet her again.
Scribe Joseph Bruor
on Tuesday night April 20. the boy
scouts Of Troop 4, Middlel0wn, met over
McNhOrters office iO clrct the troop
officers. The meeting began at 1t5 with
Mr. Edwin Shallcross scoulmaster, and
Mr.. Clarence W cher assistant scOutmas-
ter, presiding First the boys talked
about Liberty Bonds and then went into
The election OF officers. on Friday aft
ernO0u- May 3, The boy scouts met at
McWhorlers office ready for hike.
They started for McD0wclls woods at
i.Aj and got there al . 10. The boys first
cut wood and then Mr.. Shallcross came
down and Mr.. Weber appeared about
five minutes later Then The boys nc
the fires and cooked supper Some Of
the eats We're. Eggs, ham sausage. cof-
fee, tea, grapeiuicc. cakes. beefsteak.
break and jelly and other good things.
After supper it looked like rain, so we
got our THINGS together and then went
90 a Tot not far away where we played
games one patrol against another. II
started TO rain and we went back TO
camp, got our things and started for
McDowells house. The boy scouts sold