Evening journal., 1918-01-10

sc the court OF honor meeting last
week the follow Scouts were awarded
merit badges for general knowlcdse IN
Scout work: Allan Bachrach, Troop 2S
craftsmanship, safety first handlcraft
psihnndlne. electricity plumbing per-
ional health nrst aid 20 animals;
Howard Boyd. Troop s, swimming;
lohu Frankfurt. Troop 2s swimming
John Gallagher Troop 2l swimming.
Herman Grecnbaum Troop 2S, crafts
manship. first old 90 animals. Wcndall
GRAY. Troop Q, gardening Brooke
kiabler, Troop i2 craftsmanship in
wood. fremanship. swimming personal
health and carpentry.
boy who has passed on OF his
lenderfoot. second and ilrst class Scout
requirements is eligible 90 qualify for
Me various merit badees These badges
Rre intended 20 stimulate the Scouts
Interest IN life about him, and are given
FOR general knowledge Tho wearlns
nf these badges does not signify that a
Scout is qualified 70 make his living
by the knowledge gained in securing
iho award
Troop 81, meeting at Eostlako NJ. b.
Church, registered as new troop this
week. Scoutmaster y. O. Markland,
who is working with the Pennsylvania
Railroad. is very much interested IN
this troop and expects great work from
his Scouts The troop committee are
live wires and win make the troop a
big success.
Assistant Scoutmaster Harry schag-
rim received a letter this week from a
Scout n New Hampshire. lie says the
weather there has been as low as i5
degrees below zero and sometimes gets
es high as 25 notwithstanding this
low degree Of temperature, The Scouts
make their out-of-dOor hikes and seem
10 enjoy 70 a picture of the troop
Vas enclosed with the letter
Headquarters sWl wants men TO
serve as scoutmasters.
There will be a conference luncheon
served TO the deputy commissioners
and executive committee OF the coun-
ci at the new Nohis Hotel on Friday
VI noon. The War Savings stamp drive
and coming campaign win be the sub
iecls discussed fun attendance is
Expected.
The seventh anniversary of the
founding Of the Boy Scouts 10 America
viii be celebrated by Scouts all over
The country February g 8, 40, II ana
r. No organization has won the recog-
nition from an sources that Scouting
has. and no government has given rec
ognitlon 90 los boys as ours have given
20 It's Scouts.
While tho war is making democracS
Fafe for the next generation, Scouting
Is making the next generation safe iol
democracy. America must not make
Inc mistake of our Allies, who reg.
lected TO provide leadership and coun-
sel for The boys left behind. The brit
uf Scouting was the prophecy ol
great need to come That need has
now arisen. 10 is for men and boys ol
iust the type for which the scout idea.
stands. Your country and the worio
needs the truest, best type OF manhood
ever needed. Are you measuring up tC
II as you promised when you took your
Scout oath?
3pcial form of conducting scout
meetings can be had from headquar-
iers This form has bean adopted b,
number Of councils as the approved
method Of handling a meeting. Inere
Is one for your troop If you would llh'
Troop No. Q had IFS regular meeting
on Wednesday this week owing TO New
Years Day falling Tuesday. inc
Following promotions were announced
TO be assistant Scout masters, Paul II
Ward and Harold 2 Houck; 60 be SEN
ior patrol leader, Charles Fischer; t'
be patrol leader of the Blue Hen Patrol
Russell Macklin TO Doe patrol leader
nf The Panther Patrol James Cohee; Y
he assistant patrol leader of the BLU
Hen Patrol Ralph Houck; 90 be assist
ant patrol leader of the Blue Tortois'
Patrol. Albert Buzlne. Jr The two new
assistant scoutmssters have very goo'
records of loyal and faithful service a
scouts. and should make valuable az
-istanis with their experience and ahil
fly. Ward Joined Troop no. . in june
1912. became second class September
1913: rst class in May 1915, and hold
merit badges ln -ltndiHh NNA 0N Ni
ming. lie was promoted TO asslslon
Patrol Leader in september, 1913. Pa
irol Leader on July 6. 1915 and Senior
Petrol Leader. June g. 1876. IN July
1916. ne was appointed Chief Senior
Patrol Leader, on the Commissioner
stan and acted as camp quariermas
Ter for the scout camp of the summer
of 1916 His rank as Assistant Scou
Master dates from December %. 1917
lie was a member of the f0loWIul
winning teams OF the Troop in Fieh
nay competitions. Semaphorc, Newark
Del. september. 1918 and In Whining
ton in 1914 1915, 1916 and 1911 Firs
Aid team, 1917 and expert signalling
team in 1877 He holds The record fo
the State in Semaphora signalling liay
ing received one hundred and ninet'
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