Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-23

and more wonderful knowledge and
experience in scout craft. We have
received word that our sooutmaster Will
have TO report TO Camp Meade tomorrow
May 18th He has been our leader for
Just three weeks and .wc all had come TO
like him very much, as 20 man who did
things" II is hard luck for us but our
loss is Uncle Sans gain and, because
we're scouts we can't kick.
Well, scouts in Wilmington, you who
love out Of doors keep in mind Camp
Cnsar Rodney at Lorewood Grove. We
fellows here, only seven miles away, know
it, some Of us oamped there last summer.
You can have our word for it, Big Hawk
aims TO make IL one of the best little
camps in the East.
TROOP 8.
Troop No S. held its weekly meeting
last Friday in q little different style than
usual. Assembly was sounded and the
| boys fell in their regular formation
After little talk on the Red Cross work
| and "Wolf Cubs we marched from our
| headquarters 10 the drill ground In the
rear. There oil scouts games were played
as well as drill practice.
Last Thursday sixteen boys between
! Q and IL years met under "Old Wolf
Gibbons and formed the Wolf Cub of
Troop No. g. Some boys. In the
| officers council il was unanimously voted
| for TO have the entire troop to take part
| in the Red Cross parade this evening and
| in the G. A. r. parade on Decoration
| Day. We intend to have 100 per cent
attendance At both events. Sunday
June 3, will be scout Sunday at Union
| NJ z. Church Come out it will be n
big day.
TROOP Q.
| Troop No. o, held its regular meeting
on Tuesday evening. We took in two
! new fellows one of whom is from Troop
| No | New Jersey. As the boys mostly
| disband in the summer time wo thought
We would have party on the llth day
of June. We appointed q committee 10
passed some of their second and first
class tests We are organizing n new
patrol 'the engineering patrol which
will make our third patrol
TROOP 2S.
Troop No. 2S, held its weekly meeting
| last Tuesday night at the Y NJ. II, \.
| Mr.. Schagrin told us that all scouts are
TO report at Ninth and Tatnall. ut 7.30
O'Clock Thursday night. He then told
| us that he had "A few surprises for the
troop. The troop will be run according
10 the Pine Tree System, which system
originated in the Philippine Islands. The
officers that he appointed for their re-
spective post ons are as follows: Alan
| Bachrach. senior patrol leader, Joseph
| Breuer, patrol leader OF eagle patrol,
! Herman Greenbaum, patrol leader OF
FLYING Eagle patrol Manuel Freeman,
patrol leader of Beaver patrol, Meyer
| Borish. quart termaster and Meyer " elner
scribe This certainly was big surprise
10 the troop and they hope 10 help the
Pine Tree system. After these changes
were made, the patrols had a signaling
contest. This contest was won by the
Eagle patrol who sent and received their
letter with ease and with sureness Last
, Sunday the troop took charge Of the auto
trucks of the Sunday School May party
at Shellpot The scouts pitched camp
at Shellpot and there had q campfire
Several bows passed their tests We had
some signalling practice, some first AID
and some scouting ! -actice. All the
scouts enjoyed themselves and were
glad they had come along. Now fellows
| don't forget 10 report at Ninth and
Tatnafl streets Thursday night at 80.
TROOP 50.
Troop No. SO. held it's regular meeting
| last Thursday evening We marched up
| 10 the water tower and back again. When
| we got back 10 our meeting place we had
| some cakes and believe me, they melted
| IN our mouth Another hike was taken
| TO Alapocas Park where some girls took
our pictures and II they had not been
| there we would have gone II swimming
| Every fellow be on the JOB al ! Q clock
| Thursday for the parade II YOU are
not there we will send Lgger Massey
after YOU.
TROOP So
Troop No 3S. met last Friday evening
in st. Andrews Gymnasium. Scout
master Seamen read some notices and
Deputy Com Williams announced the
formation of the Fourth Battalion. Our
Battalion won the battalion efficiency
banner for April This makes the second
time we won It and believe me Scouts
II is not going 70 be the last time we vii
win ii. Troop No So had better work
hard this month, because we expect tc
win the troop efficiency banner for the
month of May.
Troop No. % and No. 3s, hiked 10
| EdgeInoor LAST Saturday Some OF the
fellows went in swimming in the Del
aware River while Others passed tests
The Fourth Battalion assembled at the
Triangle" over Washington street bridge
! Sunday evening, there We formed into
troop formation and marched TO the
| Eastlake NJ. E Church,
| ThOOP %.
Troop No % held their meeting last
| Friday evening The new members OF
! the troop are showing better spirit on
passing tests than the older members
| We now have with us Mr. George Bennett
who has had experience in a scoutmasters
training camp in the West. Now that
the troop is going TO have aa assistant
| scoutmaster We will make better show
| ing