Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-20
NEW SCOUT LEADERS
SCHOOL A SUCCESS
Much Interest Taken IN First
Meeting Addressed by
Experts.

n has been q delight To the scout cXecu-
tive to see them respond so well. The
great response 10 our activities gives
emphasis TO what boys here have done
towards making effective IN their llfe
our motto, BE Prepared" When lot
of us Joined the Boy Scouts, we had
in mind not only hiking, camping and
outdoor activities, but assistance at
home, in church and school, IN carry
ing out the scout oath and laws. We may
have had some thought of doing con-
siderable IN community way, but
none of us thought for a moment that
We would have the wonderful oppor-
tunity 10 prove our scouting that we
have had this last year
This is a part of the task IN which
YOU NAV help if you are the right kind
of scout, if YOU are really leader.
lt Is not sufficient 10 attend meetings
regularly and promptly, although tins
H. a fine thing IN itself. We are trying
10 make high type citizens out oi you.
We are irving TO make YOU men who VIII
control the financial, business, religious
and municipal life, not only of WI ing
ton, hut of the entire State of Delaware,
and do It in the proper way. This Is a
pretty ambitious program, but hundreds
of scouts are responding 10 1T, and the
hundreds who do respond will bc the
fellows who will become leaders, and who
will decide the kind of city and State
we are to have IN the years to come
Isn't that worth striving for! Ism
that worth while making your scout
nrngram vital In your ilie2 Is II not worth
,vhii, stopping grumbllng, complain
ing and lnquirlnc what you arc getting
out" Of the troop. and instead OF tins
be positively CHEEKY, sunshlny, am
bilious. and continually asking your
self what YOU are doing for the troop.
and lor the community IN which YOU
hyc
With the influenza epidemic having
Gu, of nearly three months OF our working
wear. we must for the balance OF the yea
"stcn on the gas We must speed mp as W !
have never done before We must really
become alive, alert and anxious 20 become
thoroughly cthclcut Ii Won are not at
tending every scout meeting and getting
there promntlv. decide AZ on that you
will do so. If YOU arr not responding 10
appeals for community or patriotic ser
vices. turn over a new leaf at once. II
xour troop Is not recruited up 10 full
strength Of thIrtv-two scouts, sec that
vou do your share TO put Il there. and sec
thaf the other scouts OF your partol 10 as
well. Let's make the old movement hum
for the next few months, so that we may
know, when summer vacation comes, thai
We have really made good during tho
wear and are entitled to vacation OF
some length, AT least, at our wonderful
camD on the canal.
We are WI hing YOU Merry Christmas
and Happy New Year, but You must
remember that the Scout Executive wants
10 have Happy New Year also, and be
cannot have this unless your troop and
the other troops function properly, and
get out OF their work all that IS possible.
You, Scout, will you do your part?
all Let's have Happy New Yesr. Again,
with all the seasons klndest greetings,
| am. and hope TO be throughout the
following year,
Your sincere friend,
Frank A. Greenhswk, Scout Executive
The Sooutleaders' School bids fair to DC
.. great success. judging from the interest
shown in the first meeting. The addresses
of the speakers, Dr. :. G. Mitchell and
Supt. Marks.were of high type instruction,
and listened 10 bv our men with keen in
terest. The programs of the following
meetings have been prepared with care
ful planning to cover those parts of the
scout work and requirements most es-
sential to the beginner. Experts have been
engaged for various subjects and prac-
tical work and demonstrators Will be
gwen. 1t will be up 10 the men to respond
rro ptlv and bring men interested In the
wclfar5 of the boys Of Wilmington.
National Scout Commissioner FL. NJ
RI,tler was a visit or at local headquarters
last Thursday. This visit was in the IN
tarest Of the Scout leaders School, and the
arrangement for visits from Pine Tree il !.
and Mr.. Barclay OF the National Head
quarters.
Troop s re-registered with William
81 king Scoutnaster, Howard L. Boyd,
Harold Gibbons, Erhart Rickenback
Assistant Scoutmaster. and p scouts.
Troop 38 re-registered with Howard L,
Seaman Scoutmaster, Joseph Wood
Assistant and 20 scouts. There are several
other troop charters expiring with this
month. They are urged to file their
applications at this office as soon as possible
The Office will be closed Tuesday
Wednesday and Thursday Of next wee,
on account Of the holidays.
TROOP S
Troop s held its weekly meeting on
Friday December 13 The meeting
was presided over by Senior Patrol
Wallace butcher.
We were greatly honored by the op-
DortaInItv 10 give d demonstration Of the
opening ceremonies of Troop Meeting
a. the Scoutmasters training school
Everybody bring a loose nickel Friday
night as the and will give a concert each
night. The funds will 90 towards new
drums and heads. The fellows that have
troop things out will kindly return them
to "Ricks" the quartermaster. The month
Iv meeting of the officers of Troop s, met
at the residence of Deputy Scout Com
missioner Bicking on Thursday evening
December I2 The officers decided 10
promote Patrol Leaders Gibbons and
Rickenback TO the rank of Assistant
Scoutmaster Mr. Boyd was assigned the
position of first Glass Test passing Mr..
Gibbons the second class test and Mr.
Rickenback Tenderfoot i new form Of
meeting will start on january ; 4 new
form Of card viii be issued for dues
TROOP IL.
The members OF Troop 10. II met
at Trinity parish house on Friday night.
MrQuinn presented Patrol Leader Spru-
ance his Merit Badge" for cooking.
also presented Scribe Rumford with his
Merit Badges for Carpentry and Fire
manship After inspection there were
tests for both tjrst and second class
First Aid. Chester Moore was admitted
Intn The trOou and he .SSpd MS ton dor