Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-12
BOY SCOUTS ADD
TO RANKS HERE
New Troops Being Formed, While
Others Show Increased Activities
Along Different Lines.

Communicated
The Boy Scouts are adding to their
ranks here and are showing renewed
activity. A new troop is being organized
a I the Polish Mission, Elm and Jackson
streets. Troop No /, New Castle, reg
istered with full troop OF 81 scouts,
Edward III. Navlor, scoutmaster.
new troop was organized at Cookman
Church. of which Rev. William G. Harris
is scout master, and II scouts.
Scoutmasters. assistant and senior
patrol leaders are urged to attend the
series of lectures and instructions which
will be held in connection with the Scout
leaders Training School, beginning Mon
dav evening. the 10th The first program
will be very interesting, offering the most
necessary steps in organizing, caring for
and teaching the boy the first require
ments in scouting. The meeting starts
at S O'Clock promptly, in the lecture room
of the Y. Nj. G. \. All men interested In
the scout movement and leadership of
bows work In general are invited
The scouts are all asked to turn out for
Red Cross civic good turn work Satur-
dav at a. 10. Automobile stckers will be
placed on every auto on the streets and
little signs placed IN windows and on door
knobs. Good turn links and tokens will be
given for this service. Report at Scout
Headquarters IN uniform, no overseas
caps to be worn.
The regular scoutmaster's meeting
will be held in connection with the train
ing school. Come out and bring friend.
To enable scouts TO receive due credit
for their work with the War Saving Stamps
red card system, they should report their
sales to the scoutmaster, so that he may
tell U.s. This must be done right away. Ii
there are medals or buttons coming TO
YOU, please make a report at once.
Troop No. 2S met last Tuesday night
at the Y. NJ. Il. A. The troop was intro
duced to Mr.. Tupp, our new scoutmaster,
and everyone in the troop is glad to have
man like him for a scoutmaSter- MIR.
Trupp has had experience with the scouts
m Pennsylvania and he saws he wants to
make our troop the troop of the city. MIR.
Schagrin announced that the troop would
have an individual troop contest, which
is to end February, 1919. There Is also q
contest st the y NJ H. A. and a prize
will be gwen TO the club having the best
attendance Both these contests started
this meeting and we hope to win the Y.
Nj. II. A. prize and everybody get busy
on that individual contest. After the
announcements, Mr.. SchagrIn put us
through q drill, after which we had in
spection, thus giving points to the IN
dividual contest After inspection we
pledged allegiance 10 the flag. MIR. Tupp
told lis about the scout oath and law and
urged Il AT the scouts obey their officers
Every fellow is going to toe the mark.
There will be a hike next Sunday. Every
body is 10 meet at the Y. Nj III 4 at
9 O'Clock Bring lunch and be ready to
pass tests. Scribe Meyer WeineT.
Troop No Il held its regular meeting at
Trinity Parish House on Friday night.
First Class Associate Scout Frank Lsckey
was presented with his ace medal and Mr..
Quinn explained about the honor system
in regard TO ace medals and palms, which
Is the latest thing IN regard TO the red post
card campaign. We had visit from Mir.
Heal, who was the first scoutnaster in
Delaware He Is now II the army and he
related several very amusing incidents Of
camp life After he finished talking We had
our feed, which consisted Of cider
doughnuts, cinaamon buns and apples.
presented 10 las lr Mr. kiTkGs, which ne
appreciated Sc lar SI4 has been collected
for the troop Liberty Bond. Keep ii up
Scribe Lewis Rumford.
The regular meeting Of Troop No. 81
was held last Wednesday night Assist
ant Scoutmaster Hammond, who has
been absent for several months came out
and promised to be with us regularly III the
future The time OF meeting has been
changed from 80 TO p. N. After a
short business meeting, games were play
ed until $50. Scoutmaster Narkland Is
acting scoutmaster for Troop No. II,
until new one Is secured Tor the troop
Everybody come out TO our next meeting
Scribe George Lindsay.
Troop No % attended church IN
body last Tuesday evening, where they
were addressed by Rev. Fred Hasskarl Of
Bridgeton, y J The troop viii have
meeting Friday evening at 80 q clock.
4 play Is being organized and all wishing
TO take part are asked TO be out Friday
evening. The play will be directed by
Carrie AngersteIn. Al boys who have
any belongings OF the troop are asked
to turn them IN. Don't forget dues
Scribe Spencer Smith.
The brave only know how to forgive
ii is the most refined and generous pitch
ri x-Ir4t1a bFrrr rafFyra n.4y a-rsV..