Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-02-14
BOY SCOUTS WANT
A $14,0OO FUND
Will Provide Budget for Two
Years Activities and Lads
BE Prepared"

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! The Boy Scouts of Wilmington are out
| for Slf 600 for two-ycar budget which
| will take care of activities and make an
| appropriation to National Hcadquarters
| or extended field work.
On Saturday the Scouts will deliver
/ letters of appeal to the addresses of a
| number ot supporters of the movement
| Those who do not receive letters and wish
| to hel p III making the scouts ''bc prepared
| to render a greater service To the country
and city may mail their subscription
/ directly To the treasurer William J.
| liighfield. 226 West Ninth street.
If il were only question of finance, the
| Sl4 900 which the Boy Scouts ask the
| city To put into their organization would
he well invested III maintaining their
| efficiency The scouts cultivated more
| than 200 acres of gardens last summer
| They helped the Red Cross raise their
funds III various campaigns, and they sold
| a large quantity of Liberty Bonda. This
invaluable work must go on. Anyone
who would like to hustle about as a
| Liberty loan or Red Cross booster III the
future, but who wont bc able to find
time, can pay for substitute to do the
Npihs fsiubablN Illlffl Dftlti WAN tS
could himself, by subscribing to the
Scout movement
But aside from their practical assistance
other people sand to the Government
the Scouts deserve To get lot from their
organization for themselves They have
the maklngs Of good citizens and good
soldiers in them Enough chanccs to
do Int for preparedness have been let
go by in the past You cannot afford to
Let this opportunity pas.
At the Court of Honor held on the
/ lIth the following merit badge applica-
tions were passed upon: ilandlcraft,
Erhard Rickcnback, Howard L. Boyd
+ Harold Gibbons. r. Russell Pippin,
Gilbert IT, Pippin Of Troop s. Harry |
Schagrin, Herman Grrenhaum, Troop |
~: Fireman ship Harold Gibbons. Gill |
bert Pppin, Russell Pippin, Erhard |
Rickenback, Troop s. First Aid, Herbert |
Grecnbaum, Troop 2S; craftsmanship: |
Harry Schagrin John Frankfurt, Troop |
2S; Scholarship. Herman Grccnbaum,
Troop %; Public Health Herman Green |
baum, Troop 2S.
In the efficiency contest for the month
Of January the Court OF Honor awarded
the banners and pcnnams TO the troops
having the greatest number OF points.
Troop : received the City Efficiency
Pcnnant. Battalion ] received the Banner
for Battalion Efficiency and Smyrna
Troop received the Efficiency Pennant
for the State. The points won were rs
follows: Troop EOS points: Troop )
6.i5 points; Troop mo rport;
Troop s 20 "a points. Troopa no report
H-.Sn,, I -fIr,A1r, z
Troop l5-9l points; Troop 1l-l7.a
points PISS points Troop "a , points;
Troop "a no report; Troop 26 no
report; Troop - GIL points; Troop
2S-l4.t1 points; Troop 33-7.2 points;
Troop 36-no report; Troop 37-7.2
points; Troop 3S no report. Troop 80
no report Troop 40 no report: Troop
81 no report; Troop ~ no report
State troops Rockland 96, Middle
town, SIS; Georgetown. no report Mil
ford no report; New Castle, II 10;
smyrna, 1879; Newark, no report; Sclby
Vile, no report: Laurel, "a other troops
in State failed to scnd in reports
Troops and battalions have received
the awards and will hold them until the
next meeting Of the Court of Honor when
they will be returned TO the office with
reports Al the end Of the year, the
troop having the highest score will be
awarded a trophy. The next Court of
Honor meets March llth.
An anniversary thought Lincoln =
what a Scout Master he would have bccni
Imagine hum InstructIng a troop In axe
craft, or leading bis boys on hike
through the forest, or sitting on q log
before the campfire discussing the soout's
duty to God and His Country"
Dead more than half a century, he is
more alive today, IN the hearts and lives
of boys, than most men who are still in
the flesh. What would he say TO the
citizen past military age? To the man
whom the medical examiner turned down?
Would he say that it was enough to OBJ
serve whaatless days, meatless days, the
whatnotless days, and TO buy Liberty
Bonds? Or would he say BE Scout
Master? ?"-Soouting.
BOY SCOUT NEWS.
Troop 20 held its usual meeting Febru-
ary and had AN excellent attendance.
There were several promotions In the
troop. Paul Patterson was promoted
to patrol leader of the Eagle Patrol;
Luther Waller, assistant patrol leader
Clarence Roney was put on to patrol
Vi ttit ToA atioA anu lbpftfN
Porter, assistant patrol leader New
members joined the troop and more are
expected to re-register. Be sure and be
ON hand and bring new members along
next week and the weeks th I follow,
as you Will be helping the troop and one
that has wide-awake scouts IN IT.
Scribe Clarence Roney
Instead OF meeting at the church last
Friday night the Troop % was invited to
attend Mr. Snellcnburg minstrels Two
weeks ago tn patrol leader presented
thrift card and stamp TO the Blazing Ar