The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-01-12


Association in headquarters. This
will be the last regular meeting of
the association before the Aally.
The annual election of officers of
Vac Bridgeport council will occur AT
q 500 o'clock dinner meeting at the
University club, Tuesday evening, Jan.
18th. The great event of the evening
will be a talk by Dillon Wallace, au-
thor and famous Labrador explorer.
Mr.. Wallace's talk will occur in the
lounging room beginning at 500 p. m.
Each member of the counil will invite
one other man to hear Mr.. Wallace,
and Samuel Beardsley, president of
the University club plans to invite all
members of the club also to Mr.. Wal
lace's lecture. Wednesday morning
Mr.. Wallace will talk to the Normal
school girls at Shelton school at the
request of Principal Cortright
Thursday evening, the 18th, will oc-
cur the monthly meeting of the Elk
animation Boards for second-class
work.
Deputy Commissioner Maitland, be
ginning with last Thursday, will hold
office hours in headquarters each
Troops and 20 are on duty today
at the pictures. for the children shown
in the Lyric theatre. Next Saturday
morning troops 9 and ~ are assigned
to duty. The scout executive is very
glad to recommend to all scouts and
their brothers and sisters these SPLEEN
did pictures which are being arranged
from week to week by Mrs. Rourke
and her committee.
The scout executive is arranging a
program for January 21st and 22nd,
when Commodore Longfellow of the
American Red Cross Life Saving Di-
vision will be in town. Examinations
will be given in the Y. M. c. A pool
in Red Cross Life Saving. Talks will
be given to firemen and policemen and
methods demonstrated for the care of
smothered people, and methods for
handling injured persons. Commodore
Longfellow will speak also to the
women of the Red Cross on "Person-
al Preparedness. Monday evening the
21st in the Armory he will speak to
the Medical Corps of the 4th Regi-
ment and the Boy Scout Leaders of
the city on refugee cooking, carries re-
susication, etc.
Commodore Longfellow writes that
he would like several local swimmers
over IS to qualify as Red Cross exam
liners.
The following annual report has
been received from Troop 8:
One year has now passed since our
troop was organized. With only one
member of our troop, who has before
IN SIR Ia
gan to train the boys into scouts. The
first meeting held by the troop was
attended by seven scout candidates. 1t
was not long before they had passed
Tenderfoot exams.
The troop soon commenced to in
crease till the scoutmaster decided not
to accept any more recruits.
The troop now registers twenty-one
scouts. These are divided into three
patrols viz: The Panther, Tiger, and
Wolf and with the addition of the
scoutmaster and the assistant the
troops numbers twenty-three.
A number of scouts have been work
ing on their second-class exams, but
due to work, some have been hinder
ed from completing their tests.
The scouts have shared in the scout
rally at the Casino last February. Els
ccrted the Veterans of the G. A. r.
and have helped in the two great lib
erty campaigns. Several scouts re-
ceived reward for their services at
these occasions. The troop was we'll
attended in the Memorial Day parade.
At the police and firemen's parade,
the scouts were on police duty.
The scouts camped out July 4th at
Sherman's place in Shelton. The boys
had a fine tine here. Later in sum-
lner the troop hiked out to Pine Rock.
A dandy trek cart was rugged up. by
the scoutmaster, out of three bicycles
and several stats. The troop has
twenty-one uniformed scouts, five
scout knives, two remnants, one large
coffee pot, one large kettle, one large
frying pan, two long handled spoons,
two seven by seven wall tents and one
twenty by twenty-four.
Several scout hatchets and one large
American flag. Twenty-one tender
foot badges, several pair signal flags
and bandages. We also bought cleo
trio light bulbs which were given to
the church.
The troop treasury has thirty-one
dollars and ninety-two cents ($3192).
In this is a camp fund of about
$3.50. Collection by dues is $2S.42.
During the year the troop has held
forty-six meetings and extra drill ses-
sions.
The first of December the troop
moved into its new quarters which
our scoutmaster built for u.s. 1t has
meeting room with plenty of light
and a spacious drill hall, covering a
space of twenty by sixty feet We hope
this will encourage the boys to show
more interest in the movement.
WALDEMAR ANDERSON,
Scribe.
The following bugle calls have been
chosen for the rally by Mr.. Clarence
Hayes, who will also be official judge
for this event. The winner receives a
special medal, but the event does not
carry points toward the prize cups
BugIing Contest
1. First Call.
2. To the colors.
4. Drill Call.
3. Mess Call.
5. Church Call Onfantry)
g. Fire Call.
Z. Assembly Call.
Slow time.
Medium fast.
Tongued-
TROOP 20
The meeting opened at 700 p. m
in the parish rooms at the church
The scoutmaster. his assistant anC
twenty-five scouts were present. Thu
regular form of business was held anC