The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-09
NEWS AMONG THE BOY SCOUTS OF -.. AMERICA HEADQUARTERS NOTES
A Puzzle Recipe

A Puzzle Recipe
 Take three-sevenths of chicken, two-thirds of cat and one-half of goat, add them together and they form the name of a large city. What is it?
 Next Monday night is the March meeting of the Scoutmasters' Asso- citation.
 A large number of scouts are on hikes today. The largest on under Scoutmaster Storrs and Deputy Com missioner Maitland.
 Get fully informed about the W. s. Stamps from your manual before you go out to sell stamps. When in doubt consult local headquarters. All scouts are very sorry to say "Good-bye'' to MT. Cope the former Y. M. c, A. boys director. The boys lost very valuable friend in the loss of MT. Cope from our city. Many scouts passed first class ex- aminations at the executives office period last Wednesday evening. It was hoped that many scouts could report for assistance during the Sal vationa Army Tag day today. For the | information of the public, we wish to say, however, that the National Or ganization does not allow boy scouts to actually take the cash on the cor ners for the sale of ta ags unless the re- ceptacle is a locked one.
 WANTED-For a scout official now in camp the Aviation Number" of Geographical Magazine.
 Troop 9, Rheinhold Person., S. M.
 After saluting the flag the evening was given to first-aid and bandages following which games were played. Edward Larson, scribe.
 Troop P, Ernest OrtIepp, S. M.
 We had a special meeting this week at the home of our assistant scoutmas- ter, Abercrombie. The following scouts were present: Ref, Holmes, Pascone. Parthenay, Abbott, ToInlin- son, Bradley, Sheriden, Warehouse, Osborne, Saunders, Ortlepp, McKeev- CT, Calcaterra and Scout Mcfarland of troop 10.
 Scout Linton gave a splendid talk on the future of the troop. Scout Ort. lepp talked on organizing a signal corps and on the w. S. S. drive.
 The scout play "A Strenuous After
 
 Quade was voted into the troop A few of the members enjoyed a hike in the vicinity of Sport Hill The deer mud proved to us that Spring is com ing together with the pussy-willowE we found. We enjoyed a hearty mea cooked over the camp fire.
 Frank McKeeyer, scribe.
 Troop g, William Hilton, S. M.
 Twenty-two scouts, two officials anG one visitor were present. The scribe was Instructed to write a letter o: thanks to Mrs. c. E. Ferris for tht , troop flag which she presented to tht troop. Our inter-patrol contest is pro gressing nicely. We hope that eacE ratrol will become very efficient il some one particular line of scout work !, We have a patrol of associate scout! who will meet once a month. Edward Sheehan, scribe. Troop 5, Walter Bogart in charge
 A new patrol was formed whicl chose the name Beaver" l.. Shay and M. Strauss were elected to be it leaders. Ronald Hopkins of troop 9 | gave an exhibition of friction fir lighting. The first-aid baseball gam was played. Scout Commissioner Nor an paid us an official visit. Twenty four scouts and five visitors wer ; present.
 Kenneth Walker, scribe. , Troop 23, Joseph SaI1sa, S. M. , Twenty scouts were present. We en q joyed a fine hike last week making
 few hours camp near Shelton TO Q lunch. Scoutmaster gave out the W " S. s. cards and instructed us to go [ . it for the medals.
 e Troop 26 w. l.. Van Sicl1len, s. NJ. f Feature of our meeting was the in S struction in drags, lifts and carrie f and methods of resusication shown II f by L. Abercrombie, Assistant Scout f master of troop 22 Membership cer e tificates were given to John O'ConneT n Harold Connolly and Arthur Szol1sy n Benjamin Kaufman, scribe. e Fairfield Troop 1, Robert MacPher t son, S. M.
 From the report given everybod v ' enjoyed a hike last week. Owing u the objection from citizens we wi
 not take any part in the 'Pib Club. Committee. on Applications was en
 larged. It will consists of the scribe
 patrol leaders and two members froI P, each troop.
 Meeting adjourned after lively dis 5 cussion as to ways and means to SC = cure uniforms. Drill! followed ad " Journment.
 It A. Knight, scribe.
 Troop "A, William Voigt, S, M. Ten members were present and tw ;, visitors The treasurer reporte
 Sl1.6s in the treasury. W. 5. 5. card were distributed and explained an