Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-09
was elected senior patrol leader,
TRoop .5G

+, TROOP Sc.
Troop No. 81 again took a hike to
| Alapocas Woods on Saturday, where
some of the tonderioot scouts passed
, their fire building and cooking tests Now
| that the third Liberty Loan IL over the
members of the troop are requested to
buckle down and study hard on their
requirements for passing first and second
class tests. Troop No. 81 added three
members last Thursday evening, making
total enrolment OF 20 scouts. Tho
scoutmaster is pleased with the showing
made by the scouts in the Liberty Loan
work, all scouts participating and selling
a total of o. bonds amounting To $1,000
in subscriptions. Eight of the boys will
receive medals for having sold ton or
more bonds apiece. A full attendance is
looked for on Thursday evening
TROOP is
Troop No 80 met for n regular meeting
Friday evening in 81. Andrews gym
nasium. We reported the number of
bonds and stamps we have sold to our
scoutmaster. There only was one boy
that had sold enough bonds to get n
medal. but we worked hard all day
Saturday and five of us sold enough bonds
to receive a medal. Two more boys
passed their tendcrloot tests, making n
total OF seventeen scouts. Tho sixth
battalion went for hike Saturday after
noon, but most of the scouts would not
60 because they wanted 10 soil Liberty
Bonds.
TROOP 81
Troop No - held its regular weekly
meeting Friday night ut ~ Andrew 8
Church The meeting was chiefly taken
up by rcarranging patrols, Several dii-
lcrcnt changes were made Price Phil
lips and Jack Comfy have volunteered to
organize a bicycle patrol Earl liearu
and Jack lIcrpcl have been elected patrol
leaders The troop took hike Saturday,
many Of The boys passing their test
TROOP -
Troop No - held it's weekly meeting
last Tuesday night NJ Brandvwino Parks.
The troop met 1T the \ NJ II \. and
then marched to the park When We
came tn the park the roll WAS called and
then sides were chosen and games played
All the scouts cnIovcd this outdoor meet
and we hope To have anotcr ono soon
IAeutenant-C commander Allen 81 the ship
Nmragansett went out % tho park with
us MIR Allen showed his ability 10
sneak M on the enemy and he taught one
side some mancuveTs which greatly
helped them 20 win The troop now con
slders Mr. illcn rs member and We
all wish hlru luck when he goes over
there
We ushcrcd at the QUEEN SUNDAY night
and We certainly worked bnc Of tho
scouts did good turn at the Queon when
4 man IN the scrond balcony got the apo
plexy This scout sent for the ambulance
and there gave Oh, man treatment
several persons were heard to remark that
tho scout did his work we'll After the
meeting az tho Queen the scouts shook
hands with Miss SllyercruYT The lady
Who appealed tor hclr tor tho BclgIan
children. and the scouts were surprised
when Miss SIlvCrcrlivs shook hands using
the scout handclssp She commended
the Bov Scouts ~ tmeriCa on how well
they did their duty in All patriotic
causes She told us that she had had a
cousin in Belgium about fifteen years Of
age who wanted to be a scout. hut his
parents would not permit HIM. He then
ran away from home became . soldier
and was wounded several times We All
like Miss SllvcrrIys and We hope Ia
meet her again.
TROOP !.
On Tuesday night. April 10 the Boy
Scouts OF Troop No. J. MlddiCtown met
over NcWhorters office, to elect troop
officers The meeting began n II
O'Clock. with Edwin ShallcrosS, scoutmas-
ter. and Clarence Weber. assistant scout
master. presiding First. tho bows talked
about Liberty Bonds and then went INTO
tho election OF officers On FRIDAY after
noon. MAY 8 the BOY Scouts met at
McNhorter' 5 office ready for a luke They
started for Mcdowell woods at A and
got there nj 515 The bows first cut
wood and then MIR Sbalcros~ came down
and Mi Weber appeared about tive
minutes later Then the boys III the
fires and cooked supper Some Of the cats
were eggs. ham, sausage coffee, tea.
grape-lucc cakes hccf-stvak bread and
jcllv and other good things \tcr supper
II looked like rain So We got ont things
together and then went 10 a lot not tar
away. where we played games. ono patrol
against another. il started TO ram and
We went back To camp got orr thing,
and started for McDowcll'S house. The
Boy Scouts sold Liberty Bonds amounting
10 SIS. 900 10y Friday evening On Satur-
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