Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-05-03
TROOP EIGHT HAS
BUSY SCHEDULES
"Watch Us Grow" Slogan;
Being Lined Up With
a Will

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The Spirits" are still working at
Troop and showing us to the front.
Our motto is, Watch Us Grow" We
sure are going some. Seven new
members were taken in on Monday
evening and took the OATH Thirty
five scouts were present at the meet
ing on Monday. There was also one
visitor. The chaplain of the troop is
to be omplimented for his fine
work. In opening the meeting on
Monday he read from the book of
Ruth about the Cleaners after the
! Reapers." Fellows don't forget that
is what all scouts are at this time.
Get to work! Sell bonds! Not only
for personal honor but for Uncle
Sam. A report was made at the
meeting Monday as follows: Four
scouts sold fourteen bonds at fifty
dollars each, making total of $500.
Listen, fellows! We are just started.
! At the meeting on Monday even
ing John Duncan was appointed
temporary senior patrol leader. He
was given this honor for the good
Iwork he did on Friday evening in
conducting the members of the troop
I to the rally.
Color bearers were also elected,
namely: George Bowman and Rus
| sell Walters. A new secretary was
also elected at the meeting to sue
| ceed Spotz. Spotz resigned on ac-
count of the responsibility which is
on his shoulders at the present time.
| Russell Winks is the new secretary.
He won out of a field of four can
didates.
Five names were put up for base
| ball manager. McLinn and Winks
were tied at twelve votes each. Nc
Linn, on account of being in the
troop longest, was given the position
conditionally. Winks will act as as
| sistant manager.
The track squad was called for
practice Thursday morning.
The fellows of the troop have de-
cided to raise the dues to five cents
per week instead of ten cents per
month.
A bicycle ride will be held this
evening. A good time is expected, so
| be there.
The new patrol has been started
and a., meeting was held this week
troll. This patrol promises to be
one of the liveliest ones in the troop
the way they have started to move.
A call was made for candidates to
serve at the Liberty Loan tent in
front of the post Office. Although
more volunteered only four were
selected. They are Ralph Wallis,
Edgar SpotZ, H. Buchfield and Rus
sell Walters.
Twenty-nine of the scouts attend
ed the Christian Endeavor meeting
at the church on Sunday evening.
The fellows were led to the meet
ing by the Spirits" and are very
proud of the turnout they had that
evening.
We met in our new meeting room
for the first time on Monday even
ing. This was the first time we had
the use of a piano in our meetings
and we opened the meeting with a
song service. Harlan Kline was at
the piano. The singing was led by
| Shader and was very good consid-
ering the first time we were to-
gether.
On Tuesday evening the first of a
series of interpatrol contests and
get-together nights was held. The
evening was opened by prayer by
the chaplain, John Duncan. This
was followed by a talk by DIR. Reisch,
TIC pdSlOE VI IH0 CnuTCn. Ills Talk
was very interesting as we'll as en-
Couraging.
The next speaker was the new
scout executive, J. Frederick Virgin.
This troop has the honor of being
the first of Harrisburg to have the
pleasure of Mr.. Virgins presence at
any meeting of the troop. We, the
members of Troop s, shall always
remember his presence with us that
evening. Mr.. Virgin is just what he
called himself, "a big brother scout"
He talked of scouting in Harrisburg
in the past and then looked into the
future and made some predictions of
scouting to come. Altogether his
speech was fine and enjoyed by ev-
cry member present. We wish to
thank Mr.. Virgin for his attend
ance at the meeting.
After Mr.. Virgins speech our
mysterious spirits" began working
and gave us a talk on Troop s of
the Past and Troop of the Future" :"
The talk was very interesting and
to the point.
r. FOSTER SHADER,
Scout Scribe.