Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-03-21
SCOUT CAMPAIGN is
MAKING GOOD PROGRESS

The campaign for the raising OF
$1,000 to extend the Boy Scout activi-
ties in this city is progressing very
satisfactorily. All progressive cities
have recognized the work of the
scouts especially during the period OF
the war and in the work for recon
struction and Amer1canizat ton the
boys will play big part. During the
past eight year with the exception of
the members of the local council the
public has not contributed or helped
to finance this movement and surely
Norwich is going to help her boys.
The work is non seccarian and all
boys are eligible to membership and
every church should have a troop. The
boys are taught modifying. first aid.
elements OF electricity, signaling, scout
craft, Woodcraft. and other activities.
In the third Liberty loan campaign the
Boy Scouts OF America sold 649,1S4
bonds, amounting 10 SIS, 900, and
during the fourth Liberty loan cam
paign the scouts of Norwich sold
bonds to the value of S1I5.0 600. They
have assisted the Red Cross, home
garden movement, united war work
campaign. selling Of war savings and
thrift stamps, harvesting of crops at
the W. w. Bacllus hospital, duty on
Atohegan trail distributed literature
during the influenza epidemic, French
orphans fund. messengers and guide
at state grange meeting. welcome to
our returning sailors and soldiers and
in fact have been ready to help in
every public movement for the up
building and betterment Of Norwich.
Allyn L. Brown is treasurer Of the
Norwich council, Boy Scouts of Amer
! lea, and all contributions will be made
to him.
New London has first class coun-
Gil with a paid executive, and scout
| ing in that city is taking rapid strides
as the business men, educators and
others see the value of encourage
ment to the boys.
Norwich, Mystic, Montvil1o and
| Stonington Boy Scouts have been in
vited to take part with the New Lon
| don Scouts in scout contest meet
with the New London scouts at the
armory in New London on the night
Of Friday, April 4. There will be suit
i able prizes awarded for the troop and
| the scouts that score the greatest
| number of points at this meet. There
will be awards for the best appearing
| troop, best appearing merit badge
| scout, first class, second class, and
| tenderfoot scout.
! All scouts that take part in the meet
will fill in application and scoutmaster
must return them to headquarters at
! New London not later than April 1st
| Events will be run in accordance with
| state contest events with the excep-
ton of general requirement No. and
u, also Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, under tro-
| phies these requirements will be bar
red out but suitable awards will be
given for all events both to the troop
and to the scout that scores the great
est number of points at the meet
Scouts will be marked as per mark
! ings of standard events. The events
will be as follows: No. /. A. events
scoutcraft, open to all scouts present
| at meet; No. ,, A. events, first aid
| race; No. 8, A. events, friction fire
! lighting; No. 4, A. events, Morse sig
mailing; No. ., semap hore signaling A
| events; No 6, knot tying, a. events;
| No. !, A. events. stretcner making;
| No. s, equipment race. A. events; No
-, rescue race, B. events; sNo. IS. pa
troll staff relay race. 3. events; games
| rooster fight.