Evening journal., 1919-02-14

The regular meeting OF the Scout
masters Association and school win be
held on Monday night next, the nth, In
the lecture room Of the Y. NJ. C. A. This
Will be an unusually interesting meeting
on knots and splices. Mr.. Peter T.
sharp, who was to have been with us
at the last meeting, will be In charge
or the session, and demonstration Of
practical work will be given. Every
scOutmaster Is expected 10 be present
and bring II possible a recruit for scout
Ing. Mr.. sharp is one Of the field men OF
the Manhattan Council, New York, and
has the knots and splices down TO a
science. Don't fail TO see him. The
meeting starts promptly at o'clock.
Friday February the 2sth, Is the date
set for the scout executives and com
missioners conference in Philadelphia.
Wilmington men will have an Oppor-
tunity TO attend this meeting. and will
get some very good material for future
work. This Is the first time that the
Scout 0fioials' Conference has been held
so near our city, and every man should
attend, II possible. The conference Is
held under the direction Of II. NJ But
Ter, the national field scout commits
sioner, OF national headquarters. and is
purely a Third district affair, Of which
we are a part.
Camping season coming Every scout
looks forward to the camping season.
Every scout should have a bank ac-
count now that he may be certain Of
attending next summer. Think it over
fellows, and start that account. This
seasons camp win be bigger and better.
More about this alter.
Scout Executive Greenhawk, with Dan
Beard, attended the big Richmond rally
last weekend and made addresses for
that occasion. Uncle Dan had not been
IN Richmond since 1919. and found
many changes In that beautiful South
ern city. There were eight hundred
scouts at the review. Scout Executive
Weaver has a wonderful bunch Of
scouts.
What's needed in our schools, 70
bring up the percentage Of boys con-
tinuing on through High7 More scouts.
What's needed In our Sunday Schools
70 give them trained leaders? More
scouts. What Is needed in our homes
to improve the discipline and lessen
the burdens and create a more cheerful
and progressive spirit2 More scouts.
What Is needed In the world to hasten
on the day Of brotherhood and world
peaee? More scouts. Where are these
more scouts coming from2 From the
70 per cent Of boys In our city who
are not in the troops" SCOUTING.
Recruit your troop to full strength at
once.
Deputy Commissioner J. Allan VIII
liams has completed the organization
Of a new troop at the Silverbrook ". g.
Church, with Mr.. Whitescarver as
scoutmaster. and a good bunch Of
scouts. Scout Executive Greenhawk
has organized q troop at Grace NJ. z.
Church and will act as scoutmsster Of
same for a while. These two new troops
are in a position TO be good ones and
will have TO be watched In the future.
The following troops reported for the
month OF January and received these
points for promotions and scout craft:
Troop 2, $3.50; Troop 8. 3i.Ts Troop s,
72A: Troop Q, SIS: Troop II. SO i-3
points: Troop ~. 6s.7; Troop q, 4i2:
Troop %. 60 5; Troop 26. IS 5-6 points
Troop Sc, i0i: Troop 81. 26; Troop 26;
Troop 3s, $50; Troop AZ, 54S; Troop
~ ISL; Troop 49, 6i.3; Troop a., no
report New Castle 1. 81 &; Middletowu