New Britain herald., 1920-02-23
BOY.SCOUT NEWS


 ncSday night at Grange hall. It will be noted that the name and number of this troop is now No l of Plain vile instead of No. If of New Britain result of a, decision by the New York headquarters. The champions for the coming checker tournament are R Leonard and x. Stephenson. new scout. Frank Hornberger was admitted to mem bersflip of the troop. It was decided to hold a social one week from Wedne sday and invite friends. SCoutma Ster J. A. Barrett of Troop No. '. New Britain. visited the troop and gave an interesting talk on scout work.
 Troop No. met Tuesday night a the South church and after the bus mess meeting took up signal work and the practice for the checker tour nament. The troop committee con Sistng of W. w. Bullen. James Ro- gers and John Fellows visited and got acquainted with the members of the troop. It was suggested by the troop committee 10 fix up q place where the boys can meet socially through the week.
 Troop No. met Thursday night at the Methodist church. The even ing was devoted to the taking of ten derfoot tests and practice in the Morse code signal work.
 Troop No. 4 met Tuesday night at Center, church and held business meeting. Practice for the checker tournament is progressing nicely. Three or four of the scouts went out for hike Sunday afternoon to pass inc test in cooking for merit badge.
 Troop No. met Wednesday night at the Boys club with a banner at 1I., q total of thirty-fve boys there still being about ten who have not yet registered. This troop is getting too large 10 handle readily and plans are being made to form another troop q the club. Scoutmaster Barrett gave the boys {; talk on life along the Mex ican border.
 Troop No met Friday night at the Baptist church. This troop is undergoing q reorganization by Scout master Henry Mckenney. There were sixteen boys present several of whom are new membrs. The troop will register next week. Scout Executive Cook made a visit and talked 10 inc boys about the coming sum r1ser mp. instruction in signaling and a patrol tuS O war finished up the evening. The SC0uimaSter took the troop out
 
 the cooking and fire ma k ing tests. Troop No. 10 met Thursday night at tn" Boys club building as the ar engagements have not vet been made for q meeting place for this troop. Arrangements were made for regis terine the troop this week and get ting down to the scout work. This troop is composed entirely of Jew ish boys all eager for the work but he. hS .If.tE f,F alton in securing them the proper meeting place. Some day the people of New Britain will wake up to the fact that scouting is the greatest Am eriCanization program in the country The troop will meet at the RONs' club this week also.
 Troop No. II met ThursdaN night at the German Lutheran church. The troop had settinG-ur exercises, sig mailing and knot tying instruction for the new cand dates just admitted. The. troop has ordered complete set of fftN-four merit badge pamphlets for the instruction of the troop.
 Troop \o , met Tuesday night at Ihe Stanley Memorial church. It was voted tu hold a big scout social and exhibition nj the church rooms on the Se>oNd Tuesday in March. The Girl scouts of the church will he invited to attend. S'Out Executive Cook visited he troou and outlined he plans for IL" summer camp. TeNdcrfOu' badges a'c~c awarded to he scouts who have recently passed this test
 Troops No. 15 and 1G arc in process Of organization bN the scout executive.
 Troop No. l9 met Friday night al Sl. I"scph's church with an attend "n.'c 1naQuulIcd since it's formation. There were about 70 hoNE present and 1it interested IL has been necessary to change the meeting night from Fri day tO Thursday because of the actiVi- ties at the church during the Lenten ,"H"ON. The second match of the