Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-17
CITY BOY SCOUTS TO
REMEMBER THE POOR
Local Troops Will Distribute
Much Christmas Cheer
Next Friday.

In limo with other organizations OF
the city, Wilmington Council, Boy
Scouts OF America, is doing It's bit to-
ward making this Christmas happy
event for every Wilmingtonian. Next
Friday evening has been reserved for
the packing OF baskets for needy
families, and each scout has been
urged to bring as much material as
he possibly can to meet the demand.
which is so much bigger this year than
In previous years.
Food and toys I'm all shapes and
forms will be assembled at head
quarters on Friday evening and put
| i'm shape for distribution ON Saturday.
As the scouts will this year help the
! American Legion to deliver its gifts,
as well as distribute their own pro-
visions, Il is expected that about $50
uniformed scouts Will be seen hurry
ing through the city on their errands
of mercy on December "a.
Among the troops which arc making
the best records for charitable service
| is No. 100. composed of colored scouts.
Their work is not merely scasonable.
for they have for some time been car
! inc for four families. representing 20
persons, furnishing them with food,
coal, wood. clothing and shoes. In one
family the scouts have taken care OF
the children at night while the parents
were at work and in another they
cleaned mp the house for the mother
At Thanksgiving time, 6 baskets OF
food were taken to the Home for the
Aged. and 30 baskets will be dstribut-
ed for Christmas.
Troop No. 100 has also been active
in scouting affairs here of late. Its
meetings are well attended. and ap
proved scouting programs are carri~'
out. The scouts are planning biz
celebration and demonstration 20
anniversary week. Deputy Commits
, sioner Clarence Jones is in charge o
the troop, and much of its success Il
due to him.
/ "An evening With Scouting" will b
. held tonight at s o'clock In Trinit,
, parish house, when National Presi
, dent Colin II. Livingstone, and j. W
, Patton. assistant scout executive c
: Delaware and Montgomery counties
, Pa. will be present and make address
( es. Scoutmasters and assistant patr'
= leaders have been invited to attend, a
. well as the scouts,
The Scoutmesters' Association.
- which George T. Sampson is presiden
r will hold a meeting on Tuesday even
{ ing. The annual election OF officer
q for the ensuing year viii be held q
G that time.
10 Troop No. 2S. under the leadershi
- of Isadore Schagrin, is reorganizin
+ for winter activities. The troop for
9 long time has been one of the mol
( active in the city.
Y Troop No. 26 held successful NEE
: Ing last Friday night. 30 scouts, II
chief, and Mr.. Heal being in atten,
ance. The troop In conducting q
!. inter patrol contest for scouting an
attendance. Troop No. 81 also had
Z good attendance at last weeks NEE
ing Fred GoodinE made an addre,
II on Wireless Telephone and Telegr,
!. ply" and several scouts took the
II signaling tests for the first class. II
= Adamson will talk on the Growth
L Chemistry" at next weeks meeting
J. Middletown is producing an acti,
Il troop in No. 2, which is directed |
}, Rev. John Townley and Claran,
Q Weber. This troop was reorganizC
s some time ago.