Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-10
Pueblo Scout News

TROOP 1. Scoutmaster f. A. Hatch
was given a special farewell meeting
Monday night by his troop. After a
short farewell talk Scoutmaster Hatch
bade his troop goodby, as he Is TAX
ing up social hygiene work and will
be away for three or four months on
his present speaking tour. We know
that the members of troop | hated to
see their scoutmaster go, but good
scouts do not complain and so they
will give their new scoutmaster the
same loyal support as was given Mr.
Hatch. Marion Walters Will be in
charge of troop l. with Chas. Hopkins
as assistant scoutmaster. They are
planning live program for the coming
weeks and any members of the troop
who might not be attending troop
meetings at the present time will do
well to come around TO the old meet
ing place and find out what fun is
being had by the troop There are two
active patrols in the troop now with
Gene Tracy, patrol leader of the Fly
ing Eagles and Gerald Lee. patrol
leader of the Wolf Patrol. For next
meeting night a contest Is on between
these patrols in the nature of the best
story about the animal representing
their patrols. This sure will be inter-
csting and anyone who thinks that
scouts can not tell some good animal
Tuesday night.
TROOP opened up a lively meet
ing Friday night by scouts standing
and repeating the scout oath. Troop
? uses strict parliamentary laws and
a snappy business session followed the
scout oath Each patrol in the troop
IS responsible for an entertainment to
last fifteen or twenty minutes, the pa
trolls taking turns on different nights
The patrol that entertains next Friday
night promises something good. Ori-
Cinallty is the life OF a troop. Troop
: has appointed two special policemen
and one chief of police to take care of
order and discipline in the troop. These
scout policemen found two members of
their troop who were bit disorderly
last meeting night, so they were taken
in charge and tried by jury trial and
convicted of breach OF scout rules and
forced to pay tho penalty inflicted by
the judge. The troop meeting was ad-
1ourned early in the evening, but be-
foro disbandins some practice was
done on first and some yells learned
We will be at the contest with bells
on said n member OF troop last
week. Two new members were voted
in last Friday night.
TROOP ) is starting to boom again,
considering the number of new scouts
and the practice they have been doing
on different events for the indoor con-
test to be held February II at the
Steel Works Y. n. c. a. Troop has
very good record. but tho now mem
bers do not believe on standing on
tho old troops record, so they are
planning on carrying home the bronze
trophy they won last February at the
field meet.
TROOP ( reports a splendid meet
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opened with roll call. followed i'm
mediately afterward with inspection.
Two new candidates We're voted upon
and tho vote unanimous. -Four tender
foot scouts worked on their second
class tests. After a short business
session Scoutmastcr Vernon spoke to
the scouts on home obedience and what
It expected OF a scout after ninety days
of service. They then engaged in a
knot tieiug contest but Assistant
Scoutmaastcr Haynes and the troop
committee could not decide which
scout finished his knots first so the
contest ended in a tic Mr.. Trees "A
visitor remarked that he wished he
could have been a scout when he was
boy. Next week. the troop will act
on plans OF a demonstration in scout
ing to be given in the church annex,
tho date to be announced later. Mr..
Vernon stated that the troop desired
to have more visitors and that the
fathers and mothers are cordially in
vitcd to md out what happens at a
troop meeting. Visitors who once at
tend the troop meeting VIII come again
without an invitation.
TROOP 5 feels quite at home in
tholr meeting place at the Pilgrim
Temple Congregational church. Two
now members, Albert Warner and
Ronald Mclean. were taken into MEM
borship and the troop divided In teams
10 work for different events for tho
coming contest. Next Friday night
tryouts will be made by the various
teams to find out the best team which
will take part in the February in
door contests. Ernest Rushmcr gave
the troop somo peppy drill and
exercise.
Although troop had four sick mem
hers Friday night, twenty scouts were
present this is not very bad consid-
cring their scoutmaster has been sick
and was out of town for one week.
Inspection by scoutmastcr was held
last night and an inspection will he
part of the program every meeting
night in order that the troop might
have higher standing the next time
the inspectors make visit. one OF