Pueblo chieftain., 1921-02-28

Jokes, and thanking the people for the
encourag cement they have given us
during the past year.
The next event on tho program was
song given by Miss Anna Snedec with
Miss Rose SnedeC at the piano. This
event was enjoyed greatly by all.
Mr.. Peter Culig, another of our COM
mittcemen expressed his regret for not
having heard of the Scout Program
a few years before. He said that the
few months of Scouting he has WI
messed has boon of great help to him.
Miss Christian Blatnik also sang
few songs, while Miss Stephania Blat-
mix showed her skill at the piano.
Doctor Snedec told the people when
and how the Scouting Program was
introduced TO the United States. 1T
is true" he said, that the Scout Move
ment originated in England a few
years before it was organized in Amer
lea, but tho Boy Scouts of America
have eventually made better progress
in the eleven years of their existence
than the English Scouts have done in
the fifteen years they have been or
gauized."
Mr.. Alverson visited US at the
Banquet for few minutes. Ho GER
tainly did give an encouraging talk on
Scouting and tho organization. He
was lodly applauded when our Scout
master said, This man, Mr.. Alverson,
was really the man who helped put
Scouting on tho map in Pueblo
We. the Scouts of Troop Q, do hereby
thank tho following persons and organ
izations: Mr.. John Krasovitz, Charles
Bozeck. Mr.. Jos. Kolar, Rev. p. Cyril,
McGovcrn Coal Co. Mr.. d. Predovich,
I Mr.. John Snedec. MIR. John Gorsich, Mr..
/ Peter Culig, Mr.. Jos. Culis. j. s. Brown
Grocery Co. Mr.. Stalick. Mrs kraso-
vitZ. and all others who gladly donat-
' ,I -. of tho SrnnTg the
Father and Son banquet.
TROOP 10. Scoutmaster. II. C. Jen-
ninEs. Meeting place. First Baptist
church. Time of meeting, Friday, 1850
p. m.
Senior Patrol Leader Dotson called
the meeting to order at 1850 sharp.
Nine Scouts answered present to tho
roll call. Millard Jones was elected
Scribe and Alden Shaw was elected
door-keeper. The Scoutmaster gavc n
short talk on the future OF the troop.
Altho Troop 10 has been dead for the
! last few months we are commencin;
| to uvan up now, however. and by tho
! next inspection We Will have a one
/ hundred per cent troop.
] We are starting library in Troop
/ 10. We have about twenty books al
ready, by some OF the most popular
boys authors. All tho Scouts will bring
moro books next meeting, and We hope
/ to have a real library soon.
! Scout Commissioner Price was pre-
sent and made few remarks about the
7 Standard troop.
Each Scout of the troop is to bring
] n new member next meeting. In this
] way we hope to Increase our member
ship TO thirty-two very soon.
TROOP II. scoutmaster. ]. Lewis
! EinEery. Assistant Scoutmasters.
Ralph Ritter and Frank Altman. Meet
I ing place. Park Avenue Presbyterian
church.
Troop II had a fnc meeting Thurs
day night. One hundred per cent at
| tendance and six new recruits helped
to make a live meeting. Senior Patrol
Leader called the meeting to order by
having all the Scouts stand and re-
peat the Scout oath. Then came roll
call by patrols. Then some lively dis
cussiun about neckerchiefs and troop
numbers followed. The troop decided
To buy their green ncckerchicfs and
their troop numbers as soon as pos
| siblc.
The six candidates who were present
were voted on. Candidates Earl Heath
l Milan LIttell, Floyd Leach Theodore
Madison. and Billy Pitulau were taken
. into the troop. Candidate Carlos Grcbb
was taken in on three months proba-
. tiou. All OF these Scouts have passed
their TcndCrfoot tests and some are
almost ready for their Second Class.
Thomas Edmistou passed his Second
| Class test Friday night at Headquar-
tcrs and was given his badge. Paul
/ Heath has only ono moro thing TO
| pass. to receive his Second Glass pin.
. Thomas O'Kclly and Marion York are
passing their First Class tests at head
/ quarters now.
Af;cr voting on the now members the
.g,v, rtalt tsNNVr a
"A fcw or tho Scouts boxed for "A short
time. Then some drill was given. AZ
ter about half an hour Of strenuous
/ pivotinE and turning tho meeting ld-
journcd at $3.50 o'clock.
TROOP i6 Troop t6 had a good
meeting last Friday night, twenty were
present out OF the twcnty-seven mem
byrs II was agreed in our business
meeting that mono but teuderfoot
scouts would be admitted TO our next
T Initiation meeting, That means that
1 those boys who have been laying down
| on the Job Will have to get busy and
pass tho tcnderfoot exam. inside OF
] two weeks our next initiation night
I Is expected to be the best one we have
] oyer. had Tho initiation team viii be-
gin practice next Friday night.
! TROOP II. Scoutmaster. Il. u. rs
pinosa. Meeting place, st. Leauders
school. rimo OF meeting. Thursday
/ I.t5 p. IN.
The troop held one of it's most en-
thusiastic meetings since it's orEaniza
tiou last Thursday. Twenty Scouts
we're present and tho meeting was fur
thcr cnlivcncd by the presence of scvs
! crol visitors and probable recruits.
Tho troop organized u basketball
I team and will play any troop team OF
lis size. We win play our FIRST gamc
Saturday evening with Troop Il of
, 81. Patrick's.
T'hc subioct of hiking was brought W
and discussed. This viii he rcconsids
cred and acted upon at the meeting
noNt Thursday.
Tho troop places tho reason for Its
prosperity upon the excellent Father
and Son banquet held February %. We
had an attendance Of 81 at this ban
| uuct Everyone present enjoyed Sit