Pueblo chieftain., 1921-01-24
Pueblo Scout News


kins. Meeting place, Mesa Prcsbyter-
ian church. Time of meeting, 1880 p. m.
Tuesday.
Troop by scoutmaster Marion
Walters. At the meeting Tuesday
night, Geo. Marsh was elected TO pc
come n member of troop and waiter
Hoag was reported sick with muInps-
wo discussed plans for anniversary
week and the indoor contests at tae
Steel Works 'Y" and according to
our scouts our troop is going to come
out on top in some things. We nave a
1.-Two meeting planned for next week
and will have light tracking II possi-
BILE Each scout is to report on some
kind of tree, giving fun descr1p-
ton and their history. prize Will be
awarded for the best description.
Troop a-Scoutmastcr. II. G. Thomp-
son. Mccting place. Bethel NJ. y.
church. Time of meeting, Friday, 100
p.
Troop . is expecting soon to have a
fun troop. Friday night when Mr..
Alverson and Mr.. Price dropped In at
the meeting they found about twenty
scouts assembled with their scout
master and "A business session was IN
progress. The wolf patrol of troop :
is scheduled for a Commute entertain
ment for the troop next meeting night
Scoutmaster Thompson is anxious for
all four patrols to become completed
so that no can introduce competition
for a prize in scouting for the patrol
that ranks highest during certain
length OF time
Troop .. - scoutmastcr. Frank
Whetzel. Assistant scoutmaster,
George Else. Meeting place. First
Methodist church. Timo OF meeting,
Friday. $50 p. m.
oh. Boy, Just Il couple or so weeks
more TO wait. and Troop VIII be able
to bring home the bacon. whero II
can rcst in peace and comfort in our
meeting hall. Did any Of You otnsr
troops have an eye on it too2 Did any
Of YOU fellows over wish for the moon
during your deliriuws2 Attcr YOU have
finished reading this little piece. you
will be willing to abandon all former
ideas OF capturing the bacon.
Last Thursday. instead OF holding
our regular meeting. VIC took little
''pasear'' to Mineral Palace to spruce
up on our field meet. In the wlEwaE-
ging. Manford Bertholf is showing up
something great. He swings that big
Tag around IL 1t were nothing but
"a handkerchief. And in the scmaphore.
George Pattee Is a wiz. for II takes
two men to write down the message on
paper. And the strctchcr rscc-Why,
mani our fellows peel off their coats
as II they had practiccd 1T from IN
Cancyi In the antelope race. our team
operates like machinc-each fellow
in step, and each travelling like an
honest to- goodness antelope, Do you
think wo viii win? HUH We don't
think-wc know we VIII!
That Isn't the only way We arc I'M
proving. either. Meeting before last.
we were honored by the entrance CT
three now scouts, and last meeting. hy
four making a grand total OF seven
men in two meetings! And VIC arc
expecting TO have three more ncAt
meeting. And "peppy'-oh, hoyl They
are just like so many frivolous little
-olts, Those who Joined us during INC
asst two meetings arc: Z. Buck. w.
suck. Sechrist. Williams, Il. Salmon,
T. Parncil and j. Sapp.
Hcre's looking forward TO the next
limo VIC can into some scrimmagc
,ractice for the meet. for the fellow en-
oy the fresh air more than a meeting
salI for their maneuvers.
EVERETT r. PARNELL. Scribe.
TROOP 5. 4. G. Marsh, Scoutnas-
Ter. our meeting took place as usual
at the Pilgrim Congregational church.
Those present were James Low. Bin
Cannon. Lewis Barnum. Gilmore
Freed. Harold Hopkins. Stuart and
FYrucst Rushmer, Aaron Hall. Billy
Bender Harold Perriman. Albert War
nor and our troop mascot shorty Hall
MIR, Marsh camo in late, so Billy
Bender called the meeting to order and
wc proceeded. Gilmore Freed, James
Low and Ernest Rushmcr were pre-
,cnted with Tcnderfoot pins.
At inspection. Mr. Marsh presented
the boys ncckerchlefs, which did not
get here in time for Christmas. Scout
,;ammon presented .the boys Of the
Bcaycr Patrol shoulder knots. lie also
cave Mr.. Marsh Scout Diary which
did not get here in time for Christmas.
A dialogue was given by two boys
II tho Pine Patrol Lewis Barnum and
tv,T- hfa
Bower Patrol will furnish tho amusc-
ment. W. r. CANNON.
TROOP S. Scoutmaster. Hariind ].
Shufelt- Meeting place, Congregational
church, Evans and Jackson. Time OF
meeting. Friday, 7:3o p: m: Scoutmss-
Ter Shufelt was unable to be present
at his meeting Friday night. but this
did not break up the meeting as
might have happened In some troops.
When Mr.. hlverson and Mr.. Price ar
rived a little after eight O'Clock they
found the meeting going nicely. with
plenty of games. Mr.. Alvcrsou told
the troop OF a troop in San Francisco
that had over forty members and the
Scoutmastor only attended every third
meeting. This was one OF the very
best troops in the city and when the
Scoutmaster was not present. tho sem
ior patrol leader or other patrol lead
ors took charge of the meeting. car
ried on their business, instructions.
stories. games, etc, just as tho tho
Scoutmaster was present all tho time.
A troop is not a troop when II cannot
carry on tho meeting without the pre-
senco of tho Scoutmsster. Scouts who
stay away from meeting Just be-
cause the Scoutmaster cannot bo there
some night have not learned tho true
spirit OF scouting.
TROOP 8 Scoutmnster, V ", Knowl-
ton. Meeting place, st. Francis church.
Time of meeting, Thursday, I:7o II. IN.
Troop S is determined to have a place
in tho indoor contest February II. 1t
is expected that every organized troop
In the city will have a part in these
events. TWO visitors from troop I
visited troop Friday night.