The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1921-10-01
Juniors Again Active.


The Junior Athletic Association
held their first Fall meeting in the
club rooms of Troop 5, Boy Scouts,
this week. The club will go into ma
ny phases of athletics this coming
season. They will have a strong foot
ball team, as well as basket ball, in
door baseball, track teams, swimming
teams, and also intend to go into the
boxing end of the game. The club is
open to all boys sixteen years of age
and over. In the past years the boys
have won many laurels for them
selves in the sport world and intend
to dig in harder for honors this sea-
son than ever before. AT the meet
ing, w. H. Ellenberg was elected man.
ager and chairman. All men desiring
to try u for the football team were
instructed to meet at the corner of
Franklin venue and the railroad by
2 o'clock this Saturday afternoon.
The members out for the team so far
are: William Mcguire, Ralph Gordon,
Lloyd Kruger, George Somers, Paul
Leary, Melvin Parsels, Granville
Blake, Edward Hudson, w. H. Ellen
berg, Waddie Mathis, Joe Ratz and
Joseph Mccain. 1t was voted to have
blue jerseys with red lettering and
blue and red striped stockings. The
members will supply their own head
gear. On Saturday, October s. the
team will hold their annual Tag Day
in an effort to secure funds to equip
the team. They ask the hearty CO.
operation OF the public in this ven
ture. Any candidates for the team or
for membership in the club, see Mr..
Ellenberg. The club will be open for
three weeks for charter members, af-
ter which time all new men will be
compelled to go through the initia-
lions now being worked up by the
committee in charge.
Scoutmasters' Association Formed.
The Scoutmasters of the city's five
scout troops formed themselves into
an association to promote scouting in
our community, at a meeting held in
the hall of the Pleasantville Athletic
and Musical Association this week.
The meeting was opened by Scout
Commissioner Davis as temporary
chairman. Scoutmaster Blake, of
Troop 4, was elected president and
chairman; Scoutmaster Shappell, of
Troop 7, was elected vice-president;
Scoutmaster Ellenberg, of Troop 5,
was elected secretary, and Scoutmas-
ter Barnes, OF Troop s, was elected
treasurer. Scoutmaster Carlson, of
Troop l, sea scouts, was elected to
fill the post of Auxiliary Scoutmaster.
Scout Commissioner Davis declared
the offices filled and vacated the
chair. after which the various officers
took their positions. MI. Holdings, of
the Council, also the troop formation
man, is acting as member ex-oficio
and adviser.
Resolution was passed to cooperate
with the local council in every way
possible. A resolution was passed
asking the council to have a list of
examiners for various merit badges
sent to each and every Scoutmaster.
Talk of starting a troop for the ool
ored boys was also heard and every
man present promised his full CO.
operation in the project. Resolution
was voted to have Scout Commission
err Davis inquire of the Council why
registration cards of Troop S, which
they have a paid check back from
headquarters for since April, are still
held up.
The association was formed for the
good of all troops in general and to
promote the feeling of good fellow
ship among the various scoutmasters
and troops. They will meet the last
Wednesday in each month. The First
Assistant Scoutmaster of each troop
will also be allowed to attend these
meetings, where everything pertain
ing to the good of the troops will be
taken up. All petty differences will
be settled and resolutions from time
to time sent to the council in regard
to the various matters coming to
their attention.
Troop 5.
Troop 5, Boy Scouts, will meet this
Friday night, at which time a pie
eating contest will be INDUCED in by
all present. Imagine fifty boys all
racing to eatSa pie first. A competi-
tive signal drill will also be INDUCED
in. The weekly drill will start at 7.3O
sharp. 1t is hoped that all members
will be on hand early for the drill.
Several scouts are almost first-class
and several others are very nearly
ready for their s~econd-class badges.
The patrol leaders met on Wednes-
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