Pueblo chieftain., 1921-04-18
Pueblo Scout News

brains than most of the scouts, and
that is mighty little.
We have n dandy new assistant
scoutmastcr. lie can't be beaten. abso.
lutely Any of YOU scouts that know
Mr.. o. S. Keith-that's him-know he
is a peach.
Next meeting is initiation meeting, so
none OF you other scouts come pokinG
around or we might get you and that
would be sad indeed for you at least.
Remember, you scouts that are going
to be initiated. to be around next meet
ing II you value your health and your
Standing in the troop We haven't de-
cided what We will do to you II you are
there, but I'll guarantee that it won't
be moro than kill you. You fellows that
nave been thru the ordeal better be
there, too. because VIC are going to
have some fun
LEWIS BARNUM.
Press Reporter.
Troop S. Scoutmaster. V. E. Knowl-
ton. Assistant scoutmasters. Peter
barbata and Ralph Arntz. Meeting
place, st. Francis Xavier church. Time
oil meeting, Thursday $50 p. m.
me meeting was called to order by
the scoutmaster at $50 o'clock. The
scouts talked about finishing their dis
trlcts and also for organizing a base
nail team to play some of the other
troops. The scoutmastcr told them ia.
get some boys lined UP to increase the
membership of the troop Several of
the scouts passed some of their tests
in both second and first class tests
After the business session some
games were played and then the meet
ing. was closed by repeating the scout
oath. EARL. ROpMAN,
Troop ?. scoutmaster. John Kraso-
vitz Meeting place, st. Mary's school.
Time of meeting. Thursday p. m
our last meeting had an attendance
OF fifteen scouts. with Scoutma ster
krasovitz and Rev. T. ZupaH. Rev.
interest in us by helping out in various
ways.
Firs. aid and signalling was prac-
tised and VIC can say that our teams
are beginning to show some pep these
spring DAYS. They need n little more
practice but they arc n lot better than
they were.
We have scheme up our sleeves
now. We are going to. well. I won't
tell 1t now. but you people will hear
of 1t in fcw weeks. Until then you
are out of luck.
Altho twelve scouts wcrc absent at
the last meeting we had the election of
patrol leaders. as planned. Our scout
master instructed. so the election went
OF In fns shape. Josegii Merhar:
AhhsP i-uNaIu anu
Joseph Horvat were elected patrol
leaders and put In charge OF patrols.
Ono patrol has been named tho
Hound. This Is very peculiar name.
but the patrol declared that II would
soon become the finest In the troop.
The first contest between tho pa
trolls will he an attendance contest.
All members of the Hound patrol at
tend regularly and cxpAct to win the
prize.
~, D., W. 49, - $4,000, -,
YOU scouts who were Mt the last meet
Ing had better keep quiet and not toll
the other fellows as there will he
great surprise for them at the next
meeting. You bet! All the fellows who
werc absent last time had better have
good excuses whom they come back
JOSEPH MERHAR, Scribe.
Troop ~ Scou,mastcr. ]. Lewis
kingcry. Assistant scoutmas;e.s. Ralph
Ritter and Frank Altman. Meeting
place. Park Avenue Frcsbytcrian
The meeting was opened by roll call
by the scribe. Assistant Scoutmastcr
Ralph Ritter then read the lineup for
the baseball team. \ captain was elect
cd for tho team. Scout Writ McFcd-
dries being chosen 10 fill the position.
Assistant Scoutmastcr Frank Altman
then awarded Scout Percy Gribbcn
his second class badge. Milan Lat
tell also passed his second class dur
ing the week but was unable to attend
meeting, so did not get his badge.
Several weeks ago We decided to
make II our aim to have every scout in
the troop n second class by June :.
We are going after tho tests like cat
after milk now. We have eleven sec
ond class. and ono merit badge scout.
Besides these. one scout at least. and
perhaps two. will go before the Court
of Honor to be granted their first class
badges at the next meeting. Several
for merit badges from the
first class are in. also and these will
pass before the Court OF Honor at tho
same time. PAUL HEATH.
Scribe.