Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-03-18
SCOUTS PLANNING FOR
ANNUAL FIELD MEET
Individual Awards Will be EIim-
mated, All Contests Troop
Affairs.

F~JOfsrnltIfs HNL Tlir1 iDr tne an
ssual spring field meet Of Wilmington
Counc1. Eoy Scouts OF America. were
planned by the Advisory Council or
the Scorfrnssters' Association AZ
recent meeting with Scout Executive
Greens.ek. Saturday, May J3. is tho
esAe nsrred for the affair. which viii
Do ons Of the best of recent years.
according 20 indications.
One os the big changes 20 occur In
sbe meet this year resulted from the
decision Of tho scoutmasters 10 elm
mate individual awards and use points
for the troop, which Will make u
( purely troop affair. with each scout
working for the benefit Of hts troop.
/ The points in the various contests
( viii count sal. Each troop VIII bs
/ limited 10 not more than three teams
( in any one event.
/ Besides the citywide cup awarded
( each year 70 the winner of the high
eet score. ard held for the entire year.
there will be three place cups awarded
this year 70 the troop making first.
second snd third highest scores. There
VIII ba eleven events. the first 20 start
promptly nj 2 O'Clock. All entries
should be in the office no, later than
May 10. The events viii be az fol-
ows:
First aid--team Of four and one
patient Team TO furnish all material
necessary for elementary first aid.
The use Of roller and triangular hand
ages VIII be required and correctness
and neatness VIII count.
Litter drill--team Of one and one
, patient. Fireman's lift and freman's
. drag. Method, form and ease in hand
ling patient to count.
3 Explanation OF litter drill--team -
2 four and one patient. Method ot
= handling patient and litter 20 count.
3 Litters will be supplied.
! Horse and rider race-team of I've
r and one rider. Horses are TO be sta
}. toned at points OF relay, start viii
!, he made. rider changing to next horse
Z without touching ground. A return
p trip tinishes the course Speed event.
n Fire building and water boiling
s single entry. Scouts VIII be furnished
Z with buckets. water. seasoned wood
. and two matches. Contestants To fur
( nlsh axe and knife. No preliminary
y preparation Of fire place or OF wood
'e permitted. Only two matches allowed
j. and spilling OF water disqualifies
L Water must boil over. Speed event.
. SettIng-up exercises-team OF
:" official scout settine-up exercises
:. page 3o5-30s. Gath edition. Handbook
~ for Boys" Each exercise 20 the coun
ie Of ten. Judged for form.
Semaphore eisnalIing-team Of four
Reader, sender, receiver and writer
&c No signs or communication other thar
c4e
on message as received. First accurat
message 10 count. Speed event.
Morse signalling-same condition
as above except that standard siz
=. GA" 24'D flags and regulation stai
80 will be used No staf under five fee
- Will be used.
.. Fire by friction-.ingle entry. Reg
90 ular. approved fire-making outh
- consisting OF bow, drill. hand socke
% fire-board and cedar bark tinder TO b
20 used. First real blaze 10 count. Spec
~ event.
WI Flint and steel-linen and ceda
49, bark tinder. First real blaze to coun
-, Speed event.
The closing ceremony viii he tn
= presentation of cups to the winner
Scout Exc O tive Greenhawk gav
his illustrated talk on the work of III
French scouts last Monday night be
fore the Mems Club of Westminste
Presbyterian church. Fred Blatz wa
in charge. Mr.. Kirk Is scoutmaster {
the scouts OF the church.
Rev. Mr.. Little of Odessa has mad
formal application for a troop
scouts in that town with a patrol an
assistant scoutmaster at Port Penl
Scout Executive Greenhawk has bee
asked to help form troops in Tilghma
and Easton, Md.
Troop No. IS held a candle-ligf
meeting recently on account Of lack {
electric light. About 80 were presen
Curtis Sinclair has been promote
20 senior patrol leader.
Plans are going forward for Cam
Caesar Rodney. Chief Greenhawk Wi
be at the camp this coming summe
with a lot OF new ideas.