Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-02-08

the Hoop Is meeting IN the GhamDer- OF
Commerce rooms AS soon as the Sea
Scouts are qualified for the Barkentine
grade the navy department will furnish
them a boat.
Civic Service Conlmittee-Chalrma
Mayor H M. Lerou, Rev. U, o.. Bellerose,
James l.. Cases James c. Macpherson,
John Q'Rourke.
May 80, 1921, 10 Scouts served water
to veterans and took care Of chairs at
Crelsea parade.
Twenty Scouts reported rs premises
needing attention during Clean Up Week.
June-Scouts carried banner in 'Chau-
tauqua parade.
August-Seouts on three occasions
| ed worms near Preston bridge and on
Union street.
Sept. 5. 6, 7-Twenty-tvo Scouts pitch
ed tent on New London County Fair
grounds and were on duty there for three
| days. THEY performed the following
| services:
Messengers, aiding fainting persons.
policing grandstand, color guard for band,
removing Jockeys with broken legs to
the first aid tent and caring for them I'M
til ambulance arrived, bureau Of inform
alton and other services.
During the Safety First Week Scouts
y
September 23-Ten Scouts aided the
police department in handling crowds
during the Safety First movie on Frank
lin square.
| October 8. Scouts served programmes
and ushered at the Marine Band con-
cert in the armory.
| October % the executive and patrol
( of Scouts erected tent on the square
for the shriners' information bureau.
/ October 20, As Scouts and officials
worked from 8 a. m. to IL p. m. in a
good turn" to visiting Shriners. Per-
formed the following services: Informa
ton bureau, marshal's orderlies execu-
tives orderlies, telephone office detail, de.
; tails for incoming trains, details fol
checking automobiles IN and out of tht
parking places till II p. m, detail al
the arThory. moving chairs to bandstand
All Scouts aided the police department
with the traffic during the parade.
Scout buglers rendered services on tn,
, following occasions: May 20, Sunda,
/, Memorial services at the Congregations
church in Norwich Town. Courts of Hon
: or, June 20 and October IT. July 1s-Aug
, Camp Tippecan. Friday November
,, at a soldiers funeral in Prsinfeld A
a historical play, the training cours
meetings and other coca sions.
|
Cross posters In store windows.
( Scouts have performed numerous in
e dividual services, such as errands, car
rying coal delivering packages, etc
: Approximately 1,000 hours were give
h by Scouts In services during the yea
d Scout Activities and Sports Commit
o tee-Chairman. J. Nelson Weymouth
Richard Lewis. Frank ]. Murtha, Ed
{. mund W. Perkins, Clarence A. Spear.
April Is, 1921, So Scouts and off
Gals hiked to the Dragons Den.
|, May Z, 1921, inter-troop meet at IA
. grounds, rs Scouts present.
= May 25, 1921. 10 Scouts gave exhfb
ton work at Norwich Grange includin,
? fire by friction. semaphore signalling
. first aid stretcher, bandaging, firemen
> lit, ireman's drag, bugling, Scout Law
and games.
. May 2s. 1921. Sunday Scouts toe
II part IN memorial exercises In Norwic
= Town church.
= Fifty-fve Scouts and officials marcht
In Memorial Day parade with SEQ,
!, Buglel and Drum corps. Il.
July 1S-Aug. I, 1921, 20 boys spei
one or two weeks at Camp Tippecan wi
the Scout executive and several SEQ
> masters. Activities IN camp were. hike
/ trea sure hunts, boating parties, natu
r study, tracking, fishing. rapture the fla
= baseball and volley ball. Scouts co
i structed a Kitchen shack dug a ga
: bage pit, raised flag pole and construc
= ed a latrine. Passed fifty tests and 70
q, Merit badges. Scouts were divided In
squads for different services in cam
~ Camp papers were written each day
- Scouts.
- Scout Allen Latham az Troop ~, Or
= pared a Scoutcraft work for the MohaI
~ Indian Village, Ea stern States Expo.
. ton. Springfield Mass, was given
weeks trip there free. and received
- first prize for his work.
= August q, 1921, executive and Troo
and had an overnight hike at Ia.
;. | villes
II. N September 27. 1921, Friday night.
- Scouts paraded with band to Scr
- Executives residence. Beech drive, 1
a campfire ard corn roast
October T.. 1921, 40 Scouts attended I
- second campfire and corn roast at
y Scout Executives home. Scouts ena
~ ed an Indian play In costume .entitl
:, "Abbeta of the Bare Feet"
- October %, 1921, Scouts participa,
in treasure hunt at Michigan pa
'p lasting six hours
November 5, 20 Scouts and officials
I tended Inter-city Scout meet at New F
ven. Scouts entered eight Of the eley
10 events
December 8, - Scouts with drums a
bugle brought Santa Claus from Bal
ara to Norwich.
s .en November 10, II and December 8
ch Scouts met for drum and bugle pr
rs. .tice.
he Camp Tippecan.
he c.mni,, cor,roi++ae. e.h.t-, u
os- ton C. Pullen; H. W. Cardwell W. NJ
ley Eastwood, Jr., Halsey A. Gall
gu George S. Ingalls,. DR.. A J. LaPie,
w. Nelson Parker. Harry e. Prentice,
ON Henry Shannon.
ut First half of July was employed
nd planning council camp. procuring eql
"a ment, purchasing food. repairing c.
OF tents securing camp site, and send
ich out camp literature. Also in pann
cts menus, daily activities and register
out scouts for camp. Camp was set up
oh- the director and the camp commit
gut July 18th and 18th.
ich Seventeen boys registered the
are week, most of whom remained for
entire two weeks. Three, new sec
lily came for the SECOND week, making a
are tai of 20 scouts in camp. in addition
tly. the director. assistant director bu,
mas and cook making total of "a pers
TAT in camp. daily program of activi
749 was strictly followed, including setti
An up exercises. dip. putting out of blank
cen tent and personal inspection. instruct
cen in scout work from 9 a. m. to IL a
sa- swimming at II a. m. noon mess
ae- 1890, rest period l to 2 p. m, actlxi
ev- till p. M, swim till 4.45. colors and
.di- view at p. M. supper at $50, camp
rhe or other activities s to $40 D m, I