The Coconino sun., 1925-03-06
NEWS OF THE
BOY SCOUTS

Troop 8 under the leadership of
/ Scoutmaster Jack Fuss had very
enjoyable meeting last Friday night.
| Scout Harold Burman completed his
first aid to animals merit badge exam
ination before Executive Mccormick
on Tuesday. We are all glad to have
S. P. l.. William Harrison back on the
job again. Bill is taking charge of
| the flag detail and we know it will be
done right Before Bill went east he
attended some so times without miss
ing once. Some record for the other
scouts to try to equal.
! Troop is running contest and a
membership drive. Scoutmaster Cope
is going good and from the reports of
the scouts in his troop he is making
/ the boys a real scoutmaster. Prizes
of scout uniform parts are the prizes
which the scouts are striving to win
| Troop being a new troop, only has
nine scouts registered but newvboys
are being enrolled every week and
| they are studying their work SO they
may be admitted to full membership.
| Ed Metz was the last scout to join.
He is away at school in New Mexico,
but will be back to get in the work
before long.
Chester Deaver of n. A. N. S. Troop
has the measles so we will have to
wait a few days before work can be
resumed.
Executive Mccormick has been MAX
ing a trip to Navajo and Apache
counties overseeing the work Of those
districts. Scout work is accomplish
ing much good work in this council.
Two new troops were added this last
month. Also 81 new boys were en-
rolled
The membership of the council is,
the highest it has ever been. Now
having 3S1 scouts enrolled and "a
troops. While gone, Mr.. Mccormick
started the organization of five new
troops and it is hoped that the num-
Der of scouts in the council will in
crease to 500 boys this year.
While away, Mr.. Mccormick helped
organize the financial drive for the
council in the other districts. Also
the camping plans were gone over
and sites inspected.
Scout Executive Mccormick has re-
ceived Miles Cureton's eagle scout
badge and will make arrangements to
have it presented to him at Williams
in very short time. Miles is the
first eagle scout in Coconino county
and the local scouts are working hard
SO that when the water is warm
enough they will be able to finish
their requirements and have at least
six eagle scouts here in town.
Outlook Good for Big Summer Camp
Ed Babbitt, the chairman of the
camping committee for the boy scouts
has been very active since his APP
pointment and is getting ready to
have the biggest summer camp ever
held. in Arizona. Recommendation
from all districts have been received
and the plans sent back to the Other
districts for their approval. The exc
cutive board of the Grand Canyon
council meets the 9th of this month
to give their final okeh on the camp
ing plans. Two camps will be held.
One probably will be at Lakeside for
the boys of Apache and Navajo coun-
ties except WinSlow. 1t is expected
that about 125 boys will come to this
camp. Running two periods, one of
10 days and the other of seven. Cost
of camp this year will be $1,000 per
boy. Winslow, Flagstaff and Will
liams scouts will probably go to Nor
mon lake for their camp. The COM
mittee is trying to get a lease on a
suitable site so that buildings and
equipment can be added year to year
and the boys can improve their camp
as they see fit. Ask the scouts if
they are going. Holbrook scouts had
meeting the other night and they
pledged themselves to be at camp
100 per cent. Had every boy, except
one, last year in camp, so they win
come very near doing it. Flagstaff
scouts had good time last year and
we know that they will have even
better than last. Scoutmaster GLIB
Hunter wantsstto come to camp at
Mormon lake this year. If we are
fortunate to get him to camp we viii
have many scouts who will be expert
life savers and Flagstaff will be as
sured some eagle scouts. Glib has
had eight years experience in teach
ing life saving and swimming so we
know our scouts will get the best of
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