The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1926-02-04
BOY SCOUT NEWS

cellent leadership Frank Coles report
as District Commissioner was high
ly commended at the monthly meet
ing of the Delaware Valley District
at the Lambertville House. The
scouts in the various troops are
showing unusual progress in test
passing, and with the Hike to Pen
nington" that so many of the boys
are taking which was outlined by
Activities Chairman Paul Malloy
many will be advanced to higher
ranks of scouting.
Mr.. Malloy announced that the
Scout Night at the Episcopal Church
is to be postponed until the 10th of
February, so as to be part of our
Districts Anniversary Week Pro-
gram. Everyone is invited and it
will begin promptly at s P. NJ.
Several ms have been discussed
orospe eszasgnHnpr cole d
-rroop a. v-s chairman Foltz covered
the possibilities. Assistant Scout
master Harrison Hart of New Eore
No. gave demonstration of fire.
lighting by bow and drill which
greatly interested the District Com
mitteemen. Field Executive Liver
more sketched the formation Of a
board of Merit Badge Examiners,
Merit Badges bring forth the voea-
tional instincts of boy. With their
field of seventy one subjects, an
excellent opportunity is provided to
assist the scout in forming back
ground of trade or profession choos-
ing.
The next meeting Of the Review
Board will be held at the Methodist
Church at 7 P. M. Thursday, Febru-
airy 18th. Deputy Commissioner
Conner informs us a large number
of scouts have signed up as being
prepared to be examined.
Frenchtown is now member of
the Delaware Valley District which
includes at the present time French
town, Lambertville, New Hope, and
Stockton. With the newly organized
troop there, we have six troops in
the Delaware Valley District.
New Hope No. ! with ten scouts
taking the Hike to Pennington, and
the other troops with similar repre-
sentation, our District will be well
represented in the Triangular Test
Passing Hike of Delaware Valley,
Princeton, and Trenton Districts.
Troop at their meeting at st.
Johns Hall received instruction in
Second Glass tests. Six boys passed
Tenderfoot before Scoutmaster Mar
ducci. Sunday afternoon the scouts
took hike, and prepared their sup
per, arriving home before dark.
Scouts who are interested in be-
coming members of the Camp Staff
of Camp Pahaquarra may secure
Staff Application blanks from Mr.
Livermore when he is in Lambert
vile any Tuesday. Those boys who
are interested should apply very soon
as the staff will be picked by the
second week of February.
Depositors in the Camp Saving
Fund are increasing as are the
amount of the deposits Scoutmasters
and Scouts who are Interested may
secure information from Frank
Kramer, Chairman of the Camp Com
mittee.
The Highest honor awarded troops
at the Fall and Spring Court of
Honor is the Council Flag. Points
are given on the following basis to
those scouts who have passed be-
fore the Review Board the points go
ing to the troop of which they are a
member: twenty points for each Sec
ond Class Scout passed; fifty points
for every First Glass Scout passed,
fifty points for every merit badge
passed; fifty points for every new
veteran registration one hundred
points for every Star Scout newly
passed; one hundred points for every
Life Scout passed; and Five Hundred
Points for Every New Eagle Scout.
Scoutmaster Russell Taylor, Of st.
Andrews Troop, is coaching his
scouts for the "Scout Night" meeting
February 10th. j. E. Klock, Trenton
Scoutniaster, will present special
moving pictures.
Scribe Earl Knoster, of Troop l,
is diligently gathering Scout news,