New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-19
SCOUT HANDlCRAFT
DELIGHTS VISITORS
Exhibit It Central Junior 4. 5.
Inspected BY Throne

Handicraft of all possible varie-
ties but unvarying excellence In
workmanship was displayed last
night in the Control Junior High
school auditorium as New Britain q
first Boy Scout handicraft exhibit
was opened under the auspices of
Troop II. Thirteen competitive and
three non-competing exhibits occu-
pied boths about the auditorium
and attracted great interest and high
praise from the large crowd which
was present to see the work and en-
joy the program of entertainment.
The exhibit will be open again this
evening. with an entirely different
entertainment program.
Az the visitors slowly passed about
the hall they saw widely varied evil
dences of the multitudious activities
OF scouts and were greatly impress
ed by its diversity and it's high
quality, many of the articles being
more painstakingly made than those
sold commercially. Scouts from
each troop were In charge OF their
respective booths and these answer
ed constant barrages OF questions in
courteous and intelligent fashion.
Troop l of Berlin presented a
variety of things in its booth, the
features being board of wire splices
prepared by Douglas De Mers, Jr.
a model signal tower constructed by
Frederick Benson, and an Indian
bead headband made by Scout DE
Mers. Other articles included II
knot board. flower stand, and book
ends. while the troop had regulation
Boy Scout first aid kits on exhibit
ton and sale.
Troop 80. the American Legion
from Plainville, showed two clever'y
made miniature log huts, the work
of Frank Pavano and Rosso Pas
sante. Some paintings by PHILIP
Passante, a bookrack made by Ray
mond DeLarm. and non-hylna
M tel airplane were also in ;he
booth.
esprit of st. Louis
A miniature copy of Colonel
Lindbergh's spirit OF st. Louis" q
model that actually flies. was a prime
feature of the exhibit of Troop 2
South Congregational church.. tn"
plane being almost perfect. in detail
1T was built by Eagle Scout Albert
LOOMS. Other Troop 2 products
included model sloop by Dudley
kaharl. bead lanyards by Fred Pc
tiers, two big knot boards, a flower
press and a copy of the Danish
scouting year book.
A quartet of models by Herbert
Owen, Jr., occupied the booth OF
Troop 2, First Baptist church. The
best s.pt these We're a copy of de-
stroyer and a small. notifying but
finely built. triple-motored seaplane
A single-motored seaplane and a
smaller reproduction of the same
type OF craft were also Included.
A handsome piece OF wood carv-
ing and a small bark canoe, both
the work of Marcel Greco, were
among the pieces on exhibition at
the booth of Troop 10. st. Josephs
church. Oil paintings by Joseph An
Selma. a painting OF the American
flag by Edward Maloney, bird
house by Robert McCabe, ana Joseph
Scullys tabouret were also on this
troops counter,
Nc Oklcn Frigatc
A perfect reproduction of fight
ing frigate of the days when this
country was winning Its first laurels
on the sea YVES the outstanding piece
exhibited by Troop "a, Church OF
Our Saviour, Plainville. 1t is the
work of Myles Moore and was one
of the best pieces of the show. Two
tables by the same scout and an air.
plane, a glider, and box completed
the Plainvile troops exhibit.
How to Build Fires
An unique exhibit was that of
Troop s. This was in the form of q
miniature camp in the woods, with
a lean.to built of evergreens as a
centerpiece. About this. with electric
light bulbs glowing ruddily beneath
them. were five types of fires. show
ing the proper method for laying
fires for the various purposes. These
types were the reflector of all-nigH
fire, Tin front of and heating the
lean-to), the back long. the council.
the woodsman's, and the star fire.
New Britain Fungi
Two unusual nature collections by