Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Scouts Open Week
With Activities
tcontinued from Flrst FaEsl

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work for 16 years and had seeI
quite few scouts during tina
time. They were also told the!
would not find it all play as there
was also work to do as a scou
progressed in scouting, but it wa;
all well worth the effort that wa!
needed.
George Hardin, field executive
for the Del-Mar-Va Council, SPOKE
to the boys about their slogan fol
this year.
He explained their slogan fol
this year: Tougher Up-Bucklt
Down-Carry On To Victory"
Tougher up means both physi-
cally and mentally; buckle down.
take theswork of scouting more SER
ious and then carry on to victory
The program for the evening
was as follows:
Assembly, Bugler BrintOn.
! Presentation of cOlOrs, Troop
100.
Pledge of allegiance, Scout Nc
Faul.
Investure of new school in Troop
1902. Scout Master Irwin Bowman
and Assistant Scout Master Will
liam Burke.
Speaker, DR.. Frank Herson.
Presentation of badges: Second
class. George Hardin; first class.
Alfred Danegger; merit badges,
Rev. E. J. Mccarthy; life scout
badge. DR.. Frank Herson.
Speaker, George Hardin.
Rededication with the scout oath.
Taps.
Many of the scouts parents were
present to witness this simple, yet
inspiring and impressive ceremony
of scouting.
The new scouts of Troop 100.
William Bowman, VIM. J. Deputy,
Richard Downing. Jack Elliott, Ed
die Evans, Bill Gordon, Fred Geys
er. Sonny Kemp. Buster Lank. Earl
Paris, Bobby Walls and Norman
Warren received their tenderfoot
badges and certificates from Scout
Master Bowman and Assistant
Scout Master Burke. Louis Walls
and James Coverdale will be
through with their tests this week
so that they will be ready to re-
ceive the badge and certificate of
tenderfoot.
George Hardin presented second
class badges to Kenneth Parker.
Frayne Bowls and George Marshall
of Troop 1O2.
Alfred Danegger presented first
class badges to Joseph McFaul.
Henry Pusey and Jimmie Peterman
of Troop 102.
Father Mccarthy presented mer-
il badges to Donald BrintOn for
bugling. bookbinding, public health,
cooking. athletics. first aid, life
saving and swimming; to Lewis
Brinton for chemistry. leathercraft,
handicraft, farm home and its
planning. wood carving, bOokbind-
ing. autOmobiling. public health.
life saving and athletics; to Jack
Cordrey for carpentry, safety. han
dicraft and firemanship; to Jimmy
Peterman for carpentry. fireman
ship. personal health and electric
ity: to Henry Pusey for swimming.
wood turning. carpentry, safety.
pathtnding. pesrOnal health. fire
manship. electricity and public
health; to George Marshall for per-
sOnal health and to Joseph McFaul
for woodwork, carpentry. safety,
pathfinding. public health, fireman
ship and personal health.
DR.. HersOn presented the high
est awards given at this meeting
to Donald BrintOn and Louis Brin-
ton. that of life scout.
The boys of the new Kiwanis
Boy Scout Troop were the guests
of the club on Tuesday evening
last at their regular meeting. Six
teen fine. strong. good looking boys
they were too, all set to go. These
boys have just been waiting for
chance TO get together with lead
ership and learn the things that
young Americans should be taught
George Hardin. Delmarva Scout
Executive. spoke to the group on
The Relation Between Scouts and
the Sponsors. This talk was fol-
lowed by candle lighting service
when Sonny" Kemp lighted three
red candles which symbolized the
Boy Scout oath. Then twelve white
candles were lighted by Billy"
Bowman and they represented the
Scout laws.
After a closing ceremony. the
Scout benediction and Scout cheer,
were passed and con-
sumed happily.