14 RND NOTES OF THE BOY SCOUTS $ ( 1 Scouting Notes By J. H. STINE The Scout rally to be held at the Armory next Monday night, begin ning at 7.30 p. m., will be an event that every scout in Harrisburg will want to attend. A tine program of scout demonstrations and games will be run oft in snappy style by the master of ceremonies, Edward Man ser. Some of the games have been selected from a list of those used by Army recreation leaders in the big cantonments. A brand new fea ture will be the appearance of the Boy Scout orchestra of Troop 7. Re member that the rally begins at 7.30 sharp—and that doesn't mean 8 o'clock. The patrol leader is an important adjunct of the troop organization. Some scoutmasters do not give enough attention to the developing of leadership qualities in their pa trol leaders, and consequently have to shoulder the burden of detail work that might otherwise be left to others. The patrol leader might be compared in a way with the ser geant of a company of soldiers. The sergeant is the man who comes in closest contact with the men of the company and his tact and leadership ability is always needed and in evi dence. In the same way patrol leaders should be given definite work to perform and tasks that would gradually broaden their field of usefulness in the troop: and then —they should be hold to their tasks in- a rigid and unmistakable man ner. A very interesting and helpful meeting of the scoutmasters of Har risburg was held on Tuesday night. A splendid representation was out, and only a very few troops tailed to have a representative. Those who were not represented were: Troops 1, 8, 10, 17 and 19. It is to be hoped that at the next meeting every troop will respond to the call. Scouts to Work Hard in Red Cross Seal Sale Great interest is being manifested among the scouts in regard to who will sell the greatest number of Red Cross Christmas Heals. New interest is being shown for the past several weeks on hearing that the scout council has secured a suitable place for scout rallies dur ing the winter months. All the scouts' ore looking forward to Monday eve ning to get acquainted with some cf the new scouts. The scout orchestra of Troop Xo. 7 will make their first public ap- ■ pearance at the scout rally on Mon-j .lay evening. From the present out look it will have twenty musicians in a short time. New musicians are developing daily under the direction, and leadership of Will L,. Bailey, as sistant scoutmaster. GEORGE REIN'OEHL. Troop Scribe. 1 SCOVT SHOWS TRAINING BY GIVING FIRST AID 1 Raymond Coble, a new member of Troop 4, was able to demonstrate some of his scout training when he happened to, witness an accident re cently. The story is that lie saw h man fall off the rear end of a wag on. When he approached to offer aid he saw that the man had suf- ■ lered a compound fracture of the arm. By the use of rough materials which lie found at hand he contrived splints and administered the lirst aid ' treatment which scouts are taught and then aided the patient to the hospital. Members of Troop I are hard at work practicing signaling in preparation for their part on the program of the scout rally next -Monday night. All of the members of the troop are exceedingly sorry that we have lost our popular and efficient assistant scoutmaster, Wil liam Boyson. who left the city Wed nesday morning to enter the serv ice of the Government. Scout Scribe. MIDDIiETOWX TROOP HAS I'l 1.1, HMI ORM REGALIA I Troop 1, of Middletown. recently i became the possessors of a com plete set of scout regalia for the I Clias. Krauss & Co. Jewelers and Pawnbrokers 111 Market Street Our store has been enlarged to more than double its for mer size by being consolidated with the room formerly occu- j pied by the United Cigar Company. Tt has been completely remodeled and restocked to overflowing with large lines of beautiful new goods for the Holidays. WHEN LOOKING FOR CHRISTMAS GIFTS DON'T OVERLOOK THE STORE That Gives You the Great Big Values for Your Money Come and see the goods. You will realize that we not only sell up to date, reliable merchandise, but sell at prices considerably lower than elsewhere. For the Soldier Boys _ v> We call especial attention to our - —igj> Gifts for the Soldier Boys, includ- y.' ing Set s in Parisian Ivory j J and in Ebony, in Khaki and Leath- Mf! > S —\m erette cases. Money Belts, Cigarette T 4 Cases, Trench Mirrors, Military A Vv* J Strap Watches, Safety Rasors, Shaving sets, Pipes, Flash Lights, ■— Pocket Knives, etc. There are innumerable other artieels that will make nseftil lasting ;ui(l pleasing gifts which we are selling at correspond ing low prices. Diamonds, Watches', Clocks, Silverware, Jewelry, Parisian Ivory, Comb, Brush and Mirror Sets! Cut Glass, Hand Painted China, Musical Instru ments. Novelties, Leather Handbags, Suit Case's, etc. Chas. Krauss & Co. FRIDAY EVENING. HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 7, 191 7. Local headquarters has received ■ some tine looking posters from the : National Council. They are being I used to advertise the need for more ' scoutmasters. The posters are very I attractive and nicely printed and ' each scout troop - should have one ■ or more to display at their own l church or headquarters to help in j 1 locating some new men for troop j ! leaders. Send in for your posters in ■ the morning. A hurry call through the schools • on Monday for scouts to aid in the 1 National Red Cross benefit vaude ville performance brought out a| much smaller representation of the. ■ Boy Scouts of Harrisburg than I ■ should have been the case. It is ; highly important that every Boy r Scout should realize right now that ; he is in the service of his country f and when the call comes he should respond without a moment's delay, ; be the task what it may. In this ■ case the boys were requested to re ' port back to the theater at 4.30 each afternoon to the business men who 1 gladly gave of their time to aid in 1 this emergency. Only a handful of ' boys showed up on Tuesday and less ' on Wednesday. The local council ' cannot stand for this kind of scout | response. 1 Red Cross seals are to be sold by 1 scouts beginning to-day. There will ' have to be much better work done by the boys than appears to have been done in the sale of tickets for the Red Cross benefit, if any de gree of success is to accrue to the credit of the scouts. Troop enrollment has increased 150 per cent, in less than six montli3 1 in Harrisburg, while membership registration has increased 180 per 1 cent. This is a record to be proud of, indeed, and we wonder if any I other city of this size can equal it. j t decoration of their uniforms. The | I troop is meeting regularly in the j ! Ann Street M. E. Church and some l : important matters have recently! Leen discussed. The troop owned a; large tent which was blown down i ! early last fall in one of the heavy! (Storms and damaged so much that it had to be sent to the repair shop. Scout Scribe. ! SCOUTMASTER OFF TO JOIN V. S. COLORS Lemoyne boys, members of Troop jl, of the Evangelical Church, lost i their scoutmaster, J. Boyd Trostle.! i when he went to Philadelphia to! train for Army service. While the j i' hoys will greatly miss their old friend and leader, they wish him ev ; ery success in his new undertaking, and have faith that the troop will j continue to prosper and stand for : the old ideals under the direction 1 of the new scoutmaster, who will be j George Wagner. Scout Scribe. ' TROOP 20 FESTIVAL WAS SUCCESSFUL i Troop 20's festival, which was held , last Friday evening, proved to be a I grand success, both financially and socially. Despite the rainy weather more 1 ■ than 1,000 people attended the fes ; tival, which was one of the largest ever held at the church. The pack-' age sale was the chief attraction for ' the older people while the tish pond held the attention of the children. Visitors who were strangers had no trouble in locating the place, which was marked by an electrified j scout emblem. G. PARK WEAVER, Acting Scribe. HOY SCOUTS WIX MANY HADfiKS There were 31,778 badges of vari- i ous kinds issued to the Boy Scouts ot j America during the month of October i as compared with 13,143 for the i month of October a year ago. Of these, 2.249 were merit badges for | knowledge acquired in one or more of fifty-eight directions, which shows ! nearly 100 per cent, increase over the i J number qualified for in the month ot j | October last year. { Troop 6 Too Much For 11 in Football Game Thanksgiving morning Troop 11 played Troop 6 for the football cham pionship of the city. Troop 6 out played Troop 11 to the score of 24 to 0. Troop 11 fought well but Troop 6's much heavier team was too much for them. A glee club has been organize l # in 1 the troop. Scout William Sparrow entertained the club at Ills home. 1607 Derry street, Monday night, Novem ber 26. Much work was accomplished What more pleasing or lasting gift could you give than furniture? From husband to a wife from a wife to a husband juj] from husband and wife to their children who are either married or still at home. Furniture is a lasting gift. It will give pleasure day in P Mi] and day out to those who receive it. So why not make your gifts this year, gifts of furniture, chosen at this store where your credit is £/< fa good and your money will have the greatest purchasing power. k[ $IOO Ml Will Bring a jKEttkiffk U a Life Long Gift Life Long Gift V How it saves her miles of extra : derful Hoosier Kitchen Cabi- jjjl steps Let her tell you what fj \\ VEEEEE; { [i H ne * e^ on Christmas. -1 j a wonderful convenience its H Come in and examine this won- Mi !ffl 40 labor saving features are. MM i-—*\ bME3L JIB MB x 111 erful la^ or saving conven- j| M Wkaf ,'t moonc . 1 ~ i ffi"?^ience while the present low What it means to have at your prices - ranging from $24.00 I disposal the results of the life £ $41 . 50 pr^. work of America s most bril- WW O W KITCHEN 75c weekly will be all that is ing Hoosier's staff of experts. OUlfjltK CABINETS paic. ffi| ———————l^______ • _|gMUNG STANDS 8 ! — Mahogany and Walnut = 1 2L' ff Serving Trays N „, Bowls M lE53§ ™ 8 3 - P J e Livin!! *CQ- 5# <tl 90 Different .t,l„ ami U Room Suite, .... iDI %LdU shapes. Some with ham / mers. ri rr—n A large assortment of Smoking llerc ,s a Rmtc of Living Room I-urniture in which you could So unusual is this special value . , TKTT " |9T Stands and Humidors. Prices take real pride. Well constructed in both the seen and the unseen that we cannot guarantee how fl* 1 OF™ UIQ rN i J raging from details, and upholstered in a grade of imitation leather that will .... , . I W I 14Q 1 OO outwear the cheaper grades of genuine leather. This suite is noth- ' on £ they will last at the special P V *' <P 1 oTTI/ to I*J t UU ing short of a remarkable value at this price. price. 11 | Toy Display on First Floor Dolls Drums Games Shoo Flies Doll Houses S] ed . , Tool Chests Dol! Carts RockingHor.es Aluminum Tea Sets Mechanical I oy rianos Automobiles . Toys Stoves Tricycles Paint Books Pop Guns Model Builders Mechanical Trains Velocipedes Blocks Shooting Galleries | Think and Make Electric Trains Desks Teddy Bears Black Boards • ! P Wooden Builders Books Chairs Money Banks Trunks m P| Come in early and ■f) gf. Let us help you to J m make your selection. 'l 6 * AY4 make your selection MJ Goods delivered on |]|/|Vv something useful for 1M Christmas. 312 MARKET STREET every one. that evening. Tiie next meeting was held at the home of Scout Crist, 257 North street, Tuesday, December 4. Those present were Scouts Murray. Sparrow, Robert Walker, Pierce Walker, Harry Behny, Kdward Wat son and Charles Crist. Troop 11 responded very well to the call for selling Hed' Cross seals and the delivery of Ued Cross cards. Some members of the troop are acting as motor messenger assistants. The boys seems to take great interest in scout work. The troop attended the service flag presentation at Mar ket Square Church Sunday night. The church was crowded and the boys; were compelled to sit on tlio steps ot the pulpit. The Girl Scouts of Mar ket SiiiiHri: Church attended the cere mony with every member present. The boys have been doing tine work in every way and in everything that they have been asked to do, and Troop 11 is trying hard to come out on the top as having sold the most Red Cross seals. CHARI..KS CRIST, Troop Scribe. : r \ All Scouts Invited to I Attend Big Indoor Rally All Boy Scout troops of Harris- j burg and vicinity are invited to ' . I the big Scout rally next Monday j | night at 7.30 o'clock In the City , I j Grays Armory. Wear uniforms if { possible, but come anyway. Be on j time! ' *■ ' ' MEW OFKICKHS DI.KITKI) KOH TROOP NO. EIGHT At a meeting held on Monday eve ning Stlne was appointed to suc ceed Harlan Kline as assistant patrol leader of Troop 8. Names were de cided upon by the patrols, viz: lOagie, Wolf and A committee com posed of R. Walters, 10. Spotz and B. Zarker is arranging for an enter tainment to fee held in the near fu ture. The hike which was planned j for last Friday had to be postponed jon account of bad weather. The I troop flag was received from national | headquarters and all the members | think it is fine. Edgar Spots! was j elected secretary of the troop. R. FOSTER SHADER, Acting Scribe. SCOUTS KNIT MUFFLERS A St. Louis woman has organized a knitting unit of live Boy Scouts who 1 meet for an hour each evening at her home and make mufflers. She states that they are as expert at knitting as any membor of the feminine sex and that they enjoy their work, HOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA ORGANIZATION GROWING During the month of October. 33,- 552 boys registered at the national headquarters of the B. S. of A., as compared with 17,948 during the month of October, 1916. On November 29 the records showed 280,637 boys in good, standing as com pared wit(i 198,505 on the same days a year ago. MAGAZINES FOR SOI-DIERS A campaign for the collection of books, music and magazines for the . soldiers in the big military camp at Ayer, Mass., has been- conducted by 1 Troop 1 of that town. It covers tkirr teen towns and up to date S3OO ■worth 1 of books and other material have been collected. NINE SCOUTS FROM ONE TROOP ENLIST J. O. Embree, acout commissioner for Queens county, New York, reports that from the original Boy Scout Troop No. 1, of -College Point, of which ho was scoutinavtcr, numbering twelve to eighteen'boys, nine of these have volunteered and are in the serv ice. College Point was developed and largely settled by men of German ori gin, and theso boys are mostly ot German descfent. His son is J. Har old Umbree, nineteen years of age. who is now in the Infantry In tho Rainbow Division.
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