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. 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