14 SNEWS RNP NOTES OF THE BOY SCOUTS^ SCOUTING By the Scout Executive The boys will all me mighty glad to learn that the question of a near by campsite is being considered by a committeo of the scoutmasters, and that if possible definite plans for such a cartip will be made in the early spring. The scheme, as outlined at the last meeting of the scoutmasters. Is to obtain a site near enough to Harrisburg so that any troop can reach same on an over night hike or of a Saturday • noon. The idea is to establish a cen tral camping ground where best facilities for camping may De permanently laid out and arranged, and as rapidly as possible each troop would build their own lodge or hut where they could keep all cooking apparatus, and camp dunnage. Then when taking a hike or trip It would only be necessary to earn along the grub and a happy time would result at a minimum otvov ry and effort. The huts or lodges, would contain bunks, ® tore^ oo °?J central lounge, and cookliouse a combined and each troop would have its own complete headquarters. Centralized sanitaries, and bai Dage disposal plant would effect a sa\i% in labor and expense. Permanent athletic fields, tennis courts and playgrounds, and a natatorium •'swimmin' hole" could also be a part of the community planl for a scout camp. The committee In charge of working this camp out is composed of the following , . masters: W. F. Witman, chairman. Garfield McAllister, G. A. Zimmer man, Harvey Klaer and Jerome B. Miller. There Is some talk about obtain ing a "Pathescope" for the use or scout troops throughout the city. The machine made by the Fatne company under the above name is a marvel of compactness and me chanical perfection and can be used in any parlor or room with excel lent results. Each troop would be privileged to the use of the machine at stated intervals and could run an interesting exhibition of motion pic tures on various subjects relating to scouting. It would be a fine way of entertaining fathers and mothers and friends of the troop and on cer tain occasions. might be used as a means of raising funds to help buiiu the scout hut at the permanent camp. If the plans for this camp go through. Several scoutmasters have been assigned to look into the ques tion of purchasing a picture ma chine and to submit plans at tne next regular meeting of the scout masters' association. There are twenty scouts in Har risburg, not to count the several in outlying suburbs, who have a splen did opportunity each week, and yet . the most of them are regularly miss ing it. We refer to the "scout scribes" of the various troops who j are supposed to prepare news arti- j cles and stories for this Scout page. Printer's ink is the best known me dium of modern advertising and is used in great quantities by all suc cessful concerns, whether business enterprises or Institutions. The Scouts of Harrisburg have an unu- l eual opportunity to place their work i -"before the public through the me dium of this page. It would be ab- j solutely impossible for any troop to buy the space that they can get each week by simply writing up the news items of their activities. And each of the scribes' has a great chance to develop his writing abilities, as there is no better way to learn to write than to see your stuff in print, llqs believes that each and every j scout troop has at least one boy who can do this job; if you haven't ' him on it now, you'd better get him ; to work and have your troop repre sented here each week, for the live troops are all going to havq their | happenings and doings recorded here.: Come out of the cellar and show your colors. The Court of Honor has met and ; established a working routine. It j will now be possible for any scout who wants to take merit badge ex ams, to try for the awards. Those wishing to finally qualify for First Class badges must also appear be fore the Court of Honor. This means that you MUST BE PRE PARED to go through in a clean cut manner, and ready to answer any questions on scouting that the mem bers of the Court may ask. A first class Scout should know all of the scout requirements including the things ho has learned while in the second, and tenderfoot classes. We've a brand new stunt down at Hqs ami are wondering what to name it. Every scout is invited to come in and try his skill at it. It requires not a little practice and is mighty interesting. Several boys who were in last evening worked for an hour and had a lot of fun. The fellow who suggests the best name for the new game will win the contest. So far we call it "Shoot the Moon," but that isn't the best name. Come in and have a try. Another new troop is on the way for the Harrisburg Roster. Papers have been taken out and signed by the boys of the Ridge Avenue M. E. Church for a scout organization. When enrolled this will bring the ■ number of troops in the city up to twenty-one. Several others are ready for organization as soon as the important matter of securing a scoutmaster can be settled. The war begins to come home to Harrisburg scouting. Several of our . UpOfrt and Rath H—PerDciy ASD VPWAMB tTh hotel thai made lta repu tation on tta eleanllnaaa and aervlce, an 4 held It on lta ucellent and popular priced menu. A nnmbor •( cheerful ont aldo rooma at SI.OO per da; Safety First—ami— Atwav T\F ew <r fHs2e9 jANOVER Twelfth and Arch Sta. Philadelphia, Pa. Convenient to both Pennvlv*n4m and Reading Railroad* CLAUDE M. MOHR, Mantitf FRIDAY EVENING, leaders have already enlisted and gone and more are planning to leave. I. T. Rochman, and Wm. A. Frantz have entered active military ser vice, and Garfield McAllister' Har risburg's oldest scoutmaster in point of service, is under yders to leave immediately for CJwnp Gordon, where he will enter Army Y. M. C. A. work. It is a time when tho real spirit of scouting must be mani fested by each and every boy and the patrols and troops held together by a bond of common interest and show that every group is determined to work for the success of Uncle Sam's big team. Father and Son Night Observed by Troop Six Tuesday night waa Father and Son night at Troop Six. Owing to weather conditions and to the fact LIVINGS! ON '>S tL'H C J M™ J „ WearegoingtobreakaUr e cord 8 . These two days - Saturday and Monday- I datiiroav any ivioriQav n L f r os , owe , i ? avecutourpricesto P ieces Ever y thin g in ° ure8 tawish- \ J ment has been reduced in price beyond belief-NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY =to buy the choicest of wearables at prices far below the cost of the raw materials. f jjjj t | Women's and Misses' Women's and Misses' WOMEN'S AND MISSES'DRESSES , j , COATS SUITS The Greatest Offerings Ever Attempted. Entire Stock of Jail'lillPinil V°^rfp f lufhe g s Ul Sb^nes S Must be removed regardless Dresses to Go-at One-Half Prices fjbf| I (Kill llnlwH life Velvets, Velours Chinchillas! of cost - SILK DRESSES SILK and SERGE $30.00 DRESSES W* I 111' U. II 1 g ■Juit Broadcloths, Etc. Serge, Poplin, Gabardine, $10.50 Values DRESSES Silk, Taffeta, Serge $12.98 COATS— Broadcloth. All Styles. 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Bathrobe., $22.50 Suits or Overcoats ... #14.98 L'en IITQ ' 'foot 69c, $1.98 to $4.98 it* —$25.00 Suits or Overcoats . $15.98 m>0.50 SUITS . . $3.98 i\>i > an j t j- , . .. p, _ A; 57.85 SUITS $4 98 e 8 and Ladies Chamoisette Gloves 59c 500 Pair d> A .Q $8.85 SUITS ! : $ 5 ;98 kimono. All kind. 98c to $2.98 * w/JsS of Men's f All Colors All Styles Furs, Children's, Misses'and Women's . .98c to $25.00 Corduroy J— — ... Skating Sets, Caps and Scarfs 49c to $2.98 Pants WBA Men's and Boys' Boxed Handke rchiefs 5c to 25c $4.90 Values. A . Ladies' Handbags 49c to 98c M&k Mackinaws at Manicuring Set. 29c, 59c to $1.49 v 200 Pair Bargain Prices Military Sets 19c, 29c and 59c r E f y& $ 6 - 50 Mackinaws $3.98 Comb and Brush Sets 29c > 49c and $1.98 h° i v rillV $7.85 Mackinaws $4.98 ladies' Silk Hose 49c, 98c, $1.29 and $1.98 v- / S '- $8.85 Mackinaws $5.98 Ivory Manicuring Sets, 7-Piece Sets $1.29 $10.50 Mackinaws $6.98 Ivory Set, Comb, Brush and Mirror 59c to $1.29 aVe 136611 wor^ing nig * lt and da y to s et our Entire i)l Stock remarked for Saturday's and Monday's business. /v We are going to make these TWO DAYS the GREATEST in the history of our establish* v / ment—COME share in these remarkable values LIVINGSTON'S that n number of Scouts or their fathers wore working, the crowd wus not as large us was expected. Senior Patrol Leader Carson had charge of the first part of tho pro gram which Included knot tleing, as tronomy and llro making. Assist ant Scoutmaster Spnrfow made fire with a bow and drill. His llrst at tempt was unsuccessful but In an other trial he produced a flame In ttfty-ilve seconds, Scout Snavely also secured lire with a bow and drill. The second part of the program under Assistant Scoutmaster Craver included semaphore and Morse code signaling. Scouts Peters, Nye, Mattson and Leeds gave a demon stration of Morse signaling from a flashlight station while Scouts Bow ard, Lewis and Snavely used the semaphore code with hand flags. In this part of the program Assistant Scoutmaster Sparrow gave an inter esting talk on Indian picture wilting. Scout Himes who gave a demonstra tion of Scout cooking was one of the headliners of the evening. He made a number of delicious looking flap jacks and amused the audience with some rare stunts in flapping. He flapped them high and low, from his knees to the ceiling, over his shoul der and around his waist It is ru mored that in tho next demonstra- HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH tlon, he will flap them standing on his head. The third part of the program under Assistant Scoutmaster King consisted mainly of first aid work and included bandaging with roller and triangular bandages, treatment of broken bones, stretcher making, fireman's lift, fireman's drag and treatment of drowning persons. As a fitting climax to the evening the Susquehannock Council of Camp X-'ire girls, under tho direction of Mrs. Roscoe Bowman prepared a tasty luncheon. A table decorated with ferns and potted plants and laden with good things to eat was attacked in true Scout style. On New Years' Day the Troop will take a hike on snowshoes. Scouts are to meet at the Scout room at eight o'clock on New Year's morning, having with them full Scout equip ment such as axes, signal Hags, staves and cooking utensils. The Scoutmaster wishes to thank all Scouts who took part in Tuesday night's demonstration, either by ac tual work or by their presence. It is the little bits of extra time and extra work devoted to Scouting that make a troop a suecess and prove that a Scout is trustworthy and loy al. BOY SCOUTS ARE RECOGNIZED State Accepts Memberships in Organization as Mili tary Training Although the Boy Scouts of Amer ica has never permitted the use of military titles by its citizen leaders and the building up of false notions on the part of the boys as to tho dignity of such assumed titles, and has taken a definite stand against "tin soldiering," a careful analysis of its scouting program by state offi cials has justified the New York State Military Training Commission in accepting membership in tho Boy Scouts of America as equivalent to the requirements of the training to be given under the new law. All parents will be Interested to know that the Military Training Commission of the State of New York has given this official recogni tion to the value of the Scouting program of the Boy Scouts of Amer ica. A Scouting Unit, made up of boys above the age of sixteen years and not over the age of nineteen years, who are registered members of the Boy Scouts of America and who reg- DECEMBER 21, 1917.. ularly participate In carrying out the program of the Boy Scouts or America 1b accepted In tho place of the regular military training pro vided for all boys of the above ages In the state of New York. It is planned to have four sepa rate divisions in this corps as fol lows:' Farm unit, industrial unit, scouting unit and military training unit. Scouts In Many Other States Other states having a similar mil itary law for boys will very likely ac cord the same recognition to the training given to the Boy Scouts of America. There are 294,542 boys regularly registered in 13,289 troops scattered all over the United States. The training as accepted by the New York Military Training Com mission is that set forth in the ofll cial Handbooks of the Boy Scouts of America and such leadership and conditions as make it possible for th-a Scout organization to certify that the instruction in training meets the requirements of the New York State Law and the rules and regulations of the Military Training Commission. Troop Eight Has Almost Reached 100 Per Cent. Goal The weekly meeting of Troop 8 was held Monday evening. The troop almost reached the 100 per cent mark, they are striving for. During the meeting it was decided to organize a troop orchestra as there is an abundance of the mate rial available. Edgar Spotz is ar ranging to bring this talent together for practice. Eight of the boys are helping out In tho Christmas entertainment to ' be held b v the Bunday school of the Christ Lutheran Church! namely: Homlre, Kcout Htrlckler, Har ry Hlrchlleld, Italph Wallls, Xtussel \Valters, Wilbur Howman, S, Mc- Clean and John Christ. The program for the entertain ment to be held some time during January Is rounding into shape; and It looks as though it will be one grand treat to the people who see it. A hike has been, planned for Wednesday, December 26th. One of the purposes of the hikes is to settle the Christmas dinners of the boys. After the meeting several boys passed their examinations suc cessfully. The troop expects to make some of the other troops in Harrisburg sit up and take notice when It comes to selling cook books. The troop had several visitors during the evening, the minister of the church and sev eral members of the council speak ing to tho boys. The troop has at tracted the Interest of Wm. J. Sha der, an ex-member of the United States Army whose enlistment ex pired after the border trouble last Fall. Mr. Shader spoke to the boys about profiting by the things to be learned In the Scout Movement. He was an active member of the Unit ed Boys' Brigade of America for six years and a member of the Y. M. C. A., for three years, and lias been interested in the athletics of Harris burg for a long time. R. FOSTER SHADER, Scout Scribe. Skin troubles Sickly yield to gsinol No remedy can honestly promise o heal every case of eczema or sim ilar skin ailment. But Resinol Oint ment, aided by Resinol Soap, fires such instant relief from the itching and burning, and so generally suc ceeds in clearing the eruption away that it is the standard sicin-treatmcnt of thousands of physicians. Resinol Ointment and Resinol SoaparoMld by al 1 druf gists. Why not |Tf then/
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