9 $ NEWS RNP NOTES OF THE BOY SCOUTS.S NEED FIFTY MEN FOR SCOUT WORK Rotary Club to Direct Big. Drive for Reserve Corps To meet the increase in juvenile crime the Boy Scouts of America are organizing a Scoutleaders Beserve Corps of 100,000 men. Massachusetts has an increase of 65 per cent, in crime among the boys within the last twelve months. Detroit reports an increase of near ly 50 per cent, in juvenile crime. Boys need leadership now as never before. The Scoutleaders Beserve Corps i offers opportunities for men of high' ideals to lead American boyhood in I National service, as I as scoutmasters, assistant scoutmas- i tors, members of troop committees, I special instructors, examiners or lec- j ttircrs. The main drive will bo during the! eighth Anniversary Week, February Bth to 12th. Already Philadelphia has reported in a preliminary campaign six hun dred recruits, Toledo, two hunAred and sixty, Flint, Mich., two hundred. Buffalo is organizing to secure one thousand men. New York plans for four hundred new meeting places and four hun-l dred scoutmasters. Seattle and Louisville are among | the first to report their plans as| completed for the big campaign. Harrisburg will go out for fifty men for this Reserve Corps, and thej Drive for candidates will be handled i by the Rotary Club. Troop Seven Orchestra Rounding Out into Shape A regular meeting of Troop Seven was held on Wednesday night, and details concerning the reregistration of the troop at National Headquar ters in New York were finally set tled. Between thirty-five anil forty members will be on the roster when the papers go forward to the cen tral office of the movement. This will place Troop Seven well up among the largest of the scout troops in Harrisburg. The troop orchestra will hold its weekly rehearsal on Friday night at 7 o'clock sharp. The meeting will occur at 234 Hamilton street as the church is closed during the fuel famine. The orchestra is rounding out into splendid shape under the able leadership of W. L. Bailey, and the boys will take an active part in the anniversary exercises of the Har ris Street Church on Sunday after noon at 2 o'clock. The boys are much interested in the eighth anniversary of the Boy Scout movement, and wish every troop, including their own. "many happy returns of the day." They i:re also looking forward to their j own local birthday celebration, which will, in all probability, bo held 1 on the evening of February 22 I It requii( s freight cars to transport tliis delicious coffee to The popularity of Morning Sip coffee is spreading like wild the thousands of grocers throughout the' United States, who fire. Its purity, economy and delicious flavor impresses all in turn supply the thousands upon thousands of householders who try it. You will find Morning Sip in the red can I |jjg|g|E have become real Morning Sip enthusiasts. at your nearest grocery or delicatessen store. If uour storekeeper does not have Morning Sip or Fanions Heitevue Blend, request him to get it for you or send us his name and address• lijlißffil EVANS-BURTNETT CO., Wholesale Distributors ysjlljl^ Spa Alex, Sheppard & Sons, Inc., Philadelphia and Chicago, FRIDAY EVENING, HAKHISBURG TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 8, 1918. Scouting Notes By J. H. STINE J This is the eighth birthday of the Boy Scouts of America. The big cake must be cut into 295,000 pieces this year, and if we grow as rapidly the coming year as in the past, the next birthday party will comprise more than half a million scouts. If the Harrisburg Scouts continue to grow as they have the past eight months we will more than double up our own number and will be well represented at the party. This is a chance for every Boy Scout in risburg to help along the cause.' Each Scout should continually boost scouting amongst his friends, school mates and associates. If every Scout should interest one boy and get him into a Scout troop he would be per- ! forming a splendid service to (be other fellow. New York City is go-j ing out for at least 400 new scout j troops this year, Buffalo wants one j thousand, Toledo secured 250 new Scout leaders, Philadelphia 000. Let's all boost the old game in Har risburg and show them what this part of the world can do. Ready, Scouts? Get on your mraks! Get set!! Go!!!! The results of the work done by Boy Scouts as Dispatch Bearers is showing up in a definite manner at the headquarters of the Committee on Public Information in Washing ton. 50,000 postcards a day are pouring into the bureau asking for more of the literature that the Com mittee distributes. These cards were enclosed in the pamphlets dis tributed by the Scouts In the cam paign the week of January 20th. The TROOP 2 WINS FROM SHIMMKLL OX FIiOOR Troop 2 defeated Shtmmell in the first basketball same of the season, and is now ready for games with any other troop. The troop would like to get a game during the anni versary week from any other troop. Phone Acting Captain Marcus Mich lovitz, 18 N. Thirteenth street. Bell 2130. The score with Shimmell was 24 to 13. Lineup: Troop 2 Shimmell Michlovitz f Growl, f Sherman, f Shuler, f Williams, c Bowman, c Cramer, g Wagner, g Kianzdorf, g Keeny, g Foul goals. Shimmell, Shuler 4, Troop 2, Michlovitz 7, Williams li. Field goals, Shimmell, Keeny 2, Wagner 2, Prowl 2, Shuler 3; Troop 2, Cramer 1, Abraras 1, Williams 4, Michlovitz 5. The troop would like to get a game with troop 13, 14, 17 or 19. NEW TROOP FLAG Troop 9 is the proud possessor of a line new troop flag, just received from national headquarters, and the boys are eagerly awaiting the first chance to make a public appearance with the new insignia. HARRY ROSS. Scribe. Committee has put fifty clerks at work handling the business brought by the demand for more publica tions. Next week is to be observed all over the country as "Father and Son Week," by churches, Y. M. C. A.'s, and similar institutions. Many Scout troops will hold meetings ap propriate to the general theme. Scouts should make it a point to talk with their fathers regarding the Boy Scout work and the things that they are doing in scouting. Many good scoutmasters could be discovered amongst the fathers of boy scouts if the boys would only go after them and show the need for more scouts and more leaders. The "Red Post Cards" for Scouts to use in the work of securing sub scriptions for War Savings Stamps will soon be issued. Each Scout who obtains the signatures of twenty five different individuals will be awarded an "Achievement button." If he obtains orders for $250 of War Savings Stamps he will be eligible for the "Ace" medal. Scoutmasters will have all the details of this plan as soon as they are completed. It is now stated by National Head quarters that the Liberty Loan VVar Service medals won by boys during the second Liberty Loan will be ready for distribution simultaneous ly with the opening of the campaign for the Third Liberty Loan which is scheduled to come in the near fu ture. COLORS SELECTED FOR TROOP NO. TWI NTV At the last meeting of Troop 20 it was announced that all members would be given a chance to qualify for points 4, 6, 9 and 10, second class requirements. The constitution of the troop was then read and after several altera tions, was approved by those pres ent. The colors for the troop are blue, yellow and black. The troop council was organized on Thursday evening and consists of all officers and leaders of the troop. An in teresting program will be presented this evening to the members, the most important part of which is the second class examinations. WILLIAM F. TYSON. Scribe. CANT FILL PLACE J. Boyd Trostle, scoutmaster of Troop 1, Lemoyne, writes from Washington, D. C., that he has been detailed to a branch of the artillery service and is working day and night. No one has yet been se cured to take his place as scout master, although Paul Kellar has placed his application for an assist ant scoutmaster's commission. WHYIAMINTHE BOY SCOUT WORK What Movement Has Done to Train Active, Boyish Spirit By JULIUS N. YOFFE, Scoutmaster Troop 2 "Every man realizes at some times, or all the time, that he was a boy and he knows just what tricks he was up to when he was in the age when a young boy likes to show off or to show the other boys who is "King." "It was just these sort of boys that our local Y. M. H. A., had to contend with. We realized that it was not altogether fair to the boys themselves to be let run around and do these things. "First of all let me tell you what these boys did. When a new piece ol furniture was put in the rooms it was their pride to see who could break or tear it first. Every even ing they would also have a 'battle royal.' In fact things became so that they could not be left alone. We at once obtained permission to organize a boy scout troop and we can proudly say that every boy is now a full grown gentleman in his actions and behavior. I want to tell you that a better movement for the uplift of the young boy than the work of the Scout Movement was never started. The boy at once real izes that the teachings are just what he needs. One of the worst boys we had at the beginning of our troop is now a patrol leader and is so proud of it and takes such an inter est in the scout work that his patrol is actually one of the best of the troop. The boys have as their lead ers some adults who understand scout work and have been scouts in years gone by. These men bring out all the good points in the boy. "The scout has so far proved and will continue to prove that he is a valuable asset in this war. "In conclusion, let me tell you scouting pays two-fold, or I can better say, there is no salary large enough to repay for the good it has done the American bdys." TROOP 21 WILL MEET IN Y. M. C. A. QUARTERS Troop 21 will meet in the Central Y. M. C. A. until further notice. Uniforms and camping will be dis cussed. The possibility of a Chap lain will be given consideration. Get busy with the "Exams." The Alligator Patrol was formed and Extra Sparks is leader and Marion Hoar is assistant. Glenn Atchinson Boyles, Assistant Scribe. SHORT OF COAL Troop One has not been able to have regular meetings for two weeks owing to the heat regulation's in force at the church, but a meeting will be held to-night and it is hoped to get down to work again. DONALD ROYAL. Scribe. Use McNeil's Pain Exterminator—Ad. SALUTE! BY KEIDE lIOMIG Boy Scouts have given eight years of service to the American people. Today we mark the eighth anniver sary of their founding. To teach the principles of chiv alry, of true courtesy and of honor, was the first object of the Boy Scouts. That ideal has been held through the years which have pass ed. In these eight years, hundreds of thousands of boys have leanned to know and to love the woodlands and the fields; they have been taught to know the beauty of the ferns, and the rocks and the insects and rep tiles. This bit of wisdom is going with thousands of the boys across the waters, to the trenches. This knowledge is being imparted by them to the men in the trenches "over there." The old Indian cus tom of making a fire by rubbing two sticks together, the art of tying knots, a knowledge of weather fore casting, of army and navy signals, of the thousand and one things which are taught Boy Scouts—these are a few of the invaluable aids of Boy Scouts who are fighting the Hun. Now comes the appeal of the Boy Scouts for leaders. "God give us men," they cry in the words of James Russell Lowell, the New Eng land poet and sage. Men who are not eligible for military service can do their duty to their nation by en. listing as members of the organiza tion and as scoutmasters, ready to teach these manly boys the. why, | the how and the wherefore of life, j This, then, is a salute to the Boy Scouts! We lift our hats and offer praise to them for their work, the work of transforming the bad boy j into a good citizen of the nation. I And we pass the eighth milestone with eager, enthusiastic outlook, glimpsing the vista of helpfulness which opens before us, pledging our selves to do the best to nation and God! Boy Scouts, attention! Salute! Forward, march TROOP 14 I,OSES SECOND SERIES WITH TIGERS Troop 14 lost the second game of the series with the Allison Hilt Tigers by the score of 31-29. It was a hotly-contested battle from start to finish and was marked by the fast team work of both teams. The score at the end of the first half was 20-13, the troop having the larg er end. In the second half the Tigers staged a comeback, which proved successful, though the troop made them fight for every point. The lineup was as follows: Troop 14. Allison Hill Tigers. Snyder F Q. Dreese Dreese F . j Shirk Gottchall G Wonders Dunkelberger .. G .... Challenger Kosser G Hess Field goals, Snyder, 4; Dreese, 3; Dunkelberger, 3; Wonders, 6; Chal lenger, 2; Dreese, 2. Fouls, Dun kelberger, 3 out of 14; Dreese, 11 out of 18. FEEL FUEL SHORTAGE Meetings of Troop 12 have been postponed pending some relief In the coal situation, but if the warm weather of Thursday continues the boys will soon be back at work. The pamphlets allotted to the troop by the committee on public information were distributed to the credit of the organization. Troop 19 Gets Basketball Team Under Way With a Smashing Victory The basketball team of Troop 19 has at last gotten under way and overwhelmingly defeated Troop 15 last Saturday afternoon on St. Paul's flloor, Second and Emerald, to the tune of 50 to 10. All of the visitors figured in the scoring and several times pretty signal plays were run off successfully. Captain Koch was high scorer, totaling 18 points, and Eissner his running mate netted 8 field goals. Arrangements have been made by the management of Troop 19 for getting games and the St. Paul's floor has been secured every Saturday afternoon by the Troop. There are a fe wvacancies on the Scouts schedule and if any Scout trains desire a game on some Saturday they can make full ar rangements by communicating with Manager Robert Hamer, 1100 North Second street, or 3796-J, Bell phono. Several new patrols have been formed by the Scoutmaster and ar rangements have been made for a patrol basketball league in the troop. The Fox patrol desire to car ry oft the honors. Her patrols are equally anxious to annex the cham pionship and a hard fight is looked for. These patrol games .jwill be played also at St. Paul's following the big game. All of the Scouts of the troop have successfully distributed the literature issued by the United States pertain ing to reasons for the entrance of the United States in the war and are ready for the next duty Uncle Sam gives them. The lineup used in the basketball game last Saturday was as follows: . Troop 19 Troop 15' Koch (Cap.) F. Lvtle Eissner F. Rose Hummel C. Boone Hoffman G. • Dauchcrty Hamer G. Freeburn JOHN C. KOCII, Scout Scribe. Plans for Future Work Discussed By Troop 8 A largely attended and important meeting was held by Troop 8 on Monday night. Plans were discussed on how the troop might be made more compact in the future than it has been in the past. The duties of the patrol leaders and assistants were talked over and more patrol work will go on in the future in stead of individual work. The music .committee reported that it had secured music from a local dealer and work is to be start ed on it this week. E. Wallis has volunteered to build shelves for the troop room to be used for the new library being formed. H. Kline, the librarian, has received a number of books and a large number of books are in the possession of the scribe at the pres ent time. Tickets for the entertainment will be printed this week and will be distributed next Monday evening at the meeting. The program for the entertainment was talked over and altered slightly. Some of the fellows ordered diar ies and these were distributed at a special meeting on Thursday even ing. Plans for a basketball team were' discussed and a large number signi fied their intention of trying out for the team. Following is a partial list: Centers: Reynolds, Wonders and Shader; guards: Bowman, Smith, Scout's Eighth Birthday This is the eighth birthday of the Boy Scouts of America For a youngster of eight, the organization is certainly staunch and sturdy, and gives every promise of a very splendid future. While the Harrisburg Council Is less than a year old, we have had scout work in our city for soveral years, and since the organiza tion of the local council the work has been increasing until wo now have twenty-one registered troops of scouts and several troops ready to neroll. As president of the council, I would like to express to the scouts of Harrisburg my sincere hope that each and every body do his best to live up to the scout oath and laws and to in every way manifest to those around him the value of scout training. We are looking for great things from the Hoy Scouts of Harris burg. and the members of the local couucil confidently expect each boy to cheerfully and manfully "do his bit" as called upon from time to time by local and national officers. Thus all work ing together and pulling for the team will make a force that will help materially in the great objective now before us: "The win ning of the war." GEORGE S. REINOEHL, President Harrisburg Council. Homire, J. Duncan, E. Wallis, ivnd R. Wallis; forwards: Unger, Biuch lield, McGlinn, Warfield, Miller and Perrin. Duncan was elected man ager. As soon as the team is picked a <captain will be elected. Orders for new suits are in and the first prac tice was held on Thursday evening of this week. Three new members passed their tenderfoot examinations and five members took the oath and were admitted to the troop. After the meeting a drill was held in the base ment of the church. Different exer cises and maneuvers were gone through and the meeting adjourned. R. FOSTER SHADER, Scribe. You Can Defy Disease If Your Blood is Pure Don't Invite Attack by Slug gish Circulation. Keeping your blood supply up to the standard of perfect purity, is like building an impregnable fortress around the system, to protect It, from the insidious enemy of disease. Thus you are assured of a strong and vigorous vitality that means perEect health. When impurities creep into the blood supply, there is a loss of en ergy, a failing of the appetite, you are easily tired and find the body weakening under ordinary tasks, all of which means that you are losing As Age Advances the Liver Requires Small Pill. Small occasional slight stimulation. & CARTER'S LiTTLE LIVER PILLS Work W[ WITTLE correct J&jmr Hiffig CONSTIPATION l I iflfaiiMS Genuine Pnlnrloet nrPnlo PQ OD O usually indicate the absence of Iron in or r aie r aces the hloodi k . ¥ _ a condition which will be greatly helped by S lrOnril:s EAGIJF. AND TIGER PATROLS FORMED HY TROOP FIVE Troop Five has been holding its meetings regularly with a fairly good attendance. Scoutmaster Fernsler gave Some very interesting talks on patriotism and a distribution was made, by tlio members of the trooop, of the booklets recently issued on the President's Flag Day address. Two patrols have been formed—• the Eagle and Tiger Patrols. Russel Lippi has been selected as patrol leader and John Boothe, assistant patrol leader of the Eagle Patrol: Walter Schull, patrol leader, witli Haywnrd Toomey, assistant, of the Tiger Patrol. Chester Britten. Scribe. tliat strong, virile .robust vitality that keeps the system in perfect con dition to resist the attacks of disease that everyone is subject to. By keeping the blood purified and the circulation strong and vigorous, the system more easily wards off dis ease. This can be done by everybody by the use of a few bottles of S. S. S.. the great vegetable blood medicine., S. S. S. routs out all impurities and revitalizes the blood and gives new strength and a healthy, vigorous vi tality. Go to your drug store and get a bottle to-day, and if you need any medical advice, you can obtain same without cost by writing to Chief Medical Adviser, Swift Specifio Co., E 211, Swift Laboratory, Atlan-* ta, Georgia.
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