The Brooklyn Daily Eagle from Brooklyn, New York • Page 73

JUNIOR EAGLE SECTION, BROOKLYN-NEW YORK, SUNIlAY, MARCH 2, 1919 THE BOf 5C0UTS OF AMERTC JUNIOR EAGLE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA. HT KSA N'T IIST RUT PROSPECT HEH.HTS SCOUT QUIZ. i FORT GREEXE DISTRICT, i WKERI.Y BILLKTIN. List of March 2 Mr. Stoll will, as usv hia tree study class at 3 pro Troop 83's Scout Service.

Sunday, February 9, a Scout service Roosevelt Biography Contest. At the "Dad and Me" dinner February 10th. a genero friend of Ml $25 in 1 all Scouts offered to give $25 in prizes to the Scout In the district who would write the best biographical sketch of the life of Theodore elt. A committee to whom the matter was referred have laid out the following rules to govern the contest: Hub'- to Govern Contest. No than side To not later than April 1, 1919.

and forwarded by him at once to the corn-No paper shall be sign- d. but when it is handed to the Scoutmaster he shall give it a number, keeping record of the Scout and his number. He shall place this number on the paper together with the troop number. This contest is open to all registered Scouts in the Fort Greene District, except Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters. There will be a first, second and third prize of the approximate value of $12.

and $5, their character to be determined by the donor of the prizes, Ail Scouts In the Fort Greene District should begin at once. Every Scout has an equal chance. Let Tra cdebra ted annivei week by attending in a body their fathers the Father and Dinner in Prospect Park House, given by the Fort Greene Dis- On Sunday the troop Church of 01 lorntng, Pebt ndttd chureh. the Father. Lefferts pi.

and Grand ave. The minister, the Itev. Thomas K. Potterton, spoke in high terms of the Scout movement. He called on the troop to salute the flag and then to repeat the Scout oath.

The meeting was in honor of the Scouts and of Theodore Roosevelt. The speakers in addition to the minister were H. V. Kaltenborn of The Brooklyn Eagle and Herbert L. Bridgman, editor of Thp troop also atl cent, strong, the Scou tist Temple.

A. T. SHOCKV. Standard Life. January.

lslS; pnseni.it pud class badges- followed by oath and pledge of allegiance and the entertainment ended singing of the national anthei The Scoutmaster desires to appreciation for the help of Troop Com mltteeman Laraea and Assistant Siout master BJorkman for their untiring et foris during Lis recent illness, for witlr sible to have carried out the plans to) the entertain men D1X KIPTION OF TKF.ES IN VV IJPTE It I "OK FIRST CLASS TENT NO. to. ink Stoll, Itrookly IE Mil US. Maph- Opposite, bright Ash opposite, kmofce-ool Horschestnut- pposite, sticky bud. lev scam, like horse's tracks.

Gray Birch White or with black bran.h.-s. Common i-oeust Buds no short thorn on either side Dogwood Buds like btr Bstrk like alligator leather Bech Long-point td and like oats grain, supported by woody nset I.lnden Fat. bug-lik ddish -brow buds. Twigs often turned backward. Oak Cluster of terminal buds Sycamore or Plane Buds like choc late creams.

Olive green spots trunk and branches. Fruit, danglhn I I lit.ltl V- To C'lore Lake With 29. On Lincoln1 Birthday at 8 o'clock in the morning the Scouts of Troop 29 assembled to go on a hike to Clove l.ake, Staten Island. The troop was led by Scoutmaster Allen and A snlstant Jluff, Onderdonk and Schunk. The Scouts went by elevated, and ferry, until they finally landed at St.

Ceorge. Here they boarded a St. George trolley and got out at a place about a mile and a half from Clove Lake. When they got to the lake, which whs about 1 1 o'clock, the Scouts began '-oiler ting wood for their fires. After dinner some of the Scouts went Ice skating, others played games and others took testa About 5 o'clock, which was the time the scoutmaster had set for starting home, one of the troop saw two large stumps blazing.

This was a chance to show what lire lighters the Scouts could be, and the fire was out within three-riuartera of an hour from he troop, with the Patrol, option of the Flying Eagle tl then left the lake and arrived bout 8:15 p.m. During the day ad been over twenty first and eTasa tests passed. In ail there nnd present a-t hike, th-se being Scoutmaster Scoutmasters Huff, Schunk and Scouts A Giauss, Ie Vito, Tiegl Onderdonk Hn, Feltman. Halloran, Hodgeklss. Kxon- helm, McGrarity.

Kirk. Kenworthy, I Monrman, Miller, T.e Viness. Malone. Meikle. J.

Newman. W. Newman. Oberst, users, Koilins, heh lusher, Smith. Scblep-pi, Stevens, Scliragen.

G. Terwiliiger. W. TerwIIliger, Whitman. Werner, Wilshaw.

Wood, Woods, White. HALLORAN. Scout Scribe. Troop fl3 Hike to llolh-. Twelve Scouts of Troop 63 left the parish house of the Church of the Good Shepherd, on Lincoln's Birthday at 8:30 o'clock, with Mr.

Boyd in command. Upon arriving in Jamaica an advance party of five Scouts went ahead and soon entered the woods. After walking nile the tw ame separated. Those in the advance left arrows at different places, and their hike until presently a suitable camping spot was found in a little grass bottom valley suirounded hy wooded hills. Those in the advance drew lots and Assistant Scoutmaster Breckinridge, with Patrol Leader Butt and Scout OBerry set out to find the main body, leaving Senior Patrol Loader Bo Da The scouting party located the main back on the top of a small hill and it was decided that the- scouting party should return and have lunch with the fellows left behind ami then return to the main body.

Having done this, four games of flag raiding were played, the side1 under Breckinridge winning three of the games over the side of Rastig, a visiting Scout. About 5:15 o'clock we started the return hike, and upon arriving In Jamaica we met scout- Mr tb. Butt Sown eating two frappe Scouts' one. We then took the etevi train for home and while en route sang several songs. HAROLD S.

BOW." Troop 16" Hustling. 100. ed la- bad promising start, but I seoutmaster having town It broke up little by little until it was rescued just in time by Mr. Scott of old Troop 2'J after he had been discharged from the Army. In a few weeks he put Troop IfiO on the right road (that is, going up), and even though he has had to leave town on account of business.

It is still growing stronger every week and it will not be long until those troops on top with big personnel and big records will hear from this camp. At the last meeting in January (parents meeting, by the way. twelve, boys were sworn into the tenderfoot rank. Scouts Kley and Watson received their arrant as patrol leaders and Scouts Crawford and Young were appointe.l srrlheH. The speakers of the evening ere Commissioner Frames, who spoke on "Go-nperation of Parents With the Scoutmaster." and Lt.

Stephenson, who spoke on the Scout Law. "ObOdfeDOSv" Onderdonk. assistant acoutmas- of Troop 29, gave an int esting. in- ashsgen, talk on At the last meeting Mr acting scoutmaster, gave ar talk on the compass, Its use an instructive and the watch, rame of "Cap- direction by th This was followed tore the Flag." 1 Into the game, vocal chords on was dismissed at can put lots of pep" ATter straining i a few- yells the it 9 p.m. sharp.

Birthday the Scouts mi Lincoln enabled at the headq with a day's rations Rosedals. After a for an hour they by hiking, reaching for a hike to le Irt th cars their journey shortly after 1 I i I I I i Compiled by Identity Field Executive A. W. Beeny. Clip these and paste in your notebook: Requirement Signaling.

Second Class Test No. 3 Know the alphabet of the semaphore, or the General Service (International Morse) Code. First Class Test No. 3 Send and receive a message by semaphore, including conventional nigns, thirty letters per minute, or the General Service (International Morse) Code, sixteen letters per (For answers see Handbook for Bovs. Scout Manual, pages 2S3-298.) Signaling Rt-quiremcnts Second and First Class General Service Code.

"What is the difference between audible and visual signaling? What code is called the General Service Code? How many flags are used in the General Service Code? What is a heliograph? What code can be Demonstrate "Position." and -Front." in the Genei Code. What does one front imli Two fronts? Thru frnnf What la meant by "Fouling the can this be avoided? How many Sean should be in each gnal party? Tell how to select a visual station. in how the background deter mines the Give the of flag to be us-d. methods of si? Mr. with the General Service Code.

Semaphore Code. Describe a semaphore signaling ma-Can semaphore be signaled at night" Explain how. How far can semaphore flag signals be How Is a station called? Give the cc-ventional sign phore for: Error, negative, annulling, inter rogatory, alfirn knowledge. How do you indicate a Practice sending and rece message, containing every 1ft alphabet: "The quick brown over the lazy dog." General. What are gesture 83.

Try on your next hllte. What does one long blast or tie mean? (Page 281.) thl; effect and see the results. The purpose of Ihese Scout Quiz st ions is to encourage I he Scouts of Rrooklyn to search or informa ion and to help the leaders interpret the Scout tests. The answers to these questions are in the handbook. Find the answer, then ask BOm other Scout the question.) A.

W. B. (See Next V( Scout Page for Hot.) lastingly popular under Capt. Stiles Ucnged the- troop to beans. hike, vtth bas i of Troop B.

who were camp- ing near by, were also summoned. A I bat was made from a dead maple Hfitvb, sides chosen and a game started, which I rivaled In interest the games of the old "Bloomer one time champions of all women baseball teams. Slipper was prepared quickly, after the game. I to take advantage of the daylight. aftr which a roaring camp fire was built and the council called to order, in which the girls participated.

Songs, games, jokes initiations, made the-1 time fly quickly, ami the time to leave came much too soon for all those pres- ent. So, after an eventful day. the fires were extinguished and the party tiled home to dream of pleasant recollections of Rosedale. To the boy of Scout age who is net already connected with a troop, now is your chance to get connected with this, a live troop. Provided, of course, that you-are a live fellow with a lot of ambition, with American "pep- and not afraid to work for troop honor, if in te rested call around to see the bunch.

the scoutiuaste: Church. "Stuyv at Prfsbyt' 7:30 o'clock. BA HIIH.l Troops 61 and fKl Entertain. An interesting entertainment was given on February 15 by Tniops til and 9.1. Scoutmaster Carl I.fndh.

at the Swedish Film M. E. Church. 7th ave. and 4Sth st.

The program was as follows: Song. Onward. Christian Sohlh-rs." audi, nee and Scouts; Bible reading. the Kev. Lundgreii; prayer, the Rev.

Stromberg: address of welcome. Assistant BcoutmaS-ter Bjorkman of Troop 93; piano selection, Scout A. Anderson; reading, "My Country." from Boys Life of July, 1918 hy Scout E. Hagen; Scout song; demonstration, an original interpretation of the Scout law by Troop 93; duet, piano and violin, by Scouts Muller and Toaning; first aid demons! ration ill nst rating the 1 Troop SI; piano seleetlen, Scout gen recitation, poem lUiblisbed ta Hoya I was at Duryea Presbyterian Church. Sterling place and Underfill! under the auspices of Troop S3.

Scoutmaster E. Lind. Commissioner Bruckbauer addressed the Scouts and their friends on "Loyalty." He presented to Scout V. Croggs an Ace Medal with eight bronze palms. The pastor, in his sermon, related the career of Col.

Roosevelt and pointed out characteristics Scouts should have. Among the officials present from other troops were Deputy Field Executive A. W. Beeny. Scoutmasters Walker, King and Nichols.

Troop 83 has fitted up a Seout room at the Duryea Presbyterian Church. Visitors are welcome at the troop meetings on Thursday nighis- at o'clock. W. C. Troo.

trip xpb-ndid Park. Bright the troops M.vung into line down Flat-bush and then via subway and ferry to Fort Lee. After a jolly hike along the trail running parallel with the blue Hudson, ramp was made in an attractive alcove near the shore. In half an hour burning driftwood from six fires cracked with lively dfn to the tune played by sizzling Liberty dogs and several Scout tests were passed, after I which the group divided itself into three I parties: Those who stayed tn cmp; an-i other which endeavored to seek and solve any farther murder mysteries among Ihe caves hidden In the cliffs, and a third division, which, led by an clin and then jaunted through dense wooi of gray birch, where the second da test In the use of knife and hatchet ws explained. As the boys of the latt group trotted back to camp thy we met by the second section, who had Ihe real romantic pleasure of rescuing three Girl Scouts who had lost their proper foothold when attempting to scale the cliffs.

After supper an exciting game of flag raiding concluded the days pro- Although the Scouts traveled merrily home-ward a net feeling of regret overshadowed them, as they realized that the end of a perfect day was near at hand, while the glorious moon looked down from the starry heavens and nodded assent. L. F. N. ho la unable to a ing to the lien M.

L. BFi M'S ANNIVERSARY WEEK. Troop 81. Sure got the best out of Scout Anniversary r. Monday February 10.

the troop attended the Mther and eon dinner at PrOBpect Park, at which eight dads attended and tw. nty-slx Scouts! Sonic bunch to feed: On Tuesday. February 11 we held our entertainment at St. Mark's P. E.

Church, at which the parents and friends of the Scouts were invited. A abort show tu given ami Scoutmaster Herwald ex-lends his grateful thanks to P- out I-muth of Troop tSS. who helped to make the affair a succvss. 'altc Djeyed all present. Kight Scouts --iept the i headquarters on the night of the 11th and left for a hike to Clove Eako on Wednesday, February 12.

I a tfttftl of fourteen tents were passed I on this hike and the fellows nre had a good time on the tee of Clove LeJce In the afternoon some of the Advisory As-1 BOciaon arrived and toek part in Repot gsjnoa with the Scouts. The troop hud twenty-three people oh the hike. Held meeting on Thursday evening. Attended Valentine party on Friday at 1 St. Mark's Parish House.

THK ONIiOKKIt Troup II ami Troop ill ltriln.nl v. m. C. (Bedford nisi.) February 14 AH Bedford District SCOUtfl were invited to tlie First Aid lecture by Dr. Albert Bftottdage to tlie IVilioe Iteserves and Boy Smuts, be Id in the auditorium of the Bed-Cord Hianch Y.

M. C. A rVbOQl 200 int-. Scout Carlson sounded tlie huple calls. were all kept laiisb.

ing t'hurli' OhaUn In "Shoubi Arms." (iootl night. TronrSs 11 and in intend to donate io to Brooklyn 'ounul b. 1. 1115. Tenderfoot I waul a dime a lame man.

Mother You shrill have A nd ho is the lame man? i Tenderfoot-Oh, he's the. door-i kei pi at the Het-' UJe. Ocean and Parksub Brooklyn wishing take or siuuy for first class nature study or forestry and conservation merit badge testa. March Brooklyn of Honor. The Borough Court of Honor for passing upon merit badge applications.

March 5 Columbia Heights District Court of Honor will be held Wednesday evening, 7 .30 o'clock, at 201 Montague st. March 6 Fort Greene District. First District Court of Honor. Me. ting p.m.

followed by council meeting at p.m. i Bedford District The Bedford District Field Music meets on the first Wednes- day in each month at the Boyi Building. Bfdtord Branch. T. M.

A 420 Gates at fc p.m. Bharp. All S-oute who play either orchestra or band instru- neat are invited to Join, owing to two assistant scoutmasters taking part in the Bedford District aquatic and game meet, the District Council in eesafen on Thursday evening. February voted that tho meet should be held over again. Tho date Bet was Monday.

March at p.m.. 1 at the Bedford Branch. V. M. A-.

Boys Building. Gates ae- All officially registered Scout- of Bedford District were eligible to compete. Kach troop was allowed to put In its best Scouts. There were two classes, namely: Scouts u-der 15 years of age. weighing 1MB than 115 pounds, and Scouts over 1 5 years of age.

weighing ovr 11 pounds. Warning Scoutmasters am vised to inform their boys not to take ares to Van Curt la nd Park, as the police take Scout Equipment There seems to bo considerable trouble with regard to buy-! ing Scout equipment. In order to save the scoutmaster tim and trouble ire are I trying to carry the nt-'-j-sary equipments here at these headquarters. If we have not what you want here at headquarters we will be very glad to orAer same for you. This will save you trouble of mak- Ing out an order and having it counter-I signed by these headquarters in order I that you buy it from national.

Boys wishing uniforms must have an order signed hy the scoutmaster and countersigned by these headouarters. FoHowjng are the supplies kept in stock at Brook-lyn Headquarter- Si out handbook. 1 col-. hiff for rind inner It S.ont wjfistfe. badges, (petal and loth, and last call fur comfort kits at 1.:5.

Stop Look! Listen Be pn-pared for. the biggest annual scout masters dinner ever served in Brooklyn, tl is g'dng to be eaten some time in March. So reserve your March dates until -u heat fur'h-r It NtM ET OF TKOOP 1 Colim Febri BesjgMs District. TrMp 12 held a hauou.t at the Mayflower Mission In honor of Uaealn'a Birthday and anniversary week. All the Stouts were Invited n.l alan the fath.rs.

It the fathers were unable to attend, the mothers took thir plmoefl If There were 20 10 parents present. Some of the pu.sts of the troop who Were present were Ir Kettle, Mr ste-venot, Mr. Mi Muik. t. Deputy Field Kxecutive Been- alio men for whose Kindness the troop Is greatly indebted.

Troop 12 owes a lot of thanks to Mrs. Swartwout who rooked the meal and Mrs shory mho helped serv. It. I live Rreny spoke the Seoute and their parents. Mr.

Hearn tone of Ihe lirvt ot scoutmasters) spoke on the benefits a boy derives from seout iur. were both very Interesting. Next some of the parents gave testimonials of how scouting had helped tb.lr t.oya. At 10 o'clock, after s.nglng "The Star-Spangled Bsnn.f and saluting the flag, the banquet lt may be of Ino-resl to note that th. Ita thr rolls Filipino boya.

one l'reneh boy, a Lithuanian, a German, an Irish boy. nn.l Amerbane of Scotch and Kngliah descent. They are all loyal Americana, though, and all of them sold Liberty Bonds, many winning in. dais RICH A Hit UK A UN' Seau! Scil.e. -nil rs KNTI K1 41XMEJJT, Trovp tit, Hoy Seouls Am-ti.

n. mi plat i is at Atlanle; A. Venae I nlon Cliureh, Cnad and Atlantic Will give an enter-iiainment on Tuesday, April 15, at I Tickets can' bje ntitsflaf from any member the trcop, or from Paul lliilburt, ISO Dce.itur st. 15 cents. The proceeds ot this entertainment an: to be used I to txirchase a tent for the boys.

tvhir'lTne-FUe'oft n.l a scouts came out, inrludlnK lu-d riuster about 3 kmc tort District Field Music, Who did Austrian Pin-T 0 tttlt UtOn in a I BooJ fyfag ScOUtB lU.n.kf luster about 4 Ini'hen lone. Holly Ova! leathery leaf v.ith H.In.h aml BMh rlld Well on tlO velet-on the erlges. Bright red berrieH tiuns. Burr played p-vernl violin Flat nee.iles one-half solos. Scouts Sumner, Peck, Kllis long, stripe.i un.i.

rnenth. short petiole. and PhilttM demonstrated bdMBae- Stiff-po die ll ol the twig. BBK1 Itf. Iron Oval, gv liliodod cry leaves nb Lilac I.arg.

terminal. Red Osier bark. Hail horn-long. Small Poison par shrubby vine eli ored. felt like fruit, gray berries.

Wood and water wire brought In, and various bandages and carries, by the a tire built, on which Mr. Hasbgen pm-j combined troops; knot tiring. Troop 9T; ceeded to demonstrate the method of i addresses by Troop Committee man Lai -ronvertinff dry pow-b and water into and Deputy Field Exe. utive Been) eatable pancakes. Afttr this everyone i S'-out sung; signaling denionsiration by proceeded to do bis own cooking.

There ties of meals, from stew.