New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 11, 1918, Page 11

= "BOY SCOUT NEWS There will be a mass m the Scouts in the New Britain Council their parents at the Trinity Meth- odist church Tuesday evening at $ o’clock. W. E. Longfellow, who field agent of the life saving corps fleld scout commissioner, will be speaker. Mr. Longfellow will use stereopticon slides to show the work in the field. Two indoor baseball leagues have heen opened among the members of the New Britain Council & Boy Scouts of America, and the first games will he played Saturday after- noon at the State Armory. There are fourteen troops represented and in or- der to keep interest as high as pos- sible, they were divided into the Am- erican and National leagues, the win- ners of both league championships to play cach other at the end of the sea- 1 for the championship of the coun- cil. Saturday’s games will be between Troops No. 2 and No. 14, and No. 11 and No. 12, the first gam arting at 1:30. The only provision as to the membership of the team is that each player be a regular member of the {roop in whose team he plays, and that fe is in good standing in scoutdom. The league will run for about three months. The Boy Scouts are again spmmoned to aid the national cause. This time they have the high' responsi- bility of carrying into every home the e of their government concern- he war, and the cause that our and navy is defending. Nothing eonld be more important than the task they now assume as messengers of the Zovernment at Washington. In this t they are the direct representa- Sives of the committee on public in- formation, which was created at the Wery beginning of the war that there mizht be some agency Lo keep the peo- ple informed the war and 1ts The committee ng of all dona its part in preparing the | re to distribute to the | pamphlets they homes througheut the land. It en- sts to their faithful and willing As ‘the responsibile work of p ting in each home the bulletins it ¥ Mobilized nder the scout- they are to he the intelli- | > citizen army, the > division of tt tive. messa mon them and all of us to on of the task that now ¢ ' s our beloved na- wark in a bu 5. definite sinner, the government has provided, with the joint seal of the committee on public ormation and the Ex Scouts of America, a special identif <ation card for each Scout The gov- ernment js printing 300,000 copies of 4 most attractive manual of which one copy will be sent to each Scout. Thix manual ¢ ug hoy the scou can most difribute th p dress nnd such other pukblications as miy from time to time be sent te the seouts by the commitice. Troop 12—Troop 12 held its regu- Jar. meotin cvening, Janu- corp. Kkes ad transmits | Executive Skinner was at the meeting and presented the troop with a foot- ball. Troop 12 won the champion- ship in the Scout football 1 Che scout executive also gave talk on the duties of scouts in time of war Scout Elliott was elected captain of indoor baseball team. All members of Troop 1 the Methodist church Tuesday eve ning. red to take our $°0 to the amount of work which our government has in store for u we shall take the oath with the point in mina not only to work for “the good of the troop.” which is our troop motto, but also for the good of the country. Every scout to boost Ame jea is the new national motto, so every scout who is prepared to ser his government, will take the oath, and will do what comes how hard. We are also reorganizing our troop which will take place at our next meeting. We are working hard for a bang-up troops and we are going to have one. Last Sunday’ ented our church with a first ct. This was a late Christ- mas present but it wil do its bit just the same. There was also the prom- isc that went with it not only to keep it stocked full, but there will be a team of four scouts who will take care of all cases regardless of what comes up. will be the church doct They will start to practice everything and be in trim for any service. A half dozen of the scouts of troops 11 went hiking last Saturday ing towards Shuttle Meadow but we ended in the loat valley. The scout made their fires and cooked the ra- tions they took with them. Broiled steak and vegetable soup were the Jeading cats. Afterwards we explored the cave, while a few b fire trying to keep warm. and believe me there was some rack- et. EVENTS TONIGHT Fox’s theater, h class photo | drama theater, superior Lyceum photo plays Keency's theater, vaudeville and moving pictures. New Britain circle, C. of F., meets | at 34 Church street. Washington camp, P. O. S. of A. meets at 2 Main street New Britain vs Suffield, basketball, Y. M. C. A. gymnasium. SHOT DOWN IN STREET. New Haven, Jan. 11.—Frani Gio- mani, who was shot down on the street in West Haven last night by unidentified assailants. died at a hos- pital here today of his wounds. He | had been shot three times in the ab- domen. He was cmployed as a switch- , man by the Connecticut Trolley com- ; will attend the meeting at: Troop 11—At our last meeting we i were told by o regardless | These particular scouts | We started go- Two scouts | brought their bugles out with them, | B NEW BRI TAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY i1, 1918. T 30,00, $27.50, $25.00, $22.50, AND January has come to be a month of mark downs, to a great extent Werchants find it necessary to whip stock into shape for the Sprin sions to get the greatest volume of business. This is my case exactly. I have a wealth of new to another Fall season. o Better for me to sacrifice now and get money to use, than to take an enforced loss 18 - Beginning tomorrow you may walk into my store, select any piece of goods that formerly sold for 330, $27.50, $25, $22.50 and $20.00 and price will be : e Suit or Overcoat made to your measure in the rear of my store—BEFORE YOUR EYES. Remember if it is not convenient to take the garment now, I will hold for you until you may desire ORDER NOW. Encalled For OVERCOATS At 1-2 P_r-i_ga_ oolens which will ~ Ladies’ and Children’s Ready-to-Wear, Shoes and Gent’s F urnishings Selling at Away Below Cost SEE PAGE 7 FOR VALUES