Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 16, 1915, Page 13

NORWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1915 " 13 TIMELY EVENTS PICTURED IN CARTOON BY THE LEADING ARTISTS OF THE COUNTRY A ' —Kansas City Journal TRAVELING ON AN EMPTY STOMACH Gv A NEW DAVID BUT AN OLD —Baltimore American YOUR HYPHENS AT THE DOOR A “Bur ] > £ CoNCRESS \ NRTIoNAL DEFENST 10 GOLIATH IN THE ALLIES’ TRENCH 7 . * —Rochester Herald “THE BATTLE CRY OF PEACE” - —Denver Post —Chicago News | WHAT THE BOY SCOUTS ARE DOING Troop 1. Troop 1 held a =ocial meeting on Friday last. Two tenderfeet, Robert ge and Richard Peale, have received their membership certificates and were initiated at this time. Sa; Troop 8. Friday evening members of the troop took part in an entertainment at our church giving an exhibition of sema- phore signalling, also a first aid exhi- bition and stretcher - drill. In connection with the entertainment our troop had a candy booth, the pro- ceeds going to the troop treasury, the proceeds being very gratifying. The total sales netting $19.22 with no ex- The scouts did their own so- eaned up the room aft- cial hour. They made them- selves generally useful and made a good impression on the audience. Saturday we had our regular weekly hike into the wilds of Preston about eight miles. Troop 9. A special meeting was held by the troop for practice on the second class requirements. It was also decided to g0 down to Scoutmaster Hubbard's place on Saturday, the fourth. The scouts started from here at 9 o'clock and when they arrived there, marching was practiced. Then the scouts did some trailing, ending up at a place where they enjoved a good dinner in the open. After lunch they played some scout games returning to Nor- wich at four o’clock. The meeting on December 13 was called to order by the troop leader. After the roll call and fines, the money that was owed for scout suits was collected. John Young was voted i to the troop and a committee was ap- Hami on BRACELTE WATCHES at FRISWELL'S Our assortment of Watches is complete HAMILTON, ELGIN, WALTHAM AND SOUTH BEND BRACELET WATCHES $5.00 to $50.00 Gold, Silver and Fancy Dials LADIES’ WATCHES Open or Hunting Case $5.00 to $35.00 GENT’S WATCHES 15, 17, 21 Jewel At the Lowest Prices SOLID GOLD PENDANTS with Diamonds and Other Precious Stones $2.50 to $25.00 —e— BRACELETS Solid Gold and Gold Filled $250 to $20.00 —_— The swellest line of Shaving, Toilet and Manicure Sets in the city. All of our Rings are set with the new Synthetic Stones, in- suring reliability. Very Bright and Snappy Diamond Rings, $12.00 to $100. We will allow full value for any stone we sell in exchange for a larger one. The Wm. Friswell Co. 25 and 27 FRANKLIN STREET, Norwich o [ | | | | | | pointed to arrange an initiation for him. It was also decided to have a “feed” next Friday night. The meet- Ing adjourned at 8 o'clock. Dan Beard's Duffel Bag. Of course. the only Duffle Bag for | Christmas is the one carried on the back of Santa Claus, the one that has real angible gifts in it. So you must forgive your National Scout Commis- sioner if he only furnishes you with thoughts in place of material things, for after all every material thing had to be a thought first. The ball, the bat, the boat, the skate, the gun, the bow, the sled, the book, this magazine —all were thoughts to begin with. The same can be said of our Movement— the Boy, Scouts of America, our uni- form and our rules, our oath and our law. That is not all. Self-government, on which our great country is founded, was only a thought at first, and first put in practice on this soil by the Pilgrims when they landed from the Mayflower. You see, those sturdy peo- ple intended to land down in Virginia, somewhere south of the Hudson river, but in place of that they went bumping around Cape Cod and they had no charter from King James for any settlement up there and no Governor appointed by the King, so they set up a little government of their own and elected their officers in good demo- cratic fashion and made real the thought of self government. This is the glorious Christmas time, and let us all be thankful that we can enjoy it in peace under the shade of Ola Glory. Poor old Santa Claus will have a distressing time on the other side of the waters where a few men with crowns on their heads are di- recting millions of other men without crowns in their effort to exterminate each other for purposes not under- standable by people who believe in self-government. ,Jmagine Santa Claus over there, creeping down a chimney in the night time only to find himself in the ruined habitation deserted or occupied by the dead and dying. Imagine the Christ Child trying to find its way around in the blinding powder smoke or the suffocating fumes of poisonous gas! Poor old Santa! His eyes will be un- able to twinkle over there for they will be blinded with tears. Then let us give him a hearty wel- come here and help him in his efforts to make people happy. Of course San- ta Claus himself is only a thought, an idea, but he is a happy thought and a beautiful idea and he and his tiny reindeer will always be dear to the hearts of the American children. * ‘That is, dear to the hearts of the American children as long &s they are American children. That they re- main American children, is up to you scouts. You are the boys to keep the traditions of freedom and self-gov- ernment living, you are the boys to follow the teachings of Thomas Jef- ferson and Abraham Lincoln to make this country the home of justice and not of kings and cranks (although we may need a few cranks to furnish us with ideas)—the home of high ideals, lofty ambitions, personal freedom and good scouts, where every citizen is ex- pected to do hig good turn daily, and obey the Scout law, for the Scout law and the preamble to the Declaration of Independence will go hand in hand Where every citizen is a monarch in his own right. From this we see that to have a thing or make a thing we must think stori, if we wish for and long eno: will work for all agree n land and ¥ of ou erry Christm times nine cheers for Old Glory Santa Claus! g hard enough t—for we ren let us ppler each s to you all and nine and BAN BBARD, National Scout Commissioner. Bishop O’Connell Praises Scouting. The reunion banquet in Richmond, POSTER SCOUT SALUTE MARKED FUND RAISING - ‘ : St [7HE 6IEARTIC BoY 5COCT POSTER In the four-day campaign to raise $200,000 in New York for the Boy Scouts of America arrangements were made to communicate by flag signals the progress of the campaign to a scout stationed on the sky scrappers of the city. a grand Christ l_\-n.. on Friday evening, November 12, "k . most natural and most efficient p taken toward the development of character in the American boy that me under by observation. The iples upon which this movement urged the Richmond officlais to con- tinue their splendid work in Scouting in order that Richmond may continue a guide to a brief notice of which was contained in the last issue of Scouting, was a big success, In every way. to be an inspiration and Both: President ~ Livingstone, of | the other citles of the South. is founded tend to build up the boy’s the National Council and Chief Scout| One of the most striking addresses | character. The principles that ani- Executive James E. West, in their ad- | of the evening was that given by |mate the Movement are grand and dresses on this occasion, emphasized | Bishop Dennis J. O'Connell. noble. The hoy scout spirit will last the fact that Richmond holds a| *“I am with and for the Boy Scouts | longer than the sun.” of America.” said Bishop O'Connell. “I | unique position of leadership in boy think the Boy Scout Movemrent is the | scout work in Southern cities. They Here Are Useful Gifts Ladies’ Comfy Slippers, in all colors, $1.00 to $1.50. Ladies’ Warm-lined Beaver Slippers and Juliettes, 50c to $1.50. Ladies’ Comfort Shoes and Nurses’ Shoes, $1.25 to $2.00. Ladies’ Evening Slippers and Pumps, $1.25 to $4.00. Ladies’ Smart Style Dress Boots, black, bronze and blue, $2.50 to $5.00. A choice line of Overgaiters and Leggings, 25¢ to $1.00. Child’s and Misses’ Warm Felt Slippers, 50c to $1.25. Extra Quality Wool Soles, child’s, misses’, ladies’ and men’s. 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