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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
3
Announcement lists church events and services including Teachers' meeting Tuesday 7:00, Bible Students class Saturday 7:30, Sunday School 9:30, Worship 10:10 p.m. and Lord's Supper with sermon "The Educational Arm of the Church" plus Christian Endeavor 3:00 and Evangelistic 7:00. Message urges listening for the church bell and continuing worship during epidemic conditions.
Odon and Pleasant Hill churches issue notices for devotionals and Sunday School times. Junior and intermediate Endeavor sessions, evening preaching at 6 45, with flu conditions threatening withdrawals.
Denver Meek of Bicknell spent the weekend with grandparents Mr and Mrs Richard Meer. Many neighbors and relatives visited and called at various homes including Burns City Odon and Terre Haute. The nautical scouts program is discussed with emphasis on watercraft and ship knowledge and potential service in docking for wrecks.
The Nautical Scout program trains four year old Boy Scouts in water rescue, steering, piloting, and shipboard duties. It aims to foster promptness cheerfulness obedience and resourcefulness aboard boats on rivers lakes and oceans with troops from Boston Philadelphia Oregon Florida and the Gulf region.
Beresford Scoutmaster recounts a strange incident at night when a doorbell rang at 11 o clock. A woman and two boys appeared seeking enrollment as Bay Seconds and were invited to stay, with the boys dressed in the master’s nightgown. The tale highlights a surprising, if odd, recruitment moment.
Scouts of Troop 6 San Miguel California report each member gardens lavishly since February. A heavy May frost damaged crops but most boys still cultivate from eighth of an acre to a full acre each. Troop 4 Far Rockaway New York raised funds for a wireless set to aid needy families despite wartime. The Boy Scout is described as self reliant, nature student and thoughtful observer of life.
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