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Show Sea Scouting as xliS to Merchant Maa Sea scouting for boys a3 a means of I arousing greater interest among Americans Ameri-cans In the merchant marine Is advocated advo-cated strongly by A. A. Carey, secretary of the Waltham Watch company of Wal-tham, Wal-tham, Mass.. and a great enthusiast In the Boy Scout movement. He intends to take Boy Scouts to sea this summer, and with that aim In view he has bought a Gloucester fishing smack of about eighty tons gross. He is having this vessel ves-sel convortcd Into a. scout ship. Mr. Carey Is hopeful that other men Interested Inter-ested in tho Boy Scout work will take up sea scouting. He Is ambitious to have a fleet of scout ships aloJSj tic coast and another alonBB Mr. Carey looks upon smE of Importance to AmcrlcaSE 11 eves that If American. Ifc aroused to an Interest In (P will be a greater chance for!! mcnt of our merchant nlqHg from that phaao, however, lR his scout ship, called the provide plenty of fun d .BT Ing: for the boys. JBi Speakingr of his ship, Mr. (B "Her cabin amldsblpetP nineteen folding canvas befiH eighteen are to be occupied1 one by their scout master, There will be three maIi,iB boys each, so that a sltigVM man one of the two boatsriH carried slung on the davitg.H When at anchor in sultaUH boys will have boat practuH Frames, with swImmIngi4B While at sea they will. tfwiB watches and taught as .mH salllnc and navigation, a .hH Ing .Tiily and August thereaB cruises of nearly two ivaeH the cost will be about th'etjH of a summer camp. 'iH "It Is hoped that othH be used In the same way.JK lantlc or Paclflc coast UneStH ers of the 'Pioneer' wlll.biB or receive suggestions wblcJB to help the work along. Scout Ship 'Pioneer,' ctB Hcudauarters." HP |