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Title: A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Battey, George Magruder, 1887-1965
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Publisher: Atlanta, Webb and Vary Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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he sides as he dangled, whensuddenly, without warning, somebodyshouted from quarter of a mile below, Get out of that cave! The boys had begun to pull Cyril outalready and just as his posteriority ap-peared at the opening, followed by hishair and hatchet, a farmer rushed upwaving his arms. Snakes down thar, and blind fish,he said. The boys threw the brush back andbeat it to the camp, since it was timefor chow. They prepared a fine dinner,stayed until after dark and lit up thecampfires, on which they cooked sup-per, consisting of hot dogs and toastedmarshmallows. The boy with one legshorter than it really ought to be didnot eat anything hot; he was too busygnawing away at his cold cocoanut. About 6:30 oclock the scouts stum-bled down the mountain side and camehome, voting the day the best everspent, and wanting very much to goagain without waiting a life-time.James Glover had entirely recoveredfrom his collapse and finished strong.—Dec. 12, 1920. 422 A History of Rome and Floyd County
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ACTIVITIES AMONG THE BOY AND GIRL SCOUTS OF ROME. A well-kept Boy Scout tent; Frank Holbrooks Steamer Annie H.; Scout leaders andRome troops ready for a hike; Scouts competing at Hamilton Field; Eagle Troop of GirlScouts on steps of Carnegie Library. The same natural beauties and advantages that at-tracted the Indians of Cherokee Georgia now make scouting a fruitful pastime. Miscellaneous—Scout Section 423 SCOUT WORK BOOMING—In mak-ing my 1920 and first report to theCherokee Council I heg to submit thefollowing: Upon our arrival Sept. 15,to take charge of the work of the BoyScouts in Floyd county under the Cher-okee Council, we found four regularlyorganized troops with 85 registeredscouts. Troop No. 4, which had previ-)usly been registered, had disbandediuring the summer because the scout-master moved from the city. This troup,however, had only six registered scouts. Seven new troops have been organiz-ed, and seven scoutmasters and fourassistant scoutmasters have been com-missione

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