Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-27

Boy Scouts were the most trustworthy
OF any Of the messengers who served in
the flooded districts of Ohio, according
TO George W Latti-ner of the Ohio flood
relief commission appointed by Gov.
James NJ. Cox" said Scout Commissioner
E. S. Martin. who returned to Washing
ton Friday after having spent three
weeks organizing sanitary squads of Boy
Scouts and schoolboys in the inundated
territory. and assisting in the rehabilita-
ton work carried on by the commission
and the American National Red Cross
Society.
MIR. Lattimer told me that whenever
Boy Scouts were sent on errands by
members of the commission their mes
sages were delivered promptly and ac-
curately." said Mr.. Martin. The boys
proved TO be far more reliable than any
other messengers used by the commits
son." he said.
Mr.. Martin spoke in the highest terms
Of praise of the work done by several
Boy Scouts in GAINESVILLE In transmitting
messages across the river by means of
.neir wireless apparatus. 1t SO happen
ed that on either side of the river there
lived Boy Scouts owning wireless sets
whose homes were not harmed by the
,looi. The boys were experts at the art
OF sending and receiving messages by
wireless. Fol- several days the city
authorities were dependent upon them TO
transmit messages across the river. all
other means OF communication having
been destroyed.
When the Ohio National Guard arrived
at GAINESVILLE the Signal Corps took
charge of the stations belonging to the
scouts. The instruments were kept work
ing day and night until the flood receded
sufficiently to allow the passage OF boats
across the river. The apparatus belong
ing 10 the Boy Scouts proved equal TO the
severe test given 1t and worked with
complete satisfaction.
Yesterday the record for attendance
at scout examinations was broken. when
sixty-five boys reported to Assistant Scout
Commissioner Frank G. Wood to take the
second-class tests. The examinations
were conducted by Scoutmaster j. "
Hyde. assisted by Scoutmasters Taylor
and Priest at the scout rendezvous at
Rosslyn, Va.
The new examination cards recently
adopted were used for the first time The
use o.. these cards enables the scout
masters TO examine a larger number of
boys at one time than was heretofore the
case.
At the meeting Of the scoutmasters
nounced that the Washington council
would conduct a camp on the site Sc
lected near Chesapeake Beach. Md. The
complete announcement and camp circu-
weeks.
The DO X Of instructions for preventing
accidents viii be published next week ac-
coroing 70 an announcement made by
headquarters. and will be ready for dis
tribution among the scouts The scout
masters will explain the instructions 10
the members OF their respective troons
and later VIII give examinations Boys
qualifying in these examinations will he
awarded the American Museum OF Safety
button.
special meeting OF Troop No. "a was
held Friday afternoon at the Congress
Heights Public School in conjunction
with the Child Welfare Association OF
Congress Heights The meeting. at which
about nifty parents of members of the
troop were present. was the most en-
thusiastic scout meeting ever held i'm
that section of the city
Addresses were made by DR. William
NJ Davidson. superintendent of Wash
tngfon public schools. and by Supervis-
ing Principal johnson of the ninth divi-
sion Nearly nm people witnessed TWEEN.
ty applicants for membership in the troot
take their tenderfoot examinations The
tests were conducted by Assistant Scout
COMMISSIONS Frank c. Wood. with the
assistance OF Scoutmaster Merritt Earl
Those who took the examinations were
Ffrman II. Bailey. Roy Burch. Rober,
Cowan. James Fairall William Z. John
son. William Kelley. Carl Kidwell, Her
bert King. Harold Mattingly George Nc
Hkenna. Charles Mcnamara. William Mil.
Ter. Willard Nally. Earl Porter. Amor
Simmons. Wallace Smith. Elwood Spa ul
ding. Melvin SpauIding. George Van Sise
and Mevil Weisbrod.
After the examinations were completed
the troops fife and drum corps gave a
drill in the yard adjoining the school
Arthur z. Randic of RandIe High
Minds has presented thu troop band with