Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-12

examinations in the second-Class Boy
Scout requirements are To ne held at the
rendezvous at Eos>Nn, Va SATURDAY
November l. according To ar announce
ment made Yesterday afternoon by Scout
commissioner Martin The follow NJ
Saturday examinations in the iirst-"lass
Will be given. Mr.. Martin has not vet
decided where the latter examinations
will be held
Mr. Martin yesterday sent to the ma
tional headquarters IN New York cItt u
request for thirty-fve merit badges
tests for which We're taken by scouts
during the summer months. All OF the
.pplications were approved bS the local
council. The badges should reach the
scouts within the next week 81 so ~,
Arthur \ Carey. chairman of the com
mittet on sea scouting OF the national
council has written "a Mt. Martin 10 in
au;re the extent of the activities OF the
Washington Boy Scouts IN that me our
in. the past summed. Mr. Martin Iti-
nished him detailed account of the SEA
scouting undertaken al the summer camp
on the Chesapeake hay-and told o. the
Instructions being received by the local
BOYS at the District Naval Battalion. Mr..
Carey also asked for description OF the
motor boat Boy Scout.
Accompanied by Field Secretary
Leonard Scouts Fred Reed ana Mar
shall Deshields and the Boy Scout
Band of Troop No. - of Congress
Heights. Scout Commissioner Martin
went to Alexandra Friday night ana
attended the annual meeting OF the
local scout council there. The annual
report of the council showed an en-
rollment during the year of 205 menu
beers.
several solos were suns by Alex
INlR
Heights band played several pieces.
Mr. Martin made an address on the
accomplishments of the Boy Scouts OF
America the past year.
committee representing the local
council visited the camp site on the
Chesapeake bay Monday to consider
the advisabality OF purchasing IL. Ihey
were accompanied by X. w Wood
ward of the forest service.
Friday morning Mr.. Woodward aud
two fellow employees OF the service re
turned to the camp site to make an es-
innate of the timber it contained. They
carried a tent and cooking outnt and
probably will remain till Tuesday
morning \ complete estimate OF the
amount of timber on the fifty eight
acres of ground and it's value VIII be
prepared.
\ motion picture machine and loo
feet of film are to be given to the troop
selling the greatest number of tickets
for the photo play, The Making OF a
Boy Scout" which is To be shown IN
this city the week of october 2o-2o. Inc
mixtures will be exhibited In the nan
at the Immaculate Conception Church
Monday Tuesday and Wednesday even
ines and the remainder OF the week
at Ingram Memorial Church:
The machine to be given the winning
troop is one-hundred- and -weni live
dollar apparatus. One is 10 be zen TO
the winning troop in each city where
the films are to be shown: kach troop
will be furnished with a dliferent l,too-
foot film An agreement will then De
made between the troops for the eX-
changing of the films. In this way those
having the machine will be able to snow
a different film at each weekly meeting.
The new Chevy Chase. Md. troop.
which probably will he officially known
AS Troop No. | of CHEVY chase, held It's
first meeting last night at the home OF
its scoutmaster. j. II. DellnSer Inc
troop already has membership OF
twelve
The registration of scouts under the
new system adopted by the national
headquarters is progressing rapidly Al,
ready severa! troops have sent TO local
HEADQUARTERS the new papers properly
filed out with the names of their MEM
beers. BY this system the local head
quarters will be able to keep complete
record of the organization
The motor boat Boy Scout, which is the
property Of the local council. is being
thoroughly overhauled in readiness Tor
next summers work. Tho hull is being
STRENGTHENED and the roof made stanch-
err Several new pieces of panklng are
being put in and all leaks stopped. and
the engine is being overhauled and all
loose parts frightened up. The craft is
to receive several coats of paint before
being covered up for the winter
The scouts who have mastered either the
Morse or continental codes in connection
with their work in signaling will find