Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-09

sugar. coffee. flour. etc, which the scout
may look at but not lift.
A large rock which may be seen, but IS
too large to lift.
The weight of man pointed out
Numbers-Apples, peas. potatoes, ETC.,
in a pile at quick sight
MISUNDERSTANDING water in quarts.
The Boy Scout editor has received the
following communications from troop
scribes:
Troop No. 40.
AT our meeting Friday night DIR. Leon
ard gave us a talk on frst-aid work. The
savings bank of the troop is getting along
in' fine shape. Six new books were issued
at the last meeting. The deposits range
from ) to - cents. Sunday the troop
Is to attend the flag raising of Troop No.
II at Capitol Heights. William Clemmer.
Raymond Norris, Emory Naylor and
Raymond Baur have received their sec
ond-class badges.
Troop No. IS.
''The usual Thursday night meeting Of
Troop No. 16 was held in its headquar-
tiers at Ingram Memorial Congregational
Church. and several subjects were dis
cussed.
1.-TWO members of the troop went on a
hike last Sunday and had a fine time.
They started about 1870 o'clock and ar
rived at theft destination, the Apollo
Springs. an hour or SO later stopping fire.
iQuently OH the way to draw map of
the route On arriving at the springs
they made fires and cooked dinner. which
consisted of bacon on sticks potatoes
roasted in the fire and toasted coffee
cake.
.'The fire was then allowed to die down
,,l,J. ct al Gil rl1 a X
ing turns in sending and receiving. Home
was reached about $50 O'Clock.
Troop No. 81.
1--WE had our regular lesson in boating
at the Naval Battalion Sunday afternoon.
and our school in seamanship Monday
night. We spent the evening in study
ing knot tying and splicing. Friday night
we held meeting at our scoutnlasteTs
home and talked over plans for the win
ter's work.
Saturday afternoon we hked down to
Sligo branch and held number of scout
games and tried out the various boys for
their parts i'm our entertainment. The
boys all carried their camp equipment
and cooked their suppers at the camp
fire and then hiked TO the Episcopal par
ish hall, where we held our meeting. Re
ports were made that four out Of the five
boys who took the seconG-Class examina-
ton last Saturday had passed Four boys
took the first-class examination Satur-
day, leaving only two tenderfeet in the
entire troop.
Fourteen applications for merit badges
were filed this week and about ten more
will be filed Monday Denslow Esgles
ton and Kenneth Harres have built Il
bridge and a hut for their merit badge
faSf ti0plpSfnu al htA
bicycle patrol is. getting his patrol in
! shape to take the cycling test Tor merit
badge.
a committee to look after the sick
and delinquent members appointed,
| consisting of Patrol Leaders Howard
| Derrick. Denslow Eggleston and Assist
| ant fatrol Leader Kenneth Harries.
1T was decided to give a medal TO the
boy having the best record each month,
to be worn by him during the follow
ing month; bar added FOR each month
the same boy wins il. the bars to be re-
| tanned his personal property. The
American and troop flags viii be ear
ried by the patrol having the best rec
ord for each month
Troop No. 80.
THE meeting of Troop No 50 was
postponed last week, as Friday was
Halloween and many OF the boys attend
ed parties Three members of the troop
went on a two-day hike into Virginia
and when they returned reported they
| had had a fine time.
The boys slept in the woods, and
their blankets We're covered with frost
when they awoke Several members of
/ the troop have successfully passed
/ their second-class examinations. and
are now taking their first-claSs tests
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