Evening star., 1913-11-23

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The annual meeting of the local Boy
Scout council was held Tuesday after
noon. Reports on the activities OF the
Boy Scouts of Washington were read
and plans for the fall and winter dis
cussed.
The following officers were elected
President Arthur c. Moses; vice presi-
dents. Cuno II. Rudolph. Henry Blair and
Colin II. Livingstone; treasurer. Paul Du-
Ianey: scout commissioner. E. s. Martin;
executive committee. A. c. Moses. and
chairmen, Milton Allies, Z. p. Bicknell,
Albert NJ. Chesley. Henry p. Blair, Phil
ander p Claxton. Stephen E Kramer,
G. A. Lyon. jr.: Henry NJ. Kaufman,
Colin III. Livingstone. E. s. Martin, Cuno
II. Rudolph Theodore W. Noyes and
James z. West
\ finance committee was appointed as
follows: Paul Dulaney, Henry NJ. kauf-
man, William n. Leonard. A. G. Moses.
Colin II. Livingstone and Herbert a.
Smith.
Arrangements are being made for
series of lectures to be delivered oe.oIe
during the fall and winter months scout
master G. n. Fiikins of Troop NO. ~.
president of the club. has been haru .,
work on the plan and already severaA
government experts have promised 70
deliver lectures on the topography. geoi-
ogy and history of the District OF co UNI
bia and the birds and animals 10 be
found within the territory.
Members of Troop No. are to demon
a
aers and All Angels Church next Friday
night
The following scouts have been ad-
vanced TO the first class as the result OF
having successfully passed examinations
given during the past few weeks: Harry
Chamberlain. No -; Graeme Small
wood. No. 32; Ross Anderson. No. So:
Robert cruit. No. q, and Lawrence
Prentice, No. 40.
Scouts from practically every troop
in Washington participated in q mass
hike yesterday afternoon The leader
was Assistant Scoutmaster Chauncey
Hackett. The scouts started from 10Th
and III streets northeast at o'clock and
hiked out the Bladensburg road to
Hyattsville- They returned by way OF
Rhode Island avenue and when they
reached the District line boarded the
electric cars and rode into the city.
Next Saturday Bristow Adams of the
forest service is to be the leader. The
start will be made from Rosslyn. Va.
The scouts will hike to Fort Myer. and
will visit the cemetery and wireless
station at Arlington. They will return
TO the city by way OF the Highway
bridge.
A Christmas message to the Boy
Scouts of America from former Presi-
dent Roosevelt is printed in the latest
number of Boys Life, the official Boy
paragraphs of the message which are
of particular interest are as follows:
THE boy IS not worth anything If he
is not efficient ] have no use for molly
coddles, i have no use for timid boys,
for the sissy type of boy. I want to
see a boy able to hold his own and
of this ability to hold his own. i wish
10 see him contemptuously Indifferent to
the mean or brutal boy who calls him
Sissy or mollycoddle because he is
others. If boy is not fearless and
energetic. he is a poor creature, but
he is even a poorer creature If he is
bully of smaller boys or girls. IL he is
guilty of cruel mischief. and If in his
home, and especially in his relations
with his own mother and sisters. he is
selfish and unfeeling.
4 believe in play with all my heart;
but / believe in work even more. While
boy or man plays. | want to see him
play hard; and when he works 1 don't
want to see him play at all.
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Scout Commissioner Martin has re-
ceived a copy of a printed report made
by the committee on sea scouting of
the national council 1t contains Mr.
scouting activities Of the Boy Scouts
local scouts are shown Mr. Martin
also has received an advance copy of
official
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The Boy Scout editor has received
communications from troop scribes as
follows:
Troop No. ,16.
day night meeting at it's headquarters
in Ingram Memorial Church. After the
roll call the patrols went into different
parts Of the room and practiced their
assigned work. Two patrols practiced
Knot tying and the other one Sema-
phore signaling.
After studying for some time the
patrols returned to their regular places
different subjects. The scout yell was
then given and the meeting adjourned.
Most of the boys went on the mass
hike.
Troop NO. 81.
The regular meeting of Troop No. 80
was held Friday night at the home of
one of the boys in Cleveland Park.
Several boys who have been on proba-
tion were voted in and assigned to
patrols. AS soon as they are prepared
they will take their tenderfoot exami-
nation and become active members of
the troop.
After the meeting refreshments were
served and the scouts played several
games.
The troop took advantage of the two
day vacation last week and went on a
short camping trip returning In time
for the meeting. On the hike the boys
played foot ball and were shown a
new way Of cooking meat.
The foot ball squad has been prac-
ticing faithfully throughout the past
week preparing for the game Saturday
with Troop No. s.
Troop No. 81.
Owing 10 the bad weather very few
boys were al the Naval Battalion Sunday
afternoon. Those who reported took trip
on the motor boat d. c. NJ. around to