Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20

A new series of application blanks for
examinations for advancement in rank
have been published by the local Boy
Scout headquarters during the past week
and are now being distributed among the
various scoutmasters.
Under the new examination system the
/ scoutma sters must give the scout pre-
| liminary test in all of the requirements
| for promotion before the regular eXami-
| ma ton, and must file an application blank
| stating that such tests have been given.
| On the receipt of such an application at
Headquarters the scout will be mailed
an examination card, which he must pre-
sent on the day of the examination to the
examining board. AS the various require
ments are successfully passed the scout
will be given credit for them on his ex-
amina ton card
When his card shows that his eXaml-
nations have been completed he must
turn it in to headquarters and he will
then receive a membership card stating
he is a scout of the tenderfoOt, second
or first class as the case may be. Thls
card has a space at the bottom on which
the scout attendance at meeting is to be
checked and the scouts will be required
to present their membership cards at
some regular meeting of the troop during
each month in order that they may be
! checked and thereby remain in good
standing.
| The following scouts took the first
| class examination yesterday afternoon at
| the scout rendezvous at Rosslyn, Va:
| Lttlehales and George Littlehales Of
| Troop No. SO: Charles Adams and Donald
| Chisholm of Troop No l and J. Fred
| Sickle of Troop No. s.
Troop No. "a, located at Congress
| Heights. Scoutmaster Rev. Merritt
Earle has organized fife and drum
corps under the direction of s.stant
| Scoutmaster James l.. kidwell. They
already have four bugles two snare and
! one bass drums. They expect to add
two flies and two more drums in the
| near future.
| Troop No TO- located at the Ninth
Street Christian Church, is TO have a
| series of ten-minute talks on Choosing
| A Life Work at its regular meetings.
| The series has been arrangned by Scout
master Pirtle, one talk to be given at
| each meeting of the troop The follow
ing talks have been scheduled: Minis
try Rev. George A. Miller; Medicine"
Kitchin: .'Ci aracter." F. Blagg; "Teeg-
| raphy-Wirelrss, H. De Groot; Dentist
| ry,'' DIR. f. :. Rankin; Drafting" w.
r. Metz
Two Boy Scouts members of Troop No.
| 3, of Reading, Pa. who are on a hike to
| San Francisco, arrived in Washington
| Friday. Tomorrow morning they start
| again on their way. Their next stop will
| be Charleston. w. Va.
| Their names are William Baker and
Abraham Killian. They are members OF
| Olivet Boys Club. William Baker is
second-class scout and Abraham Killian
| tenderfoot
They left Reading April :, and expect
| to reach their destination next December.
| They expect to earn a sufficient amount
| of money by the sale of postal cards to
| pay the necessary expenses of their trip.
| On arriving in Washington the boys inn
mediately went to Boy Scout headquar-
/ tiers. where they introduced themselves
to Assistant Scout Commissioner Frank
! c. Wood. who detailed Boy Scout to
| show them about the city.
/ William Baker is sixteen years old and
Abraham Killian seventeen. Both are
large for their age and look as if they
! are capable of making the big hike The
| boys are carrying with them "a letter
| from the mayor of Reading to the mayor
| of San Francisco. They a-e also carry
| ing an autograph book in which they
| intend to get the names of the officials of
/ the states and cities through which they
| pass.
The only baggage which the boys are
| CARRYING is that which is strapped to their
| backs. They intend to sleep in houses
| whenever an opportunity to do so is af-
| forded them. At other times they plan
| to sleep in the open
| Troop No. SO. which Is located at Ber-
| wyn, Md, has been presented with
| large United States flag by Mrs. NJ Nj.
| North of Herndon Va, in recognition Of
| their services in securing for the Red
| Cross of valuable supplies for the flood
sufferers in Ohio Troop Scribe Ralph
Hazard reports that this troop contribut-
| ed nine large sacks of mems clothing
and thirty pairs of shoes and stockings.
! The following scouts of Troop No. 5
demonstrated first aid at the Eaton
/ School Cleveland Park, last Friday:
! Mitchell Carroll Darwin Pope, George
| Hastings Harvey Gerry and Kendall Glib
| son. The demonstrations included ban
da ging for cuts, bruises and broken
| bones. transportation of the injured and
artificial respiration.
| The base ball team of Troop No. is
anxious to secure games with other Boy
! correspond with George Ahlhorn. assist
ant scoutmaster, care of the Y. Nj. {. A
| The next second-class examinations will
| he held next Saturday. All scouts wish
their applications on file at headquarters
not later than tomorrow,
Assistant Scout Commissioner Frank c.
Wood has received several letters from