Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-23

- outing season of the local Boy
Scout ORGANIZATION will be inaugurated
at Q O'Clock tomorrow morning, When
Scoutmaster Vernon Bailey and members
of Troop 80 set up a camp near Difficult
RIM Va which is about three miles
down stream from the Great Falls OF the
Potomac If the weather is favorable
the troop will remain at the camp during
the entire Easter holiday.
No tents are to be provided for the
bows. each of whom will sleep in water
proof sleeping bags, which they have con-
structed themselves Each scout will do
his own cooking with the regulation scout
equipment Several of the first-class
scouts of the troop will attempt to qualify
for the merit badge in camp craft, which
necessitates one of the most difficult tests
i'm the scout activities
The regular Boy Scout camp routine will
be followed, and each day hikes Will De
taken. The region surrounding the Great
Falls is particularly we'll adapted Tor
work in scoutcraft and woodcraft, because
of the dense woods to be found every
where Among the more difficult tests
to be attempted will be the construction
| of fire lighting equipment from such ma
| terials which the scouts may find In the
woods and the making OF fire without
matches Assistant Scout Commissioner
| Frank c. Wood hopes to be able to spend
| a day or with the boys. during which
| time he will conduct examinations Tor
merit badges.
Second-class scout examinations were
| held yesterday al the, Boy Scout renoeZ-
| vous at Rosslyn. Va. under the direction
| of Assistant Scout Commissioner Frank
| G. Wood. Scouts who successfully pass
ed the examinations We're James Little
hales, Reber Littlehales, Harry Cham
I berlain, Norris Gaddess, Charles Wright,
Samuel Mckinney. Roger Gessford' ROD,
Powell, Troop No. %; Marshall Nevis,
/ TROOP No 22; Wrightman Richardson,
ii>srroop No. 81. and Charles Amazeen,
Troop No. l..
of these WHO took the tests hiked to
Chain >bridge. with Acting Assistant
S.outmaster. Fred Reed, and the re-
mainder returned to the city
| Scoutmaster w NJ. Coleman and mem
| bers of Troop No rs and Scoutmaster
| Irwin Priest OF Troop No. =. Members
| Of these troops are to take the second
/ class examinations during the coming
month
| A number of the members of Troop
! No. 80 who mad several tests TO complete
| before being advanced to the second
class rank took a hike YESTERDAY in the
4
! scoutrnaster,, j. V. Hyde.
J. -
| r.o,rs No 49, Scoutmaster H. l.. Tay-
lor. organized a bicycle patrol OF ten
members. The patrol saw active service
last Tuesday in the search for GranVliie
| Liekey In the vicinity of Takoma PARK.
/ rha following. new. Scoutmasters have
| been appointed by the national head
| quarters in New. York city during the
| past week:
! Rev. Merritt Earl. Troop "a meeting
/ place. Congress Heights Public School
Nelson A Carr. Troop No. 80: Pet
worth.
II Members of Troop No - yesterday
II sent a huge bunch of flowers to their
comrade Leander Syme, who was oper-
ated upon for appendicitis at Emergency
Hospital Thursday Leander is reported
10 be improving rapidly.
II SAltmaster f. Z Jones of Troop NO.
"A has just filed applications for twenty
one mesit badges. When these eNamln1-
tons are completed he will become an
Eagle Scout. which is the highest rank
n in the Boy Scout organization
Boy Scout troops are in the process of
organization at the following places
Epiphany Church. G street between i"th
and 18th northwest. st Andrews Fps
copal Church. 18th and Corcoran streets
northwest: Ketcham Public School. Ana
costa; West Public School. Saufs Ad-
dtion, and Hyattsvilie. Md.
Seventeen boys of the. Friends Select
School have successfully passed the ten
n derfoot examinations and are now full
f1edged members of the newly organized
troop at that school This troop was
organized by Scoutmaster j. V. Hyde of
Troop 80 who is physical director at
II the school.
Local Boy Scouts and scoutmast ers,
who have successfully passed merit badge
examinations given under the auspices OF
the court OF honor OF the local council
| and have had their names placHi on the
oil OF honor. nave been announced by
Seout Commissioner Martin as follows:
Ffad c. Reed. Troop No 1I--Cooking.
cTaf; siaanship. electricity, fremanship,
first aid. machinery, personal health, pub
lie health and swimming
l. Chester Guy, Troop No. 1o-First aid
life saving. personal health. public health
and swimming.
II Clarence Latham. Troop No. 10-Firs