Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

At meeting Of the Scoutmasters' Club.
held last night. a report vas received
on the new plan for the holding of
merit badge examinations. The scout
masters we're told of the formation of
tho faculty of examiners. consisting of
government experts. and of the number
in which applications for examinations
must bc prepared and filed
The plan for the improy ement Of the
permanent camp site ON Chesapeake bay
was outlined. The SCoutmasterS were
told by Scout Commissioner Martin that
a committee from the executive commit
tee Of the Boy Scout Council Of Balt-
more will visit this city next Thursday
and arrange for the joint management
of the camp by the scout councils OF
Baltimore and Washington. report
also was made on the enrolment OF the
local scouts under the new system.
The annual meeting of the local BOY
Scout council will be held in the board
room Of the District building At ~"
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon. Plans Tor
the coming year will lac made. including
the Improvement of the permanent camp
site.
The committee on merit badge exami-
nations, consisting of ScoutmaSterS.
Priest, Bailey and Ashley. will hold
meeting III the near future to arrange
Tor a meeting of the entire merit badge
faculty This meeting probably VIII be
held in one Of the hotels the evening
of December II. = A. Moffat, field secre-
fary Of the national headquarters, VIII
be in Washington at that time ana
probably will attend the meeting
Chief Scout Executive James l.. West
IS scheduled to deliver an address the
night of December Il before the Corn
Club boys, who arc TO be in TINS citN
from December II to Is He viii tell
OF the Boy Scout movement and of its
wonderful growth during the past year,
\ troop of local scouts viii give dem
onstration Of Boy Scout activities.
The local scout organization is having
prepared a booklet on Washington. copies
oi which viii be given to each OF the
visiting boys. This pamphlet viii tell of
the points Of interest about the city ana
viii conclude with an explanation of the
Boy Scout movement
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Martin con
ferred with Prof. otto Simon concerning
the part Boy Scouts are to take in the
proposed community Christmas cele-
hr;ttion. "Details yet to be worked
out.
\ demonstration Of Boy Scout aetivi
atfs and All Angels Church the night
Of November ~ \ request that such
demonstration nc given has been received
at headquarters.
Mr. Junk.n of the headquarters force
has prepared a set of drawings for Il
boathouSe. enlarged dining hall. punf
house and wireless tower. which II is
proposed 10 erect at the summer camp
The dining hail will contain a room to
y, 4 no. iS
posed 10 install a pump beside the ar
tesian well to pump water to d tank TO
be erected on the hill close to tn" sleep
ing tents. The pump will he operated
by Z. gasoline motor.
Mr.. Martin has under consideration
plans for the erection OF protection
against sea nettles 1t is proposed to
screen in place about 20 feet square
where the boys can batne when the sea
nettles are numerous. screen similar
10 that erected at tho bathin. pavilion
at Chesapeake Beach probably will be
used.
\ number of candidates for advance
ment to the first class rank took ex-
am.nations i'll cooking. signaling and
knowledge concerning trees. birds and
animals at Rosslyn, Va. yesterday morn
ing. The examinations were conducted
by Mr.. Lamb of the forest service.
Sergt McCabe of the Signal Corps, L.
S. A.; DR.. William II. Leonard and
Scoutmaster w Is. Wellman. Those
who took the tests we're Graeme Small
wood. Ross Anderson Philip Mex enney.
Allen Wilmington Walter EarnshaW,
Lawrence Prentice, Robert Crut. Walter
T. Brown, Roger y. Gessford. Charles
Wright. Rodney bennett. Harry Cham
berlaine and Edward Mcintyre.
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The mass hike which was to have been
made through Rock Creek Park yesterday
afternoon was postponed on account of
rain. Next Saturday afternoon Assistant
Scoutrnaster Chauncey Hackett is sched
uied 70 lead Il mass hike TO Bladensburg
and HyattsviIle Md. The start Will be
made from 18th and II streets northeast
at = o clock in the afternoon.
The Roy Scout Editor has receiv ed
communications from troop scribes as fol-
lows.
Troop No. 80.
The bicycle patrol of the troop has
been named the Blazing Arrow Patrol,
Frank Niedfeidt is the leader and John
Ehlomon is his assistant The members
arr George Sheriff. Leslie Sheriff Grant
Thomas Roland SimonS Ernest Scheic-
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