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The Washington times., 1913-10-05
SCOUTS TO COMPETE.
IN MOVIES CONTEST
Picture Machine and Films to
Be Given Troop Selling Most
Tickets Per Member.

Scouts of every troop in the District
this week will enlist in a competition
for a moving picture machine. and 1.o0o
feet of film, valued at SIS, which will
be awarded to the troop selling the
most tickets. in proportion to its MEM
bership. to ~The Making Of Scout,
a motion picture play which will be
given in Washington six nights this
month. --
1t takes two and half hours to give
this play. which will be shown in I'M
maculate Conception Hail. Eighth and
NJ streets northwest, 0cteber 20. p, and
p, and In Ingram Memorial Church.
Tenth street and Massachusetts avenue
northeast, the three nights following.
The tickets are 25 cents eachs
The play will have special interest for
local scouts, because many OF the
scenes were taken here in Washington.
one Of them showing President Wilson
reviewing the Capital scouts. The play
viii be given in every city where the
scout organization arranges for it, and
in every one there viii be moving pic
ture machine and a long roll of firm Of
fered as prize In no Two cities viii
the same film be offered, so the various
winning troops will be able to exchange
films with each other and thus have a.
new entertainment every week this win
ter with no addltfonai cost.
Every troop in the city VIII have an
equal opportunity to win this. coveted
prize, for Il will not go to the one sell
ing the most tickets, hut to- that which
sells the most per member. For ,ex-
ample, a troop of 100 members which
sold 800 tickets would not be rated as
high as troop of thirty which sold 12o
tickets. s+ - Z
Chicago scouts already have arranged
tc have The Making OF a scout run
there for three weeks, and Philadeiphia.
Cleveland, st. Louis, and even cities
on the Pacific coast are now. bidding for
it Washington scouts are fortunate in
being the nrst to see the new photo
play after it leaves New York city
Arthur r. Forbush. deputy. field scout
commissioner, viii come to Washington
with the picture play, and wil give a
brief explanatory lecture on the activi-
ties OF the B. S. A. and will meet with
the local scout commissioners and
scoutmasterS.
The Washington times., 1913-10-05
SCOUTS make GOOD
IMPRESSION At FAIR
Officials Ask That Fifty Of the
Lads Represent B. S. A. at
Next Festival.

Twelve Boy Scouts Of Washington,
At the invitation Of the Fairfax Fair
officials. rspresented the n. 8. a. at
the biy fo0tiva. In Fairfax. Va, last
weelg. aad the fact that the same Of
ncaats have satd they want fifty scouts
there at the fair next year u IN In
dicotjon Of the credit with which the
boys Acquitted themselves.
Troop l. Of Takoma PARK. furnish
ed ten Of the scouts. the other two
being Claude Ayre, Of Troop No. 60.
and Homer 0rognfls3d, Of Troop No. /.
The Tako,na Pnrk boys were Assist
ant Scoutmaster Louis Gosorn, Howard
Derrick, Debsi0w B1yleston, Clinton
Allard. Lloyd Gosofn. Kenneth Har-
rice, Robert CY1tf. Howard Galley,
Steven Williams, and Donald Stewart.
Scoutmasfsr q. !. Bowles,. Of Troop No.
2j. took the boys out to Fxirfax Tues
day and the next day they were Joined
by ecOutmastef Fred L Harriss. Of
Troof No. q, who remained IN charge
till the scouts returned TO Washington
Thursday night
Ths troop Establishes model camp
at the entrance to the fair Sr0uuds.
putting ND two tentg and a ~. They
did police service in keeping the traffic
moving at the entrance. keeping .
square cleared for the stock 5udgsng
contests, rendered 0rst aid service In
three emergency cases, and found tine
to give several exhibition drills.
Tho rain and mud which hamperod
their work q great deal made the sit
vation more dlndcult but Il also proved
to the thouasndp q the f.ir shsf scsst-
The Washington times., 1913-10-05

, Troop 3o-Friday night, october 10.
I:30, in one of the parlors of the Public
Library. c. W. Killian, scoutmaoter.
Troop 33-Friday night, october 10.
! o'clock, at he home of Scout Howard
Criswell. 53G Shepherd street north
west Assistant Scoutmaster .. B. Bow
man in charge.
Troop 39-Friday night. October 10,
o'clock. at the home of the scoutmaster
| 1884 Ealorama road; Vernon Bailey,
scoutmastsr.
!; Troop 4o-Friday night. October 3, 7:3O
ut Kenilworth Church, Kenilworthi
Stephen s. Eall, scoutrnaster.
Troop iS--Thursday night. october g.
1:30 ut Epiphany ChaJel. Twelfth and
{ streets southwest; g. n. Filkins
scoutmaster.
Troop 44-Friday night. October 10, 7:3o
at home of Scoutmaster Jones, Be-
| thesGa, Md; L. r. Jones. scoutmaster.
Troop 47-Tuesday night. October z
30 at parish hall of st. Andrew
Episcopal Church, Fourteenth and Cor.
coran streets; a. G. Gunnell. scoutmas'
ter
Troop ]. Capital Heights-Friday night
October 10. 7:30 at headquarters of the
troop. Capital Heights; +. II. Hamilton.
gcoutmaster.
ScoutmaSters are requested to send In
notices of meetings promptly and as
early as possible In the week. Notices
Of special events to be features Of the
meetings will also be used.
The Washington times., 1913-10-05
Scouts to Get Medals
For Municipal Work

In Buffalo. the Chamber of Commerce
has just offered twenty-five silver med
ais to be competed for by first and sec
ond class scouts of that city on October
- when examinations will he given on
municipal affairs ana the scouts pass
ing highest will get the coveted tro-
phieS.
A letter from the Buffalo council is
now in the hands of Commissioner Mar
tin here and he thinks Washington
could make a very creditable show
ing in this respect, If some local organ
ization would see 1T to initiate such
q contest.
Some OF the points to be covered In
the Buffalo contest are the assessed
valuation of the city, the output of its
industries, the annual tonnage handled
1T its port. It's relative position among
the ports cf the world. the humber and
kinds of its industries, the chief Of
ficers of the city and their duties.
Other questions win be what dis
trict does the applicant live In? Who
Is the alderman? Where is the near
est fire alarm box? How should an
alarm be turned in? Where is the
nearest fire engine house? What are
the principal streets ana car lines snd
to where do they lead?
The Washington times., 1913-10-05
SCOUT ACTIVITIES
JOINING NATIONS
international ReIa6ons Are Be.
ing Sealed BY Common Ip-l
terest in Work.

International relations are certain Z,
undergo . remarkable change durin,
the next thirty years or %. a. q ressn
Of Boy Scout activities. n the expert
ence Of Ludwig 8. Dale, national fey<
scout commtssioner. In Europe durins
July. August and part Of Septembs
Il any criterion The worId-wide char
acter Of the scout movement. bringins
the future citizens. soldiers. and dipio
mats into common bond Of fsllowshap
II certain to have . Tar reaching h
nuence on the history Of this century
In most OF the western EuropeaS
countries the government II gfvini
much aid and encouragement TO eh
boys, but probably nowhere to the de
gree found IN Sweden and Norway.
The Norweg1An government Eives u
movement every encouragement and -
Gently an appeal tor an Increased so
port Of scouting w&g sent out Agne
| BY such o6ciAl8 ~ SECRETARY cf etat
Knudsen, Senate Prestdent Bernef, -
General Aorgeustierne." Sn1d Mr.. DO
% hi return to lids country. n csn,
trAl once wfH BE establfshed tn Chriol
ttania which WIN direct al the n
Scout work Of Norway.
I'm Sweden permanent camps are -
ing eetAbsinhed everywhere and the puo
lic schools are making more and mop
use Of the scout progSaH The moys
ment has had an unusual Appeal TO u
older boyD In this country. coed maK
troops being compoeed ok boyU q
| efghteen years Old and older.
The Washington times., 1913-10-05

Troop No. 1-Friday night. October
10. o'clock. at boys department of the
Y. II. c. A.. first regular business meet
ing since full organization. Assistant
Scoutmaster w. L. Martin in charge.
Troop 10-F-iday night, October TO-
$50 20 1:30 at Ninth Street Christian
Church, T. r. Pirtle, scoutmaster.
Troop lG-Tuesday night, October l.
80 at Ingram Memorial Church,
Tenth and Massachusetts avenue north
east. !. w. Partin, scoutmaster.
Troop 17-Friday night, October 10.
o'clock. at Western Presbyterian
Church, II street northwest w. l.
Simpson, scoutmaster.
Troop 21-Friday night. October TO-
7:3O o'clock, at home of Scoutmaster
Harries, Takoma Park. F. l.. Harries,
scoutmastcr.
Troop 22-Thursday night. October
3. 7 o'clock. at Eighth and streets
northeast. 9. Hackett, acting scout
master. =
Troop 2+Tuesday night. October :,
O'Clock, at Congress Heights. for drum
lessons: Wednesday night. 7:3O, regular
meeting; Thursday night, o'clock
bugle and fife lessons: Friday night, !.
o'clock, band drill. The Rev. Merritt
Earl, scoutmaster.
Troop 25-Monday &niGht, October D,
"a. at Naval Battalion for drill; Thurs
day night o'clock, regular meeting
place to be announced. IL. l. Bowles'
scoutmastcr.
The Washington times., 1913-10-05
CAPITAL HEIGHTS
PROUD OF SCOUTS
City Officials Join Fathers and
Mothers of Boys in Giving
Them "Sendoff."

Boy Scouts are the center of -attrac-
tion just now in Capital Heights. Md,
city officials and citizens all combin-
ing TO support the newly organized
troop there. Installation of Scout
of thirteen Boy Scouts was carried
out Friday night with impressive
ceremonies.
Leading officials of the local council
and a number of Boy Scouts from
Washington were present. There were
also a number OF Boy Scouts fre.s
Troop 40, kenilworth, to assist in the
ceremonies. Scout Commissioned z.
3 Martin delivered the installation
address and presented the tenderfoot
badges.
The program, which was carried out
following installation, included dein-
onstration of first aid by Dr. W. H.
Leonard, of the local council assisted
by members OF TROOP 70 and their scout
master, stephen S. Bah.
The little hall at Capital Heights was
Jammed with friends If the new troop,
hcludipg mothers and fathers, sisters
and city Officials. Scoutmaster .Hamil-
was offered by the Rev Jared Hay
den, after which the entire congrega-
ton Joined in singing America
In delivering the address of welcome,
Capt. James ]. Graham. OF troop q,
dwelt at some length on the big hike
made TO Gettysburg last summer under
the auspices of the gospel mission b!y
members of the Boy Scout troop there,
and emphasized the value of the ttain-
ing to the boys OF that institution.
Herbert W. Kline, superintendent OF
the gospel mission, also spoke of the
great benefit 10 the boys derived from
the trip.
Scoutmaster Bail gave brief talk on
scout work and Scoutmaster ,Bowles, of
Troop 25. told of. the excellent work
done recently by the boys at Fairfax
County Courthouse. during the county
fair Scout Commissioner Martin was
presented with handsome bouquet by
members of the new troop
Following are the members Of the
newly organized troop: Robert Ennis.
Carroll Megill, Fred Miller, Herbert
Moriand, Edgar Miles, Allen White,
Abe Goidstein, Norman Steele, Robert
Wright, George Walker, George Jacobs.
james Adams, and Frank Ninmo.
The Washington times., 1913-10-05
sip of Interest the Boy Of District and Vicinity
Washington Scouts
Rdden TO Celebration
of Alexandria Troop

Scout officials, Scout masters, and
all the Boy, Scouts of Washing
ton have been invited to be the
guests of tie Alexandria Boy
scouts next Friday night, at the
celebration of the anniversary Of
the installation Of the first troop
i'm the Virginia city. "
There are now about $50 Scouts
in Alexandria, and probably 100
visitors will 60 from here, In.
cluding Scout Commissioner
Martin, who will address the
gathering.
Scout Commissioner Harry W.
Rudd, of Alexandria, has sent q
hearty invitation to the WASH
ington boys to come over and
be neighborly, and q fitting pro.
gram is being arranged In which
many Capital boys will have .
part.
The Washington times., 1913-10-05
Boys Plan to Study
Secrets of the Woods

Special studies in woodcraft are be-
ing made by members OF Troop II, and
the boys will attempt to carry out one
OF the important requirements for their
merit tests in camping, which calls for
spending fifty nights In the woods.
The boys have arranged a per-
manent weekend camp within COM
Portable hiking distance OF Beth
esda, and IL Is the intention to spend
Friday night, all day Saturday and
Saturday night in the woods every
week as long as the camping season
lasts. II r.. -
The boys! make their own camps
from materials used in the woods
They .occupy Ieap-tos rather than
tents. and in cooking dispense with
aEmany convenilonai dishess as pos
sfbaA ;, The Idea II to show the boys
N e con Sbe; Accornnlish ished In. =. the
woD4s wifhout the customary as
stsfants provided in the city homes,
The Washington times., 1913-10-05
Troop 43 vii! Hold
Rally Thursday Night

A rally Of Troop ~ will be held at
Epiphany Chapel. Twelfth and g
streets, next Thursday night at 1:30
o'clock. a. which the scouts and Camp
fire Girls of that troop have been ask
ed by Scoutmaster c. N..FilRips. to at
tend Z:
Washington Barracks, Is expected TO
be present at the rally, as will Assist
ant Scoutmasters Henry w. Kottttlan,
George Manly. and Dr. Stevens
Announcement was made today that
the meetings Of Troop % will be held
on Thursdays In the future. instead
Of Tuesdays.
The Washington times., 1913-10-05
Georgia Boys Life
Saved by Scoutcraft

scoutcraft doubtless saved Charles
Ihomason, a tenderfoot scout, Of Ath-
ems. Ga. from death short time ago,
when he was bitten on the wrist by a
water moccasin. one OF the few vari-
eucs OF poisonous snakes. Thomason
was out In the country when he was
Fhten. BE at once applied his lips TO
he wound. and, while. he sucked out
what poison he could, another scout
took of his necktie and made a to.rni-
quet, which hept the little poison re-
naming from getting into his blood. The
plucky boy then walked more than a
nile TO the office OF doctor, VINO
ca1sterized the wound
The Washington times., 1913-10-05
win Look Over Site
Of Camp Butt FOR
Permanent Grounds

Scsut Csnnissioner Edesr q
Martin and . committee q three
appointed By hinself WIN leave
esrly tomorrow morning for
Chesapeake Beach, b lesk ever
the site occupied By Camp
ArchibaM Butt last SUMMER,
With . view 70 purchasing Il for
. permanent camping srsund.
The eonnittee Includes Seoutnas.
ter vernsn Bailey, Of Troop Ne.
-; Scsutnaster william L.
J Brown, Of Trssp Ne =. a.l
Herbert F. Spith, Of the For.
estry Service.
The tract includes about ffty
acres sbeut fur niles up tie
hay fren the beach terminal Of
the steaA railroad. The ground
b wooded and lilly and has
been greatly improved - .
camp site By the Washingtsn
Scouts whe spent . paxt u ths
suDneR there.
The Washington times., 1913-10-05
To Name Board for
Merit Badge Tests

oeoutmasters Irwin G. Priest. Troop
No. s; Vernon Bailey, Troop, No. 80, and
DR., George II. Ashley. Troop No. i, ap-
pointed by the local council to name a
board to conduct merit badge tests for
Washington boys, expect to hold a meet
tng some time this week to begin their
work
The examiners WIN be selected largely
from the departments of the Govern
ment, each TO examine the merit badge
applicants along one particular line. In
this way the entire held Of Scout ac-
t1s1k1ng ~ - covered By q board Of
experts. such a. could be gotten to-
OUthee - No oth1e Affy - America.
The Washington times., 1913-10-05
Urges Swimming Pool
For Washington Scouts

By obtaining permission in advance
from the secretary of the Y. NJ. c. A..
several scoutmasters have the privilege
of the swimming pool of that institution
for their respective troops at infrequent
intervals, but the growing practice
threatens to crowd out or seriously in
convenience some of the regular men,
bers of the association, and is causing
the officials some little embarrassment
In consequence.
I'VE are glad to extend these cour-
tesies whenever possible" said one officer
OF the association. but as We have
night classes here so much of the time
we have TO place limit on our gener-
,sity. One OF the best things the Wash
irgton scouts could have would be a
winter swimming pool Of their own. and
l think their membership is almost large
enough 10 support such an innovation
The Washington times., 1913-10-05
Former Patrol Leader
Is Ronored By Scouts

Charles Mcnamara, until recently
leader of the badger patrol OF Troop
No. 81. Congress Heights. but who has
recently moved to Pittsburgh, has been
elected an honorary member of his
former troop here. Mcnamara was one
of the most accomplished scouts in
Washington, and his place In Troop
No. "a will be hard to filI.
Weekly meetings will be held by
Troop No. "a during the rest of the
year at the home of George Mckenna.
in Alabama avenue.
The Washington times., 1913-10-05
Boys at Gettysburg
Displayed in Pictures

The exhibition of nearly 200 pictures
Of the Boy Scout activity at Gettysburg
was a feature OF the meeting OF men,
bers of Troop 10 recently. These were
shown by Scoutmaster Pirtle In a
microscope" and showed many of the
scenes in which the boys took part last
July when they acted a6ssAtdes to the
Red Cross Society and assistants to the
civIl war veterans on the battlefield.
The Washington times., 1913-10-05

crsfs was somsthing substantfai that
was able to meet just such emsryen-
Amer breaking camp in the rain
storm Thursday, the scouts were <iad
to take advantage Of an invitation from
her house. one OF ths most palatjal
homes IN the vtucinity Of Fairfax Here
they dined sumptiousfy and later gave
demonstrations IN the big parior.
The Washington times., 1913-10-05

Acting in the capacity Of official mes
senger for the National Council Of the
Boy Scouts OF America, First Class
Scout Devere Weldon. patrol leader
Of Troop, No. 50, called at the Office
OF Chief E. T. Chamberlain, OF the Bu-
reau OF Navigation, yesterday morning,
and presented him letter from the
national council and a copy OF the
scout handbook
The Washington times., 1913-10-05
Boy Scout Meetings This Week

An invitation has been extended to all Boy Scouts of
the city to visit the Naval Battalion tomorrow night at
73O o'clock to learn scouting Members of troops 81
and IS have been taking advantage of this instruction for
several weeks Commander Dempf has extended the in
vation to include any scouts who may wish to come.
The Washington times., 1913-10-05

The object Of the mission Is to interest
the bureau in the new edition Of the
scout handbook. which will be of the
press some time next month. OF course.
the matter might have been sent by
mail, but Chief Scout Executive James
E. West thought 1t would be far more
appropriate to have 1t presented by q
scout in uniform, and accordingly the
arrangement was made through Scout
Commissioner Martin.
The Washington times., 1913-10-05
NEW REGISTRATION
IS NOW IN SIGHT
Scouts Are Urged to Fill Out
Blanks and Their Annual
Reports.

/ The new registration plan embracing
scouts Of all grades as well as scout.
masters. went into effect last Wednes.
lay, and Scoutmaster Martin has urged
every scoutmaster IN the. District tc
I III out the new annual report and re.
registration blanks and turn them in
as soon as possible.
This change in is accordance with the
plan adopted by the National Council al
its annual meeting last February, and
it will go far toward making the Boz
Scouts of America a more compact or.
sanization and increasing its worth and
efficiency proportienately.
Under this plan every scout and
scoutmaster Will pay an annual fee OF
% cents, which win be divided between
the local andanaronai councils.
Means Closer Touch.
Although this sum will by no means
cover all the expenses of organization
and supervision, it will enable the Ma.
tional Council TO keep in closer touch
with the various councils and troops all
over the United States. Letters from q
score of States received by the Ma.
tionaI Council have almost universally
approved the new scheme.
Scouts who wish to be enrolled under
the new system may apply either to
their scoutmaster or to Scout Commits
sioner Martin, at his Office on the
ground floor of the District building.
In cases where a registration has been
paid within the last six months, a
proper allowance will be made. GER
81 20 ri r.yt11 hx JiU
each scout when he registers.
A troop committee OF three repre-
sentative citizens, each well acquainted
with the scoutmaster. is also urged by
the national council, and a space for
their Endorsements and signatures Is
just out.
Must Notify Council.
They must agree that in case the
place OF the scoutmaster becomes va
cant they will notify the national coun-
ell at once and will take charge of the
troop until his successor is named.
Many troops already have such a COM
mfttee, but never before has the ma
tional organization insisted on such a
procedure.
Under the new system the name ad-
dress. age, date of enrolment, date of
passing the tenderfoot, second class.
and first class tests and the number
of merit badges won by every scout in
American will be on record in the New
York headquarters. Furthermore, all
orders for badges of any character or
for other equipment restricted to the
use of boy scouts must specify the name
of the boy for whom II is intended. and
unless his name appears on the rec
Ords the badge or equipment will not
be sent
The Washington times., 1913-10-05

To the Scout Editor:
Troop, No. q, Of Takoma Park, has
Just finished one of the busiest weeks in
it's history. Last Sunday we had
boat drill at the naval battalion, and
Monday night the regular lessons In
signaling, splicing. knot tying, etc, un-
der the direction of the petty officers of
the battalion. There were fifty-siX boys
present from the various troops. Com
mander Dempf gave us talk on the
history and principle OF the compass.
and the new boys and scoutmastcrs
present inspected the Sylvia. -
On Tuesday afternoon we went to the
Fairfax Courthouse fair, where we
established a model camp beside the
main gate, cooking our own meals IN
the open. We aided In keeping the
traffic moving, acted as guides and mes
sengers for the fair officials, and gave
first aid to three patients. These in
cluded schoolboy. a man sixty
seven years old. and 4 woman. They
were all suffering from heat and eX-
haustion
Before leaving we We're the guests of
Mrs. r. W. Woolley at her home. and
she was SO pleased with our work that
she is going 10 try 70 get troop or
sanized near her home.
On FRIDAY night we had meeting at
the home Of Scoutmaster r. l.. Harri as.
where Quartermaster Miller, of the
Naval Battalion, gave us test in sig
mailing. Two of our boys caught forty
nine out Of ffty-two words sent In the
regulation code with Authorizations, and
two others got forty-scven
The Episcopal Church of Takoma Park
has offered us the use of their parish
hall for our scout meetings
We are expecting large attendance
at the boat drill Sunday afternoon. and
at the regular lessons at the Naval Bat
TALON wharf. Sixth and Water streets
southwest. Monday night Our scout
master. Mr.. Harries. will welcome all
the boys who come to learn sea scout
ing SCRIBE, TROOP NO. 81.
The Washington times., 1913-10-05

To the Scout Editor:
After an entire summer spent in camp
at Colonial Beach the other members o.
Troop No. are back in Washington.
We are going to continue scout work
all winter and will reopen camp Coffin
on the Potomac soon. We nave also ar
, ranged for a hike to Burnt Mills, Nd,
accompanied by DR.. Ashley, our scout
master, and Assistant Scoutmaster w.
i. Martin.
At Sun Camp. at Colonial Beach,
there were come good records made
Scout Davis and I went to the rescue
of two boys whose canoe had over
turned three-quarrers of a mile from
shore. and brought them in safely.
helped a little girl who could not SWIM
but who got out into wate. over her
head. Members of the camp were, I'm
structed in handling large ard small
water craft. One Of the best parts of
the trip was the Journey home, as we
had a fine time on the boat.
Many scouts OF our troop are in high
school. and we have twelve first class
scouts. The troop has been divided
into three departmcnts-juniors. twelve
to fourteen years old; intermediates.
fourteen to sixteen, and seniors, over
sixteen years.
C. THROCKMORTON.
Troop No. ].