Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-01
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Field Secretary Wood is hard. at work on
the plan and if sufficient number of
scoutmasters or candidates for that posi-
ton signify their desire to attend. the
school arrangements will be made for the
lectures and the demonstrations.
The Washington Canoe Club has invited
the Boy Scouts OF Washington to &C.
company them on their excursion to Mar
shall Hall August 8. The steamer Mac
alester has been chartered for the oc-
casion. Field Secretary Wood has re-
ceived a letter from w. F. Sunny, chair
man of the entertainment committee in
charge of the outing, in which he states
that tickets will be furnished to any scout
or scOutmaster who desires to go on
the trip. 1t is probable that arrange
ments will be made for the demonstra-
ton OF some Of the scout activities at
Marshall Hall on that day by several
troops.
The holiday period for schoolboys
which closes today. has enabled a num-
Der OF the Boy Scout troops to go on
extended hikes and short camping trips
A number Of the boys spent Friday and
Saturday in the open and some Of them
will not return to their homes until
this afternoon
Troop No. Is. under Scoutmaster Ray
mond Schaeffer. spent Friday and Sat
urday in camp near Oxon Hill. Md
troop were on the outing.
Troop No. 10 camped during the holi-
days Ii the vicinity Of Black pond, on
the upper Potomac. Scoutmaster r. r.
pirtie accompanied the boys on the out
Ing. The boys carried sleeping tents
along with them and did their own cook
ing.
Troop No. 10 camped near Broadwater
Almost the entire troop participated in
the outing. Scoutmaster II. l.. Taylor
recommended Pofnrn ,rf
the boys chose commissary, who pur-
chased all the food supplies needed on
the trip. In this way the individual
cost to each scout was greatly lessened.
cook. and during their stay in the woods
some mighty tempting dishes were
served. The boys hiked to the camp
and the supplies were transported in
automobiles.
Troop No. Is spent Memorial day as
the guests OF Troop No. Fl at Takoma
Park. The visitors were met at the
terminal of the electric line by the
Takoma troop and escorted to a camp
ground which had been selected near
the TakOma spring. A wall tent and
were played and lunch was cooked
over open fires.
The scouts then started on a hike
which lasted about three hours. return
AhS W SdhP UClOTc o y ClOCh.
Troop No. Is was represented by
twenty eight scouts and Scoutmaster
Partin. Troop No. 81 had out fifteen
boys. Scoutmasrer Fred L. Harries
companied them on the hike. Ten
members of Troop No. 81 spent Friday
night in camp and returned to their
homes yesterday.
boys Memorial day by reciting some
of his experiences in the Indian cam
paigns in the west. He also told the
boys of his camping experiences in
northern Canada.
The boys Of Troop No. 81 are to visit
Troop. No. 16 at Ingram Memorial
Troop No. 80. Scoutmaster Vernon
Bailey. camped in the vicinity of the
American University grounds. west of
went on the trip. At the conclusion
of the exercises at Arlington National
cemetery the scouts of this troop i'm
med mediately returned to this city and
slept in sleeping bags made by them
selves. They plan to return this morn
ing.
A new Boy Scout troop has been or
ganized in Anacostia. The scoutmaster
has not yet been selected nor the troop
number assigned. This makes the third
troop which has been organized in that
locality in the past three months. A
plan is on foot to bring about co-opera-
ton between the three troops by forming
G. minor council. consisting of the scout
masters and patrol leaders This council
will hold meetings and discuss the scout
problems of local interest.
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Boy Scouts of Troop No. Is headed the
procession of Sunday school pupils of
Washington when their annual temper
ance rally was held last Sunday. Ad-
dresses were made to the young temper
ance workers at Mount Vernon NJ. E.
Church South and McKendree NJ E.
Church. The principal speaker was Sec
rotary Of the Navy Daniels.
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Troop No 40 is getting along well
with the first-aid and signaling. Floyod
Crews passed the second-class examna-
ton. The new patrol leaders are as fol-
lows: Patrol No. 1. Richard Shaw. lead
err: Lawrence Prentice. assistant: patrol.
No 2. Floyod Crews. leader; Raymond
Norris, assistant.
The scouts of Troop No. 10 have been
assigned a room at the Ninth Street
Christian Church for their head
quarters and are taking much pleasure
in preparing it for occupancy. They
have put three coats of paint on the
room, giving it a very bright light
color, and made large stencil of the
scout emblem. which gives the place