Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-01
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That the national Boy Scout head
quarters plans to cooperate with the
in the management Of Camp Archibald
Butt next summer on the Chesapeake
bay was announced yesterday by Scout
Commissioner Martin. The national
headquarters has decided to establish
a school for camp directors in con-
nection with the Boy Scout camp.
A course Of instruction in the man.
agement Of camps for boys is planned
and at the close Of the season a GER
tificate will be given those who have
successfully passed the prescribed ex-
aminations. The national headquarters
then will endeavor to obtain employ
ment for the graduates at camps for
boys throughout the country.
The Scoutmasters' Club is to hold q
meeting tomorrow night at the Ne"
Willard Hotel The feature of the meet.
ing will be a symposium on The Shor'
Hike; It's Object: Where to Go; What to
will participate in the discussion viii
be Scoutmasters Marshall, Woodward
Bowles and Filkins.
H. c. Malinka. formerly assistant
scoutmaster Of Troop No. 43, has been
appointed scoutmaster of Troop No. 16.
which meets at Ingram Memorial
Church
About fifteen members of Troop No
47. accompanied by Scoutmaster Taylor
and Assistant Scoutmaster John Stock
hard, went on a hike yesterday in the
vicinity of Cabin John Bridge.
Reports received at headquarters indi.
cate that 233 Washington Boy Scouts
participated in the celebration at Alex
andria Washington's birthday.
A force of workmen is to begin clear
ing off some of the timber on the CAM
site fronting on the Chesapeake bay to
morrow. The cutting is to be done II
accordance with instructions received
who surveyed the tract.
A Sawmill has been set up on the trac'
and about 100000 feet of timber which 1.
ready for cutting is to be taken of dur
ing the next two weeks. The building o.
permanent camp buildings will star
April Is.
Franklin X Matthews, librarian at ma
tional headquarters, visited Washington
Thursday in the interest Of the nationa
organization.
Norris Gaddess of Troop No, 80, one Of
Tuesday from Philadelphia, where he at
tended the annual rally of the scouts o.
that city. Norris left Washington Satur
day afternoon and while in Pmladelphia
was the guest Of Assistant Scout Commis'
sioner Patton.
He was present at a gathering Of
about /, 500 scouts Monday, when the an
nual treasure hunt was held. Norris
made an address to the scouts in Whicf
he described the merit badge faculty
which has been organized in this city.
The treasure hunt" was held in Fair.
mont Park. which is about the size OF
Rock Creek Park. The treasures" con-
sisted of scout equipment. some civil wal
relics and other articles OF interest," te
scouts One treasure" was q TWO
Treasures" were hidden by members Of
the Philadelphia scouts. and the scouts
devoted tho entire day in the search for
chem. Norris Gaddess assisted in hiding
the Treasures.
The first meeting of the Instructor
Corps will be he'd Saturday evening
March Z. at z o'clock, in the Grand Army
Hall on Pennsylvania avenue oniy
first-class scouts recommended by their
scoutmaster will be enrol ed. The opJec'
of the corps is to get group OF special
ly trained boys to be called on TOT pubic
occasions and at the same time to teach
them activities which they can teach 10
their respective troops.
The following list Of activities will be
carried out: Tenderfoot requirements
second-class requirements, first.class re.
euirements, methods of conducting scout
meetings. talk by members of the merit
badge faculty, knot tying, measuring
distances, making fire with rubbing
sticks, star study. bird. animal. fish ano
reptile study: plant study, forestry. camp
craft, cooking, seamanship, canoeing
tr,{J {rO Cieno ing SpttlnR-uD exercises
health and endurance study. first aid
life-saving, scout games. drill. wall seal
ing, pioneering and book study.
Examinations for the Chamber of Com
merce banner, which was recently ap.
the Chamber of Commerce and the loca
council, will be given on the evening OF
March IL at the headquarters of eacf
troop in the District. The troop passing
the highest examination on matters con
nected with the city of Washington viii
be awarded a banner. which will be the
permanent property Of the troop. ban
ner will be awarded each year.
Secon6-class examinations will tnke
place at headquarters Friday evening
March s, and Saturday morning, Marcel
T. at RoSslyn, Va.
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presented at the scoutmasters meeting
Monday evening for an Easter hike t!
the camp site, which will cover g. period
of one week.
The tentative plan for the hike follows
1t shall be conducted as a troop hike
That is, before a scout can enroll he vii
have to be assigned to a troop or grouI
that has an adult leader or scoutmaste
over it.
Each scoutmaster or leader will be helG
responsible for the scouts under him By
the hikemaster.
The hikemaster will have full charge.
The hike will start from the District
line and continue across country toward
the camp site Two days will be given te
cover the distance. Two days will be
spent on the camp site and two days will
be used in returning to the city.
Each group or troop will have to ar
ing. Means will be provided for the trans
portation of the heavier material. such as
tents, foodstuffs, blankets. cooking ute9a
sils, etc.
A party will be sent four hours ahead
of the main column to pick out the camp
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