The Washington times., 1914-10-04
SCOUTS REGISTER,
ACTIVITIES BEGIN
Many Troops Have First Meet
ings of the Year-Merit
Badges.

The annual registration Of scouts is
Row in progress. Scout activities be-
gan on October l. and many of the
trooPs conducted their first meeting on
friday and Saturday evenings of last
week. Eugene Goff has registered as
the new scoutmaster of Troop -. at its
Srst meeting at Chevy Chase yesterday
ectsrnoon. Scoutmaster E. L. Mssch-
nreycr. Of Troop 81, gave a short talk
on : out work.
Kinz Ridgway. Of Troop 52. has pass
ed the tests to become a first-ciass
scout. and is now wearing merit badges
for life-saving and swimming
Mark Shoemaker. of Troop 81 Friend
shin Heights. Md, has won the eagle
stout merit badge. Alvin Biggs, of the
same troop. recently won this badge.
The troop has a total of seventy-seven
merit badges to its credit. Edward
Sherry is the third highest man in the
troop. with a total of thirteen badges.
The merit badges which have been won
Nv Eagle Scout Shoemaker are for bee
garCling. Csr1entry, conservation. cook
ing, craftsmanship, hremanship, first
aid. forestry. gardening. handicraft,
Jife-savIng. masonry, painting. path
finding, personal health, pioneering,
plumbing. poultry farming. public
health. scholarship, swimming. and
camping.
Examinations Friday.
Second class examinations were con-
Quoted in Washington headquarters on
Friday evening. The following boys ap-
pIied for examination: Robert Botcler,
William Hogan, Harry Mckee, Charles
c. Pryor. Edward Chaplin. Thomas L.
Saxon, Theodore Hartshorn. Il. E. An
drews. John Saxon. Kenneth Chappell,
Homer HaTtshorn, Elliot Adams, GaleE
NcEeever, and John ". Wagner.
First class examinations will be con-
Quoted neat Friday evening at O'Clock
The written part OF the tests will be
given on Friday evening in the District
Building, while the practical tests ~ilI
be conducted the next morning at the
old Washington Golf Club grounds.
Rosslyn, Va
The examination faculty will consist
o. Earl B. Fuller, physical director Of
the boys department of the Y. NJ. &. A.
who will be the examiner in athletics,
and DR.. D. L Borden, who will be the
examiner in physical development
The organizations motor boat Sea
Scout. is now being overhauled at Hell
1ers' marine railway. Annapolis. Md
The cabin is being remodeled, galley
added. and new electrical equipment in
stalled. Following completion of this
work, the Sea Scout will proceed TO
Solomons island. where she will get the
Boy Scouts scow. and return to Wash-
tnston for the fall and winter work jn
sea scouting.
On Sea Scouting.
Scout Commissioner E. S. Martin has
turned in his annual report on Sea
Scouting in the District of Columbia
10 the national sea scout commissioner.
Arthur A. Carey, of Waitham, Mass.
This report will be published in the
annual report of the national council,
about to so to press.
Troop A has already ordered new serv-
ice stripes and the new cloth arm
ba6ges, and Troop 25 has placed an or
Ger for the new metal troop number to
be worn on the collar. and service
stripes, while Troop SO is outfitting with
service stripes.
Scoutmaster Henry c. Malinka has re-
turned from Governors island, n y
ana II at work getting his troop in
shape for the winter season program
Commissioner Martin has forW rded a
letter to the different citizens associa-
tons asking their cooperation in OBJ
tanning scoutmasters and in oreanizng
troop committees. Quite a number of
the associations have appointed com
rlittees to look into the movement and
have requested the local headquarters
10 send speakers to their meetings to
deliver addresses on Boy Scout work.