Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-24

the woods with the Girl Scouts and their
leader, Mrs. E. NJ. Richardson. There
We're thirty-nfne present and five visitors.
tluartermaster Miller. Sergt. George and
also with u.s. Miss White, a school
leacher or the Congress Heights School,
was also with US. She was very helpful
20 US with bird and nature study. Last
Wednesday evening Troops Nos. As, 30
and ~, with their drum and bugle corps,
held parade in Anacostia. We had a
me time and enjoyed ourselves i'm
mensely.
Troop No. Is.
Troop Is took a hike to Apollo Springs
last Saturday. We started ut 6::;0 and ar
rived at our destination at about 1870
pm.
Inc night was quite dark so we built
large fire before we started to look
around. About ten yards from our fire
we discovered grave at the top of
which was a piece OF paper a stick
with this inscription on it. Here lies my
only son, who died MAY l. 1914, at the age
OF six months: let him rest in peace"
After all the excitement had subsidized
We went back to the fire and cooked our
grub. Sitting around the ire we told
stories until about 49, and then we
started for home. When we got to Penn
came up and the owner was kind enough
TO give Us ride the rest of the way
home.
Assistant Scoutmaster Groves was in
charge of the BOYS
Troop No. 81.
Last Saturday We hiked to Wildwood,
Md. leaving our hall at 8 o'clock. We
blazed a path through the woods and
did some cleaning up around our camp
site, to be ready for the Girl Scouts
rally Saturday. May -. which will be
held on our campgrounds. Quite a num-
Der Of the boys camped out all night
with Assistant Scoutmaster Louis
Gosorn. Camp was broken Sunday
morning at o'clock Monday night we
had our band rehearsal, and Wednes-
day night We cleaned up and deco
rated our hall for our housewarming
Thursday night to Troops No. 43 and
No. l Of kensington Md. Thursday
night we turned out early and Patrol
No. L met the kensington troop of
twentysiN scouts at the railway sta
ton. while Patrol No. met fifty
scouts of Troop No. As at the end of
the car line and escorted them to our
hall. We also had with us Assistant
Scoutmasters Fred G. Reed Of Troop
No. II, ]. W. De Shields Of Troop No.
Al and Graeme Srnallwood of Troop No.
Mrs. l.. L. Dutton, lieutenant, and the
members OF Takoma Troop No. 5, Girl
Scouts, who had charge CT the eats"
Quite number of parents and visitors
were also present.
The meeting was opened in our regular
form. after which announcements were
made and merit badges presented. then
our scoutmaster spoke of his sorrow
in turning the house warming into fare
well to the best scoutmaster in the Dis
trict of Columbia, G. y. FikinS, who had
resigned, owing to the ill feeling at head
quarters, caused by his efforts to get
DIR. Leonard back with us and to get
some more practical help for the boys.
The principal feature Of the program
was the first public appearance of our
band. which started things by playing
There Will Be Hot Time In the Old
Town Tonight Exhibitions of bandag
ing, signaling, hand wrestling. etc, were
given and song was sung by the boys
of Troop, No: l. and short talks given
by Assistant ScoutInasters Fred Reed, De
Shields, Smallwood Louis Gosorn and DIR.
Eggleston Scoutmaster c. n Filkins
told US how he first started in the scout
movement and why he had made up his
mind to leave 1t. Three rousing cheers
were given for him and DR.. Leonard, after
which lemonade and cake were handed
around by the Girl Scouts. and the band
gave us concert, led by the scoutmaster.
A short patrol leaders meeting was held
and arrangements made to meet the Girl
Scouts Saturday morning and spend the
day with them at our camp at Willow God,
Md. A friend of scoutmaster has
donated enough paint for the walls and
ceiling of our hail. SO We expect to start
decorating next week. The hall will be
finished in cream and the woodwork Is to
be grained in light oak.
HOWARD J.. HARRIES.
Scribe Troop No. Il,
Takoma Park.