Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06


an advisory committee to work with
! the scoutmaster, consisting of Bristow
! Adams, chairman: Schuyler S. Symons
! and J. w. Byler. The scoutmasters
! of this division are meeting next week
| to plan a rally for their troops
Troop 40 Active Again.
| Division No. 3-Deputy Field Exec
utive James L. KidweN has been work
| ing very hard to get his dlvisloh III
shape, and reports good progress.
Troop 40 is on it's feet again. WIN
Mr.. Ball as scoutmaster, and the posi-
| hi1i+;ss of Introducing some new ma
| terial into the troop from Behnihs'
| where there is a desire to organize q
| troop, but not sufhcleht NUM-" IT,
| bows TO organize one at preSeh,;;
| ,roops in this division are wen pro-
! riIsd with HEADQUARTERS, three of them
| having Headquarters OF tHeH Wv -
| well situated in good scoutiis Loo
tory Troop As is busy DHlldltis io5
ca bin. which it hopes TO hase ua;gbts
| cd early next year Capitoi ~,
! Troop is making good pfoEFe9s' 'ii
will be registered in week or ~ w.
| The BOYS are working well anu nc
are NUMBER Seehih6
| the troop. ,hors
! col Randle entertained the members
| of Troop IA Tuesday evening
bear feast" when each meilpel a.
riyen n piece of bear and elk meat 10
| roast for himself around the camp nre'
| Members OF other troops were present.
| also the band of Troop -
| Plans are being made ior pis az ~
be held December IS at the Metho ,c
| Church Hall. Anacostia. At TINS tlme
| il is hoped that at least loo scouts OF
| the division Will report for Inspection
and a demonstration OF the WORK.
Visits Citizens Association.
| Troop 81 attended the meeting of the
| Columbia Citizens Association last
| Wednesday, on the invitation of the
association One of the members OF
the troop recited the information nee
essary for obtaining one of the merit
badges.
| Troop SO Plans Hike.
! Troop 50 of Berwyn has reregistered
and is now Differed with Harry 6.
| Lugenbeel as scoutmaster and Charles
| Norman and Herbert Lugenbeel as as
| sistant scoutmasters. A hike has been
| planned for December 10 and the Held
executive will accompany them on an
all-day hike.
Applications for Examinations.
| The following applications for merit
| badges have been sent to headquarters
| during the past week:
| Nelson Marshall, fremanship.
| Philip T. Williams, pathfinding.
! Ora T. Smallwood, sculpture
Alfonso Sanders, craftsmanship and
handicraft.
| George Sheriff, forestry
/ Hugh Johnston, masonry.
| Philip T. Williams, cycling.
| George Mattingly, craftsmanship.
Scouts Hold Bear Feast.
| Thursday night one of the biggest
events ever pulled off by the Wash
ington Boy Scouts of a campfire ma
ture was held at Congress Heights
headquarters. More than 500 were pres
ent to celebrate the occasion, which
was afforded by the hospitality of Col.
Arthur E. Rand1e. 1t was planned first
| of all 20 have only the troops of the
third division present, but Col. Randle
asked that the invitation be extended to
all scouts of Washington and their
| friends
| The following troops were represent
ed making a total of 103 scouts and
twenty five officers: From scout head
Ia. -, III.
Field Executive S. s. Aplin and Secre-
tary NJ. +. Junkin; Troops 5, 10, IA, "a,
30. ~. As, so and Troop l, Capitol
| Heights.
Troop "a had been working all week
making preparations for this event.
and had prepared an immense pile of
wood for the campfire. some of the
| logs being at least foot in diameter.
They had erected signal tower on a
nearby tree, from which the national
flag was flying, and a platform about
thirty feet above the ground on which
were displayed the four bearskins
which had housed part of the bear meat
of which the boys partook.
After number of selections had
been played by the Troop "a drum and
bugle band, assembly was sounded, and
Assistant Scoutmaster Dietrich of
Troop "a had the honor of lighting the
fire. There was soon a good blaze and
plenty of light for the great company
assembled. The troops formed In line,
led by the band. marched around the
campfire and took their places in the
as grand marshal and had charge of
the troops. Scout yells were INDUCED
| in. being led by all the troops uniting
/ in the Boy Scout yell America" fol-
lowed by singing the national anthem
by all present. Col. Randle then an
| nounced the program and told the boys
how he got the bear meat which he was
presenting to them. and told them how
1t should be prepared.
| Thomas Grant, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, was the prin-
cipal speaker of the evening, and was
introduced by Col. Randle. Mr.. Grant
enthusiastically Endorsed the Boy
Scout movement and congratulated all
the members of the Washington troops
| on the splendid work they had been
doing, and wished that he could join
! their number and be Boy Scout HIM
| self. He spoke of the Endorsement of
the movement by men in the highest
walks of life, which spoke well for
its future.
| Scoutmaster William B. Marshall of
Troop As told of the excellent work
which had been accomplished In Phil
| adeiphia and New York during the
past week. when in one day Phila-
delphia Scouts and officers had raised
| $4,000 for the work and $4,000 had
| been raised in one day in. New York
| city. He said this was one of the best
| Endorsements the movement could have
| In these days when there are SO many
demands for money and people are so
| careful as to where they invest it.
The bear meat had been prepared in
September. when obtained. by sailing,
| drying and smoking. 1t was cut into
| slices and placed between biscuits and
| served to the boys in this way. Those
| VINO wished had sticks on which to
frlzzle the meat over the fire. but most
preferred to eat it as it was served
1t was reliShed NV oil uyha