Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-08

That the marksmans code shall be
known by heart is one of the require
ments of Boy Scouts of the local coun-
Gil who desire to compete for a marks
1uanship merit badge. The code FOL
lows:
hereby promise upon my honor never
to
Point my gun at any human being
under any circumstances.
Handle Il firearm without first eX-
aiming to make certain it is empty.
Load a lirearm while persons are In
front of me.
Shoot at or kill a harmless animal
or bird for the mere pleasure of killing.
Skylarl with firearms in hand or
while engaged in target practice.
| Engage in aiming and swapping the
han.,er eycept with the frearm point
ed toward the target. ~
Shoot in the open without first tak7
| ing every precaution for the safety OF
others.
| Be unsportsmanlike when engaged IN
t contests of skill with firearms.
| Law aside frearm without cleaning
after being used.
Take anything for granted ana al
ways bear the above rules in mlnd.
The work of training Boy Scouts OF
| ne District of Columbia in narksman-
| shin was begun at the Center Market
| Armory last Wednesday afternoon I'M
der the supervision of Lieut. Albert $.
Jones, secretary. National Elhe As
ISOLATION of America, assisted py MAY.
Thomas S King, inspector OF rifle prac-
| tice District of Columbia National
Guard: Sergt. Ollie SchriNer and Corp.
| James +. CoppedSe of the united states
| Marine Corps. Sergt. SchflNer Is an
expert rifieman OF lnternauon ia t tanle
| and was member of the rlne team
which went to the Argentine Repuplc
and won the Pan-Amerlcan champion
ship in 1912. Corp. Coppedge Is new
conner. who covered himsell WIN siois
at the laee Seagirt shoot. when he won
second place in the grand aggregate
match. ... ,
Every Wednesday afternoon from 3
| until 6 o'clock the arnory range VIII
| he omen for the training OF Boy scouts
nntiI all the scouts in the district who
wish to become trained marksmen have
been instructed.
| Wednesday afternoon Scout Ira EW-
| ers of Troop y quallhed Tor MS merit
badge and junior marksmam decoration n
| with a score of SO standing ana AZ
! prone.
The examination for the civic merit
! badge was held Friday evening at
! Business High School. The following
! first class scouts reported for the eN-
| animation: Crane T. Smallwood, Troop
~; J. ID. EgSlcston. Troop u; Howard
/ Galley. Troop u: Lloyd Harrison, Troop
Il: Francis w. Watson. Troop Al; John
| Stockard. Troop Al; Arthur l.. Blakes-
! lee. Troop 81: Charles 5. Thurtell,
Troop 30; Hugh Turner. Troop 8; Law
| renee Prentice, Troop 40; Fred c. Reed,
Troop II: Il. A. BigGs. Troop 81; Edwin
Speakman. Troop AZ; Raymond Baur,
Troop 40; Philip r. Williams. Troop 5.
| The second-class examinations also
were given Friday evening at Business
| High School Under the new regula-
/ tiunS all requirements of the second
class grade are given by the scoutmas-
| ter except the requirements in signal
ing and first aid These are given by
the examining board.
The following boys took the eXamna-
| ton: Raymond Girton. Louis Good
rick. Daniel Neikirk of Troop 4 Fred
Bright. George Burroughs Spencer
! Burroughs, James Harper, Joseph Pow
4 ers. William Thomas. Albert Whit
D.! worth. William Wilkinson Dan I'homp-
son and John II. Foss of Troop Is.
Lindsay Hommes and Wilson Taylor of
Troop 81. Cabot Coville of Troop SO and
Walter Young OF Troop 81.
The merit badge test in cycling was
taken last saturday by Alfons
Sanders, Troop No. 25, Philip Williams
Troop. No. 5, and Edward Sherry OF
tt oop No. 81. The route was to Rock
willie and back. and some riding around
the city covering a distance of fifty
miles The boys made a credita BILE
showing and were praised for their
general good work by Scoutmaster
Maschmeyer, who conducted the exam
iIlation.
Troop ! of Georgetown, Troop 81 of
Takoma Park and Troop 80 have all
reregistcred and are now in full stand
ing.