Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-04

Registration for the ensuing year OF
the Boy Scout calendar is progressing
rapidly, according to an announcement
made yesterday by Scout Commissioners
z. S. Martin. Already a large number OF
troops have registered for the new year.
and Mr.. Martin believes all will have
registered within day or so.
The fall and winter scout activit es
began October /. Many troops Friday
night held their first meetings since the
summer recess.
Eugene Goff has registered as the new
scoutmaste- of Troop 30. which held
its first meeting in the schoolhouse at
Chevy Chase Saturday afternoon scout
master E l.. MaSchmeyer of Troop 51
gave snort talk and a general scout
meeting was held. Since the last meet
ing last spring Scout King RidgwaE OF
Troop 50 has passed the necessary tests
to become a first-claSs scout. and Is
now wearing merit badges for hte-5as-
ing and swimming.
Scout Mark Shoemaker of Troop 81.
Friendship Heights, Md, has been
awarded the coveted insignia of the
Eagle Scout. Troop 81 has now two
Eagle Scouts on it's rolls. the other be-
ing Scout Alvin Biggs. 1t also has
credit. Scout Edward Sherry is the
third highest man in the troop, with
total of thirteen badges.
The following merit badges have been
won by. Scout Mark Shoemaker: Bee
farming. carpentry, conservation. cook
ing. craftsmanship, firemanship, first
aid, forestry, gardening, handicraft.
life-saving. masonry. painting, path
finding. personal health. pioneering.
plumbing, poultry farming, public
ing.
Second class examinations were held
at headquarters Friday evening. These
new rules and regulations. published
October 1. The following boys applied
for examination: Scouts Robert Bote-
Ter. w, William Hogan d Harry Mc anfn
Thomas L. Saxon, Theodore Hartshorn.
H. E. Andrews, John Saxon. Kenneth
Chappel1, Homer Hartshorn. Elliot
Adams. Galen McKeever and John w.
Wagner.
First-class examinations are sched
uled to be held on next Friday and
Saturday. The written part of the
tests will be given Friday evening at 7
o'clock in the local headquarters at the
District building. while the other ex-
aminations will be held Saturday
morning at $3.50 o'clock at the old
Washington Golf Club grounds at
Rosslyn. Va. The examination will be
are requested to prepare thoroughly.
The following men have consented
to act on the merit badge faculty:
Earl B. Fuller. physical director.
boys department. Y. NJ. C. A., examiner
in athletics. swimming and life saving.
DR.. D. L. Borden, physical develop
ment.
The motor boat, Sea Scout. is at
Heller's marine railway, at Annapolis.
Md, being thoroughly overhauled. The
cabin is being remodeled, a galley add
ed, new electrical equipment installed
and the boat is to be painted through
out. When put in commission it will
proceed to Solomons Island, get the
Washington for the fall work in sea
scouting.
Scout Commissioner E. s. Martin has
sent in his annual report on sea scout
ing in the District of Columbia to Ma
A. Carey of Waltham, Mass. The re-
port will be published in the annual
report of the National Council on Sea
Scouting. which is about to go to
press.
A number Of troops are ordering
new equipment. Troop AZ has ordered
service stripes and the new cloth arm
badge. Troop IS placed an order for the
new metal troop number to be worn on
the collar and service stripes, while
Troop 80 is Quitting the whole troop
with service stripes.
Scoutmaster Henry C. Malinka has re-
turned from Governors Island, N. Y,
and is at work getting his troop in
shape for fall work.
Scout Commissioner E. S. Martin has
sent letter to the different citizens
associations asking their cooperation in
getting scoutmasters and organizing
troop committees A number of these
organizations have appointed commit
tees to look into the movement, and
have requested local headquarters to
send speakers to their meetings to de-
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