Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-08
reorSaniZed by Scoutmaster Ball. The
boys of the troop are all older scouts.


The Scoutmasters' Club held it's first
fall meeting in the oak room of the
Raleigh Hotel Monday evening. After
the usual business meeting the Off
GERS for the coming year were elected
as follows: Scoutmaster Vernon Bailey
George II. Ashley of Troop l. vice pres
ident, and Scoutmaster H. l. Bowles OF
Troop 5. secretary treasurer.
Scout Commissioner Z. S. Martin made
a report on the scout work during the
summer. He spoke about the activities
at Camp Archibald Butt. Camp Good
Will. the weekend camp and sea
scouting. Scoutmaster BoWles reported
on the White mountain trail building
expedition, Of which he was leader.
On the roll call the scoutmasters of the
different troops reported the activities
of the troops
The following merit badges have been
awarded during the past week:
Philip T. Williams. swimming, ....>..
Donald H. Stuart, bugling.
communications have been received
from troop scrbes as follows: --.---.
Troop No. Al. ::
AT the meeting of our troop las,
Friday instruction and practice in
signaling was the first part of the pro-
gram. CHI boy then recited the scout
oath and law.
I'VE have received another welcome
addition in the person of Stuart Coates,
| formerly of Troop 80, whose name was
proposed for membership by Scout Guy
keeton of At. Scout Coates was unani
mously voted in and was approved by
student at Western High School and
is a tirst-class scout, holding eighteen
merit badges.
There are still two vacancies open
| ...:s i..3t, a n
one so desiring is invited to attend
the regular troop meetings, held every
Friday evening at 1880 o'clock at 1122
| Willard street northwest.
Next Friday the boys will assemble
:. quarter of an hour earlier and will
visit Troop so at their headquarters
at 18th street and Massachusetts ave-
nue. northwest.
NO hike was held last Saturday on
account of its being Halloween, many
of the boys having afternoon engage
ments-and Troop IL only takes all
day hikes"
Troop No. 3 of Mount Rainier.
Last Friday Troop of Mt Rainier
gave an exhibition, called A Day in
Camp at the Christian Church in Mt
| Rainier. The play took up the diff
ferent branches of scout work, in
Guiding the following: Signal drill,
| knot tying. fire building without
matches, first-aid work with the TRAN
| gular and roller bandages, scout
games and setting-up exercises. A sill
yer Offering was taken up after the
play with which we are going to buy
small tents to take overnight hikes
with next summer.
Troop No. 5.
AT orr meeting Saturday night our
scoutmaster, Mr.. Bowles, gave a short
talk on merit badges, after which we
had signaling and first aid practice
Thursday we defeated the Lexington
Athletic Club foot ball team by the
score of 10 to 6. Our victory was due
largely to the work of Hugh Johnson
| Turner and Samuel Hardy, and the
work of the line must be highly com
| mended.
Saturday, through the line plungine
and kicking of Samuel Hardy and the
work of Tauner and Phil Williams. we
defeated the Spartan Athletic Club by
| the score Of u to 0. 1t was a more
gamely fought contest than the scor,
would show, as the game was marked
| by clean-cut lacking, perfect passes
and no penalties.
We have another first-class Scout
now in Baldwin Hardy and expect to
get about three more when the No
| Vember examination is held. We also
EXPECT to get some more Second-clas IS
scouts, as a number of our boys are
| ready to take the examination. Ten
derfoot examinations will be given the
! last part of this month.
! During the week the following boys
have passed merit badges. al follows:
Phil Williams, civics; Hugh Turner.
| civics; Samuel Hardy, athletics, swim
ming and life saving.
q L.