Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-14

service will depend on the results of this
! one. In a sense. therefore, the eyes OF
both the Department of Agriculture and
of the Boy Scouts of the country are
upon the boys who compose this party.
ScoutmaSter BoWleS an experienced
| woodman. who has Travelled through the
wilderness of many states in this coun-
try will have charge of the entire party.
Each patrol of eight boys will be under
the direct supervision of a scoutmaSter.
The Boston Boy Scout Council will send
a scoutmaster cook. who will have charge
of this important feature of the eNpedi-
ton. An experienced forest ranger,
designated by the forestry service for
this trip. will meet the party at Gilead
Every precaution will be taken for the
safety of the boys. Although there will
be a good deal of hard work. it is In
tended to give ample opportunity for
play.
Among the side expeditions that will
be taken by the boys are the trip to the
summit of Mount Washington over the
famous old Glen road past the celebrat-
ed halfway house. with its romantic
story: the beautiful Glen Ellis falls.
Tuckerman's ravine and the peaks OF
the Presidential range
On the return trip the boys will stop
at Portland, Boston. New York. Phila-
delphia and Baltimore. where it is ex-
pected entertainment will be provided
for the members of the party and rcep-
tions given in their honor. The return
should be made about July 10.
First and second class examinations
were given at Rosslyn. Va. yesterday
by Scoutmasters Taylor, Maschmeyer
and Junkin, assisted by examiners in
signaling from Fort Myer and the signal
| Office. The boys showed themselves well
| trained for the tests they had to pass,
and did the work with true scout spirit.
The raising of the standard OF the eA-
| ri orc
helped the boys and is making scout
i work more appreciated.
The following boys took their first
class examination: Ernest Utz, George
De Witt Faber, L. Gosorn. L. Hodge
| cock T. Holmes. Percy Miner. Wilfrid
Pryor John Ridgway, Henry kiel. Percy
| Neipold, Hugh Warren. S. Carpenter, H.
Fellows. James Grant, NJ: Price: wat
son, \. F. Marshall F. Niedfeldt. F.
Hoffman. A. Burdine. J. Somerville. E. D.
May c. C. Lanier and H. helms.
| The following boys took their second
class examinations:
| Julian Latham. Louis Coleman. L.
Hickman. H. Nichols. E. C.. Wilton.
S. Schor. George Kelser. NJ. Lake, R.
Melton, c. Shrout, r. Burkette, f. W.
Lincoln. r. Petit d. Davis. /. Evans.
B. Hackenberger, E. HemphilL 7. Sheri- |
dan. w. Taylor. S. Patterson, ]. Page.
I G. Keeton, C. Mainhill. NJ. Oneman, F.
Minnick. A. Holland. A. King. J. G.
| Scharf C. NJ. Exley, ]. w. Robinson.
r. Miller, Edward King, E. 1ngley.
1 Warren Loring.
The following merit badges were
awarded during the past week
! Charles Thurtel, cooking.
| Stephen Williams, Craftsmanship.
| handicraft.
H. S Galloway. craftsmanship.
| Leslie Sheriff, public health, personal
| health
Robert F. Ensilin, personal and pub
| lie health.
Herbert Pierce. personal and public
| health. iremanship.
| Graeme T. Smallwood. invention.
! William Knoll, handicraft, craftsman
/ ship.
| Roger Gates. handicraft.
| Donald Gates, handicraft.
| Camp Director Eastman has arranged
| complete program to be carried out our
| ing the first two weeks at Camp Archl-
! bald Butt The scout activity there DUR
/ ing the summer promises to eclipse any
| thing ever done in a Boy Scout camp.
/ Scoutmaster Malinka has been chosen
! to act as one of the assistant camp d.
| rectors at the camp this summer.
| Scoutmaster Hyde is now at the camp
| looking out for the live stock he IS re-
| ported having his hands full with the
| work of fencing the pastures and some
| of the fields. 80
! The first reunion of the boys who went
/
| at the encampment there of civil war vet.
| rams will be held at Camp Archibald But,
| the first night of camp 1t Is proposed
| to organize Gettysburg Memorial Asso
| citation with regularly elected officers ana
| carry on activities of various sorts Inc
annual memorial meetings will constitute
| features of the associations activity.
| class of ten applicants Tor tne
| cycling merit badge test reported at ~
! ,.fo 60
! III streets northeast for the nrty-mile
| run The one mishap occurred "ltnin =
! mile of the city-a bursted tire Wn tsa
| disqualified the rider. The rest or the
| class rode out to Laurel and back ana
| then finished the required number OF
miles round the city Possibly the most na
| swim in the afternoon in the stream
near the Agricultural College;
Scoutmaster H. L. Taylor did the rlde
| also. which makes the third time ne
| mas made this run. He has just finished
| a record run of $500 miles without a
! puncture, or without having a single
repair of any kind to his wheel since iast
| August The scouts who took the run
| were ArnelI Carpenter. Hummel FISH
| burn, Norris Gaddess, Rodney bennett,
| Thomas Somerville, Augustus Hines,
!, Ralph Lee jr: Robert n. Young. VIII
| The next cycling test will take place
| in September.
1
| has lust been awarded the merit
| badge in invention by the national court
| of honor. He is the only Boy Scout in
| the country TO have passed the test Tor
| this badge and it is more than likely that
\ he will be the only scout that will ever
| possess such badge. National head
| quarters has decided to drop the inven-
ton merit badge test from the list of
| merit badges on account of the heavy
| expense necessary in getting the same.
| Scout Smallwood now has thirty-eight
| merit badges to his credit.
| Scout Commissioner Z. S. Martin has
| received a telegram from James E. West,
chief scout executive, that the national
| court of honor has approved of award
| ing a silver honor medal to Scout j. ID.
Esgleston and bronze honor medal to
Robert Cruit both of Troop 81. These
| medals have been awarded for bravery
and are the first honor medals to be
given to Boy Scouts of the District. y
Communications have been received
from troop scribes as follows:
Troop No. 16.
"On Tuesday evening the Boy Scouts
of Ingram Church. Troop 16. will give n
lawn fete for the benefit of the troop.
! AT 100 O clock Milo Atkinson will give