Evening star., 1915-10-10

Local headquarters has sent out the
following communication to the troops
calling attention to the manner IN
which Boy Scouts deport themselves
when serving as orderlies:
THE most noticeable thing that de-
tracts from the bearing of a scout In
uniform is the manner in which nearly
every scout goes round when on duty.
with his hands in his pockets. The
writer noticed during the day OF the
g. A. r. parade one scout who was
acting as orderly to ono Of the omcials
going tho rounds with both hands
showed into his pockets. It looked ex-
tremely bad and decidedly careless.
|Scoutmastersl Get after your scouts
about this bad habit. And another
thing. scouts. when you are sent out to
patrol a street or corner stay by your
self and don't go round in punches.
You were sent to that post for some
work-not to gather in a knot on the
corner and discuss the weather and
crops"
Witnessed Peace Demonstration.
One of the headquarters officials yes
terday had the following to say with
regard to the message Of peace which
was signaled from the dome Of the
Capitol at the conclusion Of the G. A r,
encampment:
THE writer had the privilege-and
he deemed it big one-to meet MAI
the peace message from the dome OF
the Capitol last Saturday. Maj. Whit
tlesey is eighty-six years old. but he
certainly did not look it the way he
went up those wearisome long flight OF
steps at the Capitol to the dome. He
was the freshest of the lot when he
reached the top!
You should have seen that signal
ing. 1t was simply great. Standing or
table near the railing Of the dome
with the wind blowing perfect gale
Maj. Whittlesey wig-wagged the mes.
sage at a rate that would make some Of
our signal scouts hair turn gray
Handling a AKA flag in gale of wine
Troop was detailed to blow the flrsi
CALL"
Few Troops Registered.
The records of local headquarters
show that the scoutmasters have beer
rather lax in sending in their monthly
reports, 1t is stated. These reports are fol
the purpose Of assisting the troops, ant
they are the only means by which head
quarters may know when a boy resigns
or moves from the city. 1t also gives
an opportunity to render assistanc<
where the attendance at meetings, etc.
is not what it should be.
AS the scout year oficially started
the first of this month, II ts urgently
requested that all troops forward re-
port to this office for the month of Oc.
tober.
Pullman Compliments Scouts.
Mai. Raymond w. Pullman, superin'
tendent Of the metropoHtan police de,
partment, has sent letter to the ma
| tional headquarters of the Boy Scout
of America in New York city explain
ing the departments great apprecia'
| tion of the work done by the Boy
Scouts during the recent national en-.
campment of the G. A. II. The veterans
members of the encampment commit
tees and spectators have all given mgr
praise to the boys who were SO wliiine
scout training made them surprisingly
efficient in every emergency that arose
The police chief, writing to the cniel
scout executive. said:
.The Washington members OF your
great organization are certainly to be
Congratulated on the efficient service
and cooperation which they nave
given to the police department and to
the citizens public order committee
during the forty-ninth G. A. R. en-
campment, which is just coming to a
close Some of the veterans say that
the boys work, from the standpoint OF
real helpfu1ness, has even gone ahead
of that performed at the Gettysburg
reunion. In a statement which the pa
pers requested on the day of the pa
rade / said:
The work of the members of the
Boy Scouts organization along the line
parade formed is deserving of special
commentator and the service is thor
oughly appreciated. They did fine
work in assisting the police and MEM
bers of the public order committee and
in helping the veterans who were COM
PEELED to drop out of line
You know that l have followed the
work of the Boy Scout organization
closely ever since you became connect
ed with it in 1911, and I find myself
each year believing more and more
firmly that the movement is giving to
the boys of this country more that
makes for character building and good
citizenship than any other American
.aThe average citizen is coming
around to much the same opinion.
think, for on all sides this week l have
heard the scouts praised for their man
serve and their unfailing courtesy.
The boy of the twentieth century is
truly more fortunate than the boy of
any other period because of the won
derful opportunity for self-improve-
ment which he may grasp by accepting
the privileges Of the scout organiza-
ton"
Substantial Growth Shown.
The rapid yet increasingly substan-
tial davelnnment of the ROY Scout