Evening star., 1915-01-03

games were played. Boynton Herbert
won prize in jumbled game. Assistant
Scoutmaster Zirkle won prize in word
contest. At this time a large cleo
trically lighted tree became the center
left stocking and candy cane for
each scout
Scout ]. Eggleston. in the name Of
the troop, presented the scoutmaster
with an appreciative Christmas gift.
Troop ID.
1--WE attended the meeting Of the
Randle Highlands Citizens Association
last Monday night and requested the
cooperation of the association in Sc
curing a clubhouse. James L. Kidwell
and our Scoutmaster. Mr.. Alonzo Nor
ris. made short speeches. Mr.. Kidwell
told of the benefit that the Boy
Scouts are to a community and Mr..
Morris told the association that Col.
Arthur E. Randle would give the boys
site for the clubhouse II the Randle
Highlands Citizens Association would
cooperate with the boys in building
the house. A committee of three was
appointed to Investigate the matter.
I'VE will hold our next meeting Fri
day, January 8. We have three new
boys enrolled, who will probably take
night. The boys are Roland Perry,
Glen Jones and Benjamin Bailey. We
will then have thirtytwo scouts in our
troop"
Troop 16.
"Our scoutmaster. Mr.. Malinka, re-
signed last Saturday. The news came
as a great surprise to the members
of our troop. Mr.. Malinka Is a sergeant
major in the Engineer Corps. U. S. A..
and his official duties are such that he
has been required to resign his scout
position. Under his leadership our
troop has progressed and we will miss
him greatly"
Troop AZ.
"Our troop has had very busy time
during the holidays. On the day before
Christmas the bicycle patrol was out all
morning delivering Christmas trees and
baskets to poor families and at o'clock
the troop reported for police duty in con-
tree exercises. After the tableaux it was
scout of Troop Al who stood on the
Capitol steps and waved the big national
flag, which is the property Of the troop,
while the band played THE Star Span
gled Banner
"At our last meeting. recruit named
julius Muller became member of the
troop, on probation. The troop also ex-
tended a hearty welcome to Harold
Hursh, once leader of the Black Hawk
Patrol. who. on again moving into our
vicinity, Immediately obtained a transfer
back to his old troop
Troop 81.
"At our regular meeting last Saturday
night We had drill, followed with scout
games. A special meeting was called
for Thursday night for inspection of uni
forms and equipment. Scouts Steve Will
liams, William Kroll, Donald Stuart and
John Ridgeway were detailed as ushers
at the New Year eve dance at the Dis
trlct of Columbia Naval Battalion. New
Year day we met at II o'clock and es-
corted several troops to Wildwood for
the I'd Division field day and inspection.
lat inspection we had twenty-nine
boys in line out of thirty-two in the
troop. After inspection we took part in
the treasure hunt, and then we had sup
per &C oked over our camp fires. After
supper we gathered around the big fire
and listened to talks oy Mr.. Aplin, field
executive, and Mr.. Grogan, deputy field
"Mr. Aplin presented to Scout Walter
Jex the II e-saving medal he had earned
by saving the life of his assistant scout
master while in swimming last summer.
awarded to the troop for having won the
Division inspection competition, and
turned 1t over to our two honor medal
Scouts, Dan Eggleston and Robert Cruir.
After the fires were extinguished the
troops marched from Wildwood to Ia
koma, led by our bugle corps. In Ia
koma we were met by crowd of our
friends, who greeted us with hcrns and
cowbells, they having heard of our hav-
ing won the flag. We escorted the troops
to the car line. where we gave troop yells
and cheers for everybody
Baltimore Scouts on Visit.
Three Baltimore scouts hiked to
Washington New Year day to see the
sights of the National Capital. They
were Assistant Scoutmaster T. A
Schaeffer. Assistant Patrol Leader Ed
McCaffrey and Second-class Scout j.
w. Mettee. all of Troop Is of Baltimore.
The scouts left Baltimore at o'clock
Friday morning and reached here at
about 2 o'clock in the afternoon They