The Washington times., 1915-01-10
WASHINGTON SCOUTS
ARE ASKED TO DRILL
wanted In Parade Before Ma.
tional Convention Here Next
Month-Notes.

Members of national headquarters Of
the Boy Scouts OF America are arrang-
ing for the annual meeting here during
the week of February Z. Requests have
been received that Washington troops
give demonstration, in Convention
Hall February IL, and a special meeting
to consider the same will be held at
Center Market armory tomorrow even
ing at $3.50 o'clock.
Drill instructions will be given to
scoutmasters and assistants Monday
evenings at o'clock at Center Market,
snd captain Brock has been obtained
Inc purpose OF the instructions Is to
prepare the scoutmasters and their as
s'stants for the rally activities.
Scout Samuel Hardy has the distinc-
ton of having passed the first test in
PHYSICAL development in Washington.
Xns test is newly established one.
sno IN included in the requirements for
AT the close of the year 1914, the
tolowins troops placed their reregistra.
sion ITO anS; With hssdquartsrs, and are in good
sSsrse No. g. NJ F. Junkin. III stsa,ty seoatinasn ,a
Ter nt large; No. Is, Capitol Heights, K.
q; Hamilton in charge No. 20, George
". Tweedy in charge, and No. 80, J. d.
Troop No. IL has registered with e. Il.
tisher as scoutmaster, and f. Z. Whit
tington as assistant scoutmaster, to-
enrolment: Leroy Dietz. William l..
Flaherty, William L. Wood. John Keese,
Albert Ferber, Archie Turner. Wallace,
. Roster, Clarence Raun. George Mullen,
Troop No. 1O1 has been organized in
connection with the Satterlee Settlement
House, and a number Of other troops
are IN process of organization.
The report Of registrations on Jan.
uary J. shows material increase In
tE the number mna OF scouts as compared with
100 members has been noted IN the
tenderfOot grade, while in the second
class division there is an increase Of
forty members. and in the first class
division an increase Of nine.
The increase in merit badges awarded
TO REGISTERED scouts in good standing Is
port mere nor tdis than in the SOysmber re-
awarded by January 1, was 1,0O7. The
Following have been awarded during the
past two weeks: Herbert Pierce. Of
Of 70 troop S asnS%y NO. g. sisna,ins: S IN :e Wi-
liam F. Kelly. jr., Of Troop No. Il.
CRAFTSMAN: Edward s. Pardoe, Of Troop
No. 81, camping; Armand Donnell, Of
Of roop Sc IL eampins MSneE' i Thoms:
J: 3: Esglesson, Of Troop No. N, 4. art; B.
=. Wilson. jr.; Of Troop No. 47. fireman.
first aid.
At the last meeting of Troop No. 6.
ward Fisher, scribe and treasurer: Fred
Keh, patrol leader; Harry Rosenberg,
assistant patrol leader; Boynton Herr,
bert, color bearer. and John o'Connor,
ed John Esgleston as senior patrol lead
er until a permanent assistant SCOUT
master could be obtained. Charles
Hager.- recruit. passed his tenderfoot
should pay dues at the rate OF cents
per week, beginning at the next meet
ing and continuing for the ensuing three
. J. w. Mcdonald, U. 8. Nj. C., offered
his services to this troop to drill. The
boys accepted the Offer
an evanns s s ssS aSs
and music were enjoyed. Boynton
Herbert won prize for putting
out and Ts when taex he boys
the Eagle Patrol with a pennant in
colors. Troop No. 6 is now conducting
meetings at the Noel House op Satur-
day evenings.
An examination for all candidates for
the Tenderfoot badge was conducted
by Troop No. II, January g. Field
Executive S. 8. Aplin was the eX..
aminer. The following boys passed
Fisherty. Albert Ferber. wallace Fos-
ter, Archie Turner. Frank McCathran.
Clarence Raun, and Luther Wood: John
Keese passed his examination with 100
per cent.
This troop has formed a bugle and
drum corps.