Evening star., 1915-05-16

The following scouts passed their
signaling and first aid examinations
held Friday night at scout headquar-
ters in the Coreoran building:
William Hccke. Troop ]: george
Howell. Troop I: Charles Smith. Troop
j: John Ballard. Troop Is; Carroll Me-
gill, Troop Is. Louis Windmer, Herh-
don Normandy. Troop 25: Ralph Earle.
Troop 80: Walcott Waggaman. Troop
80: John WethieriI, Troop 80: Edward
Brown Troop A.; Edward Murphy,
Troop AZ and Allan Boyd. Troop ~
Merit Badges Awarded.
Merit badges have been awarded TO
Washington scouts during the past
week as follows:
u. o. Wolf. Troop /. bIacksmithing.
Otto Spiess. Troop :, business.
Julian Steward. Troop S. personal
health and cooking.
Adna Clarke. Troop 81, firemanship
and public health.
f; Richardson. Troop a. personal
health
Herbert d. King, Troop "A. pioneering,
William +. Kelly. Troop "a. pioneer
f. C. Chaplin. Troop 80. cooking.
C. H. Chamberiaine. Troop 80, for
estry-
f. Rassett. Troop 80, pioneering.
r Bassett, Troop 80, signaling.
Kenneth Livingstone. Troop 50, pio-
ncering.
T.. NJ. sheriff. Troop u. pioneering.
D. + Gates. Troop 81. craftsmanship
and cooking.
r. H Gates. Troop 81. cooking.
F. s Lee. Troop 81. carpentry ana
handicraft.
News From the Troops.
Communications have been received
from troop scribes IS follows:
Troop AZ.
This week we added another eagle
scout to our list. which makes the
fourth in our troop. The troop now
has four patrols-the golden eagle.
hawk. beaver and silver fox-and has
on it's roster four eagle. four life and
star. ten first-class, eight second class
and thirteen tenderfoot scouts. There
are 1i7 merit badges III the troop
THE drum and bugle corps-five drums
and ten bugles-is coming along very
we'll The troop went out to help the
Parkview Citizens Association in Pet
worth last week We had as our guest
Mr.. Woodhouse of Suffolk. Va. who
went out with the troop to the meeting.
Prentice start off tomorrow morning on
a four-day bicycle trip up TO Gettys-
burg. Pa.
Troop 4S.
Tuesday, May A. al ) O'Clock, about ten
members OF Troop IS started on its first
overnight hike of the season 10 Have
myer Park. which is located about mile
and half southeast of our headquarters.
Il.
al the time raining. a good many of the
boys did not 90, but nevertheless those
who had prepared TO go were determined
10 do so. Most of the boys had about fin
ished their supper when the storm broke
again. thereby forcing all hands to seek
shelter under an old nearby pavilion,
where they prepared their beds for the
night. as IT was now growing quite dark
An hour or so later the storm abated
for while, during such time a few more
boys arrived to see how we were fixed.
but left very shortly afterward. While II
continued TO rrin the boys PLAYED on the
pavilion until about O'Clock. when the
order was given 10 put out l1ghtS and go
TO bed Early next morning everybody
was awakened in order TO give them time
TO get breakfast and get back to town
and prepare for school and work.
After two attempts to get permit to
huild our headquarters. we succeeded
through the efforts of John Cook. who is
now considered good friend Of the
IfOop
For its hike OF Sunday( May 2. the
troop left headquarters about O'Clock
and went directly 10 the District rifle
range by way of the Ana costa woods and
Death valley. which has been given this
name because OF it's being so thickly
overgrown with underbrush and other
tangIing bushes. After having crossed
the range and gotten into the woods
good distance they laid a course by
the sun which, they expected. after
making a cross-country hike. brought
them not very far from Camp Addison.
After playing around there while, they
made their way toward home, arriving
there between and O'Clock
Troop 81.
The meeting of Troop No. 81 was
,.,iied 70 order by the scoutmaster. with
seventeen scouts present. The roll call
and paving OF dues soon over, and
we rected tho scout oath. law and flag
salute III unison. The announcement was
tSade that the Fed Cross Society was
asking for $50 scouts 10 be in uniform
Monday afternoon at O'Clock. These
scouts We're 10 distribute Red Cross litera-
ture throughout the business section Of
the ,.ity.
"a, This point Mr.. Apnn Joined US and
gave us information about the Field day,
whicii is 10 he held IN Potomac Park May
81 When he had left. John Scharf
AdsB King and Paul Grove received their
ur%t-CldsS CSTdSs saturday a base bail
game is 10 ne pla yed against Troop No
s The boys Of Troop No. - will spend
tho next two weeks in preparing for a
camping trip. which is to he scheduled
FOR May 80
Troop 3.
Friday evening May = We held a
banquet TO celebrate our third anniversary
sine. We have been banded together as
CLUB OF boys. IN the basement Of the
Mount Rainier Christian Church. Besides
tho scouts. there were present fathers or
the scouts the scout committee, Pastor
Lee Mr Peckharn and Air Anlin