Evening star., 1915-03-16
SCOUT TAG DAY PLANS
DISCUSSED At DINNER
More Than 800 Members Expected
to Take Part in April 8
Event.

/ Scoutnlasters of the various Boy Scout
troops of Washington and their assist
ants and officers of the local scout coun-
ell, including A. c. Moses. its president:
E. S. Martin. scout commissioner. and
is. S. Aplin. field executive. gathered at
a dinner at the New Ebbitt last night
and discussed plans for Boy Scout tag
day to be held April 8.
More than 800 scouts are expected TO
participate in the selling of tags by
means of which funds will be raised to
complete the equipment a the Boy Scout
camp on Cllesa peake bay and care for
the operating expenses OF the local scout
organization.
Lapel tags are TO be sold for 10 and 25
| cents, mouse tags for so cents and auto
mobile tags for 81 each.
I Any scout who sells IS worth of tags
| may enjoy day at the Boy Scout camp
next summer without expense to him
self. For selling $50 worth he will have
| his expenses paid at the camp for one
week.
Prizes for Tag Selling.
| In order to facilitate the selling Of the
tags, the city is to be divided into seven
divisions on tag day. The scout in each
division who turns in the greatest
amount of money from the sale Of tags
is to receive a wrist watch. The second
highest scout in each division may have
| his choice of scout knife, scout ak or
first aid kit as a prize. scout watch
! fob will be given to the scout In each
| division who is third.
| These special prizes have been offered
| by Arthur c. Moses, president or the
4 local Boy Scout counciI.
| Headquarters of the various divisions
and the scoutmasters who will be in
|
Headquarters of Divisions.
Division A-Headquarters. Saks &
| Co, 7th and Market place, F. l.. Har-
| rieS.
Division B-Headquarters. 142s +
| street northwest, Vernon Bailey.
Division C-Headquarters. Epiphany
Chapel parish house, 18th and streets
southwest, W. l. Simpson.
Division D-Headquarters 1211 Con-
necticut avenue. Chauncey Hackett,
Division E1Headauarrters; He, t4s tiers s sis Is Ne"
Division F-Headquarters not as
signed yet, Leonard Ormerod:
| Division G-Headquarters. boys de-
partment, Y. NJ. c. A., George II. Ash
| ley.
| Division Sub G-Headquarters, 1862
| Wisconsin avenue, George H. Ashley.
| The meeting last night was one OF
/ the largest gatherings OF ScOutnaSterS
ever held in this city. Mr. Moses pre-
sided, and brief addresses were made
| by Scout Commissioner Martin, Field
Executive Aplin, Deputy Executive
Fisher and Scoutmasters George II.
Ashley, H W. Dorsey, William Mar
shall, Vernon Bailey and Leonard
Ormerod.
| All told of what the Boy Scout move
ment has accomplished In their respec-
| tive communities. Scout training, they
l iS ha
/ to home training.
Those Present at Dinner.
| Scoutmasters and assistant scout
| masters present at the dinner were as
| follows:
Scoutmasters-E. W. Shaw, Archie
Davis. H. N. Stailey, Samuel Feland. H.
A. Filler, T. r. Pirtle, Ernest Fisher,
Roy Brodie. Harry Dorsey, William l.
Simpson, DR.. George Ashley. Fred Har-
| ries, Adna Clarke, James Kidwell, Karl
woodward. Clay Jennison. James D.
Cushman, F. J. Holmes. Vernon Bailey.
/ Stephen Ball. William C. Brown, Hugh
| Taylor, DIR. William Marshall. E. L
| Maschmeyer. Eugene Goff. Charles F.
Mullen and DR.. A. L. Murray.
| Assistant scoutmasters-Sidney Leech,
| 0. A. Pratt Fred Christie. Arthur Robi-
son, LIE Roy Mazzullo, ]. S. Light. F.
C.. Reed L. NJ. Gosorn, G. E. Davis, B.
T. Diedrich, Nelson Carr. John Stock
ard, A. NJ. Suit and Leonard Zirkle.