Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-08

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Shoemaker. Sherry and Colman. This.
| the second game between the two
teams, was decidedly the better Of the
two. Only one accident married the
play. Miller. the Camps catcher, who
was working without mask. caught
a FOUL tip on the head, delaying the
game for ten minutes. But he was
plucky and finished the game in good
style. Score:
Camp Butt. ......0 1 3 0 2 0 o 2-10
Plum Point. .....O 0 1 2 o o. 9
Twenty Scouts Expected.
Twenty new campers are expected
tomorrow. They are e. Smith. H. Glenn
ents. H. Bivins and T. Bivins, Troop %;
H. Marsclnell and Fred Livermore
Troop Al: D. Marsclnell and P. Elliot,
Troop, SO: H. Field and v. Frankhouser
Troop 10; E. Graves, r. Seckinger, L.
Smith. G. Vermillion, r. Blackstone. C.
Springman. Everitt and John Hobson,
Derrick. Troop rs.
Zirkle Writes Article.
Assistant Scoutmaster Leonard A.
Zirkle of this city is the author Of an
article on Scouting and What 1t Means
to a Boy" which has been given a
place of honor in the first issue OF
The Scout Invincible, a lively little
four-page paper published at Kansas
City. Kan, under the auspices of the
Invincible Scouts, an organization of
the first class. Scoutmaster George NJ.
Holt, eagle scout OK Boy Scout Troop
26 of Kansas City is the scouthmaster
of the Invincible Scout Troop, which
has for Its members scouts in all sec
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troop consists of ten patrols of nine
boys each, including leader. Leonard
Zirkle is leader of the fourth patrol
of the troop. The troop never holds
is kept up between it's members.
Under the heading Who May Enroll"
the Scout Invincible describes the In
vincible Troop as follows:
ANY first-class scout. who is in good
standing in his home troop. who will
live up to the scout laws and oath.
who will also be governed by the
Invincible bylaws and try to promote
the Boy Scout movement In his city
or town, who will promise to attain for
himself high ranks in scouting and to
help others and will correspond regu-
larly with the scouts assigned him by
the scoutmast"r "ome memper
of the Invincible Troop. T.A4yl
roliment must be registered scouts at
the national headquarters. New York
CITY. They will apply for application
blan ks and bylaws through the u. h Seoul s-
sistants On approving of the applica-
ton the Court of Honor will notify
him and send him his certihcate or
'i ..rhere are five different ranks in the
Invincibles. They are. namely:
"First degree-The order of the
Bronze Circle. You are required IN this
to take thirteen different tests
.sCa,opd depree-The order OF Mailed
Third degree-The order of the Sill
yer Turtle.
Fifth and last degree-The order Of
the Invincible Legion. This is the high
est scout medal awarded on EARN. m me .
applicant must be an eagle scout: The
different degrees and orders will be
published in the next issue OF the Scout
Invincible.
extremely hard, as we believe that the
Invincibles should be the leaders of the
/. world. When it comes to scouting our
organization should be so exclusive Y
that only the best scouts on earth De
admitted into our ranks.
1.-THE work of the Invincibles Is mani
fold It's purposes are: TO prlns INTO
closer relationship the dinerens tss
that are generally useful and helpful.
1t is also clearing house for new
ideas, and an exchange for curlos.
within a troop and is mystical educa-
tional, logical and practical.
"Our charter members were Burdette
Green. eagle scout pryor' s Gkla;; P Pat
ton, Citronella, Ala: Walter Eckland,
eagle scout Coatsyille. Pa; Lloyd
Adreon, Brooklyn: N; Y; Richard h
Nolan, Kenwood. N. Y; russell Steel,
eagle scout, Muskogee, Okla.
News From the Troops.
Communications have been received
from troop scribes as follows:
Troop 4s.
For a couple of months past Troop
4s has spent most Of its time in the erec-
ton Of its new headquarters located at
but lately it has been at standsttll for
want Of money. A. the beginning 1t was
thought the money made from our min
strel show of last winter would not be
enough to complete our building. At first
we did not know what form OF enter
tainment to give. but this difficulty was
solved by the giving of porch party
for two nights on most Of the porches Of
one square in Valley place. The hrst
night not very many people attended but
we were not discouraged. for the next
day some of the boys decorated hlred
horse and wagon with flags, bells and
posters telling of the porch party and
drove through the streets most all day
That night the candy. cake. fancy
goods and peanuts sold fine while many
people threw at the babies and the
Quarter on the ten PIN When all the
returns Of the tickets are made by the
boys we estimate that our profit Will be
about $40, which will be almost enough
to complete our headquarters. SO now
our work can continue.
Our troop has not done much camp
ing this year as q result of the bufIdinE