Evening star., 1915-11-14

Headquarters officials are being kept
on the go these days attending to the
formation of new troops. During the
past months a number of additions to
the list of troops have been made.
Monday night a new troop was formed
at Clarendon, Va. where twenty-five
boys attended the organization meet
Ing. The objects of the scout move-
ment were explained by Field Execu-
tive Taylor. W. w. Marshall Is to be
the scoutmaster of the new troop and
Ralph Thomas will be his assistant
A troop committee of five citizens has
been formed. Next week the candi-
dates for membership plan to take
their tenderfoot- examin ations.
Brookland Is to have a new troop.
At meeting to be held tomorrow
night it is to be formed. Field Execu-
tive Taylor is to be present to explain
the details of troop formation.
Notice to Drum Corps.
Headquarters has sent out the fol-
lowing notice to the members of the
drum and fife corps:
There will be a special rehearsal Of
all the drummers and buglers next
Wednesday evening at o'clock at the
Naval Reserve Battalion armory. at
1th and Water streets southwest Mr..
Kidwen specially requests every men,
Der to be on hand for practice. This
parade, SO please remember to be on
uand.'
News From the Troops.
Communications have been relieved
from troop Scribes as follows:
Troop SO.
This troop is again hard at work
and busy on new lines of work for the
coming winter. At the recent troop
election the following officers We're
elected: Senior patrol leader, Stephen
May; patrol leaders, Ross Anderson
and Eugene English, and scout scribe,
Milton Probey.
John Bangs, the scoutmaster, has
mapped out an interesting program for
the winter study"
Troop 12.
Members of this troop held their
annual field day last Saturday, No
vember 6. Winners of each event
scored five points; second best received
three points and those coming in third
received one point. Prizes were award
ed to the three scouts having the great
est number of points. K. Vieth was
first, G. Brumbaugh second and II.
third. Patrol No. 1 was the
winner in the inspection and drill.
Troop i.
Troop No. held its annual athletic
meet Saturday, November 6, in the
ey;, 1f NJ ~
was conducted by Assistant Scoutmas-
ter Sidney w. Leech and Boys Physical !
Director Earl B. Fuller 1t was arrang-
ed so that the points scored in the diff
ferent events would count in-the in
terpatroi contest which is being con-
Quoted by the troop. January 1 the
patrol leader having the greatest num-
ber of points. made by his patrol. will
then be made senior patrol leader,
while the Individual getting the most
points will receive prize.
THE results were as follows:
Glass A. boys under ninety pounds:
20-yard dash-Dunlop first, List second,
Hanna third. Track running Gone lap)-I
Dunlop first, Walker second. List third. |
Running high jump-Dunlop first. Dali |
ton second, Stokes third. Lock fight
Hanna first. Hoffman second, Dalton |
third. |
SClass b. boys under lis pounds: 20 |
yard dash-Howell first, Kwan second, |
McIver third. Track running-Howell |
first, Kwan second, McIver third. Lock |
first, Nicholson second, |
List third.
"Class C, boys over 115 pounds: 20 |
yard dash-Woolf first. Abbott second, |
Fielder third. Track running-Woolf |
first, Abbott second, Fielder third. |
Running high jump-Woolfs first, Alb |
bott second, Freeder third. Hand |
first. Woolf second,
Robbins third. Interpatrol relay