Evening star., 1915-05-16
Some 200 With Parents and
Friends Assemble Around
a Large Campfire.
INSTALLATION IS MADE
OF TWO new TROOPS
Field Day Exercises Switched From
May 81 to 20-Camp Archibald
Butt to Open Latter Part of June.

Two hundred Boy Scouts of the Dis
trict. and many parents and friends as
sembled around a large campfire on
top of a hill on the Patterson tract
overlooking Washington last evening
Around this campfire the boys were
presented with the prizes won by ef-
forts on Tag day.
Prior to the Distribution Of the
awards Of merit tho scouts paraded.
later assembling around the campfire.
tho Boy Scouts in the District, was
ed by E e Fisher, deputy field exec-
utive.
Capt. John E. Brooks. N. G. D. C..
deputy field executive. was given an
ovation when Mr.. Aplin called attention
to the work which he has done in drill
Ing the scouts for various exercises IN
which they have taken part. He
thanked the boys briefly. Others who
took part in the program were: H. H.
2; Vernon Bailey. president Of the
Scoutmasters' Association: Fred L.
Harries, scoutmaster of Troop %, and
Adna Clark. scoutmaster Of Troop Il.
Two New Troops Installed.
Leonard Ormerod, scoutmaster of
Troop 10, played a number of tunes on
a small fife. Two new troops were In
stalled. No. IS and No. 46. Adna Clark,
jr., was presented with a scout watch
fob and promoted as patrol leader In
Troop 81. At the end of the exercises
one stanza of America" was sung. fol-
lowing which Fred Reed. an eagle
scout. sounded taps" and the camp
Are was ext1nRuiShed
Kenneth Livingston was presented
with a scout blanket for having sold
the greatest number of tags on the
first tag day. This prize and the others
Moses.
Announcement was made that the
field day exercises will be held Satur-
day. May 20. instead of Monday. May
made by the United Spanish War Vet
Grams on behalf of the various patriotic
organizations. 1t was desired that the
boys not give over this day. the Off
cia1 Memorial day" this year, to sports
and merrymaking. but that il possible
they should assist in the services held
to commemorate the deaths of the de-
tenders of this country.
Announcement that Camp Archibald
Butt Is to be opened the latter part of
June met with approval from the boys.
1t also was announced that owing to
pressure of business j. L. Kidwell, field
executive OF Division No. 9. had re-
signed, but would retain his position
as scoutmaster Of Troop "a.
Winners Of Prizes.
Prizes awarded were as follows:
First, wrist watch and strap: second.
shelter tent: third, first aid kit or
camp lamp; fourth. scout ak; fifth and
sixth, scout watch fobs. Those who
received prizes were:
Division All. L. Grogan, Troop %;
A. B. Cummings, Troop 4s; Perrin
Mangan. Troop 81: Ferdinand Holman,
Troop SIS: A. F. Middleton. Troop SO;
Spencer McCulloch. Troop 2.
Division Kenneth Livingston,
Keeton. Troop 47; ]. Muller. Troop At:
Fred Bassett. Troop 80; Walter Thom-
son, Troop %.
Division Civilian Plungert, Troop
"a; John Crittendon. Troop IA: George
Meyers. Troop Z: Otto Spiess. Troop 4:
Charles Kingsbury. Troop 10; Charles
Amidon, Troop IA.
Division D-A. W. Walker, Troop 90;
Ed Chaplin. Troop 80; L. Gage. Troop
81; Stanley Hart, Troop 80; E. Schle-
chere. Troop 3oi J. F. Webster, Troop
Division E-charles Mainhall. Troop
IT: B. Manning. Troop IL: r. Under
wood, Troop AZ: H. Wood. Troop AZ: K.
veith. Troop 12; Percy Neipold, Troop
%.
Division F-Henry Field, Troop 10:
Harold Van Buren,. Troop 10: Ed Wells,
Troop 3; Vernon Gesford, Troop 10;
John Hobson, Troop 8: Vernon Frank
hauser. Troop 10.
20: Paul Robbins. Troop l.: George
Howell, Troop 1: George Brock. Troop
/; James Mahoney, Troop 20, and w. c
Foster, Troop 20.