Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-05-02
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The program for the Boy Scout heio
DAY, to be held at Potomac Park May
81 was announced yesterday by scout
Headquarters Scouts are to assemble at
10 o'clock in the morning, and AFTER
registering will he assigned to camp sites.
The following bugle calls are to be used
in directing the activities OF the scouts.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for activities
Adjutants caItScoutmasters report
Immediately to headquarters.
Recall-Each troop returns to ite camp
Site
Mess-Prspare for meals
All calls arc to be sounded by buglers
assigned to headquarters to be estab-
ushed in the park. Tho sounding Of
bugles or drums by scouts other than tho
official buglers will not be permitted.
All entries for the various events
scheduled for the day must be forwarded
to scout headquarters not later than May
with five points Those Judged second
best will receive three points. and the
third best scout IN each event will receive
two points. This system of marking will
be used In determining the scout making
the highest record for the day, and also
Sor determining the most efficient troop
The following general equipment will
be needed by scouts participating in the
contests. Mess gear ana supplies, hctliC
not more than six inches in diameter,
scout AK, staves signal flags and roller
Eandages. Each troop will come pre-
pared with the para phernalia needed for
its speciality stunt
The program of events has been an
nounced as follows:
10 a.m.-Event No. 1, parade and re-
view, J. Z. Brooks commanding.
IL a.m.-Event No. 2. shuttle race
(four boys to team, unlimited; event
No. 3, shuttle race -four boys to team).
limited, under 10 pounds; event No.
4. running broad jump Gone boy from
each troop; event No. 5. potato race
Zone boy from each troop.
12-Noon lunch: no fires on grounds.
p.m.-Event No. s. fire building and
water boiling 1.-TWO boys from each
troop). Wood will be supplied in form
of a block to the boys. The use of other
second prizes.
1870 pm.-Event No. I, antelope race
(eight boys from each troop. First and
second prizes.
pm-Event No 8. signaling (sema-
phore and international Morse): one
sender and two receivers; speed, so per
cent; accuracy, so per cent to count.
First and second prizes.
2:30 p.m.-Event No. 9, dressing race.
3 p.m.-Event No 10. fire building with
out matches by use of fire drill Gone
boy from each troop. First. second
and third prizes.
p.h--LVeHI NJ IL uTSI <tiu
(eight boys from each troop. Amert-
can Red Cross Handbook on First Aid
TO be authority. ta) Spiral reverse ban
dage of forearm ascending. (c) tour
niquet bandage on arm from crude ma
terial, fd) full gauntlet. (e) forearm In
splints, co improvised stretcher.
pm.-Event No. IL, three-legged
race (two boys from each troop. dis
tance. 50 yards. First and second
prizes.
4:3o pm.-Event No. 10. specialties.
These will consist Of all branches of
scoutcraft and activities in which boys
can excel. Originality will be the first
consideration. First. second and third
Ali signals for starting events will be
by pistol.
Monthly Report Issued.
The ofrcial report for the month Of
April follows:
Division No. 1-Tenderfeet, 244: sec
ond-class scouts, ia; f'rst-class scouts.
IS: merit badges held by registered
scouts, $50; total number Of scouts.
1876.
Division No. 2-Tenderfeet. 17s: sec
ond-class scouts, 90: first-class scouts,
40: merit badges held by registered
scouts. 4ss; total number of scouts. 311.
Division No. 3-Tenderfeet. 90: sec
ond-class scouts, 81; frst-class scouts.
"A: merit badges held by registered
scouts. 40; total number of scouts, 141.
The record for the entire local organ
ization shows that there are 512 ten
derfeet 241 second class scouts and 135
f1rst-class scouts. The total number of
scouts is sSs. The total number of
Is 1924. Up to the present time 1.347
merit badges have been awarded to To-.
cal scouts.
New Scout Headquarters.
Scout headquarters is to be moved
from the District building and -estab-
lished In rooms 31s and 3Is Corcoran
building, 18th and F streets northwest,
early this week. The new headquar-
ters probably will be ready to open
about Wednesday or Thursday
Boy Scouts to Aid.
The deputy scout commissioner is
anxious to get the services Of at least
$50 scouts tomorrow afternoon to as
sfst in distributing literature issued by
the Red Cross Serbian relief commit
tee. Scouts are requested to report ,c
sl1 Vermont avenue soon as posi-
ble after school.
New Merit Badge Examiner.
Fred E. Wright is to take the place
of Mr.. Prfndle on the merit badge fac
nifty during the summer months Mr.
Wright is q petrologtst, employed In
the bureau of standards
Merit Badges Awarded.
Merit badges have been awarded dur
ing tho past week as follows
Fred Fl. Livernore, Troop AZ, life
saving
p. T. Williams, Troop 5, pioneering.
b. B. Wilson. 1r.; Troop AZ, signaling
Dorian Etienne, Troop SO, handicraft
". T. Henderson, Troop AZ, first aid
l.. NJ. Sheriff, Troop AZ, camping, frs,
aid
Edward Richardson. Troop 81, frs,
aid
Rudolph T'aldauf. Troop 25. first aid
Harry Chamberlaine, Troop 80 first
aid. signaling.
W. F. Kelly. Troop "a. frst aid
civtcs.
Kenneth Livingston. Troop 80, frs'
aid. electricity.
Edward c. Chaplin. Troop 80, cooking
Adna Clarke. Troop 81, persona
health, Workmanship
Aaron S. Rippey. Troop 81. civics.
Amand Donnell. Troop 81, life ant
star badge, athletics
News From the Troops.
Communication. have been received
from troop scribes as follows