Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-12-05
Gettysburg Scouts Organize.


. burg reunion in 1913 met Friday night
at the Ninth Street Christian Church,
9th and d streets northeast, and or
| ganized into a permanent association.
F.! The scouts were addressed by Col.
| McEroy, who brought them the good
wishes of the G. A R. and also extended
his own personal greeting. He was at
| the Gettysburg reunion and knew per-
sonally of the work of the scouts at
| that time and also at Detroit and this
year at the reunion in Washington. He
stated that the G. A. r. We're looking
with pride on the scouts and watching
| their progress, as the old soldiers are
anxious to know as much as possible
| OF the quality of the men who are to
| take charge of this nation in a few
years. and in the Boy Scouts they find a
satisfactory reply. He also gave the
| boys a few of his personal experiences
in the war.
| "A. c. Moses, acting scout commits
/, ing up to the time and cause of the
scouts going to Gettysburg and how
they were sent with some doubt and
trembling as to whether or not they
would make good. He told of the bene-
lift of the scout movement resulting
from their service at Gettysburg and
how it was good, wholesome fun" for
the scouts.
Mr.. Patton and Mr.. Grogan of the
scout headquarters gave "reminiscences
of the great camp reunion. Mr.. Patton
gave the boys some information as to
the Philadelphia scouts who were at
the reunion and how they were or
ganized to meet twice year. Mr.. Gro
gan encouraged the boys to take all the
advantages possible that were offered
by the scout movement and to go to the
top, accepting assistant scoutmaster
positions as fast as they could.
c. C. Love and, a detail from Troop 10
were ready with a banquet. after which
on the reunion or some other event of
interest.
Following the banquet the scouts
adopted constitution and bylaws ana
effected permanent organization me
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Howard Derrick; historian,
Dwight Terry; secretary-tfeasuref'
Claude Ayre: chairman Of social COM
mittee, Neal Franklin; chairman OF
program committee, T. r. Pirtle, VINO
was also elected executive financial
officer.
The organization is to have two regu-
lar meetings a year and social meet
ings as the wishes of the scouts may
elect.
The organization will never be large,
as the number Of boys who went to
forty eight. with five officers; however,
the rules admit of scout officers. doc
tors and nurses becoming active or
honorary members. provided they were
at the reunion, and it is the wish OF
the scouts present at this initial meet
ing that all persons who are eilglole
will apply at once and make the So
ciety valuable and complete.
Scouts Take Examinations.
A class of forty-seven tenderfoot
scouts reported last Friday evening at
local headquarters for their second
class examinations in signaling and
first aid.
The following scouts passed: H. B.
Brumbaugh, James Jetfies, George Run
yon, S. Simons. George Lewis, William
Lewis, r. Edmunds of Troop II; Doug
las Parker. Troop a.: Albert Brown;
Glen Jones of Troop 1s; Louis Swim
gle, Troop At; Dale Fisher, Troop 81;
Etheridge Grant. Evan Davis. William
Bulls, Carl Stein, Chesley Sweeney,
William Burroughs. Harold Dyer. Paul
weston. Livingstone Flather, Preston
Blundon. Harold Talbot. Carlton
Adams, E. Jones. James Nagel, L. NJ.
Smith, Max Tracey. Earl Cliff. Borden
Mercer, Jack Fielder, Charles Waller,
Raymond Gittleman and Samuel Sauer.
Books for Scouts.
The following notice has been sent
out by headquarters:
1.-THE Public Library of Washington
has arranged an exhibit showing the
books boys like best. There are num-
Der of pamphlets on file in the office
which will be distributed upon request.
Every scout should take advantage of
this opportunity and visit the library,
especially as 1t Is near Christmas. This
is an opportunity which has never been