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ACTIVITIES OF THE BOY SCOUTS.

Washington scouts may hold a big
general hike to the battlefield at Get
tysburg, Pa. and camp there several
days next summer, if tentative plans
advanced by several scoutmasters work
out. 1t has been urged by these scout
masters of local troops that the vari-
Gus Washington troops band together
and march to Gettysburg as unit
some time before the opening Of the
season at Camp Archibald Butt and
return IN time to participate in the lat
ter. 1t also has been suggested that
troops in Pennsylvania and Maryland
along the route proposed to be used In
the hike be invited to cooperate.
The idea is to be placed before local
officials and scoutmasters in the near
future. 1t is believed that the plan will
be success and that the hike and
camp to the historic battlefield will be-
come an annual event.
Three scouts from every local troop
are to be assigned as ushers at the
eleven theaterS showing the demonStra-
ton motion picture matinees on Fri
day afternoons, January 5, .12, 19 and
%, and Saturday afternoons, Janu-
ary 6, 13, 20 and 81. Deputy Commits
sioner Hugh l.. Taylor is working out
a schedule whereby each boy serving
will be on duty at but one performance.
These matinees are being staged by the
motion picture committee of the Dis
trict of Columbia Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs as part of the campaign
for clean films for the District.
The idea of having every troop make
a tour of the original boundary line of
The District as a part of active scout
a hy 7 1y,1
Wright. scoutmaster of Troop SO,
, which recently made successful trip
around the line. Mr.. Wright declares
that the visiting of all existing stones
composing the original line requires
skill in trail making and discovering.
cooking over open fires, the ability to
know the points of the compass and
general woodcraft. In addition there
is the element of actually having a
definite purpose, which adds interest
to the work.
Troop Sc visited all of the thirty-nine
existing stones marking the old boun-
dary line. One of ths original stones
is missing, AND two of the thirty-nine
found had the upper sections with the
Inscriptions broken off. A record book
of the troop contains the inscriptions
on the thirty-seven stones upon which
they were legible, as well as general
descriptions of the localities of the
stones.
Troop 6I is at present making a trip
around the boundary line.
Headquarters has announced that the
following troops must reregister by De-
cember 80: Troops 4. 3, 10, 1e, "a and
Sc. Should these troops not be rereg-
istered by that time they will be
dropped from the rolls of the local or
ganization and be placed in bad stand
ing.
The Boy Scout pageant is to be held
saturday, February 10, following the
meeting of the National Council here.
The pageant is to be headed by the
newly organized fifty-piece Washing
ton Council Boy Scout Band. The sec
tions representing the merit badges
taken to date are: Archery, Troop so;
athletics, Troop 60; aviation, Troop So;
cooking, Troop 43; cycling, Troop AZ.
electricity, Troop SO: tiremanship Troop
-; first aid. Troop So; scout laws. Troop
is: seamanship. Troop 81, and signal
ing, Troopi56.
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to the jury. The consensus of opinion
is that this exhibition is the best which
has been held for some years. and that
1t comprises some notable works there
is no doubt Among these may be
mentioned painting by Kenyon Cox.
entitled Tradition: one by Ballard
Williams. entitled Sylvan Phantasy,"
and others by Douglas Nolk. c. C. Cur
ran. Howard Russell Butler and Colin
Campbell Cooper.
The prize awards were as follows:
First Altman prize. $1,000. to Lawton
Parker of Chicago for nude, La
Paresse": second Altman prize, $500.
to E. l. Couse, for "A Vision of the
Past an Indian picture; Carnegie
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Troop 52-.Inmes !. Lee, scoutmnster.

Saturday before last the troop hiked
with Assistant Scoutmaster 2. l. Richer
to his camping cottage on Plumb Is
land, about one mile above Cabin John
on the Potomac. The purpose of the
hike was to study animal and bird
tracks in the snow. Mr.. Goldman of
the biological survey accompanied the
boys. The day turned out so cold that
all Were forced to stay indoors most
of the time The trip was very much
enjoyed, however.
The troop is collecting newspapers
and magazines to sell for the troop
fund. .'-LawreEce y. Gage, Scribe.
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THE GIRL SCOUTS.

The holiday hike of the Washington
Girl Scouts is to be held Thursday.
Troops are to meet at the terminus of
the Piney Branch street car line at II
o'clock in the morning, from which point
they are to follow chalk trail to the
'sign of the red cross" One troop is to
meet at 10 o'clock and blaze the trail
A big fire is to be built out of doors at
the "sign of the red cross" and over
smaller one in the house nearby, cocoa
for the lunch will be made. The girls
who are to participate in the hike are
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have regular job, you know--oh, my
goodness! I've passed my corner"
The voice materialized into a young
woman who nodded back gayly to the
man as she wedged her way up the
aisle to the door. The woman, natural
ly aspiring to behold such a giver Of
gifts, looked with both eyes open for
details.
What she saw was frail figure in a
commonplace black suit and a hat OBJ
viously made by an amateur milliner
on l0-cent frame with something she
already had. But the gladness and
hope of her was more becoming than
is rat.
And "becomingness'' is what women
spend their money on.
You can buy a match safe for 10 cents,
but 1t won't look like the one Marie got
Tor Arthur. She bought it at a shop
where everything Is real, and it cost her
$3.50, with the lettering thrown in. 1t
was perfectly lovely thing, all silver
with Ovais on both sides Wreathed with
tiny leaves in gold-solid. AS she de-
cided on it she could fairly see the osten-
tatlon with which Arthur would take it
out before the fellows and say
initials or monogram"
The clerk was polite but these are
Christmas times and customers were
waiting. And to save her, Marie couldn't
decide Arthur was particular, So
she paid for the match safe, and the clerk
was to lay 1t aside FOR her until she found
out whether 1t was to be initials or mono
gram.
Naturally, you can't give away secret
by asking questions outright SO by the
time she had reached the newspaper office
where Arthur writes all the bright things
that come out In the paper-a perfect
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prize. $500. to Howard Russell Butler.
for Maine Cliffs in Moonlight; the
Thomas +. Proctor prize. 5000. to Phil
Peter Turner: the Isidor medal, to
George Bellows, for Doris in the Par
lor": the Julia 4. Shaw Memorial prize.
$500. to Marie Danforth Page. for her
portrait. "Charlotte" the Helen Foster
Barnett prize, $500. to Laura Gardin,
for her "Nymph and Satyr." and the
Elizabeth W. Watrous gold medal to
Herbert Adams. sculptor of the Mac
MILAN fountain. for the garden statue,
'Nymph of Fernmere" The exhibition
continues to January IA.
LEILA MECHLIN.
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Troop CIV. f. Harvey. scoutmaster.

Troop 81 Went on hike last Sunday
to a place over in Virginia. where the
boys cooked bacon, twist and coffee
over an open fire
Later the troop crossed small
stream and built a lean-to near the
railway viaduct over the Military road
to Arlington. This place will be the
troops permanent camp.
According to plans being made. Troop
SO may become an engineer troop."-Mil-
ton Barry, Scribe.
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Troop Il. Narcissus-Mrs. X. j. f, Nc
EIrON. CuptaIn.

Troop No. u held its regular meet
ing Tuesday afternoon A detailed re-
port of money realized at the play
and sale held in the Park View School
auditorium was read by the captain.
The girls decided to help The star
play Santa Claus to a number of poor
children. They also will contribute
some Christmas cheer to Friendship
House. through the philanthropic com
mittee of the Petworth Woman's Club
The girls of the troop surprised
their captain and lieutenant, Mrs. Hin
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Heard From the Troops.


Troop 80 is to give a scout circus in the
Sunday school room of the Church of
the Ascension. 18th street and Massachu-
setts avenue northwest. Saturday even
ing, January 6, at S/b'clock. The troop
has been rehearsifg for the event for
more than a month
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Patriotic Order of Americans.

Camp No. l met Wednesday night.
proving. Several applications were
acted upon and the president. Mrs.
Crowley, announced initiation and
election of officers December 81.
Mrs. Florence Lewis, orphanage
committee, was received by the camp.
Visitors were present from various
camDs
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Troop Al held an informal entertain
ment in place of its usual meeting
Friday night at st. Andrew Church,
the pro gram concluding with banquet
Sedved in the troops room i'll the
church. b. b. Wilson's Sidney Johnson
and August Fredrichs were the win
ners of the contests staged Each was
presented leather-bound copy of the
1917 scout diary by Scoutmaster
Marsh. Twenty-Five members of tie
troop attended the affair. The troop
made an excursion into the country
yesterday to gather holly and ever
green's.
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Shortly after the first of the wear ar
interesting exhibition is scheduled to
he held in the National Gallery of Art
at the National Museum. This VIII
consist of paintings by well known
artists Of scenes in our national parks
and is being assembled and held under
the auspices of the national park serv-
ice. the Department of the Interior.
Among the artists who will be rep
resented are Bierstadt and Moran. pio-
neers in this field; Howard Russell
Butler. Elliot Daingerfield. De Witt
Parshall. Edward Pothast. William Rit-
schel. Will S. Robinson. Ballard VIII
liams, Gardner Symons, Birger Sand
zen and Luciau w. Powell
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Troop al. Leonard kidweH, Scout
master.

Troops 43 and Is are to have Joint
council and campfire Friday, January ).
according TO plans made. The troop has
been presented a large felt banner by Mr..
Isaac Cans, a member OF the troop COM
lnittee. .''-FREDERICK c. ROBERTSON.
Scribe.
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kl.. by presenting each with q beauts-

kle. by presenting each with q beautS.
full narcissus pin. the troop flower.
After going over the list of carols
to be sung today at the Treasury. tho
troop adjourned.
Two OF the girls, Helen lie Herv and
Margaret Burgess, were called upon
for first aid work Friday. when boy
was hurt and the large bone Of his leg
splintered by a coasters sled In tho
Soldiers Home grounds. The boy was
unconscious. but the girls. using snow,
revived him and then took him to his
home on their sled
Troop 23. Pansy-Miss Adelaide Barlkers
Captain.
Troop No. % regrets very much
that the captain has left the city and
will be unable to do any further active
work here. During her absence her
place VIII be taken by her sister. The
troop is fortunate In securing the help
of Mrs. Edward j. Kelly in the work.
LAT the regular weekly meeting FRI
day night we practiced our part for
the rally. Helen Thomas and Louise
Mcdonald have applied for member
ship in the troop. We are very much
interested in the lessons at Navy
League House and several of the girls
are working for badges there."-Lottie
Hardy. Scribe.
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Troop 55-kalph Campbell, Scout
master.

Troop 55 is to have newspaper. the
Boy Scout Dispatch which will make its
first appearance januar' 5. Deputy Com
missioner J. W. Patton is to lecture be-
fore the troop at its meeting January 5.
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Washington College of Law.

The college had its last class meeting
before the Christmas recess Friday even
ing. Many of the undergraduates re-
turned to their homes for the holidays.
including Miss Julia A. Banks, who is
going to Pennsylvania: Miss Elizabeth
Harris, who is going to Boston. and Miss
Lillian Hansen, who is going TO Michl-
gan.
Miss Gertrude Leonard of the alumni
has gone to Cincinnati to spend several
weeks with her brother.
The Kappa Beta ri Legal Sorority
met Thursday evening at the home OF
Miss Hendrickson.
Miss Elizabeth Geary has returned
from her visit to the Pacific coast.
The postgraduate classes will meet
after the holidays with Dr. Roscoe j. :.
Dorsey in Roman or civil law January
2 and with Dr. c. w. Needham in fed
eral trade commission law January j.
Arrangements for the annual hah.
uuet are in the hands of the class Oh
1918. The president, George h roster.
has appointed the following chalrneh
for the banquet. which VIII take place
at Rauscher's February 3. Executive
committee, Harry \. Foss; publicity,
Miss Loota Simpson: program, l.. r
Copeland: music, otto b Roepke. re-
ception, Miss Margaret H. Machen; deco
ration. G Holland Williams; seating
] II sheppard. and floor. Jesse Thomas
Distinguished speakers have been IN,
vired TO be present and the classes Will
pc represented by the following. speak
ers: 1917, Miss Mary +. Laird: 1918,
Miss Pauline NJ. Floyd, and 1917, MISS
Ellen NJ Green.
At a recent meeting of the freshman
class officers were elected as follows:
President L. w. Scott: vice president
Miss Anna L. Cook: secretary. MISS
Matte \. Horner; treasurer, w, l.
ence Ellis, c. Jessica J. Donnelly ana
Mrs w. ". Jones.
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The Archaeological Institute of Amer
lea, in conjunction with the American
Pathological Association and the Col
lege Art Association of American, will
hold it's annual meeting in St Louis
from Wednesday to Saturday. Decem-
Der q to 80. Prof. Mitchell Carroll is
general secretary of the institute, and
William II. Holmes. curator OF the
National Gallery, is chairman of the
committee on the School of American
Archaeology. Both viii be in at
tendance.
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urged to bring with them a cup and knife,
four bread and butter sandwiches, an ap-
pie and piece of pie.
1t is expected that the girls will re-
turn home by $50 O'Clock. According
to Mrs. +. +. Wilcox, chairman OF the
committee in charge of the affair, the
hike will be held whether 1t rains. shines
or SHOWS Others assisting Mrs. wilcox
are Mrs. Chester Pyles and Mrs. HaHey.
A meeting of the troop scribes is to
be held at the scout headquarters. sol
Woodward building, at o'clock Tues
day afterno oOn.
Miss Juliet NJ. curtis has taken the
place of Mrs. Madeline Evans as secre-
tary of the local Girl Scout organiza-
ton.
Troop 1, Sunfiower-Mrs. G. $. Rnfter,
Captain.
1.-The meeting Thursday was held at
the captains house. Nearly the whole
meeting was spent in discussing and
sorting the Santa Claus letters. All the
scouts We're busy last week collecting
toys and clothing for the poor Four
girls of the troop-Louise Merchant.
Josephine Childs Dorothy Hackett and
Erma Myers-addressed and mailed
Christmas cards to all of the troop S
friends Friday.
Elizabeth Gatlin was appointed
chairman of the committee for collect
ing toys and clothes for distribution
Yesterday Martha Prettyman was ap-
pointed vice chairman and the other
members of the committee were Marie
Coudry, Martha Dunham and Ruth Col
man.
| To-day all of US are going to sing
Christmas carols on the steps of the
| Treasury. Ruth Coiman. Scribe
rroo, 4 Red Rose-Miss Catherine
Harlow, Captain.
THE rehearsing of the troop play
took up most of the time at the meet
ing of December 15. Although the
girls did not have time to play bas ket
ball they watched Florence Hurley
dance Marguerite Hanen played the
piano for her. Miss Hurley will dance
after the presentation of the play.
i Tuesday the troop was given party
with other Noel House clubs. Esther
Davis, Scribe.
Troop q. PansieS of PetwOrth-Mrs. 5.
A. Mooers. Captain.
THE troop met at its new clubroom
in the, new Methodist church Wednes-
day.
Each of the girls donated a pound
of candy to fill the stockings which
were made. Some of the girls cut out
the stockings while others sewed and
filled them with the candy. We made
quite d number of these sweet little
stockings and on Christmas day. when
we will all meet and go in body to
give them out, at least some of the
less fortunate children will be glad
dened by them.
I'VE expect to sing on the Treasury
steps this evening with the other
scouts. We practiced the carols as
we made the stockings.
! "Dr. Eden, who taught the troop
! first aid some time ago. has appealed
to US to give our cast-of clothing 10
some very poor children in which he
is interested. After Christmas we will
prepare a large box to be sent with the
troops compliments.
THE troop expects to go on a hike
Thursday. Rita Eastburn, Scribe.
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son. Leonard Butler. Andrew Single
ton and Gorham Fletcher, respectively.
The j. F. Cook. Mott and Garrison
buildings were also REPRESENTED at the
festival.
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The Baltimore Water Color Club an
nounces it's twenty-frst exhibition to
be held in the gallery of the Peabody
institute from March 10 to April /, in
elusive. Works intended for this exhi-
bition viii be received March 5. Miss
Dora L. Nurdock. 245 West Bddle
street, is corresponding secretary of
the club.
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A notable feature Of the Corcoran
Gallery's current exhibition is a collec-
tion of etchings by Childe Hassam,
who was. it will be remembered, chair
man of the jury of selection and award
These etchings, arranged in cases. are
to be found in the atrium a the head of
the grand staircase. So inSiStent are
they with artistic feeling and so clever
IN execution that those who are true
lovers of art will find them of absorb
Ing interest. AS the critic Carl IL
gTosSer has said: at is with an adyen-
turoGs thrill and speculation that one
examines the new etchings by Childe
Hassain. for one is aware in an in
stant that there is a distinct indiyid-
uality translated. s IL were. into etch-
ing For. he explains: "All the quail
ltes which render his paintings so de-
llghtful are reflected in his etchings-
SenSltlveneSs to beauty of still life to
non and arrangement, to vibrancv of
atmosphere, to brilliance of sunlight
ana its riotous interplay with shadow"
The variety of the themes which Mr.
Hassarn has chosen to interpret is also
remarkable: there are city pictures
n&ure compositions, landscapes and
beautiful nudes, one no less interest
ing nor charming than the other each
with Its reason for being.
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A commemorative medal having for
It's motive the relief given by America
to the people OF Belgium has been
placed on sale in Washington during
the past week. The medal is the work
of Richard +. Brooks of Washington
and is, artistically, one of the best pro-
duced in this country in connection
with foreign relief work. 1t also ranks
high with those struck in Europe in
reference to war themes.
The diverse of the medal shows the
profile heads of King Albert and Queen
Elizabeth, in low relief On the reverse
is an allegorical full-length figure of
America, draped in loose, flowing robes.
The inscription, "A Token of American
Relief for Belgians," runs around the
design.
The purpose of the medal is the pro-
vision of additional means of raising
funds for the work that is commem-
Grated. Gold medals have been sent to
the King and Queen of Belgium and to
Cardinal Mercier. Those of bronze are
on sale at the Harris n. Brown Com
pany, 1908 f street.
The National Academy of Design is
holding it's Tooth anniversary exhibi-
tion in the Fine Arts building, 215
West 57th street. New York. The ex-
hibition comprises 3s1 works. SO of
which are sculpture These were Sc
lected from over 1000 works submitted
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In connection with this exhibition
the Corcoran Gallery has issued a
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Several carols were sung by ch0ruses
from various colored schools at the
Dunbar High School Thursday after
noon under the direction of Miss
Josephine Wormley. head of the de-
partment of music in the colorel public
schools. These included a girls chorus
from Miner Normal School . group
from the O Street Vocational School, a
group from the Loycjoy and Garnet
schools, with solos by William Wiikin-
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Handicraff~>s bein% stud'"d by tive
Girls Art and LiterHr- CUB % the
Birnev School, OF hich Tiss f =
Smith is PRINCIPAL The c'rh meets each
wednesday afternoon. Activities If the
club are suited To the are aud expert
ence of the girls. The program en-
braces sewing, embroidery and e.-a- het-
ing. and talks designed to teach morals
and manners are given from time to
time.
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charming little catalogue of size to
be convenient for the exhibition visit
or 1t is delightfully."- illustrated with
twenty reproductions of paintings list
ed. This catalogue announces that in
addition to the w. y. Clark prize
awards. the committee works of art
of the gallery Will this year offer
prize of $500, to be known as the Pop
ular Prize" which award is to be deter
mined by the vote of the visitors to
the exhibition during the week begin
nlng January and will be made to the
artist whose picture receives the great
est number of votes. The purpose of
this prize is to stimulate interest and
to encourage the public at large to
study the exhibition. Every picture
viii be regarded as eligible and during
the week mentioned every visitor Will
have the privilege of casting a vote
Ihfs Is an innovation in connection
with this exhibition. As an expert
nGnt. however, it has been tried else
Where and has proved successful What
the outcome viii be here it is interest
ing to conjecture.
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\ series of i""tures has been ar
RANGED by the Household Arts club
with the general therne Of de""ra ttve
art Thev ave To be given ia the Miner
Normal School assembly half at Sis
pm. January II. 25, February 5 and
March \
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Headquarters has announced that the
following troops must reregister by De-
cember 30: Troops 4. 3, 10, 1e "a and
Sc. Should these troops not be rereg-
istered by that time they will be
dropped from the rolls of the local or
sanization and be placed in bad stand
ing.
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\ PARTY Of Young women from the Ma
tioral PARK Seminary recently left rOr
JIttsburvh. CHICAGO and points as far west
sts the Pacific coast. going on q Spsrltt
train over the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
70.
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And "becomingness' is what women
spend their money on
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John Clement WASHINGTON, Gwinr
yvheeIv'right Rust Paul Ni~ou and Lee
Hardestv. washington students at tine
Tome school. Port Denosit. Nd. have re
turned to their homes in this city for the
The Dickinson press., 1916-01-29
WOLF-HAMAN WEDDING
.s& AT ST. JOSEPH'SsCHURCH


"a wedding ceremony in which
Jacob Wolf and Miss Wilhelmina
HaInan were the contracting parties,
took place recently in st. Joseph's
Catholic church, Fl. ". Schultz,
officiating. Some very fine music was
rendered by the choir for the occas-
ion. The bride, attired in a white
gown and veil, was attended by Miss
FRANCES Wolf, a sister of the groom,
and Miss Mary Dukhart. Mike Wan
ner and John Dukhart acted as wit
nesses.
Following the ceremony a fne re-
eeption was given to only immediate
relatives and few friends, by the
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Wolf, at their farm@southeast@o of the
city.
The bride looked very sweet in her
white gown and veil. She comes
from Joliet, Mont, but is quite well
acquainted in this vicinity, having
visited here with her relatives, the
Dukharts. She is a fine young lady
andis well liked.
The groom is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Wolf, old timers in this
country. They expect to move into
Dickinsonssoon, leaving Jacob and his
bride in care OF the farm.