Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23

Boy Scouts OF Washington have been
asked to cooperate with the American
Girls Aid in providing shoes for men,
women and children of France who have
been rendered destitute by the war
They are asked to bring to headGuar-
tiers any oId~shoes for which they have
no use: also any old clothing that can
be spared Headquarters will forward
all articles received to pier No. 81,
North river. New York, where the
American Girls Aid is assembling like
gifts from all sections of the country.
All shoes received by this organization
that are in need of repair are forwarded
to Paris and are mended by refugee
shoemakers who are sheltered in that
city. In this way the society gives en-
pioyment to those who are in great need.
To Observe Anniversary.
The sixth anniversary Of the federal
incorporation of the Boy Scout move
ment will be celebrated during the week
of February to l..
AS usual, the anniversary week cele-
bration will begin Sunday. During the
ing an increasing interest in the Sunday
program and the number of inquiries
which have been received at national
headquarters recently INDICATE that a
greater interest than ever will be taken
this year in this feature of the work, 1t
is stated.
The principal feature of the Sunda Y
exercises will be the special Boy Scout
sermons which will be preached in hun
dreds of churches.
Anniversary day this year comes on
Tuesday. February 8. a feature which
has been most popular in the past has
been the visits paid by scouts to the
sick in hospitals and private homes and
the carrying of flowers and best wishes
of the Boy Scout movement. This fea-
ture is retained IN the program for this
year. Other features remain essentially
the same as in the past. The anniversary
meeting will be held at 100 ard the
most significant feature of this meeting
will be the reading of the message from
Colin II. Livingstone of Washinct on
president of the National Council and
the repeating in unison of the scout
oath. II is planned to have every troop
in the country take the oath at the
same time.
The foiiowir7e program of ,roop
activities for tie week of February g.
II has been suggested by national
headquarters:
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Church exercises - Scoutmasters to
arrange with their pastors for special
sermons on the work of the Boy Scout
movement. Church troops or other
churches en- masSe.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY s, ANNIvER-
SARY DAY.
40 to p.m.-"scout Birthday Good
Turn" Troops will visit the sick in
hospitals and private homes. taking
TO them flowers and best wishes of the
Boy Scout movement.
$50 p.m.-Anniversary day meeting
Annual report of troops activities and
forecast for the coming year.
p.m.-Rea,line of message from
Colin n. Livingstone. president of the
Boy Scouts of America.
S:11 pm.-Every member of the Boz
Scouts Of America. wherever he may
be. will stand at attention with his
hand at salute and repeat the scout
oath.
$50 p.m.-Such other special features
as the scoutmaster may deem advisable.
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY g.
$50 to p.m.-'"Troop Community
Good Turn
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY To-
40 to pm. Troop Community
Good Turn
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY II.
i.5e 10 pm Troop toHiHnuni'!
Good Turn
100 pm.-Boy Scout entertainment,
exhibition, reception or banquet.
SATURDAY,, FEBRUARY L.
> p.m.-Interpatrol or intertroop con-
test for possession of the anniversary
pennant or banner.
1880 p.m.-l.incoln memorial exer-
cises. In many cases troops viii find
it convenient TO cooperate with other
organizations in such services; in other
cases troops may desire to take the
lead in arranging Lincoln program.
Headquarters Announces Deaths.
Local headquarters announces the
death of Hugh Turner of Troop and
Frederick Theodore Held of Troop s.
Scout Turner passed away following a
serious operation and Scout Held after
short illness from pneumonia.
Troop Is attended the funeral Of
Scout Held in body and Scouts An
derson, saunders. Happier and Ros-
bach acted as pallbearers.
News From the Troops.
Communications have been received
from troop scribes as follows:
Troop 80.
we have now formed four patrols in
our troop and have appointed new Of
ficers J. f. Robb. former chairman of
the troop committee. is acting as scout
master. due to the resignation of Mr..
Hommes, whose time was SO taken
with business duties that he could not
give the proper attention to the troop.
We now have Il full troop of interested
scouts and expect to accomplish a great
deal before summer AS a result of our
membership campaign sixteen new
members came into our troop.
We have formed an instruction STAFF.
consisting of the patrol leaders, to in
struct the tenderfoot scouts in the sec
ond and first class tests. A meeting of
the patrol leaders was held at Mr..
Eobb's house to arrange plan of pro-
cssdure for the troop generally. We
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