Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-23

Scouts have been assigned to Elmer
gency Hospital to study advanced first
aid as follows: For week beginning
tomorrow. Carl II. Fuss of Troop No.
Is; for week beginning May /. John
Hobson of Troop No. 3.
First-Class Examinations.
There was a large attendance of
scouts at Rosslyn. Va. yesterday to
take the frst-class examinations under
the supervision of Deputy Scout Com
missioner Patton
To Hold Cycling Test.
Tomorrow morning at o'clock scouts
who intend taking the merit badge
tests for cycling are to meet at Dupont
Circle. They must be prepared to take
the fifty-mile run in ten hours. Deputy
Commissioner TAYLOR will be in charge
and will go over the run with the class.
News From the Troops.
Communications have been received
from troop scribes as follows:
Troop 40.
Our troop has decided that at the
next meeting there should be an enter
tainment in the shape of refreshments
The troop intends to present play
soon. One new member was elected
to the troop at the last meeting"
Troop 2.
THE troop turned out last week and
had a photograph taken on 10th street.
We expect large attendance at our
entertainment to be given May 3. Mr.
Patton will give his lecture on the
scout movement"
Troop Is.
AT brief meeting held April a. at
which only the patrol drill boys were
present. we decided to clean up the
yard of the chapel where we meet and
start small garden. Only six boys
came around next day. but we carried
out our plans very we'll
Each boy received a plot of ground
about three by six yards to do a little
gardening. Our aim is to see who can
popcorn. We also sodded the front
lawn and raked and burned the dry
grass. Those present were Wilcox.
Eberly. Hector and Robert Mullen.
WAND, Ahiander and scoutmaster
Mullen"
Troop 16.
presented during the Easter holidays.
Preparations also are being made for
"a special scout drill to include sig
mailing and other activities Because
of the large enrolment in the troop
Scoutmaster Gosorn has decided to or
ganize new troop. Should this plan
be followed the new troop would CO.
operate with Troop 16 in every way
possible"
Troop Is.
"Scoutmaster Walter F. Underwood
has been confined to his home with a
serious attack of pneumonia. so that the
assistant scoutmaster, J. Bixler, led the
meeting last week at the regular ,eat;-
quarters. Scout Wright gave the troop
several lessons in drilling. after which
the entire troop took a short hike
through the woods
The scouts of this troop have deter
mined to become first class before the
camping season opens"
A1OOP 40.
THE beaver patrol of our troop has or
ganized wireless club. and has pur-
chased a complete receiving set with a
range of $500 miles. and a large aerial
Already We have heard from the Grea,
Lakes stations and Boston. The Offices
of the Wireless Club are: Osgood Rob.
erts. chairman: Henry Fields. chief
operator, and John Roberts. assistant
operator. The heavy windstorm of last
Friday blew the aerial down. but we
hope to have this fixed very SOON Edwin
Yates and Leonard Stuck were voted
into the troop at the last meeting"
Troop 80.
The competitive drill given by the
four patrols of this troop took place at
the 18th street reservoir grounds yester-
day. The patrols competing were the
Panther patrol Eagle patrol, Silver Fox
patrol and Bear patrol. The patrol win
ming this event will be chosen TO repre-
sent the troop at the competitive drill
on the 29th of April for the Daniels
cup