Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20

sermon to the Boy Scouts Of Wash
ington for this evening at 1880 o'clock
ais subject will be Washington as a
Troop IA.
This troop has been reorsanized,
with B. G. Brann as scoutmaster. and
already several scout activities are
being planned for the near future"
Troop 5.
"A successful meeting of our troop
was held last Thursday evening and
a verv good talk and demonstration ON
first aid were given by the senior pa
troll leader. Field Executive Taylor
dropped in unexpectedly and gave us
q talk as to what the various new
troops have been doing lately. There
were twenty-six scouts present. The
Troop 10 looking forward to the big
day."
Troop 4.
This troop has been re-reRistered
this past week with twenty three bows
ana one assistant and scoutmaster."
Troop 10.
All the members of Troop 10 were
preparing for their examinations last
Friday evening, when they were called
out to look for q lost boy who had
been missing since the early afternoon
inc scouts soon were covering the
whole northeast section of the CITY and
mad the boy in short time"
Troop so.
Our regular meeting was held at the
scoutmasters house last Friday night.
Fourteen scouts were present. Last
Sunday night seventeen members of
the troop and number from Troop
20 Joined US in church service
In the Methodist Church We held a
we'll attended demonstration. Scout
Commissioner Grogan and Field Execu-
tive Taylor were both present and gave
short addresses"
Troop 1.
Anniversary week was celebrated nv
Troop February II with a special er.
hibition of scouting for parent. and
friends. The performance, which wa.
given In the assembly hall Of the v
M. {. A., was well attended and suc-
cessful beyond anticipation. The troon
began holding scout meeting, OPENING
the same according to its custom WITH
the pledge to the flag. Scoutma.t.r
Matthes briefly reviewed the recent
growth Of the troop. Since October last
the membership has increased from
eighteen to thirty. in spite of the lbs.
OF several boys through removal from,
Washington and transfer to otb.r
troops.
Il. r. Lincoln Shah, who, on Feb
ruary IL, became twelve years of age
was with due solemnity admitted m
He is the second Chimes.
member OF the troop, the other being
isu k"ans Kwan. who that very
ever evening. together with Renwick Nc
tons for frst-ciass scout. iha-
-, me eighteenth anniversary of Dom
aid o. Woolf, which happens to fail
also s on February IL. was celebrated by
master. Woolf was one Of the H t,rst
boys to register as a scout in Troon
ana Is now star scout with nineteen
merit badges.
ton. both patrol leaders. were each
health. fooAa'
"A realistic automobile accident wa.
staged by the Black Bear patrol. The
victim was bandaged for various in.
juries and carried of on an i'm
provised stretcher. Demonstrations In
methods Of breaking the death grin Of
I drowning person. and in resuscitation
BY artificial respiration, were given by
the Silver Fox patrol
"Orvtlle Dewey exhibited a four.foot
aeroPiane constructed by himself and
capable Of Aging 900 yards. A camp
scene was staged by the Blue Buffalo
patrol. in which tents were set up. a
Ore was lighted and fapjacks We're
cooked with amusing dexterity. An
exhibition in signalling by means Of
Beaver patrol: Brief addresses were
given on behalf Of the local council BY
J. H. Hanna, ana on behalf Of the troop
COMMITTEES by Mr.. De Cast, director Of
the boys department Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
"scoutmaster Matthes closed the en-
with q stereopticon talk
Grand Canyon Of the Colorado river.
Refreshmeute were provided by the
social committee, which consisted Of
Mrs. Matthss. Mrs. Nicolson ana Mrs.