Evening star., 1916-10-01
The Boy Scouts

summer Wood. Ritchie Taylor and Al
bert Alleman.
Bear patrol-Acting leader. lawrence
Glover: Donald Benson. Ronald Nc
Nabb. David Penicks, hart Walker.
Walter Price and Richard Johnston.
Silver Fox patrol-Leader. Wade
Butler; Robert Mcneil. Ernest Mcneil.
Richard Wilkinson. Howard Ruppart,
Harvey Mitchell and Ralph Ergood.
Eagle patrol-Leader, Stuart John
ston; ldrys Evans. Merlin Evans.
Howard Omohundro. Palo Mitchell.
Norval Wiggenton and Alden Brad
ford.
Work on the troop meeting house is
nearly completed. and 1t is expected
soon to have suitable furnishings in
stalled.
Troop 43. Frederick c. Rogerson.
scribe:
Troop 4s held its first annual inspec-
tion last Tuesday. We had the honor
of having with us ]. w. Patton. our
field executive. and the members of our
troop committee. Messrs. Isaac Cans,
Edward Castell and Frederick Roger
son. After inspection we had a short
meeting and were addressed by Mr..
Patton.
Troop 80, Arthur A. Rupert. scribe:
Scarlet and gray are to be the colors
of our troop and troop emblem The
emblem will be awarded to boys who
make 100 points in certain activities.
of signal flags given by Scout Irving
Maloney for being the first tenderfoot
to become a second-class scout after
| the offer was made. The troop now
| gets out small paper called the Blue
| Buffalo"
Troop 65, Homer H. Cummings, scout
| master, at meeting last "Wednesday
evening made special appropriation
| for the benefit fund for Scout Francis
Anderson, who is suffering from in
| fantile paralysis.
Troop As, Homer C. Edison. seoul
master, will hold a parents night Tues
| day evening at the Fourth Presbyterian
Church. 18th and Fairmont streets
northwest A number of slides show
ing life at Camp Butt will be shown
| Charles Edison, assistant scoutmaster
| OF the troop, who was assistant di-
rector of the camp, will be in charge
Of this feature.
Several scouts of Troop IL played an
| important part at a fire which took
place at the home of James Gates, a
| member of the troop, according to a
| communication received The boys who
| aided in the saving of property and in
| eXtinguishing the flames were Senior
Patrol Leader Lewis and Scouts G.
| Lewis. G. Runyan and c. Porch II is
| expected that G.. Brumbaugh shortly
| Will become senior patrol leader. while
| w. Lewis, who now holds that position
| VIII DcCOHe an assistant ScOutmaSter.
1t also is expected that H. Brumbaugh
will be the second assistant scoutmas-
| ter.
The Trail, a magazine issued by mem
bers of Troop SO, or which Vernon
Bailey is scoutmaSter, will be issued
Tuesday. 1t will consist of sixteen
pages and cover, and will be printed
instead of mimeographed, as before
Joseph Wenger is editor of the maga-
zine. with Uric Genslinger and Ken
neth Livingstone as associate editors.
Harold Van Buren is business manager
1t is expected that Mr. Bailey will be
| back home from the west some time
this month, and that the regular meet
lngs OF the troop soon will be resumed.
went on hike to their camp on the
Virginia shore of the Potomac river.
Scout Jack Kloeber and Howell Baker
hired boat, Ito have some fun" but
it turned out that the fun was afforded
the rest of the troop, for Howell Baker
got a good ducking with all his clothes
on. Howell Baker, Wendall Kline.
Frank Weikel and Howard Shearer
| owner. All the boys had good lunch
and Scout Wendan Kline took his first
class cooking test. passing it success
fully. The scoutmaster, Mr.. Winship.
met them later and brought them
home.
The first edition of the Eagle, the
troop paper, came, out Friday.
Troop 81, George H. Chrisman, scout
master. had a good meeting Friday
night at the Fifth Baptist Church,
ffrst-aid and inspection tests being
held. 1t has been decided to hold first
A parents night is planned for late
| this month. A club has been formed
among the boys of the troop and
additional activities thereby taken up.