Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-13
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Means of retaining the interest OF TINT
boy who becomes eighteen years ole
and is no longer eligible for member
ship in the Boy Scouts of America a:
a scout was one of the chief topics o.
discussion at the annual meeting o.
the National Council of the Boy Scout!
of America in this city last week.
Scout officials from a score of cite!
discussed the question and offered sug
gestions. One scout commissioner tole
of a troop in his city which has col
Iege patrol. composed of members o.
the troop who have graduated from the
high school and have entered college
The patrol holds a meeting in the fal
just before the beginning of the col
1ege year: one during the Christmas
holidays. when the boys are at home
again: another during the Easter Holt
days and another upon their return fol
the summer vacation. During the sum.
mer the members of the patrol partici.
pate in the activities of their trooI
whenever possible.
Merit Badges Awarded.
The following boys received merit
Nelson. Troop 80, masonry; Vaughan
Connolly. Troop SO. swimming: E
Richardson. Troop "a, civics; w. T
Henderson, Troop A. personal and pub
lie health: Julian Steward. Troop 8
pathfinding: Frank Swindells, Troop g.
personal health; William Hoeke, Troop
]. personal health; Alex Dalton. Troop
l. personal health. and Warren Loving
Troop 46, personal health.
Rehearsal Is Called.
There will be an important meeting
of the drum and bugle corps at
o'clock Wednesday night at the Naval
Battalion Armory. Every member OF
the corps is urged to be present
News From the Troops.
Communications have been received
from troop scribes as follows:
Troop SO.
Friday evening, February II, our
troop. under command of Scoutmaster
John Hart, visited fire engine house
No. "a and through the kindness and
courtesy Of Capt. A. S. Buscher was
shown through the station, and the
working of the different appliances
was explained.
while we were in the building an
alarm came in calling out that COM
pany, and we had the chance of seeing
the manner and speed with which a
company can get away to a fire.
The scouts were given very in
teresting talk by Capt. Buscher on the
methods of operating fire extinguishers
and the correct way to turn in an
alarm from street alarm box. How
to enter and work in a burning build
ing was also explained and after hav-
marched back to our scoutmaster's
house, and there disbanded. Twenty
members OF our troop were present.
Troop 80.
This troop met at the Wilson Normal
School Friday night and gave a demon
stration of scout activities. 1t included
= drill, signaling. first aid work and
other stunts. The parents of many
members of the troop and many other
members of the troop were in uniform
when roll was called. 1t was the best
showing the troop ever has made"
Troop IS.
There is to be an illustrated lecture
entitled Boy Scouts of America given
under the auspices of Troop No. SIS. the
night of February IS, at o'clock. at
the Waugh N. E. Church, Sd and A
streets northeast. J. W. Patton, field
executive, will give Roughing 1t Out
of Doors With the Scouts
Troop So.
The registration cards for the mem
bers of Troop No. SO, Clarendon, Va.
have been received. This is q new
troop and has twelve members meet
ing regularly under the leadership of
W. w. Mainhall, scoutmaster, and
Ralph NJ. Thomas, assistant scout
master.
Troop %.
AT our meeting Wednesday, Febru-
AIRY 2, Nelson Brown and Frederick Ad-
min passed their tenderfoot examina-
tions and were admitted into our troop.
AT our meeting February our
scoutmaster. Mr.. Green, presented our
troop with wrestling mat of which
the boys are very proud. A contest was
started between the two patrols Wood
Pigeon and Beaver). The score was as
follows:
Wood Pigeon. won 3. drew l.
Beaver, won 1, GREW ].
Troop 80.
1T was decided at our last meeting
that our signal and first-aid corps be
re-established. Assistant Scoutmaster
Derrick will take charge Of both. while
Scout White. our treasurer. will pur-
chase the necessary articles. Postala
were sent to all members of our troop
who had not been attending regularly,
requesting them to attend.
The troop il not active enough In the
line OF hikes and Scoutmaster helms
has suggested that the boys be under
obligation to do SO unless they could
give good excuse. DR.. helms has
asked US to help make q merry time at
q play to be given at the church in
which we meet, of which DR.. helms is
pastor.
Troop 40.
We held our annual meeting last
Friday night, with several visitors pres
emit. Some OF the visitors arc going to
Join the troop. We are planning to have
a play called What a Boy Scout Is
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