The Washington herald., 1916-04-16
BOY SCOUT NOTES.

During the past week a lIfe-saving
corps has been formed In the Boy Scout
organization and the ten charter members
have all taken their examinations before
Commodore W. z. Longfellow. Of the
American National Red Cross. The corps
will be known as the Scout Life-saving
Corps Of the American National Red
Cross.
The following Is the list Of the charter
members: President. Elihu H Ropes;
vice president. Edwin L. Maschmeysr;
secretary-treasurer, Hugh l. Taylor;
board Of examiners, Elihu II. Ropes, Wal
ter E Marsh and Walter R Jex; VIII
lam d. Lynch, Theodore Forbes, Ramon
d. Frence, Fred c. Reed. W. Terrill Hem
derson and Olson F. Throckmorton.
A special meeting Of the scoutnaasters
was called for last Thursday night at the
Willard to discuss tag day plans 1t
was voted to hold this tag day on May
20. The tags will not be given out to the
scoutmasters until the evening before
tag day" There will be only two de-
nominations Of street tags and possibly
an automobile tag In the form Of felt
pennant,
Three new troops have been registered
at headquarters during the past week,
Nos. 81, 50 and s. There are several
waiting to be organized.
The competitive patrol drill scheduled
for April 2 promises to be well attended
One Of the best little Individual troop
weekly papers issued by the boys of a
troop is that published by Troop 80. It
is entitled The Trail"
Scout Roland Simonds, OF Troop 30, re-
cetYed his merit badges last week for
hremanship and scholarship. Renwick
McReever, Of Troop I, passed interpret
ing.
The following merit badges were
granted during the past week: Ed.
Chaplin, first aid, Troop %: Abner Roe,
Troop 4S, hremanship; Guy Keeton, Troop
a, first aid and marksmanship; W. z.
Lewis, Troop L. hremanship, and w.
Kelly, Troop "A. Interpreting. Troop 1
haz fine list. including Renwick Mo
kiTer, signaling and interpreting; LsRoy
Gillette, sutomobiling: W. Hanna, swim
ming; Alexander Dalton, signaling and
craftsmanship, and William Hoeke, busi-
ness and physical development.
Last Friday evening Troop 15 was cali
ed to order by the seoutmaster, Walter
J.. Underwood. A special troop demon
stration was given in honor Of Deputy
Scout Commissioner Taylor. Scout Hors-
man signalied welcome" while the
whole troop gave the semaphore code.
This was followed by the new troop yell
The scout oath and scout law were given.
and the tenderfoot pins were presented
by Mr.. Taylor.
Troop Is held its regular meeting
at the whitney Avenue Church last
Friday and admitted one new mem
ber' Leon Bondaf Two others took
their tenderfoot examinations. Two
former members of the troop-John
Mclaughlin and Lindsay Green-were
re-admittsd TO the troop.
The lecture given by J. W. Patton.
deputy commissioner, for the benefit of
Troop II was a great success The
orchestFa rendered several selections.
scout Allan Virts. Of Troop 81, gave a
lightning demonstration OF signaling.
The special competitive drill by the
different patrols of Troop So. which
vas to have been given Saturday, has
been postponed until April 2I The
stan OF Judges is a competent one and
the patrol making the highest mark
VIII be the representative OF this troop
at the competitive drill for the Dam
iels cup, to be held April %.
At a patrol leaders meeting OF
Troop A held recently the following
new patrol leaders were elected SEN
iOr patrol leader. ]. Fred stickeI: eagle
patrol. B. B. Wilson. P. L. w. J..
Winebaek, assistant; wolf patrol, Ho-
bert Eshsr, patrol leader; Guy Keeton,
assistant; moose patrol, Granville
Taliaferro. patrol leader. Charles Sum-
merell. assistant; siber fox patrol.
Louis Swingle, patrol leader, and Sid
ney Johnston. assistant