Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-11-19
ACTIVITIES OF THE BOY SCOUTS.

That the scouts of Washington did
creditable work Thursday night on the
occasion of the Wilson jubilee parade
Is evident, according to the general
praise given them by both the public
and the police department. Maj. Pull
man has given the local headquarters
two police flags for future use.
The local scout council is to meet at
Is o'clock tomorrow evening at the New
Willard. Officers are to be elected and
plans for increasing the membership OF
the scout organization by 1000 by July.
t917, are to be discussed.
Judge Norris of the Department of
Justice Is to deliver his lecture on
Good Citizenship" this evening at I'M
manuel Baptist Church. Scouts are in
vited to attend by troops in uniform.
The Washington Boy Scout Band now
has forty-one pieces. and now is the
second largest band in the city, the
Marine Band leading. The band is to
give it's first performance Thanksgiving
morning. when it will assemble at 10Th
and l streets northwest as 400 local
scouts gather to get assignments to
take baskets of food to needy families.
1t is possible that the local band Will
participate in contest of scout bands
which has so far been held at Indepen-
dence Hall. Philadelphia, although. the
exact date Is not yet known.
The local headquarters staff wishes
400 scouts to report to Edward b. NC
Lean, 18th and | streets northwest
9 o'clock Thanksgiving morning Tor
the purpose of taking baskets of food 70
poor families. The scouts are urged 10
report in uniform.
The usual Saturday hike of the local
scouts was taken yesterday through
the Pan-American building.
series of chautauqua lectures to the
scouts of Washington. 1t is proposed
| that they be given December :, and
| 5, the place to be announced later.
| Scouts Smallwood, 80; Dickey, SO;
| Kann, 10, and Woodward, 2. have passed
| their first-class first aid tests. The same
boys, in addition to Scout Mercer, 81
Scout c. Graft. 81, passed his first-class
hiking and thrift requirements, and
Scout Metzeroth, 16. has passed in map
making.
Heard From the Troops.
The aquatic meet of Troop l of the
Y NJ. c. A, F. E. Matthes, scoutmaster
was held Friday evening. This event
was staged as part of the efficiency
program of the troop, which is to come
to a close in the last part of next
month. Yesterday some of the members
of the troop took a long hike.
Troop 80, John F. Robb. scoutmaster
is to begin classes for instruction in
first and second class subjects in order
| to better prepare various members to
pass the regular tests. The whole
troop has been reorganized with the
| 80, Vernon Bailey, scoutmaster, and
| Troop s.. G. Meredith Winship. scout
| master. visited Troop 80 at its head
| quarters Friday night.
| Troop 60 held it's usual hike yester-
day. At it's Friday meeting a small
banquet will be the feature.
New officers for Troop 10 are: Senior
patrol leader. Stewart Kann; patrol
| leader, Osgood Roberts; assistant patrol
| leader. Vernon Gessford. and scribe
| Thornton owen. The troop hopes to
| All Boy Scout foot ball teams averag
ing not over 40 pounds in weight are
challenged to games by Troop 81. Com
muncations should be sent to Milton
| Probeym, APPS Garrison street north
west or phone calls may be sent to
| him at Cleveland 500.
| On Saturday, November II, members
| of Troop 81 hiked to oFrest Glen. Md.
where an informal reception to fathers
| Of the boys was held. Maj. Fletcher
and c. Huff, members of the troop COM
| mittee. made short addresses, and a
marshmallow roast was held.
! 1t is expected that the troop will
| form patrol whose specially shall be
irst aid work. Col. Mason. command
ant of Walter Reed Hospital. whose son
| ia a member of the troop. already has
given the troop the use of a sergeant
| experienced in the work.
Nearly all of Troop 80 turned out
! last Sunday for hike to Chain bridge.
| The hike was in charge Of the newly
appointed assistant scoutmasters, Will
| liam H. Belt and Albert Riddle We
met at 18th and Water streets and
went through Potomac Park to George
town.
From there we went along the tow
path to Chain bridge. After crossing
the bridge to the Virginia side of the
river we cooked dinner. Games We're
played and some second and first class
.csts were given. We later started for
! home by way of the same route we had
! come out.
IT e troop is planning to build a log
| ca bin in the country near Washington
| Troop Al, I. VI IllOfilpSoIl. SSool@
master, is at work on knot board for
| headquarters. Various scout knots viii
De represented by white twine upon
the board.
Troop So. Ralph Campbell. scoutmas-
ter, now is issuing a troop newspaper.
| Troop IS won the last intertroop con-
test, when 1t met Troop ga at Metro
| politan Church.
| Isaac Cans delivered the preseptatlot
address last nieht FOR the members OIL
Troop 4S. on which occasion they pre-:
scented their scoutmnster j. Leonat 70
Kidwen. with head scoutmaster
charm. 1t was the occhs SION OF ~,
twentv-ei.hth birthday of Mr.. kidwel'
| He has served as scoutmaster OF inc
/ troop since it's formation. ,
! Mr.. Cans referred to the results NJ
! EId,yell has accomplished and the