Evening star., 1917-03-05
AID Of BOY SCOUTS:
RATED INVALUABLE
Local Organization Plays
Prominent Part in Making
Inauguration a Success.
VISITING TROOPS HELP

The work performed by the Boy
Scouts of Washington, assisted by a
number of out-of-town scouts. at the
inauguration of President Wilson fo1r
years ago, earned them a prominent
part in the ceremonies today. The
public appreciated the service rendered
by the scouts last inauguration day 70
such an extent that a subscription was
taken up to purchase bronze medals
as reward to the boys.
More than 1000 scouts from other
sections came here to assist the local
organization in today's ceremonies.
Baltimore sending the largest contin-
gent. there being 500 boys from that
city. During their stay in the city
the scouts that have come from great
distance are to be quartered in vart-
Gus churches here.
Peck Memorial will entertain thirty
from Newark, y. j.: 100 from Rich
mond. Va. and ten from philadelphia.
Pa. Calvary NJ. f. Church VIII have
as its guests ninety-three boys from
Old Point Comfort, Va. The Church OF
the Covenant will provide for twenty
seven members from Philadelphia. The
Fourth Presbyterian Church VIII en-
tertain eight boys from Broonsboro.
Md. and forty from Livingston. Pa
Waugh NJ L. Church will entertain
Troop No ] of Suffolk. Va. while
Emanuel Baptist and Trinity NJ r. viii
entertain boys from Concord. N c, and
Roanoke, Va.
Those who are coming from no great
distance will return to their homes i'm
mediately after the inaugural parade.
Services Called Invaluable.
The services of the scouts are re-
garded as invaluable. With their long
slaves these boys. stationed along the
line of the parade. keep obstreperous
persons from violating the law by
passing from the roped-off sidewalks
onto the streets and interfering with
the marchers.
They also render needed assistance
where knowledge of first aid is re-
ouired Frequent accidents occur On
the congested sidewalks. Women who
faint in the surge of humanity that
packs the sidewalks and other similar
incidents claim the attention of the
scouts. One hundred were assigned
work in connection with the frst ata
stations and approximately 200 acted
in the information booths stationed at
special points in the city.
The scouts were divided into threo
divisions, one body being stationed be-
tween 1st and Sth streets on the ave-
nue.. another between Sth street to l5th
street and the third stationed along
the remainder of the line OF march
The three divisions were under the d.
| rection of L. H. Ropes assistant dep
| uty and H. L. Taylor and j. w: Par-
! ton, field executives. Those In lnlms-
diate charge of the boys were Scout
masters Harries, Wright. Brown, Camp
| bell, Lee. Lugenbeel. Marsh, Kicker.
Simpson, Bailey and Matthes.
Places of Assignment. ~ =;
| The assignments of the various
| troops are as follows:
| 1sr to Sd street-12, As, IS and part
! of the Baltimore troops.
Sd to 6th street,, IA, Is, part of
Baltimore troops. Esserville. Va; Con-
cord. n. c., and Glencarlyn troops. -.
9Th to sth street.. Z. as, 21. 80. 55,
| II, Falls Church and Lancaster. Pa.
| troops.
+ sth to 10th street-2s. %. 33, IS, IS.
45, Philadelphia. Roanoke. Va, and
| Babylon. Long Island, troops.
%, "a, So Boonsboro, Md: Brooklyn,
N Y, and Roanoke Rapids. N. C.,
troops.
18th to 14th street-e4. 6S. Is. 1. =.
13 and Lewistown, Pa, troops.
14th to 18th Streets. Al. AZ. IS. AZ
and Philadelphia troops. %
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue
to F. street-19. 81. 81 and SO troops. =
18th and f streets to New York ave.
nue.. Pennsylvania avenue to Madison
street-70. 50, 54. So. SO, Ballston, Va.
and Alexandria troops. az,
Madison street to 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenues. 60, 13. 81, l6o.
61. 63. 65, 81 and Suffolk, Va, troops.
18th to 20th street and Pennsylvah'a
avenue-44. 81. "a, IS, Richmond, Old
Point, Frederick and Manhattan troops