Evening star., 1917-09-23
ACTIVITIES OF
BOY SCOUTS

Questions in regard to the farm in
East Potomac Park which has been
worked ell summer by the scouts are
to come uD for discussion at a special
meeting of the scoutmasters tomorrow
evening in the Board of Trade rooms at
The Star building. One of the ques-
tions to be discussed will be that of the
harvesting OF the corn crop.
Deputy Commissioner ]. Woodbridge
Patton will go to Phila delphia to ad
dress the Veteran Corps of Scouts of
that city Thursday.
An office boy is wanted at scout head
quarters in the Munsey building. APP
p1icants are requested TO apply after
4:s0 o'clock in the afternoon any day
except Saturday.
Former President Theodore Roose
Welt, honorary scout commissioner of
Nassau COUNT, New York, and member
Of the troop committee of the scout
troop connected with Christ Episcopal
Church in Oyster Bay. pitched his tent
at Mineoia,- Nassau county, with the
1900 Boy Scouts encamped there. Col
Roosevelt addressed the boys and laud-
ed them for doing their duty.
Heard From the Troops.
Trooc 81. Chevy Chase,
p. l.. Kicker. Scoutmaster.
This troop has registered with TWEEN
tF-two scouts. Many more are expect
ed to come in this month, as fifty scouts
were on the rolls last year.
LAWRENCE A. GAGE, Scribe.
Troop 8I-O. L. Meinzer, Scoutmaster.
AT the last meeting of the troop,
Paul c. Robin. acting scoutraster. an
nounced his intention of engaging the
use of the First Congregational Church
for demonstration of Boy Scout ac
tivities in the near future. After the
business meeting games were played.
]. w. DAVIS, Scribe.
Troop 3-Scoutmnster Pryor.
Members Of the troop spent three
days, beginning September l and end
ing Septembeg 3. at Camp Butt. Ten
scouts took the trip. Swimming. crab
bing and canoeing formed the principal
features of the activities at the camp
Scouts BrUdin and +. A. Stats have
returned from trip to Dickerson. Md,
where they canped for a week Carl
Brudtn, Scribe.
Troop 4S-W. B. Marshall. ScOutmaster.
Five members OF the troop. accom-
panied by the scoutmaster. took a hike
Friday evening. The route carried the
has decided to enter a team in the corn
husking st.''-Joseph Austin
Scribe.
master.
"The first meeting of the season was
held Friday evening, September H.
when plans for the coming year were
outlined. An efficiency contest among
members 'of the troop is to be started
the first of next month. Witter HiE-
gins and Leonard Morgan have passed
their tenderfoot examinations.
Officers were elected as follows: Le-
roy Gillette. senior patrol leader: O.
Enberg. 3 DonnelIy. L. Higgins and l..
Stott. patrol leaders: Leroy Gillette.
scribe: A. Clark. treasurer. and F. Hol-
lis. courier. Leroy Gillette, Scribe
Troop :.-G. f. Bittner. ScoutmaSter
Patrol Leader Robert Booth was
awarded medal for collecting the
greatest amount OF newspapers for the
troop at meeting of the troop We'd
nesday. An address was made by Dep
uty Commissioner J. Woodbridge Pat
ton, in which he told of the plan for
harvesting the corn crop at East Po-
>omac Park."-Robert z. Birch, Scribe.
Troop s9-Mr. Black. Scoutmast~r.
The troop held its first meeting of
the season Friday evening at the Wal
lach School. with Scoutmaster Black
presiding. Plans are being made by
the troop to give an entertainment
early in November to buy uniforms for
the members. A rally will be held BIZ
the troop Friday evening in an effort
10 increase its membership Edward
y. Mitchell, Scribe