Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-11

III ACTIVITIES OF III
H BOY SCOUTS III
For the first time in the history Of
the American Forestry Association q
state has called upon the Boy Scouts
for help to battle a plague, according to
this months issue of the American
Forestry Association Magazine.
The article says that the Boy Scouts
of Ohio were asked to help extermi-
nate the Tussock moth, a pest that was
destroying the trees of Canton, Presi-
dent McKinley's home town. In two
weeks campaign the scouts collected
100000 Of the eggs. For collecting
the greatest number of eggs, Troop 3,
headed by E. r. Hoover, scoutmaster,
was awarded a large parade banner.
the banner was awarded by Mayor
Stelberg. who commended the work not
only in this campaign, but of the scouts
as an organization. THE scouts have
not stopped the work, however" says
Scoutmaster Hoover, but thew are
X IL,
The American Forestry Association
of Washington. at it's annual meeting.
passed resolution indorsing the Boy
Scouts work, and urged that they get
into the night against the spread Of the
white pine blister disease when their
hikes take them to the woods during
the coming summer.
troop Of Italian Boy Scouts was
formed at a meeting Thursday evening
at PA A street northeast under the fli-
rection of Commissioner ]. W. Patton.
Mr.. Patton lectured on Scout Ideals"
The examiner in cycling for merit
animation. bicycle run of fifty miles,
will be held February "a. Scoutmaster
W. E. Marsh is to conduct the run.
John V. Hazard has been registered at
scout headquarters as assistant scout
master of Troop Al.
A meeting Of the patrol leaders of
Troop A is to be held tomorrow even
ing at the home of the scoutmaster.
A drum and bugle call rehearsal Is to
be held Tuesday evening, at 7 o'clock,
at the naval battalion.
Heard From the Troops.
Troop 81, James I. Lee, scoutmaster.
Sixteen boys in the troop collected,
from December 23 to January 81, 1881
pounds of newspapers, 1000 pounds of
magazines and sixty-fve pounds of
waste paper. which was sold for SCI
and turned into the troop treasury
Lawrence A. Gage. Scribe.
Troop 30. Vernon Bailey, sc0utmnster.
AT the meeting February the
scoutmaster presided. instead of a pa
troll leader. The boys have agreed to
enter the paper campaign with enthu-
siasm. Stations are to be established
about the town, and there the boys may
deposit their paper. which will be call
ed for by the scoutmaSter. Joseph Tay-
lor was elected member of the troop.
The head of the troop wireless club,
Paul CARRIER. will see that the wireless
has 4 proper exhibit in the pageant
Other forms of electricity will also be
shown.
Jack Kerans: tenderfoot scout, is
now busy collecting merit badges. The
boys are making use of the library. The
most popular books are those presented
by Mr.. Bailey last Christmas. THE Boy
With the u. S. Forestry Service" THE
Boy With the Life-Saving Corps" etc.
The drilling is going along smoothly
and flank movements gradually are be-
perfected. The contest for Sc
curing subscriptions to the Trail is pro-
crossing nicely."-Ulric S. Genslinger,
Scribe.
Troop IL.
Several meetings ago the troop was
and we are now progress
ing very much in our work. Everett
Jones has been chosen patrol leader of
Lion Patrol, with VIII Montgomery as
sistant and Joseph Langford. patrol
leader of Silver Fox Patrol, with Lucien
Brown assistant. A third patrol is to
be organized In the near future.
lat a meeting February 2 1t was de-
cided that the troop would choose min
ing as its representation in the scout
Lyman Dussell. Kari Lonne-
man, John Mooney and Earle Hodge are
preparations for their sec
ond -class tests. The troop has decided
to take an active part in the paper
saving campaign" - Earle Hodge,
Scribe.
Troop 35-Charles A. Bell, scoutmaster.
1.-The contest between Troop IS and
Troop IS, which was held Monday even
ing at St. Agnes Chapel, resulted in a
for Troop 80. The winning troop
mad a toal Of 400 points. while its OPP
ponents only succeeded in getting $50.
The events were inspection, drill, sig
mailing, first aid and knot tying. Re-
were served later."-Robert
". Boteler, Scribe.
Troop e5-Homer Cummings, Scout
master.
After a meeting Friday evening in
the lecture room of the Metropolitan
Church the troop went to
the Central Presbyterian Church, where
4 contest was held with Troop Ga. The
latter troop won the contest, 4 to I, in
Clifton Woodward, jr.,
Scribe.
Troop 5s-John Thompson, scoutmaster.
lat the last meeting of the troop tho
following officers were elected: Fred
Kleh. patrol leader. and William Hager.
assistant patrol leader of the Buffalo
Patrol, and Edward Fisher. patrol
leader. and Charles Hager, assistant pa
troll leader Of the Stag Patrol. Several
IF the younger members are ready to
take their tenderfoot examtnations."-
David Waters. Scribe.
Troop 5e-"The last two meetings Of
the troop have been we'll attended and
new members are being received. Last
week six applications and this week
i've were received. AS this Ia q school
troop. the merit badge the troop In
lends to represent is scholarship"
Two full patrols were made up as fol-
ows: Silver Fox Patrol, Theodore Gates.
leader. and Beaver Patrol. Frederick
Sparrow, leader" Harold Eptore. Scribe.
Troop ia meeting of the troop