Evening star., 1920-01-02
BOY SCOUT TROOPS
WINS STAR TROPHY
Event Closely Contested at
Gymnasium of Central Y. N.
C. A. Last Night.

The Evening Star trophy was award
ed to Troop Of the Boy Scouts. j. H.
Wagner, scoutmaster, at their final in
spection last night at the boys gym
nasium of the General 7. M. c. A.. be-
in the second time this troop has won
the prize. 1t was presented by Huston
Thompson Of the Federal Trade Com
mission, who is president of the District
of Columbia Council Of the Boy Scouts
organization. The judges were Brig.
Gen. F. T. Fassett Col. s. T. Mackall
and Col. Frank Norman. U. s. A
The event was closely contested by
three champion troops from other di-
visions. The winning percentage was
1856. followed by the Jewell troop with
master. Troop 81, H. L. Taylor. scout
master. was third. with s7.94. Troop l.
under the leadership of E. E. Matther,
was given percentage of 1922.
Members Of Winning Troop.
The members Of the winning troop
are F. H. Bonnet, assistant scout
master; Il. Wilmer. NJ. Beck, c. Phil
lipps, G. Killian. R. Moore, R Harris.
J. Harris. E. Humphrey. H. Wilbur. c.
Potzler, NJ. Ely, M. Miller, H. Talley,
j. Israel and r. Wagner.
The Star cup was awarded first to
Troop February 12, 1919, in whose
possession it will now remain until the
next championship contest in August,
1920. These inspections are to be held
Semi-annualy.
The scouts are graded on their gen.
eral appearance, percentage being fig
ured on five qualifications, condition of
uniform, personal cleanliness, insignia
and department
The ceremonies last night were under
the direction of Edward D. Shaw, ex-
ecutive secretary Of the District of Co.
lumbia Council, and the direct super
vision of L. c. Drake, assistant exec,l-
tive, included the presentation Of many
medals and honors earned by the scouts
during the past year.
Thfrty-Nine Merit Badges Presented.
Colin H Livingstone. president of the
National Council Of the Boy Scouts
organization, presented thirty-nine
merit badges as follows: John S. Nc
kee. Edwin D. Mckee. George Van
Pennoyer. Charles L. Price. Dabney
Price. Vernon Robnett. H. L. Schmelo-
vitz. Dubert H. Scisco. Walter C. Sta
ley. Anthony Stewart. Edward Thiele,
Francis e. White, Snowden Ashford,
Gsor1s Se9ville "A Aspinwall. as, Leslie p; Ashley.
Raymond c. Burleson. John Calver,
Henry B: Dalby. Alfred De Groot.
Richard Edwards. Allan Fay. Edwin
L. Ford. Frank Goldberg, Charles
Grof. Irving G. Gray. Floyd M. Har-
ris. Frank Hough, George w. Hough,
Irwin L. Hunt. Conrad Jacobs, Howard
Joynt, Ray p. Kelly. Reginald Krana,
Richard Lauxman and Thomas Nc.
Conville.
Other Awards Made,
The Eagle Scout" the highest de-
gree which can be earned in the Boy
Scouts, was given to Ward Joynt of
Troop 10. It was awarded for general
efficiency. Louis Campbell of Troop
100, who had previously earned a "Y''
on general efficiency, was presented
with star for repeating his former
record during the past year. Morris
Taylor, Y. M. c. A, was awarded the
The following scouts won recogni-
tion for physical Development: John
Storey. Charles Hunter, Francis
Swineburne. Bradley Fulkerson, Abra-
ham Fulkerson. Jerry Ludlow. David
Welchel. Lawrence Gould. Tom Ste
William Burleigh. Jay McNulty, Dixon
Morgan and George Parker.
Exhibition contests concluded the
program. for the evening. A bridge
building performance was given BY
troop So. Troop 81 gave an exhibition
in tower building. Physical culture
exercises were the feature Of q gym
nasium class. First aid methods were
by Troop 81. Methods Of
lighting a camp fire without matches
were shown by Troop 40. Troop 2
erected a model camp on the gym
nasium floor.