The Washington times., 1920-06-20

Eagle Scout scoviile AspinwaiI. six 4
teen ysars old. OF Troop &c.. has been
selected to. represent the City OF
Washington. at the international
scout meet TO be held In London. Eng
land. In July. according to Scout Ex-
eeutiye Edward ID. shaw. Of scout
headquarters
Fifty-four nations will be repre-
sented at the meet One boy will be
sent from each city In tho United
States. They will go In training for
a short period at New York before
they leave for Europe. They will
| leave that city on July 8.
The boys will visit the bsttlenelds
OF France before going to London. II
| is understood The scout meet will
be Under the personal direction OF Sir
Robert Baden-Powell, founder OF the
Boy Scout Movement over the world.
| and head OF the English Boy Scouts.
| After the meet. according to present
plans, a visit will be made TO Belgium.
| where several OF the cities Which
| were destroyed by German artillery
during the recent war Will be viewed.
| IL is expected that they will arrive
| back In the United States in the early
part OF August
| Patrol-Leader Aspinwall will send
| nrst-hsnd information about the meet
| for publication In the Scout column
| OF The Times.
, Troop 10, Washington Boy Scouts,
| again carried off the honors at the
Boy Scouts annual field day. held at
Burnt Mills, the new reservation, last
| Saturday afternoon. This troop. under
| Scoutmaster A. l. Bowman. was also
winner OF last years field day. Troops
| 40 and 81 tied for second honors. and
troop %, came in for third place.
Troops So, o and I, the latter OF Vien-
ma. Va, also made a good showing.
| Colin II. Livingston. president or
the Boy Scouts OF America. awarded
troop 10 the silver trophy cup given
for the troop having the highest rec
ord in the recent Scout Advancement
| Contest by a local newspaper Eagle
scout medals were also presented to
Scout Scoville Aspinwall. OF troop 80,
| and Scout Richard Edwards, Of troop
| IS. Merit badges were awarded by
Myron whitney, vice president OF the
District of Columbia council
The following troops won events at
| the field day:
| Compass-First. troop 10: second,
| troop 40: third. troop 81. FIRST aid
First. troop 40: second, troop 10: third,
troop 81: Fire friction)-First, troop
%. second. troop 10: third. troop D.
Fire (flint)-First, troop 10; second,
troop 40: third. troop %. Semaphore
First. troop 81: second, troop D;
third troop 40. International-First
troop "a; second, troop 10; third.
troop o. Scouts race-First troop So;
second. troop 40: third. "a Fire
(building). water boiling-First. troop
%: second. troop 10; third. troop 81.
Relay race-First. VIENNA: second
troop 81: third. troop 10.
Camp Roosevelt. near Chesapeake
Beach will be opened next Saturday.
A number of scout officials and scout
masters went there yesterday and
will return to the city tomorrow
The Boy Scout Band Of Oil City. Pa.
which was in this city last week on
Sightseeing trip, was selected as the
official band to welcome Senator War
rem G.. Harding. Republican candidate
for President. upon his arrival last
Sunday night. The band formed just
outside OF the Unicn depot and play
ed popular and patriotic airs.
1t was at first planned that the boys
should enter the station and take up
their stand in the rear park. JUS in
front OF the gates through which the
passengers come. but they were forced
to abandon this plan after an objec-
tion was voiced by the station agent.
who objected on the grounds that the
music would annoy persons in sleep
Ing cars on side tracks.
Troop 81. Of which Paul c. Robbins
Is scoutmaster. held a social and
dance at the Epiphany Church parish
hall. G street, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets. last week.
A farewell reception to a number
of the scouts who are going to leave
the city on vacations was held by
Troop /. of which F. +. Matthes Is
scoutmaster, at the Washington Bar
racks. John Mckee and Floyd Har-
ris were presented with Eagle Scout
medals
Troop 10. OF which A. l. Bowman
Is scoutmaster. winner OF the Boy
Scout Field Day events. held a social
Friday night at its meeting place
Ninth and D streets northeast Scout
Executive Edward D. Shaw was
present.
Scout headquarters VIII close on
Saturdays at O'Clock during the
summer months. according to Scout
Executive Edward d. Shaw.
The Camp Roosevelt staff for this
wear was announced last week: l.
c. Drake, director: II. A. Matsinger.
assistant director: Chester Weaver.
oartermaster: DR.. Cornet camp ply
sician: Irving Hunt. scribe; Warren
Hazard. boatman; Erskine Lippin-