Evening star., 1922-02-05
BOY SCOUT ANNIVERSARY !.
| WEEK CELEBRATION STARTS
$4,000 Lads Are Now Enrolled as
Members of National Body In
corporated in 1910

Boy Scout anniversary week starts
today.
from ocean to ocean every Boy
Scout in the United States will re-,
joice that the movement is twelve
years old. A boy must be twelve
derfoot. Therefore it might be said
that scouting itself is, of the tender
foot age.
Incorporated February 8. 1910. and
chartered by special act of Congress
June Is. 1916. $4,000 boys and men
are today enrolled as members, and
during the twelve years of it's exist
ence more than 100000 boys have
committed themselves to the great
obligation embodied in the scout oath.
Held at Central High.
The big event of anniversary here
will be the birthday celebration in
Central High School auditorium Fri
day evening, at which Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the
navy, will be the guest of honor, and
principal speaker. This promises to
be one of the biggest rallies ever held
by Washington scouts. Out-of-town
scouts are planning special oexcur-
sions to the city for the occasion.
There will be flag ceremony. par
ticipated in by every troop present;
the presentation Of Eagle badges, the
highest award in scouting, to five new
Eagle scouts; scout rally songs and
a general good times Eagle scouts
will form a special guard of honor
for Col. Roosevelt and have places on
the platform.
Anniversary week will be marked
by various other services and scout
activities. Many troops have planned
to attend some church service in
BODY next Sunday. Troop 81. Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, has
invited nearby troops to a special
service there at II O'Clock, to be ad-
dressed by DR.. Walter A. Morgan.
Troop 20 will attend service at the
Fourth Presbyterian Church, and Dr.
Kelly will preach special sermon to
the scouts. Colin H. Livingstone,
president of the National Boy Scout
Council, is expected to attend this
service.
Troop 63 will have special seats at
calvary Baptist Church, and DIR. Aber-
nathy Will preach a special sermon to
them. President Harding may attend
this service. Troop "A. Petworth, will
attend Wallace Memorial Presbyterian
church to hear a sermon by Rev. j.
A. Campbell. Troop 50 will attend
service at the Episcopal Church of
the Holy Comforter, and Rabbi Simon
OF TIE Eighth Street Synagogue will
scouts
Numbers of troops are planning for
father and son banquets during the
week. Wednesday, anniversary day,
Will be marked with this unique fea-
ture; Every scout in the country. re-
he IL
self, will stand at attention promptly
at O'Clock Wednesday and renew his
scout obligation in the oath and laws
Knickerbocker Disahter.
The Boy Scouts rendered conspic-
work of. rescue at the Knickerbocker
Theater. Not only were they among
the first organizations represented on
the scene of the tragedy, but they
were continuously on the job until
X. R. Hall of Troop 63, was in
a store opposite the theater when.
the roof crashed, and set to work at
once rescuing those who could be
reached, and then used his knowledge
caring for the injured at the Red
Cross station. that was soon estab-
lished.
Scoutmaster Thomas A. King of
Troop 40, was retur0ng from his
theater half an hour after the ace e
cident happened. He worked all Sat-
urday night, Sunday, and most Of
Sunday night, and was back on the
job again on Monday.
The following letter reflects the
high opinion in which the work was
held by those in supreme command. Like
commendation was given by the Red
Cross and other organizations.
"AH reports indicate that the volun
teer service rendered by the Boy
booker Theater disaster is worthy of
the highest praise.
'"The assistance given the officers
and soldiers working at the scene of
the catastrophe is greatly appreci-
ated, and I wish to extend to you
the grateful thanks of my entire
command for your efficient and
H. II. BANDHoLTz.
Brigadier General, u S. Army,
Commanding."
Conspicuous service was rendered
son and Yilek of Troop "a, whose
scouts hiked from Petworth through
the snow, mobilizing twenty strong
in half an hour; .Scoutmasters Paul
Robin of Troop Is. and Fl. L Taylor
Of Troop 81, and Assistant Ralph
Troop did excellent work, as did
those of Troop 43, with their scout
master, George r. Anderson, and
many other troops.
Wyatt McKfmmie.
The only scout to lose his life in the
knickerbocker disaster was Wyatt
McKimmie. son of DR.. and Mrs. o. A.
NJ. McKimmie of the Burlington apart
ments., He was member of Troop 80,
of which DIR. Edwin Kirk is scout
master.
Inspection Results.
Results in divisional. inspection, in
competition for the Star trophy for
Divisions " and v, held last week,
were as follows: Division ", Troop
49. 1851: Troop 81, 94.57; Troop 80,
Troop "a, s132: Troop 90. 4s.97; Troop
21, 1851. Troops entitled to compete
in the finals for the Star trophy cup
on February II are: Division I, Troop
20; Division II, Troop 16; Division III,
Troop 63: Division w. Troop 40;
Division V. Troop 40; Division vi,
Troop 1; Division VII. Troop 101, and
Division VIII, Troop 4S:
Respond to Appeal.
Appeals to the Boy Scouts for as
sistanee are as varied as the days that,
bring them That the city fathers ap-
praise highly the efficiency of the boys
and the facility with which they may
be modified for service was demon
strated again last Tuesday night, when.
with the city buried under two feet of
snow, and all the cutters blocked with
drifts, the weather bureau issued
warnings of a coming rain. Engineer
Commissioner Col. Keller called on the
scouts to clear the snow from the