Evening star., 1922-12-10
Boy Scout Ne,us

Most satisfactory reports have been
made by the Washington Boy Scouts
in their efforts to add 25 per cent to
according to an announcement made
yesterday.
Already a number of troops have
reached their quota, and many others
are well on the way. In addition.
twelve new troops are in progress of
organization
is being made to add 100000 scouts by
February 8, and thus bring the en-
Tollment up to an even 100000 boys.
In this connection Chief Scout Execu-
tive James f. West recently sent out
by radio a special appeal that was
broadcast by different stations across
the country. This message was picked
up by scores Of radio scouts among the
District of Columbia troops.
In the message Chief West pointed
out that scouting is a great world
brotherhood that emphasizes service
to home. church and country, and
trains for citizenship.
Christmas Good Turns.
With the coming of the holiday sea-
SON many scout troops are preparing
for their annual Christmas good turn
Some troops will provide baskets of
supplies for the needy; others will as
sist at Christmas entertainments, and
still others will gather broken toys
and mend them for Santa Claus to
use. Scouts are right-hand men to
the old fellow from the north when
this time of year rolls around.
Final Meeting Of Training Glass.
Vernon Bailey. former scoutmaster
of Troop 80. will address the closing
session of the scout leaders training
fpl IL
sity next Wednesday evening. He
Will discuss camping-what to take.
where to go. sanitary precautions
necessary. program. cooking, etc
Sea Scouts to Meet
WashingtOn's troop of Sea Scouts
will meet for reorganization and
business next Friday evening at the
Thomson School. 18th and l. streets
northwest. They have been under
the leadership of Adrian Sizer since
their organization several years ago.
Now Waldo II. Jones will become
Sea Scout skipper and Mr.. Sizer will
continue as portmaster.
To Help In Scout Tests.
Arrangements are being perfected
by which specialists will be made
available directlyt to scout troops for
both instruction and examination in
first aid. signaling and map making.
These are the so-called expert" tests
that have required special eXamina-
tion. At present DR.. W. II. Merrill.
Assistant Deputy Commissioner Fred
Reed and Harry Lusby, first aid eX-
pert Of the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company. are helping in
first aid: DR.. F.. T.. NIatthes and r.
II. Sargent of the Geological Survey
are taking care of map making. and
James Hawley, +. G. Stuart. Lubert
Scisco. Ralph r. BARLEY and c. Z.
Sweeny are handling Morse and
semaphore signaling.
Troop Entertains Friends.
Troop 100 of the boys departme nj
of the Y. NJ. c. A. celebrated its lead
in the Post advancement contest by
entertaining friends in the ''Y" audi
torium last night. An address OF
welcome was made by the boys "Y''
secretary +. b. Fuller.
Troop 81 of St. Paul's Catholic
Church elected new patrol leaders
last Friday evening. Scouts j. H..
Nevin. Joseph England. Stafford
Shaw and Raymond Heiskell being
the successful candidates.
The following troops were inspected
in the star trophy standard troop
contest last Friday evening. Troop l.
Lester G. Wilson scoutmaster: Troop
90, A. l. Williams scoutmaster: Troop
AZ George r. Anderson scoutmaster:
Troop 49. John S. Cole scoutmaster:
Troop 81. Charles NJ. Marsh. scout
master: Troop 60. Rev. H. P. Fox.
scoutmaster: Troop 63, ]. W. Tally.
scoutmaster. and Troop a. Robert
Sine, scoutmaster.