Evening star., 1922-12-24
Boy Scout Ne,cs


spirit always SO noticeable anon,
ese untirfng workers representa-
@ from the various units will b,
ouno Tor the remainder Of the hoii
fss,nrN~ ~im0st all OF the outstanding
munity. u" 'hs co"
According to reports the followins
rpTs nave registered activities ir
T.e.,a. tney VIII be engaged: Troop /
play Santa Clause to a poor family
Troop IL. Cleveland Park. Cant. r r
NoIefoss. scoutmaster, has provided
;isns ins p.na sna desorations for the cleve-
and in addition has made contribu.
lions OF food for the needy: Troon SI
OF; r. M. Woodward, scoutmaster
VII take care Of a needy family;
master. providing supplies for deserv. @
ine families and an outing for or
phans from ono OF the local jnstitu
IONS: Troop 20. Ellis S. Middleton.
! lfnIimaster: fsmi1ins ter. nlied six baskets for
oeen destitute; Troop 100, H. r. Hunt.
scoutmaeter. Dan j. Tyrrell, assistant,
carine for several families through
tns Associated Charities; Troop i0i.
master. contributing baskets through
the Community Welfare Organiza
tlon: Troop 20. Paul c. Robin. scout
master. providing cheer at the Home
So ABSo. Troop 26, Alexandria,
Va: Robert Tomlin. scoutmaster, pro
woman.
Inspections of the troops. eligible
py reason OF having at least twenty
Tour scouts registerss. are still in
progress and will continue until Feb
ruary j. Scout advancement will not
be computed until after that date.
MNn nsures for advancement absent.
standing of the troops on which re-
turns have been made by the inspec-
tors to date Is as follows: Troop 90.
rowell School. s6.7; Troop 100, y. NJ
A.. S5.6: Troop 80, Takoma Park
y. N II. a.. sO.4; Troop Is. Cleveland
lark CONGREGATIONAL. 7s.s: Troop 20.
Fourth Presbyterian. 7s.S: Troop Sc,
Saiyary s Baptist Church. 1873; Troop
Ar RwaIfh saints II Epi,ean. Shu1cS hx 49,;
1S.2: Troop 10. 9Th Street, Christian
Church. 72.s: Troop 80. ST. Martin
2atnoiic' Ran,fd rs; Troop 81. Brookland
zap. f5aanp.isf: go: Troop |. Independent
r4.S; Troop l0l. Ballston. Va, 74.3:
Troop 60. Hamline NJ T.. sos; Troor
'2, St Peters Catholic. 573
Scout Test Instructions.
Scout headquarters has been max
ing special arrangements for instruc.
tors who can visit troops where
groups of scouts are ready for the
so-called expert" tests. that include
map making. first and second cIasr
nrst aid and first class signaling. The
aoIinwing men are now giving the'-
Dr. ". II. Merrill. Dr.. william r.
Monlden. Fred Reed. Harry Lusby.
Map making, DIR. r. r. Matthes. r. Ii
Sargent and r. W. Berry. Signaling.
James s Hawley. Ralph F. BARLEY
and {. Porter Sweeney
The Butte (Mont.) Miner reports the
following:
"On a bleak. steep mountain sum
nit. group Of Boy Scouts under
command OF a vigorous. resourcefuI.
courageous scoutmaster. terrific
storm. terrible flash of lightning
and one of the scouts Is killed. III.
others OF the party are stunned l..
there decentralization. panic. stampede
risk OF death by plunge down thc
for furthe. mishaps in that terr:fy-
Ing moment. but coolness prevail
The training. the manliness. the eff
cheney Of scoutmaster and Boy Scout
rise grandly TO the occasion.
The less shocked boys, obeyinu
promptly the quick. brief words ct
command of their leader, work on
and revive their more seriously
strloke companions. while the scout
master devotes all his skill and de-
termination to trying to resuscits.t,
the boy victim who is beyond hu,na!
help. Then. the difficult march down
the mountatnside. made more st-.nu
Gus and hazardous because of the neei
OF carefully aiding three of the st.:
stunned scouts: meeting with a re,-
cue party or two men who. summoned
by two of the scouts sent on ahead
quickly started out with horses ana
wagons To meet the others. These and
'ther details form wonderful. thrill
ng story that reaches to the yer,
heart. that brings a tear to the ey.
md a llmn n
OF sorrow for the fatality
md of pride for the gallantry OF
and his boys.
Scoutmaster fScout Executive) Bei.
oven. who on numerous occasions
las proved himself a wonderful scout
eader and who had charge OF this
liking party. calls these gallant lad.
super scouts He gives them heart
cit praise for their noble efforts il.
time OF great emergency
The boys are all for praising the
ourage. the ability and steadfa stness
their scoutmaster. Well, il really is
1ore than an occasion for mere per
onal praise for courage shown. 1t II
forceful cause for thankfulness that
\ our land 10 such a great force for
he inculcating and maintaining Of
merlcan loyalty. bravery and efIi-
iency. The scoutmaster and these
couts again demonstrated what that
mericanism means that is taught
,e Boy Scouts of this nation. From.
,ading OF what noxious anarchfstfc
Ipers are trying to do in fanginR
'e republic. 1t is gratifying. IL is in
bring. to turn to the illustrating
the fact that powerful counter
ting influence such a. the Boy Scou-
the nation"
rhe Following very impressive letter
as sent out by the Quincy, Mas
,uncil to Its solicitors:
Three years ago a Boy Scout OF
uincy, the senior patrol ie6der NJ
8 troop. was stricken with spinai
enfngttls. The disease left him par
ally crippled. He has to submit 10
erations. including bone grating OF
e spinal column. For three years he
q !ain facs down; strapped to his
legs TO keep his back straight.
ice week he Is allowed TO turn
er on his back for few minutes OF
ST. He can move only his hands and
head At the head Of his cot Is
lrned to operate. II helps to pass
dragging hours and enables him
earn little money for himself
Y OF these meager earnings he
UNFAIRLY sent to the scouts of
fncy two crisp dollar bilIs-the
,gest subscription We have or per
ps ever will receive. He wrote a
sery little letter. sorry IL could not
more. hoped II would be more next
lr. and that he could help then. Not.
vord OF complRint-he just thought
the other fellow and did a rood
n daily. rs scouting teaches. He IS
pared for anything.
q man who has almost everything
wants says he doesn't believe in
uting, or cannot afford to give.
lr-old Boy Scout who gave his
Ihty mite that others might enfov