Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-23
boy SCOUTS OF D. c.
HOLD CENSUS MARK
More Organized Troops in
Washington Than Any
Other City Of Size.

! According to an announcement Just
issued from national headquarters in
| New York, there is a larger enrolment
of Boy Scouts and more organized
troops in Washington than in any other
city of it's size in the United States
OF the twenty-five largest cities in
the country Washington is only ex-
ceeded by San Francisco in the number
of Boy Scouts in proportion to the popu-
lation. There are now 2,670 scouts or
| ganized in 1873 troops in the, capital
| country which have a greater number
of troops-New York, Chicago and
| Philadelphia.
| The cost of conducting scout work in
Washington has been but $5.43 per
! scout, as compared with an average of
$l1.74 per capita throughout the United
States.
| Prepare Camping Site.
! Under direction of l.. C. Drake. as
sistant scout executive of the Wash
| ington Boy Scouts, several troops of
{ Boy Scouts have been camping this
! week at the Woodrow Wilson Boy Scout
reservation at Burnt Mills. Md, and
/; preparing, new camping site.
! Contest Closes May 1.
| The Boy Scouts throughout the
| District are working to be listed
among the winners of the advance
ment contest. which closes May LIST.
| Troop 1. of which Lester G.. Wilson
| is scoutmaster, has so far outdis-
tanced all others, that it will be inn
possible to Overtake them, so that
they have been declared the winner
of the Washington Post trophy.
Isaac Cans has informed Boy Scout
headquarters. that Saks & Co. will
/ give a gold medal to the scout in
each of the nine divisions who has
made the greatest advancement in
scout work during the past seven
months.
Assist Forestry Department.
Chief Forester ". B. Greedy has re-
auested the 1900 scouts of Washing
ton to assist the forestry department
in this direction by Distinguishing
all forest fires that they may find
| aud to aid by every appropriate
means in so molding public conscience
and woodlands shall be no longer
marred and destroyed by fires"
Annual scout Field Day.
The biggest day in the scouts cal
endar is the annual scout field day,
| which will be held at the Woodrow
Wilson Boy Scout reservation at
Burnt Mills on Saturday May 20.
l ne lOllOWlHS events VIII De 1T
Compass contest, first aid, fire light
| ing by, fire drill. fire lighting by
! flint and steel. semaphore sigma ling.
| international Morse signaling. chariot
race. fire building and water boil
| ing. relay race. wall scaling. dressing
| race. fitting contest.
To the troop in each division MAX
| ing the highest number of points will
be given trophy plaque.
The music-memory contest is en-
gazing the attention of scouts. the
medals VIII be awarded to the
scouts making place on the troop,
division and district teams
! All scouts are invited to the free
ch1ldren's concert at Central High
School this afternoon. at which Sally
| Hamlin of New York, the famous
children's entertainer, will give a
musical program of especial interest
| to children.
| Troop Notes.
| Troop 100 hiked with their new
trek cart to Harpers Ferry this past
: week and report a most enjoyable
Trip: Scoutmaster John Talley, who
has directed this troop for the past
two years. has been compelled by
| work to resign the scoutma stership
i Troop So installed Parker Bowe as
| its new scoutmaster last evening.
The troop is planning the erection Of
a cabin for overnight hikes at Cedar
| Hills.
! Troop 40. Thomas A. King. scout
master, has been holding an efficiency
/; contest. which has stimulated much
| interest in the troop. The standing
| of the scouts leading in the contest
follows: Henry Barlow. $50 points;
Charles Bishop, 345. and John Boyd.
| 2S2
Troop 4. J. b. Cuno. scoutmas ter,
has just been presented with beau
tiful United States flag by the d. A. r.
An address on scouting by DR..
George J. Fisher OF New York. deputy
| chief scout executive, will be sent
i out by radio from Pittsburgh on
! Friday, April %. at pm, on $50
i meter wave length.