Evening star., 1922-03-05

The leading troops by divisions are:
Division l. Troop SO. 12.Os2: Division
So. s.os1; Division ". Troop 80.
16,627; Division v. Troop "A, 1s,5o7;
Division VI, Troop-1. 39.551; Division
VII, Troop 101. 9,49S; Division VIII.
Troop 95. 5000.
In the rivalry for individual ad-
l leads all the scouts of the city.
with los points. The leaders by di-
visions are: Division Ii. Ralph
Shinn. Troop 1O3, Is points; 2, Aaron
Anthony, Troop 20. Francis Helm:
10 points. Division Ill. John Graves.
Troop %, 25 points: 2. John r. Crown.
Troop SO. 20 points; 3, George Harrell,
Troop 16. 10 points; Wheeler Braden,
Troop 16. Is points. Division Ill.
Bradford Abernethy, George Mcneil;
Andrew Handel. Leo Thorne. Richard
Thorne, Troop So, all 10 points
Division W, Henry Barlow, Troop
40, 65 points; 2, Raymond Abbaticchio.
Troop 80; 40 points; B. Gerald iy;s1oM MuTson' T
william B. Richardson, Troop 80, 80
points; 2, Eibe Deck. Robert Sim
mons. Troop 33, 20 points; 8. William
w. Bradford, Troop 80, Is points
Division vi, Henry Nicholson.
H. c. Lamberton. Troop /. IS points;
3. John Raby. Troop. 65 points: 4.
Thomas McConville, Troop 100. 50
points. Division VIII, Alton Bow
man, Aubrey Filton. Richard Hunt.
Edwin Sherwood, Troop 101, all 10
points,
Patrol Leaders Training Course.
\ Every year tire District of Columbia
Council conducts a scouting school Of
methods for the purpose of bringing
to the patrol leaders of the different
troops the latest and best wrinkles
in how to make a Boy Scout troop
successful. 1t is a class for the ex-
change of ideas and for the present.
ing Of old and tried as well as new
and suggestive plans for troop meet
ings, hikes, activities, etc. The class
this year opens on Saturday evening,
March II, in the meeting room Of
near 18th. northwest. ire sessions
will run for about six Saturday eve
nings, beginning promptly at 1880 and
closing at 9:15. Assistant Executive
Drake will be in charge. and there
will be special speakers and in
gram for each session will include an
address or scouting fundamentals, a
sectional conference, a talk on prac-
tical scouting and demonstration of
games, etc.
DIR. Eastman to Speak.
Mr.. Fuller, secretary of the boys
"Y," has invited all scouts to be pres
ent this Sunday afternoon at the
"Y," at o'clock. to hear an Indian
talk by DR.. Charles S. Eastman.
whose Indian name is "Ohiyesa." DR..
Eastman is a great Indian Scout
story-teller and the author OF such
books as Indian Scout Talks" I'm
ST., chiefs and Heroes" "Wigwam
Campfires," etc.
Attention, Bird Lovers!
The Audubon Society of the District
announces that the usual spring bird
..asses will De iieId III.
School, 18th and l. northwest, on five
Monday afternoons. at 4:45. Begin
ming March 13. Skins of all the COM
mon Dlrus OF the District will be on
hand for examination at 4 o'clock
each Monday. Scouts interested in
birds will be welcome. Those wish
ing to join the class should send
their names to Miss Mary Sutor, 1916
street northwest, by March s. Here
is a fine opportunity for those who
are working for the merit badge in
bird study.
Merit Badges Granted.
The court of honor last Tuesday
evening granted merit badges to the
following scouts in the subjects in
horsemanship, public health. safety
first; Jack Fair. Troop 1, craftsman
ship; Arthur Fuller. Troop 1. safety
first; Robinson c. Glazebrook, Troop /,
craftsmanship, public health; safety
first; H. c. Lamberton, Troop l. civics,
surveying; Henry Nicholson, Troop l,
painting, poultry keeping, surveying;
Edward Carmick, Troop 8. camping,
carpentry; Gordon Wehner, Troop IS,
firemanship; Wheeler Braden. Troop
Is, safety first; Raymond Abbaticchio,
Troop 80. civics, pioneering; Charles
Keller, Troop 80, pioneering: Clyde
Sargent, Troop 81. firemanship. first
aid to animals; c. Emory Waters,
Troop 81, f1remanship, personal health;
John T. Graves. Troop 70, ffremanship,
safety first; Raymond Gable, Troop "A,
civics, firemanship, first aid to ami
mails: Edward Milton Dulin, Troop 100.
public health: Gerald Munson, Troop
40, public health.
Chief Scout Executive James E.
West, from national headquarters.
New York. was an interested visitor
at the co"rt of honor session.
Scouts VISIT Camp Roosevelt.
Just to satisfy themselves that
Camp Roosevelt is interesting in win
ter as we'll as summer, TWENTY-FIVE
members of the c. NJ. O., the Wash.
ington Scout camp fraternity, took
trip last week end down to the
scene of their summer revels on
Chesapeake bay. Those who want