The Washington herald., 1922-10-28
500 BOY SCOUTS
ANSWER CAILfOR
FALL ACTIVITIES
Thirteen Troops in North
east Section Meet for
Inspection.

neishborhood Of the section. answer
ing the call. a. i
Following roll call personal and
equipment inspection was conducted
By the scoutmasters. In many
cases there were found shortages
IN equipment and uniforms in con-
formity with Scout regulations. The
latter, however, 10 explained by the
Scoutmasters AZ unavoidable on the
part of the boys and the local d.
vision. During the recruiting drive
last year. It was said, the national
organization was unable to furnish
sufficient uniforms to meet the de-
mand Of the rush of rookie
Scouts.
Scout leaders outlined some of the
essential duties necessary In the
early winter activities, while others
briiy addressed tho boys relative
to duty which IL expected Of them.
In some instances demonstration of
field tests were given and overnight
hikes explained.
Get acquainted" hour was held at
every meeting. On every bulletin
board appeared announcement of
the general inspection to be held at
the December meetings. The boys
were urged to brush up" and make
It the banner Inspection of the dis
trict.
The meeting places and Scout
masters In charge last night follow:
Tyler School. Eleventh and @ streets.
c. q. Forsythe; Douglas NJ. e.
Church, Eleventh and H streets, O..
o. Tuhomen: Eastern Presbyterian
Church, Sixth street and Maryland
avenue. Ralph A. Davis; Straus Me-
mortal. Benning road, Frank d.
Carrigan; Epworth NJ. e. Church.
Thirteenth street and North Caro-
lima avenue, A. 1. Williams: Pierce
School, Fourteenth and @ streets,
George A. Anderson: Lord Memo
rial Hall, Twelfth and Lawrence
streets, Theodore Thomas; /. o. o. F..
Hall. Kenilworth. Raymond Beller;
Brookland Methodist Church. DR..
Walter A. Neil: Catholic Church.
Brookland. Thomas Trodden; St.
Church, North Carolina and
Rhode Island avenues, John Foley:
Mount Rainier, Charles H. Pryor.
These evenings meeting will be
held at the following places: Noel
Community House. Seventeenth and
Kramer streets, in charge OF ]. NJ.
Essex: Ninth Street Christian
Church. Ninth and D streets, Alfred
E. Bowman: Langdon NJ e. Church.
Twenty-second and Evarts streets.
F. N. Van Natter.
John D. Stanton. president OF the
first wavsrly Athletic Club. organ
ised in 1913, was made an honorary
member Of the club at a recent meet
ing of the board Of governors, the
purpose being to show their appre-
citation of Pop" Stanton, as he Is
known in athletic circles, for his
effort to better athletic conditions In
the Northeast section.
The campoign launched by the
club for new members 10 progress
ing successfully. At the board
meeting twelve new members were
elected.
Announcement was made Of the
card tournament, which will be
opened Tuesday. November 2. with
sixteen teams competing.
Two new players have been added
to the Waverly gridiron eleven and
po eSkhou oh cuhuoy tuo
game with the Circle A. c.
A Halloween party was held BY
the Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety of Eastern Presbyterian
Church. Sixth street and Maryland
avenue northeast. last night in the
church auditorium. The children
appeared In costume and were
awarded prizes in the form of lucky
packages. Games and story telling
were on the program. Miss Ruth
Ferguson was chairman Of the COM
mittee in charge.
Announcement was made at the
Casualty Hospital of the postpone
ment of their Halloween party from
Tuesday evening to Monday. 1t will
be held in the auditorium of St.
James Episcopal Church. Eighth
street, between B and c streets, in
stead of the nurses home.
Miss Inez Gardner. Of the ushers'
guild of st. James Episcopal
Church. Eighth street. between B
and c streets. was called to Maine
by the illness of her sister, Miss
Geraldine Gardner.
Mrs. J. r. Robinson, 1920 Kearney
street northeast, was injured in an
auto accident yesterday.
Mrs. 3. A. Miller. s12 H street
northeast, has returned from a trip
to Virginia. where she visited
friends.
The Parent-Teachers' Association
Of the Brookland School, will meet
Monday at p. m. in the Brookland
School.
Mrs. william Cornwell, of Warren
ton, Va. is visiting her sister, Mrs.
William Doggett, 205 T street north
east
Fred Benda, 2o3 e street north
east, was given q surprise party
upon his 65th birthday. John Nc
Carthy and Harry Keegan rendered
selections on the piano. Among the
guests were: J. Rollins, Daniel Say
lor. DR. Archibald Ruth, Gustave
wooding. Francis Spoon. Thomas
Ratcliffe, Conrad Uhle and Frede-
rick Watson, Norfolk, Va.
The Peabody School, Fifth and c
streets northeast. and the Hilton
School. Sixth street between B and
c streets northeast. are to be COM
bined as the Peabody-Hllton School.
The lower classes will be in the
Hilton and the grammar grades in
the Peabody. Miss Gertrude Young.
principal Of the Peabody, will be in
Arrangements have been COM
pleted for q party to be given by