Evening star., 1923-09-30
BOY SCOUTS

The first fall meeting of the Scout
masters Club will be held at the Epiph-
any parish house. G street, between
18th and 14th northwest, Tuesday at
S pm. Huston Thompson, vice chair
man of the Federal Trade Commission,
and president Of the District of Column
bia Council of the Boy Scouts of Amer
lea, who has just returned from a
summer spent in Investigating condi-
tions in Russia and other parts of
Europe, will tell of some of his interest
ing experiences and impressions, and
part being played by scouting in these
countries.
Scout Executive Edw. d. Shaw and
Assistant L. c. Drake have been at
tending the annual conference of scout
executives of region 3 at Ocean City,
N J. Among the topics discussed were
--latest Wrinkles in Camping" by Ma
tional Camp Director l.. l.. Mcdonald;
'"The Educational Program and the
Training of Scout Leaders" by Asso-
ciate Educational Director Wyland of
New York: Increasing the Efficiency
and the Net Result of the Local Coun-
Gil Administrations by DIR. George j.
Fisher of New York, director of the Ma
tional Council field work. Edward ID.
Shaw, scout executive of Washington,
was a member of the program commit
tee and presided at the opening session.
The annual advancement contest in
competition for the Washington Post
trophy, which is open to all Boy Scout
troops of Washington, begins tomorrow
and runs for a period of seven months.
in an effort to make themselves more
proficient in the technique of scouting,
have organized a regular Boy Scout
troop with Rev. Furry as scoutmaster
II. Il. thA Fl
will meet each week for an intensive
course of scout training, starting in
with the tenderfoot scout requirements.
Rev. Furry has just completed an in
tensive course at Columbia University,
New York.
Troop 1, Lester G. Wilson, scout
master, has been invited to act as
messengers during the consecration
service of Rev. DR.. Freeman as bishop
at the Cathedral this afternoon. Troop
20. Ellis Middleton, scoutmaster, held its
first fall meeting last Friday evening,
at which the following officers were ap-
pointed: Quartermaster, Donald Stubbs;
bugler HartIy Howard: scribe, Robert
Copes: reporter. Louis Barr; patrol
leaders. Barr, Allen, Heare. James. I'LL
man, Moore and Praetorus were chosen
in the order named by a popularity
contest.
Troop 100 has now completed or
ganization for the coming scouting
year and is now practically ready for
the seasons activities. September IA
an indoor meeting was held at Fort
Marcy, near Chain Bridge. Six
scouts were initiated into Troop 100:
George Holley, John Wackerman,
Ellwood Kock. Donald Dow. Francis
Wayland and Blain Harrell. Mem
bership requirements of Troop 100,
adopted at the end of last year, re-
quire a boy to attend four meetings
in succession and pass all second
class tests except first aid before
being voted on for membership In
Troop 100. Second class scouts trans
ferring from another city are re-
quired to pass all tests for first class.
including one of the major tests, be-
fore being voted on. The initiation.
which Is in a class by itself, comes
after they are voted In. Transfers
from other troops in the city are not
being taken by Troop 100 this year,
except in special cases.
Troop 180, Daniel Tyrrell, assistant
scoutmaster, elected the following
patrol leaders at is meeting last