Evening star., 1923-12-09
Boy Scouts.

been organized in practically every
country In the world and is one OF
the biggest constructive forces at
work. The spirit Of brotherhood
that Is being built up throughout
the world by the hundreds of thou
sands Of Boy Scouts will play no
small part In bringing about a better
understanding between nations.
In order to bring the scout organi-
cations OF various nations together,
In closer touch with each other. a
periodical meeting. called a Jam
boree," is held. to which Scouts rep
resenting various cities and cour-
tries are sent. The next meeting
Is to be held in Copenhagen, Dem
mark. in August. 1924. At the last
jamboree. held in London. England.
Scoville Aspinwall of Washington
represented this city. Scouts sent as
representatives Of this country are
picked for outstanding merit and 1t
Is hoped that some scout from Wash
ington may again have this honor
this year.
Troop 10 Of the Ninth Street
Christian Church, Thomas J. Kelly,
scoutmaster. is leading all Of the 125
troops In Washington in the advance
| ment contest. while Troop 100 of
the Y. NJ. c. A., Daniel Tyrrell. scout
master, is second. and Troop 10,
Fourth Presbyterian Church, Ellis 8.
Middleton. scoutmaster, Is third
Cleveland Park Congregational
Church. Capt. F. T. Norcross, scout
master. Is fourth.
Troop 100 was the winner OF the
contest last year and Is making a
strenuous effort to overtake the
leading troops Is as follows: First,
No. 10, 2s.1a2; second. No. 100, 2e.sl1;
third. No. 10, 14.so4: fourth. No. is,
1o.sSs; fifth. No. II, $3.50: sixth. No.
SO. s.s05; seventh, No. 80. 6.0ss;
eighth. No. g., 5.sse: ninth, No. SIS,
5.375; tenth, No. 20. 5.3o4.
The leaders In the Individual stand
Stubbs. Troop 10: second, George Toll
son, Troop 81; third. Carl Ackerman,
Troop 10. and Robert Praetorius,
Troop 10; fourth. William Alderman,
Troop 10. AS this contest still has
several months to run there Is an op-
portunity for any troop or scout.
At the scoutmasters training
course at +eorse Washington Uni
versity next Wednesday evening F.
e. Matthes Of the U. S. geological
survey will give a practical talk on
map making and the use of the COM
pass, showing the sceutmasters how
to teach these interesting subjects to
scouts. One OF the other topics to
be discussed will be Troop Finance"
All scoutmasters and leaders OF boys
classes are invited to this training
course.
The following new troops have re-
Gently been organized: Troop 47, ST.
Andrews p. E. Church, Joseph H
Minis, scoutmaster: ss, St. AIMS
Church, Tenleytown, Leon Poore.
scoutmaster; SO, st. yincents Cath
olic Church. w. d. Hehnessy, scout
master: SO, Holy Name Catholic
Church. D. J. Creamer. scoutmaster.
The following new scoutmasters
have recently been commissioned:
Troop 40, Powell School. G. E. WAL
lace: Troop AZ, Unitarian Church,
odelle Whipple; Troop ~, Petworth,
l. r. Hutchison: Troop 100, Daniel
Tyrell; Troop 126, Alexandria, II. p.
Thomas.
With Christmas not far off, every
parent whose SON Is scout Is Civ
ing careful thought to the most de.
sirable Christmas present for him.
One of the things the Boy Scout
movement is doing for the beyhood
of this country is to provide good,
wholesome boys literature. In do
ing this 1t has developed one Of The
best magazines In the world for boys
Boys Life''-the official Boy Scout
ma gazine.
Through the recent gift of $780,
600 for this purpose 1t has been pos
sible to put out a much bigger and
better magazine and to secure such
writer's as Rudyard Kipling. Zane
Grey, Douglas Fairbanks and THAT
authority on scouting, "Uncle" Dan
Beard.
Inspection is now being made of
all troops having at least sixteen
scouts by field executives and deputy
commissioners. Boy Scout diaries
are now available at scout head
quarters.
Major objectives Of scouting:
To reach. with a high quality of
leadership, the utmost number of
boys.
To hold DarvnopAo%1y ~ <bo r,a,,
bership in some capacity every boy
who joins troop.
To persistently enroll new scouts
and find places for them in troops.
To bring about the formation OF
new troops in connection with re-
sponsible institutions.
To secure steady advance by scouts
toward the rank OF. eagle scout.
To build UP a strong, active older
scout and veteran scout constituency
l. To capture the largest possible
portion of each scouts reading time
with a reading program.
To secure the highest degree OF
troop efficiency through patrol or
ganization.
To secure for every boy opportu-
mites for large measure of edu-
eational ana recreational outdoor ac.
tivities, particularly hikes. overnight
camps and participation in standard
ICED Boy Scout summer and winter
camps.
| To have every scout properly uni
formed as a help to him and aid in
maintaining public interest In him as
| a scout.
To secure for every troop the ad-
| varitages Of some form of local coun.
Gil supervision.
70 secure by means Of training
courses high degree Of individual