Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-17
BOY SCOUTS

, Because of the record made by the
| local Scout organization in increasing
their enrolment from 2,341 to over
| 5000 active scouts in the past year and
F.! half President Harding has award
| ed the local Boy Scouts council red,
| white and blue streamer to be at
| tached TO their council flag.
In awarding the streamer. Presi-
| dent Harding wrote to Huston r.
| Thompson. president of the District
of Columbia Council. Boy Scouts of
America, as follows
II am pleased TO learn that your
| council has met the specified condi-
! tons and is entitled to the award of
the anniversary roundup streamer
which l take great pleasure in pre-
/ senting. with additional streamers for
| qualified troops. Please extend to
! each member of the local council. and
| others associated with you in the
work. my hearty congratulations and
! good wishes. l desire especially to
convey appreciation to the scoutmas
tiers and TO the boys of those troops
| which have earned the troop award.
\
that through the Boy Scouts Of
| America over 10000 men are now
I enrolled for definite volunteer serv-
| ice, and that al present there are over
f; 40, 900 boy members of this splendid
! organization. Certainly il can be
truly said that the men who are in
any way supporting this movement
| and especially those who are serving
| as active leaders. are helping in
most practical fashion TO produce for.
| the nation its greatest need-men of
| character. trained for citizenship.
Il am keenly anxious 10 do all in
my power to extend the influence of
| the Scout program, because America
| must avail itself of every resource
/ citizenship which will not be content
with acceptance of the privileges of
| citizenship without active participa-
! tion in meeting the responsibilities
! of citizenship. In the Boy Scout
! movement, you not only place EN-
p. phasis upon service. but you have
| worked out your program in such a
way that boys actually learn by do
| ing" and in natural manner ac-
| quire that attitude of mind which
| brings to them a consciousness that
! they must be citizens OF the partici-
/ pating kind and not mere onlookers.
| Il do most sincerely hope that you
| VIII continue your efforts TO recruit
| increased leadership and greater re
| sources, in order that more boys of
! Scout age may have the advanta geS
| of this movement. which has earned
| for itself appraisement as one of the
| greatest assets our nation has today"
| The following local Scout troops
| were also awarded small streamers
/ by the President in recognition of
| their efforts in increasing their en-
| rollment 20 per cent or more in the
4 ftrya n 49,
Scout enrolment in the country to the
| half million mark: !, 4, 6. Z, 9, 10, ~, 10,
| Is, II. 20. "a. 81. 81. 80, 80, IS, 80, 3S. 43.
As, 46, 81. 81, S. SO. 81. 66. 67. 6S. 70,
IS. Il. 50. 50. So. 90. 81, 90 90. 100, 1O1,
! 102, 104, 107, los. ia. lis. 116. H..
126, 127, sol. 5O2. 19. 81 20 %. 40. S.,
| 125. 507. SIP.
| Many complimentary letters have
been received by Scout Executive
Edward D. Shaw from various tenn
| pies of Shriners throughout the coun-
| try commencing the Scouts for the
work done during the Shrine conven-
ton Of which the following is typical:
| II was a vote OF Bedouin Patrol
of New London, Conn, Pyramid Tenn
pie, A. A. o. n. NJ. Shrine. to extend
a vote of thanks and deep apprecia-
| ton to the Boy Scouts of Washington,
who so faithfully supplied the mem
bers of our patrol with drinking
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| Tuesday and Wednesday of last week
! 1T goes without saying that this
| courtesy of your Scouts will not be
| forgotten, and l am sure that our
members will avail themselves at a
] future period by giving support in
some way to the local Scouts; this we
hope will reciprocate in part for your
| thoughtfulness during our parade at
| Washington"
Last Tuesday evening the ranking.
Scout troop Of the capital city held a
| celebration of its record breakin
achievements Of the scouting year
The troop. twenty-seven strong, as
semoied at the City Club. After the
troop had done justice to the banquet
the tables were cleared at o'clock
and the few invited guests of the
evening seated in the room. j. p.
stephenson. chairman of the troop
committee, introduced J. K. Plant of
Scout headquarters as the first
speaker, after the program was
opened by the salute to the flag.
After short address, Mr. Plant Off
cially presented to Mr.. Stephenson,
the Post advancement cup and The
star inspection trophy, with a short
resume Of the requirements the troop
| trophies.
The troop flag was next brought
forward. Eagle Scout Firth MARQUIS.
acting as color bearer, and Eagle
Scouts Nelson Fortson and Lewis
| Atkins as color guards. Mr.. Plant
| ofhcfally presented the Presidents
| streamers for having made the quota
in additional membership by pinning
1T on the flag. Mrs McConville next
| presented Troop 100 with a parade
size troop flag in memory of her hus-
band. who was vitality interested in
the troop through having a son. Tom
| McConville as acting assistant scout
master in the troop. Mr.. Stephenson
next introduced Capt. Wright of the
| United States air service, who ad
! dressed the gathering on the rela-
| tons of the United States air service
and the Boy Scouts. Among the
things mentioned were that the
aviators had untild confidence in the
| ability of Scouts to help out when
| necessary. and that every Army ayia-
tor had at one time or another ac-
cepted the aid Of a Boy Scout. Capt.
| Wright then made the presentation
| of medals and awards for the past
year to members of the troop. Scouts
Tom McConville and Firth Marquis
were presented with gold medals for
gaining the greatest number Of points
| in the late advancement contest The
/ badge of Eagle Scout, the highest
! rank which any Scout may attain.
| was presented to Firth Marquis, Mel
son Fortson and Lewis Atkins