Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20
Boy Scouts

AS a result of the two regional field
meets last Saturday teams to compete
in the finals have now been selected
from all four regionals into which
Washington Boy Scouts. are divided.
In Regiona B. Troop As. Of Anacos-
| tia N. E. Church, won first place with
20 points; Troop So. OF the Washing
ton Boys Club. was second. with Is
points. and Troop 73. of the Y. NJ
H. A, third. with s points.
In Regiona eleven troops com
peted and the meet was won by
Troop 49, of Park View School, the
Scout Drum and Bugle Corps. with 70
Church. was second. with II points
to their credit, and Troop Sc, OF ST
Stephens Episcopal Church third
with IS points.
| The final meet, which Will deter.
| mine the winners Of the city field
day trophy plaque, and also the team
! to meet similar teams from other
| cities in the big intercity meet or
June Is, will be held at the Wilson
| Reservation, Burnt Mills, next Satur-
Troons who have won the right tc
| compete in the different events are
compass-Troops 9. Is, As. 4s. So. 70
| 70 and 80. =. - .c r, r,
FIRE drili-Troops 9 and 80.
Semaphore-Troops 10, As, 81, 81
| 10, IS, 100 and 101.
Water boiling-Troops 10, As, So
Tent pitching-Troops 10. IS, 4s
ReiayMTroops 10, 4s, As. So. 81, Sc
| 81 and 100. m 40 IN
Paul Revere-Troops ~, 49, So 10
| 81, 81, SO and 100.
To Decorate Graves.
One service of national character
that has become a tradition with
Wa shington Scouts is the placing OF
flags on every grave at Arlington
cemetery in preparation for Memorial
| day. This work begun and formerly
carried on each year by posts OF tnt
q A. r. has become impossible TOT
them longer to perform because OF
age and their constantly thinning
ranks scouts have stepped into the
breach and have accepted as one OF
their annual good turns the piaclns
of these 10000 flags. The work VIII
he done next Saturday. Posts Of the
Ia A. r., under the direction Of Maj
| O. H Oldroyd, Will furnish trans
portation and lunch to the scouts
Representation of each troop unde;
the District of Columbia Council VIII
have part In the service.
scoutmasters' OutinS.
Scoutmasters and assistants are plan
ming for a big outing at the Wilson
Scout Reservation, Burnt Mills, MAY
2sth. A committee has in charge tns
preparation of camp supper. In'
Nav session of the Scoutmaster's
| club will be continued with this
meeting; and the topic for discus
| sion will be Camping and Outdoor
Activities" In the evening there
| cesco. organiser Of the Boy Scou
movement In Roumania.
| Through the curtesy of the Mary
land Sanitary Commission the use
| of the old mill at Burnt Mills has
lumbia Boy Scout council. 1t vii
be used as a storehouse for camp
| ing material. and as shelter and fol
| sleeping accommodations on rainy
| nights.
strikingiy demonstrated one day thil
| last week, when scouttnaster Robin
/ of Troop 73, Y. NJ. H. A. received sucl
a call An aged woman strayet
from her home near the training cen
ter of the Veterans. Bureau at sil
searchers failed to discover her
Lieut.. Roots of the Silver Sprint
/ Are department recalled the worl
done by troop 70 In helping to extfn
gui.h q forest fre put there som
4 Robin. and In half. IN hour IA
j troop hsa tysnty- scouts nsbtiissd TO
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