Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-18
BOY SCOUTS

Commodore Longfellow of the
Americn Red Cross will address the
scoutmasterS' training course at
George Washington University next
Wednesday evening on New Wrinkles
in First Aid, Bandaging and Carry
ing the Injured" using the necker-
chief and blanket. DR.. Walter Merrill
will speak on How to Teach First
of Troop 101, will discuss How to
Use the Troop Committee. An in
teresting exhibit of firSt-aid kits and
equipment will be shown. This course
is open without charge to any man
interested in the leadership of boys.
Maj. Townsend Whelen. L. s. A..
who is member of that famous
Fire Club of America. will speak en-
Camping Plans. Equipment and Safe
guards" at the scoutmasters' training
course, George Washington Univer-
sity, November %.
Col Theodore Roosevelt will pre-
sent the srreamers. awarded by the
late President Harding, to all troops
which increased by August l their en-
rollment % per cent December 8 at
II am. Every scout in Washington,
whether his troop won or not, is re-
quested to be present. Moving and
still pictures will be made of this
event. Each troop should bring it's
American and troop flags. If you
haven't good ones. order regulation
parade size at once, as it Is planned
to decorate the troop flag with this
streamer.
The annual meeting of the District
of Columbia Council. Boy Scouts of
America, will be held at the City Club
next Thursday, at which officers for
the coming year will be elected.
The following letter has been re-
ceived from Henry Sueji Sato, chair
man of japanese relief committee of
this city:
I'm the name of the Japanese resi-
dents of Washington. we beg to ex-
press our sincerest and heartfelt
appreciation Of your most generous
and prompt assistance rendered at the
time Of greatest need.
Our appreciation is not only for
your material aid, but also for your
expression of humanity and sympathy
which will inspire the Japanese peo-
pie in their great task of relief and
rehabilitation. The generous response
to the call of need which is so char
acteristic of the American people
will be ever cherished by the people
OF Japan"
The following new scoutmasters
have recently been assigned to troops
of the District: George Z. Wallace,
Troop 40. meeting at the Powell
School. who was formerly a scout
master In Bismarck. n. D.; Henry P.
Thomas to Troop 2 of Alexandria,
Va, and lie Roy Hutchinson to Troop
"A Of Petworth.
The Sea Scouts, a branch of the Boy
Scout organization, organized for
older boys who are interested in sea-
1nanship. has recently been reorgan-
lied under the direction of Adrian
SiZer as port master, with Walter JeN
as sea scout master. Phillip Schneider
as first junior officer and Jerome
Staley as second junior officer. This
troop is composed almost entirely of
merit badge scouts. They have named
their ship Wyatt McKimmie. after a
former member who was killed in the
Knickerbocker disaster.
Troop 20. Paul Robbins, scoutmas-
ter. has installed the folliwng new
officers:t julius Morris, scribe; Jack
Permit, chief of the training patrol:
Henry Davis. chief of the second sec,
ton.
Troop 33, Maj. Norman, scoutmas-
ter. held an impressive memorial
service last Saturday evening at
which Frederick Hobart, Homer
Smith, Frank Grimes, Lawrence Holt,
Whitfield Marshal and Albert Hoch-
baum were the orators. The Tiger
Patrol, under the leadership of Ed
ward Seidel, won the medal for the
best record in October.