Evening star., 1923-11-04
BOY SCOUTS

The scouting program for Novem-
ber is: November z. scout leaders
training course. George Washington
University, 2017 G street northwest.
November 9, court Of review, division
2. wallach School. 7th and Pennsyl-
vania. avenue southeast, 1880 pm;
court Of reviews, division Z, E. ".
Brown School. Chevy Chase, 1880
p.m.. November 10, Armistice day,
Arlington Gall scouts Of Washington
and vicinity); court OF review, div
ision 6, Boys Y. M. C. A., 1880 pm. 4:
first aid and signaling. $3.50 to 1880
pm. November 10 to II, children's
book week. November IA, scout lead
ers'. training course, George Wash
ington University. November 16.
court of review, division 3, Epiphany
November II. court of review, division
4, Powell School. November 21,
scout leaders training course, George 9
Washington University. November
%. court Of review. division 8, Ana
court Of review, division 6. Y. M. c. A.
November %, scout leaders training
course, George Washington Univer-
siey. November 20. Thanksgiving
good turn.
Boy Scouts of Washington and
vicinity will observe Armistice day
by placing a wreath on the tomb of
the unknown soldier at Arlington.
ber 10. The wreath will be provided
by funds contributed by every scout
troop under the District of Columbia
council, but will be in behalf of the
more than 100000 Boy Scouts Of
America. Troops will assemble at
cemetery at 1890 o'clock Saturday
morning and march to the tomb of
the unknown soldier and have ex-
ercises. Troop 4s drum and bugle
ceremony will now become the an
nual affair with Washington scouts,
observed an sacredly as the pilgrim
age to Mout Vernon on Washington q
birthday, and the Memorial day ex-
ercises.
Scout Executive Edward d. Shaw
will address the session OF the scout
leaders training class At George
washington University next Wednes-
and How to Keep Them" Mai. Frank
Moorman. president Of the Scout
masters Club, will discuss the tmpor-
tant problem of the Troop Program.
and How to Organize 1t" There will
also be an exhibit in connection with
suggested troop records. charts and
other such materials. Assistant Ex-
ecutive H. B. Holbrook will demon
strate' "oircle" games and recrea-
tionai methods OF teaching signaling
ana compass. All men interested in
work for boys are welcome at the
meeting Of this class. They begin at
7:46 each Wednesday, evening.
Through the courtesy of Dr.. De c.
Ravenel and DR.. Paul Bartsch of the
Smithsonian Institution, arrangements
have been made for series of scout
evenings at the National Museum
during January and February this
winter. DR.. Bartsch will lecture and
show particularly the sections de-
voted to nature specimens to be
found In and near the District. Troops
will 20 by divisions, according to
the following schedule: January 4,
: division 1; January II, divisions 2
and 8; January Is, divisions and 3;
division s; February is, division s.;
February Is, division 2.
Blind, crippled and otherwise physi-
cally Handicapped Boy Scouts who
have not been eligible to work for
merit badges because their disabilf-
ties prevented them from fulflling
the requirements for second-clRss
rank and for hFst.class rank, whence
the scout Ii permitted to enter the
fascinating merit. badge deld, VIII be
heartonod TO their advance In, scout
crafE hy the recent deciai0n Of the
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