The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-02-15
SCOUT WORK HERE
in HEALTHY SHAPE
REGISTRATION IN PALOU
COUNCIL JUMPS TO 500 FROM
362 SINCE NOVEMBER

The exceptional progress made by
the Boy Scounts of the five troops in
Moscow during the past several
months is being continued. At ses
sion of the Moscow district court of
honor held last evening at the coun
ty court house, sixty-one advance
ment awards were made. Tillmer
Davidson was advanced to the rank
of a first class scout, and fifteen
scouts and leaders were awarded 36
merit badges. Scoutmaster J. w.
Lieuallen was reviewed in "a merit
badges taken 10 years ago, the rec
ords of which were not then kept in
national headquarters.
The court of honor members pres
ent were J. D. Davis, A. H. Upham,
J. G.. Eldridge, j.. S. Heckathorn, l..
G. Peterson, G. B. Green, and F. D.
Hawley, ex-officio, who spent five
hours in reviewing and awarding ad
vancements, and in perfecting the
machinery of the court.
Moscow is to be congratulated up
on the splendid standards of scout
work which are being demanded by
the court of honor, and upon the high
type of instruction being given by the
seventy odd scout leaders and spec
fal examiners in the city. Every ex-
amfner is cautioned to demand full
completion of every test by each
scout. 1t is planned to raise the
standard of scouting in Moscow as
high as that of any city in the north
west, yet to so assist the scouts that
the present steady advancement shall
be maintained.
Contest Results Announced
Scout Executive F. D. Hawley last
night announced the results of the
intertroop contest which closed at
that time. Troop won first place
and the award of a troop first-aid
pouch. Troop 1 secured second hon
ors and lettered troop flag. Troop
2 nosed out Troop 4 for third place
and won an award of patrol flags. An
interesting feature of the contest was
the increase in registered member
ship, 45 boys being added to Moscow
troops during the contest.
Mr.. Hawley reports that st. Maries |
and st. Joe, in Benewah county, with !
so boys in four troops, have made ap-
plication for affiliation with the Pa
louise council. These towns are anx-
ious to benefit by the council or
and are willing to sub
scribe the additional expense neces-
sary. They are particularly anxious
to take advantage of the council sum-
mer camp. They are almost as close
as Moscow to the site, and will be
able to make the trip in cars Mr.
Hawley and Scout Commissioner J.
8. Eldridge met with representatives
Of st. Maries at Spokane last Satur-
lay to talk over the affiliatiOn
Register New Troops
Thornton, st. John. Pullman, Mos
cow, Colfax, and Potlatch have reg
stored new troop each during the
past six weeks. Office records show
that at the close of the national
'ound-up for 100000 new scouts to
be completed tonight, that the Pa
ouse council has increased from 1862
% an even 500 registered scouts since
he roundup started in November
Forty more scouts will be registered
n few days, according to reports
rom scout masters, but only actual
in the mail tonight can
De counted in the roundup. With
he addition of the Benewah county
scouts, goal Of 700 registered
scouts in the Palouse council by next
June has been set by the scout ex-
,cutive.
The camping committee of the
council is actively working on plans
or the 1928 summer camp A new
'ite with much warmer and deeper
water is being considered, together
With many plans for Improvement in
Equipment Already some horses
lave been secured for merit badge
work in camp and bids and prices