Evening star., 1923-10-14
BOY SCOUTS

Scouting's big day this fall comes
next Saturday, October 20, in the form
or a roundup to be held at the Wood
row Wilson Boy Scout reservation, at
Burnt Mills, Md.
Activities for all day have been
planned, and OF such = nature as TO
interest all scouts Assistant Execu-
tive Holbrook has arranged Tor a
competition in the passing of second
and first class tests that VIII interest
every scout below the nrst class
rank. 1t includes tire building. scout
pace, signaling, flrst aid, cooking,
nature study and hiking. A trophy
plaque will be awarded to the troop
whose scouts make the greatest NUM-
Der of points in the contest.
Three scouts will receive the high
est rank In scouting. the eagle badge.
'rhey are Arthur Kimbali and Philip
a&-rick OF Troop Is and James
Douglas of Troop 81.
Washington Post advancement
trophy, won by Troop 100. Earl l..
Fuller. scoutmaster: Daniel j. Tyrrell,
assistant. Evening Star standard
troop trophy also won by Troop 100.
Winners of individual award In the
advancement contest each receive gold
medal. They are Gordon Webner,
Troop 10; Firth Marquis, Troop 100;
Paul Blackburn, Troop Is; Arthur
Kimball. Troop Is; Thomas McCon-
l: Clyde Sargent, Troop 81; Paul Nc
Gee. Troop Sc; William Phelan,
Troop !.
Camp Roosevelt awards to be be-
--Scoutcraft trophy. Troop 40. John
trophy, Troop a. William l.. Fulton.
Scoutcraft. Arthur Kimball. Troop
10; advancement. Paul Brightenburg,
Troop g.: nature study. William
Phelan, Troop 1: honor scouts, first
week. Hale Sehorn, Troop AZ: Sec
"nd week, Robert Fulton, Troop 50:
third W. ok. Frank Grimes. Troop SO:
fourth week, Paul Blackburn. Troop
10; fifth week. william Phelan,
Troop / sixth week, Arthur Kimball.
Troop -. Scouts obtaining camp let
ters and nQmerals-Third year blue
numerals. James Bowen. Troop 10;
third year. red numerals, Edward
Parks, Troop "a; second year blue
numerals, Arthur Kimball. Troop To-;
John Wackerman. Troop 6$: y. Nc
Pherson, Troop "A; IL. Child, Troop
Mercer. Troop G3; second year red
numerals, G. Lanman. Troop 23i a.
T. Britton, Troop So: c. b. Waters,
Troop 81: II wender. Troop 50; L.
Berry, Troop s; w. McBroom, Troop
10; L. Reeves. Troop 16; L. Grimes.
Troop SO; II. Smith. Troop 33; T. q.
e cardwell, Troop 81; J. Douglass.
Troop 81: J. Rogers. Troop 81; r.
Mickey, Troop 63: ]. +. Marquis.
Troop 100; NJ: Wooster. Troop ia;
Troop 10; c. Lanman, Troop a3; W.
Van Lecr, Troop 80; Il. Abernethy.
Troop 90: S. McGlathery. Troop 63
Q; schTiver, Troop 81; D. Scott, Troop
Roth, Troop Is; G. wales, Troop 10:
Huntress, Troop alSCR Is; " u. Il. Il Mouiden Mould n
Troop 10; w. Braden. Troop 16; r.
,Abbaticchio. Troop 80; J. Crosby
Hines. Troop 40: r. Blondheim, Troop
40; J. Boyd, Troop 40; b. Morgan,
Troop; ~. d. Gibbs. Troop AZ; O..
Whipple. Troop AZ: H. C. Horn, Troop
Troop 50; +. Horn. Troop So; S
Steward. Troop So; S. Skolnik, Troop
G3: II. Fulton, Troop "a; c. jumper,
Troop "a; a. Folk. Troop "a; r.
heister, Troop "A; J. Wilson. Troop
Troop 100; c. Hoffman, Troop ia; w.
Werber, Troop ia.
The President Harding streamers
will be awarded to the following
%. &, %. 2s Z, 81, 81. s. 81, 5S. S. IS, IS, 20. M
IS, 4o, 46, As, 80, 81, 5S, 63, Ga, 66, 81
6S, 20. 1G, "a, So. SO, 50, 90. 81, 90, 90,
100. 1e1. 104, 1o7, los. la, 115, III,
126, 1877.
IN the evening there will be a
camp fire. followed by the initiation
of scouts eligible ..to the Camp
Roosevelt Order of the c. NJ. o.
New Eagle and Star Scout.
Since the summer camp Scout Will
liam VI. Werber of Troop ia, Ber-
wyn, has qualified for the. highest
rank and been gran granted his his eagle e le
Tuesday evening Scout Donald Stubs
Of Troop 40 was granted his life and
star badges.
Interest in the annual scout ad-
rancement contest is shown by the
number of new merit badge scouts
who appeared before the court of
honor at its first meeting Of the fall,
last Tuesday evening. There were
eleven 60 apply for their frst merit
badges, while twenty scouts qualified
for total of forty-two badges This
is record for all years at the open
ing court of the advancement con-
test. Troop 10 OF Ninth Street Chris
ttan Church, winners of the contest
in 1920, had seven new merit badge
scouts, who Qualified fer a total of
tWenty-one badges. The year 1929
has broken all records in the number
OF merit badges awarded. ITO date
1,17S have been conferred since jan
Uary l. At the meeting last Tuesday
evening the following scouts qualified
for the badges indicated: Troop 10,
Carl Ackerman, craftsmanship, fire
manship. handicraft; William Acker-
man, craftsmanship, firemanship, han
. dtcraft: Earl Dawson, craftsmanship
1 handtcraft, 1iremanship; Miller Dor
+ sey, craftsmanship, firemanship han
/ dicraft: Harold Rhind. craftsmanship,
stiremapsAp. handicraft;, Arthur G.
Rollman, craftsmanship, firemanship,
shandicraft; Clarence Staufrer, crafts
manship, firemanship, handicraft.
Troop 41--Josiah A. Hunt, lifesavine.
swimming. Troop 63-James Mercer
Acamping. electricity. horsemanship
krronn 10o-John Wackerman, con-
Aservation. first aid to animals, swim