Evening star., 1923-03-18
Boy Scout Ne,cs

Never in the history of scouting in
Washington have SO many tests been
taken by Boy Scouts as during the
last three months, and records are
being smashed with constant regu-
larity. The merit badge court or
honor set new record last tues
day night, when fifty-five scouts
qualified for 4 total of 1870 badges.
The nearest approach to this record
IN number of scouts receiving merit
badges was in April, 1922, when
thirty-nine scouts received seventy
five badges at one court.
Nine Judges were in charge of the
court: Henry p. Blair chairman;
Charles \. Bell, Commander Paul z.
Blackburn, Linn c. Drake, Maj. H
A. Finch, Maj. S. c. Godfrey. Henry
Rule, Fl. l.. Rust, jr., and Lester G
Wilson. Following are the scouts
and the honor badges they received:
handicraft. pioneering; James Brad
ley. conservation; Robinson Glaze
brook. Civics, handicraft. pioneering;
Harry Lamberton, forestry; Charles
first; Charles Merrill, bird Study. life
saving. pioneering; George Swope.
forestry, interpreting; William Phe-
Ian, civics. electricity; Benjamin Dyer.
safety first, scholarship. Troop is,
Paul Black burn, jr., carpentry, con-
pathinding. pioneering; John A. Col
lett. scholarship, personal health.
public health; Ben Durand. conser-
vation, first aid to animals; Charles
NJ. Gilbert, firemanship. personal
health, pioneering; Philip Herrick,
CINirS SprN3tinn mining. rthIlr
kimball, forestry. signaling, horse
lnanship: Lloyd Free, horsemanship.
first aid to animals, cycling; Walter
s McBroom, forestry: Raymond
Mouldcn. pathfnding pioneering;
William Sterrett. jr.. pathfinding,
public health, pioneering; George
Wales. conservation. mining, pioneer
ing; Gordon Webner. conservation.
Lawrence Hendricks, automobiling.
first aid 10 animals. handicraft; Fred
Hobart, firemanship; Robert Sim
mons, tiremanship: Guerry Smith.
tlrSt AID to animals: Homer Smith.
first aid TO animals. Troop 35. Joseph
40. Charles Bishop. handicratt.
camping; Calvert Hines, handicraft.
camping. Troop 50. William Brady.
electricity. swimming, public health:
aid, art: Robert Horne, camping.
hdndicraft, machinery: Paul McGee
hremanShip, craftsmanship. physical
development: Clyde Sargent mining.
craftsmanship. physical development.
Troop o6. George Hubbard. camping,
craftsmanship, first aid; John Hill
craftsmanship, electricity, personal
health; Percy Russell, camping, cleo
trtcity, craftsmanship; Corwin Stew
ard. first aid. markSmanship personal
health. Troop 63. Everett Passeno
camping. craftsmanship. personal
health; Samuel Skolnik civics.
cycIinE.. pathfnding: John Wacker-
man, pioneering. Troop 20, Robert
,'opeS, first aid, pathtinding. personal
nealth; Linus r. Hayes. cycling.
horsemanship: johnson Heare, path
lnding, personal health: Donald
Htuobs, first aid to animals. handi-
.r4it. machinery. Troop 100. Lewis
Atkins, clvics. horsemanship. mining:
Nelson Fortson, camping. cycling;
Pete Hamilton. handicraft mining
1Ion%ering Carlos Marcum. handicraft.
pathhndlns, pioneering; John r. Mar
4nls, automoboling. life saving: Eugene
Roherts. bird study, leather working;
Gordon Rule. mining: Alden Smell.
cycling, masonry
Special Honors.
Scout Gordon Webner of Troop Is
was awarded the eagle badge at the
court Of honor last Tuesday night
rms is the highest rank in scouting
and is bestowed only upon those who
have received at least twenty-one
merit badges. eleven Of which are
badges in specified subjects. incIud-
ing such things as life saving first
"a, athletics. bird study. camping.
cooking. Ciyics etc
Two scouts We're awarded the
star badge. the second highest rank
Ihey were Clyde Sargent Of Troop
%. who also obtained the life
badge. and Nelson Fortson of Troop
90
ScputmHstprs IN Meet
The March meeting of the Scout
masters club will be held at Epiph-
any Parish House next Tuesday even
ing, March 20, at o'clock. The topic
scheduled for round table discussion
I@ The Relation of the Scout to the
hurch. the school, the home" Mai.
rank Moorman, president of the
'lub, will lead the discussion
Standard Troop Inspection.
Word has gone out to all scout
troops to be in readiness for the
second inspection period that will de-
termine which troop shall have pos
session of The Evening Star trophy
cup for the coming year. To be eliEi-
bic for this competition a troop must
have at least twenty-four registered
scouts. and the inspection gives at
rention to such matters as proper
troop and patrol organization, the
Keeping of records attendance ad-
NafcHment good turns and public
service. personal appearance etc
Each troop making an average of 75
per cent is entitled to the distinction
OF having its scouts wear red star
over the right breast pocket and is
called a STANDARD troop" Fifteen
troops qualified for this honor in the
fall and winter inspection The next
inspection period begins April !.
Information Wanted.
Scoutmasters and scouts are asked
to be on the lookout for Dwight Will
liam Madison, fourteen years old. who
recent disappeared from his home.
olb Massachusetts avenue northwest
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