Evening star., 1923-05-27
Boy Scouts

Boy Scouts paid tribute TO the
heroes who sleep at Arlington yes
terday by placing flags on the $1,000
graves there, in preparation for the
services of Memorial day. This OBJ
servance has become an annual Gus
tom now with the scouts. having been
the veterans Of the Grand Army OF
the Republic. who have found the
task too great a burden for their
advancing age and rapidly thinning
ranks. AS year by year the number
of graves increases. there Is CORE
ans: but the custom they established ed
of nag on every grave for Deco
ration day will be saoredly observed
by the scouts in the coming years
This in itself will help to keep alive
the memory Of those who died in
service for their country.
Reaches Highest Point.
Scouting in Washington has passed
another milestone In accomplish
tion of more than 5000 scouts. With
this increase in numbers has gone
also a gratifying advancement in
scouting activities: so that at the
present time there IL not only a
higher registration than ever before.
pul ot dQVdEcSU
scouts Of second and first class and
merit badge standing.
! Twelve new troops have been or
ganized during the last two months.
They are: Troop 81. First Methodist
Protestant Church, Rev. G. ]. Hoker
scoutmaster; Troop Il. Christ Church,
Navy Yard, A. B. Harralson, scout
master: Troop III. Fort Myer Heights,
r. B. James. scoutmaster; Troop 12s.
Lyon Park. Thomas r. Meachern
Troop II, Park View Christian Church.
II. r. Hunt. scoutmaster; Troop 119,
Virginia Highlands, ]. w. Ross, scout
master; Troop 49,, Hebrew Free
Troop Il. Cniversalist Church, H. E.
Chase; Troop 122. Manassas. Va, Lea
man Lehman; Troop 112, Rockville,
Nd. Rev. Wagner; Troop $40, Union
Wesley, James A. Terrell, scoutmas-
ter.
Begin Shrine Service.
True to their motto, BE Prepared"
Washington scouts are ready for all
sorts OF Service to the hosts Of Wis
the city for the next few weeks.
Actual work for the scouts began yes
terday, when they undertook the Job
Of placing Hop In, Eoble" stickers
on seventy-fve thousand automobiles IS
for Ainias Temple; These, stickers
transportation problem by extending
the courtesy Of a ride to visiting dele
gates.
One hundred and fifty scouts will
serve as guides daily at Union station
sixty to hundred will help at the va
rious stations from which sightseeing
trips will start; others will be used as
messengers, and in hrst-aid work and
various other services. 1t looks like
a busy time ahead for those who wear
the uniform Of scouts! Scoutmasters
are preparing special mobilization
schemes by which their scouts may
be summoned quickly for any emer-
gency. and all scouts are on their
toes TO be OF help.
Receive Eagle Badges.
At the field meet yesterday at the
Wilson reservation six scouts were
presented with their Eagle badges.
mark Of the highest rank in scouting.
won during the last few months. They
were BENJAMIN Dyer. Troop 4; Gordon
Troop Sc, and Lewis Atkins. Nelson
Fortson and John F. Marquis of
Troop 100.
Advancement Cup Awarded.
Troop 100 of the Y. NJ. C. A. boys
department, winners this year of the
Washington Post cup for greatest ad-
vancement In scouting, received Gus
tody OF the cup for one year at the
field meet yesterday. The contest
under which this cup was won ran
from October ! to May l.. and in
cluded accomplishments In regular
scout activities. first and second tests.
merit badges. etc. Troop 100 won
in q hard-fouGht contest. In which
all records for previous years were
Gold medals to the nine Individual
scouts who made the highest number
of points were also awarded yester-
day. the lucky scouts, being Gordon
Webner of Troop Is, who led all
scouts Of the city in advancement
Firth Marquis and Thomas McConville
of Troop 100, Paul Blackburn and
Arthur Kimball of Troop Is, King
Mallory and Clyde Sargent and Paul
MCGEE of Troop 81. =;
To Honor Patriot.
Troop 6S, Of Garden Memorial Pres
byterfan Church, Anacostia, will
honor the memory of Henry Norman
North by placing a wreath at the foot
of the memorial tree, named for him.
that stands in front of the church.
The exercises will be held today.
This troop has been making rapid
strides during the last few months.
under the leadership of their scout
master, A. N. Garden. They held q
gathering last Wednesday night al
their camping place in the woods at
Eandfe Highlands. Deputy Comniis-
sioner william B. Marshall, d. A.
OF the troop committee and
Charles B. Snyder, scoutmaster of
entertained the Twenty-Five scouts
1rA~Anf with 0hnat afnPfAa And % ~ a.