Evening star., 1924-07-20
BOY SCOUTS

baker, M. Woods, M. Wooster, M.
Deck; 1913. c. Graham, c. Hass and P.
kelleter.
A nationwide effort is being made
| to have every one of the half million
| Boy Scouts of the United States, who
| have not already learned, become a
swimmer this season. Through the Co
| operation of Mr. Leach, manager of
| the Tidal Bathing Beach, and the
| courtesy of Mr.. Woodruff, the swim
ming instructor it has been arranged
to give swimming instruction free OF
charge to any Scout who desires to
| learn. Scouts wishing to avail them
selves of this privilege should call at
| Scout headquarters and obtain a card
which will permit them to secure this
| instruction gratis.
John w. Davis. who has been chair
| man of the Woodrow Wilson Boy
Scout reservation committee, which is
raising funds for the development of
the Boy Scout Camp at Burnt Mills,
| Md, has just advised the local Scout
office that because of his having re-
| ceived the nomination for the Presi-
| dency on the Democratic ticket, he
feels compelled to give up the chair
| manship of this committee, but that
| he will continue on the committee.
| Others who have accepted places on
| this committee are Gen. John j. Per
shing, William G. McAdoo, Josephus
Daniels, Gov. Albert c. Ritchie of
Maryland, and Gov. Lee Trinkle of
Virginia; cambridge Colby. Senators
Fletcher, Julius Rosenwald. J. Lion
| berger Davis, Cleveland H. Dodge.
Hamilton Hut, Frank Polk, d. c.
| Roper, Charles Hamlin. Admiral Cary
Wertz, John J. Cornwell J. G. Brad
ley, p. NJ. Snyder. James j. Storrow.
Col. r. w. Bingham, l.. A. Snead,
Huston Thompson and Barry Mohun:
Commissioner Barry Mohun sailed
for England with the party of Ameri-
scan lawyers and expects to be gone
for month.
Ex-President Huston Thompson
left yesterday for Colorado, where he
will spend about six weeks and will
attend the Scout Executives bi-an-
nual conference with Executive Ed
ward d. Shaw, at Rocky Mount Ma
tional Park, in September.
The Boy Scout enrolment reached
new high point on July l.. when
there were 1886 Scouts registered
in 142 troops This is the largest
net enrolment ever reached by the
local Scout organization and is the
greatest number enrolled in any city
the size of Washington in the United
States.
Troop 100, Daniel ]. Tyrell, scout
ma ster; William Stevenson and Rich
ard Rule. assistant scoutmasters,
spent the past week on a hiking trip
through the Massanutten National
Forest of Virginia, travelling about
100 miles on foot. They report hav
ing had the best camping trip of
their history, and each one came
home with the desire to return again
to this beautiful country. They were
especially enthusiastic over the hos
pitality of the people Of this section.
The following contests have been
organized at the Wilson Scout ReSrr-
vation: First, advancement contest,
with prize to the Scout making the
greatest advancement at the camp
during the camping season; second,
an award to the troop having the
greatest number of Scouts spending
the largest number of nights at the
reservation.
Lieut.. Commander Yeandle. aide to
the Commandant of the United States
Coast Guard. will visit Camp Kouse-
welt and talk to the Scouts on some
of his thrilling experiences in the
Coast Guard Service.