Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03
DISTRICT SCOUTS
Boy Scouts.

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Scouts. Next Friday. February s,
will mark the fourteenth anniversary
Of the founding Of the movement in
America. It means something in a
boys life to be fourteen years old,
and scouting is beginning to feel just
a little bit grown up and confident of
itself. Boys who started in the move
ment back in 1910 are now men and
serving other boys as scoutmasters
| and examiners, and even scout exec
utives. -
Five hundred thousand scouts and
a hundred and twenty-five thousand
| scoutmasters, troop committeeman
and other officials will be making
merry next Friday night That will
be party night" when scouts will
invite their friends to rallies, and
bands will play. and flags will wave.
and honors will be distributed. and
big folks will tell the scouts how
fine they are. In Washington 1t will
take Central High School auditorium
to hold the crowd, for there are a
hundred and twenty-five troops, with
over three thousand scouts and about
seven hundred gro&R-ups who belong
| to the movement in the Capital city
| and it's nearby towns. The program
| will be a lively one-a real celebra-
ton. Troop - Drum and Bugle Corps
will furnish music; William X.
| Schumacher will lead the singing and
DR.. William Mather Lewis. president
| of George Washington University
| will speak. l.. A. Snead. president OF
the Washington Boy Scout Council,
will preside, and Colin II. Livingstone.
| national president, and Barry Mohun,
scout commissioner for Washington,
| will bring greetings. An Eagle badge,
the highest award In scouting, Will be
bestowed on Scout Clyde. Sargent OF
! Troop 81, and seventeen men will re-
ceive certificates for having complet-
| ed the winter course of scoutmaster
| training. The ceremony of massing
the colors when each troop will bring
it's American flag to the platform for
the pledge of allegiance" will be. re-
heated this year, while promptly al
ls:l5 o'clock ever scout will stand and
renew his Boy Scout oath. This Is
the hour selected for the observance
Of tina, ceremony on the part of every
scout in the country, regardless OIL
where he may be at that time.
| While the scout mass meeting Fri
day night Will be the real birthday
| celebration, other events will mark
the passing Of anniversary week.
Saturday, February 9, will be"good
turn day." when troops will be found
doing community and Individual
good turns" they have themselves
arranged.
Sunday. February 10, will be Scout
Church" day and many pastors have
already announced special sermons to
the scouts of their community for
that day. A list would reveal every
church troop and practically every
other scout planning to attend church
by troops next Sunday.
On Tuesday, Lincoln's birthday
special delegations Of honor scouts
will carry greetings to Presiden,
| Coolidge. who is honorary preside nj
| Of the Boy Scouts of America and
to the two honorary vice presidents
Chief Justice Taft and Woodrow VII
son. Another delegation will place a
, wreath on the grave Of Joseph Henry
in Oak Hill cemetery. Georgetown. the
| only member of the Hall of Fame to
be buried in Washington.
Arthur Newbury and Douglas He'd
, rick, tenderfoot scouts of Troop g.
of Calvary Baptist Church are credit
ed with having saved the life of q
classmate one day last week. While
at play. young Charles Thorpe cut 81
artery in his hand. and was bleeding
| badly. when Scouts Newbury anG
Hedrick applied a tourniquet. stop
ping the flow of blood. and accom-
panied the boy home. and then to 9
doctor Mrs Thorpe wrote Scoutmas.
ter J. W. Talley that the prompt ac-
ton of the two scouts had undoabeed-
ly saved the life of her son. The.twt
scouts take their deed modeseay;sa
only Gin line of duty"
Scout Edgar Eagieston of Troop 9
after several years of effort. las
Il week succeeded In establishing. e. new
record for fire by friction.'' for Wash.
ington. With a bow and drill of hi.
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10 rs seconds. The best previous rec.
ord, that has stood for years, was Il
seconds fiat. Field Executive Charlie.
A. Bell and Scoutmaster Joseph. Slim
son timed Scout Eagleston. SO thai
the re cord might be official.
Troop 107. at Maryland Park, Md. is
, now recognizing under the leadership
OF David w. Close, scoutmaster. They
have secured the Maryland Park Ath,
letic Club for meeting place and the
boys promise to give their neighbol
Troop 100 Of Capitol Heights, known a:
'The Governors Own" a race for ad
: vancement honors.
: Chief George S. Watson of the fire de-
partment addressed Troop IS on fir,
!. prevention at the Y. NJ. H. A. las
. Thursday night. Seventeen members o
the troop assisted at the charity ball a
the New Willard. Next Thursday, Feb
ruary Z, Capt. Watson B. Miller of tn,
American Legion will address the troop
Seventeen men qualified for diploma.
, in the recent scoutmasters' training
course. These Will be awarded mex
Friday night at the Central High Schoo
scout celebration. Those qualifying are
Archie w. Davis. Troop 2; F. G. Stuart
Troop z; H. I. Webster. Troop IL; L. b
Powers. Troop II; J. D. Eldred, Troo]
Is; Maj. Frank Norman, Troop 80
H. r. Hunt, Troop Al; C. W. Bowman
Troop 46; John S. Cole, Troop. 40; A. j
Britton, Troop so: E. D. Schneider
Troop, ST. r. p. Smith, Troop II: w. j
Stephenson, Troop 100: D. ]. Tyrrel
| Troon 100: E. 0. Fippin. Troop LOG an,