Evening star., 1924-06-01

Calendar Of scout events: June
inter-council field meet and court o.
reviews. Kresge building, 11th and e
streets northwest: June 10, merit.
badge court of honor. Epiphany par.
ish house: June 13, court of reviews
E. V. Brown School, Chevy Chase
June IA. court of reviews, Y. NJ. G. A.
June Il, court of reviews, kresge
building. 1lth and G. streets north
west: June II and -. annual scout
masters outing, Camp Roosevelt;
June %, Camp Roosevelt opens; June
2S merit badge court OF honor, Pow
ell School. and court Of reviews, Pow
ell School.
Boy Scouts from thirteen councils
will meet in Washington next Satur-
day. June :, for competition in a
series of scout events. This inter-
council field meet has grown from a
small beginning two years ago TO a
size that attracts national attention,
and may become the foundation Toy
a nationwide annual Boy Scout con-
test. Councils sending teams this
year will include Philadelphia, VIII
mington. Baltimore, Reading, Pa j.:
Chester County, Pa; Delaware and
mouth Norfolk, Richmond. Roanoke.
Montgomery County. Va: Danville,
Va and Washington, d. c.
Each team will be composed of
th..,teen scouts. with assistants.
chosen in previous elimination con-
re,,s. They will compete in nine
events-knot tying. compass, first aid,
fire by friction. Semaphore and Morse
signaling, fire building, water boiling,
tent pitching and centipede race.
Gold. silver and bronze medals Will
be given to winners of first, second
and third places in each event. and
a trophy plaque to the team making
the highest number of points.
The meet will be held at the end Of
the rejecting pools near the Tidal
Basin at the foot of 18th street. on
Saturday afternoon. and the public
is invited. The drum and bugle corps
OF Troops 4S and 80 will be in at
tendance.
Some time late this summer Jackie
Coogan will lead Il modern crusade
for relief OF children of the Near
East. He will journey across the
country collecting milk, old clothes
and cash stopping at various cities,
Including Washington. and finally
loading his ship in New York and
going with it to Greece and Pales-
tine with million dollars worth of
supplies. Boy Scouts will be his
guard of honor in each city and have
the opportunity to meet him. In "A
recent letter Jackie regrets he is not
yet old enough to be scout himself,
and is eager to be twelve so he can
join troop.
Washingt on scouts yesterday dis
tributed posters to fiTehouSeS and
stores announcing bundle day" to
help Jackie fill his ship. Scouts will
assist in collecting material for this
purpose.
Four OF the five divisions of scouts
chief part of the regular equip
ment and selected colors for the
troops of their divisions. A maroon
neckerchiet with gray slide will
henceforth distinguish scouts from
Division Ii. which includes southeast,
southwest. Anacostia and northwest
as far as NJ street and 18th.
Division III. which includes all of
northwest to the west of 18th street
and Rock Creek Park. Georgetown
Cleveland Park, Chevy Chase. gold
neckerchief with blue slide.
Division ". north of VI street
northwest, Mount Pleasant, Petworth,
Brishtwood and Takoma Park. moss
green with gold slide.
Division Y, Virginia troops the
Virginia state colorS, navy blue with
orange slide
Division 7 has yet to choose colors
Scouts are looking forward ca gerly
now to the opening of camp, June -,
Registrations have filled nearly to
capacity the first three weeks. and
indicate full camp Tor the whole
siX-week period a camp staff Of
exceptional ability has been selected,