Evening star., 1924-03-09

staged near New York city July Is to
25. All entrants must be of the rank
either OF life, star or eagle, and
scouts between fourteen and eight
cen years of age.
The jamboree will be held in CO.
penhasen beginning August 10. The
American party will sail from New
York about July 25, to be the guests
or the English scouts for a short Pc
riod before the jamboree opens.
other European countries is on the
schedule of the forty-eight lucky
ones from the United States. All ap-
pllcatlons must be at hand previous
to April /.
Class OF Patrol Leaders.
A training class for patrol leaders
VIII be conducted by Scout headquar-
ming, March 90, and continue for six
successive Saturdays. Program and
instructors are now being prepared
several points of the Scout law and
more than one form of Scoutcraft can
be put to practical use by any troop
willing to open up at its headouar-
terS an operating room for disabled
toys and playthingS. The statistics of
casualties in the toy world show that
there is an epidemic of injuries short
~ after Christmas. Unless relief is
promptly given the injured toys are
sure TO be still further dismembered,
and presently are put out of business
altogether. This sad state of things
OFFERS scouts an excellent opportunity
TO do a good turn that will bring
gladness to many hearts.
Just let II be known that TOYS
which cannot be mended in the homes
where they live can be brought TO
troop headquarters for repair, without
hour will be provided with useful oc-
Icupation for more than one scout.
At the court of reviews held March
the following scouts were advanced
IN IN rank 90 as indicated: To first class,
Troop SO, r. shure; Troop II, F. Thu
may. To second class: Troop SO, A.
Horne: Troop 45, J. LaMoure; Troop
l2. II. Duvall; Troop IS, II. Klein. j.
solomon; Troop y, q. Price. c. Will
ia ms: Troop &c, w. Brinkman, James
O-me: Troop 90, ii. Huntington.
Vacation Prizes.
Troop 90 of Epworth NJ. f. Church,
\. j. Williams. scoutmaster, has Of
fered as prizes to the two scouts
making the highest number of points
in their troop advancement a trip TO
camp Roosevelt next summer. First
prize will be two weeks at camp. and
second prize one week. Interest is
active as a result.
Scoutmaster L. NJ. Perkins of Troop
~ has prepared 4 troop entertain :
ment to be given in the Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church next
Friday evening. March IA; and in the
Calvary NJ. r. Church on the follow
ing Wednesday evening, March 19
Scouting stunts" a musical program
an tnvesture ceremony. Camp Roose-
welt slides, and an address on scout
ing by Deputy Commissioner E. l.
MattiCe are on the program. Scout
, Henry Schmucker will give Il violin
solo Scout Max Birthrupth a piano
solo. Mrs. Walter Ward will sing, and
Miss Helen MacFate will assist at the
piano.
Troop A was organized in July
1919, but has reached it's highest eff
cheney during the last few months
1t is rapidly Distinguishing itself in
Scout advancement.
A club called the Oasis has been
Presbyterian Church" 1t will be dis
tinguished by social activities. and
will be open in it's various privileges
to scouts who show different degrees
of advancement in troop activities.
An orchestra is likewise being or.
ganized among the members of this
large troop; and in its plans for the
Immediate future is the installation OF
, :. three-tube radio set, with loud
speaker and ali.
Y. NJ. II. A. Troop 73 has established
regular headquarters for weekly hikes
near Chain Bridge, Va. They cal
! their place Camp Nibowaka, and uti-
! lie their trips to the camp largely
for the passing of tests.