Evening star., 1924-03-09
BOY SCOUTS

At the beginning of the sixth
for the Post trophy cup Troop 10, of
the 9Th Street Christian Church, is
still in the lead, though pressed hard
by it's nearest rival, Troop 100, of
the Y. NJ. c. A.
All records for points in troop ad-
vancement were broken during Feb
ruary by both Troop 10 and Troop 100,
the "Y' fellows getting a shade the
better Of it with 2S.3 points, as COM
pared with 27.5 points for Troop 10.
This places Troop 100 in the enviable
position won by Troop 10 last month
of having made the highest percent
age of advance per registered active
scout in single month of any troop
in the history of the District of CO.
lumbia Council.
Troop II, of Northminster Presby-
terian Church. with 12.6 points. and
Troop 20, of the Fourth Presbyterian
Church, with l1.2 points to their
credit for February, both deserve
especial mention.
The contest this year is proving
the most exciting of any in the five
years of competition for the cup.
Though it does not close until May 1,
the leading troop now has more
points than won the cup any year but
last. and is within 1.6 points of last
years winning record.
Standing of the leading twenty
troops is IS sso as follows: iSlo so.62I;
ii. 2Oe63: SIS. 20.346; 81,
10.197; loft; 1884: lie, 1920;
12-52, 1864; 1873, 15.439; 14-S5.
14.417; 15-33. 13.443: 16-40, 12.430:
17-l2, 12.301: 1S-67, 1928; 19-74.
0.040; 20-55. 9.S05.
In individual advancement Kenneth
Stubbs of Troop 20 leads. with Clar-
ence Stauffer of Troop 10 second and
Robert PraetoriuS of Troop 40 third.
Standing Of the leaders in individual
work follows: 1, h. Stubbs, Troop 30,
140 points; 2, c. Stauffer. Troop 10.
130 points: 8. r. Praeiorius, Troop 30,
12o points; 4. d. Stubbs, Troop 20.
10 points; 5, George Tolson. Troop
67. 100 points; 6, NJ. Dorsey. Troop 10.
points e. Whitney. Troop 10. s9
points; Z, H. Wertz, Troop II, 80
points; s. c. Ackerman, Troop 10, 50
points: w. Ackerman, Troop 10, so
points; E. Dawson, Troop 10, so
points: W. Smith. Troop 10, so points;
8. A. Denslow, Troop 10. 65 points; 10.
r. Hubbard. Troop 10, 60 points; 4.
Hulse, Troop 10. so points; II. Rhind,
Troop 10. 60 points; II. johnson, Troop
80, so points; &. Jumper, Troop 64, 90
points; l.. Adams, Troop 100, 60
points; j. Marquis. Troop 100, GO
points.
Star Cup Contest.
Twenty-Five troops in The Star cup
standard troop inspection contest
made the t5 per cent or more, en-
titling them to wear the red stars
over the right breast pocket of their
uniform in the first four-month pc
riod that closed February l. The
trophy cup will be awarded to the
troop making the highest average in
this and the next four-month period
Troops winning out were: Troop
100, s2.S: Troop u, 91.4: Troop /, s1.2
Troop 20, 90y; Troop A. $40: Troor
33, SO; Troop Is, "S6.6: Troop 10, s4.9
Troop SO, S3.7: Troop 80, So: Troop %
S2.5; Troop Il. So.7; Troop 40, 79.6
Troop s3, 7S.7: Troop "a, 1873; Troop .
1S.1; Troop 81, 77.9; Troop 20, 77.S
Troop Il, 11.2: Troop 101, 15.4; Troop
81, I5.1: Troop 80, ISL.
Opportunity is open for a scout
from Washington to enter the contest
for a place on the team of As that
will represent the United States at
the jamboree next summer in Den
mark. Delegations are limited this
year strictly to forty-eight scouts
from each country participating
More than the full quota have al
ready applied from the states, bu:
the actual scouts to go will be deter
| mined in an elimination contest to be