Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-11-23
BOY SCOUTS

Thanksgiving day to Scouts means
another opportunity to practice the
creed they profess. True to form, and
in keeping with their good turn"
obligations many troops of the city
and nearby towns in Maryland and
Virginia will be distributing baskets
of food to the needy. and punches of
flowers to the sick next Thursday.
In some past years certain hospitals
have been visited, and names of
needy families have been furnished
to Individual troops by organizations
OF the city doing social work. This
year every troop will be ION its
own" to hunt out and minister to
some worthy case.
Many troops have already decided on
the form their own good turn will
take, and it Is safe to say that few
Of the 142 troops Of the city will fail
to find some way to express to others
the spirit of scouting on this Thanks
giving day.
The following advances In grade
have been recognised during the past
week:
To first class-Leslie Robertson.
Troop a.: James E. Weeden. Troop
100, and Trimble Sawtelie. Troop 100.
To second class-Francis Kerwin
Troop 20: James Baden, Troop Fl
John Harris, Troop FL; Edwin Young
Troop 21: Earl Ellis, Troop %; Rob-
ert Sullivan, Troop 81: Alex Cole,
Troop 4: Fred Becker, Troop 4; Jack
son Marshall, Troop 4: Robert Bourne,
Troop IT; John Ballard. Troop 100,
and Frank Anderson, Troop 100.
Members Of the Camp Roosevelt
the Thomson School next Saturday
evening, November 30. at 8 o'clock.
Scoutmaster John S. Cole of Troop
40 will be in charge of the program,
which will include numerous stunts
by members Of the tribe. the reading
of special edition of the camp
Rough Rider and important business
involving some changes in tribal pro-
cedure and reports of the various
committees in charge Of the annual
banquet.
The tribe numbers some 3eo mem
bers from the Scouts who have OBJ
tanned honors at the Summer camp
on Chesapeake Bay.
Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, of the
American Legion has officially adopt
ed Troop 16, which meets IN the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church
John Szentpetery Is scoutmaster OF
the troop and was initiated into the
Legion on November /. Comdr. Bic
nier has promised every assistance
the members of Walcott Post can
render in serving the troop and help
ing it's members to advance.
This is the troop four members OF
which toured New England and Can
ada in company with their scout
master last Summer, returning with
accounts of many interesting expert
ences. 1t Is a progressive bunch OF
boys, with one Eagle Scout. and out
to win high places in the city con-
tests.
The Merit Badge Court of Honor
will meet next Tuesday evening at
the Kresge Building. Eleventh and
G. streets northwest. at 1880 o'clock
The meeting scheduled for Saturday
evening last at Powell School has
meeting of the 4th Division Court
Of Reviews. until next Saturday eve
ming, November 29.
A new list of Merit Badge exam
liners was furnished Scouts this week
by headquarters office. II shows q
total Of 1877 expert examiners for the
81 subjects In which Merit Badges are
granted. These men are drawn from
almost every profession and trade
in Washington and give volunteer
service, both In instructing and eX.
amining Scouts in the various sub
jects for which they seek assistance
Announcement reached Washington
Scouts last week OF the marriage o.
Capt. F. N. Van Natter and Miss Els.
ttelle Hazel Tackwell of Philadelphia
| Capt. Van Matter was for severa
lyeaEs an assistant deputy scout com
{4missioner and active in promoting
trthe interests Of scouting in Wash
tfngton. He Is q member OF the &C
IN. o." Camp Roosevelt story tellel
: of renown and is known to Thousand