Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-12-28

Calendar of Scout events: January
2-Court of. Reviews, Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church; January 3
Court of Reviews, Kresge Building;
January 10-Court or Reviews,
y. NJ. C. A; Court of Reviews. Clar
rndon Methodist Episcopal Church;
January 13-Court of Honor, Epiph-
any Parish House; January 17-Court
of Reviews, Eastern High School:
Court of Reviews, Grace Protestant
Episcopal Church, Georgetown; jan
uary 24-Court of Honor and Court
of Reviews, Wilson Normal School;
January 27-Court of Honor, kresge
Building; January 31-Bi-monthly
meeting of the c. NJ. o.
Officers of the District of Columbia
Council, Boy Scouts of America, were
elected at a meeting at the Univer-
sity Club last Tuesday. l.. A. Snead
was reelected president, Huston
Thompson honorary president, Barry
Mohun commissioner, Orville Is.
Drown first vice president, H. l.. Rust
second vice president, Arthur j. May
third vice president, George Hewitt
Myers treasurer. The following, in
addition to these officers, were elect
ed to membership on the executive
board: Paul Bartsch, Henry P. Blair,
Brig. Gen. Lloyd NJ. Brett, Isaac Cans,
j. H Hanna, Roy l.. Neuhauser, L.
Whiting Estes, Luke Wilson, Oscar
Coolican, NJ. w. Whitney, E. Lee
Jones, l.. H. Luttrel. Roland Rob
bins and julius Garfinkle.
Reports from various committees
of the council and the annual report
submitted by Scout Executive Ed
ward D. Shaw showed scouting to
have had the greatest year in its MS
tory, with more troops and more
Scouts, a higher percentage OF al
vance and more accomplishments
than in any previous year.
Gen. Lloyd NJ. Brett reported the
work of the organization committee;
DIR. Paul Bartscf told of the success
of the two camps, Roosevelt, on Ches-
apeake Bay and Woodrow Wilson, at
Burnt Mills; Henry p. Blair reported
for the Court of Honor, disclosing a
total of 2242 merit badges granted
from November l, 1928, to October 81,
1924, with 81 eagle badges, 81 Ire ana
56 star badges granted, at the IS SEES
sions of Court of Honor that were
held. Barry Mohun reported on the
beginning of the work of the wilson
reservation development committee
that promises to result in making this
camp a model for the whole, country.
Col L. l.. Mattice addressed the
board on the significance of scouting
and what it has meant to him. AS
deputy commissioner of division ~
he has built up an organization that
has resulted in exceptional efficiency
for the troops in the section of the
city that this division includes.
During the past year national head
quarters has requested the Washing
ton Council definitely to assume lead
ership over scouting in Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties, in Mary
land, and in Arlington and Alexandra
Counties Virginia. President Snead
has appointed a committee, the MEM
bers of which are o. B. Drown. Barry
Mohun. Myron w. Whitney, Huston
Thompson and the president, to con-
slider a reorganization of the council
on the basis of this larger territorial
jurisdiction.
The Court of Honor granted the rank
of eagle scout to William Dukes of
Troop Al last Tuesday evening for
work accomplished.
Four other scouts attained the rank
both of life and star. They were
Robert Ellsworth of Troop s, st. Mar
saret's Episcopal Church; Edward
McManus, Troop 80, ST. Martins Cath
Ollie parish, and Fred Marshall and
Edward Vanderbilt, Troop 100, of the
Y NJ. C. A. boys department.
Scout ]. Crowley of Troop 80 also
became star scout, having obtained
his life rank previously.
Merit badges were granted to the
following Scouts as indicated: Rob-
ert Ellsworth, Troop 6, first aid;
Donald Moore, IT, electricity; H
Phelps Clark, 20. cycling; Donald
Craig, 20, cycling, first aid to animals
to animals and pioneering; r. Green
field, 80, firemanship, first aid to
animals, personal health; A. c.
Harmed, 33, firemanship; A. Hoch-
baum, 80, bird study, conservation,
first aid to animals; Robert Bourke,
~, firemanship, swimming; Rush Lin
coin, A. poultry keeping; Ben Nor
gan, AZ, plumbing, poultry keeping;
William Matchmaker, AZ, music;
Harold Caul, A, masonry; William
Dukes, A, cooking; William Galliher,
A., electricity; Sam Nordlinger, A,
carpentry, craftsmanship, pathfind-
ing; Richard Sargent, A, first aid to
animals, safety first; Robert Horn,
81, foundry, plumbing, surveying; Ted
Meyer, So, public health, pioneering;
William Blum, 81, personal health,
public health; John o. Rogers, 81,
cycling; H. Bacalman, 70, public
health; Aaron Caplan, 10, fremanship;
Harry Kritt, 10, personal health, pub
lie health; Sol Rosenthal, IS, swim
ming, j. Wilson, 90, firemanship,
cooking; r. Augusterfer, 80, camp
ing; Berger. 80, camping. electricity;
Joseph Broderick, SO, first aid to ami
mails, pioneering, public health; j.
Crowley, 80, camping; G. Cush, SO,
camping, swimming; J. Dondero, 80,
camping; H. Huntington, 80, camp
ing; E. King, 80, camping, pathfind-
ing; f. McCarron, 80, camping; Ed
ward McManus, 80, first aid, path
finding, public health; J. Van Horn,
SO, camping; Loren Adams, 100,
horsemanship, surveying; Robert Fes-
sendon, 100, pathfinding; Robert Nc
Millen, 100, craftsmanship, handi-
craft; Fred Marshall, 100, cycling,
workmanship, pioneering; Donald
Pitts, 100, camping, electricity,
personal health; Edward Vanderlip,
100, physical development, pioneering;
Ned Weldon, 100, first aid to animals,
personal health, public health; H. B.
Cation, 1876, firemanship, life saving.
At the c. NJ. o. banquet to be held
at the La Fayette Hotel tomorrow eve
ming, L A Snead. president of the Dis
trict of Columbia council; Barry
Mohun, commissioner, and Edward D.
Shaw, executive. will be guests of
honor. Commodore w. E. Longfellow
of the American Red Cross, and Dick
Nash, Washington's popular Will
Rogers" will be on the program.
Camp Roosevelt. it's good times and
spirit will be the theme that will
guide the entertainment. There will
be special edition of the Camp
Roosevelt Rough Rider" prepared by
Dan Tyrrell and Edgar Chase; stunts
by the "Wampus Cat" and other inter-
esting features.
Troop AZ of which Odell Whipple is
scoutmaster, held it first annual ban
quet in the new banquet hall of All