Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
BOY SCOUTS

Reports from all sections of the
country Indicate that the Boy Scouts
OF America are doing most effectively
the biggest national good turn ever
undertaken by them, individually or
as an orEanixatio
Vote as you please. but vote! Reg
lister under any party banner you
choose, but YeGister!" These are the
slogana scouts are spreading from
one end Of the country to another in
the EFFORT to arouse men and women.
regardless OF political Affiliations. to
the necessity Of registering and vot-
ing In the forthcoming elections.
There are indications already that
this effort OF the Scouts IL bringing
results. A report from one community
In Wisconsin Ia typical. 1t showed
\ % per cent increase in registra alton
over the last previous registration.
and II has been officially stated that
his was largely due to the activities
of the local scouts From other Sec
tons Of the country como equally en-
couraginG reactions.
one OF the organizations that re-
luested this assistance Is the Ma.
.onal Association OF Manufacturers.
which promised to furnish to local
Scout organiza tons. on request, print
ID "stIckers" and window cards, uPg-
ng people to vote.
Another result Of this campaign 10
the training in citizenship being re-
ccived by the Scouts themselves
Learning by doing is the keynote Of
The present effort.
The Court Of Honor last Tuesday
evening granted the highest award in
scouting to two additional Washing
ton boys. Elmer Whitney OF Troop 10,
Ninth Street Christian Church, and
Eugene Roberts OF Troop 100 OF the
Y. NJ. G. A.. boys department.. Scout
Roberts, along with Harold Caul and
Winter Dial OF Troop -. Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church. also
received life and star awards. Merit
badges were granted to the following
scouts in tho subjects indicated:
Troop ,. w. Taylor, FIRST aid. horse
manship: Troop 8, d. Harris. first aid
to animals. painting; Troop 10, Elmer
Whitney. first aid; Troop Is. s.
Fluckey, craftsmanship. fremanship,
personal health: Troop 40, S. Smith.
swimming, personal health, fireman
ship; Troop ~. n. Dial, first aid: H.
Caul. poultry keeping. athletics. first
aid; II. Schmidtman. first aid; William
Dukes, camping, pioneering: r. Bax-
ter, first aid: II. Schmucker, fireman
ship: Troop Ga, B. Russell, electricity:
Troop 70. X. Stubs, woodcarving; J.
H. Parson, handicraft. signaling:
Troop 80. Charles FinsgAn, personal
health: Troop 90, w. Augusterfer,
electricity. firemanship; J. Broderick.
electricity. firemanship: F.. McGiven.
electricity; 4. McManus. electricity.
hremanship; J. Van Horn. electricity.
flremanship: X. Warren. electricity;
Troop 100. l. Adams, bird study; D.
Dow, FIRST aid: E. Roberts, life saw
ing; II. Vanderlip, first aid to ami
mails, first aid. public health; z Van
deflip. first aid: A. Reese, business,
chemistry, leather working; Troop ~.
r. Lincoln, botany. personal health.
public health; Troop >, j. Hengstler.
public health. life saving: Troop -,
l.. Lyon, first aid, public health ana
swimming.
Honoring the memory Of Theodore
Roosevelt. chief Scout citizen Of the
Boy Scouts of America. the ssS,sos
boys and men of the organization In
every State, city and hamlet will
participate in special observances Of
his birthday anniversary. October 81.
Observances will take the form of
patriotic hikes. campfire services.
rallies, dedications OF Scout cabins,
tree paintings and community good
turns. Father and son hikes will
offer means Of recalling TO mind
Roosevelt's support OF the Scout
movement.
The NTH annual Scout pilgrimage