Evening star., 1924-04-27

est protection pageant at the Sylvan
Theater last Monday is the report OF
the finding of the balloons sent up by
Troop 40. The stunt" of this troop
from Powell School was the sending
up of IL bunch of toy balloons. with a
letter urging forest protection at
tached. The balloons journeyed over
fifty miles, altghttng near Rock Hall,
Kent county. Md. on the Eastern
Shore of Chesapeake bay. That they
are still helping to sell the forest
protection" idea Is revealed by the
following letter from William Mercer
4 Kent county merchant, who found
them:
4 found the balloons near Rock
Hall in small forest lodged in the
top Of tree. There were about nine
&tiil blown up, and the rest We're torn
To pieces 1t was about pm. on the
afternoon of the 2lst, when | found
them. | have put them in my store
an exhibition, and let every one that
comes in read that letter. Maybe
ihat VIII help YOU out some"
During the sylvan Theater forest
protection exercise Eagle badges. the
highest honor g scout can earn, We're
awarded to six scouts, National Pres
tdenI Colin H. Livingstone making
the presentation Scouts to receive
the distinction were Clarence Stauf-
fer, Troop 10; Walter 5. McBroonr,
Troop 10; George Wales, Troop Is;
Carlos MarcuHl. Alden Smell. and John
Wackcrman 0f Troop 100
The Sea Scouts, under charge of
Portmaster S'Zer, took their initial
cruise of the season on Monday. the
, list, in their twenty -six-foot Nav
sailing cutter. The crew included Ar
thur a. kimbal Lloyd \. Free, Allen
koerper, Arthur Varela. Benton
Brooks and Edward !. Roth. with
Junior Officers Schneider and Staley.
The cruise extended to Jones Point
lighthouse and return. Il distance of
twelve miles. y portion of the dis
tance going was made under oars, but
on the return trip q favorable wind
provided i fast and exciting sail
home.
The Sea scouts are planning an eX-
tended cruise this summer To- points
Of historical interest down the io-
Four scouts completed the work
necessary for the Eagle award at the
court OF honor last Saturday evening
They were Carl Ackcrman. Earl DaW-
son and Miller Dorsey, Troop 10. and
Robert Praetorius Troop 20. Three
scouts were awarded the life and
star badges: Kenneth Stubbs, Troop
20, and Frank Brumby and George
Tolson, Troop Il.
following scouts as indicated: Troop
]. Dick NJ. Mirick. camping, cooking,
surveying; Troop ,. William Hoover.
ftremanship, personal health: JACK
Schneider. athletics. first aid to ami
mails, printing; Troop 9, John Heng-
StlCr, cycling, hremanShip, swimming;
Troop 10. Carl Ackerman. gardening,
bird study, poultry-keeping: William
Ackerman, bird study, pathtindng,
swimming: Franklin Barber. first aid
health: Earl Dawson. bird study,
pathhnding, poultry keeping: Alton
ptnslow. handiCraft. pathnndlnS' !
poultry- Keeping: Miller Dorsey. bird
Judy. gardening. pathfnding: Henry
Hoffman, bird study: Arthur Hollman,
cooking, life-saving. textiles: Gar
erCc Stauffer. architecture marks
manship, textiles: Ralph v. Watt
public health: Elmer Whitney, bird
Srudy conservation. life wing; Frank
Whitney. bird study lifc-saNing;
Troop II. Basil PostlethW@it@. marks
manship: Hugh S Wertz. photography,
pioneering. textiles; Melvin Vert
textiles: Troop -. George Bates, hre-
manship. safety first: haury HeSter'
firemanship: Troop 20, Donald craig.
cooking, personal health, public health
Jim Freeman. life-savinS, pathhndin%
Ferguson Gemeny, bird study, poul-
try-keepinE: Raymond Hadcoch, COOK
, ing personal health, pubic healln'
II
Charles lie Mat, personal health rub-
lic health; William Rittenhouse' NE I,t
saving. safety first, swimming; NIL
ton Smith, personal health, publ5c
health, safety first; Troop a. fF"u
erick Black. craftsmanship, SAFETY
frst: Ernest Kilton, athletics; Ben
Morgan, safety first: Troop 4t'
Thomas +. Baxter, carpentry, cralts-
manship, electricity: Max Brelhaupt'
personal health. public heaIthl I,,ahor Iar-
firemanship, public health; harl
FISHER. firemanship, pioneering; Rlch-
ard SChmidtman, civicS, masoir5 ;
SAFETY first: Troop as, Jack IhoIlpSoH'
carpentry schoiarshlp' laoop I"nn,ent 0n, 'errit'
Mctilathery, physical deEeloPlI,en. n,el-,
first aid to animals; Troop 40, ROBERT
practoriuS. first aid. life-saVlnS, Pns
ical development; Donald StupbS. t'A
tiles: Kenneth Stubs hrSt aia' Iedtn
tr working textiles: Troop !. FrAnh
f;rumby. bird study, conservation, III e
saving William G. Evans cycling;
fremanship. personal heaith , aui
Lawson, safety first; George lolson'
athletics. first aid. swimming; Troop
50 0ring Blandford. electricity, swim
ming: Frank Ncnnen. ciyics, hrst ald'
perSonal health: James Mitchell. car
pentry. craftsmanship, electricity !:
Troop zoo. Loren Adams. conservation
lrathcr working, pathfinding: Lewis
Atkins. agriculture signaling, teN-
tiles. Donald Dow. masonry, SAFETY
first: Robert Mcmillan. first aid to
:.nimals life-saving; Carlos Marcunn'
conservation, textiles: Firth Marquis
signaling textiles: Robert Mickey,
,ivfcs. life saving. James Smith, nan
clicraft: Alden Smell, textiles; Edwin
Vanderip. first aid TO anlmais, ma
sourv: John Wackerman, markSman-
ship. agriculture; Troop "a, Henry
wilkins, craftsmanship.
The scouts of Troop 30, Chevy
Chase. were in charge OF the parking
II cars at the golf tournament at the
Columbia Country Club last Tuesday,
handling a big job in commendable
fashion.
At their semi-annual boys night
celebration last week Troop IS of the
Y. NJ. H. A. awarded prizes as fol-
lows: For good work in the member
shin campaign. first prize, savings
bank, Jack Permut: second prize.
bank, Morris Lichtenberg; third. can
teen and belt, Harry Goldstein;
fourth knapsack, Millard Jeffrey;
: fifth mess kit. Harry Seidman.