Evening star., 1924-01-27
Boy Scouts.

ruary:
February National Museum
final hike: Divisions VI and VII, in
Guiding troops 3. 4. Z. s, Is. Il, 81, %,
81. IS, 90. 100, 112.
February Court OF reviews,
Sherwood Presbyterian Church, 22nd
and Il. I. avenue northwest.
February Court of reviews. Ia
koma Park Presbyterian Church.
February Court of reviews.
Krosge building, 18th and G streets
northwest.
February S.-Fourteenth anniver-
Washington Council at Central High
School at s o'clock p. IN.
February Especial anniversary
good turns.
February 9.-Court of reviews,
Wallach School, 7th street and Penn
sylvania avenue southeast.
February Court Of reviews, Y.
NJ. C. A.
February 10.-Annual scout church
services, arranged by individual
troops.
February l2-Pilgrimage to grave
of Joseph Henry, famous American,
whose name is in the hall Of fame.
February 12.-Merit badge court of
thonor.
February 15.-Court Of reviews, Z.
V. Brown School, Chevy Chase.
February 16.-Court of reviews, 604
Kresge building, 11th and G streets
northwest
February 16.-Court of reviews.
Powell School, Hyatt place near Park
road northwest.
February l6.-Court of reviews. Ep-
worth NJ E. Church, 18th and North
Carolina avenue northeast
February l9.-Scoutmasters' Club
meeting.
February o2-Annual pilgrimage to
Mount Vernon.
February 23.-Court of reviews, Y
NJ. c. a.
February o6.-Merit badge court of
honor.
| An important conference of lead
ers of the Boy Scout movement in
the northwest section of the city was
| held at the Powell School on the
commissioner of the Fourth Division.
| l.. L. Mattice. presiding. The meet
ing was called for the purpose of
discussing measures for the promo
tion OF civic welfare by establishing z
closer contact between the various
| Boy Scout troops and with other
organizations in their neighborhoods.
Community helpfulness was the key
note of the catherine
Assistant Deputy Commissioner F.
L. Matthes suggested that the services
| of the Boy Scouts be offered to the
| citizens associations and other civic
! bodies for whatever duties might be
assigned TO them. Others present
! SPOKE of the assistance boys might
! render in keeping streets and side
walks free from glass and rubbish
! and in preventing damage to lawns
and shrubbery. Scout Executive Ed
! ward d. Shaw told Of efforts made by
/ headquarters to link up scouting with
! definite forms of civic activities, and
i suggested means for securing greater
results in the northwest section.
| As result of the meeting a COM
| n1ittee will be named to present to
the citizens associations Of the city
| the matter of utilizing the services
of the Boy Scout troops in their vi
! entities. Another meeting has been
! announced for February Is, at which
J plans for the annual pilgrimage to
! the tomb of Washington at Mount
| Vernon will be discussed
. SO successful was the intercity
| scout field day, held in Washington
last spring, that the scout councils in
southeastern Pennsylvania, Delaware,
! Maryland and Virginia have request
| ed the Washington council to play
host in a similar meet being arranged
for the coming spring. 1t is proba BILE
that this competition will become an
annual affair. eagerly awaited by all
scouts in the third region. Plans for
the coming meet will be discussed at
! a conference Of scout executives of
the participating councils at Bal
timore tomorrow. Executive Ed
| ward d. Shaw wilt represent the
| Washington council. feature of
the conference will he an address On
y
of the department or education Of
! national headquarters.
Two scouts We're awarded the Life
and Star" badges, the second highest
honor In scouting. at the meeting of
the Court Of Honor last Tuesday eve
ming. They were Clarence Stauffer Of
Troop 10 and Eugene Roberts of
Troop 100. In addition. merit badges
as indicated were granted to the fol-
lowing scouts: James Boswell. Troop
1, personal health. firemanship. pub
lie health; Kelly Chadwick, Troop /,
public health; William Phelan, Troop
/, cooking; Carl Ackerman. Troop 10,
physical development. masonry and
first aid to animals: William Acker-
man, Troop 10, civics, masonry and
first aid to animals; Earl Dawson.
Troop 10, physical DEVELOPMENT.
masonry, fired aid to animals: AL
ton Denslow, Troop 10. carpentry,
craftsmanship, first aid to ami
mails; Miller Dorsey, Troop 10.
first aid to animals. masonry, physical
development: Henry Hoffman, Troop
10, masonry, first aid to animals.
Ronald Hubbard, Troop 10, photoe-
raphy; Harold Rhind, Troop 10, first
aid to animals; Arthur Rollman.
Troop 10, carpentry; William Smith,
Troop 10. first aid to animals; Clar-
ence Stauffer. Troop 10, first aid.
physical development; Elmer Whit