Evening star., 1925-04-26

ment contest that has been running
since october Is. Last Thursday eve
ming the Post trophy cup was pre-
scented at an elaborate banquet and
victory celebration in st. Martin s
New Parish Hail. arranged by r. b.
McGivern, chairman of the troop
committee, and Field Executive T.. j.
Cavanagh. Rev. Paul F. Furfey was
toastmaster. and addresses were made
by DR.. John O'Grady, the Rev. Nj. j.
Riordan, pastor of ST. Martins, and
others.
Final standing of the 90 leading
troops in the Advancement contest
was: I. 80, 223.74S; ,. 100, lSS: 1877; 3.
~. 144.2S9; 4. 20, 109.6O7; 3. 81 SO. 40;
2. 20, 7O.492; 10 110. 64o66; II. 20,
60. .469: u. 10. $4,000; 13. So, 51.3SO;
IA. 12S. 49.461; 15 80, 4S.763; 16. Is,
47.7O9: IL. 81, 46.609; IS. 81, 46555;
19. 40. 1866: 90. 81. 42.499.
Standing by divisions: Ii. 20,
109 6O7; ,. 90, 70.492; 8. 10, 64.066; 4.
30, 594OO; 5. 81. $3.50: Ill. 7S,
e057O; ?. SO, 1926; 3. SO, $3.50; 4. 80,
42499: g. ,, SO .S03; I'LL. 100, 12S.497;
s. 4. 1923; IV-1. SO, 223.74S; 2. A,
1442s9; 8. ~, 1896; 4. 20. 62.469; 5.
80. 4S763; VI. 126, 49.461; =. 141,
4o075; g. 1o1. 38.S98; 4. 126, 1924;
5. 1913, 53.345.
Two divisions held contests last Sat
urday to determine their entries for
the final interdivisional field meet TO be
held May >, when the team To repre-
sent Washington in the intercity meet
al Boiling Field VIII be chosen.
The Second Division meet was held
al Mount Dome. Randle Highlands,
with Field Executive H. l.. Webster
In charge, and was won by Troop o3
of Calvary Baptist Church, with
Troop II of Christ Episcopal Church
second, and Troop 73 of the \. Nj. ii.
a. third.
The cup and other awards will be
presented at the final field meet at
the Woodrow Wilson Boy Scout Res
ervation next Saturday. May ?.
The Fourth Division contest was
held at the athletic field near the
Tidal Basin, and included also special
athletic events in the forenoon. Troop
40. Park View School, won first place
Troop A Washington Heights Pres
bvterian Church, second, and Troop
%. Sacred Heart Catholic Church,
third. Prizes in this contest were
awarded last evening in the big
Fourth Division celebration at the
Powell School.
Winners of first and second places
in each event will be eligible for the
finals They were: Semaphore sig
Mailing. Second Division, Troops 63 and
rs: Fourth Division, Troops So and
%. Morse signaling. Second Division,
Troop 63: Fourth Division. Troops AZ
and / First aid. Second Division,
Troop So: Fourth Division, Troops "A
and 33. Knot tying, Second Division,
Troops So and IS; Fourth Division,
Troops a and ga. Fire by friction,
Fourth Division. Troops 40 and A.
Fire by flint and steel. Second DlVi-
sion. Troop So: Fourth Division.
Troops 33 and 1. Fire making ano
string burning Second Division,
Troops II and 20; Fourth Division.
Troops 40 and A.. Overnight camp
Second Division, Troops II and 50.
Cooking. Second Division, Troops so
and 73; Fourth Division, Troops A.
and A..
Those boys in Scout uniform. sta
toned all over the city yesterday,
clicking counters as your car dashed
by, were learning two lessons-one was
the lesson of cooperation with the
authorities of their city in seeking to
solve one of the most difficult prob
lens that face them: the other was
very vivid. concrete lesson in tn"
rapidly increasing difficulty OF that
problem itself, as they undertook to
record in separate columns the num-
ber of automobiles, trucks. busses and
horsa-drawn vehicles passing the point
at which they were stationed at three
different periods of the day. Six
hundred Scouts again Co-operated
with the new traffic department, and
out of this count will come very def
mite data for the guidance of those
who seek to solve for the future the
riddle of our congested streets.
Troops of the Fourth Division met
at Powell School last night under the
leadership of Deputy Commissioner Z.
made in the best Winter season the
division has known, and to award
trophies.
President l.. A. Snead and Com
missioner Barry Mohun of the Dis
trict of Columbia Council of the Boy
Scouts of America were guests of
honor. Troop 49 and Bugle Corps
furnished the music, and cups and
other trophies won during the last
few months were presented to the
winners.
Troop 49 received the divisional cup
for first place in the field meet.
Scout Edward Seidel was presented
with the eagle badge, the highest
award in scouting; four Scouts, Fran
els McGivern. Troop 80; John Fisher,
Troop A. and Edward SeideI and Ker-
foot Smith. Troop 80, received life
badges: and the following Scouts,
were presented with star badges for
having qualified for a total of five or
more merit badges: Kelly Chadwick.
Rene Lutz. King Mallory, Troop I;
Troop 6. John Evans; Troop II, Paul
Pinney, Melvin WertZ; Troop 80. Mar
vim Solomon; Troop 80. r. Greenfield,
A. Hochbaum, Raymond Matson,
Ralph Shure: Troop 3S, Jesse Stimson:
Troop SO. Jack Crosby, Charles Earl,
Harlan Johnson, Wayne Van Leer:
Troop 40. James Bowen, Russell
Farnsworth. Fulton Racey, Sidney
Smith, II. Y. Trout: Troop Al, Josiah
Hunt, Howard Vanderveer; Troop AZ,
Robert Bourke. Beverly Jones, Jack
Thomson, William Wadenmaier;
Troop A. Carl Fisher. William CALI
her. Bruce Gardner, Sam Nordlinger,
Leslie Robertson, Richard Sargent;
Henry Schmucker, H. Sparrow, Otis
Wingo: Troop 40, Arthur Cole. VIII
bur MYERS; Troop "a. Louis Paulin;
Troop 20. Louis Barr G.. Baumann,
r. H. Beverly, Arthur Claxton,
Robert Copes. Nathaniel and William
Everard. johnson Heare. Gordon
Potter; Troop "A, Raymond Gabel.
Leroy Hutchison, Albert Mcpherson,
c. s. Minor, Edward Park, James Il.
Sweet; Troop II. Fred Mason. John
Parsons; Troop 96, James Orme, John
Randolph: Troop 90, James Beer, Vim
cent Berger, Carol Brown, j. CLANCY,
Richard Clay, Gerald Cush, Joseph
Dalv. Joseph Dondero. Howard Dun
nington. Francis jain, NJ. Jarvis.
Eugene King Francis McCarron. c.
3 Murto. Walter Preller. Thomas
Kicker, Bernard Shea, Henry Von-