Evening star., 1925-04-19
BOY SCOUTS

Park. The morning was given over
to athletic events, while the afternoon
program was devoted to strictly scout
events.
Division II Field Day was held at
Mr.. Lugelbeel's place on Randle High
lands, under the direction Of Field
Executive III. L. Webster. Following
the field day, a supper was served to
the winning troop, and campfire was
held. 'Wampus Cat" Stewart and
Mr.. Lugenbeel entertained with ghost
stories.
The following field days will be held
next Saturday, April 25:
Division 1, at Camp Mejgs, under
direction of Deputy Commissioner
Schlaef1i and Field Executive J. p.
Hovey.
Division III, at the Woodrow Wilson
Boy Scout Reservation at Burnt Mills,
with Deputy Commissioner Marsh and
Skipper" Holbrook in charge. Fol
lowing the field day barbecue will
be held for the scouts of the third
division. and prizes won in the recent
swimming meet at the Racquet Club
will be awarded.
Division v, at Falls Church, Field
Executive Parker in charge. The
final city field day will be held at the
Wilson Scout Reservation on Satur-
day afternoon, May 2.
The Fourth Division will holds its
victory-award celebration at the
Powell School on Saturday evening,
April rs. President L. A Snead, and
Commissioner Barry Mohun, of the
District Of Columbia Council of the
Boy Scouts of America, will speak
Prizes won at the field day and the
post advapcement troop and other
awards will be presented at this time
by DIR. Paul Bartsch, Lester Wilson,
John Evans and others. Deputy Com
missioner Z. l.. Mattice extends a
cordial invitation to all scouts and
officials, whether attached to the
fourth division or not, to be present.
The annual camp supper for scout
masters will be held at the Wilson
Scout Reservation, under the auspices
of the Scoutmasters Club, of which
Lester G. Wilson Is president, on
Thursday, May I. The scoutmasters
will be the guests of the council, and
every one is urged to keep this date
open, fer a most enjoyable evening is
assured.
The counting of traffic at 100 differ.
ent points in Washington is no small
task and to find 500 people to give
two days to this task was the prob
lem that faced Col /. c. Moller, when
he was appointed assistant traffic d.
rector. AS the result of his previous
experience, Col. Moller Immediately
turned to the Boy Scouts. Although
but a few days intervened between the
time the proposition was presented
to scout headquarters and the day
the first count was to be made, the
wheels of the scout organization were
started and 500 scouts were on the
job at important assigned points in
every part of Washington from Chevy
Chase to Anacostia, and from the
highway bridge to Bladensburg road
early last Wednesday morning, when
the first automobiles began rolling
into the city.
Field Executive H. B. Holbrook
was in charge and was assisted by
Scoutmasters "A. S. Frink, Troop 25,
E. M. Perkins, Troop "A; Assistant
Scoutmaster Benjamin Dyer, Troop
25.- and Field Executive G. II. Parker
Col. Moller expressed himself, as we'll
pleased with the work of the scouts
on this first count.
The next count will be held on Sat
urday, April 25, when the traffic cen
sus will again be taken from to
10 am, IL to 9, and 4 to 6 pm AS
Divisions i, III and V had previously
arranged for field days to be held on
this day. Divisions w, under Deputy
Commissioner Mattice and Field
Executive Charles Bell, and Division
II, under Field Executive Webster,
have kindly consented to furnish
scouts to do the whole Job. ANY
scouts from other divisions who are
not participating in field days and
who desire to help in the important
good turn are requested to report at
s am. at Fifteenth and X streets
northwest, and wait there until as
signed.
The Division 1 Indoor Rally, held
last Monday evening at Sherwood
Presbyterian Church, was pronounced