Evening star., 1925-01-18

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On February scouting in America
will be is years old. and that week
will witness many birthday parties
Anniversary day falls on Sunday. and,
IN keeping with the twelfth Scout
law, which declares that scout Is
reverent," arrangements are pelhs
made for every troop to attend divine
service, either in the church Where
each meets or in combined raily
with other troops. Many pastors VIII
preach special sermons for the Scouts
on that day and provide for their
participation in other ways in the
SeGTleei one day of th@ week will be good
turn" day, when every troop will seek
to find some community service to
render
big anniversary rally will be
held. probably on Wednesday eve
ming, February II, one feature OF
which will be an investiture service
for all Scouts who have advanced
rro,, tanderfoot to second class or
from second to first class during the
period from December ! to the oay
of the rally. Already there are "
frst-class Scouts and 81 second-class
eligible for that honor. Eagle baogeS
will also be awarded that night TO
number Of Scouts.
MANY Scouts have been getting
thrills during the time the present
snow has been with us by their eN-
periences in providing food Tor the
Winter birds. Dr. Paul Bartsch OF
the Smithsonian institution boy
Scout merit badge examiner Tor olru
study, is largely responsible Ihroush
his efforts hundreds of Scouts nave
been instructed how to proceed and
have been able to attract unusual
bird visitors to their homes.
One report announces three pairs
of cardinals, five blue jays, one mock
ing bird, several starlings ana HOOKS
of iuncos and sparrows at teealhs
table in the back yard, all on one
morning While the snow that Gov
ers up their food continues scouts
will be found furnishing sunnoWer
seed and bread crumbs to their blrd
friends.
nuring the last week charters were
granted by National Scout headquar-
ters to six Washington troops "hlcn
have been in continuous existence lor
10 wears or more, and so are classed
as 'lO-year veterans; and 10 one
'.fve-year" troop. Those receiving
the "lO-year" charters were Troop l
Of st. Thomas Episcopal Church,
Lester G. Wilson, scoutmaster; TEoop
II of the Western Presbyterian
Church, Mai. William l. Simpson,
scoutmaster; Troop OF the Church
of the TRANSPORTATION. Ezra 7. Mum
son, scoutmaster; Troop 80 OF the
Powell School, DR.. c. w. Cooke, scout
master: Troop AZ, All Souls Unita-
rian Church, Oden Whippie' scout,
master, and Troop SO, All Saints
Church, Alva CT. Nye, scoutmaster
The "five-year" veteran troop was
Troop 10 of the Ninth Street Chris
tian Church, T. ]. Kelly, scoutmas-
ter.
A list is being compiled by the local
Scout headquarters of all troops that
are of veteran rank.
Division held a well attended
round table at the lexington Presby-
terian Church last Monday evening,
with Field Executive J. P. Hovey and
Deputy Commissioner c. G. Schlaehl
in charge. Matters considered in
cluded the coming annual Mount Yer
non Scout pilgrimage, Camp Roose-
Welt, divisional advancement and the
city wide contests now being held.
Assistant Executive H. B. Holbrook
represented Scout headquarters at the
meeting.
Division met also Monday eve
ming at the Church of the Covenant.
Deputy Commissioner Charles NJ
Marsh presided and Scout Executive
Edward D. Shaw presented plans for
advancement that are on the pro-
gram for the next few months.
Nearly every troop in the division
was represented by a scoutmaster or
member of the troop committee. Di-
vision now has three courts of
review each month and more advance
in scouting Is being made than for
many months previous.
The 81 troops of Division l, which
includes Northeast Washington and
the nearby Maryland towns, have
planned a scout rally for Friday eve
ming. January 80, to be held in the
gymnasium of the Sherwood Presby-
terian Church. A prize cup or
plaque will be the award to the win
ming troop, and events will include
Morse and semaphore signaling, knot
tying. bandaging, craftsmanship,
troop yell contest, fire by Indian bow
drill and by flint and steel and pyra-
mid building.
Three Scouts were awarded the
life and star badge at the court o.
honor session last Tuesday evening.
They were Wilson Taylor. Troop 2;
James Van Horn, Troop 90, and H.
Nanderlip. Troop 100.
Merit badges were granted to the
following, as indicated: Wilson Tay-
lor, Troop 2, pioneering; Robert ELS
worth, 6, civics; B. Postelthwaite, IL,
camping, cooking and cycling; II.
Hester, Is, civics and swimming; A.
Mockabee, Is, firemanship and swim
ing; Donald Moore, II, automobiling,
printing and signaling; S. Nordlinger,
a., conservation; B. Morgan, AZ, con-
servation; William Dukes, A, con-
servation and foundry; r. Sergeant,
a., electricity and pathfnding; r.
Brown, SO, firemanship; W. Kimball
81. architecture; r. B. Wall, 70,
craftsmanship; H Bacalman, 49,
handicraft; S. Rosenthal, 73, handi-
craft; Joe Rosenthal, 73, swimming:
H. Huntington, 80, pathfndlng; James
Van Horn, SO. public health; Jack
BORROWER 100, craftsmanship and
public health Fred Marshall, 100
conservation. pathfnding and safety
first; R. Marquis. 100. camping and
handicraft; T. Sawtelle, 100, carpen-
try and handicraft; E. Vanderlip, 100,
automobiling and swimming; H. Van
derlip, 100, automobiling, pioneering
and physical development and f
WayIand, 100, carpentry and pioneer
ing.
A scout funeral was held last
Wednesday by the members of Troop
SIS of the Washington Boys Club for
their fellow scout, Edwin Shaffer,
when he was buried at Cedar Hill
Cemetery. Six Scouts Of the troop
were pallbearers and six others
guards of honor. At the grave, under
leadership of their scoutmaster, Levin
NJ. Pace, each of IL Scouts in turn re-
peated one of the Scout laws, with its
explanation, as he deposited flowers
on the casket, and then the whole
troop renewed the Scout oath before
taps" was blown by another Scout
brother. The troop flag, with the
national colors, draped the casket,
and q wreath from his brother Scouts
had place of honor as he was borne
TO his last resting place,