Evening star., 1925-11-01

The annual service OF Washington
Boy Scouts Al the Tomb Of the I'm
known Soldier in Arlington Cemetery
will he held at / o'clock next Satur-
day morning. November 7. As In
previous years. the Scouts will form
at the Fort Myer gate and march
to the Tomb. with Troop ~ Drum
and Bubble Corps. in charge of Sergt.
Henry Lovelace and Scoutmaster
John s. Cole. in the lead.
In the afternoon a big Scout meet
will claim the attention Of the troops.
A committee on program is arrang-
ing a series of stunts that will sp-
peal both to older and to younger
Scouts. and is planning for the day
to end with stories by the famed
"Matty" Of Camp Roosevelt days. and
by "Wampus Cat Stew" A sort OF CON
test in story telling is on the boards.
with these two experts Ditted against
each other. This event is in itself at
traction enough TO bid for the attend
ance of every Scout in Washington
and the surrounding towns. Awards
won at Camp Roosevelt last Summer
will be presented at this rally.
Scout Elliott Murphy OF Troop -
attained the highest rank in scout
day evening. when he completed the
necessary work for the Eagle badge
award Bird study was the final
badge he obtained of the 81 neces-
sary for highest rank. Merit badges
awarded to other Scouts we're us
follows: Troop s, William c. West
lake. camping, civlcs, painting. per-
sonal health, pioneering, public
health Troop 33. Albert Harmed.
bird study; Robert Weigel first aid
to animals. safety first: Troop AZ.
Elliott Murphy, bird study, life saw
ing. swimmir- Troop 64 Willilm
Gordon. athletics, carpentry: p Ted :
row, public health: Troop ss. Daniel
Boughton, cooking. swimming.
Twenty seven members OF the
{. NJ. o.. the Camp Roosevelt Honor
Tribe, trekked westward last Saturda '
for II two-day stay in the wilds of
Ma nutten. in the Shena ndoaf
national forest reservation. They used
the more modern method Of transpor
tation, in place of the ponies OF their
Indian forbears: but seldom did In.
dians encounter more difhcuit oh
stacles to travel than the heavy rain
and slippery mud that threatened con.
stant peril to the gas ponies" OF
those scouts. 1t was greatly to their
credit that they stuck II out, reaching
their destina ton at various times OF
he day and night. with no car turn
ing back, and every brave accounted
for.
In spite of rain. camp was made
meals were cooked in the open and a
| modified program of hiking TO view
the glories of the Autumn foliage was
carried out. When the rain clouds
vanished and the sun finally appeared
on the second day, the tribe was as
sembled, ready, on the top of Masss
nutten, with the winding Shena ndosh
River and the valley of Virginia
stretched out before them. And there
they worshiped in true Indian fash
ion with the splendor of the Virginia
hills, whose riot of color in the F'al
cannot be surpa assed in all Americs
for their temple.
With the party were DR.. W. II. Mer
rill Field Executive II. l.. Webster
Assistant Deputy Commissioner Fred
G. Stuart. Scoutmasters John S. Cole
Dan j. Tyrrell. Leroy Hutchinson and
Laland Chaneler. Associate Scout
Executive Linn c. Drake and the fol
lowing members of the tribe: Robert
Sine. Robert Smith, 4. Mcpherson
Weldon Sawtell. Mickey. Hulse
| Roberts. I,eyerton. D'Espard. Solo
man, Harris. Adams. Nash. String
fellow. Brtton. Wells and Emery.
H. A. Matsinger. assistant director
at Camp Roosevelt for four years
! who has just returned from three
| year absence in China. was guest o.
honor. He is one of the charter mem
| hers of the c. NJ. o. tribe and hao
! part in its orga MIA ton.
The Potomac Anglers Association
which is the Washington Chapter OF