Evening star., 1925-03-29
BOY SCOUTS

appearing on the stage at the Satur-
day moKning educational programs,
sounding 1ugle calls, pledging allegi-
ance to the flag, etc.
Last Saturday Is Pe-An- Ke- Shaws
staged a stunt A select number OF
Troop No. 49 Druhl and Bugle Corps,
under the leadership of President j.
Wilson Loverton of the Pe-An-ke-
Shaws, and IA membeks of the tribe,
all under the supervision OF Assistant
Deputy Commissioner Il. A. B0sars e,
formed a fine group on the stage anu
played a few selections. Bugler lev
erton blew to the colors, Mr.. BosahSe
led in allegiance to the flag and knot
tying stunts and gave an interesting
address on the Scout requirements for
eagle rank.
A beautiful loving cup has been or
fered to the fourth division by Harry
Crandall to be contested for annually
by the troops of this division under
such conditions as the division staff
may prescribe. For the present year
short period advancement contest
will be held running from April l
TO June /, to de&rmine what troop
shall have the custody of the cup.
Marks viii be based on the number
of Scouts registered In each troop at
Scout headquarters AprN l. Each
new tendeTfoot will count 20 points,
each advancement to second class, 80
points; to first class. 40 points, and
each merit badge 10 points. Credit
will be on a percentage basis, and
the dropping of Scouts will have no
effect on the final standing, the effort
being to stimulate enrolment and the
advancement of Scouts from the lower
ranks. Deputy Commissioner L. L.
Mattice announces the contest and
gift of the cup in the fourth division
bulletin for March. The cup will be
on exhibition at the Powell School au-
ditorium April %. on the occasion of
the big fourth division celebration, to
be held that night
Divisional field meets for the se.~rs-
tion of teams TO enter the final Ise,et,
May 2, when the team to reprv& ant
Washington in the big interNsdncl-
meet at Boiling Field will be r,iosen,
have been announced, as follows:
Second and fourth divisions April IS:
first and third divisions, April Is,
and fifth division (VirgirtA troops) to
be announced.
Trophy cups will be aSarded tn the
, s--op making the greatest number
Of ps-Sts in each Of fhe five divisions
in the s7sSiminary meets. and at the
finals a sk<SAss~5 trophy to the troop
scoring the greatest number of
points, and medals to winners of first
second and third places in each event
In the final contest events will in
clude semaphore and Morse signaling,
first aid, knot tying. fire by friction
and by flint and steel, fire making
string burning, setting up of an over
night camp and cooking.
In the intercouncil meet events for
the contest will be chosen by men,
bers of the camping department of
national headquarters, New York. and
will not he known by the participat-
ing teams until they are called to the
field and asked TO perform them
These preliminary meets are an at
tempt to prepare the Washington
team for whatever may be demanded
Of them in the intercouncil competi-
ton.
Two scouts, George Tolson of
Troop IL and Francis Wayland of
Troop 100, became eagles at the court
of honor last Tuesday evening In
addition, one or more merit badges
were granted to each of the following
80 Scouts; Troop .. Irwin Brown, Don
aid Saunders and Wilson Taylor:
Troop S, William c. Westlake and
Richard CHASER; Troop 10, Ralph w.
Watt; Troop Is, Eric DuranG and
John Kerkham; Troop 20. Edmond
Fakes. Jim Freeman, F. Gemeny. Gill
bert Hedges, w. f. Shouts and Gill
bert Wild; Troop %, Fred Lawless +;
Troop AZ, Ben Morgan; Troop Al, Min
ter Dial, William Dukes and Harold
Caul; Troop So. John Cotton, Joe H
Geldberger, Robert Horne. II. Mears
and Bartlett Whipple: Troop So, Jack
Davenport and J. r. TrOth: Troop 81,
William Blum; Troop So, Frank Der
Yuen; Troop II, AIillard Edelin,, Frank
Rodgers and George Tolson; Troop 20,
Hyman Klein and Joe Rosenthal;
Troop 90, Joseph Began, Vincent Bor-
ger, Carroll Brown, Richard Clague,
Daniel Connors, Gerald Cush, Warren
Finch, John Graziani, Edgar Hugu-
ley, Edward McManus, Walter Preller,
Thomas Kicker, Jordon Schwartz,
| Bernard Sheehy and Henry Won
drehle; Troop 100, ]. Loren Adams.
Ellweod l. Koch. Fred Marshall Rob-
ert PAUL, Donald Pitts, X. Saint, AL
den Smell, Francis Wayland and
James +. Weldon; Troop 1G3, Vincent
AK; Troop 12S. Donald Dudley.
A meeting of the Camp Roosevelt
Honor Tribe, the c. NJ. o., will be held
| in the assembly room of Central 7. M.
! @. A. next Saturday evening, April 4.
! Skipper Holbrook and the program
committee have arranged a surprise
| for the members, and large atten-
| dance is expected.
Scouts of Troop Ill, Bethesda, Md,
have been receiving many warm COM
| mendations for the aggressive
work they did in helping to extin-
| guish d stubborn fire that got started
| in the fields and wood at Bradley
| Hills and threatened the whole COM
munity from Bradley Hills to River
road. Four scouts especially distin-
| guished themselves-King Mallory,
Horace Whalen, Curtis James and
| Henry Allen.
Troop 73 Of the Y. NJ H. A. also re-
| ports having extinguished a fire that
| got beyond control in the wood near
| Chain Bridge last Sunday. Assistant
| Scoutmaster Abbey Mntz and 10
Scouts had part in this good work.
At the meeting last Tuesday evening
| the Silver Fox Patrol won the in
| spection contest, with a. total of rs
! points. The Black Bear Patrol was
second, with 73 points: the Panther
| third, with SIS points, and the Blue
| Buffalo fourth. with so points.
Maj. f. II. Van Fossan will give a
| talk on the Panama Canal to Troop
| % at the Church of the Covenant Fri
| day evening, April 3, at o'clock. The
| talk will be illustrated with official
| slides. Mai. Van Fossan has spent
| consid era BILE time in Panama, having
| been twice sent there on official mis-
| sions for the Government, the last
time with the Special Panama Canal
Commission.