Evening star., 1925-02-01
BOY SCOUTS

contest will begin next Friday night.
This contest includes markings for
most of the activities that make up
the scout program, and the winner
is granted the custody of The Star
trophy cup for one year, while every
troop making rs per cent or more is
rated as q standard" troop and its
members are all privileged to wear
a red felt star on the right breast
pocket of the uniform. Judging is
grouped under four main heads: Troop
organization, records, accomplish =
ments and a personal inspection of
uniforms and insignia and general
ncatness of appearance.
The cup was won In 1919 and 1920
hy troop 5, in 1921 by troop 16, in 1922
by troop 40 and in 1928 and 1924 by
troop 100
Scout headquarters has just an
nounced the following additions to
the list of expert examiners: n. Shoe
maker. horticulturist of the Bureau
of Plant Industry, for merit badge
in gardening; j. w. McLane of the
same bureau, for merit badge in
agriculture; DIR. Lawrence holb,
Chevy Chase, first and second class
first aid, merit badges in first aid
personal health and public health;
Richard +. Jackson, Bureau of Stand
ards, merit badge in chemistry;
Charles B. Snyder, Anacostia, map
making.
Troop a., Washington Heights
Presbyterian Church, of which e. NJ.
Perkins is scoutmaster, held it's an
nual Troop Council conclave last
week. The following promotion was
made: Richard Schmidtman, former
ly first junior patrol leader, to be
acting assistant scoutmaster, as n
reward for having secured more
merit badges in the given contest
period than any other in the troop.
and for his other services to the
troop.
Patrol leaders and assistants were
elected, as follows: Pine Tree Pa
troll Richard Sargent, patrol leader,
and Bruce Gardner, assistant; Black
Bear Patrol, Herbert Sparrow. patrol
1 leader, and Otis Wingo, jr., assistant :;
Raccoon Patrol, William Galliher
patrol leader, and Leslie Robertson
assistant. Miuter Dial was collected
senior patrol leader and Billy Adams
scribe, while Eugene Hawley was
promoted TO be first junior patrol
| leader and Jack Stearns and Robert
Beck color bearers.
There are 81 scouts in this troop,
which Is one of the most active in
Washington. Their standing is as
follows: Two eagles, 4 stars, merit
badge scouts, IA second class and s
tenderfoot. The troop has organized
jazz orchestra, composed OF the fol-
lowing instruments, all played by
scouts: Piano, mandolin, two violins
and traps.
Thomas Baxter and Harold Caul are
a nd Si
mailing corps. Twenty members of
the troop. accompanied by Scoutmas-
ter Perkins and Assistants MacFa Fate
and Schmidtman, will visit New York
City this week, necessitating the
postponement Of their anniversary
| church service to Sunday, Febru-
ary Is.
Troop 73 was divided into four
groups composed of instructors and
scouts, at the meeting last week. The
first received instruction in nature
given by Mrs. Elenast, publicity sec
retary of the American Forestry AS
sociation. The second group heard a
lecture on first aid by DR. Marshall
OF the United States Public Health
Service. The third group was under
the instruction of Pvt. Michael Oliver
attached to the United States Signal
| Corps. Individual instruction in sema-
several scouts OF the troop. The
fourth group studied map making
under Deputy Commissioner c. G.
| Schlaefli.
Plans are being rapidly completed
! for one of the largest parents nights
| Troop 7S has held since its organiza-
| tion. The celebration will be held at
the Eighth Street Temple, on Tuesday
| evening, February TO- william
T. Has q
| tho Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion. will be the principal speaker.
Judge Milton Strasburger will be
chairman Of the evning, while Isidore
| Hershfeld will be presentation speak
er. The Army Band will furnish
music. Troop 73 is entering five
scouts in the swimming meet to be
| held at the Y. NJ. c. A Boys De-
| partment pools on Friday. March 81.
the monthly officers council will
| be held at the "Y'' on Saturday night.
| February 7. A short hike to Camp
Carter will be taken on Sunday, Feb
ruary g.
Troop 13, under the leadership of
its new scoutmaster, David H Shot
| zow. will meet at pm. on Sundays,
at the Y. NJ H A.
A new troop has recently been or
| ganized at the Church of the Cove
| nant with A. S. Frink a scoutmas ter
| and extends a cordial invitation to
| boys Of scout age in that neighbor-
| hood, not members of other troops to
| join. The troop meets on Fridays at
| 1880 pm. in the room of the All Com
! ers' Class.
| A week ago yesterday scouts from
| four troops in Division assisted
| in giving an attractive program at
| the children's hour at the Tivoli
! Theater Bugler and Eagle Scout J.
| Wilson Leverton of Troop 40 blew
| ITO the Colors,' and other scouts, as
| follows, took part: Troop AZ, OdelI
| Whipple, LIE Grand Lyon, Jack
| Thompson, Page Worthington, Thad-
| deus Jones; Troop A, Richard Sar-
| gent, Donald Jones, Herbert Spar
row. Otis Wingo, jr.; Troop 81, Paul
| Ward.