Evening star., 1925-03-01
BOY SCOUTS

Calendar of Scout events-March Z.
| court of review, Chevy Chase Pres
byterian Scout meeting room; March
Z, court of review. Boys Y. NJ C. A. +;
| March Z. court of review. Clarendon
M. E. Church; March 8, Division II,
| round table. Metropolitan Presbyte-
rian Church. Fourth and B streets
southeast; March 10, court of honor
for merit badges, Epiphany Parish
House; March IA. court of review,
Boys Y. NJ. c. A; March II, court Of
review Alexandria Young Peoples
Building; March 2l, court of review.
Eastern High School; March 81. court
of review, Grace P. e. Church,
Georgetown; March "a. court of hon
or for merit badges, Epiphany Parish
House: March 81, Division ii. swim
ming meet, Boys "Y," 1880 pm.
March %. court of honor and court of
review, Powell School
Most successful of all was the gen.
the fourth annual Boy Scout pilgrim
age to the Tomb of Washington at
Mount Vernon last Monday. Nearly
1900 Scouts were present. and visit
ors were all attention as the long
line proceeded, eight abreast. from
the gates to the tomb; flags flying,
Troop 40 Drum and Bugle Corps, in
the lead, playing dirge; Eagle
Scouts bearing two wreaths, one the
tribute of Washington Scouts in the
name of their 700, 900 brothers in the
country. the other from the patriotic
societies meeting at the same hour in
the Washington Auditorium.
At the tomb Scouts filled the open
places on the slope as the brief cere-
monies were held. President L. A.
Snead was in charge. and his voice
was heavy with emotion as he faced
the Scouts, surely the largest boy
company ever gathered at that sacred
shrine. With him were Huston
Thompson. honorary president of the
Washington Council; Edward D..
Shaw, Scout executive. and all the
assistant and field executives and dep
uty commissioners
Scout Wilson Leverton blew ITO
The Colors," 200 Scouts gave the
pledge of allegiance and renewed
their oath and laws, and Eagle Scouts
Elmer whitney, Harold Caul. John
Boyd and George Wales passed
through a lane of other Eagle Scouts
to enter the tomb and place the
wreaths. while every head was barred.
Chaplain Thomas L. Kirkpatrick,
U. 5. N. spoke of the Scout motto,
BE Prepared" as the Keynote to
success in Washington's career, the
ideal that, early and late, had fitted
him for high place.
Washington himself would have
thrilled at the sight of that body
of young Americans from the Ma
tons Capital, gathered there to do
him honor, the chaplain said.
The long-drawn notes of Taps"
concluded the ceremonies, and the
Scouts were off to inspect the man.
sion, and later to cook their dinners
in the woods and engage in games
and competitions outside the grounds.
With Deputy Commissioner c. NJ
Marsh in charge, Division III held an
intertroop contest following the
Mount Vernon ceremonies last Nor
day Troop 3 of Grace Church,
Georgetown, won the attendance rec
ord, with Is out of 10 Scouts pres
ent. and so gained custody of the
divisional flag until the next inter-
troop competition shall be held.
For setting up the best MONDAY
camp Troop Is OF the Cleveland Park
CONGREGATIONAL Church was awarded
an elaborate medal of special design.
Troop IT Of Western Presbyterian
Church and Troop 100 OF the Boys
Y were second and third, respectively,
in this event.
The centipede race was won also
by Troop 8, with the prize half
peck of peanuts.
Comdr w. Z. Longfellow OF the
American Red Cross judged the first
aid competition, which was a demon
stration by patrols from different
troops of improvised frst-aid treat
ment without specially prepared ma
terials, and was won by members OF
the Fox Patrol, with representatives
from several troops. Assistant Exec
utive H. B. Holbrook aided in 5udg-
ing the different events.
On account of the curtailed pro-
grams for Inauguration day, the COM
mittee in charge has announced that
Scouts will not be needed for special
service, as had been planned. That
they may be ready for any emer-
eency, however, Scouts of the vari-
Gus divisions have been asked to
mobilize by $50 on Inauguration day
at the following points: Division l,
at Seventh and D streets northwest;
Division II, Twelfth and streets
northwest; Division III. Twelfth and
E streets northwest; Division Nv, at
Vermont avenue and II streets north
west; Division v, at Seventh and Il
streets northwest All Scouts having
the merit badges in first aid will
meet at the some hour, with their
first-aid equipment, at Mcpherson
place, opposite Scout headquarters, to
be formed into emergency squads Tor
such duties as may arise.
The Court of Honor last Tuesday
evening granted the rank of Star
Scout to Francis McGivern OF Troop
90. In addition. merit badges were
granted to scouts as indicated: Troop
2, W. Taylor, hiking; Troop 10, VIII
1iam Ackerman textiles; r. Brown,
pathfinding; l.. Magruder, cooking,
pathfinding, textiles; r Watt, civics,
cooking, pathfnding; Troop 10, r
Herrick, athletics; S. Herrick, fire.
manship, personal health; Troop 20,
James Freeman. painting, scholar
ship; F. Gemeny, surveying; e.
Hedges, scholarship; Troop AZ, r. B.
Lincoln. photography; B. Morgan,
photography; Troop A. w. Galliher.
carpentry, first aid to animals, safety
first; S. Nordlinger, civics; r.
Schmidtman, pathfinding; Troop 50,
B. Abernethy, cooking. electricity; r.
Brown, electricity. first aid; f, Der
haalth Mercer.