Evening star., 1925-05-03
BOY SCOUTS

Calendar of Scout events: May T.,
Scoutmasters' Club annual camp sup
per, Woodrow Wilson Reservation:
May 8. court of review, Epworth
Methodist Episcopal Church. Thfr-
teenth and North Carolina avenue
northeast; court of review. Clarendon,
Va. Methodist Episcopal Church;
court of review, Alexandria, va.
Young Peoples Building: court of re-
view, Mount Rainier, Md: May 12.
court of honor, Epiphany parish
house; May Is. I'd Division rally. New
Eastern High School: court of review.
Central y. NJ. c. A, boys depart
ment; May %, court of honor and
court of review, Powell School: May
%, placing of flags for Memorial day
at Arlington Cemetery.
Courts of review at Grace Church,
Georgetown, and at Chevy Chase will
not be held for the rest of this season
except on call of the scoutmasters
giving sufficient notice that Scouts
are ready.
Troop 20 of the Epworth Methodist
Episcopal Church, of which Worth
E. Shoultz is scoutmaster, has won
The Evening Star trophy cup for
highest attainment in the annual
standard troop inspection contest
This competition runs from Novem-
a check-up on attainment of the
troops in practically all phases of
Scout activity. AS result Troop 20
will hold possession of the cup for
one year
They have won by the nearest to a
perfect score made by any troop since
, the contest has had its present form.
They made 99.5 points out of a posi-
BILE 100
Troop 100 of the boys "Y'' made
97.5 points and Troop Al of the Wash
ington Heights Presbyterian Church
96.9 points. Back in 1920 old Troop
made 1886, but the contest then
was merely an inspection" and did
not involve a long-period check of
troop accomplishments, records and
advancement.
OF particular significance is the
record made by Troop 20 of but 13
absences from troop meetings, except
for sickness, for a period of four
months-November l to March 1
with an average registration of %
Scouts for the period. The patrol
system. with the patrol leaders re
Sponsible for attendance. accomplish
ed this result.
Other troops winning STANDARD"
rank and the privilege of wearing the
red stars will be announced next
week. Every troop to make an aver
age of 75 per cent for the six months
of the contest gains the privilege of
having each Scout in the troop wear
a red felt star over the right breast
pocket of his uniform and is known
as a STANDARD troop" There were 29
troops to reach STANDARD" rank last
year.
Three divisions held their Scout
field meets last Saturday for selec-
ton of teams for the final inter-di-
visional meet. The first division con-
test was held at Camp Meigs, and re-
suited in a tie for first place between
Troop 10 of the Ninth Street Christian
Church and Troop 20 of the Epworth
NJ T. Church, with 10 points each.
Troop of the Douglas NJ. E. Church
was third with 16 points: Troop 81
fourth, with IA points and Troop 20
of lexington Presbyterian Church
fifth, with 13 points.
The third division contest was held
at the Woodrow Wilson Reservation
and was won by Troop 81 Of Chevy
Chase. with 20 points. Troop Is of
Cleveland Park was second, with 19 Il
points; Troop 50, Chevy Chase. third,
with IS points: Troop 100 of the boys
~. fourth. with 16 points. and Troop
IL o. Western Presbyterian Church,
nfth, with / points.
The fifth division contest was held
at Falls Church, Va, where Troop
123 of Falls Church won, with %
p-nts. Troop 104. Clarendon, was
second with 10 points: Troop 101,
Ballston. and Troop LOG, Fanderwer-
ken, tied for third place with 8 points
each: Troop 113. Clarendon, fifth. with
points. and Troop 12S, Alexandria,
sixth, with . points.
Winners of first and second places
I'm zach event from all five divisions
are eligible for the final contest which
Twill determine the team that will rep.
Sresent Washington in the big inter