Evening star., 1925-04-12

day evening Assistant Scoutmaster
Benjamin Tarshes awarded 100 per cent
| gold duty medals and Roy Scout song
| books to Scouts j. Rosenthal s. Rosen-
thai. H. Kritt and R. Shostick for hav-
ing become Star Scouts.
| Troop 20, at the Church of the Cove
nant, had an illustrated lecture at its
, last meeting, by Maj. z. H. Van Fos-
| sen, his subject being "a Trip Through
| the Panama Canal" James c. Pryor,
| jr., is troop scribe. and reports that the
troop has 25 members, though only two
months old, and Is out for few more
| candidates.
Troop sos rallied TO the call of ad
vancement last Saturday evening at the
| Court of Reviews for first class and sec
| ond class tests. Two Scouts were ad-
vanced from second class to first class
and IL from tenderfoot to second class.
Troop sos expects to beat any troop in
advancement during April, May and
| June.
| Scout Louis Stokes, recently advanced
to first class Scout and patrol leader
/ of the Buffaloes, gave an interesting
| talk and demonstration of first aid on
| Monday night at the Birney School
Community Center. The demonstration
was entirely original and 1t presented to
| the boys a real idea OF the second class
requirements. Scout Stokes had been
planning for this event since his en-
trance in the Scout organization.
Scout Fletcher Robb, second class
Scout, was elected as patrol leader OF
the Tigers and at the patrol meeting on
| Tuesday gave a special program, in
cluding refreshments, planned and pre-
pared by himself.
| The patrol leaders meeting on We'd
| nesday was a success. Officers were
nominated and will be elected at the
next session, which will be held in the
regular meeting at st. Augustine S
Church next Wednesday Plans were
completed for the week lend hike at the
regular meeting. On Thursday badges
| will be given to the Scouts who passed
the court. w. l.. Tancil, chairman of
the troop committee, will preside, after
which the troop with the scoutmaster
| and officers will follow the custom Of
their church by attending the Tenebrae
| services.
At the meeting of the colored scout
masters last Wednesday night 1t was
| decided to hold field meet for all col
ored Scouts May % at $3.50 pm. This
meet will probably be held in George
town. near Phillips School. The events
will be: Semaphore signaling, first aid,
knot tying. fire by flint and steel, fire
making and string burning, and tent
| pitching. Troop trophies will be
awarded to troops making the highest
number of points, a suitable plaque to
| the best troop, with red and white
streamers to second and third troops.
respectively. Each Scout winning a
| first, second or third place will be
given individual awards.
! Following the contest there will be
massed games. followed by a barbecue
| supper for all Scouts
The menu for the supper will consist
of barbecued beef, fried potatoes, cocoa,
bread and butter apple pie. The bar
becue will be in the charge of l.. w.
Oldham, scoutmaster of Troop sos.
Following the barbecue there will be
n campfire with songs and stunts from
| each troop, winding up with a thrilling
ghost story.
April 4, 1925. a court of review held at
the Howard University. Field Executive
Charles A. Bell and Physical Director
Burr in charge, passed 20 boys as listed
below: To first class, Milton Hawkins
| and Louis Stokes, Troop sos. To second
class, John Balthrop, Lewis. Brown,
| and Frank Wheeler. Troop sos; Robert
Best, Vaudeville English, Nathaniel
johnson, William Sedgwick, Troop 5o7;
Clarence Coates, Ernest Dodson, Robert
| Greenfield, Harry Herbert, James Hill
man, Harmon Mickens, Gilbert Proctor.