Evening star., 1925-02-15

Monday. February %. Through the
courtesy of the Mount Vernon Asso-
ciation, free admission to the grounds
is e anted to Scouts for this occasion,
and the Washington and Mount Ver-
non Railway Co has made possible
special low rate for transportation.
Atleast a thousand Scouts are expect
ed to make the pilgrimage and par
ticipate in the ceremony of placing
wreath on the tomb of Washington.
Two great pilgrimages each year
proalote patriotism in the hearts OF
the Boy Scouts of the Capital City
tA Journey to the grave of the Un-
known Soldier at Arlington on Ar
mistice day, and this tribute at the
tomb of the Father of Our Country
on the anniversary of his birth. All
WAC have witnessed either ceremony
IN previous years have been enthu-
siastic in their expression as to the
sixnificance of these occasions for the
cultivation of patriotism and of
worthy ideals Of citizenship.
After the services and the inspec-
tion of the mansion, Scouts will cook
their dinners in the woods outside the
grounds and spend the day in pass
ing of Scout tests. games and compe-
titions.
Virginia Scouts are going to beauti-
full Monticello. the home that Thomas
jefferson loved so much And plans
are now under consideration for
number of the boys to spend the sum-
mer there, acting as guides to the
hundreds of visitors who each season
stop for few days at the old place
so intimately associated with the
founder of American democracy.
The Washington Boy Scout Council
has determined on campaign Tor
funds, to open February 20. providing
a budget for the next two years
HEADQUARTERS have been opened at
14I5 G. street northwest. and Huston
Thompson of the Federal Trade Com
mission has been made chairman.
Those familiar with actual conditions
are aware that scouting in Washing
ton has made its really remarkable
progress during the last two years,
under financial handicaps that have
greatly limited the most effective
work Especially at the Wilson Scout
Reservation at Burnt Mills, Mo.
where Washington Scouts have thelr
all-the-year tract for camping and
outdoor activities, has work been lin
tied because Of inadequate equipment.
The development of this excellent
training center has been on the pro-
gram every year since 1T was given TO
Washington Scouts through the gen
erosity of Mr.. Brookings, but lack OF
funds has each year made progress,
except in very limited ways, impos-
sible. In many other respects aoe-
ouate service to troops and to the
great number of Washington boys
who are of Scout age and would like
TO be members of troops has also been
impossible with the limited means at
hand.
With these facts in mind, the coun-
Gil is now asking the people OF WASH.
ineton to provide for two years or
scouting advance on scnedule care
fully prepared to meet the needs lot
ADEQUATE supervision and progress.
Seven Scouts became life and seven
star by action of the Merit Badge Court
OF Honor last Tuesday evening. They
were: D. Craig and E. Davis, Troop 20
r. Hubbard and E. Murphy, Troop AZ
p. Gordon and E. B. Russell, Troop 81;
star, NJ. Perry. Troop 2; life, r. Nc
Givern. Troop 90.
In addition merit badges were grant
ed to Scouts as follows: Troop l, K
Chadwick. bugiing. first aid r. Lutz,
craftsmanship Troop 2, NJ. Perry, attn
letics Wilson Taylor, athletics. Troop 8,
D. Harris. carpentry, masonry. Troop
10, A. Hulse. athletics. Troop II, d.
Moore, pioneering. Troop 90. P. Clark,
lifesaving, painting: D. Craig, handi-
craft, painting, physical development;
Edward David, physical development
F. Gemeny, masonry. scholarship Troop
90. J. Bates, lifesaving. Troop So, II. f.
Seidel forestry schola rship, pioneering
K Smith, pioneering. Troop AZ. E. Hub
bard, athletics r. Lincoln. civics, paint
ing: B. Morgan, scholarship. beekeeping;
E. Murphy, ply ysical development. Troop
A, r. Baster, bird study, interpreting;
H Caul, chemistry; w. Dukes. agricul-
aid S. Nordlinger. interpreting. photog-
raphy; r. Sargent, athletics: r.
Schmidtman, bird study, scholarship.
Troop 81, c. Waters, pathfinding. Troop
S. r. Brown, personal health; F. Der
Yuen, first aid to animals. Troop 81, ID.
Caldwell, firemanship; r. Ellsworth.
first aid to animals; r. Gordon, ath-
letics, craftsmanship. signaling William
Gordon, personal health: Z. B. Russell,
athletics. civics, pathfinding. Troop II,
George Tolson. painting. Troop SO, w.
Began, camping. cooking: ]. CLANCY,
cooking, camping ]. Dondero. cooking
F. McGivern, first aid : E. Gladmon, first
aid, personal health; E. McManus. cook
ing, camping: ]. Van Horn. pathf1nding
Troop 100, William Dix, f1remanship: F.
Marquis, Interpreting, seamanship: r
Marquis. civics, pathfinding; +. Mar
SHALL civics; A. Reese, botany H. Smell,
first aid; E. Eanderlip. pathfinding: H.
Vanderlp, athletics n. Weldon, path
finding. Troop 101, William Tillson. first
aid, first aid to animals, personal
health. Troop 10S, V. AK, firemanship,
first aid to animals. Troop 110. K. L.
LaQuay, swimming. Troop 128, D. Dud-
ley. f1remanship, first aid.
Scoutmasters and assistants of Divi-
sion l will meet at the lexington Pres
byterian Church, Florida avenue and
North Capitol streets, tomorrow evening
at 7:45, with Field Executive J. p
Hovey in charge.
Thirteen Scouts of Troop 80 and Rob-
ert Fulton, bugler of Troop 64, assisted
at the children's hour at the Tivoli last
Saturday. Those from Troop SO helping
were: Henry Won Drehle, James Van
Horn, Daniel O'Connor. Francis Bailey,
Carroll Brown. Joseph Began, Maurice
Jarvis, jr.; Walter Preller, Francis Nc
Givern, Edward Farrell, Paul Jones, Jor-
dan Schwortz, Vincent Berger.
Troop II of the Western Presby-
terian Church, Maj. William 1 Simp-
son, Scoutmaster, had the members Of
Troop 100, of the Boys ~" as guests
at the special service last Sunday
morning.
At the Metropolitan Baptist Church.
members of Troop 40. Drum and Bugle
Corps, were guests Of Troop 81 and
its Scoutmaster, c. E. Warner, at the
evening service. Buglers from Troop
49 sounded ASSEMBLY" ITO the Col
ors' and Retreat; all Scouts pres
ent renewed their oath and laws be-
fore the congregation, and DR.. J. C.
Ball addressed them on "The Manli-
ness of Boyhood."
At the Ninth Street Christian
Church, Rev. c. r. Stauffer addressed