Evening star., 1925-04-12
BOY SCOUTS

brief description of each magazine,
prizes, etc.
Through the efforts of loyal Lone
Scouts and the Long House the L. s. A.
has for some time had a regular weekly
Lone Scout program broadcast from
WIS, Chicago, every Wednesday night
at 8 :15. On Wednesday. April Is, the
choir of the Fullerton Parkway Presby-
terian Church will appear in a musical
program. and on April 22 the Rev Her
bert Hines, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, Kankakee, ILL.,, will give talk
on Scouting and the Church"
Contributions for this column, or
questions should be addressed to J
Hugh Taylor, 1908 Meridian place
northwest.
The last session of the Court Of
Honor before the close of this years
hotly contested advancement contest
will be held next Tuesday evening
April II, at Epiphany Parish House
Because of the intense interest in third
place as well as the struggle for first
place between the two leading troops
a large attendance Is anticipated. The
contest closes April 10 i; and Troop 80
of st. Martins Parish, is leading fol-
| first place by a margin that can hardly
be overcome, and so is practically as.
| sured of victory.
Scouts have been asked again thi;
year to usher at the special Easter
service held this morning at Temple
Heights. Florida avenue and Columbis
road Col. K. l.. Mattice, deputy com.
missioner OF the Fourth Division, Is
handling the Scout end of the program
with several troops of that division as.
sisting him
DR.. Paul Bartsch has secured Prof
w. Reed West OF the George Wash
ington University as an examiner In
civics for the Fourth Division. and also
as a member of the Court of Honor.
Deputy Commissioner Z. L. Mattice
has offered a cup for the best drilled
squad from any troop in the Fourth Di-
vision. The competition will be held al
date and place to be announced later
with three u. S. Army officers as the
judges, and the commands given by a
top sergeant of the Marine Corps The
cup will be awarded to the winning
troop at a campfire to be held June l3
Big plans are being made for the di-
visional indoor celebration to be held
at the Powell School on Saturday eve
ming, April 25. President L. A Snead
Is 10 speak, and field day prizes, eagle
badges, and other awards will be made
At this rally the new Harry NJ. Crandall
trophy cup will be on exhibition. The
ing of the Court of Honor and Court OF
Review.
The schedule is now complete for the
annual Spring Scout field meets. The
Second and Fourth Divisions will hold
their contests next Saturday, April Is :
the First, Third, and Fifth Divisions on
April 25 and the city finals will be held
at the Wilson Reservation, Burnt Mills,
on May ?: with the intercity competi-
tlon at Boiling Field on June g.
The indoor rally of troops of the
First Division has been postponed until
tomorrow evening. April 13, in the gym
nasium of the Sherwood Presbyterian
Church.
Tomorrow evening. April 13, the
scoutmasters and other officials of the
Third Division will meet at the Church
OF the Covenant for their monthly
round-table discussion
An lntertroop pow-wow has been
arranged between Troops Is, 81 and 10,
at the Y. NJ. H. A, Eleventh and Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, for Tues
day evening, April IS. Any other troops
caring TO participate are invited.
At the meeting of Troop 70 last Tues