Evening star., 1925-10-11


meet held July 4.
Life Scout william Gordon OF Troop
81 won the medal for being the best
Scout In camp during tho season.
While at camp he gained the rank
Of life Scout. besides earning his camp
saver. he rendered valuable service a.
life guard during the swimming period.
He was a dependable boy and real
Scout"
Other Scouts who received their
camp letters were: D. Derosa; Charlie
Finnegan. Troop So; Daniel Van Hor.
hees. Troop 20; John White; Kerfoot
Troop a.: Calvert Hines. Troop %;
John Boyd, Troop 43; Wilson Lever.
ton, Troop 80: Happy" Jones. Troop
25; Robert Gordon. Troop 81, and
Donald Dow. Troop ~.
.. Physical development played An i'm.
portant part in the camping program.
1t was crowded with games that kept
proper rest and class periods between
Swimming. base ball. volley ball
basket ball. boxing and wrestling were
tho leading sports, and INDUCED In by
all. George Rentz and William Cor.
don were the outstanding boxers in
the 10o-pound class Each demon.
strated exceedingly good form in lead
N.
Bit" Derosa was outstanding in the
nywetght class 'Georgetown' of
Troop 3. while not possessing the
science of Rentz and Gordon, was a.
ways q dangerous adversary to en-
counter. Happy Jones Of Troop Is
ana "Spivis' Of Troop 81 were the
outstanding wrestlers.
scout advancement was encouraged
and the boys were given every ad.
vantage to pass tests. The require
ments for the camp letter included q
review OF all the principal branches
| OF scouting. special emphasis being
paced on llfe-saving. swimming and
forestry. Mr.. Marsh. deputy commits
sloner OF the third division. was chief
Ing and swimming. Mr.. Mattoon OF
the United States Forestry Service
| rendered valuable aid as Instructor
| and examiner In forestry and conser.
vation. Courts OF honor were fire.
| quent.
That Washington Scouts took ad.
vantage Of what was offered them at
this camp is shown by the fact that
tnere were approximately 400 boy
m'ents spent under canvas. This was
| the largest number Of Scouts ever in
attendance at this camp. Besides this
| number OF Washington boys In at.
| tendance. there were approximately
zoo boy.nights spent by visiting
scouts as guests of the WASHINGTON
council. OF this number, Ohio fur.
| n1shed the largest quota.
| Ine camp director was aided BY a
| Junior star, composed of life and
| tant part In making the camp a s,,c.
cess. Tho following Scouts were on
Ihis STAN and received staff letters:
herfoot Smith. Troop 80; Calvert
Hines. Troop ~; Robert Gordon. Troon
o.; wilson Leverton, Troop ~: John
BOYD, Troop ~; Le Grand Lyons.
troop AZ; Happy" Jones, Troop rs:
Dohaid Dow, Troop u; Basil PosteIl.
.mnHAte, m Troop 26; Paul Pinney,
Camp Director z. 4. Bo.aree wishes
to all Scout officials and Scouts who
50 Willingly co-operatsd with him to
make th0 camp q success.
mr. 6osarse has returned to the
| Iourth division and has asain accept.
ca tne commission as assistant denutv
commiss!oner OF that division, which
commission ho held at the time he
at Camp Wilson.
Troop 10 Of the Ninth Street Chris
tian church, winner Of many city,wide
con'ests. 10 Just being reorganized for
the coming years work, Former
Scoutmaster Thomas J, Kelly. who he !.
led the troop to many victories
through years Of hard.fourht con.
tests. has retired from active leader.
ship, and Ray Kelly, raised In the
troop from tenderfoot Scout. and as.
siStant scoutmaster for tho past sew.
eral years. will become scoutma star
while Eagle Scouts Carl Ackern,an and
Frank Whitney assume an active part
in the leadership.
| Thirty scouts from the First Diyt,
sion werc present for swimming in.
struction and practice at the boys
| y" last Tuesday evening, preparing
Tor tho divisional and city swimming
contest scheduled for later In the
year.
Troop 1SS. Mount Rainier, Nd, II
starting OF the season with an active
program under tho direction Of Scout.
master Paul CARRIER.
James Bourke of Troop Is. meeting
at tho Metropolitan Presbyterian n
Church, was appointed assistant scout.
master at meeting Of tho troop com.
mittse last week.
Troop SS, Calvary Baptist Church.
mas elected the following officers for
the year: John Swartwout, scribe;
Harvey Lanier. quartermaster: H. d.
Butcher, librarian: Ray Brown, patrol
leader; Frank Der Yusn. William Ev.
erett. patrol leaders; e. Fitch, w,
newton, e. Tolson, assistant patrol
leaders.
Troop u. meeting at the T. NJ. II. A.,
has rc-registered with Jock Cohen "a
scoutmaster and Benjamin Tarshes
and Abbey MintZ, assistant scout,
masters.
Troop II Of the Western Presbyts.
rian Church. Of which William l. Simp.
son is scoutmaster, has just secured q
new assistant scoutmAster In the per,
son OF Boyd Hines. whose experience
In scouting Is rather unique. Hines 10
. king" Scout In the English Scout
movement, having risen to this posi-.
ton as a member Of the hrst troop Of
Cologne. Germany. q troop admins.
tered by an EnGlish sceutmaster. He
Is also an eagle" Scout, the corrv.
spending rank In the American Boy
Scout movement, q distinction he
gained while q msmber Of an Ameri.
can troop in Coblenz during the period
Of the American occupation. He ID
also . member Of the Royal Lifs.Sav.
Ing Society Of England. in which be
holds 4 bronze medallion, correspond.
Ing to the lifs-saving medal Of the
American Red Gross,
| Troop 100 has resumed publication
OF it, troop paper, tho Council Fire.
The hrst Fail edition shows Scout.
master d. ]. Tyrreli ~ editor. Robert
McMillen. associate editor; Donald
Pitts In charge OF the scouting depart.
ment; Assistant Scoutmaster William
J. Stephenson covering personal notes
and an unknown editing the "oui3a