Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-05-10
BOY SCOUTS

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Gil. presented the Evening star trophy
one year, or until won by anothes
troop.
During the past year Troop 20 has
made q most commendable record, sur
passing in variety Of achievements the
accomplishments Of any other troop In
the District. In city-wtde contests, II
| won the standard troop inspection
took second place In tho interdivisional
field meet and fourth place in the ad
vancement contest. In divisional com
i petitions among the 81 troops OF the
Washington and nearby Maryland
towns, 1t won the indoor Scout meet
the divisional swimming meet, the di.
visional advancement competition and
tied with Troop 10 for first place in the
annual divisional Scout field meet
Three silver cups and trophy
PLAGUE were awarded for these
achievements at the banquet Monday
night. DIR. John p. Tyler, pastor OF
Epworth Church, presided, and speak.
ers included George Hewitt Myers,
Deputy Commissioner c. G.. Schlaefii
Field Executive J. p. Hovey. Mrs. Ce.
Gle P. Clark for the Scout Mothers,
Ferguson Gemeny for the Scouts
Scoutmaster Worth e. Shouts, James
Mcdaniel, representing the troop com.
mittee, and H. b. Hoybrook and Linn
c. Drake. from Scout headquarters.
Unusually strenuous competition
characterized the final Scout field
meet at the Woodrow Wilson Reserva.
ton last Saturday. Thirty.two DIFF
ferent troops had teams entered in
various events. Winners Of the different
events VIII compose the team to repre-
sent Washington Scouts in the big in
tercity field meet. to be held at Boil.
teams from a number Of Eastern cities
will compete in a series of contests ia
be arranged by national Scout head
quarters in New York.
Troop 81, from the Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church, won first place
in the meet, and so the custody Of
The members scored Is points and
two first places. Troop 60 waa
second. with 10 points. while Troops
8 and 81. tied for third place
with points each. A summary shows
that troops of the third division scored
80 points: OF the first division, 81
points: fifth division. II points: fourth
division, 10 points, and second divi
sion. 8 points.
Teams winning first place In each
event, and so representation on the
team for the intercity contest
were: Semaphore signaling-Phil
Herrick and Walter McBroom. TROOP
Is; Morse signaling-Greer Ellis and
Phelps Clark, Troop 20: first aid
w. Hanback,, d. Longfellow, A. Story
Troop II: knot tying-Fred Law
less. Troop %; fire by friction
Jake Hengster. Troop 8: fire BY
flint and steel-John Rogers, TrooT
Frank Likens. Troop 81; overnight
camp-John Burns, James Doran
Tulloch Byrnes, John Williams
Troop 106; cooking-Walter Rhine
hart and. Harry Gray. Troop 50.
The winning team will spend next
Saturday, May is, with Assistan,
Executive II. B. Holbrook at the
Woodrow Wilson Reservation ir
practice for the intercity meet.
BY request of the G. A. r.. Scouts
will this year once more take over
the work of placing flags on the more
than SO, 900 graves In Arlington Gem
etery, preparatory to the Memorial
day services on May 80. One hun
dred and fifty Scouts are used each
year for this duty. formerly faith.
fully performed by veterans OF the
G. A. r., now too few and feeble FOL
the undertaking. The placing Of the
flags has become an annual patriotic
service for Washington Scouts, and
will doubtless be perpetuated as a
traditional Scout good turn. Lunch
and transportation will again this
year be furnished by the G. A. r..
under direction of Col. o. H. Oldroyd
Registrations for the opening
weeks of Camp Roosevelt are now
being made. The camp prospectus
will be ready for distribution within
a week, and will be available for ev-
cry Scout. Camp will open on June
%, and continue for seven weeks
closing August 10. the last week be-
ing reserved for such Scouts as have
gained camp letters and become
members of the Honor Tribe. the
&C. M. o."
Only Scouts OF the Washington
Council are eligible for the privileges