Evening star., 1925-12-06
BOY SCOUTS

and a similar program carried out
for the succeeding year.
Announcement is made of five OPP
portunities for the winning of serv-
ice StreamerS as follows: one
streamer for the best record of good
turns to the church or other insti-
tuition with which the troop Is con-
nected; one streamer for the best
record of good turns to the COM
munity in which the troop is located;
one for the best record of good turns
to scouting (all good turns performed
within the stated period wiz receive
consideration in making the awards) :;
one Streamer for the largest per-
centage of active members in at
tendance at Camp Roosevelt during
1926; one streamer for the best show
ing at Camp Roosevelt during the
5th Division week. to be passed upon
inspection, tent inspection. advance
ment. camp service. camp good
turns, etc. Announcements of other
opportunities for winning service
streamers will be made from time to
time.
Troop 43 of the Emmanuel Baptist
Church was on the job with Il
Thanksgiving good turn, having de-
livered two baskets of groceries to
needy families. Their scoutmaster.
Louis b. Grening. reports that they
got so much pleasure out Of the ex-
perience that they are planning to
| repeat the stunt at Christmas time
Several needy families were made
happy when Scouts of Troop sos
| with headquarters at St. Augustine $
Church. presented them with baskets
containing u complete Thanksgiving
dinner The baskets We're made up
OF vegetables. canned goods and meat
contributed by the Scouts and troop
committee, and We're personally de-
livered by the Scouts as their
Thanksgiving community good
turn
The names of the poor were selected
from a list supplied by Rev. Alonzo
j. Olds, sponsor for the troop. He
complimented the Scouts on putting
into practice the second part of their
oath. ITO help other people at all
times"
Troop sos is at present under the
supervision of the boys activities
committee, and Leonard F. Colbert is
acting as scoutmaSter, and DIR. Aaron
A. Russell as associated scoutmaster
At the monthly meeting of the
scout leaders round table held Sun
day at the Twelfth street branch of
the Y. NJ. c. A, the following officers
were elected: Lieut.. Charles G.. Young,
Y. ). A. Reserves, president: William
l. "A. Tancil, chairman of the boys
activities committee, Troop sos, vice
president: Clarence T. Brooke, scout
master of Troop sos. secretary; John
II. Brown, scoutmaster of Troop 5O2.
treasurer, and Leonard F. Colbert,
secretary of the committee of Troop
sos. publicity agent
The court of review that certifies
Scouts as second and first class, has
DIR. Aaron A. Russell. committeema n
OF Troop sos, as chairman, and H. X.
Howerton, scoutmaster of Troop 507,
the youngest troop in the city, and
Clarence T. Brooke, assistants The
court of review will be held monthly.
and it is the desire of the chairma n
to have every Scout who is registered
as tenderfoOt advanced to second class
in the near future.
The round table was organized last
year under the District OF Columbia
Council. Boy Scouts of America, by
n. b. Holbrook, then assistant exec
utlVe, now Scout executive in Walt
ham, Mass. Charles A. Bell. field
executive. represented the council at
TINS meeting. and has been of great
assistance in developing the work
among the colored population of the
city.
Troop 507 of the Twelfth street
branch of the y. NJ. C. A., of which H
X. Howerton is scoutmaster, visited
the navy yard last Sunday afternoon
and viewed many things of interest.
Ihe members also visited a DESTROYER
and the U. S. S. Allen.
Cnarles Il. Lane. manager of the
Lincoln Theater, was host to the col.
ored Boy Scouts on Friday evening.
large delegation of Scouts and Scout
leaders enjoyed hts hospitality. Linn
I. Drake, associate executive of the
local council. thanked the host for the
interest he had shown in the Scouts,
and presented DIR. Paul Bartsch of
the executive board of the District of
Columbia Council, who delivered the
principal address. DR.. Bartsch point.
ed out the possibilities before the
colored Scouts in this greatest or.
ganlzation for boys. He said he would
like to see the Scouts of WASHINGTON
holding none other than the leading
place in scouting among similar
troops of the country. The support
of the public was urged in this un-
dertaking. Clarence T. Brooke lead
the Scouts in the Scout oath and laws,
which opened the program The Scouts
remained for the evening picture.
This years official organs of coup-
cils have a bright outlook for the
Lone Scouts. Many are in the same
city as the council chief-elect, and