Evening star., 1925-09-20

Through the courtesy OF Earl B
ruler, boys secretary. the scouts OF
washington are again accorded the
privilege OF using the boys pool al
the Y. M. C. A.. Eighteenth and G
streets. The same schedule as las,
year will be used again this year. The
First Division scouts. Tuesdays; Sec
ond Division scouts. Mondays; Third
Division scouts, Thursdays; Fourth
Division scouts, Fridays; Fifth Divi
sion scouts, Mondays.
Scouts on the nights their division
Is scheduled will report at Sis and
can use the pool until $50 pm. A
charge of l5 cents Will be made tC
cover the cost Of using lockers. soaI
and towels. Each division will furnish
supervision and instruction. The poo
will be ready for the Second Division
and the Fifth Division tomorrow
night.
Assistant Deputy Commissioner
F. G. Stuart returns from an extend
ed trip through New England and
Canada. The .Wampus Cat" slipped
quietly into office last Friday and re
ports a wonderful trip, after visit
ing scout camps belmont, Delaware
and Montgomery Councils, Bear
Mountain Camp. Greater New York
City scout camps. He also visited
troops and scout headquarters at Phil
adelphia. New York, Troy. Manches
ter, n. H., and Montreal. Mr.. Stuart
will be available to help any troop in
Washington with tests, campfires. etc.
commencing this week. Notify scout
headquarters.
Troop So. All Saints Episcopa
Church of Chevy Chase, is very busy
lot Ana
new troop camp at Jacksonville, Nd
Scoutmaster Alva G.. Nye, assisted by
Patrol Leader Lawrence kolb, has
been making frequent trips during the
Summer to the camp. Last week a
party worked hard, clearing the
campus, preparing the well and as
sembling material for the cabin
There Is a branch running through
the property, which will probably
make a splendid swimming hole. The
cabin will permit year-round camping
activities, SO that Troop 81 can actu
ally put the "out" in scouting.
Troop 100 of the Y. NJ. c. A. held a
staff hike up to the old camping
ground of the troop, the Fort Valley,
in the Massanutten National Forest, In
the Shenandoah, over Labor day un'
der the leadership Of Scoutmaster d.
Il
out of the District on Saturday, Sep
tember 5, they arrived at the jumping
off place, Waterlick, Va, about pm
Here the moon so affected them that
the seven-mile hike down through the
mountains took until 2:30 in the morn
ing, which is Troop zoos favorite hour
for arriving at Elizabeth Furnace, the
old forest reserve camping ground.
Some of the other members of the
q
."Rackard." arrived about noon on Sun
day. Sunday afternoon the bunch was
pleasantly surprised when Jim Hal
happened to drive in from his home
town, Front Royal, about IS miles
away. After a most enjoyable trip
the return hike down the valley tc
Waterlick was made on Monday ir
time for the $50 train for Washing
ton.
At a reorganization staff meeting or
Wednesday. September is the work OF
the troop for the coming year was dis
cussed and laid out. with an idea OF
forming a more comprehensive scout
ing program for the troop than In the
past few years, which includes q
stronger orga nization of the patrols
and their work.
An outdoor rally of the troop was
held at Chain Bridge on Friday. Sep
tember Is. at which all scouts intend
ing to remain active for the coming
year were required to be present for
a checkup on the roster.
Notices for the year were made and
quotas for each scout in the troop to
make for the scouting year were as
signed. Plans for a big Troop 1oC
come back" or rally in the Fall, al
which an attempt will be made to
gather together again all the old
scouts who have ever been enrolled ir
Troop 100 in her seven and a halt
years OF existence were also given out
All scouting Washington sympa
thizes with Assistant Scoutmastei
William J. Stephenson in the loss Of
his mother. who died September IS
The funeral was held at her home