Evening star., 1925-02-22
developing them in regular Scout

developing them in regular Scout
work.
At the last meeting Of Troop S5
six new Scouts were received into full
membership. They were Charles
Gregory, Robert Parks, Bernard Hol-
Ger. Carl Carlson, Harry Nichols and
Joseph Watson. Scoutmaster Joseph
S. Stimson and Assistant Scoutmaster
Harold w. Finch conducted the inves-
titure ceremony. Senior Patrol Leader
Jesse Stimson represented the spirit
of scouting, and Patrol Leaders David
Miller, James Topham and Howard
Topham were each in charge of sep
arate events.
This troop has just brought to q
close a Scout advancement confess,
and Troop Committeeman II. L. Strang
presented the prizes and congratulated
the winners on their very good work
Senior Patrol Leader Jesse IStimsoa
won first prize. a sheath knife, having
made .425 points; Scout Joseph Top
ham, second prize, fashlight, with
91S points; Patrol Leader David Miller
third prize, a book, and Assistant
Patrol Leader Charles Gregory, fourth
prize Scout penknife. Refreshments
followed the investiture ceremony.
and the troop voted for another cor1
| test to begin at once.
Troop 73 held an interpatrol inspec-
| ton at the meeting last Tuesday eve
ming, at the Y. NJ. II. A, in which the
| Black Bear Patrol won. with SO points;
| the Panther Patrol was second, with
| 80 points, and the Blue Buffalo Patrol
| third, with S8 points. Assistant Scout
| masters Benjamin Tarshes and ABBEY
| Mintz conducted the inspection. Next
| Tuesday evening will be monthly iuN
struction night for this troop.
Troop SO Of St Martins Catholic
parish will hold a parents night cele-
| bration tomorrow night, with Rev
Paul H. Furfey presiding. There VIII
be an address by DIR. John NJ. Cooper
| of Catholic University, the awarding
| of life, star and merit badges to those
| who have won them recently, and the
| investiture of the new first and second
| class Scouts by f. B. McGivern, chair
man of the troop committee, and Nlo-
| lin solo by Assistant Scouumaster @. +.
| Daw. On a recent seven-mile treasure
hunt held by the troop II. Dunning-
ton won first place, w. Augusterfer
second and L. McManus third.
Troop III of Bethesda, Md, held
| open house for parents and friends in
the new Masonic Hall, Bethesda, last
Friday night, with Scoutmaster c. V
Hyson in charge. A delegation Of
Scouts from Troop 81, Chevy Chase.
under the guidance of Senior Patrol
Leader c. Z. Waters, put on a demon
stration of scouting stunts and games.
Troop ia Of Berwyn, Md, is plap=
ming a parents night for next Friday
| evening, when it will conduct an in
vestiture ceremony and cut a birthday
cake in honor of scouting's fifteenth
| anniversary. =.
Troop 116, RiverdaIe, has recently
been reorganized, with Dudley M,
Taylor as scoutmaster.
r. H. Sargent, map-making exami-
ner, will demonstrate methods ana
give instructions at the training course
for colored scoutmasters at the colored
branch of the Y Nj. c. A. next We'd
nesday evening. Mr.. Holbrook an
nounced that it is important for all
who have been taking the course to be
present. an
Troop sos, at St. Augustine's Church
is planning an interpatrol contesr
| Patrol leaders are: Eagle, Louis
Stokes; Beaver, Milton Hawkins, and
Buffalo, Andrew Campbell. James
! HiIlman was recently elected a patrol
leader, and George Leftridge, troop
scribe. Scoutmaster Leo p. Wilson
announces that the troop committee
has offered a special prize to the pa
troll making the grea test advancement
| during the next five months. Assist
ant Scoutmaster James Armstrong,
who is an Eagle Scout, conducted the
games. and gave a demonstration Of
first-aid methods, while the famous
Bull Dog" Williams, Howard Univetz
sity's end. spoke on scouting and atbs
Ietics.