Evening star., 1925-05-24
BOY SCOUTS

! Troop %. and Scout Rogers. Troop
-, roustabouts: Scout Jake Hengst-
Ter. Troop g. patrol leader of the
Beaver Patrol. The members of the
Beaver Patrol and their duties are
as follows: Scouts Longfellow and
| Hanback,. Troop Il. first aid: Scouts
8yrnes and Burns. Troop 106, camp
ing: Scout Rhinehart. Troop so. and
Scout Clark. Troop 20. cooking: Scout
Likens, Troop 81. roustabout.
This group of Scouts will meet as
troop on Friday nights at the
National Guard Armory and will hold
overnight hikes at the Woodrow Will
son Reservation every Saturday from
low until June .. Through the
outesy of Gen. Lloyd NJ. Brett the
roop has been equipped with the
'egulation Army packs and mess kits.
Master Seret. A. Nj. Bernstein will
instruct in the proper procedure for
making up the packs and setting up
he camp. ScoutmaSters w. +. A.
Martin and Van Doren are also as.
SiSting in the training of this group.
The vigilance of the youthful Scout
patriot in regard To our Country's
standard has been the subject of
numerous complimentary letters
reaching the national Scout office.
OF all the letters of protest addressed
20 d ndllOifdI llldpdZlHe dllol the pun
iiCatjon of an illustration containing
the flag incorrectly placed that of a
Boy. Scout arrived first, according to
the editor.
Especially for the benefit of those
Lone Scouts who are not in close
touch with each other there is a tribe
which offers a satisfactory substitute
for the local tribe. Many Scouts be-
long TO both. 1t Is the Mail Tribe.
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sons. as there are tribes for Lone
Scouts who are interested in radio.
or learning foreign languages, or col
lecting stamps, post cards, etc. or
advancing the degrees and the Lone
Scouts of America. There is really
tribe for about every activity and in
terest of the normal boy
There is another interesting feature
in the Lone Scouts of America--that
is the corresponding game. Each
Lone Scout is friend of other Lone
Scouts and is interested in what his
fellows are doing. Many Lone Scouts
find great pleasure and profit in
knowledge in corresponding with
fellow Scouts. Some Of the leading
Scouts have half hundred ''cor-
ries" as their letter friends are
called.
Ansel Talbert. l.. s. A, 1924 L
street. who is an active Lone Scout, Is
forming the District of Columbia's 8
first tribe. Baltimore, Chicago, Los
Angeles. Cleveland. etc, and even
Lititz Pa. have tribes. but we have
none. Every Lone Scout in the city
is requested to write to 140S Meridian
place northwest, giving name and ad-
dress, Lone Scout titles won. etc. and
also TO answer these questions: Would
YOU like to join tribe? VIII you
form one? Do you know any Lone
Scout who wotlld? Please intlose
list of all Lone Scouts of whom YOU
know in Washington.
The national booster contest of the
Lone Scouts of America opens June
] and closes November 80. Points are
awarded as uSual-one point for each
new member secured and eight points
for yearly subscriptions for Boys
Life Shorter subscriptions in same
proportionSt. but this year one point
will be awarded for each 25cent
subscription (otherS in same proper
tionl TO any authorized Lone Scout
amateur publication or a professional
magazine serving as official organ of
Lone Scout tribe. 1t is not re-
uuired TO solicit subscriptions for any
paper. but boosting papers that boost
the Lone Scouts of America helps all
concerned.
OF course. every Lone Scout who
earns 20 points in the contest will
receive the booster title and booster
button, which is one of the finest Of
the Lone Scout awards.
Points are easier to win this year
than ever before. Also there is more
to attract boys. At the present, be-
sides the W. l.. s. Radio Tribe, four
others present badges free to all their
new members. More are starting
tribes.
The winning Scouts will be awarded
prizes whoch any boy would be proud
to own. These include bicycle, radio,
pine tree tent. tool set, forester tent,
field glasses, first-aid kit, moccasins,
Lone Scout sweater. etc.
Youth, amateur official organ of the
Lone Scouts of America. has offered
fine badge for each member of the
best tribe in the organization during
1925 Why can't District of Columbia
win it? The contest is just started.
Form a tribe.
The annual national publicity con-
test will start July /. A handsome
10-inch silver loving cup will be pre-
sented to the winner to keep until the
next year. tribe winning it three
times may keep it. The rules will be
in July Boys Life. May Black Hawk
News and other authorized Lone Scout
of America publications.
The annual national Lone Scout
rally will be held in Chicago August
15-16 Ii will be a big event