Evening star., 1925-02-08

scouting observes today its fifteenth
anniversary. beginning with a week of
special celebration. On February 8. 1910.
the Boy Scouts Of America was incor-
Grated under the laws of the District
OF Columbia. by w. d. Boyce. Edward S.
stewart and Stanley Willis. While later
chartered by special act of Congress,
scouting has had continuous existence
since that early Incorporation Wash
lngton Scouts thus have peculiar in
terests in this celebration, because 1t
was here that the movement had It's
beginning in America
special features of anniversary
week include the call at the White
House yesterday of a delegation of
Eagle Scouts from the Washington
Council to present their compliments
to President Coolidge, who Is also
president of the Boy Scouts Of
America; the placing of a wreath this
afternoon on the tomb of former
President Woodrow Wilson, at Mount
st. Alban; attendance at religious
services in the different churches to-
day of practically every Scout troop
in the city, with many special ser
mons and other exercises arranged
by Washington pastors, the doing OF
some community good turn during the
week by every troop; special indi-
vidual troop birthday parties on Fri
day night, and the final big anniver-
sary rally on Saturday evening in
Central High School, when the Marine
Band and the Scout Drum and Bugle
Corps will be present; Gen. John A.
Lejeune will speak; eagle badges and
advancement awards will be pre-
sented, and WCAP will broadcast the
program.
A survey Of 1924 shows inspiring
development in Scoutdom. A report
lust published by the national ONCE
indicates the progress unsurpassed In
the history of the movement. High
spots in the report are the follow
ing:
The membership of the Boy Scouts
of America now totals 697,SS6 men
and boys. The merger of the Lone
Scouts OF America with the Boy
Scouts, effected last March, brought
$4,000 Lone Scouts into the ranks.
Seascouting is proceeding well. The
membership is 1,240, with 20 ships.
The camping department reports
total seasons enrolment last sum-
men in Scout camps of 222,3s7 boys
for one week each.
The educational department reports
over 40 institutions of higher learn
ing giving courses In Scoutmaster-
L. Schiff, vice president of the ma
tional council. which contributes to-
ward the purchase of a site for a
national training center. Boy Scout
scholarships are offered by six col
leges and universities; one local Ro-
tary Club offers two scholarships.
Over 1000 medals for life saving
and certificates of heroism have been
awarded from the forming of the
movement TO date. Five boys perm
anently handicapped by grave phys
ical disabilities have been awarded
the new achievement badge, which
permits them to work in the field OF
merit badge subjects. The American
Legion is sponsoring a movement to
interest each of its 1900 posts in
adopting at least one troop.
The Every Scout a Swimmer
campaign conducted last Summer by
the American Red Cross in conjunc-
tion with the Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea resulted in teaching over $4,000
boys to swim. The second season
was completed at the Boy Scout
Forestry Camp at Interstate Pali-
sades Park, New York, the only camp
of it's kind in the world. An Eagle
Scout trail was started through Yel-
lowstone Park by Scouts OF the
Northwest. This is the first step in
the project to have Eagle Scouts
build a. highway through each OF
our national parks. 4
The world Scout championship was
won by American troop at the inter-
national jamboree, Copenhagen, Dem
mark, August 10-17, 1924, in compe-
tition with troops of 80 other ma
tions. The score was graded on Scout
skill, courtesy and morale.
Inf IN ha O n O
contest grows more intense as the
end of the contest period approaches.
February 1 shows Troop
90, of st. Martins parish, still in the
lead, but hard pressed now by Troop
100, Of the Boys Y. NJ. c. A, with
only IL points separating them.
Troop 100 made unusual gains dur
ing January, and the competition
from now on will be most interesting.
Standing of the 20 leading troops Is
as follows:
1-ss-112.312. 2-1oo-1o1.12s. B
44-52.s5S, 4-73-4s3ss. 5-2o-41.a5s.
S-7O-4o.s45, 7-lO-Ss.s74, SLID
3s.1s2, 9-93-37s74, 1o-42-36.S37. Ii
30-35. 500. 12-51-31.s52. 13-15-2s.s66.
39S, 1J-92-27.937, 16-2s-
27 7931, l7-S3-27.249, 1S-12S-26.S37 10
-63-26 2OS, 20-33-25.119.
Divisional standing also is given
below:
Division 1: l-2o+1.35s, 2-1O-39.s74,
1872, 4-29-27. .s31, 5-s2-24670
Division II: 1-73-4S.3s3. 2-93-37.S74,
3-s2-27s37, 4-63-26.2os, 5-S5-21.-
s72, Division III: 1-100-101.123, 2-15
-2S.S66, 3-H24,37s, +57-23.S23, 8
105-21 555 Division w: 1-99-112.3l2,
2-24-52. 1853, 3-70-40.S45, 4-12-36.-
SGT, 5-30-35.5O0. Division v: 1-123-
IS S37, 22141-22.eSo, 3-126-21.175, -
1O1-19207, 5-123-6.173.