Evening star., 1925-12-27
BOY SCOUTS

At the annual meeting of the Dis
trict of Columbia Council, Boy Scouts
of America. held at the Metropolitan
Club. L. A. Snead was reelected presi-
dent for the coming year and Huston
Thompson honorary president. Barry
Mohun was again chosen as Scout
commissioner. while Arthur j. May
was made first vice president, Gen.
| LLOYD NJ Brett second vice president,
and Julius GarfinCkel third vice presi-
dent. George Hewitt Myers was re-
elected treasurer Additional members
of the executive board elected for the
term of one year were DR.. Paul
Bartsch Henry =. Blair, Oscar Cooli-
can. Orville =. Brown. l.. Whiting
Estes. Isaac Cans. J. III. Hanna, r..
Lee Jones, Roy l.. Neuhauser, H. l..
Rust, Myron w. Whitney and Luke l.
Wilson.
The textile world has a special in
terest for Boy Scoutdcm. The subject
of textiles is now numbered among the
II vocational subjects for voluntary
study in the Scout program. merit
badge can be earned for fulfilling GER
tain requirements which have been
set for the Scout students by a group
| of experts in the branch.
The pamphlet containing these re-
quirements and the information with
which a boy must be familiar to earn
this award has recently been pub
lished and Is now ready for distribu-
ton through the Boy Scout national
office, 200 Fifth avenue. New York.
A brief history of weaving and the
textile industry and classification of
fibers are features of the pamphlet. A
valuable section on textile projects for
Scout troops is the contribution OF 0.
H. Benson of the Department of Agri-
culture here in Washington.
The last official act of the late
Dowager Queen Alexandra. states a
British news item. was one of interest
in the Boy Scouts. The occasion was
the visit TO England of a group Of
Danish Scouts The former empress
received the travellers from her
motherland at Marlborough House.
| The last queen mother, from the
founding of the movement, gave active
encouragement to the progress of
scouting and frequently attended the
| rallies and exhibits which were held
near her country home.
| Scouts of the Sd Division, under
| the direction of Deputy Commissioner
Marsh. were in charge of caring for
the crowds when President Coolidge
| lighted Washingtons big Christmas :
| tree. south of the Treasury Building,
! last Thursday evening. Details from
| one half dozen troops of this division.
who handled this affair with their
usual scout-like efficiency. received
! strong CONNIE nda ton from those in
control of the exercises.
| Some 200 Scouts, members Of the
| Camp Roosevelt Honor Fraternity of
| the C. NJ. O., will hold their fifth m
nual banquet tomorrow evening at
the Arlington Hotel. program of
| addresses and special stunts has been
| pla nned by the banquet committee.
under the direction of Deputy Com
missioner c. G. Schlaehi Mr.. SchIae.
| fi was host TO the 20 members who
composed the banquet committee at
| the Arlington Hotel.
The last court of honor session for
| the present year will be held at the
Epiphany Parish House. G street be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth
streets, TUESDAY evening, December
%. at 7:30 o'clock.
! Assistant Executive II. A. Matsinger
is spending his Christmas vacation at
| the home of his parents, Lansdowne,
| Pa.
| Elaborate plans have been made for
| the celebration of the sixteenth an
| niverSary OF the organization of scout
! ing In America, during February,
when a public meeting will be held at
| Central High School
During the Christmas season the
Scouts have found many chances for
doing good turns a feature of the
scouting program. Upon becoming
Scout a boy promises that he will do
at least one good turn day. Troop
No. 100 has now started good turn"
contest. At each meeting every boy
hands in list of the good turns he
has done for each day of the seven
since the last meeting. These are
gone over by judges and the one with
the best seven good turns receives a
prize Scout Robert Fessenden won
Scout knife for the best all-round good
| turn this last week.
Troops 5 and 100 held joint meet
ing Friday evening. December IS, at