Evening star., 1926-10-24
BOY SCOUTS

NO citizen Of America has come
nearer living up to the ideals of the
BOY scouts of America than Theodore
roosevelt, who helped organize the
movement. and who was for several
years It's chief Scout citizen. His heart
ana interest were always with scout
ing and he frequently went out of his
way to praise Boy Scouts and to en-
phasize the need of all citizens endeav-
orlng to emulate their ideals.
Next Wednesday is the anniversary
OF his birth, and all Scouts will cele-
prate the occasion. There will be no
mass meeting, but each troop is asked
10 observe II at its meeting during the
coming week by appointing one Scout
TO give a short talk on the character
of Roosevelt. and by having read TO
the assembled Scouts the National
Council resolution drafted by Herman
Hagedon on the occasion of Roose-
velt's death.
Many Scouts have already been ap.
pointed on the school safety patrols,
and the use of Scouts for this purpose
Is still: -""1nc in favor. Headquarters
- SYCr have Compie ed Il list OF
S"3rts in the schools. and then def
:dte plans of action will be taken In
tho meantime. officials and Scouts are
urged to continue intensive training
in safety first methods: and, when
Scouts are appointed on patrols they
should. if possible, wear their Scout
uniforms, and report their assignment
through their scoutmasters to head
quarters.
To celebrate the granting of a com
mission in the Continental Army to
Thaddeus kosciusZko. Polish-Ameri-
can patriot. whose statue now stands
In Lafayette Park, a large group q.
notables both American and foreign
gathered in Memorial Continental Han
Monday evening for the l<osciuSZk(
Reorganization day meeting. The Boy
Scout Troop IS of the Emmanuel Bap-
tist Church, under the leadership OF
l.. B. Grenlne. scoutmaster, and Har-
r1son Brann, aSsiSta Mt Scoutma Ster, as
sited. 1t is reported an exchange OF
scholarships between Poland and the
United States is proposed and it was
suggested that Boy Scouts may be Sc
lected for the scholarships.
Armistlce day is November IL, and
Scouts Will again make their annual
pilgrimage to the Tomb of the Tn
known Soldier at Arlington. The eX
ecises will probably be held Novem
ber 49,
s. r. Barber of the United States
Department of Agriculture Radio
Service has applied for commission
as assistant deputy commissioner in
charge Of fifth division publicity. In
Vtatjons 10 y hi" annual dinner and
round table have been sent out to all
SCoutmdStorS. assistants SCoHtma sters,
Junior assistant SCoutmaSters. troop
committeeman and pastors of the
fifth division. The affair is scheduled
for next Thursday at 6:15 pm. at the
Clarendon Methodist Church. The
program includes business. speeches
and stunts. y fun representation
from each troop in the division is
desired. New troops are orCa nizinc at
the St Paul's Episcopal Church Of
Alexandria. Va. anu in" Baptist
Church of Del Ray.
At the last meeting Of Troop 81. r.
II. Sargent chairman ~ the troop
committee, told of the Summers ex-
perlences III Alaska tie also an
nounced that Scoutmaster Maj. S. l..
Wolfe was leaving to become deputy
commissioner OF the third division The
troop pledged its support to Col.
William r. Greeley. cnie1 of the
United States Forestry Service, the
new scoutmaster.
Troop l5. G. L. Woodhouso. scout
master. held its annual get to-
gether meeting at the metropolitan
Presbyterian Church last week. Nm
inveStiture ceremony was put on for
the induction of tenderfoot Scouts
into the troop. and the rest of the
evening was spent in Scout stunts
and speeches. This troop has been
adopted hv the George Washington