Evening star., 1926-04-25
BOY SCOUTS

The following news which appeared
in the April 10 issue of the Motor
Boat magazine under Potomac
River News" will be of interest to all
Scouts: Adrian Sizes, prominently
connected with the Sea Scout move
ment, has purchased the auxiliary
yawl, Sea Bird which is a duplicate
of the original Sea Bird in which
Capt. Thomas Fleming Day and two
| companions crossed the Atlantic Il
few years ago. sailing from Newport.
Il. T.. to Rome. Italy. Mr. Rizer has
disposed of an interest in the Sea Bird
20 Jerome Staley. first officer of the
Fea Scouts, who will use her for
~uising and instructing Sea Scouts
= the art Of sailing"
ident of the Boy Scouts of America
at a recent meeting Of the executive
| board. to fill the uneXpired term of
the late presideh:. James J. Storrow.
! Mr.. McItae, as second vice president,
has been acting president since the
death of Mr.. Storrow. in the absence
/ abroad of Mortimer l.. Schin, vice
| president, who will be away until
June.
Mr.. McRae has been a vice presi-
| dent of the national council since the
| beginning. and for many years pres.
| ident of the local council in San
| Diego. Calf. and president of the
| local council in Detroit. Mich. He is
a charter member of the national eX-
ecutive board He will preside over
| the 10th annual meeting. Boy Scouts
of America, to be held in Washing
| ton. April 80 and May l. The cleo
| ton will he held on May !.
The veteran scout official was one
] pf h.. fpIl,,Ia1-C st rho SpIinnS- y Iaa
Newspaper Syndicate and was for
merly president of the United Press
Association. He has interests in daily
papers in number of the large
cities in the United States.
In addition TO his activities in the
newspaper field, Mr.. McRae formerly
served as president of the MCRae &
Roberts Co. manufacturers of brass
goods Detroit. Mich He is active in
the work of a number of philan-
| thrOpic and charitable institutions.
with which he is officially connected.
Troop ~, Edward NJ. Perkins.
scoutmaster, had the honor of receiv-
ing Deputy Commissioner MattiCe
and Field Executive Bell at the last
scout meeting. Col. Mattice chose
the tirst-aid corps to take part in the
entrance test with the Fourth DiVi-
the Fourth Division First Aid Corps.
The scOutmaster left early and the
troop was left in charge of Junior A.
:. NJ. Baxter. Two polo games were
played and were won by the Pinetree
and Black Bear patrols. respectively,
each one getting another leg on the
cup.
The opening party on the troop
boat was postponed from the first
Sunday in May to the second Sunday
in order 10 get the boat in better
shape.
The troop committee of Troop 110,
Hyattsville, II. W. McQuaY. sCoutmas-
ter, WAS practically 100 per cent in
attendance at the first business meet
ing of the scout year. The scout
master presiding, troop committee
mems badges We're presented to Messrs.
Riggs. EdlaCitch Ratcliffe and Ma
lone. Plans for financing troop needs
were decided upon. and help to scout
advancement as instructors and eX-
aminers was offered as Well as sug-
geStions of local men for nearly all
merit badges. Assistance was prom
ised in such work and sports as rifle
range, base ball. tennis, sea Scouts,
etc.