Evening star., 1926-10-17
BOY SCOUTS

An opportunity for real service is
now available to Washington Scouts
In the development of safety patrols
for the schools. The details are not
Yet completed. hut in line with the
Scout motto, Pc Prepared" all Scouts
in the city are advised 10 review
the street safety code on pages 357 and
?5S of the new handbook and put into
practice the requirements for the
Merit Badge in Safety First.
AT a recent meeting of the executive
board DR. Paul Bartsch was elected
fourth vice president of the District
of Columbia Council. Boy Scouts of
America. DR.. BartSCh has been CON
nected with scouting in Washington
in some capacity ever since inception
16 wears ago. and is now one of it's
stanCheSt supporters. His efforts as
chairman of the Court of Honor his
active service as chairman of the com
mittee on camping. and his knowledge
of bird life won for him the esteem
of all Washington Scouts and officials.
At the banquet of the Sd Division
ScoutmasterS' Round Table hast Mon
day evening AT the University Club
Mr.. {. NJ. Marsh announced his
resignation as deputy commissioner
of the division, and presented Mai.
Stanley Wolfe, former scoutmaster
of Troop 81. as the new deputy com
missioner. Mr.. Marsh will continue to
be deputy commissioner at large.
which means that his interest in
scouting will maintained, and that
the efficient service which he has
always rendered. While curtailed. will
not he lost to the organization.
Deputy Commissioner f. L. Mattice
N.l
events of interest in the near future.
The Scouts are to participate in the
street carnival TO he held at Columbia
Heights next Friday evening and will
march in Scout parade. October %,
from | to 5 pm. the 4th Division will
hold a fun iamhoree in Central High
kchool Stadium. in which it is eX-
fected every Scout will have a part.
leginninS tomorrow, the 4th Division
will hold classes in first aid. signal
bg and map making each Monday
from to 10 pm. at the Wilson Nor
NAL School.
The Sd Division is making plans
Tor divisional overnight hike October
e3 and "a to Troop 52's camp at Sen
eCa Creek.
Albert Michand of Troop ~ has
been extended the tina nkS of the Off
Cials of Camp Good viii for acting as
hugler for the camp for the full eight
weeks of its duration.
Scouts of the city have been espe
RALLY invited TO attend the kosCiusZko
Recognition day meeting TO be held
IN Memorial Continental Hall tomor-
row at $50 pm. 1t is requested that
Scouts will appear in uniform.
At a special Court of Reviews held
At the Jewish Community Center Oc-
tober 5 two boys were advanced to
the rank Of tirst-class Scouts. and
seven tenderfoot Scouts became Sec
ond.class. The court. which was con-
vened by +. L. Mattice, deputy COM
missioner Of the 4th Division. was
composed of DIR. T. f. Murphy,
Charles Bell. field executive: Scout
masters j. s Cole. l.. B. Grening,
Harrison Brann. Fred Stuart and Ken
meth Stubbs Scouts Oscar sherman
and Sidney Hoffman. both OF Troop
73. were passed into first class, whiie
Morris Atkins, Jacob Sperling, Ar
mand Gordon, Sidney kolker, julius
Goldman, David Blaser and Haskell
Milstone. all of Troop 3. were raised
10 second-ciass Scouts.
The first district of CoiDmhia Court