Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-13
B0ySCOUTSLAUDED
BY BRITISH ENVOY
Sir ESme Howard Declares
Movement a ''Happy
Discovery"

happiest discoveries for the benefit
and Improvement of men and for the
Improvement of international rela-
tons that has been launched in our
times"
Speaking to an audience of Scouts
their relatives and friends. who filled
central High School Auditorium for
the sixteenth birthday celebration of
the District OF Columbia Council. Boy
Scouts of America. Sir Esme said he
doubted if there was any other move
ment which can so bring together
boys of all nations in a common UNI
derstanding."
The speaker referred to the fact
that the founder of scouting was
Britisher. Gen. Baden Powell. who Is
to visit Washington April 50 in con
nection with the annual meeting OF
the Boy Scouts of America i'll the Ma
tional Capital.
Boys Same the World Over.
Healthy boys all the world over
have the same love of action said
the British Ambassador, the same
spirit Of adventure. the same desire
for comradeship. 1t is these natural,
If often unconscious or snbconsclous,
desires that the chief scout by
stroke Of genius gathered together
and turned into an influence for good,
object, the formation Of character
toward the service of mankind-ln
another word. toward chivalry in the
highest sense Of the word
Amplifying his idea. of scouting as
a factor in international understand
ing. Sir Esme said: When YOU Amer
lean Boy Scouts find out that, first,
the other English speaking Boy
Scouts whom you meet and with
whom You can converse easily are
animated by the same aims. the same
feelings as yourselveS-when you feel
later that Boy Scouts of other nations.
Teutons, Latins, Scandinavians and
Slavs, also have the same aim and
the same feelings, there will tend to
grow up between you in afterlife
sense Of comradeship which. without
any way diminishing the pride in
YOUR own nation and its achievements.
may and will, I believe. help largely
TO diminish ancient prejudices which
boys feel towards boys of another
tongue. then finally to wipe away
ancient grudges between nations
which has been the cause of such
suffering and misery in the past"
Talk by l.. A. Snead.
l.. A. Snead. president of the Dis
trict of Columbia Council of the Boy
Scouts, referred to the praise Of sew
eral Presidents of the United States
for the movement and the fact that
these Presidents had been honorary
heads of the Boy Scouts of America.
The organization, said Mr.. Snead,
was not military either in theory or
practice. yet he could see in the future
"a million men prepared to fight the
battles of war, if necessary, and
equipped to fight the battle of peace"
Eagle badges, the highest honor in
scouting, were presented by Brig.
Gen. George Richards. United States
Marines. to the following: Robert Z.
Ellsworth, James E. Weldon, Law
renee Morscher, William Rittenhouse,
F. W. Thuney. Donald Harris, Freder-
lex Marshall, Ralph G. SEIZURE. Morton
Silverberg, Roger Marquis and Hal
leck Smell.
Life Scout Badges were presented by
DR.. Paul Bartsch, deputy commission
er at large: I. Sawtelle. James L.
Weldon, Raymond Brown. Robert
Weigel, F. NJ. Thuney, Arthur Gill
man, William P. Everard, Roger Mar
quis and Halleck Smell.
Veteran Pins for Scoutmasters.
Veteran pins for 10 years service to
the Boy Scouts were awarded to
Scoutmasters Maj. William Simpson,
Troop No. II, and Wilton Eyer. Troop
90
A silver loving cup for meritorious
service was given to J. Wilson Lever
ton Of Troop 40.
Thomas H. Chapman, president Of
the American Business Club, made
formal presentation to the Boy Scouts
here of the Recreation Hall at Camp
Roosevelt, turning over to President
Snead, a bronze plaque to be placed
in the hall. When the recreation hall
n
his club was ready TO come forward
again and give the scouts another.
Among the scout ceremonies of the
evening was recitation by more than
900 Scouts assembled, of the Scout
oath and law, led by Linn c. Drake,
a associate executive and allegiance to
the flag, led by Lieut.. Ellis ). Mid
dleton, assistant deputy commissioner.
Music was a feature of the program.
j. Wilson Leverton of Troop 40 sound
ed assembly, and Troop 40 Drum and
Bugle Corps. with Sergt. Henry Love
less, leader. presented ITO the Colors."
The Marine Band played patriotic Sc
lections. including the American and
British national anthems. George II.
O'Connor. accompanied by Matt Horne
entertained with a series of songs. and
Charley" Miller Of National Scout
headquarters, in New York. offered a
novelty on the harmonica.
Barry Mohun. Scout commissioner,
who presided, loaned for the occasion
a great American flag which had been
in Fords Theater when President Lin
coin was assassinated. On the oppo-
site side of the proscenium arch hung
a large British flag. honorinS the Brit
ish Ambassador and the founder of
scouting.
The addresses and entertainment
features were broadcast by WCAP.
Officers of ID. c. Council.
officers of the District of Columbia
Council. Boy Scouts of America, pres
pnt at the celebration last night were:
l.. A. Snead president: Huston
Thompson, honorary president; Ar
thur J. May, first vice president; Brig.
Gen. Lloyd NJ. Brett, second vice pres
ident: Julius Garfinckel. third vice
president; George Hewitt Myers. treas
rrer; Barry Mohun, commissioner, and
Paul Bartsch. Henry p. Blair. Orville
r. Drown. Oscar Coolican, l.. Whiting
Estes, Isaac Cans, j. II. Hanna. E.
Lee Jones, Roy l.. Neuhauser, Harry
l.. Rust, Myron w. Whitney and Luke
I. Wilson, members of the executive
board.
Deputy commissioners-Ver Bal
ley, DIR. Paul Bartsch. William b. Mar
shall. DIR. f. Z. Matthes, DR.. Walter
Merrill, DR.. p. +. Murphy. Lester G..
Wilson, c. G. Schlaefii, Capt. J. ].
Staley, L. s. NJ. c.: c. NJ. Marsh, Col.
Z. l.. Mattice and Harry B. Cation.
Executive 8 aff-Edward d. Shaw,
scout executive; Linn c. Drake, asso-
ciate executive: II. A. Matsinger, as
sistant executive. Field executives
j. I. *. Plant, c. A. Bell, ]. P. Ho-