Evening star., 1926-03-21


last May, when Colin III. Livingstone
retired, after Is years of effective
service as president. Although Mr.
Storrow has served but nine months
as the head of this great orga nizatiOn
of almost 500, 900 men and boys. he
had gained. through his experience of
several years as a member of the ma .
tional executive board, a thorough
knowledge of the movement. and had
1naugurated some new activities,
which gave promise OF greatly bene-
fitting the Boy Scout organization. Mr..
Storrow was the type of nan whom
boNS admire. having captained the
Harvard crew in 1883. his senior wear,
and had the satisfaction of winning
the race against Yale. All his life he
was devoted to outdoor activities. be
Ing especially fond Of hunting. fishing
and walking. Canoeing was favor
lte sport with him, too, and he pad
died up and down most of the new
Engla nd rivers in the last 30 years
Mr. Storrow never heSitated to
spend his own money to help enter.
prises in which he was especially in
terested. He established a boys ciup
In the West End of Boston 20 wears
ago and maintained il up to the time
of his death, as well as a Summer
camp in Maine run in connection with
the club.
When immediate lctiu. VAS neces s.
sary To relieve the acute coal short
age In New England in the war
StringencN, he pledged his personal
credit for shipments of coal and sub.
sequently shipped ana distributed at
his personal risk large amounts OF
coal.
Mr.. Storrows passing ut this time
Is severe blow tn the Boy Scout
M ,,A h all
difficult To fill
Col. Hawkins of the Sd cavalry
L. s. A.. stationed at Fort Mver
has agreed to put on an exhibition
drill next Saturday morning. March
q. at 1890, for the special benefit OF
the BOY Scouts of the District of Co.
lumhia Council. This exhibition will
include. hesides the regular drill
fancy and bareback riding. pyramid
building on horseback. trick riding etc.
All Scouts of the first four divisions
will mobilize by divisions under the
direction Of Capt. j. j. Staley on the
Washington side of the Key Bridge
Georsetownl by $50. and will then
he marched across the bridge to
where special cars will take them to
Fort Myer. Fifth Division Scouts
will meet the others AT The Fort Myer
Stdtloil, ItoIS tIleIf tA ulN IS.oUS
and march into the armorN.
All Scouts should make a special
effort TO he there. this driil will
be exciting. instructive and enter
tanning. and the WAY to repay Col
Hawkins for his Kindness is to have
large audience.
A contest is being conducted by
the Radio Corporation Of America
II &c 70 an n Is
years. and involves the writing of
ESSAYS under the title ".Adva ntage
of Radio Rroadcasting to the Youth
of America" 1t began March ! and
will end March 81, so YOU haven't
much time left. Five thousand dol
lars will he given in cash prizes TO
the hest 266 ESSAYS received. Every
hoy desiring to enter should go TO
anv r. &. A. authorized dealer. regis
ter as "A contestant by filling in an
entry bla nix and obtain copy of
the contest rules. 1t is not neces-
sary to own radio set in order to
enter and win a prize.
Next Saturday evening. March -.
there will be a court of honor and
review at the Wilson Normal School.
Eleventh and Harvard streets north
west.
The c. NJ. O.. Camp Roosevelt's
honor society. will sponsor trip
over the Easter holidays To Camp
Roosevelt The trip will commence
Thursday. April g. and last until sun
day. April II. Special program and
activities are in the hands or the
activities committee. All c. NJ. O.'s
should try to go on this trip TO see
the old camp site in her Winter garh.
There Is charm about the place
entirely different from that OF the
Summer.
The 1st Division of the District of
Columbia Council will hold the annual
rallv at the Sherwood PRESBYTERIAN
Church. in the gymnasium. Twenty
second street and Rhode Island avenue
northeast. Saturday evening. March
% at 7:3O There will he contests in
Morse and semaphore signaling. hrst
aid tower building, etc. tompetltlon
is open only to registered scouts OF
the 1st Division. The troop winning
the highest total points will be award.
ed the Schlaefii cup and indivlduai
prizes will he given for first and sec
ond places in each event.
Troop 36 was host at a delightful
"Father and Son banquet at the Ia
koma Park Baptist Church on Satur-
dav evening March 13. The cheerful
greeting. "Welcome. Dad" inscribed on
a blackboard, was prominently uls-
PLAYED at the entrance to the banquet
room Place cards for the guests We're
ingeniouslv worked out in sealing wax
q, tho form Of the Scout tenderfOOt
badge Scoutmaster Henry Marshall
was toastmaster and. after telling or
the recent accomplishments OF the
troop. introduced the several speakers
Of the evening. These were ~. H.
Nattice. deputy commissioner or the
4th Division: Charles A. He'll. neid
executive. and Messrs. Fred ".
Pearse, Lewis A. Jones ana Jonh
Walker. members of the troop com
r,,ttee The tables were loaded with
delicious foods prepared and served
hv the mothers and all present voted
the occasion an entire success. Dur
ing the evening four 100 per cent
streamers were presented to the troop
hv the deputy commissioner In rec
ocnition OF meritoriOus service, ana
the significance of the Scout badge
was strikingly explained by Scout
James Marshall. by means OF large
illuminated badge hung on the church
wall. Altogether, it was most en-
toyable affair.
Lone Scouts report that the stand
ing in the national publicity contest
at the end of 1925 was very surpris-
ing. The Black Hawks have come
from behind and are now Leading, win
$50 inches Of publicity, with the Sier'
ra. Fresno. Calf, tribe as second,
with about $50 inches. The rest have:
Sasamore, $50; TEXAS, Austin. Tex,
122; Rogers Park. Chicago. 1"9 Big
Minks, Windber. Pa, 1913; others, ~.
A total of s22 inches of newspaper
publicity has been won during the first
lap Of this contest.