Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-21

ten. w 3ShlngtOn, at Mount vernon,
tomorrow, February -. as the repre-
sentatives of all the Scouts in the
United states. Three hundred Scouts
are coming from Baltimore TO join the
Washington Scouts TO pay honor 10
the Father of Their Country.
The troops viii mobilize by divisions
on the corner of Fourteenth and Is
streets northwest nj $50 am. and will
then entrain at S:45. The procession
to the tomb begins at 10 o'clock. The
baltimore Scouts are coming by buSSe
and VIII meet the Washington boy
outside the grounds at Mount Vernon.
Representative NJ. Clyde Kelly OF
Pennsylvania will deliver the address
after which the wreath will he placed
On the tomb 10y two eagle Scouts.
Again forming in line. the Scouts VIII
march To the mansion where a group
picture viii be taken. and then those
who wish may inspect the mansion.
Each boy provides his own lunch,
which is eaten in the woods outside
the grounds. following which each di-
vision viii participate in games and
stunts
At the meeting OF the executive
board OF the District of Columbia
Council held last Tuesday noon, 1t thu
suggestion of DIR. Paul BartSch. chair
man of the courts of honor. action was
taken authorizing the giving free of
charge OF all merit badges TO Scouts
who appear before the courts of honor.
The badges will be presented al the
courts.
ON account of the holiday tomorrow
there will he no meeting of the first
aid class being held under the auspices
Of the 4th Division. The next class
will be held Monday evening. March |.
at o'clock. sixth floor Of the Strayer
Building. 7l3 Thirteenth street north
west.
The following boys became first class
Scouts at the Chevy Chase Court of
Reviews. held SATURDAY evening, Feb
ruary Is: Walter Mcdaniel Troop
-: Lawrence Julihn. Troop A. and J.
Thomas Bla ckburn. Troop .. and the
following boys advanced To the rank
Of second class: William Claudio and
Douglas McDougal OF Troop s, Frank
Browning. Walter Clark and Oliver
Pagan OF Troop 10. Gordon Robertson
Of Troop 16 Carl Esterbrook and Al
sernon Gardiner of Troop 81. James
Caldwell. John Caldwell and Rowan
w. IIammett of Troop -. Jeff Busby
and Hyman Minkoff of Troop "a.
George Wales was welcomed as Il
new member of the executive board
ut its meeting Tuesday noon. Feb
luarY 16.
Lester G. Wilson, formerly scout
master of Troop l, was. made a deputy
commissioner at large at the same
meeting of the executive board.
Sunday. February {. Troop at
tended the services at All Saints Pro
testant Episcopal Church. Rev. III.
n. II. Sterrett delivered an appro-
pirate sermon on scouting.
Last sunday, February il, the
patrol leaders and officers of the troop
mixed to Camp Evergreen in the snow.
y fierce Snow battle was staged. after
which a roaring fire was needed to
dlv every one out. supper was
cooked and the party returned home
about S o'clock.
Tierea fter Donald Harris. senior
patl III leader of the troop. will also
he troop reporter ard will keep heaG
quarters informed of our activities
Tronp 1 +. Mr.. Perkins. S"outmaster.
opened up a recruiting contest at the
last meeting. They wish to increase
their membership to 40 scouts.
The crew announced the Semi-an-
nual examination for the position OF
engineer, oiler, able seaman and deck
boy. These examinations are open to
all first class scouts in the troop. The
troop has adopted the new patrol
leader method of running the troop.
Washington's Birthday has always
been a busy day for Troop %, B. S.
A.. of st. Martins Church. This year
the activities promise to be more at
tractive than ever. All members
of the troop. as we'll as all other mem
hers IF St Martins Boys Club. VIII
assemble at the clubhouse. llt /
- u
morning. They Will march from
there. headed by Troop 99's Drum and
Bugle Corps to st. Martins Church
where a military mass will be cele.
hrated at o'clock by the Kew Paui
II Furfey. -,
After the mass the Scouts VIII
make the annual pilgrimage to Mount
Vernon with the other Scouts OF the
city and will assist in placing
wreath on the tomb of Washington.
In the evening at S O'Clock the
third annual parents night celebra-
lion will be held. The entertainments
viii describe the troops first night
o1It on it's trip to Bear Mountain.
.Tbose taking leading parts lnciude
Gerald Cush, Dan Connors. Joseph
Raver. Billy GreatoreX. Bob ana
Charles Quigley. Sterling Seariss,
ANDY Morris, Roger Cooper Euu,e
Farrell and Francis McGlFefn. Iilia
entertainment is under the direction
of George H. Yocum. memper VI
The troop committee OF Troop ss.
r r McGivern. chairman OF the
+roon committee, will read his report
-, tbe work accomplished by the troop
during the past year ana REV. raui
" F'urfev will deliver an addreS, Oh
no ironortance of this Work ana plans
for its future development.
Following DIR. Furfeys ahureSs
easements will be served ny t,ie
scout mothers committee. uhuel t
directiou of Mrs. Raymond j. Angus
,o,.fer Parents and friends OF the
Sco,,ts are invited to both the mlilIdi!
mass and the parents night ceiepra-
ton.
xext Friday evening. February 20
is what Is known as Troop wv III Sh''
On that evening Troop 100 VIII put ui'
an entertaining program IN lne auu,
toriun at the Y. NJ. {. A. Els
md G streets northwest. All SCOUTS
and parents are invited to attend 'his
meeting. Tickets are on sale al %
cents zach. 4 short Skit Will De pre-
sonted. picturing Troop 100 10 Years
f,.or, now also slides and talks about
the present troop and its activities.
The BOY Scouts of st 'yprldh
narish. Troop 500. held rally last
Wednesday, at which boys were
invested as tenderfoot. 10 were MADE
second,class Scouts and l was raised
TO first-class Scout.
Despite the weather a eood num-
her attended the rally ana an allrac
tive program was gwen. ne lo,ls
opened with Assembly. prayer pt
Rey. W. l.. Read. spiritual director OF
SOP. and singing of America OATH