Evening star., 1926-03-28

To John Szentpetery, scoutmaster
of Troop 16, has come the honor of
being appointed signal officer of the
Byrd polar expedition. Mr.. Scent
petery left Washington last Monday
and will join the expedition In New
York, where they will leave on the
steamship Chantier for Kings Bay,
the base of their expedition. From
there they will fly to the Pole.
The Juvenile Protective Association
has made available about so gardens
at the east end of the bridge at Sew
enteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, which they VIII
loan to any boys showing themselves
20 be thoroughly interested and Whc
want 70 learn gardening. There WIZ
be an expert gardener always In
charge to instruct and give advice
during the Summer. All produce be-
longs to the boy who raises IT. ThlS
is a fine opportunity for boys VINO
have no access to back yards to learn
gardening, but they must agree 10
stick to the gardens throughout the
Summer. If interested, send In name
and address to Miss NJ. Il. Couisoh'
executive secretary, Juvenile Pro
avenue northwest, or to the scout
headquarters. The gardens will be
ready for use about April 10.
The third division Scout exhibition
held Saturday night in the klolng
and Hunt Club was a huge success.
About 600 spectators saw the SCOUT
at work and play. building bridges
and signal towers, setting up an over
night camp, holding an lnVestiture
ceremony. acting out the Scout laws,
playing games, etc. Inc creull loi
the successful program is due 10 the
efforts of the chairman, Ma). Stahley
/. Wolfe. and his committee; TO
Danuty commissioner Charles Nj.
Marsh and to the fine cooperation
of the scoutmasters and their Scouts.
Such a demonstration goes a long
way toward boosting scouting ana
scout ideals, This exhibition was
clean-cut. carried through smootniV
and promptly, and those responsive
have set a. standard for such an eXhl-
hilton that will be difficult to surpass'
The next c. M. o. meeting will be
held Thursday evening, April /, az
7:3O. in the music room at Eastern
High School, Seventeenth ana E'tSe
Capitol streets. This meeting VIII pe
one OF the most interesting or the
yaar on account of a specially ar.
ranged program. All c. NJ. O.'s should
make every effort to be present.
The court of honor held SATURDAY
night. March 20,' in the metropolitan
Rapttst Church, Sixth and A streets
northeast. was the largest court since
April IA. 1925. Fifty-six Scouts
passed lit badges. Worth T..
Shouts. scoutmaster Of Troop w. at
tanned Eagle Scout rank at this court
and the following became Star
Scouts: Troop s, Y. Fisher; Troop ~,
M. Bernhard; Troop 21. c. Wadde!l;
Troop rs, E. Seeds and }. Smlth;
Troop ~, L OBrien; Troop So, {.
Council; Troop "a. L. Julihn; Troop
81, r. Buddeke, and Troop 100, l..
Miller. The men who served on this
court were: DR.. Paul Bartscn. chalr'
man: James L. Bates, w. d. Clark, Jr.,
John +. Dwyer, w. B. Freeman, Will
liam r. Hebbard. DR.. Bruce Horsfall.
p. B. Lawless, w. c. Mansfield, VII
liam b. Marshall and H. A. Mat;
singer.
The following badges were passed
Troop S-Mitchel David, handlcraft
Yule Fisher, safety first; Lee Hafrl
son, firemanShip; Albert Love- SWIM
ming, and Benjamin j. stone, cooklns
and scholarship. Troop 20-M; Bern,
hardt. civics, personal health and
public health; w. Brannock. personal
health; C. Chamberlin, civics, first aio
to animals and safety first; g. Ellis,
camping; E. Fakes, camping ano
civics; J. Freeman, leather WORKING
A Gilman, hiking and surveying; j.
Hebrew, cooking, electricity ano
pioneering; William kettler, cooking
handicraft and pioneering; c. kocher
bugling; ]. Major, personal heattn a
Worth e. Shouts, carpentry. cratts
manship. handicraft,. pioneering ano
safety first; J. Taylor, first ald tS c
animals and safety first, and G. Wild
Camping and civics. Troop 2l-F1rs,
aid to animals, public health anc
scholarship. Troop 25-Firemanship
| personal health and swimming IL
Bowman, craftsmanship ana P41lls