Evening star., 1926-05-23
BOY SCOUTS

luxurious limousine rouIlueu
curve on the Sligo road between
Laurel and Washington and started
down the grade past the Boy Scout
reservation at Burnt Mills. Md. Sud
denly the brakes screeched, the
wheels dragged and the big car came
to an abrupt stop beside two boys
who were carrying rude stretchel
nu wnicn lay the figure OF man
'put him in here" commanded the
owner of the car. Il Will take MN
TO the hospital. What happened te
him?" he added.
The boys looked at each other and
Srinned. why, mister" spoke up
one of them, this is just dummy
thxt we are going to have for the
fellow that gets hurt by the ava.
Ianche in our third division field
meet. You see, the idea of this con
test is to see which team OF Scouts
Is best prepared to handle an emer'
gency and we are making their prop,
lem just as real as 1t IS posslp.e
to make it."
Three fellows from each team OF
eight Scouts are given map. when
they must follow, and If they Know
enough about map reading, compass
bearings, nature study ana tfacklns'
they will ultimately find this dummy
in q cave under preclplce ana
tagged WIN Ntldl lie bf''liVN' AA'N"
will have To sound the Scout distress
a17 and then signal what has hap
oencd across the valley to the SIX
urher bows of their team, ana then
,oeether the boys must render Hrst
aid. send for doctor at Scout pace,
lift the man up over the cllH Wilh
ropes. improNiSe a Stretcher, IKE inns
one. and carry the man out OF 'ne
woods"
stretrher moved on down the ROAD
and the chacrined man climbed pack
iu-o his car and. with q nonChalaht
Drive on" tried to decide whether
IN he angry at being fooled or 20
look a little further into the BOY
Scout business.
The field meet proceeded, team
after team attacking the rropteiii
e.ith an oarnestness and zeal that
tould not have been greater IL 'tie ~. a',
r;dent had actually happened. The
spectators. also. from their NantaS"
noints on the rocks across the valley.
looked on in aWcd silence. DRINKING
IN the rugseduess OF the scene ana
sharing with the Scouts the linpres-
siyeness of the project before lhehi.
AS the work progressed, heavy
clouds rolled across the sky from
the south and ominous peals OF mum
der warned Of an approaching storm.
hut still the boys worked on, dong
unfalteringly their assigned tasks
even after the storm had broken.
When the project was completed
the hoys went back to the camps
which they had set mp in the morn
ing and, upon arriving there proCee"-
ed, with only such equipment as theN
had carried on their backs, TO dry
themselves and cook the evening
sneal. And then tn" lads turned INTO
their we'll constructed pup tents
and slept as dry as bones, Wh!ie on.
side the rain that fell in torrents All
night long was carried safely away
hy the elaborate and efficient Dram
age, system that surrounded the tents.
AT reVeille In the morning the
Scouts craWlcd ont of their coy
quarters and. after 4 hot hreaktaSt.
broke camp and tTudged cheerfuty
homeward through the rain, satisfied
that they had qualified as real scouts:
When he final figures Wer" rheckeh
Il was found that the team led hy
Alden Smell. representing Troop loo
of the Boys Y. NJ. {. ~. had ac-
cllm1ilated the highest score, with
Troop s. led by Donald Harms, IN
second ,7lace, and Troop -. G. Rogers,
leading Troop u under Tom Black
burn, and Troop - under Howard
AIears finishing in the order named.
Troop 100, with Scoutmaster oanlel
Tvrell and his assistants, is being
congratulated on it's wonderful e%-
hibition of real scouting. The Judges
of the meet feel that all five of the
contcsting teams demonstrated. under
the most adverse conditions, the hiSn-
est type of scouting.
A short summary of the scoring
might be interesting. Troop 100 STOOD
FIRST in organization, equipment ana
its use, safety and sanitation, ar
rangement of program, final lnspec-
ton. and therefore in the total camp
ing points. Troop - eXcelied IN the
use of the camp site and. in the nrSt
inspection. Troop - prepared the best
meals. In the project, Troop 100 was
the best in the rescue work and tied
with Troop S in signaling. Troop .
was first in map reading, While
Troop Is led in tracking and nature.
The first and fourth divisions will
hold their field meets June D, the for
mer at Camp Meigs and the latter at
the Burnt Mills reservation. Definite
information about these meets has
been sent to the scoutmaSters OF the
respective divisions. The city field
will be held Saturday, June y. at
Burnt Mills, and will consist of a
patrol of eight from each division,
carrying out a scouting program
Final details have not been worked
out.
The Boy Scouts of the District of
Columbia Council will perform their
annual good turn next Saturday
morning, May 20, by placing a flag
on every grave in Arlington Gene
terry. The flags are provided by the |
c.. A. r. For many years. $50 Scouts !
have been called upon for this cere- I
mony, helping the veterans prepare |
for the services to be held on Me |
mortal day. Scouts chosen for this |
good turn are to report to Assist |
ant Executive Matsinger at Four |
teenth and B streets northwest at !
8 O'Clock Saturday morning.
At the court of honor. held at the |
Metropolitan Baptist Church, Sixth |
and A streets northeast, last Satur- |
day evening, Scout Huron Smith of !
Troop 33 became Star Scout. The |
following examiners were present: |
j. L. Bates, w. d. Clark, W. r. Free
man, T.. B. LaWlesS and Executive |
Linn G. Drake. The badges passed |
were as follows: Troop %, Robert |
Sullivan; Troop 33, Huron Smith, |
camping, first-aid to animals: Troop |
80. Oscar ID. Weed, jr.. first aid and |
pathtinding: Troop 141. James Gar |
vey. music and pathfinding.
At the court of reviews, held at |
the Metropolitan Baptist Church. the |
following boys became first class: |
Troop 33, Robert Coffman, Allen |
Stooker: Troop 1913, Wayne Ballan- |
tine. The following boys passed sec |
cond class: Troop So, Donald Brown: |
Troop SO, Arthur Scott and Charles
Coleman.
Hnn,n PnnSevelt the District OF !