Evening star., 1926-04-25


Scout councils all over the United
States will arrive in Washington next
Thursday to attend the national Scout
meeting at the Willard Hotel. The
meeting wiz end in a final convention
10 be held in the Daughters of the
american Revolution Hall. Saturday
evening. May /. President Coolidge
Will address the meeting. as will Sir
Robert s =. Badeu-poWell, the chief
Scout Of the world. ana the founder
OF the movement, who has come from
England especially for this meeting.
Saturday morning, May !. thou
sands Of Scouts are coming 70 Wash
ington from nearby councils to take
part in the demonstration and rally to
take place Saturday afternoon.
President Coolidge has agreed to re
ceive the boys and pose with them for
a picture at 2I5 pm. Following this
there will be the demonstration on the
EllipSe.
There will be a pageant of Scouts
representing an the countries that
have adopted the movement. The
boys viii he dressed in the representa-
tive costumes OF the nations they rep
resent Also. on the F,nipse a great
Scout badge will be outlined by the
hc put on inside this badge. Sir Rob
e't Baden-PoweH will address the boys
from the center of the badge.
The american Youth and the Amer
lean Teachers award. aS eSta biShed
by the directors Of the SeSquicenten-
nial Exposition, to be held III Phila-
d"lphia June TO December /. 1926, il
given according to this plan, Every
state ol tn" Union and the District
o. Columbia have been invited to
eject the boy and girl OF high school
1ge. whether in or cut of school. who
either hy the performance OF some act
of heruism or devotion. or by virtue
ut some other fitting qualification,
shan be adJudged the best representa-
i've in that State of American ideals
in youth
Likewise, each state has been in
N.t,l 10 select the woman teacher
Within its boundaries who has accom-
pliShed the greatest good for the pu-
pis of her State.
The youths and teachers SO selected
Will lac sent to Philadelphia 10: d pa
triotIc pilgrimage. TO spend a week as
The guests of honor Of the directors
OF the Sesquicentennial Exposition.
There are many boys in Scouting in
the District that could qualify for this
award and any one may recommend
them. The procedure to follow is TO
secure an official entering form these
may he secured at Scout headquar-
terS): To be sent before May II, 1926,
to American Youth Award. Sesquicen-
teunial Exposition. Philadelphia. Pa.
BroadaWay Frazier. Troop 81, be
Vame Lie Scout at the court held last
Saturday evening at the Metropolitan
Baptist Church, Sixth and A streets
northeast. AT this court Is boys
passed 81 merit badges The judges
present We're: Dr.. Paul Barlst n. chair
man. Dr. Bruce Hursfall w. y. Clark,
William II. Gibson, r. b. Lawless, w.
B. Freeman. X r. Wills. j. l.. Dwyer
and l.. G Drake.
The following badges were passed:
Troop -. William kettler, bird study
and craftsmanship in wood. Troop
20. Clifford SChopmeyer, public health
Troop 21. oscar Waddel, craftsman
snip in wood and cycling. Troop %
James Bates. craftsmanship in wood
and cycling and handicraft: Edwin
shuttle, jr.. camping, craftsmanship
III wood and cycling. Troop 80,
Robert Mateer, craftsmanship in wood
and marksmanShip: David Miller,
cycling and craftsmanship. Troop
A. Robert Bourke, electricity. first
aid To animals and painting. Troop
81. Broadway Frazier, athletics. first
aid and life saving. Troop SO, Claude
Council. public health. Troop "A,
Lyman Minkof. carpentry, fireman
snip and painting. Troop 10S. Noble
Hunter. craftsmanship in wood and
leatherWorking; Keenan, Taylor, Civics
and craftsmanship in wood; Stuart
Taylor.
At the court Of reviews held in CON
nectiOn with the court of honor, the
following Scouts passed mp to first
class Troop 20. Hartman ChenOWeth;
Troop %, Robert SOnen; Troop So.
Robert Mateer: Troop 81. George Cox,
Alfred Dedge. Jack Maurer, and
Kenneth Morris; Troop SO, HAROLD
Butcher: Troop "A. Hyman Minkoff:
Troop 100. Alfred Toombs. Those
who passed second class are-Theron
Brown ana Gardner Henry, Troop 20;
Harvey schmidt. Troop 40; John
Currie and Paul Iiinkel. Troop AZ;
Marion Sison and James Young,
Troop IS. Richard Ruth, Troop "A;
Kenneth Baurer Troop Q; Walter
THOMPSON. Troop %.