Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-07

Every indication points to the larg-
est attendance and the best program
the Scouts of Washington have ever
had at IA birthday celebration. To-
morrow scouting in the United States
will be IS years old; this event will be
celebrated Friday evening, February
l., by the Washington Scouts in the
Central High School auditorium The
program will be broadcast by WCAP
from 1880 to $50 and Scouts all over
the United States will listen in, so. on
account of the early time for broad
casting, all Scouts and friends should
be at the auditorium by o'clock.
There will be Il brief address at this
meeting by the British Amba ssador,
Sir Esme Howard: also by President
l.. \. Snead. The flag ceremony.
which has excited such favorable com
ment the last five years. will he re-
pcated. Music will Ice furnished by
the Marine Band and Troop 49'S Drum
and Bugle Corps.
The comforting of Eagle and Life
badges. also the TWO l5-year veteran
pins. will he part of this program.
Wilton Il. Eyer. scoutmaster of
Troop %. is the first 15-year veteran to
come up from the ranks. Mr.. Eyer
joined as a tenderfoot in Troop I, Bal
timore. Md, February 16, 1911, under
Commissioner Eddie. From there he
transferred to Troop l. Raspburg, Md,
where he stayed for four years when
the World War broke out and he en-
listed in the Marine Corps service was
stationed in Washington, where he
served as assistant scoutmast er in
Troop s., but returned to Baltimore
after the war. In 1921 he returned to
Washington, where he became scout
master of Troop %. February Is Mr.
Eyer completes 10 years of unbroken
service in the Scout orga MIA ton His
veteran pin will be conferred at the
sixteenth anniversary meeting along
with that of Maj. Simpson, who was
the HrSt l5-year veteran in the Dis
trict of Columbia Council. but who
enlisted as 4 scoutmaSter
This week is called ANNIVERSARY
week In scoutdom. Today all Scouts
will attend church services and most
OF the sermons will be about scouting.
Tomorrow at 8 o'clock national head
quarters Will broadcast an anniVer-
sary program through the courtesy of
WEAF. New York. Eleven other sta
tions in various cities will be con-
nected and will broadcast the pro-
gram Simultaneously; WCAP will
broadcast II here in Washington
gram will occur at SIS pm, when,
in accordance with the Scout consti.
tuition. all active members of the or
ga niZation will stand at attention and
recommit themselves to the Scout
oath and law, 1872, 76S. Active men,
bers of the Boy Scouts of America
Will again pledge themselves to be
true to God and country; to help
others at all times and to keep them
selves physically strong, mentally
awake and morally straight.
Court of honor, Tuesday evening,
February 8, at the Epiphany parish
house. Courts of reviews Will be
held Saturday evening, February 10,
at the Chevy Chase Presbyterian
Church and at the Young Peoples
building. AleXa ndria Va.
The standing of the troops in the
advancement contest up TO February
/. 1926, is as follows: LIST, Troop 100
32.126: I'd. Troop 20, 19.459; Sd,
Troop 8, 1857; 4th, Troop 1876, 1857;
5th, Troop So. 1882: 9Th, Troop 104,
14.11s; 7th, Troop IA. 1854; Sth,
Troop 10S, 1o.03S: 9th, Troop AZ. 1924;
10th. Troop 80. SOFA; 18th, Troop 35,
1882: 18th, Troop 1, 6.736; 18th, Troop
Troop 81. 5.14S; 18th, Troop 33, 4.S19;
18th. Troop 10, 4.3SS; 18th, Troop 81,
4.3SS: 18th, Troop Ga, Alps; 10th.
Troop 10, $500.
Divisional standing: First division
1st, Troop 20, 19.459: I'd, Troop 10S.
1O.O38: Sd, Troop 80, S.074: 4th. Troop
81. 5.14S: 9Th. Troop 10, $500. Sec
ond division-lst, Troop S.. 1882:
I'd, Troop CO, 1882; Sd. Troop 10.
2.726; 4th, Troop 81, 1872; 5th,
Troop 16. 1904. Third division-1st,
Troop 100, 32126; I'd. Troop 8,
1871: Sd. Troop 81, 5.795; 4th,
Troop Is. 4.38S: 5th, Troop II, 3125.