Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-10

| finds Troop 100 OF the CentTdl buys
Y. NJ. G.. A. again well in the lead.
having passed Troop of All Souls
Episcopal Church, Cleveland Park,
during December. Troop 100 has won
the cup twice having come out ahead
| both in 1921 and In 1928. and fin
ished twice in second place as runner
up. Leadership in this competition
has become ii habit with Troop 100.
under the efficient guidance OF Scout
master Dan j. Tyrrell
Standing for the first 20 troops Is
as follows: First, Troop loo, 2i.lZo
points: second, Troop s, 1894; third,
Troop 1914. l4.113; fourth. Troop 90
1854; fifth, Troop 1856. 11.521; sixth
| Troop "A, S.667; seventh, Troop 6s,
1852: eighth, Troop AZ, 6.2l9; ninth,
Troop u, 1853; tenth, Troop l0s, 4.Ibl ;
eleventh, Troop 81, 4.05l; twelfth,
Troop 81. 3.722; thirteenth, Troop 10,
500: fourteenth Troop /, 3.529 nj
teenth, Troop Ga, $500; sixteenth
Troop 80. 3.4S9; seventeenth, Troop L.
| 8 .44S: eighteenth. Troop "a, 3.44S; nine
teenth, Troop 38, 3.2l9; twentieth.
| Troop IL. 3.13S.
Troop 8, while dropping to SECOND
place. has maintained a good advance
for the last month, Assistant Scout
master Bill Westlake is very much on
the job.
| Standing by division for the leading
| five troops in each division is as fol-
| lows:
First division-First. Troop, 20.
,, l3.5I4 points; second, Troop 81. 1853
points third. Troop l0s, 4.76l points;
| fourth, Troop 10, $500 points; fifth,
Troop 80, 3.4s9 points.
| Second division-f'irst. Troop oS,
| 1852 points: second, Troop 10. 2.o1o
points; third, Troop 81. 1912 points;
| fourth. Troop So. 1.04l points fifth,
| Troop 90. .GS1 points.
| Third division-First. Troop 100.
21.126 points; second, Troop s, 1914
points: third. Troop 81, 4.051 points;
| fourth, Troop 10. 3.i3S points; NTH,
Troop Il. BPS points.
! Fourth division-First. Troop a,
| 1867 points: second, Troop A.. 6.2l9
, points: third Troop 81. 3.722 points;
| fourth. Troop ]. 3,529 points NTH
/ Troop "a, $500 points.
! Fifth diyiston-First. Troop 104
I4.11S points; second, Troop 1856, li.'z
! points; third. Troop 128, $500 points;
| fourth, Troop 141. $500 points; fifth.
| Troop 40, 1866 points.
| The 4th Division, through the
! efforts of Col. f. l.. Mattice. de-
partment commander. has secured the
! services OF Assistant Deputy COM
missioner \. u. Soverhill, who mas
been authorized by the Red cross
! To conduct first-aid classes. Ihere
viii he course of eight lessons 10
he held in the first aid room Of the
| Chcsapeake and Potomac Telephone
co. sixth floor OF the Strayer Bulld
: ing 10 Thirteenth street northwest
! every Monday evening from 70
! 10. beginning Monday, January II,
! This course would ordinarily cost
from 81 to ST per student. bu,
! through the courtesy OF the fed
! Cross in furnishing the instructor
| and the Capital Telephone o.. IN
! loaning its schoolroom and parapher
MALTA. the cost will lie but 60 cents
| per student TO pay for the manual
| used.
At the close of the course, col N
| i. Shields Of the Red Cross. assisted
by Mr.. Soyerhill. Will hold an eXami !
| nation. and all those who pass vii
receive Red Cross certificates:
Through the courtesy OF the 4th
Division advanced scouts VINO are
| Qualified. from all the divisions. have
been invited to join this class.
Examinations for Scouts eligible 10
| the rank of cabin boy in the Sea
! Scouts reserve force may be gwen
hv scoutmasters; and Scouts may oh,
| tain the badge by presenting at loca
Scout headquarters certlncalloI
! from their scoutmaSterS mat me
conditions for the awarding OF The
badge have been met. Requirements
NAV be found on page 81 Of the
| Handbook for Boys. Any Scouts
! however. desiring to become mem
| hers of Il Sea Scout Troop should
take the examination from Portmas
ter Adrian Sizer, in the Colorado
Building.
Many important changes in BOY
Scout requirements are announced II
a brochure issued by national head
quarters in New York, under date OF
December 81. Among them are SONS
already announced. such as of1lcia
approyal for the wearing of the merit
haace sash by Scouts having more
han five merit badges to their credit
| approyal of a 15-year service pm
the shifting of Life" and star
| scout rank to conform TO the re-
| viSed requirements, and the maKlnE
official of patrol medallion insignia
in place of the old patrol colors.
Among radical changes Just an
! nounced are the following:
More SPECIFIC provisions in first aid
Second class first aid requirement.
4 now read: Know the general dfrec
tionS for first aid: demonstrate treat
ment, including dressing where neces
sary for hemorrhage, fainting, shock
| bruises, injuries III WHICH lLc Shiii IL
broken, burns, sprains, and demon
strate with the triangle the following
bandages: Head bandage, arm (sling)
hand. foot and ankle bandage, eye anc
jaw bandage rolIer bandages may be
substituted on arm and ankle), artth
cial respiration"
In order to qualify for firstclas:
first aid a scout must now: Review
second-class requirements. Describe
methods of panic prevention, what Il
do in case of fire, ice, electric and ga:
| accidents: what to do in case Of {
mad-dog bite or snake bite. Demon
| strate the treatment, including dress
Il ing where necessary, for fracture
, poisoning. apoplexy, heat exhaustion
sunstroke, frost bite and freezing
| also demonstrate the treatment TO
sunburn. ivy poisoning, bee stings
nose bleed, earache. grit or cinder II
the eye. stomach ache; transportatio,
of the injured: demonstrate the trian
gular bandase on the head. eye, jaw
arm (sling), chest, fractured rib, hand
hip, knees, ankle and foot. Demon
strate how to make and apply tour
niquet (roller bandages may be sub
stituted on arm and ankle).
Requirements for the camping
merit badge have been completely re
vised, and now provide: ITO win
merit badge in camping a boy must
Il. Have camped out so nights a
different times, sleeping under canya
or in the open, at least half this tim
: in a shelter constructed or improvise,
by himself.
"2. Demonstrate how to put up an,