Evening star., 1927-04-03
BOY SCOUTS.

The District of Columbia Council
training course for boy leadership
starts tomorrow evening with a BAN
ouet at the Cairo Hotel. Following
the banquet the training class VIII oe
organized as a Scout Troop ana ul-
yided into patrols. Patrois are oeliAS
organized by Field Executives Ben
and Hovev and Scoutmasters Hunt,
Tyrell. Lvles. Allen, Van Doren. Lyons
and THOMPSON. The Wilson Normal
School will be used for all indoor ses.
sions after the first one instead OF
the Jewish Community Center, as pre-
viously announced.
The sessions of this course are Tree
to the men of Washington, ana wnlle
the course is built around the Scout
program 1t Is equally valuable TO all
those interested in or desirous or serV-
The record of the District of CO.
lumbia Court Of Honor was broken
March 26 at Wilson Normal Scnool.
when lis Scouts from 70 dinerent
troops passed 225 merit badges. Troop
Il established a little record of its
own, when 90 Of it's Scouts took "A
badges. Troops s and 15 sent 10 OF
their Scouts for 81 badges, and II
Scouts of Troop SO passed II badges.
Members of the court were: Col. Z. l..
Mattice, organizer: DR.. Paul BartSch,
chairman; associate judges, X. ,.
Over. John s. Cole, Louis f. Bradford,
Paul Cockerille, c. A. Burmuister,
DR.. William A. Hooker, DR.. T. F.
Murphy, DR.. Bruce Horsfall. Maj.
Rush Lincoln. DR.. L. f. kibler, J.
Sanders, Fred Pearce. DR.. r. T..
Matthes, Fred Stewart. Linn c. Drake,
Daniel O'Brien, w. L. Scanlon; at
taches, Allen Hooker, Elliott Murphy
Rush Lincoln, jr. Charles Berry Ben
Morgan, S. A. Harmed.
Many Scouts have asked to be
registered for camp this Summer. An
excursion will be held to Camp Roose'
welt April %.
The Spring vacation c. NJ 0. trip
to camp will start April Il and con-
| tinue to April "a.
| A drill contest for the President s
/ Cup will be held next Saturday at
| 2 pm. at the Central High School
| Stadium.
The 20 boys from Pittsburgh with
their prize bird houses will meet
Washington Scouts at the Capitol
| April Is, at 1 pm,
Scouts of the second third and
| fourth divisions submitted bird houses
for Judging at the Thomson School
| last Saturday. The final judging will
be done at headquarters this week.
| All troops that had Is or more ac-
| tive registered Scouts March ] will
be inspected for the efficiency contest.
At least 10 days notice will be given
| All troops making an average Of IS
per cent or more will be eligible for a
| final inspection early in May to de-
termine the chamion troop OF the
District.
Honors in the third annual rally
and indoor meet of the first division
held at the Sherwood Presbyterian
Church March 26. were carried of
by Troop 20, Wilton Eyer, scout
master. with Troops 20 and in second
and third places, respectively, and
Troop 108 fourth. Troop 20 received
the Schlaefii Cup. Commissioner
Mohun was the quest of honor and
presented eagle badges with appropri
ate remarks to Roland Brown, Troop
| 10; Arthur Gilman, Troop 20, and
Edward Shuttle. Troop 20.
Standing in the Northeast Business
Mems Contest showed Troop 20 lead
| ing with 22s points and Troops and
| 80 next with 1873 and 17.9 points, re-
spectively.
| The first division bird house contest
was won by J. Bates Of Troop 20, with
second and third places going tc
| Scouts buckingham Of Troop IL and
Shuttle of Troop 20.
Capt. Staley and President Blount
of the second division council request
that all Scoutmasters of the division
meet Tuesday at pm. at the Press
Club.
BY action of the Board Of Commits
sioners, approved by the Executive
Board, it has been decided to under
take the orga anization Of large Coun
Gil Drum, Fife and Bugle Corps.
At Court of Review held at the
Wilson Normal School March 26 !:
Scouts from six Troops passed tc
first class, and 81 Scouts from II
Troops passed to second class.