Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30
BOY SCOUTS

Celebration of the seventeenth an.
niversary of scouting in America will
begin next Sunday with Scout services
IN the churches and win be continued
throughout the week. February z is
ses aside Tor Scout service in the
nome. On that day Scouts will rem.
ger special service at home. Tuesday
~ designated as the day to serve
tnear church. Something for, school
should be carried in mind for Wed.
nesday, showing that a Scout does an.
preciafe his school. Good turns for
the community at large are sched-
ulen Tor Thursday and that leaves
ETioay and Saturday to prepare for
the Dig affair to- be staged at Central
High School on Saturday night.
scouts should wear their uniforms all
OF anniversary week, maintain their
sood turn schedule and reward them.
selves by coming to the mass meeting
at central Saturday night
An outdoor affair will be held Febru.
airy 70 when Scouts will visit Mount
vernon and pay their tribute to the
memory of Washington.
the annual election of the District
OF Columbia Council was held last
wednesday at the University Club
ana, with few exceptions, the entire
group OF officers were continued in of
nee. l.. A. Snead now begins his
fourth year as president and Barry
Mohun his fourth year as commits
sioner. Arthur j. May was elected
treasurer and three new men, Z. H.
DANIEL G. B. McClellen and r. L. Nc.
heeyer were added to the executive
board. The official family of the
District Council now includes: Presi-
dent, l.. A. Sneed, honorary president,
houston Thompson; first vice presi-
gent, Arthur j. May; vice presidents,
lloyd M. Brett. julius Garf1nckel,
Paul Bartsch; treasurer, Arthur J..
May; commissioner, Barry Mohun Ad-
Ostional members of the executive
Board are: Henry P. Blair, Ernest H.
Daniel Isaac Cans, j. H. Hanna. E.
Lee Jones, George B. McClellen, Rob-
EFT l.. McKeever, Roy l.. Neuhauser,
r. l.. Rust, Myron w. Whitney and
Luke /. Wilson.
Scoutmasters and troop committee
man of the I'd Division met last Tues
dsy evening at the Press Club to or
GAnize division. Walter e. Blunt
was elected temporary president, with
Scoutmaster G. l.. Woodhouse as vice
president and William Hibbard, secre-
tary and treasurer. Committees We're
bylaws, and to find a division head
quarters where at least 200 Scouts can
meet once month.
Adrian -SiZer, portmaster of the
Washington Scout troop, announces
that the troop will meet each Friday
evening In the Thomson School.
Twelfth and L streets, for the rest of
the Winter months.
The 9TH Division swimming meet
~n-tn he, al N11%x O
o'clock, at the Boys "Y' pool. The
final swimming meet will be held
March at the Racquet Club. No As
socia.e Scout will be permitted to rep
resent a troop in any event.
AT special service held at Christ
Church, Alexandria, Va, Troop 134
was officially presented with their
charter last week by George III. Park
err, deputy commissioner of the 9th
Division.
Courts of Review will be held Jan
nary 20 at the Alexandria, Va, M. e.
Sunday School Building, and at the
Falls Church Episcopal parish house.
The last Court of Honor before the
anniversary meeting will be held at
the Thomson School February s.
At the court of honor held in the
Wilson Normal School January %
Fred Eidsness, Troop "A. attained the
highest rank in scouting when ne
qualified for the Eagle badge. Fifty
nine Scouts were awarded total of
Ill badges by a court composed of DR..
Paul Bartsch, chairman: Drs. Hors-
fall, Kebler. Mathes and Mansfield,
and Messrs. Drake, Fulton, Scanlon,
Cole and Dyer. Those taking badges
were as follows: Troop Robert
weintraub, first aid, plumbing. signal
ing. Troop S-Beaumont Garrison.
civics; Yule Fisher, craftsmanship
(leather), reptiles; Ray HeacOck.
craftsmanship wood, handicraft; Al
bert Love, first aid to animals: James
Shinn, Workmanship; James Smith,
civfcs. safety first; Benjamin Stone,
cycling. Troop 10--Lewis Magruder,
reptiles. Troop 20-Murray Bern