Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-14
N Army and Navy golf tourna-
4 ment, open to wives and
! daughters Of all officers sta
tiopad in Wa shinpton at f1reS -


4 4 toned in Washington at pres
ent, will be inaugurated over
the course at Washington Barracks
early In September. according to
word from the Army War College
Officers Club. under whose auspices
the event will be staged.
1t was at the suggestion of Maj. Gen.
Hanson Ely, commandant. and Col
Walter Sweeney, head OF the Off
GERS club golf committee, that the
tournament was extended to include
the fair golfers of the Navy and
Marine Corps, making it an all-serv-
ice event.
The officers club at the Barracks
boasts the only course on a post
in this vicinity and the courtesy of
this layout will be extended to the
women for the affair with privileges
OF the clubhouse in addition.
Mrs. Charles M. Bundel of WASH
ington Barracks Is chairman of the
tournament committee. Mrs. Evan
Humphrey and Mrs. Lawrence III.
Hedrick will serve with her.
Suitable prizes will be offered the
winner and runner-up as well as
the high medalist in the qualifying
round and probable consolation Win
ners as we'll.
Several trophies will be presented
by the club, others will be obtained
by the committee, small entry fee
being charged to cover the cost Of
these.
Should the affair prove as popular
as is generally expected, it probably
VIII become an annual event at the
War College. Scattered throughout
the city are many golf enthusiasts
stationed here for a more or less
limited length Of time who. the
committee believes, would find such
a gathering a source of much
pleasure.
Notice Of the tournament will be
posted at the War College, in the
State. War and Navy Department and
at the Navy Yard, in an effort to
reach all who might desire to compete.
Detailed information as to the date
OF the event, the filing Of entries and
the rules governing play will be pub
lished later in the week, following
the next meeting of the committee.
Field and water day promises to be
big day for the Girl Scouts at Fort
Foote, the new encampment for local
Scouts on the Potomac.
Next Friday, August 10, every
Scout in camp will be called upon to
do her bit on track and field or in
the water. An interesting program
OF events has been arranged by the
counsellor committee in charge,
which includes Elizabeth Mueller. ath.
letic counsellor; Margaret Jones,
water counsellor; Caroline Hobbs, as.
sistant water counsellor; Janet Rich
ards, Josephine Ross. Lucille Brund-
age, Lucille Weber and Josephine
Stanton.
Water events will include single
oar race, tandem row. one-paddle
canoe race and two-paddle canoe race.
Only those Scouts will be eligible who
have passed life.saving and boat tests.
Field events will provide sports for
ALL Basket ball, dodge and volley ball
games viii be played as well as quoits.
In the track, there will be SO and
IS yard dashes and novelty races, In
addition to the standing broad jump
and basket ball throw for distance.
Dorothy Greene, acting director will
be in charge, assisted by Janet Strife
hoff and Elizabeth Bennett.
Situated high on a bluff. hidden by
magnificent old trees, the Girl Scout
camp. there is discovered an amphi-
tons possible IOT TIE puIppSC "
which it has been adapted.
In a shady glen inland from the
cam p,there is discovered an amphi-
theater of unique beauty, a. relic Of
the old days.
In this spot on September the
Scouts will hold their annual pageant.
depicting the spirit of camp life, ath'
| letic activities and Scout training.
This will be followed by banquet at
which will be presented trophies and
letters to those winning honors In
athletics and scouting during the Sum-
mer months.
Clara Cecarelli won the 1927 quoits
championship Of Arthur playground
yesterday, defeating Gladys Kitchen.
21-19. 21-20 in the final match.
Miss Cecarelli played through four
| rounds without a defeat to claim the
title. In the opening round she
downed Antoinette Acara, ELLA, 21!15,
| In the second she eliminated Rose
Brienza, 2i-17, 21.1S and In the third
she bested Annie Maggie, 21.19, alas.
Her opponent In the final gave the
champion her closest competition. Miss
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