Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10
SCOUTS OBSERVE
!. 18TH ANNIVERSARY
Large Audience Enjoys Pro-
gram in Celebration of Birth
of Movement in U. S.

A speaking and entertainment pro-
gram, sponsored by the District of Co
lumbia Chapter, Boy Scouts of America,
in celebration of the nineteenth ami
versary OF the national order, was pre-
sented last night in Central High School
auditorium before an audience Of al
most 1000 persons.
The Scouts staged interesting DEM
enstrations Of woodcraft and seaman
ship, followed by show Of the games
: and costume comedy skits used by them
to brighten the hours on the trail or in
the camp.
The principal talk was made by Barry
,Mohun, Scout commissioner, who re-
viewed work of the Scout army of $780,
900 as it is constituted today after 19
years Of development in America. Mr..
Moaun pointed out that 100000 yolun-
teers are actively engaged in the organ
ization and leadership of American
Scouts, reinforced by staff of 1900
professional workers.
Principles Are Outlined.
"In addition to this army of active
Scouts and leaders," Mr. Mohun said,
'"there are 100000 young men in
America today who have had the bene-
fit of Scout training during their early
youth"
He cautioned the Scouts to look back
over the road which the organization
has travelled so that they may more
intelligently lay plans for the future.
Scouting was founded on sound prin-
ciples," he said, land appealing as it
did to the Imagination and love OF the
out-of-doors inherent in every boy, it
spread like Wildfire
"Of course, the boat rocked when
tlle movement started. 1t had to find
itself. And scouting today has &C
complished just that. 1t teaches camp
ing, forestry, carpentry, and above all.
self-reliance 1t instilS gallantry and
respect for the rights Of others. And
the great single obiective-the pole
star Of scouting-is character building"
Other talks were made by Linn G.
Drake, Scout executive, who discussed
the benefit of scouting to Washington,
and by w. E. Longfellow of the Amer
lean Red Cross. on the subject OF
scout Trails, Old and New"
The first Scout demonstration. billed
as primitive and pioneer trails" and
directed by D. D. Withers, James S.
Hawley and Stanley Wolfe, was cos
tune number depicting the perils en-
countered by early American Scouts
who followed Indian trails.
The second, "sea Scout trails" was
demonstration of boat drills and
emergency measures to be employed
when boat capsizes. j. Wallace
Talley acted as the pilot and E. P.
Henerson, starboard guide.
The third was a demonstration by
Scouts. under direction of Charles A.
Bell, w. S. Warren and Kenneth Foote,
of the five Scout games most popular
with hiking parties and in trail camps.
The final act, in which several Scouts
costumed as comic strip characters
and various animals participated, was
a re-enactment of the entertainments
put on in Summer camps. Dan Tyrre1
and E. H. Lyles led this number.
A musical program was furnished bv
o detachment of the Marine Band.
Honor Badges Awarded.
Recipients of honor badges presented.
for Heritorious service by George J..
Hamilton were as follows:
Silver eagle palms-Loren Adams.
Fred EidsnesS, Philip Ferris, Trimble
,Sawtelle. 9sa.as~.s@.e
Gold eagle palms-Harrington Boa2e,
Robert Bourke, Elbridge Church. James
i. Davis, Fred Eidsness, John Jones, l.
W. Lawder, D. Reed Middleton, Willard
Refinery, Alden Smell, william j.
Stephenson, Floyd WiIlett, z. T. Woben-
smith.
Bronze eagle palms. william Acker-
man, Carl Alderman, Lowell Bradford,
Kelly Chadwick, Leland Chandler, Sid
ney Collegeman, Arthur Conn, Dean
Cowie, Thomas Davis, Fred Eidsness,
Broadway Frazier. Gaines Cough,
Lawrence Julihn, William Kettler, Roger
Marquis, Haskell Milstone, Russell
Smyth, Alden Smell, George Spann,
Benjamin Stone, Ernest Stout, Francis
Strong.
Eagle badges-Paul Bosch, jr.; Edwin
Brainard, Walter Clark, jr: Northrup
Church, William Claudy, John L. Cope,
John Cotton, Dean B. Cowie. Robert de
Mast. Sam j. Dick, James Duncan,
Carleton Edwards, Edward Gillette,
Julius Goldman, Gaines Cough, John
Hazard. j. j. Hengstler, Sidney Hoff-
man, Charles, B. Hooker, Noble Hunter,
Leslie Hytonen, Carl Jetton, Robert
Leech, Raymond Lewis, Boynton p.
Livingston, Roland G. Morrisette, Alva
q. Nye, Donald Parmenter, George Ry-
bsynski. Oscar Sherman, Sidney Shes.
teck. Russell Smyth, George Spann,
Sylvan A. Steiner. Francis Strong, Sam
Walker. Gilbert Wild, Robert Wilson, r.
Hamilton Wright.
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