Evening star., 1942-02-09

Boy Scouts Honored
In Special Services
Al D. {. Churches
CothoIie Troop Leaders
Get Medals; Protestant
Groups Hold Programs

Spiritual celebrations OF Boy
Scout Week, in observance Of the
SOD anniversary of American scout
ing, were held in Protestant and
Catholic churches here and in near
by areas yesterday as national boy
Scout Sunday" was commemorated.
The Catholic observance was at
st. Joseph's Church, Second and G
streets NE, where more than 500
scouts, relatives and friends gathered
to hear the Rev. Edward A. Dun,
retired chief Of naval chaplains, call
for all-out effort to defeat the Axis.
Flag waving and sentimentality
must be put aside in favor of in
creased production If ultimate VIC
tory is to be achieved, he said.
Before the service there was q
parade of Boy Scouts, local veterans
organizations, Catholic War Vet
erans, ladies' auxiliaries and the
Holy Comforter Boys Band.
Medals Are Presented.
with God as our leader, justice
as our guiding virtue, charity as the
shining quality of our conduct, we
cannot fail. The sacrifices we are
called on to make will render us q
stronger and better Nation" Father
Dun declared. II all Christians
stand behind the banner Of Christ,
he said, all the powers Of the dicta-
tors combined would melt into utter
mist"
The Archbishop Curley medals for
distinguished Scout service were
presented Capt. j. Walter McDon-
aid, Medical Corps, U. S. A., re-
tired, scoutmaster Of Troop 80 at
Sacred Heart Church, and George H.
Palmer. scoutmaster Of Troop 95 at
Blessed Sacrament Church. Pres
entations were made by the Rev.
Aloysius e. Fuller, s. j., pastor OF
ST. Aloysius Church. The Rev. Rom
aid j. Fannon, archdiocesan chap
plain of Catholic Scouts, was in
charge Of arrangements, assisted by
the Right Rev. Msgr. Edward P. Nc
Adams, pastor Of st. Joseph's.
One Of the Protestant church cele-
brations was held last night In the
Ninth Street Christian Church,
Ninth and D streets NE, where
more than 40 members Of Theodore
Roosevelt Troop 10, one Of the Ma
tion's oldest groups. gathered to
recite the Scout oath and law.
Wayne Roberts, son of the Rev.
Carroll C. Roberts. pastor Of the
church. read the Ten Command
ments. The minister, an Eagle
Scout and former scoutmaster,
spoke on the Law of Returns"
Rev. Roberts Gives Sermon.
He said the boys should apply
themselves physically to serve God
and their country; apply themselves
in knowledge through hard work and
asserted the Law Of Returns" is
also true in the moral realm.
Founded in 1911, there have been
but six scoutmasters for the troop,
and since 1929 Leonard L. Sherfey
has been serving in this capacity.
Robert Middleton, troop chairman,
led the group in prayer.
Justice Bolitha J. Laws Of District
Court told scouts of the Rising Sun
Division that I'm these days of stress,
good citizenship is absolutely essen
tial," and stressed the importance
of individual responsibility. The
meeting was held in the Garden
Memorial Presbyterian Church. 1718
Minnesota avenue Sc. The gather
ing was attended by Division Com
missioner George Skinner and the
assistant commissioner, the Rev.
Philip Goertz, pastor of the church.
The Rev. DR.. Edward o. Clark,
pastor Of Chevy Chase Baptist
Church. gave a three-point outline
for Troop 81 on what he believed
President Lincoln would stand for
were he here today. He would call
upon us today to stand firm for the
right, for freedom, and against every
tyranny both abroad and at home"
DR.. Clark added he thought Lincoln
would uphold tolerance and under
standing of others and maintain his
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