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Impending Changes Stirs the Friends of Police Officials to Action. ONE PRESENT VACANCY AND TWO IN PROSPECT Activity of Eligibles Due to Death of Capt. Hollinberger and Pos sible Retirements. Member- .,f the police font u no are expecting promotioi to the vacancy ? aused b> the death of Capt. Hollin berger and the places of Capt?. John < . Dalej' and Michael Byrne?, who are said to be slated for retirement, are j apparently somewhat impatient over rhe delay on the part of the Commis sioners and Maj. Sylvester in announc J"qr the change?. It was thought that the vacancy in the first police precinct would be filled ^oon after the funeral of Capt. Hollin berger, but it was reported yesterday That the Commissioners probably will oelay announcement of the several promotions for a week or two. Much Influence is being: brought to ->?ear by the numerous candidates for advancement. and when the promotions wre announced it is evident many per sons will be sorely disappointed. "Hardly a day passes, it is stated, that 'he Commissioners and Maj. Sylvester tire not importuned by personal friends ' or by persons in official life ir behalf of candidates. Indorsements Easily Obtained. It is an easy matter to get letters i-f indorsement from members of Con p h ress." remarked one of the interested ones to a Star reporter, "but very few ? f the hundreds of recommendations obtained by the candidates should I carry any weight with the Commission | ers. Anybody can get such letters," he | folded. "To get them requires little ? ffort, and the average writer of them I gives them merely as a matter of ac ommodation. or to please some con j stituent or admirer. If the promotions ! are mad- ;?s a reward of merit, nothing j ??ontained in such letters can serve to acquaint Mai. Sylvester with the merits of the particular candidates, and indis ? criminate indorsements can only serve as an annoyance to those wio are ? harged with the duty of selecting ef ficient men for promotion." Maj. Sylvester has gone over the rec ords of the lieutenants, and, it is stated, lie is prepared to submit his slate to the Commissioners. It is feared by some of the more efficient men in the service that political pressure brought to bear will be so strong that efficiency may not be rewarded when the advance ments; are made. Alembers of the police force who par ticipated in a discussion of the candi dates suggested that one lieutenant who ;< said t" have strong political backing at the White House expects to land; one of the positions. Some of the Eligibles. It is believed in police circles that if Maj. Sylvester makes the selections Lieut. Flat her will be given a prorno ? He has been on the force many > ars. and has filled positions in all brunches of the service, and. it is c ed. his record shows his connection ' fa. a large number of important cases, i- fut. Anthony Shilling of the seventh p -cinct is the senior lieutenant, but 1 ?? lias been jumped several times when 7 r motions were made, it is stated, and' nanif may not be considered this Time. Lieut. Hartley, night chief of detectives, w nose years of experience at police head quarters and in the first precinct thor oughly acquainted him with all phases of police duty, is mentioned by his fellow officers as one who will get a promotion if the merit system is applied. In the first precinct the candidacy of .Lieut. Harrison Is being boosted, while in the sixth precinct Ueut. Duvall is mentioned in the class with Lieut. Harri son, both tilling positions in important precincts covering the business section. Lieut. Hodges in the second and Lieut. Keefe in the third precinct also are men tioned- The former was a member of th" first precinct command for a num , ber of years, while the latter did dutv in the third precinct at a time when a policeman received many hard knocks in the performance of his duties. A candidate who formerly did duty in the business section is Lieut. Sprinkle of the fifth precinct. He served under Capt. Hollinberger for a number of years, and his friends have asked the Commissioners to promote him. One of the Older Members. Lieut. D. J. Dunigan of the eighth pre cinct is looked upon by his friends as being a formidable candidate for pro motion. He is ?ine of the older members of the force and. it is stated, has had wide experience in police matters. Acting Lieut. Bremerman of the ninth nrecinct has served as captain of that precinct during the continued illness of '"apt. Daley, and it is more than probable that he will receive a promotion, al though he may not be given a captaincy. Lieut. Judge of the tenth precinct and Lieut. Plemmons of the eleventh precinct complete the list of officers of that rank, and their friends are expecting something for them. ; 'apt. Daley, it is stated, is op?pos*d to being retired at this time His condi tion is somewhat l etter, his friends sav. and it is claimed that he some dav will be able to return to duty. Capt. Byrnes, who is being treated for a cancer of 1 the upper lip. is also reported as being; slightly improved. Both May Be Retired. ? Police officials think that n. its,,-k men will be able to return to active duty and that, both will be retired, and upon their retirements hang two of the pro motions for which so many persons are rambling. * While the lieutenants and their friends are. engaged in an effort to land the robahU vacancies, ti.e sergeants and their supporters are not standing idiv by, waiting for something to come their "way! i here arc sergeants in every precinct. ? is stated, who are anxious to go higher and who are urging fri? :ids to intercede or them TWO POOLROOMS RAIDED. Police Make Arrests at Gayety So cial and Vigilant Clubs. Lieut Harrison. Sergeants "Catts and' Ijohman and Detectives Howes and Simp-I sun of the first precinct last night! raided the Gayety Social Club, in the ? iayety Theater building, and arrested Dfcnnis M. Purnphruy, manager, who v. as charged with keeping an unlicensed poolroom. Fifteen players wei-v using the six tables n the room, the police state, and two trips were nec<>sary to get them all to the, polio* station. The players were questioned and summoned to appear in '?oli c Court tomorrow as witnesses, while Pumphrev was required to deposit col lateral for his appearance Later the officers went to the room of tne Vigilant Athletic Club. 41ti Km, prrret northwest, where thirteen m. n ? were playing. Frank Zerega and Lee Tlammeraley were charged with doing USUI ess witl: out a license. Tiny vw ? x ? lea sea to appear in court and the flayeia were summoned an ttitaessea. Marshal, Clark and McAdoo on Program for Opening of Congress April 20. ELECTION TO TAKE PLACE THURSDAY, THE 23U Former Ambassador White and Mayor Preston of Baltimore to Deliver Addresses. ' 1 ' ' ' Marshall i.s to voice lit# j uiimiiiistration a u>lcome to the deie I AT.ti? s to the annual congress of the l'nusrhters of the American Revolution, vh., " meets here for a week s sessions. ?esrintiinK .Arrll '_?(). Speaker Clark. Sec- ' retary McA.Joo ami Kdmund Westmore, j president general of the Sons of the I American Revolution, will also he speak ! ''rCir?n twmiPOniD? dav of the congress. .Mrs. u iliiam Cummin^ Story, oresi < f-nt preneral of the D. A. R? announced ^ a.1',,that I'resident Wilson had if'.t ? letter of regret in reply to the , ''?,;,on deliver the opening address, pleading official duties. President and Mrs. Wilson will receive tile delegates at the White House on the I second day of the session at 2 o'clock. Badges will lie required for admission. Memorial Service to Be Held. A feature of the Tuesday program will be a memorial service for Mrs Charles Warren Fairbanks and Mrs. Adlai Ste\ enson. former presidents general, who died during the year. The president general will receive all ot the congress, resident and visiting l'aughters and t! eir friends, and mem bers of all patriotic societies and their friends at Memorial Continental Hall Monday evening. April an. from to J1 o'clock. Charles P. Walcott. secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, will receive the members of the congress and resi dent and visiting Daughters and their friends at the New National Museum next Saturday rvening from 0 to 11 o clock. The organization of the congress will take place the morning of April 20, the opening srssi >n being set for 2:no p.m. Mrs. Story will then deliver her annua1 address. Continental Hall Day. Wednesday. April 22. will oe Conti nental Hall day, and contributions and reports on the progress of the Daugh ters" memorial budding, Continental Hall, will occupy the morning session. In the afternoon the delegates will take up the question of the revision of the constitution, and the nominations will be made of the ten vice presidents gen era! ami editor of the magazine who are to be eleeted. Time will also be found for trie presentation to the hall of a beautiful portrait of Mary Desha, one of i:ie founders, which has been painted through funds raised by admirers, and will be presented by Mrs J. D. Crois sant. regent of the Katherine Montgom ery Chapter of the District of Columbia. ihursday will be election day and will he given over to the casting of ballots by the delegates and the hearing of stat** reports. Two Special Addresses. Friday two special addresses will be made before the congress by Henry White, former ambassador to France, and Mayor James H. Preston of Balti more Tiie latter will speak on the coming flag celebration in that city. Saturday, the last day of the congress, will be given up to unfinished business. At the memorial services Tuesday evening, April 21. and at the Friday evening session. April 24, seats will be reserved until 7:30 for the members of the congress, after which time the gen eral public will be admitted to the va cant ones. At the close of the evening session Thursday. April 2T., there will be. a ban quet at the New Willard Hotel, to which a cordial invitation is extended to all members of the society and their guests. 50,000lslls REPAIRED AND TESTED Readjusting and Regulating Carried j On Under Supervision of District Official. The task of taking out. testing, read justing, regulating and replacing more than .V>,0uo gas met'-rs has just been completed by the Washington Cas Light Company, and officials of the company .state that the meters in use in its ter ritory are now in better shape, perhaps, than those of any gas company of like size in the United States. It also is stated by officials of the company that the testing and regulating work just completed probably was the biggest job of its kind ever undertaken by a gas company in trie east. 'Every meter which had been in use for three years or longer, ' said Howard S Keesid- . president of the company, "was taken out, brought to tiie com pany's shops and there thoroughly over hauled and put into perfect shape. As the testing arid regulating of each meter was completed the work was checked i and approved by the District inspector I of meters, and his official seal was i placed on the meter, vvhi' h was then j replaced. Inspected by District Official. "The work wp.s done by our own e.\- j perts, assisted by an expert in meter testing ?s.nd regulating from Philadelphia. Then the work, its stated, was gone ov.-r by the District official in charge of gas meter inspection work before the official ' seal was placed on the meter. As the i result every meter now in use by the i Washington 'las Light Company is as j nearly absolutely correct as ii is pos- i sible for a gas meter to be. ' President Reeside said that in the I course of the work many meters were! found that had not been inspected >-r ' tested since their installation, which in ' a number of instances was twenty years or more ago. Many of these old meters were replaced with new ones, while! others, found to be in good condition, were regulated and again put in com mission. Some of the old meters, according to officials of the company, were found to be so badly w<>rn t hat gas passed through them practicaliy without being measured. Irt some instances it was I found that a consumer had* been pay- I ing gas bills so small as t? > be in- j significant, while actually using many' times the amount of gas that was ! measured. Such consumers, i: was1 stated, regarded the installation ?.f new j meters as somewhat of a hardship, a.s their gas bills took a marked upward ' leap when the new meters were sub- ' stituted for those whi<*h measured onlvi a small part of the gas actually used I Heavy Snowstorm in Texas. DALLAS. Texas, April 11.?A heavy snowstorm began tody in the Texas panhandle, the second within the week. Reports from west Texas indicated that a cold wave of "considerable intensity was sweeping eastward over tiie south THE DAILY STORY. The Parade. Jeremiah Markham, sitting- on the stoop in the May sunshine, listened in speech less woe as his daughter Maria firmly informed him that the parade Memorial day would have to get along without one | Jeremiah Markham proudly acting as flag: bearer for his post. "You were almost done up last year, pa, and I said then to myself. 'Never 1 again for pa!" If it was only a parade i 'long Main street.'' she explained, "I j l wouldn't put the tiniest straw in the way j ! of your marchin'; but, my soul! When I | think of you trudging along the highway ! from the village clear out to the ceme ! tery. in all the dust, and it's sure to be i whim: as blazes, why?I can't stand to ? think of ii. pa?at your age!" ? .bremiah winced. "Sufferin* Moses! ' ! h? muttered. "It" L ain't sick of hearin' j Mat ia spits about ag? ! 1 don't feel old. j !>ar:LT it. i ain't old! Sixty-four ain't! ; much. i reckon. Ezra Pierson was sixty- i I tiv.- when he up and married John ? i Urown's widow, and?gjosh! " | Jeremiah's glance strayed over Maria's i husband's fields to where, against the ! horizon, nestled an old farmhouse. "1 ; reckon that's what T should have done j I ten years ago. when ma died?after a re- I ; spectable waitin* spell." he murmured. I "I'd be workin' round over there now. I ! | reckon the second Mrs. Markham wouldn't hand out the age dope like i Maria ("she'd be gettin' there herself), j i nor be plumb silly about my 'overdoin', ; ! when I pottered round as I pleased. It's j too late now, of course. Nary a woman ! I know would take me and there's nary j a one I'd want. I reckon." His contemplation over, satisfied that ; an overzealous daughter was not watch- j in^ from a window. Jeremiah picked up j trowel, rake and hoe, and started for the ; cemetery up the road. As he walked i along he thought dolefully of the parade. He supposed if h'd give up the flag j she'd let him march. Well, for almost J forty years he'd carried that flag In Painesville?he reckoned he'd a heap rather stay home than give it up. He was tired trying to make Maria see that he felt real spry and he had given over attempting to work on the farm. Of course, he realized she fully believed her attitude was kindly, was for the best; but?"Dang the best!" he walled as he approached the cemetery and vividly pic tured the ceremonies which would take place there in less than three weeks. When he drew near the Markham lot, which adjoined that of his old war com panion, Stephen Dubbs. he found Ste phen's widow seated on the iron settee between the two lots. ? Hodwy, Mandy?" Jeremiah called. "Tolerable. Jeremiah," came back at him. They had been Mandy and Jeremiah to each other since district school days and neighbors always. There had been a time when Jeremiah had thought Mandy Gibson the sweetest little thing round Painesville. He often walked over to her sbn-in-law's farm, where she lived. There was something so restful about Mandy and comforting. She knew how he chafed under Maria and her sympathy was ever ready. He always felt glad when he thought of Mandv, that her Sally had none of Maria s foolish notions. He was pretty certain Mandy pottered about as she saw fit. He had been sitting beside her some moments, discussing the blooming qual ities of marigolds and phlox, when sud denly he exclaimed: "Mandy, do I"?he squirmed uneasily?"do I?honest, Mandy, do I look awful old?" Mandy Dubbs switched round on him wide-open blue eyes which weren't the least bit faded. "Jeremiah Markham." she cried, "forevermore! What's into you? You look awful old! Why, good ness me, when you came up the walk just now I couldn't help thinkin' what a real sprv-lookin' man you are. Old?for evermore! Mandy paused in breathless indignation. In her excitement a faint, sweet flush crept into the cheeks that were wonderfully unwrinkled. Jeremiah as he looked at her forgot the exultant thrill which her words had sent through him. Holy smoke! Mandy w;as a likely lookin' woman! ITe had never noticed before that in spite of age creeping on she had retained the com plexion he had likened once to the sweet tea rose that bloomed on his father's "YOr W ERE. AT.MOST DONE UP DA ST YEAR, PA." (now his) farm garden. lie was brought back to present things, to Maria and the parade, to the flag of tlie post, by her question: "For land's sake, Jere miah, what makes you think you look old?" "Maria," he snorted. "She says. Mandy"--Jeremiah choked?"I gotta stay out of the parade because at my age " Mandy's eyes were shocked. "Jere miah Markham. when you do look so grand carry in' the flag!" Jeremiah'.s chest swelled like a pouter pigeon's. Every line in his rugged face suddenly spelled complacency. "You're a right royal friend. Mandy." he said, "but Maria don't care." Gloom again made him a victim. "Mandy, why will young folk, when a fellow's got some ways bey ond the sixty mark, think he's ready to be laid on the shelf and take every doggone job that he loves away from him, and " The blue eyes looking up at him sud den':,- grew piteous. "Oh, Jeremiah, don't I iust know how you feel? Don't i sometimes fairly ache to make my old batches of bread and my little pats of butter, and?this spring weather?for evermore! Wouldn't I like to souse my nice soft soap round?cleanin'? It's bought soap nowadays. I wish " "Mandy," Jeremiah cut in?he had listened with mouth agape?"ain't your Sally good to you?" "Good!"?indignantly?"land save us, she's too good, like your Maria!" "Sufferin' Moses! I didn't know you had to put up with the too good racket. Well, poor little Mandy!" He added soft |y; "I guess we both miss our own homes, mabbe." They drifted into a yesterday of many J ears ago. Their eyes brightened. Many a laugh floated away on the May air. i aughters who were "too good" were iorgotten. When they parted at the cemetery gate Jeremiah reminded that J?er? ,w^s lots of "fixin' up" to do on the lots before Memorial day and Mandy allowed it might be well to tend to it? I yes, p r'haps tomorrow. The pretty j color was back in her cheeks as she went I up the road, and as Jeremiah went down i nis head went up jauntily and he step I pea as though the fifes and drums ol" | the post played 'Dixie. I dinner, when Maria informed him tnat his face was as red as a beet, and then came out with the tiresome re | minder. "At your age. pa, you know jVery well you shouldn't have pottered i anout so long at the cemetery," lie was |qVr . "r?rumed and unmindful, for right [ arter dinner, under the very nose of I vJaria, he started across the fields for I his own farm beyond. | It had been untenanted a year. The [ young grass and weeds were pushing | up through the walk leading to the front <oor. Jeremiah paused bv a rose bush, J and after a silent survey, brought a rake I and hoe from a shed in the rear. When the bush bad been cleared of dead leaves ! and rubbish, he murmured: "Now the buds that are comin' will have a show. I I reckon when the roses bloom I'll bring Mandy up to see them." His eyes turned to the walk. ?'That'll soon * be chock full of weeds. lr won't look a ma^ welcomin !" H< tackled the weeds forthwith. And when he had finished i he went inside. The mustiness choked THE POST SWUNG INTO MAIN STREET. him. He pulled up shades and pushed up windows, letting in the warm spring air. Then he wandered through the old fashioned rooms which seemed so lonely. He examined furniture and thought, "Perkins' folks didn't abuse it much. I'll just come over some day and shove it out in the yard for an airin'. Mandy might want to come in the house for old times' sake. SufTerin' Moses! I wish I could let her souse her 'nice, soft soap' round in here as much as she'd mind to. poor little Mandy!" Because, he told himself, it was fine and old-timy to work about to suit himself before he started for home, he I raked the yard from house to barn, I dragged discarded implements to where they wouldn't be so unsightly and sagging vines he trained against veranda posts. He worked until the sun told him it was almost supper time. When he reached Maria's he was flushed, warm, but radiant. He slipped away every day there after. He seemed not to mind in the least Maria's gloomy prediction that he was fixin' himself for a sick spell He was off for the village Memorial day long before Maria had the children ready. From the gate he called back in answer to her. "Mind. now. Pa Mark you ain#t S?ln' to tot? that flag!" ?*r ? you at Slater's drug store Maria. ' Maria and the children and their rather had seats drawn up to the curb in front of Slater's long before the *OIj Parade. Jeremiah was not in sight. From the barracks came the sound of the fife and drum?the post was getting in line. Maria wailed: I ve Just a notion to go up there and grab him?its so warm!" j Before the notion matured into defi nite action, under Maria's astonished eyes around the corner of the drug store came Jeremiah, with a little woman in pray silk that matched the pretty gray hair and so beautifully set off the pretty blue eyes, "ily soul'" Marie. began, "where " A bugle call?"Assemble:"?sounded im?remiah "papered hurriedly ??vrt^?mran in KTar Then to ,vi you to shake j the second Mrs. Markham' !"ad' Maria, and be mighty good to her until I get back Ibout us/- Parade- She'u And the second Mrs. Markham. timld h?r?p 0?insr' Unt" Maria's hand found hers and squeezed it. was "telling" Then the w?,St sw,me lnt0 Main ntreft. Then the blue eyes went proudly to its flag bearer, and it was her turn to squeeze Maria's hand radiantly whfspered.16 ^ the~grandest!" she he'Jfoyok^oing!"nSWered Maria" .v.And Jeremiah, as though he heard threw his head up triumphantly, jubila 5. eve?L step whi<"h kept time to Marching Through Georgia " (THE END.) ' GREAT BRITAIN AND U. S. NEVER AGAIN TO FIGHT View Expressed by Party of Cana dians on Brief Sojourn in This City. ?reat Britain and ihe' l.'nited States will never again meet in armed conflict is the emphatic opinion express ed by Col. Sam Hughes, minister of militia and defense of Canada, and seven of his officers, who have been guests of the War Department, have visited the historic battle scenes in Maryland and Virginia, and have generally Inspected the National Capital. Returning last night to Washington after a four-day trip through Maryland and Virginia, they were enthusiastic over the courtesies that had been shown them by the officers of the War Department in planning their trip and the hospitality that had been shown them in all the places they visited. ? We got stuck In the mud a few times, like old Stonewall Jackson did," said Col! Hughes last night, "but we pulled out all right. We are taking quite a lot of your good Virginia inud back to Canada with us." The party Is to leave Wash ington this morning. Besides Col. Hughes, those in the party are the attorney general. Col. Williams, Col. Winter, Col. Borden, brother of the prime minister: Col. Cohoe, Col. Gordon Hall and Capt. Bassett. Visiting New York Scouts. NORRIS GADDESS. EAGLE SCOl'T j TROOP NO. 30. Xorris Gaddess. Tvagle Scout of Troop ' 39. left for New York Friday to spend I Piaster week as the guest of Scout Com- j missioner J. Van Ruren Mitchell of Mor- . ristown, X. J. Scout Commissioner Mitchell met Norris for the lirst time | during the annual meeting of the na tional council in Washington in Feb ruary, and was present at the White Ifouse when Norris had his eagle badge pinned on bv Mrs. Wilson, the wife of the President. Because of the youth of Norris, who is not yet fourteen years of age, and the record he has made in the year he has been a Boy Scout, Mr. Mitchell conceiv ed the idea of having Norris visit his scouts at the first opportunity to talk to them on the subject of how to win merit badges. Norris will also explain the merit badge faculty of Washington and tell of the object of the Instructors' corps of Boy Scouts recently organized here, of j which he is president. In addition to visiting the New York scouts, plans also have* been made for ! Xorris to visit the Staten Island and i | Morristown. X. J., souts. Several weeks ago Xorris Gaddess j | visited Philadelphia as the guest of the; [scout commissioner of that city and was ! present when the Philadelphia Boy Scouts held their annual assemble. Scoutmasters M. P. Junkin and H. B. Wellman plan to take the launch Boy Scout around to the camp on the Ches apeake bay some time during the coming week. The launch will tow a scow twenty b> forty feet in size, which has i been purchased for use as a bathing ! float. They plan jo leave Washington i early Wednesday morning and hope to \ j arrive at the camp by Saturday evening. > The Boy Scout has been in a shed at j the navy yard during the winter months. | The craft has been thoroughly overhaul- j ed and now is in first-class condition. A ; new propeller has been installed The following merit badges have been I Issued during th? past week: Robert (1. ; Gard, craftsmanship; Ralph W. I-.ec. Jr., : craftsmanship; I^eslie Sheriff, craftsman- i ship; C. X. Filkins. horsemanship; Hum- | mel Pish burn, firemanship; Robert Gates, 1 firemanship: Lawrence Prentice, forestry, ! leather working; .Samuel Rosenberg, first j aid; Charles Shoemaker, swimming; Le- j roy Dletz. first aid; Stewart <""oat.es. ' leather working: Francis W. Watson, ! leather working; Charles S. Thurtell, sur veying; Aaron S. Rippey, plumbing; Rob ert F. Ensslin. firemanship, masonry Edwin G. Speakman. plumbing. A meeting of the instructors' corps was held last Saturday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the old Washington Golf Club grounds. Rosslyn. V'a. Instruction was given to the boys in tree judging and estimating standing timber by a mem I her of the forest service. Scout Cleon Throckmorton of Troop 47 started on a 200-mile hike Friday morn ing through Virginia and will be gone for about ten days. He was accom panied by two other scouts. Final plans for the White mountain trip will be laid before the scoutmasters at their next meeting, and the boys who are to make up the party will be selected between May 1 and 10. A scoutmaster's certificate has been issued to Archie W. Davis, who will com mand Troop No. of McKendree M. E. Church. The assistant scoutmaster is Charles H. Bowers. Communications have been received from troop scribes as follows Troop No. 51. "At our meeting of. April 3 we had an illustrated lecture on the soils of J the United States. The lecture was j given by Dr. Cameron, chief chemist j of the Agricultural Department, at the j home of Ralph W. I^ee. "After the business meeting, which j followed the lecture, refreshments were , served." Troop No. 21. We held our regular patrol "leaders' j meeting Thursday night and decided to j have a series of talks on the various subjects pertaining to merit badge ex i aminations. Prof. R. T. Galloway, as sistant secretary of agriculture, is ar j ranging the program for us. "The first ta'k will be given next Fri day night at our hall. The subject will be 'Conservation.* a cordial invitation I is extended to .<11 scouts to attend ! these talks. j "At our meeting Saturda.s night o :r I scoutmaster presented each member of the troop with a. troop number. to be worn on the left sleeve. n<>ar the shoulder. The background is red. with *21' in white, lie explains! t.iat they were a. gift to us from Scout ! Tn.^,eI 1 ? ^ Fiikins of Troop No. 4 : I 'Scouts Lloyd Harrison and Robert i ruil passed marksmanship merit i?ndg?* test this week Robert frail passed ; handicraft and 'iremansliip. ilonur j Greenfield passed leather wording. ; "Mr. Mellen. in charge of tiie ,.H Wild i wood property, has offered the nse of i;. | including the old pavilion and the small j rustic houses, to our scoutmaster for the benefit of all the Roy Scouts of the Dis trict to use for camp purposes at unv j time. Scouts who were on our mass I hikes remember what a beautiful place | it is for camping. There is a good base j ball ground there and plenty of wood for fire. Any troop applying to Mr. Harries, i our scoutmaster, can arrange for week end camps or longer. "Our scoutmaster has decided to or ganize a troop committee, consisting of Dr. R. T. Galloway, assistant secretary of agriculture; Mr. Williams, the mayor of Takoma Park. Md., and the Rev. Wil liam F. Smith, rector of the Takoma P. E. Church. Rugle and drum corps re hearsals will be held Thursday night i after patrol leaders' meeting-" | Girl Scouts. The April meeting of the scout <-aplains of the Girl Scouts is to be held Friday morning at 11 o'clock in the parish hall of Epiphany Church. At these meetings the plans of the various troops are dis cussed and suggestions given in th<? dif ferent phases of the work. Three new troops were added to the Girl Scout ranks the past week. Two of these were organized as a result of the talk given by the national secretary at the Cook School two weeks ago. and the third troop was formed at Congress Heights, under the leadership of Mrs. Edward E. Richardson. Six weeks aero the national secretary visited Congress Heights and talked to about fifteen girls at the home of Miss Lulu Beyer. The girls were unable to secure a captain for their troop, and are very much grati fied that Mrs. Richardson has consented to take charge. The members of the Congress Heights troop are Misses Ger trude Tidwell. Grayce Xfwcomh, Ullian Se by. Ruth King:. Da-sv Talbert, Helen Selby. Barbara Hind and Klizabeth Hinc The Daisy patrols, formed of girls in the Cook School. are und^r the leade: - ship of Mrs. M. B. Foster, scout captain and meet at the Gotham apartmer.t house, the residence of their captain. The following are the officers and members of this troop Patrol N'o. 1?Patrol iead or. Miss Martha Kid rid pre: corporal. Mis? Marearet Foster: Miss M'.llicent Bailee. Ida B**ail. Gertrude Craven. I-ouisc Whe. chel. Holen AYoolfoik. Patrol No *J- P.i trot lead*4'. Miss Katheriue l>\cr: poral. M ss Marie Puffy. Misses K'.tZa. beth F*. chteler. Adeline Thornton. Vu sir.ia l.ewis. Mm!'.ha I*yer. Madeline Sti. tnan. IClsie Jordan. i.?n Monday morr. ins a* o'cl<*ck this troop will be visit** 1 m Mrs. < ;?!? s Si ott Baiter, the loo president, who wall give them a talk .tlie work of t':,? Girl Seouts. The second gronp from th- ?'-o [School pupils will be -d l?> Miss Kt'.:e j Shee- and will meet it her home. lsC?" |<*alvert street. The tw>?p will organize jtlus week with the following memVrs Misses Klizai'dh Mors*. Katherine Kug ; l?*r. Florei<?>- K;;gler. tlertrude Gibson 'l.ouisc Mi'tJal;. Man*- ? ook. Jennie Bod. ! Flsie Sh*-< ' 1 Th.- Whit.- Rose ami Ihe Red Bos* : Troops en.io\* d a i>: Mondav after [noon it: th* woods n**.i N'oel House, un the lead.-isliip ? tin* captain of th. j K< d Bos** Tr.'op. M -s Sopln' Johnstoi l"h*- srouts b iilt a :lr< and made coco* iand enjoyed a \ ery Iiappv afternoon ' Members of th*' Bed Hose Troop presen ! were Misses Mazie Conner. Soph j Paunch. Katharine Hale. Sarah Stalle} jl.ouisc Woltz In the White Bose TroO! iuere Misses Mthel Brown. Kmmi Moore | Ruth Woltz. Mary Woltz. Grace W dt. and Margar*-t Burkley-. ( Kast Saturday afternoon the Forget ! Mc-Xot Troop of Kenilworth spent th* j afternoon In the service of the Kenil i worth Church. They met at the church jand repaired all the hymn books, pastinp j in the leaves and me tdins the cover* Miss Beulah Jenkins recently Joined This troop. Miss Martha Robertson ha been elected secretary and Miss Gladys Prentice corporal. j AVednesdav afternoon the Sunf.ower I Troop entertained at its meeting O? i ville Walsh, patrol leader. Troop Xo. 31* Boy Scouts, who save it a lesson i the continental Morse code of signaling .Mrs. J. AA'eedon was present a.s ;? j suest of the troop. The scouts of this jtroop appeare*! for the hrst time in the' uniforms. Plans are being made for * hike and for a picnic Wedn.sdav. Apr ir?. The Pansy Troop, ?'apitol Heights. Md.. is planning t?? buy a large flag to be kept at its captain's !iome. an. to be raised on the day of the meet ings. At the last meeting the scout* w?re given a physical culture exercise. They have enjoyed several outings t ? the woods, where they built their camp fire and cooked some plain. sinpV dishes. The last meeting of the Pansy patrols of Petworth was held at the residence j of Miss Melba Jones, patrol leader. N< 11. At this meeting the following new members were admitted: Misses Kath leett Culverwell. Alice Carr. Mar Mitchell. Dorothy I<each and Madge Carr. Miss T.each was made a member of Patrol Xo. 2. and the other girls enrolled in Patrol Xo. 1. The scouts : were called to attention for inspection and later time was spent in drilling with the semaphore code. Refreshments w ere served. &acksea$rosri?' v/ SKeSigStoce 915 to925 Sevewfh.Street It Pays to Buy Quality Furniture Especially When You Can Buy It at Jackson Bros, for no More Than You Pay Elsewhere for Inferior Grades On account of our immense volume of business we are still able to maintain?as we have always maintained?t.lie lowest prices in Washington for the highest quality furniture. 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