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Show MANY ATTEND COURTOF HONOR A large audience attended the first annual meeting of the St. George Court of Honor in the Tabernacle Sunday night. About forty boys received re-ceived recognition for their advancement advance-ment during the past year. The boys were divided into six groups according to rank, and letters of commendation were presented to each group by citizens citi-zens of St. George. The following men made the presentations: Second Class, Vernon Worthen, Principal of the Woodward school; First Class, County Attorney LeRoy Cox; Merit Badges, Troop Committeeman Mathew Bentley; Star, Bishop W. W. McArth-ur; McArth-ur; Life, Arthur Miles, representing the Chamber of Commerce; Eagle, Supt. W. O. Bentley. The Santa Clara troop, newly registered, was received re-ceived into the district by Chairman A. A. Paxman; and District Committ-teeman Committ-teeman Victor Sullivan presented the boys their tenderfoot badges. Preceeding the presentation of awards, a splendid program was rendered. ren-dered. The congregation, accompanied accompan-ied by the Dixie College band, sang America. Eagle Scout Carlyle Thompson Thomp-son offered the invocation. The band, under the leadership of Earl J. Bleak, played two patriotic numbers. President Presi-dent Jos. K. Nicholes gave a short address ad-dress on, "Scouting and the Church." Flag exercises were conducted by Troop 402, with the assistance of the band and with Earl J. Bleak as bugler. Mayor H. T. Atkin discussed the topic, "Scouting and the Community." Each troop sang its troop song, and all scouts present sang, "By the Golden Sun." Eagle Scout Bliss Jarvis talked on, "Scouting and Leadership." The program of awards was preceded preced-ed by a fitting pageant. At a signal the house was darkened, and a voice was heard to repeat the first scout law. A candle was lighted and revealed the forms of thirteen boys in uniform. Twelve of these repeated the twelve scout laws, each lighting a candle after af-ter the repetition. The thirteenth boy lighted three candles representing the points of the scout promise. The pageant depicted the lighting up of the boys' lives through observance of the scout oath and laws. Clairman A. A. Paxman presided at the meeting, and J. Wm. Harrison conducted the Court of Honor. These men, together with B. Glen Smith and Victor Sullivan, also of the central committee, planned the program. At the monthly examination meeting meet-ing of the Court of Honor, held last Wednesday, recommendations for awards were made as follows. Troop 1, Carl L. Moss, scoutmaster Allan Jarvis, Star award and merit badge in leatherwork; Clark Gubler, Carl Wilkinson Wil-kinson and James Alsop, second class; Eldon Adams, merit badges in leather-work, leather-work, leathercraft, pathfinding and dairying; W. Tell Gubler, merit badge in pathfinding. Troop 2, George T. Thompson, scoutmaster Rulon Cottam, Cot-tam, merit badges in public health and first aid; Heber Thompson, merit badge in cycling; Walter Brooks, merit badges in cycling and scholarship; Henry Nicholes, merit badge in carpentry. car-pentry. Troop 3, B. Glen Smith, scoutmaster Culbert Leany, First Class award; Wm. Dixon, merit badges in scholarship and leathercraft and Star award; Loren Stratton, Grant Whitehead and Bernard Cannon, merit badges in pathfinding; Lowell Adams, merit badges in personal health, leatherwork leath-erwork and pathfinding. "The Knights of the Square Table," ( a scout feature picture, was presented at the Electric Theater Wednesday afternoon and night. ,. Part of the proceeds pro-ceeds were turned over the local scout troops to aid them in their camping program. The three troops of St. George are meeting tonight in the gymnastium in an inter-troop rally. Scouting games and contests are being featured. This is an active week for scouting in St. George. Just eighteen years ago Scouting was established in the United States. Troops all over the country are observing Anniversary' j Week, and the scouts of St. George j have been celebrating with the rest. j |