Typed as spelled and written - Lena Stone Criswell

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT
Thirty-First Year - Number 25
Marlin, Texas, Saturday, May 30, 1931

PRESENTATION OF BADGES
MARKS COURT OF HONOR

Marlin Boy Scouts Receive
Awards During Program in
Memorial Cabin

Presentation of badges marked the Marlin Boy Scouts court of honor  held in Memorial Cabin Friday night, with Judge E. M. Dodson presiding and presenting tenderfoot badges and Cecil Glass, local scout chairman, presenting star badges.

Importance of being a scout was discussed by C. Y. Meyers of Waco, field executive of the Heart O' Texas (co)uncil, who cited as an instance of its value two Dallas scouts who saved their father from drowning through training received in scouting.  He also gave reasons why a boy should be proud to be a scout.

Awards were:

Troop 37 -- Star badges, George Wrenn, Herbert Hooper, Abner Peacock, Jr., tenderfoot, Blake Bailey, Hillary Barganier, Warren Barton, Dick Peacock, Jack Hendrick, Louis Williams, Jr., Guy Garrett, Curtis Carpenter; tentative tenderfoot, Louie Alexander, Johnnie Brown, Reed Ogden, Maurice Williams; interpretation and gardening, Durwood Par(missing)s.

(T)roop 38 -- Tenderfoot, John James, (missing)nce Woodward.

(T)roop 66 -- Tenderfoot, T. A. Ro(   )r., James Bletsch.

(Tr)oop 37's charter was renewed (missing) 21 enrolled.  This troop rates 100  (per)cent for the month of May in the (He)art O' Texas council.

About 11 of the boys will attend the scout camp at Valley Mills, date to be announced later.

Marlin scouts will assemble at Memorial cabin at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon to attend Memorial Day services in Calvary cemetery at 3:30 o'clock in a body.

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