Room is in darkness.
Flags are still in place at the front of the room from the opening ceremony. At the front is a table withone lighted candle representing the light of Scouting. In front of this candle, one each, red, white, and blue, unlighted. Behind the lighted candle is the Eagle light box, covered with a sheet. The master of ceremonies is at the front of the room, slightly to the side, behind a lectern.