Evening star., 1911-06-10
boy SCOUTS PARADE
With Banners and Drums They
March to Steamboat Wharf:
SPEND DAY AT RIVER VIEW
Make Gallant Show on Pennsylvania
Avenue.
CONTESTS THIS AFTERNOON
Field Games and Exercises in Which
the Organization Has Re-
ceived Instruction.
CONTESTS THIS AFTERNOON

Five hundred of them. scouts and ten
derfeet. the army of the Boy Scouts.
paraded the streets of Washington this
morning on the way to the river front,
where ii boarded boat and was con-
veyed to River View for day of sport.
With fife and drum and bugle playing,
platoon after platoon. marching in
procession three blocks long, American
flags and banners bearing the insignia of
each troop flying. armed with a variety
of weapons useful in woodcraft. most of
them clad in the khaki uniform of the
organization. the Boys Scouts made a
brave show.
Crowds viewed their march from the
pavements. With heads erect, shoulders
back. in perfect time and straight align
ment. the Juvenile army stepped forward
with the spirit and self-respect Of young
Americans.
The Procession.
The bugle corps Of Peck Chapel troop
came right behind the great American
flag that led the way. The little musi-
clans, clad in white. played nearly every
foot of the way of their march to the
boat. and their arms and lungs knew
no fatigue.
Behind them stretched the long lines
of Boy Scouts. Here and there in the
line were other bugle corps. playing mar
tial airs.
The mascot was the fine collie dog that
carried a new. bright tin pail, In which
We're his rations for the day. Every boy
carried a knapsack or bundle containing
his luncheon. Scout sticks, signal flags,
fitting poles and various other arms were
carried by the juvenile wood-craftsmen.
From all over the District of Columbia
and from the surrounding country, the
army was gathered. Troops were there
from Falls Church and Clarendon in Vir-
ginia. Maryland sent renforcements
from Laurel, Hyattsville. Riverdale and
Berwyn. The suburbs We're represented
by Boy Scouts from Woodley Park,
Brookland and Cleveland Park.
The temporary scout commissioner,
Albert c. Chesley. general of this army.
in marching it through the streets of
Washington nearly committed an armed
the army was ready to move and at a
moment when it must go forward to
catch the boat on schedule time-as a
properly conducted and organized army
should move-he learned that a police
permit was necessary for the parade
Maj. Sylvester, CHER of police. over
the phone. accepted assurances of the
peaceful purposes OF the little soldiers,
procession without permit, If Gen. Ches-
ley would hurry to police headquarters
and attend to that formality soon as
he could get there. Gen. Chesley gave
the order to march. and hurried ahead to
make things regular.
Start at 8 O'Clock.
O'Clock from the Y. NJ. c. A. building
cations with those few wagon drivers
who objected to getting out of the road
for such small soldiers. the march was q
triumphal progress.
The troops Of Boy Scouts and the
scout masters at their heads were as
follows:
Y. NJ. c. A. troop. Harvey Jacobs.
Peck Chapel troop. II. b. Angus
Noel House troop, K. S. Gilfllan.
|. Brookland Baptist troop, III. w. o. Mill
ington.
Falls Church troop. E. T. Fenwick.
Friendship House troop. Gordon Leech
Clarendon. Va. troop, Norris Bowen.
Cleveland Park troop, S. A. Swindells
Berwyn troop, F. L. Middleton.
Woodley Park troop, F. r. Nitchie.
Sherwood troop. Rev. Mr.. Thompson.
Laurel troop No. 1, j. NJ. Winnemore.
Laurel troop No. .. J. r. Roseberry.
Hyattsville troop. Rev. A. l. Nasmith
Centennial BaptiSt troop, ROBERT Jenk
ms.
Riverdale troop. Frank NJ. Stephen.
Down Pennsylvania avenue to 7th street
| thence to the water front the line pro
ceeded. The boat was reached, the Bo.
| Scouts safely packed aboard. With al
bugles playing. and with the accom-
paniment of fife and drum and mucl
| cheering and waving of hats. the arme'
excursion departed upon it's expedition L
| River View.
Contests at River View.
At River View the day will be spent II
| field games and contests in the craft tina
has been taught to the Boy Scouts. Ten
| derfoots and Scouts will both have op
portunity to compete and win laurels. TIL
| games began at o'clock.
| The program Of events at River Viey
| follows:
55-yard dash, fourteen years an,
| under.
| 75-yard dash. not over seventeen years
| 22O-yard dash.
| 44O-yard run. fifteen years and over.
| Standing broad jump. fourteen year
| and under.
| Standing broad jump. not over seventies
years.
/ Running high jump. fourteen and undel
| Running high jump. not over seventeen
Troop relay. four scouts on q team, eac
to run about 200 yards: patrol leader
| barred.
Special relay. Y. M. c. A. Patrol Lead