The Washington herald., 1912-02-03
CITY WILL HAIL
BOY SCOUT CHIEF
Gen. Badsn-POwell's Programme
To-day Trying One Even for
Hero of Mafeking."


Beginning soon after sunrise and con-
tinuing well into the night, to-day will
be busy one for Lieut.. Gen. Sir Rob
ert s. S. Baden lowell. X. c. B.. X C.
" o.. and for the hundreds OF WASH
inston boys who are members Of the
Boy Scouts organization. which he
founded. The programme includes re-
eeptions, dinners. social gatherings. a
review and Demonstration, and lee
ture.
Gen. Baden-PoweM win reach Union
Station at T:ls O'Clock this morning. ac-
companisd by James e. West, chief
scout executive, and Colin H. Living
stone. vice president of the District
council Of the Scouts. The British Wis
itor VIII be met by ]. Howard Fellows.
serve as guide to Gen. Baden-PoweiI
while he Is In the National Capital.
The young guide will greet the founder
Of the great organization with letters OF
welcome from Arthur C. Moses. president
OF the District council, and District
Commissioner Cuno H. Rudolph. vice
president Of the local council
Greetings ito Founder.
The greeting Of Mr.. Moses follows:
"A hearty greeting to the international
chief scout from the local council OF
the Boy Scouts OF America II Is my
special pleasure to extend this scout
message 10 you on behalf OF all OF the
Boy Scouts OF the District OF Columbia.
We are particularly happy In having
your cooperation, because we believe |
that this will hasten the development of
the ideal citizen in the next generation |
for every country in the world participat- !
Ing In the Boy Scout movement
Commissioner Rudolph's letter OF well |
come IL az, follows.
On behalf OF the Board Of Commits |
sioners Of the District OF Columbia, who |
are the executives OF the government OF |
the National Capital, and the people, Its |
citizens. I have the honor to extend TO |
you a hearty welcome. I wish to ex-
press to you our interest In your visit |
and IN the cause you represent ! am
sure you are already IN good hands, but /
hope that you Will feel free to call upon
US for whatever may contribute to your
satisfaction and enjoyment during your
stay"
The party will proceed from Union
Station to the New Willard, where break
fast will be served. At . o'clock Gen.
will hold reception to the
newspaper men. About noon the Brit
ish visitor will be received by Ambas-
sador Bryce at the British Embassy. A
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Boy Scouts will be given at the residence
Of Mrs. John Hays Hammond at 1
o'clock. About 100 guests will attend.
At 2:5 o'clock Gen. Baden-Powell will
be presented to President Taft at the
White House by Ambassador Bryce. At
o'clock 500 Boy Scouts viii give
on the driveway at the
north entrance Of the Executive Man
sion, and will be reviewed by President
Taft, Ambassador Bryce, and Gen.
No spectators will be ad-
nitted to the White House grounds, but
I will be possible to witness the ma
OF the scouts from the avenue
n front OF the Executive Mansion
The demonstration will be divided into
consist Of setting-up exercises executed
oy the Y. NJ. c. A. troop, led by Charles
R. Fadley. Troop No. Il. under the lead
.rship of Robert Jenkins, will demon
Itrate the resuscitation Of an apparent I
y drown boy. the making and carrying
u a stretcher Troop. No. II, led by w. '
!. Simpson. will give a demonstration of }
he bandaging of broken arms, and the d
lse Of splints and the tourniquet
Troop. No. 10. will demonstrate the q
'andaging of broken legs and the use of Z
plints and the tourniauet The troop .
viii be under the leadership Of T. r. q
'irtle The NTH division will consist OF
lgnallng between the troops OF scouts y
" means of the improved semaphore Y
method. This will be performed by
'roop, No. 6. under the leadership OF 6. o
I. Garmhausen. The wireless patrol OF q
he Y. NJ. G. A, led by Stewart Heitmul-
sr, will give a demonstration of wireless Z
pparatus. The last division of the pro- q
will be a demonstration OF max
lg fire without matches. This demon +
tration will be conducted by ]. R. Ho- e
ey, Carl Porter, and J. Howard Fellows, =
the Y. NJ. G. A. troop.
Lecture in ID. A. n. Hall. 4,
At 6:45 o'clock Gen. Baden-PowelI will 4
Inc with Ambassador Bryce at the Brit a
h Embassy. At $50 o'clock he will de- e
yer a lecture at the d. A. r. Memorial
all for the benefit Of the Art and Craft
chool on the subject OF Scouting in y
ar and peace" Following the lecture, a
en-. Baden-PoweIl will hold a reception 1,
Irs. W. Murray Crane is chairman OF the
omens committee in charge of the re- n
,pion. Mrs. Crane will be assisted by !,
lss Elsie Hill, daughter OF Representa-
We z. ]. Hill. OF Connecticut. Mrs. =,
imuel w. Mccall, Mrs. Leonard Wood. =,
RS. Julius Kahn, Mrs. Huntington VIII a,
IN, Mrs. William @. Sharp. Mrs. Robert n
law Oliver and Miss Mabel Boardman.
The mems committee is composed OF n,
lnford Pinchot, A. c. Moses, president :,
the Washington Boy Scouts: James E. "
'est. Colin II. Livingstone, Milton E.
les, Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood, Thomas
slson Page, Henry p. Blair. Cuno H.
udolph, and Gen. Robert Shaw Oliver
Gen. Baden-Powell will leave the city N