The Washington times., 1913-02-26
BOY SCOUTS TO ACT
As FIRST AID CORPS
Lads Will Guide Strangers to
Destinations and Watch for
Cases Of illness.

Service" will be the watchword of the
Boy Scouts during the inaugural fes-
tivities, when they will form themselves
into a corps for the assistance to the
Inauguration committee, the people OF
Washington and the visitors. The /. .10t
Scouts Of Washington. and 700 more
who are expected from other cities, will
all take part in the work.
A special inaugural committee Of
which President Arthur c. Moses il
the head. will have charge Of the scouts
during the three days, beginning Sun
day morning, when they will be on
duty. This committee has planned
something for every scout to do. Scout
Commissioner Edgar s. Martin will De
director Of ceremonies. and Frank C.
Wood, assistant scout commissioner.
will be officer OF the day. Besides the
officers there will be a station officer,
chief of the first aid corps. chief Of SER
vice corps. and chief Of line corps.
Every scout will be required to wear
the uniform hat. coat. shirt, trousers.
leggings. equipment. haversack. STAFF.
and canteen. The scout masters will
also wear the regulation uniform. The
first aid corps will have IN addition, d
complete Red Cross outfit and regular
scout slaves.
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock Troop
30. under Scoutmaster j. v. Hyde. Will
report at Union Station and remain on
duty until dismissed. The scouts will
act as guides to strangers. showing
them the way to different car lines, and
giving Information in regard to direc-
tions. The scouts will also cooperate
with the reception committee Of the
suffragettes.
Troop 80 will report Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock to suffragette headquar-
ters. 236 Delaware avenue northeast.
where they will be at the call Of those
in charge Of the headquarters. They
will act as messengers and guides and
make themselves generally useful.
Monday Troop 80 will report again at
Union Station for the same duty as
before, with the additional duty Of meet
ing visiting Boy Scouts and seeing
tfon for their lodgings. Troop % will
be at s,iffragette headquarters on that
day for the same duty as on Sunday.
Three troops will be assigned to Red
Cross details at the Capitol, the Sher-
man statue, and the Rochambeau
statue. All scouts not otherwise de-
tailed will report for police duty on
Pennsylvania avenue.
Inauguration day the scouts will be
divided into three details. Fifteen
troops will be assigned to first-aid duty
on the line Of march. Each troop will
have q Red CrOS0 station, where those
who are overcome will be cared for.
The visiting scouts will be assigned to
service duty in the grand stands. This
duty will be to sell programs Of the
parade. render assistance, and show
strangers to their seats.
Nearly all Washington scouts will be
assigned to police duty by which they
will assist the police to keep the crowds
along the line Of march from overflow
ing into the street. Each scout will be
armed with a long stan with which he
can force the crowds back. These scouts
are also instructed to keep an eye out
for cases Of illness and to notify the
first aid corps when one Is found.
At: night the city in the vicinity Of
Pennsyivania avenue. viii be patrolled
by pairs of scouts Who will 60 out in
every direction at intervals Of twenty
minutes looking for cases Of Illness.
These scouts will care for the patient
and call the ambulance when an Ill per-
son is discovered.
For their services In the stand the
scouts will not receive any reward. but
the work is given in order to help out
the inaugural committee financially.
It is expected that the scouts will sell
nearly 100000 programs.