The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-18
GREAT CROWD SEES
BOY SCOUT SHOW
William Jennings Bryan Writes
Youngsters That They Are a
Power for World Peace.
SEVEN RECEIVE HoNoRs
Scouts Give Exhibitions OF Fire
Fightings Wall-Scaling, Signal
ing and Other Activities.

More than 1000 persons saw the
Richmond Boy Scouts demonstrate
their prowess. and heard the greatness
of their organization told BY National
Field Scout, L. s Dale, National Coun-
Gilman u j. Sands and Mayor George
Ainslie at the City Auditorium last
night William Jennings Bryan. VINO
had been invited TO address the gather
ing. sent Il long letter instead. lie es-
peciallv urged the boys TO use their
growing international organization as
n meaus to world peace and TO re-
member that to love your own coun-
try does not mean tc hate some one
else's country"
Governor William Hodges Mann also
sent a letter, i'm which he praised the
work of the Boy Scouts of Richmond.
and babe them 1.-Two up to their laws
and their oath.
National Field Scout Dale. who is in
touch with the Boy Scout organiza-
tons all over the world gave many
examples of what the organization has
done for boys, He asserted that there
Is too much don't" and not enough
do" in the education generally given
boys. and that the strong appeal OF the
scout Organization Is due to the fact
that il gives the boy coEenial way
Of expanding hts surplus energy, and
puts him on his honor not to do wrong.
AS an example OF spirit OF democracy
promoted by the scout organization, he
said that the young future King of
Denmark is n common scout In Dam
isht troop. having refused to be made n
leader.
Get Scout Honors.
Six boys were bonored during the
evening. one of them being given the
badge for n first class scout. and six
the badge Of the second claSs scout.
The requirements fog both honors were
so long that il required about five min
utes for the secretary TO read them.
and they included tests of physical en-
DURANGO in ruiinirg and walking. wood
craft. first aid To the injured. camp
cooking and many other things.
Scout Edmund Addison Smith. patrol
leader of Troop No. l. who was given
the badge OF a nrst-class scout. stood
an oral examination before the audi
ence, and won its applause by graphi-
caiLy telling just how he would rescue
and resuscitate companion who had
fallen through the ice and lost con-
seriousness. lie also showed how to
tell the directions with the help of
watch. and answered number of other
questions.
Those who received the badge of the
second class scout We're Joseph Hoscy.
john Kohlcr Sam Witt. Griffith Nc
Rec and -Sewell Wingneld. all OF Troop
g These boys have now graduated
from the first, or "tenderfott." stage,
end are on the ladder of fame which
leads TO the supreme degree of eagle
scout" which is held by only about 315
boys in the United States.
The exercises by the boys opened
with the singing of the star Spangled
Banner and the repeating of the scout
oath in chorus. Then the field training
OF the scouts was shown In a number
Of actual demonstrat tons carried out
with great dispatch and without mis-
take.
Firc-FightinE Exhibition.
The exhibition of fire-iiyhtinr NV
Troop /, from the St. Andrews AS
ISOLATION, Scoutmaster Il. NJ Booth,
was especially effective The BOYS ran
line of hose 10 the top OF one OF the