Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-29

! The decks are cleared for action.
Twenty-Five hundred Boy Scouts, with
as many guests, win crowd the I'd ReRi-
ment Armory. Broad Street and Susque-
hanna avenue, Friday afternoon for the
second annual New Years Day rally, the
one red-letter day in the Boy Scout call
endar
Music, speeches by prominent men,
Scout yells and songs, moving pictures,
Scout contests and general jollihcation
will be included In the two-hour program
The banner year OF 1914 will be brought
TO close and the brighter year of 1915
will be ushered in with pomp and cere-
mony.
When the program begins massed
bugles. picked from all the troops. from
Troop 1 TO Troop 13t, will sound the call,
ITO the Colors" This will be the signal
for all to rise and the Scouts will come to
attention for the salute to the flag.
The salute will be led by j. Wood
bridge Patton Deputy Scout Commits
sioner. After the ceremony the audience
will remain standing and sing America"
DR.. Charles ID. Hart, chairman of the
Executive Scout Council who will pre-
side at the meeting, will deliver an ad-
dress OF greeting.
Director Of Public Safety and Scout
Commissioner Porter will award merit
badges to 81 Boy Scouts. after which he
will make n short address. The Gettys-
Philadelphia Boy Scouts who saw serv-
ice at the Gettysburg encampment in
July, 1918 will use for the first time their
new locomotive yell, and the Scout yell
will re-echo throughout the hall when the
$500 throats respond to the signal
Ten picked Scouts have agreed to fur
nlsh an exhibition OF fire-makng with
out matches, after which the entire as
semblage will sing "The Star-Spangled
Banner"
Perry Wins in an illustrated talk,
Around the World With a Bunch of
Boys" will be introduced by Doctor Hart.
Mr.. WINS personally conducted a world
tour OF an expedition of boys and has
collected an interesting group OF pic
lures and "reminiscences.
Many Scouts will crane their necks to
see II he is present in a reel of Boy
Scout pictures by the H. b. b. Weekly
and the PUBLIC LEDGER, which will be
shown. The reel is divided into four sec
tions. showing the famous hike to the
League Island Navy Yard; "Connicls"
Mack, RED" Doom. Home Run" Baker,
Eddie" Collins, Hans" Lobert and other
stars of the Athletics and Phillies at
the boy Scout Day" game at the Phia-
delphia Baseball Park; Views at Camp
Fell the model camp, and scenes on
Treasure Island, the summer paradise
OF Philadelphia Boy Scouts.
To close the program the words of the
Scout song, "Sllng Your Pack" will be
thrown upon the screen, so that every |
one may sing. The brass bands of |
Troops and 81 will lead the music.
Massed bugles win sound the signal |
for leaving the hall to parade on Broad |
street to Columbia avenue The two |
bands and the fife and drum corps of |
other troops will lead the march.
Final instructions to scoutmasters,
5sued by the committee in charge, are as
'ollows:
1. Troops should be in charge Of scoutmaster
'r assistant Scouts unattached will reUort
% MT Ogden at south end OF building.
= scouts must be in their places promptly |
3 There must be no blowing of bugles or
is provided program.
AZ assembly bugers will report to front !
)t hall and fall in. I'm front formation, facing
audience. At attention" scouts win rise and
stand at strict attention. saluting at the last
lote OF TO the colors' and 'rereat."
.. After retreat scouts will retain their
positions until signal from scout usher at end
u their row. They will then fiie out OF the
Carlisle street exit and form in Carlisle street
n columns OF eight for march down Broad
treet TO Columbia avenue.