Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-24


tell you, to judge an event like this
/ shook like a leaf, and until 1t was
over and no kick registered, breathed
deep and fast. 4. .....
Each contestant was given one pint
/ of water in ? can, one billet OF dry
white pine. and two matches. In the
| program were the scout notices, DE
liver the goods" and Keep COOL
In spite of this whole bunch had to
be disqualified for nervously spilling
/ the water. failing to light their fires
1 with two matches, or not providing a
regulation ''trammel.' new name for
pot-stick II was really very exciting!
! could see hundreds of people Gran.
/ ing their necks to see which boy
| would mike good Now there was
never any doubt about the winner. He
! was a brown-haired kid of about IL
| years, and went about his jib like an
cid veteran. The day was very hot
one, so in the shade, but stiff wind
was whirling about the stadium. 1t
cerried hats and programs into the
air, and we poor goats In the arena
were lung-stuffed with dust. Never
theless, this winner took in the situa-
ton, rugged his billy-can, cut his wood,
lighted his fire and nursed 1t. While
others we're knocking over their billy
cans, splitting water and what-not, be-
ing promptly ordered to fall back.
this cool head built wonderful fire
in just four minutes, and had his pint
boiling over before two-thirds of the
others had even split the wood
He is p marked man! He is the
man, or rather boy, who will do for
pinch hit" as they call IL. BY the
wild cheers that greeted his perform.
ance you could see that the public
like and adore cool head and quick
hand. There were no prizes, but this
scout walked on with all our admira.
ton. While others were fussing and
failing, he delivered the goods.
The fire lighter made his finder,
shredded cedar bark, blaze In one min
ute. 40 seconds; not fast time, but
probably a record for the conditions
The wind fairly howled while he
twirled shis spindle, and he got his
blaze in a fraction of a second before
number ttRo yelled "flre." ALL the
contestants succeeded, however. show.
ing that among ! scoutsR who try
matches are not Necessary. -
After this caInesthe dressing races.
This caused great ,&ppfause and laugh.
ter! You aF0pSy o9E Shat, walk ten
PAGES, drop y6qf coat walk tepopaces,
drop yourfleg Efns,. walk ten PAGES and
drop your shoes. At the word 60, you
run to each. article OF equipment, eput
it on, and - It Is q bully scouting
race. Again Master Cool Head won,
There tWere 100 entries. and the win
nerI vas Is seconds to the good.
Now came setting-ups thrills in num-
bers that make poor old Honolulu look
like 30 cents! Mind you, in numbers
only! | only wish / could have en-.
tered Kanak !. troop in all OF these
stunts, Never fear, we. would. have
made a hit.
pass over wall scaling. life. saw.
ing, first aid work, Shaeffer's meth
od-all were done splendidly. Boston
teaches only one method hereafter
Shaeffer's fool-proof method. This Is
now indorsed by the army and navy
hereabouts, and is very safe and sane
and easy.
Wireless messages came In from as
far as Fall River, and the signalling
was lightning quick. I'm pretty good
myself, now,lbut It was too fast for
your Uncle Dudley! It looked to me
like the flicker of lambs tail in May
time-a mere blur A signaller must
learn to read and send while young
all agree on that. What tickled me
was that these messages got in. They
came. Heliograph, semaphore (by
sea scouts), big wireless, 50-foot an.
tennae and little wireless, umbrella
style (good for five miles at least)-
all worked and delivered the goods.
A white spot in the sea of khaki
was the sea scout troop. AS this area
Is ten-mile radius from Boston State
House, lots of sea scouts were de.
barred from entering. But the Wal
than Nautical Troop, No. 1, was a
corker. Handsome, clean, straight,
they were cheered wherever they ap-
peared, as sailors always are. They
rugged breeches buoy and rescued"
dozen people while other stunts
were going on.
The whole affair wound up by sing
ing my Country IT'S of Thee" but
not before the governor had decorated
bunch of scouts and made ringing
speech. ,.1@.-s.-s
He acknowledged the boy scout as
an asset in civic life,' and said he |
was astonished and delighted at the |
efficiency" ETC., etc. Like our own |
governor, who started it, and from
which Gov. Walsh of Massachusetts, |
copied it, he has a scout guard every |
week at the State House.
The movie men were busy all day!
When and where shall appear to my
admiring friends know not, but they
got me, wiping my brow. judging
stunts" and bawling through meg.
a phone,
The South Americans stayed on all /
through They have 1,000,000 scouts, |
and more coming. The Chinese also |
stayed / wonder what they thought of |
Hell for Hypocrites," as the move. |
ment is sometimes called?
Major Higginson was the most en-
thusisstic of ALL He was made and |
has accepted the honorary presidency
of the Greater Boston Council. Hur.
rah for Higginsonl
What is the Significance of all this? |