Evening star., 1915-11-21

10 demonstrate that the Boy Scout
movement is growing in Washington;
that the local organization now has
about 1900 members and wants !. 600
tomorrow a three-day campaign to
raise funds with which to defray the
expenses of the movement in the Dis
trlct for the next three years is to start.
IL Is to last three days, and an effort
Is to be made to raise $4,000. This
amount Will care for all the expenses
1 the organization and will permit
ample provisions for the care of 5000
scouts.
Start From Peace Monument.
Starting from the Peace Monument
shortly before o'clock, the scouts
marched up Pennsylvania avenue to
18th street northwest, where they turn
ed about and returned to the south end
OF the Treasury. A stop was made long
enough to permit a group photograph
to be taken on the Treasury steps, and
then the scouts continued on their
way down the Avenue to their starting
point, where they disbanded.
Field Executive H. L. TAYLOR led the
parade. He had as aids Scoutmasters
baiiey, Davis, Marsh, HaIries and Null
len: Then came the Boy Scout Drum
and Fife Corps. with Scoutmaster Kid
in numerical order All but a few of
the boys were in regulation scout uni
form. Scouts without uniforms were
welcomed in line, however, for a boy
VINO has no uniform may become lust
as good a scout as one who has
complete outfit.
Each Troop Carries Flag.
At the head of every troop a troon
flag was carried. The majority of the
troops also had an American flag. Each
patrol leader carried a patrol flag
bearing the symbol of his particular
| troop.
The parade reached 18th street and
New York avenue at time when
hundreds of government employees were
on the street and the curb on both
sides of the street was lined with spec
tators. number of scouts dropped
out Of line when the parade reached
Lafayette Square and participated in.
demonstrations of scout activities on
| the lot adjoining the Belasco Theater
They included signaling, making
tower building and first aid to the in
| jured and were witnessed by a large
| in uniform were interested observers
Colin H. Livingstone, president of the
Boy Scouts of America, met the scouts
on the south Treasury steps and was
photographed with them. Byron New
ton. assistant secretary of the Treas
ury. was spectator of the picture
taking. Mr.. Newton and other Treas
ury officials watched the scouts from
their Office windows.
Everything is in readiness for the
opening of the thirty thousand dollars
in three days" campaign tomorrow
morning. The teams of business and
professional men which are to par
ticipate in the campaign have been or
ganized and are ready to begin the So
Letting of funds.
Rotary Club Will Help.
George w. Harris. leader of the Ro-
tary Club team, yesterday said:
THE members of the Washington Ro-
tary Club are indeed alive to the finan-
cial campaign of the local Boy Scout
movement, and to show their loyalty to
all active propositions they have formed
team composed OF the following men:
Holcombe G. johnson. assistant captain;
Edward Droop, George Markward, Will
liam ]. Eynon, c. K. Bergman. Charles
H. Claudy. E. c. Graham. Clarence p
King, Frank Bolgiano. John L. Weaver,
Ralph w. Lee and myself. These men
will have the privilege of soliciting all
members of the Rotary Club, and to this
end the twenty-one teams in the field
will give them free sway to secure con-
tributions."
This is but one team of many to COM
pete for the four beautiful trophies which
were offered by A. c. Moses, president of
the local Boy Scout Council, to the
teams bringing in the greatest total SUBJ
scriptions.
The first returns in the campaign will
be announced at a luncheon at the New
Willard Hotel tomorrow at l O'Clock, at
which time all teams are expected to be
present and seated with their captains at
individual tables. At 3 pm. daily, be-
ginning tomorrow. great thermometers
placed on various buildings in Washing
ton will send up the temperature of the
campaign, indicating the total amounts
collected or pledged up to l o'clock of
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