The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-25
SCOUTS PLAN GRAND
RALLY LABOR DAY
Splendid Program of Events Arranged
~ Scout Camp I'm
Chesterfield.

Richmond Boy Scouts plan a great
Scout rally day for Monday, septem
Ter Q. Labor Day, at the camp near
Chesterfield Courthouse.
Special cars will leave Manchester
at A. M. on that day. conveying
Scouts, their parents and friends, to
Centralia, where they will be met
by automobiles and taken to the camp.
The Scouts will set fem up" to
automobile transportation to and from
the camp, dinner and ice cream, with
an after-clap of lemonade and cake
in the afternoon.
The following program has been ar
ranged by Scout officials:
10 A. NJ.
| l. Fifty-yard dash-Scouts over
sixteen. Bronze medal for first place.
Points: s. 8. /.
2. Fifty-yard dash--scouts under
sixteen. Bronze medal for first place.
Points: 5, 8, l.
3. Fifty-yard hurdle-scouts over
sixteen. Bronze medal for first place.
Points: 8. 3, /.
| A. Fifty-yard hurdle-Scouts under
sixteen. Bronze medal for first place
Points: s, 3, /.
| 5. Relay race-Bronze medals to
each Scout on the team winning.
Points: s. (Four Scouts to team; no
age limit.)
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| s. Tree climbing-Time IN climbing
specified distance Bronze medal for
first place. Points: S. 3, l.
| 7. Chopping a log in two-Time
and proper use Of axe. Bronze medal
| for first place. Points: s, 3, !.
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Bronze medal for first place. Points:
9. Signaling-Morse, semaphore or
wigwag. Team to consist of four
| Scouts. One message of 100 letters
will be sent by each competing team.
Two and one-half minutes for sema-
phore. five minutes for Morse and
wigwag. No alterations to be made
after message Is signed and finished.
! Judge on basis of 100 per cent For
each erroneous letter one point will
be deducted. Bronze medal to each
Scout. Points: 8.
10. First aid demonstration. Scout
to act as patient Label is tied on
patient denoting the injury. Slaves
are to be carried in hands; coats
should be worn all buttoned up. On
signal, team runs to patient. attends
to injury. makes improvised stretcher
and returns with patient on stretcher
by starting point. Judge-ta1 Cor
rect treatment; (b) lifting and lower
ing of patient; Co making improvised
stretcher; (d) neatness and detail of
work Improvised stretcher to be
made OF Scouts uniforms only. Each
member to be provided with triangular
bandage. the leader to carry splints.
Bronze medal to each Scout. Points:
is.
II. Long distance diving. Bronze
medals for first place. Points: s. 3. /.
IL. Form diving. Bronze medals
for first place. Points: 5, 8. /.
13. Swimming race (any stroke).
Bronze medals for first place. Points:
5. 8, /.
IL Swimming race Con the back).
Bronze medals for first place. Points:
5, 8. /.
Is. Fancy diving. Bronze medals
for first place. Points: s. 3, l.
1e. Apple grabbing contest. spe-
lcial prize (no points).
II. Life-saving tho points,. Prize:
Red Cross life-saving badge.
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49, Tracking. No age limit. Bronze
Imedal for first place. Points: s. 3, /.
Special Camp Oner.
A limited number of 100 Scouts and
IScoutmasters will be received at camp
Saturday. September 4. for supper. to
stay until Tuesday. September 7, after
breakfast. for rs cents. giving practi-
Ically three days at camp at half price.
Only 100 can be accommodated
First come. first served.
j The invitation to parents is for Mon
day only on account of limited sleep
ling accommodations.
Rules Governing the Events.
/ l. Events Nos. 1. 2. 3. 4. 6, Z, 8, IL.
ia. 10. Ia, Is and II troops can enter
hut four Scouts for each event.
2. Events Nos. 5, . and 10 troops
lean have but one team to enter.
| 8. Events Nos. 16 and Is troops can
enter as many Scouts as they wish.
! 4. No appeal from decision Of
judges.
5. Events start promptly and will be
run one Immediately after the other.
Any Scout not on the mark on time
will be scratched.
! Entries close Wednesday, Septem-
Der l.
7. Send entries to headquarters
Richmond Boy Scouts. News Leader
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Prizes.
pennant to the district winning
the meet.
| A silver cup to the troop winning
the meet
/ A gold medal to the Scout winning
the greatest number OF points.
! A silver medal to the Scout Winning
the second greatest number Of points
| A bronze medal TO the Scout win
ming the third greatest number Of
| points.
L Twenty-six individual r-m place
prizes