The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-08
Field Contests viii Include Tent
Pitching, Fire Making, Wall Seal
ing, Signalling and
DrilIs.
WANT CITY DECORATED
Suggestion 10 Made That Big Show
Of Flags Be Made Next Mon
day and Tuesday in
Honor Of Boys.

| The suggestion has been made that
Main street merchants and the people
iof Keokuk generally decorate their
stores and houses next Monday and
| Tuesday when the boy scouts will he
here. Monday will be flag day, when
| there should be a display of Old
Glory 1t is sugg ested that the flags
be left up over Tuesday.
In the residence section, especially
along the line of parade out Fifth
street and the avenue, the request is
made that Old Glory be prominently
displayed on Monday. The city has
welcomed all other big gatherings and
conventions with show of flags, ana
the scout conference here next week
will be another big event, and one
worthy of some consideration.
The program of events at the park
has been made up, and will consist OF
i the following events:
AS soon as the parade arrives at the
| park, the troops will be formed in
! lines across the field in open order
and all facing the grand stands so
| that they will cover nearly the whole
! field. Then at signal, all troops will
perform a stationary drill of some
kind, all different and all at the same
I Llut, OIL WHICH, JuSy Will US JuuScu LII
| form, etc. Then at the command,
Right face close order and march in
review" the troops will again form
in column and march past the grand
stands and the reviewing officers and
| tak., their positions on the eastern
side and southern end of the field
where they will remain for the rest
| of the afternoon in position at
ease" sitting or standing as they like.
During all these drills the Keokuk
band will play. Then some of the
| troops will have special marching
drills to be judged on and these will
advance from the ranks and perform
their drills in front Of the grand
stand as soon as the reviewing parade
/ is finished.
Troops one and two of Keokuk are
being drilled together by Sergeant
Moore for very pretty and interest
ing drill to be given at this time.
| Scout officials feel that this will be
/ craditable performance of which keo-
kuk citizens may be proud. Also
| other troops from other cities will
have some commendable work to
show. Es,agE
Tent Pitching Contest.
| Following the drill work will come
| the tent pitching contest. The tent
| pitching teams of the various troops
will advance from the ranks and pitch
! the tent first and line up in front OF
| it when through, and at another sig
nal. strike the tent and after it is
neatly packed in a bundle like it was
when they got it. they line up again,
sisnifyine that they are done. This
event will be carefully timed; one
team can pitch a tent in less than one
minute. The judges will also examine
the tent to see that it is we'll put up
and solid. .s ...4
The next event will be wall scaling.
This is very lively and exciting con-
test and remarkable for the skill
demonstrated. A tan-foot wall will be
placed near the grand stands, with
sides nearly perpendicular and fiat
top three feet wide. Eight boys will
scale this wall as team without 9TH
err assistance than the slaves they
carry and line up on the other side.
This has been done in practice in
forty-nine seconds and will undoubt-
edly furnish an excitingly interesting
and remarkable event.
Fire Building Contest Next.
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