New Britain herald., 1915-12-27
BOY SCOUTS MEET
 PLANS COMPLETED
Commissioner Sheldon ArrangeS
 EXhibit-Leland Offers Prize

Final plans for the competitive l meet to be held by the Boy Scouts | of this city and Berlin which will be | held at the state armory tomorrow Scout Commissioner Stanley H. Shel- l don. The meet is the first of it's kind l ever attempted in this city and the l boys are showing much interest in it. !,
 The affair will be open to the public and no admission will be charged. It | is scheduled to commence promptly | at 7:30 o'clock. The members of the | various companies will assemble at | their respective headquarters at l o'clock and will march to the build l ing.
 w. w. Leland, president of the 1 merchantile bureau of the Chamber | of Commerce, has donated the only 1 prize to be competed for, handsome | plague. and this will be given to the | troops scoring the greatest number of points. A feature of the nights pro- gram will be an exhibition of ladder scaling by members of the Berlin troop. The youngsters constructed the ladder themselves according to their own ideas and have since mastered the art of using it in a wonderful manner of fancy scaling. Another feature will be the scout craft exhibit was introduced by Scout Commits sioner G. s. Ripley of Hartford, this event is one that is being looked for ward with much interest by the scouts.
 The following officials have been selected by Commissioner Sheldon to conduct the various events Judge Commissioner Alvin S. Woodstock of Meriden and Commissioner Ripley of Hartford; starter, Rev. B. T. Thienes; timers, Arthur Pilz and another to be named; scorers, Stanley Sheldon and C. H. Barnes.
 The complete program of events is as follows:
 First Aid Race, two men and patient, run fifty yards, treat patient for injuries and bring him back, team to furnisI, all bandages, etc. Surplus banda %s need not be brought back with patient Ten minute limit Thorough and correct treatment first consideration. Class A. event.
 2. Friction and fire fighting, Class A event, one man, fire must be made with own apparatus by the bow meth cd. Finder to be of natural material, chemicals, cotton cloth, paper, etc.. barred. Warming up is not allowed, but using a hole used before is per- rnissable. Speed event.
 3. Patrol signal tower race, Class B event, three Scouts take three oth- CTS standing on their shoulders. They come together and lock arms. No. then takes No. on his shoulders whence he climbs to the top of the tny 0 maphore flags to No. 3, who stands erect and sends the letter "R' Speed events, but tower must stand at least one minute.
 4. Scoutcraft, Class A event. One troop. For each member of the troop that attends the following schedule of points will be given: Each tender foot, 2 points; each second class scout, 10 points; each merit badge worn, 1 point addition to the merit badges; each star scout, 10 points in addition to the merit badges; each eagle scout, 20 points in addition to the merit badges. Deduct one point for each scout not in regulation uniform, hat, coat or shirt, brooches and puttees.
 5. Horse signalling. Class A event, reader, sender, receiver, writer. Flags to be at least two feet square on poles at least feet long writer when fin ished will raise hand holding mes- sage. Five seconds added for each error. Time taken as perfect mes sage. Speed event.
 No 6-Semaphore signalling. Class A event, same as Morse, smaller flags.
 No. 7-Pacing, one man, start with both heels on line. Twenty yards in 1 twenty paces Souts moving feet at l finish or ending with wrong foot will l be disqualified. Accuracy event. No S-Knot tying, two men, at the start the rope to lie straight on the ground and the two scouts to stand at attention, one of them holding a staff at ground staff" At the word 'go" one Scout grasps the staff in 1 both hands and haises it to horizon tai position with hands we'll apart The tyer ties various knots in order given. One wrong knot disqualif1es. No. 9-Paul Revere race. Class B. event, one Revere" and four "horses''
 One horse posted at the start, two thirty yards down the field and one at the far end sixty yards. Revere mounts horse No. 1 at word "go'' and rides at No. 2, changing horses rides ] to the end of the field, charges to horse No. 3. returns to center of field i and changes No. and rides back to the start. Revere cannot talk. more than two steps for each change
 Speed event.
 No. 10-Stretcher making Class A
 event two men and patient, run 30 | yards, make coat stretcher, bring pa-
 tient back. Scouts must use their own
 coats. Sleeves must be inside of coat at finish. Speed event, but stretcher | must be properly made.
 No. 11-Rescue race. One man and patient. Class B event. patient lies
 on back with head towards rescuer | Rescuer rms 3O wards mills natiept