Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-24
Boston. July 3. 1915.

| Boston, July 3. 1915.
+ You will see by the Boston Papers
with big P-that was astagaZontas
on the Chairman of Judges" There
were three: Forbush of Worcester
(3400 scouts; Hoyt OF Lowell (220C
scouts; and Wilder, chairman (yel
low ribbon, who 1.-THE latter wore the
regulation Hawaiian uniform, to wit:
Stiff brimmed John Stetson ROUNDUP
hat, No. 461, Sc; blue handkerchief
30x30, mercerized silk. price 81; rid,
ing breeches, No. sos CD of the B. 8. A.
supply department, 103 5th Avenue
| these last made to order). price 81 80
| and cheap at that; pig-skin leggins,
khaki boots, s. commissioners badge
| (red, white and blue, to at my new
rank as special field commissioner. No
81, added to which were my four.
years service stripes lone red, one
green) over the. left pocket, plus the
EMS badge, denoting that | am ma
tional councillor-well, well, Your
own jamie! Hot as pancakes, and on
the ground, as ordered, at 10 a. m.
sharp.
One yard to the left and two yards
back stood, ran, walked and worked
my orderly, Alatau Tamshibulae Will
der. first class scout, Honolulu Troop
1. No. S, and he wore the yellow ker-
chief, shirt, breeches, golf stockings
with yellow and light blue garter.
tags1, belt. knife, flashing, telescope
Tin leather case) with the light blue
and yellow color-knot OF the Beavers,
patrol OF Honolulu |, not yet organ.
lied but soon to be.
was great sight, but my orderly
was a peach. Taller than me, full of
ginger. he played the long, deadly tir-
ing game without a squeak from a.
m, when we dressed, till 8 p. m. that
night, when we staggered into our
rooms and peeled on our dusty, musty
uniforms and slept.
Everybody from the governor down
was there The enormous stadium
was half full-the shady side, thank
goodness! Counted up, this audience
numbered $500 people. Three flag.
Stairs, one for Old Glory, one for the
State Flag and one for the Greater
Boston Council purple with BE Pre-
flags, navy "Peter." and q revenue
flag, draped In front Of the reviewing
stand.
Al $3.50 D. m. a scout bugfer played
assembly. Harvey Hitchcock and
young Arndt had him pushed into a
Bethel street alley-but It sounded
fine. At this instant the Boston Ca
Diet Band OF 100 pieces played "Well
Gather Round the Flag, Boys
An orderly rushed up and said, You
are requested to sit in the reviewing
stand at once" / wrote back the an
swer, Prefer to march In the ranks.
Signal back" He galloped of oa
shanks' mare and L got friendly
wave from Big Commissioner Looniis
10. k
In they came, headed by Sam Par;
ker, retired Northumberland of the
National Guard of Massachusetts. How
proud he stepped! He still wore his
one star, which twinkfed, but on his
sleeve he wore the dark blue of
commissioner of boy scouts.
BY this time the audience was a
gray mass Of straw hats, summer bon.
nets and frou-frou-more people than
the whole haole population of Oahu
nearly 10000 of them. Scouts ran
about, showing late corners fnot
scouts. you may be sures their seats.
In the reviewing stand sat the Cover.
nor of Massachusetts, Major Higgin-
son, honorary president of the Boston
Council, the president of the Chamber
of Commerce, James, E. West, chief
scout executive; bunch of Chinese
grandees ION visit here to study
commercial America), and the Pan
American delegates, dark-eyed men
from South America, also on a visit;
and the Greater Boston Council, all
present
You will remember that only six OF
our "a councillors attended our rally
last November 3rdi Eighteen were
busy making money! Or what?
This was the largest audience ever
gathered In America at an exhibition
outdoor rally.
In they came. The stadium is a
concrete horseshoe amphitheater, and
holds 10000. The cinder track is 40
yards long and skirts the football
field. q lovely, grassy lawn as big as
Moanalua polo field, perhaps not so
big. but the $500 Boston scouts com.
pletely filed the space. Eleven CON-
missioners and 20 deputies, at the
head of their districts, filed by, salut.
ing the governor as they passed by
the high sign" while the splendid
band played Connecticut H." a dandy
marching tune
When the Area halted they were
standing rs deep, and stretched. ell.
bow to elbow. the whole length of the
stadium. What a sight The people
cheered, and it sounded like thunder!
The flags were hoisted, saluted, and
then came the Boy Scout cheer:
AMERICA
Boy Scouts. Boy Scouts
U.-S.-A.i
More cheers! Then. in unison, the
Area shouted the Promise and the
Law
Big cheers-and lots of people could
be seen wiping. their eyes. l think |
swallowed three or four oranges my.
self. 1t sounded fnei