The Washington times., 1915-02-12
BOY SCOUTS HOLD
ANNIVERSARY RALLY
Members of National Council
Watch Capital Youngsters
Do Their Stunts.

Boy Scouts tying bandages on each
other with the skill Of graduate sur
geons. scouts building signal towers
with polls and slaves, scouts speeding
over the polished floor in a variety of
races, scouts escaping from imaginary
fires by leaping into life nets and sliding
down ropes--all this and more was the
treat furnished $500 people who attend
Cd the Boy Scout anniversary rally at
Convention Hall last night.
1t was a great occasion for the 100
Washington scouts, for on an elevated
platform sat President Colin II. Living
stone, president Of the National Council; !;
National Scout Commissioner Dan
Beard. and many other members OF the
National Council. which concluded its
NTH annual meeting at the willard yes
terday afternoon.
One of the features Of the fire de-
partment" drill was the use Of the fire
escape exhibited by Walter E. Mack on
the Munsey building several days ago.
Alexander Graham Bell. inventor Of the
telephone, examined the device used by
ton last night and commended Mack.
who instructed the lads in its use.
Baltimoreans As Guests.
Special interest attached to 100 Balt-
moreans. including forty scoutmasters
and sixty scouts, who were the guests
Of the washington council. The Off
GERS were all members OF the Baltimore
Sooutmasters' Club. and were led by
missioner. and c. o. Weaver, deputy
comm, ,ssioner. They were roundly
cheered when they appeared on the
floor.
An effective "follow-up" of last
nights demonstration Is an appeal fol
aid which Is being sent out today BY
the Washington Council over the sigma
ture of A. c. Moses. president. This
is the only request that will be made
for contributions this year.
The Boy Scout is the greatest single
activity In the country promising so
luton. not only Of the boy problem. bu
Of the girl problem. for the best pro-
lection of girls is the youth who lives
scouts" says Mr.. Moses In his appeal
"Ffve thousand boys in Washington arc
anxious to join the Boy Scout move.
ment Do YOU believe in what is re.
auired Of boy scout? II So help US
In addition to the thirty-siX Wash
ington troops which took part in the
rally. there were thre outside troops
They were the Alexandria. Va. troor
and Scoutmaster II. w. Rudd, the Fred.
b. Clark. and the Plains. Va. troop
and Scoutmaster L. l.. Woodward.
Medals Presented.
At the conclusion of the athletic pro.
gram the three deficiency medals" Of
fered by the Chamber of Commerce fol
the boys making the highest average in
an examination on their knowledge OF
the city, were presented by President
p. r. Moran, of the chamber. The win
ners were Denslow Eggleston, Norris
Gaddes, and Frank w. Watson.
There were only three intertrooI
competitive events. the Paul Revere
race the equipment dressing race, anC
the relay race. Troop q, of Takoma
Park. won the first and third. Will,
Scout f. putnam, of Frederick. Nd
showed the greatest agility in getting
into his clothes,
Il have never seen finer set OF
scouts, but have seen some that would
try their metal" said Commissioner
Beard. whose brief address concluded
In open rebellion to the old idea of edu,
most of you the idea was to lay educa'
boys educating themselves. and doing II
better than 1t was ever done in the
past.
The Boy Scout idea is not an edu-
cational movement, and it is not
merely an organization. 1t is cru-
sade, crusade for sanity, morality
and high idea Is And ! do not hest
tate to prophecy that the country
which has the hest scout ORGANIZATION
In the world"