Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-13
boy SCOUTS GATHER
AROUND BANQUET BOARD
More Than 500 Attend Meeting
In Honor OF National
Officers.
o'CoNNELL PRAISES SCOUTS
Chief Executive West Says Movement
lis Strongest Single Agency of Pre-
paredness In America-President
Livingstone Is Met ut Station.

Serfhiion. The principles upon which
thts movement Is founded tend TO build
upN INC boys character. The principles
that animate the movement are grand
ana noble. The Boy Scout spirit will
last longer than the SUM-" said Bishop
Donis }. oconncll III his speech last
hipht at the annual rcunionSand BAN
uuet OF the Richmond division of the
10y Scouts OF America.
II was "A great night for the boys
There were more than 500 ut the tables
spread for the banquet in the biz hall
1T the Masonic Temple, and less than 10
per cent Of the boys were not in the
khaki uniforms. 1t was night 10 BE-
remembered
The banquet was scheduled 10 begin
NJ o'clock. but IL was nearly an hour
later before tho seats at the tables
were occupied The delay merely tend
cd TO arouse greater enthusiasm In the
bows.
SCOUTS MEET NATIONAL
OFFICERS Ar STATION
More than 200 OF the scouts responded
10 IN" call TO assemble at the Main
street Station 10 meet tac rucsts Of
honor-Colin H. Livingstone OF Wash
ington, ID. g.. president Of the National
Council. and James T.. West. Of New
York, chief scout executive tho cx.cu-
tive head OF the organization in Amer
lea. when they arrived The scouts
under Executive Weaver, escorted tho
Visiting naiiouPl officers 10 the Masonic
Temple. There they wor. met By John
stewart BRYAN and members Of the
local council az tho scout organization
John Stewart Bryan, who. as suhse-
Guent proceedings disclosed is tho ma
iron saint Of the Boz Scouts I'm Pinh
inond. presided ~ toasimaster. Hc in
tFotuced in turn. with felici,ou@ little
speeches: IN which Mr. Bryan is p,o-
hcicnt. the speakers of the occasion.
rlfSt came II GRAY
seh'inG Mayor George Ainslic. who was
prevented by previous cn.a:eu,.nt
from meeting tho scouts Mr. ra,idon
welcomed the visiting officers Of tho
orsanization and put himself on record
i's friend or tho scouts
PRESIDENT or NATIONAL
COUNCIL - FRUSTRATED
Colin II. Livingstone. prcsidcn, of
'hc Hationa! Council Of the Bow Scouts
OF America, was then presented hv MIR
bryan, who. ~ his Introductory speech.
started a scTica OF spectacular demon
Hrh'iohs which continue" through the
icstal session.
want to ask YOU bors." said NJ,
i'iHan, what is the habi, OF tn, Hoy
ScoutsT'
From dozen different parts Of the
crowded hail thin voices piped DO "A
good turn daily"
Exactly. said Mr.. Bryan Live UP
10 that and you are real scouts" Mr..
h'Sah then introduced National prcsI
nent Livingstone. gray haired. seda,o
"eiiocfaic oi speech, and with what the
ACTOR would call q good stage presencc
VINO spoke to the boys a one who nm.
herstood Juvenile character
Mr. Bryan has told YOU" Mr.. IJv
'hsS'oh" began, the Fundamental prjn
., OF scouidom. lie has told you
good turn every day How many oy
you can say that you do a good turn
every DAY: All OF YOU that can. hold
up your ha nds"
About 100 hands went up.
Some OF YOU have somerhinr 20 a.
before you go 10 bed" pursued Mr.. Liv
ihss'ohe. All OF YOU who can con-
scientiously say that you have done
good turn to-day hold up your hands y.
rive hundred hands went ~.
COMING GOVERNOR MAY
HAVE nEEN IN AUDIENCE.
Do you know" Mr.. LIVINGSTONE con-
tihued, i believe that in this gather
ing OF boys tonight l think we have ,
coming Governor of Virginia I he
heFe thht we have coming President
oi me United states. ! want to saw
that | am greatly impressed by ,ba
boys see before me. II is a grand and
inspiring sight"
as President Livingstone sat down
Scout Executive Charles l.. Weaver
mounted chair. gave blast Of his
called out:
Boys. Livingstone"
There followed yell that almost
raised the roof. From more than 500
Threats came this:
A-m-e-r-i-c-a,
Boy Scouts. Boy Scouts. l.. s
Livingstone. Livingstone, Living
stone"
Toastmaster Bryan. wreathcd in
smiles, then introduced James i. Wet
i'm
national organization. Mr.. West vcars
huge spectac!es. lie began His specci,
with: stand up, I want yon to give
me demonstration of your efficiency"
CHIEF EXECUTIVE WEST PRAISES
RECORD or RICHMOND SCOUTS
He explained 1t to MIR. Weaver Mr..
Weaver mounted a chair
Every fourth boy along the table.,.
he commanded, will gather up the
glasses Bring them down to this end.
DO II in silence"
1t was done, although the silence.
order was not respected. Whereat the
national executive head smiled n grim
smile.
The boys returned to their places ut
the tables. and Mr.. West continued his
ADDRESS. He spoke in hattering terms
OIL the work done in Richmond lie
said mat the records showed an eX-
traordinary demand for merit badges
said. that YOU are taking the worl:
OF the organization seriously" He re-
viewed at some length the Boy Scout
movement in America, saying that ii
was an oifshoot Of the movement
started III England by General Robert
Raden-Powell. The object. he ox
planned. is to give the boys healthfuI
recreation and amusement while drill
Ing them for their country's service.
Ins main object" he said. lis to
build up the boys character"
He referred to the fact that hove
who smoke cigarettes or have o1ber
habits that initiate against the physi
cal or moral upbuilding OF the nov
arc ineligible to membership In the
Boy Scouts.
SCOUT ARMY BEST
AGENCY Of PREPAREDNESS
The strongest single agency of pre-
paredness in America to-day" he os-
! serted, rs this organization. We aim
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