Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-08
The Boy Scouts
In Richmoni end Virginia.

In R'chmond end Virginia,
'rrooo ~ wi,h S,uar, nagland.
Scout .'"'. won 'l.r efficiency aud at
t"Udauc" BANNER ipl the month OF
March rlt" court az honor awarded
tn" banner a., Us meeting on Friday
/ evening IN" troop meets ~ Grove
lyeuu" Haptts, churrb .nd mas AS
! members Tho following scouts Albert
/ smith. Robert ~ uob"rts Richard W
! Jones, Williams Mcdowell l:audulph
/. iiocc, Fraut Wpodal Edward
I Christian Bailey, nai!c g. 'rra lor K.
! Lee Tra!loi, 6 =. Arthur, Jr Alfred
sage stuart n Poor" and Irlvu -.
/ Micha"is. Ir Second So e.. THIRD -
/ Fourth. .. "ud Firm, SO
Demonstration Date Changed.
! Merit Badge Faculty Examiner Gill
| lettc, Who has been arranging for a
J big forestry demonstration for the
Richmond scouts, has from necessity
been forced to postpone the date from
April II and - 10 May 10 ana II ON
account OF III" cola spell. which j.
. keeping ia. leaves ana buds back
! Th" Court OF Honor and Executive
! Committee Of the Richmoud Council.
| BOY Scouts 81 America held a very
! important iu"etjur YESTERDAY evening
/ Al local Headquarters BESIDES tn"
( routine business Of awarding merit
and scouting GENERALLY, hearing was
given L. To-. Scout masters ami assist
ants on III" proper place. WAYS and
! means ~ raising troop GuudS. also on
4 tn" question: oi maximum number OF
scouts desirable. i'm .uiy one ,roor
Executives Rrp"r,.
Following ~. extracts of interest
Igen.rrlly taken from The scout cX
/ ccutiye monthly report mad. 10 the
I president, commissioned ana members
/ "f the Richmond, Virginia, Council
! Soy Scouts OF America:
/ March was = busy month for the
Richmond scouts from the first to the
last GaN There Mas something stirring
During the first part Of the month
every one was working faithfully for
the big review and circus. which was
held March - The monthly attend
created much friendly rivalry. was
+ also au added s;imulaUt for intensive
scouting, large number of troops
/ throughout the city worked enthusi-
astiCally in order that when tn. prn-
motions aud Attendance werc iinalv
averaged tA"tr troop would rank first
/ and b. awarded That little piece Of
! blu" ieii containing the words, "Rich-
noud Banner Troop Commodore
i.oncfellow wi;f MS demonstrations
/ ~ thc large y. VI g. y pool and his
illustrated lecture caused a great deal
]
puS bear Scout requirement--s swim
ming
/ scouts Assist Netcran.
/ ~ tho request of Captain - s.
! Hrown, Ir OF Il r Lee Camp No |.
the Richmond Scouts distributed three
Thousand circulars announcing q meet
ling which was held In The Auditorium
! SUNDAY afternoon. March - John
. Tiliman. member OF Congress from
| NrkausaS spoke o. the SubleC, OF
! 'FcnsiouS for Confederate Soldiers
The Huclc. Fife and Drum Corps fur
nished tn" music for the Grays Bat
TALON. which acted rs the honorary
escort TO the congressman from E.lba
station ia the Auditorium.
Troops Nos. - ana -" under Scout
| masters A. Il. Pyle and r G. Jones
respectively. gave demonstrations Oh
tn" afternoon and evening OF March
Ill In the Auditorium OF the Y w G.
y. at which time special committee
headed by Miss Nor,hrop ana Miss
Mason. gay" = tea for the hcneht OF
the Red Cross Society Eirs,-aid
isiretcher-makine,k uot-t yin. and pyra-
mid building was demonstrated 10y the
Scouts
. Grand Review aud Circus.
The grand Scout review and circus
was held Saturday, March Is. at the
GrayS Armorv. some 700 Scouts par
| ,icipatinr. The galleries were filed
and many requests for invitations had
! to he refused.
The grand review surpassed the cx-
! pcctatious OF all The scouts assembl-
eel promptly at 80 o'clock on Mar
shall Street and reported in the armory
AT 7:45 o'clock NJ o'clock the bn-
! slcr sounded Hdjuiauts call. and every
| troop WAS reported in place. the husle.
. fife and drum corps having previously
taken its position After the prclimi-
ma igS Ia tod
| tive reported the troops ready for in
spcction at SIS o'clock.
President John stewart Bryan, Of the
local council. with Commissioners II.
w. Durrett, Williams Todd and X u
| Thomson. witnessed the review The
! Scouts passed tho reviewing station in
columns of patrols, the american nac.
the troop nag and the efficiency ban
ner being carrier by Troop No. (.
| Immediately following the review.
Scout Eddie Pace. OF Troop 10. was
presented by Presidcn, Bryan with
| the Star and life Badges An Eagle
! Scout Badge was 10 have been present
! cd to Scout Roy Flanagan, hHt he was
not present. Immediately following
| these honors, Scout Commissioner Dur
rctt in brief, hut forccful way. pic
turcd the great things offered the
| Richmond Scouts at the summer camp
| He announced the plans as approved
| by the camp committees for the COM
| ing season and heartily urged cverv
Scout to make an effort to attend for
at least one week. Attention was
] especially called to Frank Grecnhawk
, Of. Rock Hall, Md, who will be the
| camp director and have active charge
| OF scouting. Mr.. Grecnhawk has had
wide experience as a camp director
| and leader Of boys.
Camp Booklets.
An illustrated camp booklet an
nouncing. plans for the summer camp