Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-07

much activity. but of many plans and
resolutions for the n.w year
The Labor Day celebration Al the
Richmond Scout camp was most en-
jcyablc ANA profitable to all attend.
ng. ON the Saturday preceding. some
SIX or seven troops pitched individual
camps or the site and equipped them
selves with camp kitchens. These troop
camps were inspected on Sunday b. the
scout executive and Visiting Scout mas
tiers and again on Monday, and 4 ban
ncr presented Troop No I, under Scout
Master Poole. for having the best camp
y treasure hunt for a hve-pound box
OF candy Was ON the program Labor
Day. The ,raIl had been laid the pre-
ceiling day IN order that the Scouts
could get an early start Code mes
saScs Scout signs. hlazes. compass
direction and most OF the things known
10 scouts were used. Needless 10 say,
this hunt MAS greatly enjoyed The
scouts of Troop No. - won iirst place
and The Scouts of Troop No won
second The candy was donated by the
respective nrms.
Following the treasure hunt. came
the aquatic meet and here was demon
s;rated some line fcats OF swimming
Troop No. 20 won first place and Troop
No. II second. Each troop received a
pennant
Drum Corps Responds to Call
Mayor Aiusiie, on III. morning of
September i, Informed the Scout exc
cutive that the Continentals from Mas
sachusetts were coming TO Richmond
in the afternoon 10 present "A drum,
and that UP TO the present time music
for The occasion had not been obtained.
tic requested the services of the buglc.
life and drum CORPS and so the corps
was called. To do this. il was neces-
sary TO ge; in immediate touch with
Leader Nacfarlane and the superintcn-
dents OF schools. who notified the mem
hers OF IN. corps to report at $3.50
o'clock at local headquarters The
principal OF one school excused the
boys a few minutes early. Although
the notice was short. quite good num-
her responded and the corps which had
not been together during the vaca-
ton months. made a fine showing.
Leader a. 5. Macfariane. OF the Scout
BUgle. Fife and Drum Corps. arranged
quite pleasant surprise for the MEM
hcrs OF the corps on the evening OF
september %, the occasion of the first
fan meeting. The members all as
scmb!ed at the headquarters OF Troop
No i6. 800 North Eighth Street, and
We're invited to march TO the rear room
Of the building, where. TO their delight,
they found tables laden with good
things TO cat. The Scout commissioner,
scout executive, officers OF the corps
and invited Scout masters were present
and each made short talk. The spirit
OF the occasion was fine and the hui
NOR on the part of the Scouts marked.
The slogan adopted was ON to Wash
ington" with the best bugle, life and
drum corps ever.
Troop M. III Wins banner.
Again the efficiency banner was won
by Troop No. -, Stuart S. Ragland
Scout master. There will be lively
competition for the banner for the
month OF September.
Since the redistricting of the city
the Scout Office has offered n banner
10 circulate in each district TO the
There is also to be a district efficiency
banner, which will be held by the dis
trict aggregating the greatest number
OF points. The work for these last
named banners began October /. and
the banners will he awarded at the
November meeting of the court.
Fairfax Q. Jones was appointed
charge of the merit badge pageant
parade. The other members are Scout
Masters Bass, Bolton. Ragland and
Macfarlane.
1T was unanimously decided at the
Scout Masters Club meeting held Tues
uay nlSht OF TINS week 10 40 some
real scouting. The local council on the
same day decided the same thing.
The week of November will he
known throughout the city as Scout
safetyfirst week" Mayor Anslic,
Chief Werner, Secretary of Automobile
club Pclouzc, Chairman Safety First
Committee Trolley Line Johnson and
Il committee from the Richmond Coun-
Gil together with the editors OF tho
papers, will make up the citizens COM