Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-01
The Boy Scouts
In Richmond and Vire;nia.

/ Tho first meeting Of the boosters
! comfE.tte" for III" zig Richmond Boy
/ scout Camp "il! be held at local head
! quarters Monday evening To-day ~
7 the last Dag FOR the troops 10 choose
the Scout or Scouts 10 scrv" or this
/ committee Enthusiasm - running
high among the scouts. and much lee
I turiue - being done in the troops to
set a place OF this important commit
Zee and ii chance az the So IN pr!zes
Every Scout elected should receive al
leas, the advanced payment ON ms
camp fc" and since every Scout In
! Richmond. and a great NAM from the
state, VIII want 10 attend the hig
camp, II VIII be an easy matter for
these boosters 10 get their names on
forty application blanks ana win a
week .u the camp free
Tn nrs, meeting should be All "xce9-
uonallE Interesting one Scout Com
miss Toner Garlck MALLORY, from Will
rliugtcu Del, and William Todd OF
the locn! court of honor and member
OF IN" camp committee, vii! be the
speakers. II - possible that the nr.sl-
dent 81 The council and the scout com
missioner viii attend this meeting and
lend their enthusiasm as we'll The
ime set j. o'clock Monday evening
Forr>tr, Denominations
Tonight At o'clock al 9?5 South
! cherry street. the Scout masters ana
assistants with four select scouts from
each troop will assemble 20 re
csive Instructions from Meri, Radee
/ Faculty Instructor Gillett for tine big
/ forestry demonstration to ~ n.ld hDril
! - and ~ at st. Andrews Han Every
scout master has been notified OF this
meeting, and from the interest shown
at the last Scout master club meeting
| IL ~ their Intention 10 make this dem
/ ohStation a very interesting and .du-
.
I the pubic viii he given an oprortguit,-
( l" &c" the exhibit at certain times dur
ing these DAYS
; iii"->">inp Lecture md Demonstration.
'"'hmodorc Nilberr T.. I.ougf. How
: mead OF the American Red Cross So
''1iF in Life Saving and SWimIninc.
i'aA "'rh IN Richmond since Wednesday
! last. lie mas been connected with III.
Nai"iai organization. Boy Scouts or
| r"'e'''" ior puit" "a time, aud when
.h" movement was first launched in
Nh'cilcs he wrote the Official REQUIRE
/ mchts for swimming aud life s.yip,
~ outlined In the handbook Nh n,bsr
man In America has done uore .lo,,
! me" INES than has the com,oodora
/ ir"N"'ht from city I" citv throuubo,,,
me country he demonstrates Gives a.
'"Nt'"trd lectures and organizes Ire
-, Co'hs. on Thursday afternoon
AT j ." IN the pool OF tho Y NJ :,
u" gave demonstration ., -
! an" h'e-savinG for the members ~ -
. scout Masters club OF Richmond
."'E,, u" gave his illustrated le.t,,,a
=. saving III the big hall of H.
=. ~ before large audienc. -,
,o y boys and Scouts Much j.,
crest was shown on the mar
. audience III his talk '''' "I IN"
hrhdTunrfers tIhum
~ last Headquarters has daci,,,
! 49, - monster big album If Ioc,I
/ "''S' Already large number or ~,
lures nave been received. hu, ~
! '"''!c Is very anxious that nic,,roe
" aPrc'ai interest he sent TO him frn,,
,'hc TO time To he placed in mis- hi..
book 50 that when Scouts ana ,.;s,.o
can al III" Office they might he sbn,,
} eN"ctiE what the Scouts are doi,'
3 7rNerhl of the troops throughout ~
l''E nav" had picture made of ,hci,
F, eh'ire group framed and sent TO head.
H~"r'"rs where they adorn the walls
Ioi the local Office Much comment h.,
n,h"r ,rr"ivHd on thes" pictures and
"'I'r troops arc urged to fall in limo
Mhrrc ID" You Hang Your Hat.
| low iohS can YOU keep your trunk
| :" ne room YOU now sleep in"
row ions can YOU hang your hat on
d nook in the ball OF the house thar
shelters YOU?
.r rhe follow that says to himself:
o,,,,i -"'"S 10 nave money
! ""uSh '" keep a roof over my head.
| "ner very wise or very foolish
| ne is a very wise man if he t,I,ee
| SIPS |" make good his boast, lie is
very foolish Il he relies entirely nm
iu.k ana III" chance OF holding a good
| jon throughout his working life.
II Is true that If the AVERAGE vounc
| worker will save 10 per cent of what
nc earns from the time he gets his
'rs' steady Job until he is nifty years
! on ana VIII put this saving. into q
savings bank. by tho time he is nm
years old his savings will hc earning
more than he is himself
Now at NIFTY, this question. "Whcrc
n" you hang Your hat is about as
hothcrsonc rs il is likely TO become. i
Ru' II won't be at ALI hothcrsome
TO inc man who at twenty or twenty
J five has stopped u moment 10 look