The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-15
BOY SCOUT NEWS

First Class Scouts. Patrol Leaders.
Assistant Patrol Leaders and men,
bers of the Bugle. Fife and Drum
Corps were the scouts on duty at the
Fair grounds during the week. The
MANAGEMENT OF the Fair saw fit only
to issue very limited number of
passes to the Scouts this year and
therefore the number OF Scouts on
the field were not nearly as many as
had been the previous years, Needless
to say the scouts were missed. because
wherever there is large gathering
the public accepts the fact that they
will find the Boy Scout in his khaki
uniform prepared with instant infor-
nation and assistance. The small
number OF Scouts on duty performed
splendid service
Big Events Ahead.
When is the big banquet to be held.
is the question asked over and over
again by the Richmond boys and II is
only now that definite announce
ment can be made that the event is
scheduled for November nth. The
thousand Richmond Scouts who have
been eagerly awaiting this announce
ment will eagerly hide their time until
the great day.
This year instead OF charging each
Scout a certain amount per plate the
banquet will be given absolutely free.
The reason is varied. In the first
place, a lot of hard work has been re-
CURED OF the troops during the year
and an exceptionally hard month Is
ahead. which includes Safety First
Week and Merit Badge Parade and 1t
Is felt on the part of the Local Coun-
Gil that as mark Of appreciation of
these workers the least the Council
could do would be to tender them n
banquet In keeping with this policy
every Scout who works during Safety
First Week and who takes part in the
Merit Badge Parade will be entitled
to this largest Boy Scout banquet ever
held in the South.
Big Hawk Is coming and he will
wear the same Indian regalia SO ia
miliar to the Scout campers who
gathered around the camp fire last
summer when Big Hawk presided. 1t
is also planned to have one of the
biggest real Boy Scout workers in
the country present.
Safety First Week.
The week of November 9Th will be
known throughout the city as Safety
First Week. Already active co-opera-
ton has been promised on the part of
Mayor Ainslie. Chief of Police Wer-
ner. Secretary Pelouze of the Auto
mobile club. and Mr.. Johnson. chair
man of the Safety First Committee of
the Railway and Power Company. In
addition to these men there will be a
special committee composed OF the
Advisory Board of the Scout Masters
uh,-wAa will have charge of the de-
tails from the Scout standpoint. This
Board IS made up of the president OF
the Scout Masters Club, J. Bfnford
IEo1for1 prasidorf Ctnart Rag
land. Secretary r O. Heinrich. Treas
urer r. F Fackenthall. Deputy Com
missioners A. b. Pyle Of the Central.
F. c. Jones OF: the Western, and w II.
Gillette OF the Southeastern and the
Scout Executive.
1t is planned to have thousands OF
printed circulars containing few
snappy statements on Safety First to
hand TO the public. perhaps paper
pageant bearing the words. Safety
First" to he pasted on the wind shield
of every machine, the traffic regula-
tons distributed, as we'll as the auto
mobile laws of the city, large plAcards
TO be used by the Scouts to inform the
public generally to abide by the sig
nails and police signs, dodgers calling
attention TO the correct places to
stand to hoard the trolley cars. warn
ings against crossing the streets at
places other than at the end of a
block and other useful information.
yet to be decided upon.
1t has been suggested TO have NOV
ing picture Safety First demonstra-
tons In the various sections of the
city and the use OF such Aims have
been offered.
Corporation on the part OF the
Richmond public schools has been
requested and it Is thought possible to
present the matter of Safety First,
during the week, to all the public
schools throughout the city.
Visitors.
Scout Master G. l.. Woodhouse and
Scout Wells OF Suffolk reported for
duty with the local Scouts at the State
Fair last Wednesday, They re-
manned over night and visited the
Scout office Thursday. Mr.. Wood
house is the general secretary Of the
Suffolk Y NJ c. A
Scout Masters Underhill Of Wash
ington and Arnold Of Shenandoah.
who were in Richmond yesterday at
tending Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. Con-
ference. both being secretaries, paid
the Scout office an official visit.
Troop at Hanover Christian.
|, Mr.. A. s. Macfarlane organized a
troop OF the Scouts at tho Hanover
Christian Church Friday night. Mr..
Macfarlane has been the Scout Master
of Troop one. Richmond, for two
years, but the members of this troop
have mostly become OF age and have
gone away to college. SO that very few
remain. He will. however, carry with
him to the new troop all the present
members of the old one. Mr.. Macfar-
lane has been successful as Scout
Master and Is the popular leader OF
the Bugle. Fife and Drum Corps.
Important Meetings.
On Monday afternoon members of
the banquet committee OF the Scout