Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
.sAFETY-F|RsT WEEK
WILL BEGIN TOMORROW
Boy Scouts of Richmond to Demon
strate Practical Side OF Scout
Movement.
DISTRIBUTE SAFETY SIGNS
Parade and Banquet, With Award
OF Merit Badges, to BE Followed
by Special Exercises in Three Jul
Nor High Schools.

binai plans for safety First Week,
beginning tomorrow. the greatest OBJ
servanCe of the safety-frst movement
ever held in the South. were com
pleted at a meeting of committee
chairmen last night In tho hcadquar-
tcrs Of the Richmond Boy Scout Coun-
ellis. II North Eighth Street. Suggcs-
tons were passed upon. the program
of the week completed and every de-
tail arranged TO insure the success of
the campaign. Short talks were made
by John Stewart Bryan. DR.. Douglas
S. Freeman, Scout Executive Charles
j. Weaver, Commissioner -. w. Dur
rett. Deputy Commissioner Fairfax G..
Jones. chairman OF the pageant COM
mittee; G. H. Guvenator, chairman OF
the banquet committee. and stuart
Rasland. representing the safety-first
committee. More than nifty Scout
masters and assistant Scout masters
attended the meeting.
Probably the most important events
OF the week will feature the conclud-
Ing day of the campaign. the merit
badge pageant parade. in which more
than 1000 Richmond Scouts VIII par
ticipate. and the second reunion and
banquet OH Saturday evening In the
Richmond. fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Hall. at Hancock and Broad
Streets. The order of the parade will
begin with n squad Of mounted police.
followed bv tn. Scout bugle. fife and
drum corps. the Scout officials and
Scout troops The council. court Of
honor and merit badge faculty, headed
by President John Stewart Bryan, will
follow in motor cars with members of
the Richmond Automobile Club.
DEMONSTRATES PRACTICAL
SIDE or BOY SCOUT WORK
/, is the purpose Of the parade to
demonstrate to the citizens OF Rich
vnond the practical side of Scout work.
TO be awarded merit badge. /. is
necessary for "A Scout To excel in =
specified branch Of hand!craft. such
as angling. archery. automobling.
aviation, signaling, swimming and
like accoppl! shments Each troop has
been assigned one merit badge. 10 be
awarded the Scout most proficient in
his chosen branch. the requirements
for the badge to be pantommcd dur
ing the course g! the parade These
merit badges are the highest honors
TO be awarded Scouts, and the compe-
tltion In the parade undoubtedly viii
be keen.
More plates Will be set for the Scout
reunion ana banquet than ever before
for :, Scout entertainment in the
South The details FOR this even; are
in tho hands OF women's committee.
working in cooperation with the
Scouts. Frank Greenhawk. Affection
n;cly known 20 Scouts by his camping
name 81 rig Hawk will be the prin-
cipal speakS "Hig Hawk" was IN
charge OF the Scout camp IN Chester
held County during the summer
months. and Is well vcrsed in the ways
of boys. \ short talk Will he delivered
by Or. Freeman. John Stewart Bryan
will act as POSTMASTER.
DISTRIBUTE SAFETY -
SIGNS THROUGH CITY
!. .
every section will begin Monday. Mem
b.rs OF the Police Department viii be
detailed To post special Ego SLOW" signs
in all thoroughfares leading To schools,
the Virginia Hallway and Power Com
pany Will place caution" piacards in
conspicuous places on every street car
and the Richmond Automobile club
viii distribute miniature safety
first" penRants for use OF the wind
shield Of every motor car In the city.
With the exception OF Saturday, the
Scouts will work only in.thc afternoons.
following the dismissal of school.
Scouts will be stationed during the
afternoons at all traffic centers Of the
city. working in relief squads. from,
Fifth TO Twenty-third Streets ON Main
Street. First TO Tenth Street on Broad
Street and Broad to Franklin Streets on
Bclvidere Street. Each Scout Viii carry
"sufety-nrst" placard attached Ia the
end OF a Scout stan. these to caution
pedestrians and drivers OF vehicles OF
the need OF exercising care for The
prevention of accidents.
In accordance with the order issued
by DIR. J. a. G. Chandler. Superintendent
OF Schools, for general observance
OF SafetyFirst Week in all public
schools. mass-mcetings Will be held III
Bellevue. Binford and Bainbridge
Junior High Schools Tuesday. Wcdnes-
day and Thursday nights. respectively
According to the program arranged
each meeting Will include a demonstra
ton Of the practical appliance OF
safety-first methods by Troop 40, under
Scout Master Bass. at Bellevue. and
Troop 90. under Deputy CommissiopS~
Fairfax Jones. at Bin ford = MIR.
performance also will feature tsach
meeting. the Arlington Ministries at
Bellevue and Scout minstrcls, directed
by Ralph Dudley. ut Binford The en-
tertainment at Bainbr!dge will he con-
Quoted by Deputy Commit Toner w. II.
Gillette. The principals of these
schools will aid the Scouts I'm showing
n motion picture of Boy Scout safety
first work.
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