Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-02

Durrctt. commissioners. were the guests
OF honor.
Troop - WAS awarded tho city eff
cheney banner for tho month of october.
Deputy Commissioner T. g. Jones. Gor,
the Western District, WAS awarded tho
district efficiency banner, and II. y.
BASS for troop 80. ana :. II. Wildt for
troop SO were awarded pcnnants.
Ey far the greatest safnty-,irSt cam
/, successfully carried or b. III. Rich
mnnd Scouts during the week of No
v"W"er GIL. beginning on Monday.
the boys were on duty and throughout
III" entire week they were very much
IN "Vid"nc" before the Richmond public.
safcty-First Mnss- Meeting.
Three monster inass-mcctingn of
children and parents were held mt tho
Bellevue. Binfnrd and Bainbridp.
Junior High schools on Tucsday. We'd
nesday and Thursday nights respec-
lively. The program consisted of
safcty-hrst demonstrations talks hy
the iiremen and asfcty-hrst MOVING.
pictures. Troop 30. under H. y. Bass
ana y. W. fonC gave a ScOu; demon
S st!,a, "a, at Bellevue and Eainbridgc
liiGh Schools, and Troop -. under +
=. Jones at Binford High School
rs fitting climax 20 the week. =
banquet was rendered ever: Richmond
scout and Scout official on Saturday
November u. i'll Tho r., =. 4. T. Hall
HARRISON ana Marshall Streets Nearly
i''9o attended. The banquet was by
!ai me largest Of its kind ever under
taken for boys III The CITY. and con
s!dcrny tho cramped conditions yvbicb
'ihu. tables and chairs Impossible. the
banquet was served with rcnlarj;abic
oFder. The first course vas served il,
tieh'eeh minutes, buffet fashion prcsi-
cent John Stcwar; Brya., acted as
''"s'H"htcr and presented Dr Douglas
e.'nan as The speaker OF tho even
.hS' ana Frank :. Grcenhawli better
nhown as Zig Hawk" wor, ri. H.,
d.Gn costume
FinnncIaI Csmpnign.
success crowned the efforts Of ,ho
FOCAL council IN raising $50. 900 in :,
,h"ce- dag whrlwind campsieu On
.HohHaN' november -. the local exacu.
~ an" ms force moved their head.
.ers TO Main and Tenth streets
"t'tn waf loaned through the cour-
1"aH OF stewart Woodward Her.
temporary quarters Were cs,,b,ish,, :,
iof me llnaucial campaign t,yerv ,ra
WIS cage. ana by O'clock m. i'm.
OF thc hrst luncheon meetinp so,,a
th,ne over 5000 was reported. RI.
-" ..'H hdH was one OF the worse
VA ,"e ran Ii raincd and showed
".'."s lhe entire day. and tn. worl,
OF soliciting waS currail.d yn,,. -,
INC totai being brorgi,, nm ~ n,i,
fH,Vvv' ch TN" night oi this d,,. co..
'"V iett'iS were sent out th.r. h;,,
volunteer force In addition IN 80
reguiar fo-ce wb;,.i i 10 me
work III 'hiS
A. ~ Inc luncheon Ola Friday. the third
go Iu!Ie substantial increase wa
'cbof'ed. the total being over s15 ono
ana IL was at This stage t,., $50.
man John Stewart Bryan urged ~.
"orNers on IN q manner tina, m,,j
ever! Fellow feel that III. success ~
me campaign rested upon him ana
"s result q; the supper n,eetin.. ~.
Eoa' was III sight. the amount lacE
'hs only few hundred dollars l.
was announced that tho an,oun. MI
received and the campaign was
success Since that time reports
from committees. which had no, bccn
heard from. hav. brought tn, ,otol
over the $4,000 mark.
Perhaps Of all tn. contributions re
cciH"d the most pleasing was the onc
from the Wotormcn and conductors or
'hn Virginia Railway and Power Com
i'hnE The contributions were made, ~
small amounts, but aggregated quite a
80 : ~ Hf'rit OF Inc give. which
marked their approval and desire TO h.
Of assistance in the great work of
scouting was evidenced Nor. ;ban
10 took part and contributed in mis-
way.
Another pleasing contribution came
from tn" Federation OF Mothers club.
an organization directly and primarily.
Interested in tho Richmond hoy and
girl and another from tn" pau.htcrs
oi the Confcdcracy.
Drum Corps Assisted Gro,tocs.
The EUglc. Fica End Drum Corps Of
The Richmond Council. Boy Scouts of
America. headed the parade of the
Grottoes and furnished th. music ON
Thursday November 10
grea: council OF every Scout ami
SCOUT oiccr in Richmond is called
Tor Griday. December y. at John Mar
shall! High school at = o'clock. a,
which time patriotic songs Will be
sung and addresses made on th. Scou,
laws and oath by John Stewart BRYAN.
president OF The local council and
the banners ana remnants won during
November Will be presented by the
chairman OF the court OF honor Fol
towing this there will he either NOV
ing pictures on lantern slide pictures
on scouting. IT is the present inten-
ton OF the advisory board 10 hold
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