Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-19
COUTS DEMONSTRATE
THEIR PROFICIENCY
ill and Circus Is Held on Big
Floor OF Richmond Grays'
ArmOry.
10 BOY SCOUTS TAKE PART
low Their Skill in First-.Aid to In
iitred and In Other Forms OF Scout
craft-Large Audience Witnesses
Drill


More Boy Scouts belong to the Rich
md troops in proportion to the white
pulation than any other city In tho
iitod States. and in regard to the
tire population Worcester, Mass. is
g only city that SURPRISES il. That
3Lst have been the reason for the
rye crowd or mothers and fathers
q friends who crowded in the Grays'
'mory last night at the annual re-
ew and circus OF the 500 scouts OF
is city.
President ,'ohn Stewart Bryan. Of
G Richmond Council, presented the
fe and Star badges to Scout Eddie
ice. Roy Flanagan, who won tho
CHEST honors that comes to q scout.
Q Eagle Scout badge, was not pres
IT, but will tomorrow receive his
{dgc. With AIR. Bryan in reviewing
u troops were Adjutant T. o. Helm
I'm. secretary Of the Scout Masters
ub; t.. Z. Thomson. treasurer: Will
IN Todd. member or the court OF
|'nor, aud Edward Nottingham. Eagle
ont The visitors from out Of town
Ie.e also present n the reviewing
land. They were Scout Griffith Nc
|.c. Scout Cabell breckenridge. Val
..
l'usc, OF Suffolk. and !. II. Mitchell,
out master from fredericksburg,
fith cighs Scouts
|I:PEAT SCOUT OATH
AND LAW OF SCOUTS
The troops assembled outside of tho
lays Armory at 1890 o'clock and
Ia rched into the armory at o'clock
r the grand review. After the troops
I'D marched and come 10 parade rcst
Ie Scouts oath was repeated stimuli.
ncously: ION my honor will do my
ST to do ms duty to God and my
|nntry and to obey the Scout law,
help other people at all times: to
|,cp myself physically strong. men
lily awake and morally straight"
The boys also repeated the Scout
VS.. ~ Scout is trustw loyal.
:lpful. friendly. courteous, kind. ohe-
CIT. cheerful. thrifty, brave, clean
|ia rcvcrcut"
-. W. burrett announced the plans
r ,hr summer camp at Centralia sta
ION. The camp director this year
an indian who teaches school in the
inter and lives in the woods during
re GUNNER. His name is Frank Green
awk
After the review the circus games
artcd As the boys were scattering
!, their places along the sides of the
Marching Through Georgia" \ vet
'au who confessed that he served In
&c Army % Northern Virginia WAS in
l. CALLER: rs an interested spectator,
avinr 81 grandson ID one OF the
oops.
"lts wonderful. sir. how times have
laneed To have played that tune in
la Richmond Grays' Armory In nay
Juth would have caused the building
, bc torn down Now these young
.ers play Yankee Doodle and then
pc out Dixie. Times have changed
KNOWLEDGE
OF FIRST AID WORK
Then the boys. with precis'on and
ced. started 10 compete. one b.; one.
, the eighteen events on the circus pro-
cam First aid 10 the injured drill
.,S executed with II confidence which
ines from long training.
several OF the badly wounded" boys
ere let, on the noor while a squad OF
y. boys approached each one. Two
olcs about six fee, long were car
led by the youngsters. Cirasping with
is hands the ends OF the two poles.
ne boy had the other boys pull his
haki coat over his head with the
ole through the sleeves. -Four of the
Their boys followed and a stretchcr
as made with the boys coats. The
oat OF the nth hoy was used FOR :,
itiow.
The circus stunts also included hus-
ing, clowns. burlesQuing the efforts
Il the other hoys. leg wrestling. knot
Ing. hremakins. pyramid building,
ignaling. rooster fighting, firemen's
IT and carry, and tent pitching and
ANN