Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-08
"Old D0bbin's Blanket"

'h" S"t'!NG l"fth = io" OF tho adVant-
ages 10 be gained thereby has been
printed and a copy delivered At The
home ~ every Scout: in addition Il let
tor Was s"ut To each Scout master
throughout the city calling attention
to tn" booklet as distributed. and ask
ing them 20 urge their Scouts to read
and digest everything contained there
in.
III tn!s letter tho camp COMMITTEE.
outlined an Offer Of 81. in rrizcs TO he
"on ny Scouts williu. 10 work for
ia" interest Of the hiE Richmond caup
ne plan as outlined called for one
scout I" be elected from each troor
under the local Jurisdiction ana two
scouts from the troops which a,t.ud.d
'"lup last season. These scouts are
' DE- l.n""n az boosters aud to be-
rp'rlE organized into committee
.' '. SHOWN AS nc Boosters Commit,
Each Scout on this committee whose
OBJ siEhs up oue-half Of its regis.
l"iei strength for camp, 10 receive as
prize a credit Of The advanced ro..ic
tration fee fo, camp. IN aodi,Io, nanr
h'th'hei "hose name appears on til.
hAth al forty or more applications
hH!E signed ana turned in at Soon,
"""nGHait.'s With the advanced foo
on or before June * viii receive ,bA
'"Luaih'"r OF ~" week III camp free
hp
p"t /" chahre to work whose -roo,
cannot sign up Tor camp half i,s
strength. Viii boz" given a we.L in
eanp free. TO til" Scout whose name
appears on tho back Of TN. .r.a,nxr
numh"r ~ application blanks PROPERLY
ndofsed and turned IN and to The
scouts coming second and third
credit Of - and 10 the fourth and nf,h
credit uf 81. provided in each case
names appear on forty applications. or
NOR" II j. planned 10 have four or
hNr boosters meetings ana to there
encourage and supply the committee
with pen and vim" 10 push for
the summer camp. Each membe. must
attend these meetings without miss
iuS - h" eligible for prizes. unless
detained on account OF sickness
>cour Masters club Meetings.
The Scout Masters club held its
regular monthly meeting Oh March Il.
Tho scout masters ana assistants re-
spoud.d To IL" roll call With a discus
son or What one Thing Has Mean,
car Will Mean Mos, to Richmond
scouts ~ this meeting Merit Badge
Examiner Gillette outlines mis- plan for
forestry demonstration, and 1t was
unauinouslv decided to have same
about The middle OF MAJ
The district commissioners better
huown a. The ADVISORY Board TO the
scout executive. n"id regular meet
ings or Tuesday evenings Of each week
duriu" the month al So o'clock. Many
detail matters, relative TO scouting To-
cally were discussed and disposed ot
by this board
Commodore LonEfciiov.
Commodore Long fellow the head OF
tn. American Rcd Cross Life Saving So
ciety visited Richmond the last week
ia March. lie gave several Iemomstra-
tons IN the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION pool hcfor" the Scout mas
tcrs assistants ana Scouts, and on Fri
day evening, March 81. gave an illus
tratcd lecture ON swimming before
some 500 scouts and Scou; officials in
tn" auditorium. NJ. l.oncf"llow created
quit" lor -! interest while here in
swimming and Officially instructed
Merit Bad@c Examiner stafford II. Par
lScr ana scout Master ~ w Hall 10
form i!c-Savinc corps ana gave them
power 10 pass any Scout master. as
si>tant scout master or scout over
eighteen Years OF age VINO could con-
ply With tn" requirements
Scout Visitors.
Assistant Scout Master Mitchell with
eight scouts from Frederick sburg paid
visi, 10 This city on March Is They
We're entertained as guests Of the local
Scouts. Mr.. Woodhouse, Scout Commis-
s!oner Of suffolk. and q representative
Of the Washington Council. also hon
ored the city with visit ~ the same
time.
Ken, Wheeler Scout executive ~
Houston. TEX, stopped over in Rich
mond ON Friday March -. for a three
DAYS stay 10 discuss with the local
executive the Richmond policy OF con-
Quoting scouting. Mr.. Wheeler had
mad" tour Of twenty Scout centers
throughout the United States and was
apparently very much pleased with
IN" work as carried on under the local
jurisdiction. He is taking up scouting
in Houston for the first time and goes
well prepared. after having seen scout
Ing from many angles.
Many New Troops.
one or the very encouraging parts
Of tn" work during the month has
been the formation of several new
troops, At the Broad Street Methodist
Church new troop was formed under
scout Master G. u. Roberts, with six
scouts and three assistants registered
II. y Hail has been successful in or
gani%ing 4 troop at the Nicholson
street school Fulton. With the as
sistancc Of Scout Master A. :. AIacfar-
lane and several social workers. a