Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-03
RICHMOND BOY SCOUTS
TO AID At STATE FAIR
Each Day to Assist Manage
ment and Visitors.
UNIFORM INsUREs HONESTY
Women and Girls Advised to Agk
Only Scouts for Information-Boys
Will Render First Aid and Give
Demonstrations Daily.

Richmond Boy Scouts are to play oven
a larger. part in the State Fair this
year than they did last fall, according
to the plans now being perfected by
Manager w. Conway Saunders and
Scout Executive Charles l.. Weaver.
More than 500 boys. wearing the uni
form of the Scouts, will be on duty at
the Fair Grounds. beginning Monday
morning, when the annual exhibition
formally opens. and the last of the
Scouts will not leave tho grounds until
the lights arc turned Off on the follow
ing Saturday night.
Under the plans now being made for
the services to be rendered by the or
ganization, about ninety or 100 bows
Will be on duty all the time. a new de-
tachmcnt being sent to the fair each
day. Various scout masters are to take
turns directing the boys, but Scout
Executive Weaver will move his offices
to the grounds for the week, and will
be in general charge there.
Manager Saunders last night es-
pressed himself as highly gratitied and
appreciative OF the spirit OF co-opera-
ton manifested by the Scouts. and
spoke In the most praiseworthy terms
OF inc work done by the boys last year
Their efforts cannot be praised too
mighty. said Manager Saunders. land
they are of the greatest service. not
only TO tho fair management but in n
tar greater way to patrons of the fair.
livery ready to run errands and to serve
III any requested manner, they have
been of the greatest service to those in
charge OF the annual show
SCOUTS WITHIN CALL OF
EVERY PERSON ON GROUNDS
IL Is In assisting visitors that they
have done the most. Scattered all over
the grounds. they are within calling
distance at all times. and are among
thc hrst to respond to any appeal for
information or help. We are glad IA
nave them and appreciate the work
they do"
Scout Executive Weaver manifested
the greatest enthusiasm in planning
me work to be done by the Scouts
TINS year. and said that the boys them
serves 100 ked forward with anticipation
10 serving in any possible way
The present State Fair probably veil,
aford the Scouts unusual opportuni-
tleS, he said. THE war has taknn :,
great many physicians from the city
ana the boys will have many moro on
portunities for doing frst-aid work
men, the ever-increasins number of
Mo,''en VINO visit the Fair Grounds
each year add considerable to the DAYS
accomplishments Tor the Scouts
:, ono or the principal things in this
line Is the finding of children who be-
come lost from their parents in the
crowds. why one day last fall Scouts
found and returned to anxious narent.
no iess than thirty-five youngsters.
some OF them not the least bit worried
over the fact that they had become
separated from their mothers or faith
erS. but the majority of them loudly
procialming the fact that they were
iost. directing persons TO various parts
oi the grounds and showing them the
way II they are unable to understand
."I directions ven. also goes to form
d large portion of the Scouts work "
scout headquarters Will re located
OH inc grounds at a place yet to be
ueSls mated by Manager Saunders Tho
Will be located in a ten,
ahu several other Scout tents will be
piaceu AT various places on the grounds
FADING LOST CHILDREN
BIC PART OF THEIR yyoRk
me headquarters will be n clearing
station for all Scout activities. ara ~,
reports or lost children, need for omor
6ehcy assistance, ETC. will he mod
.here Immediately. 4 general alarm, IN
scouts will mean that ninety or 1oo
!"irs OF bright eyes will be searching
the crowd a few minutes after
Il missing report is filed
IN addition TO the service foa,rra
ne laif activities. the Scouts will give
LILY eShibitons and demonstrations be-
otc the headquarters tent Firstaid
"ork VIII be demonstrated by the hos
III troop' which will be ready at all
ZINES 70 respond to calls for assistance.
s!shaEns will be done by the exncrts
81 'he various troops; while the start
ing OF camptires by rubbing pieces OF
o ose'her, and other accomplish
n'uhls' In " Mich all Scouts are varsad
Will be shown. 'erSeu'
IN concluding his outline of plans for
."e work or the Scouts at the fair this
scout Executive Weaver last night
advised all visitors who had onon.1.
~ ASK Information or directions from
'nS one at the Fair Grounds to appeal
ne UNIFORM is guarantee of hon
esty ana of service" said scout ~,
i've weaver. land the boys can be de-
nehued pom. 1t might be well to call
the attention of girls and women to
,ne TACT that they can be assured of
honest assistance from anv scout ~
whom they may appeal"