Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-27
RICHMOND BOY SCOUTS
ARE PRESENTED MEDALS
Honors Awarded for Participation I'm
Second Liberty Loan Campaign
With Marked Success.
PRESERVATION BY GOVERNOR
Tells Boys They Are Nations Flu
ture Men, and Are Helping COun-
try Win War by Aiding Soldiers
in France.

Governor Westmorcland Davis last
night presented los Richmond Boy
Scouts with honor medals for their
participation I'm the second Liberty loan
campaign. The presentation took
place in the auditorium Of the jefferson
Hotel. where nearly 1000 Boy Scouts
and Camp I'ire Girls assembled. in ad
dition to a large number OF grown
people In the balcony. The medals
were awarded on behalf Of the United
states Treasury Department.
Scout Master Charles l.. Weaver pre-
sided. and had charge OF the cere-
monies. As the Governor was escorted
to the atform the Hampton Band. of
thirty-hvc pieces. under the direction
OF Scout Commissioner T.. l.. Jack
son. played a patriotic air The Scout
call was sounded. and all Scouts stood
up and went through their usual cerc-
mony. ending with their speaking the
Scout oath and making the salute.
John Stewart Bryan, chairman of the
local commission. was introduced. and
briefly spoke Of the Importance OF eff
cheney In scouting. Efficiency" was
the keynot" to his message. efficiency
in all of the duties that the Scout
takes oath 10 perform TO the best Of
his ability. This was what makes our
army, he said. and without 1t disinter-
grafton would surely follow.
GOVERNOR SAYS SCOUTS
ARE C0UNTRY'S FUTURE MEN
Governor Davis followed him, and
spoke OF the Boy Scouts as being the
men CT the future, whose hands would
guide the destiny Of Virginia. lie re-
ferred to the noble sentiments cx-
pressed by the Scout oath. and al
though himself childlcss this fact all
the more made him feel that every boy
in Virginia was his son. The Scouts
in selling Liberty bonds were aiding
their country to win the war. he said.
AS their names were called, members
OF tho various troops who had oh
tanned subscriptions 10 ten or more in
dividual bonds passed by the Governor
and accepted the medals Following
the presentation. announcement was
made that Troop had sold more than
$l.oo0.000 worth OF bonds during the
second loan campaign, and that seven
teen medalists were in Troop 30. James
Baker. Of Troop /. obtained the highest
number OF individual subscriptions.
Scout Executive Gray. Of Montclair.
y. j.. was the next speaker who i'm
pressed upon the BOY Scouts the fact
that they wer@n the service OF the
United States. Their uniform had been
designed by Congress. and their oath.
he said, was the greatest ever taken
by any organization.
Troop % was awarded trophy in
lnc form OF a SILVER cup TOT having
the highest average, eS.7 per cent, In
efficiency, The cup was presented uy
Q. H. Berry & Co. through their
representative Charles r. Norman. The
next highest troop was No. 20. with
an average OF - per cent.
HOS0RS AWARDED TO MANY
RICHMOND ROY SCOUTS
The highest honors thaj Scout can
obtain were awarded to Scout II.
Fiorancc. OF Troop -, who had won
the life. star and eagle badges They
were presented by Frank Duke. mem
Der OF the court of honor.
Scout Master Weaver gave directions
TO the Scouts for their participation in
the third Liberty campaign to-day. All
were urged to make a house toulouse
canvass and make a report OF their
progress To their district commander
before o'clock every night.
Scouts receiving the honor medals
we're az follows:
Troop ii. Baker. c. Brown. w
Warmer.
Troop ct. r. Howell ]. Fisher. Fl.
Leisfeld. J. ,isenberry. q. Sale, r. VAL
entinc. VI. Whisky.
Troop &C. Bolton. *. Goode D.