The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-08-22
Thirty. Three Nations Represented at
Boy Scout Jamboree; 3Ol Scouts From
United States. two From City of Ardmore
Pageants and Games Each Afternoon and Night With
Continuous Practice of Scout Stunts;
COmradeship the WatchwOrd
Courtesy the Rule
tBy Reciprocal News Seryicel

(By Reciprocal News Service)
London, Aug. Elm one of the
largest auditoriums in the world,
London's Olympia, under brilliant
display of lights and world flags and
facing an audience of thousands, is
n tanbark arena measuring 500 feet
by l02 feet. 1t is empty; then a long
note Of a bugle sounds. large band
and huge chorus of young voices
break into song. The capacity audi
ence sees 300-foot green curtain,
the largest in the world slowly rise.
To the right is Virginia jungle
with a primitive house built high
up on props. In the center is
huge mountain with a steep road
leading up it, To the left is a rig
ged ship of the l7th century. Back
OF jungle. mountain road and ship is
q great panoramic painting.
5000 Representatives
Another tap of the bugle and from
the seashore near the old ship a pro
cession begins In the lead is a
dashing turnout of four Shetland pom
les with n tiny boy cracking his whip
symbolic of youth nj the reins.
Two dignified old men in uniform,
the Duke of Connaught and Lieut..
Gen Sir Robert Baden.Powe0, found
er OF the Boy Scouts of the World,
follow, and soon there is behind them
glorious flutter Of flags Of S3 ma
tons with some 5000 representatives
of these nations, none Of the repre-
sentatives over IS years Of age, each
wearing the standard Boy Scout out
fit even to the knife chained to the
belt-excepting those in picturesque
native costumes.
First in History of World
The procession makes a circuit
of the great arena, takes the salute
at the Royal Box. and then disap-
pears up the laborious' mountain
road. This is the opening of the Boy
Scout Jamboree. the first interna-
tional meeting of boys ever held In
the history of the world. IT is an
alphabetical procession. Belgium
comes first with so sturdy delegates.
Then Chilli. China, Czecho-Slovakla'
Denmark. Esthonia. France. Greece,
Holland. Italy. Japan. Louxemberg,
Norway. Portugal, Rumania, Serbia
Siam. Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
United States, England, Scotland
Wales. ireland, Australia. South AT
rica. New Zealand, Canada, India
Malta, Malay, Gibraltar-that seems
to be all. So many strange flags
that one could not recognize half OF
them. So many fine.headed and fine
legged happy boys-white, yellow
brown and black of skin--that one
could not help ma-veling al the po-
tential power for good Of this alert
aggregation if they maintain through
life their watchword Of "comrade'
ship" and their beautiful code ol
courtesy
I.ondoners Pleased
Daily after this procession OF ma
tions there is an exhibition OF games
scout exercises, clowning and pageants
better than any circus. Blase grown
ups are reused TO cheers each DAY
Nothing like such popular event
has been known in London for years
The seat sale has been enormous
the proceeds going TO the Boy Scout
Endowment Fund.
Two complaints have been MADE
against the Jamboree-one that to-
much is going on at once (by the
iuy,uiles) and the other that 1t IS
a downright shame that Sir Rooerl
BaGen.Powell or somebody else die
rot invent the Boy Scout movement
about 30 years ago" Thy envlou'
grown.ups). There is more going OF
In the Jamboree than can be seen
Hidden from the main audience are
the world scout boxing championships
in two classes. chicken weight ant
elephant weight: also wrestling an'
climbing contests. In the oiyinpi'
Annex Is continuous prize eXhlpi
lion OF engines, airplanes and watel
mills made by scouts. of nationa
hostage stamp collections, of bes
illustrated boy scouts diaries an
scrap books of arts and crafts manu-
sictures
The Parade Of Nations
And the program in the arena Il
never the same, though it alway
opens with the parade Of nations, Il
which every national group takes IN
salute in a different way. The con
itStN IN the uItilb piOSi 700 Ne@''J
ward the finals, these including IN
tug OF war, obstacle race Tin whcl
teams of three jump hedges, squirIl
through stiles, climb over S-foot walls
,nnp over carts and logs blockin
lanes, and then leap or wade an elsh
foot pond); obstacle trek-cart race
marathon long distance ride OIL ~
miles, relay dispatch carrying; eXhlo
lion competitions in metal WORKING
shoemaking, carpentry, wall-paperni
cooking and gardening; and bughn
and band competitions, in which IN
band may be of brass, string bugle'
pipes, drums and flies, or whistler
and drums. After each contest, IN
winners cheer the losers and ther
y a fine show of good nature.
Wish to Restore Spirit of Scoutcra