The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-04-17
BOY SCOUTS.

Scout Executive Weaver announced
yesterday that scouting was growing
in Richmond. The Sunday schools.
churches and clubs are awakening to
the fact that scouting is a program
we'll worth while and are therefore
clamoring for scout troops. Lead
ers are available as never before.
| Many of these men have been
| brought to realize the value of
| scout training after having served in
. the army during the period OF the
, war. Others have grown up a.
i scouts and after graduation in the
colleges or taking up business in the
I city have applied for commission as
| SCOutmaster
| Following is partial list of the
| last recruits who are applying Tor
commissions as scoutmasters and
the location of troops:
j II. L. Wallerstein, Beth Ahabah.
r. H Dadmum, Monument. NJ, E.
NJ. NJ. Green, DecaturStreet, NJ h.
Stanley aWtkins, Barton Heights.
Fred Fletcher, Brook Hill.
c. c. Chappell, Jr., Branch Me
mortal church.
Earl NJ. Edwards ycnable-Street
Baptist church.
James a. Gregory. Christs Episco-
| pal.
W. NJ. Brown, St. Paul's NJ. E.
| church.
MacFarlane Morriss, Westminster,
| Presbyterian.
! Robert f. Cavcrlee, Fairmount Bap-
| list
NJ Haskins Coleman, First Pres
| byterian.
Henry Il. Miller. Jr. Second Pres
| bytcrian.
H. L. snelllngs, r. F. D, No. I.
NJ A. Korb. Emmanuel Baptist.
| Broaddus Massie, First Baptist.
Otis l. Clark, Fulton.
! Irving s. Barksdale, Centenary NJ.
| E, church.
BIG BOY SCOUT FIELD MEET
/ The annual scout held meet,
| Richmond council Boy Scouts OF
/ America is scheduled for Saturday,
| May %, 2 p. NJ. Director Myers
| has granted permission for the use
| of the Ford lot, Broad and Eleventh
| streets. Three out of town scout
| executives have been invited to act
| as judges. Thomas Sparrow, OF
| norfolk. and Frank Greenhawk. OF
| Wilmington, Del, have accepted.
PROGRAM OF ENTRIES
| First-First Aid--Team of two and
a patient:
The use of triangular and roll
bandage and a splint also any OF the
| second and first class first aid re-
quirements
| Second-Stretcher Making-Team
| of four and one patient:
! The regular approved method OF
( making a coat stretcher using four
| coats, three for the stretcher, and
| one for the pillow and two stats, lift
! ing and carrying the patient will also
| be counted. Not too much speed
| but the way the stretCher is con-
structed TO count.
| Third-knot Tieing-Team of one
First the knots as outlined in the
scout handbook will De exhausted
and then the knots in the little
/ headquarters and on sale at the
will be office. Process OF termination
twill lbe used. When a fellow misses
knot ne will be out.
Fourth-Water Boiling Contest
Team Of one:
Bucket to hold one quart of water.
not more or less. No cover. Scout
to present one piece of ordinary
stove oak wood to be supplied by
himself. This does not mean an oak
board or slab. The amount or
wood is left to the judgment of the
scout He may use his scout AK and
scout knife in preparing same after
| the whistle has blown, Two matches
will be furnished and If lost in the
/ attempt the scout must report to the
| Judge who viii give him another
match. one at time.
! Fifth--Rubbing Sticks for Fire
| Team of one:
| The regular approved fire making
outfit consisting of bow, drill hand
socket. fire board, fire pan and ten
| der which must be either cedar or
| hemp.
Sixth--Sienalling-Team OF four:
| Either Semaphore or wig wag
will be twice as long as the soma
phore message. The first accurate
message will count.
Sew n t h--Troop Stunt--Entire
troop or as many as desirable.
No restrictions as to number OF
scouts participating in the troop stunt
however. the stunt should be SO ar
ranged as to not take more than Ave
or seven minutes.
! Eighth-Pyramid Building-Team
OF six or more:
demonstration OF the teams
ability to build snappy substantial
pSfdHilue "A team iIlSHl puliu any
number between three and eight
pyramids.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The percentage attendance of the
troop will count. A troop with 100
per cont attendance will start with a
credit OF ten points. eighty seven
per cent. attendance will count 81
points.
In egcf event there will be first
place with a credit Of five points,
second place three points and third
place one point.
A silve- LIVING cup will be award
ed the troop winning the meet
Each scout winning a place in the
meet will be awarded "A ribbon,