The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1920-07-30
300 Boy Scouts
= Sail For Europe
Pick Of American BoyhOod Chosen By
Competition To Attend Great Inter-
national Contests And Demonstra-
tionS Of Scouting In England

York, or have already arrived, bent
on the biggest joyevent that ever
came to a group of American boys. 1t
is a big group, too, some 300 of the
pick of the nations %boyhood, for they
are the Boy Scouts of America who,
through rigid competition, have been
chosen to represent their various COM
munities at the great convention OF
the Boy Scouts of the world in Eng
land, with trips through Belgium, and
over he battlefields of France thrown
in. That, you'll say, is enough to
make any boy happy and eager-eyed.
For three months there has been
the liveliest sort of competition among
the nearly AGO. 900 registered members
of the Boy Scouts of America in all
states and territories, most of the
1862 troops naturally struggling for
he honor of having one of its mem
bers represent the United States in
the first international Scout contests.
Thirty-four nations are sending large
delegations, invited by the British
Boy Scouts. The demonstrations will
be held in the stadium at Olympia,
near London.
First to Arrive Came Farthest
The first American delegate TO ar
rive in New York had the longest dis
lance IF any 20 travel. He is Ezra
Crane, of Troop TX, Honolulu. dc is
eighteen years old and is an Eagle
Scout with twenty-one of the merit
badges given by the Boy Scouts of
America organization for special
achievements. He came alone from
Hawaii and says he s. ed good
and early" to make sure that he
wouldn't miss the boat in New York.
He brought 1000 of those brilliantly
colored "leis' that the natives use as
farewell tokens by placing around
their necks. Scout Crane says they
will come in handy for giving an Ha-
waiian flavor to the American part of
, the world ~pageants which are to be
given in connection with this Boy
Scouts of the World "Jamboree," as
the British boys call it.
The American boys and their care
fully selected leaders will cross the
Atlantic on the United States Army
transport P%ocahontas, a converted
German liner. By official orders the
Scou, organization has been included
in the legislation covering the use of
transports by the athletes going to
Belgium to complete in the Olympian
contests. But, while the athletes will
sail on several ships, all the Boy
Scouts going officially to the interna-
tional Scout contests will sail in a
body on the transport.
Finest Group of Americas Youth
AS a further recognition of the use
fulness of the Boy Scouts of America
and especially in appreciation of their
splendid war work the War Depart
ment designated Fort Hamilton, over
looking New York Harbor, as the
place for the mobilization of the Boy
Scout delegates preparatory to en-
barking; a mobilization of what is
declared to be the first group of Am
erica's youth ever brought together
for any purpose.
The instructions called for the ar
rival of all the boys at Fort Hamilton
on the morning of July 3rd, the day
set or providing all of them with
l,,~1 ,n;fooo ool f,n a1,;n
ment for the trip. Chapel and sight
seeing Sunday, a monster reception by
the Boy Scouts of New York and
prominent citizens in Central Park on
Monday, then off ON a government
lighter to the Army transport docks
at Hoboken to board the ~Pocahontas
and sail away on Tuesday, July 9th.
The National Council of the Boy
Scouts America is represented by
enc President, Colin H. Livingstone,
of Washington; Vice-President Morti-
mer L. Schiff, of New York, Bolton
Smith, of Memphis, Tenn, member of
the Executive Board, and Chief Scout
Executive James E. West. They will
attend an international conference of
Scout officials to be held in London,
July 26th-29th, preceding the interna-
tional Scout demonstrations, which
will begin July Both and continue till
August 7th.
On %shipboard the boys will be divid-
ed into regular Scout Troops of
thirty-two boys, each under a skilled
director who will accompany and be
responsible for his troop during the
entire trip, which will last six or
seven weeks.
Highest Grade of Men Leaders
Extreme care was taken to secure
the highest possible grade of leader
ship. Colonel L. r. Gignilliat, super
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