The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-09

transport Pocahuntus "a converted
German liner. BY official orders the
Scout organization has been included
in the legislation covering the use of
transports by the athletes going to
Belgium to compete in the Olympian
contests. But, while the athletes will
sail on several ships. all the Boy
Scouts going officially to the inter-
national Scout contests will sail in
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; mobilization of what is
declared to be the first group of
Americas youth ever drought togeth-'
er for any purpose. 1..
The instructions calyl for the ar
rival of all the boys at Fort Hamil
ton early in July there to be provided
with brand new uniforms and full
equipment for the trip Chapel and
sightseeing Sunday, monster re-
ception by the Boy Scouts of New
York and prominent citizens in Cen
trail Park on Monday, then off on
government lighter to the army trans
port docks at Hoboken. to board the
Pocahontas and sail away.
The National Council of the Boy
Scouts of America is represented by
the President, Colin H. Livingstone
of Washington; Vice-President Nor
timer Il. 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 confer
ence of Scout officials to be held in
London July 1923, preceding the
international Scout demonstrations,
which will begin July Goth and con-
tinue till August 7th.
On shipboard the boys will be di-
vided 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
seve nweeks.
~, Highest Grade of Men Leaders.
Extreme care was taken to secure
the highest possible grade of leader
ship. Colonel L. r.. Gignilliat, super
intendent of the Culver Military
Academy and Woodcraft School at
Culver, Ind, is Commissioner in
charge of the party and will be re-
sponsible for the organization of the
boys. Charles F. Smith, instructor of
scouting in Teachers College, Column
bia University, is the Director of
Training and Activities. i
Others who are included in the
Supervisory Commission and are go5
in gas active leaders of the Scouts
are B. NJ. Roszel, Superintendent of
the Shenandoah Valley School for
Boys; S. S. Baker Assistant Super
intendent, of Schools Of Pittsburg; w.
P. Toms, Scout Commissioner of
Knoxville, Tenn, who has with him
Patrol of eight Scouts; and j. l..
Malm, Scout Commissioner of Den
yer, who has with him one of the
star attractions, the Denver Boy
Scout Band of fifty-five musicians,
who, besides furnishing music will
demonstrate Cowboy and Indian life
in the pageants, having brought cos
tunes for that purpose. The Ameri-
can boys will put on six pageant acts
showing the Boy Scouts of the rest
of the world Scouting on the Ameri-
can plan. Their care full patrols also
from Johnson City, Tenn, and De-
troit, and the famous Pine Tree Pa
troll from Miami, Florida.
In Belgium, France, England.