The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-21
BOY SCOUT RALLY
WAS ENTERTAINING
AND IMPRESSIVE
Big Feature of Scout Anniversary
Week Held at First Baptist
Church in Presence Large Gath
ering Friday Evening.

a. the FirSl BAPTIST church FRIDAY
night. and the audience was larger
than could be accommodated. The
rally was held as feature of Ami
N"rsary Week, celebrating the rlev-
euth anniversary uf the organization
OF Boy Scouts
The local court OF honor and the
officers We're Seated on the platform.
and the Scouts, after a parade Of the
main streets OF the city. marched into
The church, headed b,' their flag bear
en- and took The seats resi- rved tu.
them. They We're Il fine showing Of
manly looking boys, and Troop made
an especially good appearance in their
uniforms as they We're wearing their
new Iemun-colored neckerchrfs.
The meeting was presided over by
l.. f. Amidon. Scuutmaster of Troop
!. and he opening number Was
World Ptace.'' Il medley OF natoinu
AIRS rrEdered by the Boys Sympnumy
Orchestra Of twelve pieces
The Scouts then gave the ir salute lu
the nag ANA the Scout oath
G. II. Williams. third -pre.ident
Vi the council, gave Il Very impressive
talk. speaking imprunp.u q, the rrlu
ton ul The buy ar.d the Scout urHanI
lIilon. W. W. Chase. president uf the
council. spoke ut the work OF thr
council or the buyAOod oI Polk conn
~, and his address tAr"w Il clear
light on the value ci the organization
rs cUmmuhiI! asset Prof. c. NJ.
Jones. superintendent of public il.
struction in Lakeland. addressed tn.
mn, q tis.,,, 4 81,
slreasing the duty Of loyalty To
cnurch, home and school The Scuui
movement in Lakeland has alNa..
had the hearty support of Prof. Jones,
and he spoke appreciativrly OF the IN
tluence OF Scout work on the school
lfe Of the boy.
Other musical number; by he Buy>'
symphony Orchestra drew tnthuslus-
tic comment from the audience. and 4
rambler that was also much enjoyed
vas the NyIphonr solo by {. +.
owe
The main feature OF the evening
vas the presentation Of the badges.
which ceremony Prof. Jones p,r.
formed. The following boys received
both life and star badge oscar Byr,.
Richard Naylor. Ronald a Julian.
Edwin Robertson ana Raymond Clur,
Raymond Clary was also cammia
stoned assistant Scoutmasrrr ol Troop
/. Tor 4 period Of four years
other boys who received one ul
more merit badges were. Clifford
wilson, Sidney Kennedy. FRANK Ful-
ler. Thomas Mckay. Walton Wilson,
Hamilton BoulWarr. Ltcius Bryant
Thomas Bryant. Aflhur Glover aud
Holland CreyasSe
Harold llarnley was then intro
duced by Scout Executive r. Stanley
Filbert as the first Eagle Scout to
quality in Polk county, and Prof.
Jones presented him with the Lie
Star and Eagle badges. which he
young man received with a pride that
was shared by the audience for his
achievement represents, according TO
Mr.. Filbert eight months Of hard
study and work. which was done in
connection with a successful record
at school. A pleasing feature was the
fact that the parents OF the boys were
asked TO stand also when the badges
werf presented, and the boys were
reviewed by the court of honor and
the officers.
S. e. Kennedy made Il few I'M
promptu remarks and read an origi-
nal poem embodying sentiments called
forth by the impressive occasion Mrs
4. b. Carrier, principal OF the Lake
Morton school, made Il few remarks
i'll her gracious manner expressing
her appreciation OF the influence OF
Scout work as she has Observed ii
An interesting event was the dem
onstration of iire-making put on by
Scoutmaster Knight and Raymond
Clary. who produced businesslike
flame with bow and thong by fric-
tion alone.
Too late fe. presentation at the
meeting. Veteran badge was re-
ceved for Leonard Van Iderstein, for
five years service as Il first class
Scout
Mrs. L. f. Amidon served the ice
erous helpings to all the Scouts pres
ent.
Lakeland has an unusually fine
Boy Scout organization built up and
maintained by Scout Executive Filbert
and his helpers. Troop l. under Scout
master T. w. Thompkins holds first
place as having passed the greatest
number of scouting tests this year.
They are devoting their attention to
woodcraft and have had a nice display
II the shOw-window of the Warner
Hardware Co. The other Lakeland
troops are hard on their heels in the
matter of progress. Troop /, presided
over by Scoutmaster l.. f. Amidon,
$ devoting its attention to taxidermy
of snakes alligators, etc. (no birds).
Troop 2 has headquarters at Mulberry
and is under Scoutmaster j. G.. Ed
monds. Troop is under Scoutmaster
Fred Johnson, and is devoted to bro
conservation and the buling of biru-
houses. Troop 4, under Scoumaster
II. o. Kight, is studying forestry and
the use OF wood. Troop 5, under
Scoutmaster Thompkins, is engaged in
woodcraft.
The rally of Friday night was
pronounced success fiom every stand
point and the boys as well as their
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