San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-07
SCOUTS BEGIN
CELEBRATION
ON THURSDAY
Weeks Program Prepared
for Observance Of 18th
Anniversary.
MUSIC PROGRAM FIRST
Field Meet and Barbecue
Saturday and Church
Services Sunday.

The Alamo Council of Boy Scouts of
America will celebrate the thirteenth
anniversary of the Boy Scout movement
in America beginning Thursday. The
celebration will end Wednesday, Feb
ruary II. Programs have been out
lined for each day during the week and
will start with a musical program and
Scout rally to be held at the Central
Christian Church at 1880 Thursday
evening.
The musical program will be given
by the Alamo Council Boy Scout Band,
under the leadership of W. +. Rush
The program for Thursday night fol-
lows:
March-"Imperial" .......... King
Violin Solo $50. Scout Jerome Zoeller
Fox Trot--"Say 1t With Music" Berlin
Address by Judge William Seat Fly,
president of the Alamo Council.
Waltz-"Falling Leaves. 49,. .Seredy
Xylophone Obligato by Ernest Henning
Cornet Solo-"Columbia' Fantasia
.w............. Robinson
Scout Thomas Osborne
Waltz-'Three O'Clock in the Nom
ing ............... Rooledo
Baritone Saxophone Solos qD rs She
from Dixie ........,. WATSON
(2) NANNY Land" ..... Dixon
Scout Sedgwick Coppock
Anniversary Week announcements
Scout Commissioner A. NJ. Michael.
Overture-"King Lear" ...... Hazel
Fox Trot-"I Wish | Knew Spencer
Xylophone Solo-"Light Calvary
.,,............, Won Suppe
Scout Ernest Henning-
Miss Norma Henning.
March - Overland" Featuring the
trombOnes) ............ Cummlns
Local Scouts Lead.
The Boy Scout organization of San
Antonio is considered one of the best in
America and is especially pre-eminent
in the Southwest. Under the leadership
of A. NJ. Michael and his assistants,
the movement has grown from practi-
cally nothing until at the present time
the Alamo Council has the lowest per-
centage of tenderfoot and second-class
scouts of any organization that is char
tered in the United States. 1t is he
only council in the United States that
is chartered as first-class council
without a paid executive and the ad.
vancement has been in great strides
until the present enrolment numbers
nearly nine hundred,
The entire program for the week of
celebration follows:
Thursday, February S--Anniversary
Day-Rally of all troops in the annex
of the Cen al Christian Church on
Main avenue. Z 80 p. m. Musical pro-
gram by Alamo Council Boy Scout
Band. Address to mothers at S:15 p.
m. Attention" will be sounded and all
Scouts and Scout officials will renew
their allegiance TO the Boy Scouts of
America by repeating the Scout oath.
Friday. February GOOD Turn Day
Each Scout will avail himself of the
privilege of doing special good turns
on this day and at least one community
good turn. Special work in the schools
to increase the interest in scouting.
Saturday. February 10-Scout Field
Day and Barbecue-All-day program,
Breckenridge Park at polo field. A'h-
letic events beginning at $3.50 a. m;
Mammoth barbecue for Scouts and
Scout officials at noon. Scouting events
and demonstrations beginning at p: m.
Awards to three highest troops for best
scores for the entire days events.
Services at Churches.
Sunday. February 11-Boy Scout
Sunday-Services in the various church
es in honor of the Boy Scouts Of Amer:
lea. Scouts to attend Sunday School
and church services in full uniform !:
wherever possible troop should attend
in a body. Announcement of special
Scout services should be sent to local
scout headquarters before Friday, Feb
n
Monday. February FEATHER and
Scout Day-"Father and Son Ban
Duet" Scottish Rite Cathedral. corner
st. Marv's and Convent streets. 100
n. m. Observance of day in clubs. at
noon. Fathers should give some time
ON this day TO their scout son and get
better acquainted with the Boy Scout
program.
Tuesday. February IL - Recruiting
Day-On this day special effort will be
made to recruit new members while all
Scout officials will endeavor to enlist
more men as scoutmasters and assistant
scoutmasters. Report names TO scout
headquarters on this dav. Make this
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