The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1935-08-08
TWO SCOUTS GO
TO TENT CITY
NWASHINGTON
Town to Give SendOff to
Wayne SmaIIey and Lowell
Higley on Start to City of
10000 Youths

Friday night at 1890 Kennewick's
two Boy Scout delegates to the big
.Jamboree in washington, d. Q.
board the Northern Pacific train In
Pasco for the real beginning OF q
month crammed full Of events and
adventure that would thrill any
man.
Lowell Higley representing Troop
q and Wayne Smalley for Troop rs
have taken the preliminary train
ing and are now in possession OF
the necessary credentials that en-
titles them to full participation In
all events of the Jamboree. From
Kennewick the boys go to Seattle
for further instruction, and then 70
Vancouver, B. O., where they en-
train for Montreal, making the
trip thru Canada. Full programs
are provided even during the train
trip, where scouting entertainment
and instruction will occupy every
day. Regular Court Of Honor for
awarding advancement badges Will
be held on the train, and at this
writing Wayne Smalley has pre-
pared to appear before one OF these
courts. From Montreal the spec
ial train will carry the boys thru
New York and on down the coast
to washington, where the jam
boree will be in session for ten days.
Over 10000 boys are registered
for the Jamboree representing al
most every community Of this size
and larger in the United States and
almost every foreign country on the
globe. The huge tent city that viii
house the scouts is practically COM
pleted, with all necessary facilities
for feeding and caring for the huge
gathering, according to Scouting
standards. Two Of the greatest fig
ures in scouting will be present for
the entire session, Sir Robert Ba-
den-Powell of England, founder, and
Dan Beard, founder Of the move
ment in the United States. Baden
Powell is now in Europe, but is maxi
ing a special trip, the second this
year to the United States, to attend
this important affair. While In
Washington the boys will be given
lots Of entertainment, valuable in
struction by scores Of the nations
greatest leaders in this field as well
as innumerable sight seeing trips to
the many interesting places in and
about the capital city. At the close
Of the Jamboree, the boys will re-
turn home thru the central United
States, reaching here the first week
in September.
Local business men, friends and
parents Of scouts and council and
committee members are planning TO
attend the trains departure from
Pasco Friday evening to wish the
boys bon voyage on their interest
ing trip. Shortly after the return
of Lowell and Wayne, the scouting
organizations are planning on a
rather elaborate affair at which the
two boys will tell Of their exper-
fences on the trip. In connection
with these reports, both troops win
have large exhibits Of achievements
Of scouting, and the September
Court Of Honor will be In session.
The transportation and registra-
ton Of the two boy delegates has
been provided for principally from
the proceeds Of the Fourth Of July
celebration, and other contributions.
Harold @. Fyfe was chairman OF
the committee appointed to send
the boys there and was assisted by
representatives Of various service
and fraternal organizations. Com
plete uniforms are required OF
every boy attending, and the boys
themselves provide the uniforms
and their own spending money.