Evening star., 1937-06-30
.JAMBOREE SCOUTS
FROM a NATIONS
Meeting Takes CosmopoIi.
tan AspeCt-Tents of
Varied Types.

. cosmopolitan aspect, as groups Of
foreign Scouts filter into cam. from
distant climes.
More than 400 Scouts from "a for
eign lands are expected to attend the
jubilee.
The foreigners will be interested in
the variety Of tents housing the Amer
ican boys-especially in the tepees.
wigWams, Dan Beard tents, foresters'
shelters and other types that dot the
camp, it was pointed out today by
the National Geographic Society.
Young Floridians from the Semi
mole Indian country have added
subtropical touch to the landscape Of
the Capital-a hut thatched with
Florida palmetto leaves in true Semi
mole style" the society said. Scouts
from the Western States, where In
dians once ranged the plains. have set
up conical tepee lodges. Those who
have learned scouting in the North
eastern woods use the rounded wig
wan pattern characteristic OF that
area.
$50 Paintings on Tents.
THE canvas camp Of the Rich
mond, Va, contingent Is OF artists
canvas; so paintings Of Richmonds
history and present appearance turn
;,,to ~
riety of tent architecture is welcome
in Tent City, for it arouses curiosity
and promotes exchange Of ideas, and
is source of fun as we'll
Even greater variety has been OBJ
served in World Jamborees. The
next World Jamboree will be held in
the Netherlands. just one month after
the Washington meeting. In such
gatherings black tents of goats hair
come to camp with Scouts from the
desert peninsula Of Arbia, similar to
the houses of air which Bedouins in
habit at home. Egyptian lads pitch
tents ornamented with panels Of
hieroglyphics. similar to decorations
on the tombs and temples OF the
Pharaohs. A Syrian group once made
their 'tenting tonight scene more
homelike with such realistic touches
as camel.
ITO London in 1920, to Copenhagen
in 1924, to Birkenhead, England, in
1929 and to Godollo, Hungary, in
1898. Boy Scouts have journeyed for
the four previous international JAM
borees. On the way TO the Neither
lands this Summer many will visit
Washington for the United States Ma
tional Jamboree. Already scouts Of
more than score OF nationalities have
| accepted the invitation. Scouts from
Mexico. Venezuela. Chile, Hawaii and
the Philippines can make the Wash
ington Jamboree = convenient stop
over in their trip to Europe.
World Jamboree Coiorful.
These scouting brothers from afar
can be recognized by differences Of
dress as we'll as race; some subtle,
some spectacular. A world jamboree
is especially colorful, with native
touches added to the universal Scout
| uniform of khaki suit and colored
neckerchief. A Scottish contribution,
as characteristic as the bagpipe band,
is the short skirt OF bright plaid.
Scouts from France wear blue shorts
and berets Polish lads have doffed
their hats and wear caps with viscrs
| The red fez serves as headgear for
Egyptian Scouts. From India come
Scouts with their heads swathed In
turbans Of green or white.
From the desert country Of Iraq,
Scouts wear tropical helmet. with
a special flap on the back to protect
| young spinal cords from dangerous
overdoses of ultraviolet rays. It was
| designed by their late King Feisal.
Hungarian Scouts decorate their
hats with a golden plume Of grass, the
orphan maids hair. which grows
wild In Hungary. Scouts from South
Africa wear a comparable ornament,
which they do not, however. gather in
its wild state-the ostrich plume.
Variations in Uniform.
With such small variations, Scouts
everywhere use the uniform which de-
veloped in England and South Africa
three decades ago, and has been ap-
proved in the United States by an act
of Congress. Typical Of the festive
touches by which 1t Is occasionally
frightened up Is the lei. or garland OF
native blossoms, worn around the
necks Of Hawaiian Scouts.
Scouting has been part of the
British influence spread through
Egypt, Palestine and the dominions
since Lord Baden-Powell organized
this favorite outdoor sport Of all boy
hood. While promoting the Scouts
knowledge of the world Of nature, II
has promoted also the worlds knowl-
edge Of geography. Boy Scouts have
accompanied many explorers on ex-
petitions into little-known realms, and
some Scout troops have even tried ex-
ploring their own territory for new
facts. Volcanoes in Costa Rica and
mountains in the State of Washing
ton are among the areas explored by
the youthful bands. Mount Coolidge,
in the Olympic Peninsula. Is one OF
the peaks which the Scouts named"