Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-05-27
Boy Scouts to Hear Pace Today
AS 3-Doy Encompment Ends

40 0-10y HH~0S
With lighted candles in then
hands, more than 4,000~ Boy
Scouts last night rededicateo
themselves to the principles Of
democracy. in a dramatic cere-
mony of the National Capital Area
encampment at Catholic Univer-
sity stadium.
The first gathering of its kind
the encampment began Friday
and has brought boys from the
District, Maryland and Virginia
to the Soldiers Home grounds
where their tents, a striking array
of many hues, occupy 140 acres.
After a giant closing convoca'
ton at Catholic University sta.
dunn at 2 pm. today, to be ad'
dressed by Secretary of the Army
Pace. the Scouts will "breal
camp" and the encampment viii
be over.
The main speaker at last night.
campfire program at the stadium
which eliminated in the candle.
light ceremony, was one of Scout.
ing's heroes, William Hillcourt
He is also known by the pen name
of "Greenbar Bill" a prominent
author in Boys Life and noted
writer on Scouting. He is national
director of Scoutcraft for the Boy
Scouts of America. :
Pageant Precedes Ceremony.
A pageant, built around the
history of campfires in the United
States. preceded the candlelight
ceremony. 1t ended in the light
ing. of gigantic campfire with
torches from each of six cainpf1res
Illustrating six phases of the de-
Ivelopment Of this country.
These were: an, Indian scene
the Pilgrims. George Washington
at Valley Forge. a scout scene
depicting the push of emigrants tt
the West, a wagon train and 6
Civil War tableaux. Scouts il
costumes of the period represented
took part.
Gene Barnwell, director of rec
reation for Alexandria, sang Goo
Bless America"
The scouts marched about {
mile from their various encamp.
ments on the Soldiers Home
grounds to the stadium.
This morning at o'clock serv.
ices were to be held. .
Band To Present Concert.
Those for Scouts of the Pro
ltestant faith are being held in tn,
general headquarters area of tn,
encampment. A field mass at tn,
stadium, for boys of the Roman
Catholic faith, will feature thu
Holy Cross choir, including SOM
20 young men who were Scouts.
The Latter Day Saints will holt
services in the Arlington Distric
area of the encampment.
From 1870 to 2 pm. today, tn,
Army Band will give a concert a
the stadium. DR.. Frederick E
Reissig, executive secretary O.
the Washington Federation o.
Churches will deliver the invo.
cation at the convocation, start.
ing at 2 pm.
Delmer H. Wilson, former In.
dianapolis Scout executive, whit
is the new Scout executive for thu
National Capital Area Council
will speak and order the massine
of the colors. This will bring to.
gether on each side of the plat.
form 200 American flags and al
equal number of troop flags. Ths
Rev. Ignatius Smith will welcome
the Scouts to Catholic Univer.
sity.
Strengthen Liberty" will be thu
topic of Secretary Pace. He is ex,
pected to be accompanied by higl
officials from the Defense De.
partment.
Presented Necherchiefs.
Sergt. Lindsey Bergen of thu
Army Band will lead in the re.
dedication song, ION My Honor.
George Myers will sing "Tht
Lords Prayer" Rabbi Henry
Segal of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation will pronounce thu
benediction. Then the boys viii
march back to the Soldiers Home
grounds and the encampment will
pass into history. "a
4 At S o'clock yesterday after
noon, 1875 Scouts who ATTENDED
last years National Jamboree a
Valley Forge, Pa, received spe
cial new red, white and blue neck
Ierchiefs. Each neckerchief show
Gen. George Washington kneelin.
lat Valley Forge in. prayer. The.
were distributed by Mr.. Hi1lcourt
Yesterday afternoon, the vari
Ious troops put on demonstration
of their scouting skills. The en-
campment is open to the public
and has already attracted man.
visitors.
j There are 353 colored Scouts
some of them Sea as well as Elk
5 plorer Scouts, who are in tn,
sIhigher age group, attending tn
encampment.
5 The camps of the various troop
= take on an individual setting. On
: lis in the form of an Indian tepee
: Another is a Colonial block house
lAnother shows the Big Dippe