Scouting, Volume 1, Number 1, April 15, 1913 Page: 5
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SCOUTING.
Boys' Life.
BOYS' LIFE has won the enthusiast-
tic support of a great many Scout offi-
cials, and since it was changed to the
large form its subscription list has been
much more than doubled. By constant
improvement it is hoped we will make
it so good as to command the interest
of every Boy Scout, and also many boys
outside the organization.
Naturally, we have been greatly helped
by the donation of special articles by
Mr. Seton, Mr. Beard and others in the
organization, and by persons not identi-
fied with it but in sympathy with its
purposes. The aid given by Scout Mas-
ters has been especially helpful, not only
in getting more readers but in improv-
ing the magazine. The scout news, pho-
tographs, the short articles and sugges-
tions, all have been of great value and
helped immensely to make possible the
development of BOYS' LIFE as a self-
sustaining institution. Every Scout of-
ficial, therefore, rightfully has a person-
al interest in the following letter writ-
ten by Lee F. Hanmer, member of the
Executive Board:
"I have just looked through the April
number of 'Boys' Life' and want to tell
you that I think that this is by far the
best issue of the magazine that has been
produced thus far. I consider it a very
creditable magazine and I am sure that
it contains material that can not help
but appeal to the boys."
We are especially desirous of receiv-
ing, as early as possible, some unusu-
ally good photographs of Boy Scout
camps. Detail pictures showing tents,
properly pitched, arrangement of din-
ing tent and kitchen, sanitary precau-
tions and the like, are especially desired,
to be published as guides for inexperi-
enced troops. Data on all phases of the
annual camp will be very useful, as no
single list of requirements can possibly
meet all demands in so large a coun-
try, where conditions and practices vary
so greatly.
News of more than local interest is
always desired. Photographs should
preferably show action; group pictures
are almost invariably unavailable and
unfortunate^ they are the kind we re-
ceive the most of.
BOYS' LIFE is anxious to co-operate
with Scout officials in every way possi-
ble, and criticisms and suggestions are
always invited.
THE EDITOR.
THREE EUROPEAN SCOUT RALLIES.
Boy Scouts of This Country May Visit Foreign Brother Scouts This Summer.
Mr. Dale in the Field.
Ludyig S. Dale, National Field Scout
Commissioner, who recently returned
from Utica, reports that after a finan-
cial campaign of a little less than a week,
a budget of $2,500 was raised among in-
terested business and professional men
and other citizens. The money will be
used to establish a headquarters and to
secure the services of a Scout Executive
who will devote all his time to secur-
ing and training Scout Masters, form-
ing new troops, and in a general way
seeing to it that Scouting is placed on
the best possible footing in Utica. Mr.
Dale leaves next week for a; visit with
the Boy Scout leaders in Richmond. Vir-
ginia. It is hoped to establish a Local
Council in Richmond in the near future.
The handbook of the Boy Scouts
of America has been translated into
Spanish for the Boy Scouts in
Mexico.
No less than three most important
International Scout Rallies are to be
held in Europe this summer, in Eng-
land, Holland and Belgium. This is
another proof that the Boy Scout
Movement stands for international
peace. The Boy Scouts of America
have received official invitations to at-
tend all of these rallies and we sin-
cerely hope that every Scout Master
will read the following announce-
ments carefully, and that they will
stir up as much interest as possible
among their boys. The United States
ought to have a good delegation at
these rallies, to prove not only that
they are efficient, but that they are
vitally interested in getting acquainted
with all of their brother Scouts, no
matter where they happen to live or
what language they speak.
Birmingham Rally.
The Boy Scouts of America have
been invited to attend the Third
Biennial Rally of the English Scouts,
to be held at Birmingham, England,
during the week of July 2 to 8. It
seems likely that this will be the
largest and most important assembly
of Boy Scouts that has ever taken
place and Lieutenant-General Sir
Robert S. S. Baden-Powell, who will
have charge of the rally, has ex-
pressed the hope that the Boy Scouts
of America will join their brother
Scouts from the various countries of
Europe in accepting the invitation.
It is proposed that the visitors either
shall stay at the general Scouts'
camp or else be the guests of various
gentlemen living in or near Birming-
ham, who have come forward with
offers of hospitality. Officially, two
patrols, or sixteen boys, have been
invited from the United States, but
the authorities in charge of the rally
state they will be very glad to enter-
tain more Scouts, should they find it
convenient to attend. It is, of course,
understood that all travelling ex-
penses must be paid by those who
accept this invitation. In England
greatly reduced railway fares have
been promised.
This great Scout gathering will in-
clude a big rally, an exhibition of
handicrafts, a demonstration of sea
scouting and other scout work. The
actual rally and review will take
place on the afternoon of Saturday,
July 5. It will be preceded by a
series of displays given by troops on
the ground, all Tenderfoot Scouts be-
ing eligible to attend. The handi-
crafts exhibition will show things
made by the boys in order to qualify
for merit badges and also displays
of their work given by the Scouts.
There will be a section for each of
the merit badges, in charge of an
expert in each particular subject.
Furthermore, there will be a stadium
for special troop displays, as well as
for boxing, fencing and special ex-
hibits of work by the Scout Farm
School and by the Scout Evening
Schools; also specimens of Scout
outfits, trek carts and signalling appar-
atus. Under various classes there
will be exhibits and displays by
patrols, by troops and by individual
Scouts. A form of diploma will be
awarded for good work and a trophy
will be presented for the best work
in each class.
These events are open to Boy
Scouts of the British Empire between
the ages of eleven and eighteen who
belong to patrols or troops affiliated
with the local associations and who
have gained the second class badge.
Among the many prizes offered are sev-
eral cash prizes, for instance, $500 from
the London Daily Telegraph for the best
work and exhibit in the department of
Ambulance, and $500 from the London
Daily Sketch for the best exhibit in the
Fireman's Badge department.
The camp which will be held in Perry
Hall Park, close by the rally ground,
will consist of:
1. A standing camp for Scout
Masters, open, if required, for some
time previous to the opening of the
exhibition, and where everything will
be provided at an inclusive, very
moderate charge.
2. A general camp for Scout Mas-
ters and Scouts who come to the
rally — tents, blankets, ground
sheets, etc., will be provided there.
The Sea Scouts' display will be given
Friday afternoon, July 4. This is a
branch of scouting which has recently
become very prominent. A proof of its
practical value is the interest which has
been shown by Lord Charles Beresford,
who has promised to go to Birmingham
for the occasion. Sea Scouts are
trained in sailing, rowing, rescue work,
the use of rocket life-saving appa-
ratus, knot tying, splicing and other
work connected with seamanship and
coast guard duties, and displays of all
this will be given by special troops.
The last day on which entries for the
events will be received is May 1. It
is, therefore, important that every Scout
Master or Commissioner who may have
in mind sending boys to the rally will
communicate with the Chief Scout Ex-
ecutive at the earliest possible moment,
so that the proper arrangements may
be made.
International Rally at Holland.
Headquarters has also received an
urgent invitation from Holland to be
represented at an International Rally
to be held in Ijmuiden, in August this
year, to commemorate the centenary of
the independence of the Kingdom of
Holland. The program in outline is
somewhat similar to that of the Birm-
ingham Rally, and Scouts will gather
from nearly every country of Europe
to compete for various prizes to lie
awarded for special proficiency in the
various departments of Scoutcraft. The
invitation from .Holland is accompanied
by the definite assurance that every
representative from the United States
will be taken care of from the moment
he lands.
Scout Congress in Belgium.
The third invitation has arrived from
Harold D. Parfit, Chief Scout of the
Belgium Boy Scouts, the Boy Scouts
of America being urged to participate
in an important International Congress
of Scouts to be held in conjunction
with the Grand Exposition. This
rally opens August 23, and it will be,
therefore, possible for the same patrols
of Scouts to visit all of the rallies if
they should wish to do so.
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