Scouting, Volume 38, Number 1, January 1950 Page: 13
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BLUE and GOLD PARTY
Pre-Opening
^ Folks rarely all arrive at a Blue and Gold
banquet at the same time. Instead of having
folks stand about the room, use the Blue and Gold
handclasp stunt on page 9 as a warm-up stunt. You
will find it will break the ice, get folks acquainted,
and get them into a party mood.
Seating Arrangement
The most important thing about the seating ar-
rangement is to have Den tables. If you want a
formal arrangement, place your tables in a hollow
square. If you want something less formal, arrange
the Den tables informally about the room. The
latter arrangement is often more effective for table
decorations.
Table Inspection
We would suggest that you avoid having com-
petition to see who has the best decorated table.
The judging for such an event is usually difficult,
and you will find that your boys will be just as
enthusiastic over the project without competition.
After the Blue and Gold handclasp stunt and
just before you eat, conduct a snake dance or "fol-
low the leader" tour through the Den tables so that
everyone will see the decorations before they are
disturbed.
Do Some Singing
Whenever there is a delay in service, have some-
one handy to slip in a couple of songs. It builds
good spirit and boys and parents enjoy singing to-
gether.
Invocation
If your Pack is sponsored by a church, you will
want to invite your pastor to the party and ask him
to give the Invocation. There are many other effec-
tive ways of handling the Invocation, too. You may
ask everyone to bow their heads in silence for a
few moments, sing the Doxology, or some other quiet
song. In some instances it has been very effective,
especially in Packs sponsored by churches, to have
one of the Cub Scouts give the Invocation.
Hats, Hats, Hats
Early in the program, give the signal for Cub
Scouts to bring out their paper hats and put them
on. Then pass out paper to parents and get boys
to help their parents make one. Everyone puts
them on.
Imitation Birthday Cake
When you have finished eating, have each Den
bring in its layer or portion of the huge imitation
birthday cake. When all of the parts of the cake
are in place, then the Den which has been assigned
to decorate the cake brings in the decorations. Top
it off with candles or flashlights, dim the house
lights and sing "Happy Birthday."
Den Skits
You may not have time for your Den skits. You
will have to decide that on the basis of your own
program. If you have them, let them come after the
unveiling of your birthday cake.
Victory Torch Ceremony
You'll find some additional information about
this ceremony on page 10 of this issue of Scouting
Magazine. The main idea of the ceremony is to
prepare a victory torch which will be presented at
the Blue and Gold banquet. The torch can be
lighted with ceremony, reminding everyone of our
objectives in the Crusade to Strengthen the Arm
of Liberty. During the ceremony it should also be
pointed out that at every Pack meeting during
1950 the torch should be re-lighted in order that
we might all keep ourselves aware of the Crusade
objectives of the Pack throughout the year.
Closing
The victory torch ceremony can be woven into
the closing of the Blue and Gold banquet. Perhaps
the torch can be brought in by a Cub Scout from
each Den. Speak a few appropriate words to remind
everyone that almost 20,000 Packs in America are
engaged in our Crusade, which not only aims to
strengthen liberty in America, but to strengthen
the home life of all of our Cub Scouting families,
which number well above 600,000. Point out that
it is our hope that the light of liberty from our
Pack will shine throughout the community in which
we live, and that the light from each of the 20,000
torches will shine across America. It is fitting that
if the light from each of these torches were put
together in one huge light, it could become the
brightest light to ever shine in our land.
Following the above statement, extinguish the
lights in your Pack meeting room and light the
torch, reminding everyone present that the torch
will be rekindled at all Pack meetings in 1950.
A fitting finale might be the Pledge of Allegiance
to the Flag and the singing of "America."
♦
CUB SCOUT SECTION
JANUARY. 1950
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