Evening Star Newspaper, July 8, 1937, Page 6

A—6 BOY S PRESIDENT'S ISIT THRILLS SCOUTS Roosevelt Inspects Sea Base, Sees Hyde Park “Home.” The jamboree's cross-section of American bovhood got a memorablé | thrill late yesterday when President Roosevelt inspected the canvas city beside the Petomac. The Chief Executive, who is honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America, sfopped twic2 on his 40-minute tour of the far-flung encampment. First America’s “sailor President,” who was Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the war and spends most of his vaca- tions afloat, reviewed a big detaca- ment of Sea Scouts lined up beside their base along the river, and next he paused to chat with his neighbors from Dutchess County, in which Hyde Park, N. Y, is situated. Returning from the all-star ball game, the President reached the en- campment at 4:30 o'clock. He brought the thousands of Scouts who saluated and cheered him for miles his best Wishes and a whole-hearted grin. Joined by West and Beard. The presidential party entered the camp at Seventeenth street and pausad at general headquarters avenue, fac- ing the Washington Monument, to pick up Dr. James E. West, chief Scout executive, and “Uncle Dan” Beard, na- tional commissioner of Scouting. They rode beside him on his tour of the 350-acre city of boys from every State in the Union. . At the Sea Scout base the President chatted with Thomas J. Keane, na- tional director of senior scouting, and National Commodore Howard F. Gi letre, asking pertinent nautical ques- tons. The President presented the 36 members of the crew of the Polaris of St. Louis with a flag attesting its new rank as nationa! Sea Scout flagship. He congratulated Skipper Harrison Johnson. “It's a great sight,” he remarked, looking along the lines of sailor Scouts standing at attention. Some of the Sea Scouts crowded about the car with their cameras and obtained close-ups of their distin- guished visitor. At the Dutchess County camp the President admired a miniature repro- duction of his Hyde Park home whizh the boys built. “It’s so good,” he said, “I feel like going in and getting a square meal.” Pins Badge on Scout. Here the President pinned an Eagle badge—the highest decoration of | Scoutdom—on Franklin C. 8t. Jolm,} 17. of Poughkeepsie. The youth's proud mother, Mrs. Sheldon B. St. John, stood beside him. Boys from homes of the President’s neighbors were allowed to press about his car and take snapshots of this thrilling scene. The newsreel men and | press photographers caught the same ceremony, but the Scouts will value their own “shots” far more. As the President’s open car glided through the huge camp, he surprised boys in every stage of uniform, many &tripped to the waist, playing games | or tinkering about their camps. They | cheered him lustily. One boy, seeing motor cycle police- men escorting a fast-moving group of | cars, ran forward, demanding: “What's this all about?"” One of his comrades pulled him | back, exclaiming: “Shut up, dummy! Don't you know the President when ¥ou see him?” Comments on Decorated Camps, The President commented on the mgenuity with which the Scouts from various sections had decorated their camps with emblems and slogans.ap- propriate to each region, Before a throng estimated at more than 40,000 persons, including most of the congressional delegations from the States represented, Scouts of Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas, | Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, | Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois and Iowa last night staged a dramatic pageant of the development of the West, cou- pled with the most modern of scouting demonstrations, The opening massing of flags included the world jamboree flags, which will be carried to Holland this month by 800 American Scouts and the 400 foreign Scouts now here from 24 nations. In the column of 3,000 Scouts were boys taking the roles of such famous fig- ures of the West as Buffalo Bill Cody, Wild Bill Hickok, Jim Bridger, Carrie Nation and Mark Twain, All 3,000 Scouts took part in a re- enactment of the famous “Oklahoma Run,” which occurred April 22, 1889, when thousands of homesteaders were started in a race to stake out homes on the Oklahoma plains. Soldiers were seen first, driving from the homestead territory the “Sooners,” butlaws and Indians, and then a tidal wave of homesteaders poured into the area, staked out claims and erected homes, stores, banks, claims offices, schools and churches. The Scouts demon- strated the growth of the territory. Finally & great “storm” raged over the area, blowing down all of the buildings and giving the Scouts an opportunity for massed first-aid demonstrations, Weird Circus Follows, Then while Scoutmaster M. K. Young of one of the Texas troops and his two Scout sons staged a trapeze act on the high bars, there was a fan- tastic circus, led by a Scout Tarzan with & movie voice and including a mighty dragon cryptically numbered 115 and scores of Scout-filled beasts too weird for description. There were simultaneous dances and games of the Indian tribes of the Btates represented, given by the Scouts under direction of Ralph Hubbard, ‘There appeared among the tribes a pioneer wagon train, in which rode Assistant Secretary of the Interior Oscar L. Chapin, Going in%o camp, the train was attacked by the Indian tribes, who were repulsed amid a fusil- lade of blank shots and the. cracking of a multitude of bullwhips. While the Indians backed off in alarm, there was a remarkable demonstration of COUT PAGE. WASHINGTON, D. C., between lines of Scouts. AMBOREE IS HOST 10 CAPITOL HILL Number of Congressmen Pay Calls to Sons of Constituents. The jamboree brought 25,000 Boy Scouts to Washington, and Congress has brought the trimmings of the art of “politickin’” to the city of canvas and khaki. Down from the Capitol, where their days have been long and their nights often weary, Senators and Represen- tatives have invaded the great eolony of scoutdom to seek out the sons of friends and voters from the home State and district. Many have been the shakes of hands, slaps on the back and even | pats on young heads and the greet- ing, “I know your father and mother” or “your Uncle Bill"—“Welcome to Washington and come up to see me on the Hill.” Thousands of Scouts are adding to their souvenir admission to the Senate and House galleries. Congressional secretaries, it was learned, have checked home newspapers for full lists of their visit- ing Scouts and seen that each one received one of the fancy cards. Among those seen in the jamboree city were two Congressmen of the Hoosier State, Senator Sherman Min- ton of Indiana who spent quite & while with his native sons, and Rep- resentative John W. (Bill) Boehne, Jr, whose interest in scouting has existed since boyhood. Maj. Alfred L. Bulwinkle, repre- sentative of North Carolina, spent part of a morning with the boys from the district he has represented since the World War. There were a num- ber from his home town, Gastonia. Of course, it wasn't a pure case of politics that brought the legislators to the jamboree. Many of them used to be Boy Scouts or have engaged in Scout work in years past. And like Maj. Bulwinkle, an Army man also is attracted by the spirit of the occasion. On the other hand, a number of Scouts have made daily junkets into the halls of Government, some to find their own Representatives or Senators. st Scout Programs ‘“‘Canned.” Due to the demand from home towns in all parts of the world for radio broadcasts from Scout delega- tions, “canning” of messages was re- sorted to, since it soon became a physical impossibility to handle all of the requests. Recording apparatus was set up under direction of Jim Moran of the United States Record- ing Co, who began yesterday after- noon with the recording of short programs ‘by Scout visitors from for- eign countries. sent home for rebroadcasting. City Limits to yesterday “authorized” California Scouts at the jamboree to extend the city limits of their ambitious city to the Netherlands. N Arriving here to bid farewell to 90 California Scouts and leaders who are to attend the world jamboree in Hol- land next month, the city boosters di- rected the Scouts to carry on to the world encampment the “Los Angeles City Limit” signs which are attracting attention of visitors to the jamboree here. The signs are erected along whiperacking in rhythm and the boys then whipped bits of paper out of one another’s mouths and hands, There were demonstrations of knife and hatchet throwing and roping, A Seventeenth street, near Constitution avenue, where the world jamboree delegates are quartered. “You have extended the city limits of Los Angeles to Washington,” the A collections cards o{; Photo taken from Departmental Auditorium, looking toward Lincoln Memorial, as the President rode down Constit <« | | | SELF-DISCIPLINE RULES CAMP LIFE | Own Troops Serve as Judges for Violators of Restrictions. Discipline is almost wholly self- imposed in the law-abiding Jamboree City of more than 25,000 youths on a holiday. The principal camp law has been the 10 p.m. curfew, and this is ob- served generally by Scouts who them- selves devise punishment for the offenders. If a Scout is out late, he must report to one of the 1,000 orderlies who patrol the big encampment after dark. Unless he has a pass, or & satisfactory explanation, he must interview his scoutmaster. The penalty for a breach of the regulations is usually ordered by mem- bers of the offender’s troop. This may mean kitchen police or guard duty and the loss of excursion privileges. Guard Reputation, Before the Scouts came to Wash- ington they learned that each of them was a representative of his sec- tion, and that any misconduct on the part of an individual would reflect on the home State and the Scout or- ganization as & whole, There are strict bans in camp against leaving knives or ax blades in | exposed positions. ‘The Scouts are supposed to make their beds and Ppolice their tents each morning. Un- tidness is punishable by troop action. The California Scouts have their own way of dealing with careless campers. If a Scout, for example, eats a piece of candy and throws the wrapper on the ground, the Scout who finds the wrapper is entitled to re- deem it in the original candy. The Scout who discarded the wrapper must pay in good humor. Traffic Crews Appointed. The task of controlling traffic in the far-flung jamboree grounds is intrusted to 720 older Scouts and leaders. A traffic service patrol has been organized from each of the 20 sections. A “roving squad” has been made up for night duty in co-opera- tion with the United States park police and jamboree headquarters. Neckerchiefs in red and blue were issued to the jamboree Scouts as an aild to the maintenance of order. Scouts on duty in the camp wear the red neckerchiefs. When outside the camp, with permission, they wear blue neckerchiefs. This enabled camp officials to trace recent complaints that Scouts had been seen on downtown streets of Washington at late hours. It seems that these particular Scouts wore yellow and blue neckerchiefs—the insignia of the District of Columbia Council. The local Scouts are assigned to The records will be!them out after the curfew hour, it Los Angeles Scouts to Extend A delegation of Los Angeles officials | guide and patrol duty, which keeps was explained. the Netherlands Scouts were told. “Continue the good work by extending the limits of our fair city across the Atlantic Ocean.” The highway markers were not “lifted” surreptitiously by the Los Angeles Scouts as they journeyed to the Capital, Judge Scott explained to inquirers. The signs were contributed as a gesture of community spirit by the California Automobile Association. Judge Scott, who is president of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Scout Council, was accompanied by Mrs. Margarete Clark, member of .the Los Angeles Board of Education; John Anson Ford, member of the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, and Oscar Alverson, deputy regional executive of Region 13. \ ution avenue _ THURSDAY, JULY 8, The Scouts leaving for camp after the parade. Photo taken from Good boys rounded the Lincoln Memorial and marched onto Memorial Bridge. DR. WEST MAGNET E President Roosevelt, Commissioner George E. Alle_n and Mrs. Roosevelt as they rode down Constitution avenue this morning to review the Boy Scouts. BOY SCOUTS INVITED TO JAMAICA JAMBOREE | TO YOUNGSTOWN SCOUTS | Camp Site for 1039 Meeting to | Be Near Mountains—January Bathing to Be Novelty. Boy Scouts of America have been invited to participate in a jamboree for Scouts of North and South Amer- ica in Jamaica in January, 1939. The invitation was extended yester- day by H. D. Tucker, commissioner from Jamaica and delegate to the first National Jamboree. A camp site already has been chosen for the gathering, Tucker said. It is located on a plain at the foothills of the Blue Mountains, which rise 7,300 feet above sea level. Tucker pointed out that several South American countries will not be able to send representatives to the World Jamboree to be held in the Netherlands. He expressed hope a large number of American Scouts would attend the Jamaica encamp- ment. It will mean an opportunity for United States Scouts to miss part of the Winter season. ‘Bathing beaches will be available. COOK BOOKS PROFITABLE Boys Sell Enough of Mothers’ Recipes to Buy Set of Bugle Bells for Band. The sale of cook books containing the favorite recipes of their mothers to Washingtonians and jamboree visi- tors has netted Boy Scouts of the Youngstown, Ohio, troop funds enough to buy a complete set of bugle bells for their band. They inaugurated the instrument &t the opening arena program. ‘The cook books were printed by & Youngstown merchant and the boys sold enough of them in Ohio to pay the expenses of their trip to Wash- ington. Most of their Washington sales were made to visitors at the ‘Washington Monument and to their camp. They have sold some 2,000 coples since they arrived here. The members of the Youngstown band have a special automobile trailer in which they carry all of their musical instruments. Earl Haeffner is scout- master of the troop. Enjoy Mount Vernon Trips Jamboree Visitors Find Boat and Wash- ington’s Estate Interesting. BY GORDON ENGLEHART, Local Scout Assigned to Cover the Jamboree for The Star. 8 YOU'LL probably find out later in this article, the trips to Mount Vernon have been attracting many Scouts. Fig- uring the boys could see the Monu- ment and Memorial by themselves, Jamboree officials turned their atten- tion on Mount Vernon, with the result that trips are taken twice daily on s large boat, the City of Wash- ington. Having seen the famous mansion many times my- self, I assigned the trip to “Doc” Wilson, my cub reporter, a mem- ber of the Wash- ington contin- gent. The follow- ing was written 3 b’:,x’;’;;so Jester- Ordon Entlehart. day all of the eager enthusiasts had boarded the boat, ready to sail to Mount Vernon. Shortly afterward, lusty yells of ‘All ashore what’s going ashore’ and °‘All aboard!" rang out. Now we are really starting, and a thousand hands were waving and a thousand voices yelling and cheering. “Now that we have started, I will tell you about the craft upon which we are cruising, It is commonly known as the City of Washington, ‘Wilmington, Delaware—the latter being the city where she belongs. It has been operating in the Potomac for the last seven years, of which four have been the round trips, Washing- ton, Mount Vernon, Marshall Hall, Mount Vernon again and then back to Washington. There have been 11 trips for Scouts so far, and three more due. On each trip around 1,400 Scouts attend, the capacity of the boat being 1,900. “Several small boats moored to the railing at Hains Point were broken loose by the waves made by our boat. On the trip down the river several airplanes flew over, and, in response to our profuse waving, one dipped his wings. ““Upon the stroke of 9:30 we reached our destination, that Wing Mount Vernon. There immediately begdn the push of a pushing, yelling, mad torrent of ‘friendly’ Scouts, all urgently going toward the one small opening. Finally all were off and ready to see Mount Vernon. After having visited all points of interest to the Scouts, we reported back to our ship at a litle before 11 o'clock am. “The trips both to and from Mount Vernon were cool and breezy all the way. I was sure that all attending the excursions were well satisfled and well repaid for their time. On both trips there were many herons and cranes along the sand bars. . . . Even the captain of the Wilson liner takes the Jambores Journal.” .\ 1937. * FORSCOUT BANDS zations Have Combined for Serenades. Dr. James E. West, chief Scout executive, is the most serenaded man at the jamboree camp. G. H. Q. tent in front of the Washing- ton Mounment and give impromptu concerts. And Dr. West invariably Questions about Scouting region. 8ome of the bands, usually from in that spectacular results. These combined bands, which are attaining excellent results, despite the short time they have had for re- hearsals, are organized as follows: Region 1—Connecticut, Maine, Neow Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island. Region 7—Illinois, Indiana, Michi- gan, Wisconsin. Region 10—Minnesota, South Dakota, Montana. Region 5—Alabama, Arkansas, West- ern, Florida, Louisians, Mississippi, Tennessee. Region 8—Colora), Towa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Wyoming. Region 3—Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, District of Columbia. Reglon 4—Kentucky, Ohio, Western West Virginia. Players from individual units who ‘have bugled and tooted their way about camp include boys from New Rochelle, N. Y.; Racine, Wis.; Superior, Wis.; Santa Barbara, Calif.; St. Petersburg, Fla.; Canadian Valley, Tex.; Fort Dodge, Iowa; Youngstown, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio: Lexington, Ky., and ‘Wheeling, W. Va. North and Program Friday, 7:00 AM.—Reveille. 7:45 AM.—Breakfast, 9:30 AM.—Regional and Sectional Closing Assemblies, 12:30 P.M.—Luncheon (final meal of the Jamboree). 2:30 P.M.—Closing Retreat Ceremony (simultaneous lowering of Sectional and Headquart- ers flags). BY ROBERT MOULTON. Speed, punctuality perseverance and more speed are necessary qualifi- cations of a jamboree dispatch rider. And do those riders of the jamboree dispatch department fill the bill? “Definitely,” reply those who de- pend upon them. Local boys performing this neces- sary service are Sam Davis, Albert QGatley and Sollie Radin. Out-of- towners sre Harry Moore of Cleve- land, James Sanguinetti of Norfolk and Bill James of Maryland. Riders use their own motor cycles, but gasoline and oil are furnished. They are required to repair their machines themselves and often find this necessary, as the overworked motors frequently break down. The dispatch riders are paid $30 a week, from which $25 is deducted if they wish to eat and sleep at the jam- boree. Their salary is paid by the transportation department of the jam- boree. - The hours of the messengers ar from 8 a.m. to 6 pm, but they fre- Quently donate extra time. Radin, who lives at 3102 Four- P year Dirigible Enterprise as {Number of Musical Organi- | Bands and bugle corps from every | section of the country march to the | thanks each group and asks a few! JAMBOREE the long column of —Star Staff Photos. CAMP FIRE T0 DIE INRITES TORIGHT Torch Bearers to Carry Symbol of Flame Back to Home. . Axferica’s first Nation-wide council of boyhood will gather at a final camp fire tonight and say good-by to the jamboree which drew more than 25,000 Boy Scouts from every section foreign nations. The camp fire, lighted in the arena below the Washington Monument when the boys poured into their tent city beside the Potomac 10 days ago, will be put out at tonight's ceremony, | lingering on in new friendships and bordering States, have massed for mcre | in memories of an event no Scout will ever forget. Torch bearers from each section of central camp fire, which has burned throughout the jamboree, and carry back to the groups from every region | this symbol of the communal flame of | Scouting. Bugle to Sound Taps. At the close of this ceremony, while every Scout in camp stands at atten- tion, taps ‘will sound on the bugles, followed by & moment of silent reflec- tion before this last massed assembly closes. Tomorrow the exodus from the 350- acre encampment will start, with the boys scattering to their homes from New York to Hawaii and from Maine to Arizona, A stirring pageant will precede the farewell ceremony. Western Scouts will present in a series of episodes the epic story of their country—the Lewis and Clark expedition to Oregon, the coming of the Spanish dons to Cali- fornia, the Indian dances and the dis- covery of gold in '49. Boys and their leaders in the cast are from Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington, California, Arizona, Ne- vada, Utah, Alaska and Hawaii. At the close of the pageant the 800 American Scouts who are headed for the fifth world jamboree to be held in Holland July 30 to August 14 will come forward and be wished bon voyage by their comrades. Dr. James E. West, chief Scout exec- utive of the United States, who will lead the delegation to Europe, will receive from “Uncle Dan” Beard, national Scout commissioner, the huge American flag which has flown over the Washington jamboree. It will fiy above American headquarters in the tulip fields near Haarlem. Dispatch Riders at Jamboree Accorded Praise of Superiors teenth street, is the possessor of a motor cycle and side car which has won two official records. One record was made in Altoona, Pa., on a board race track and th5other at Frederick, Md. Both raced were timed by the American Motor Cycle Association. Radin is 20 and has worked in motor- cycle shops all his life. During the inauguration he was employed in car- rying messages to and from the White House. He has been assigned to the Jamboree Journal as dispatch rider. Davis, who lives at 444 Eleventh street southwest, won a Tourist Trophy race held in Wheaton, Md. three weeks 2go. Sanguinetti is 19 years old and feels that Washington is an ideal vacation center because of its bridle paths and boating. snd swimming facilities. James, however, can't get used to ‘Washington's generous amount of one- way streets, although he has been reminded of them several times by various police officers. He lives at 2730 Harrell avenue, Norfolk. Moore, who is 29, belongs to the Great Lakes Motor Cycle Club and also is & member of the Motor Cycle Amociation. of the United States and 400 from 24 | | camp will light their flagons from the | NEWS. SCOUTS PREPARED FOR REPAIR WORK Officials to Speed Disman- tling of Camp and Restor- ing Grounds. The jamboree camp will be dis- mantled and the grounds restored with every possible speed. An organization already has been formed to obviate every trace of the 350-acre tented city, whose streets and camp sites have taken their toll of park grass. First in the restoration program will be the base ball diamonds and golf courses used by the jamboree. It is hoped that all sport facilities will be in readiness for the public by the first of August. “We are,6 going to replace every divot and every blade of grass,” de- clared Ray Bryan, the Scout engineer who will be in charge of removing the Jjamboree city. “We don’t want Wash- ingtonians to feel that we have not accepted full responsibility for restor- ing the city's parks.” Grass to Be Planted. Fifteen Scout engineers will co-op- erate with those of the Office of Na- tional Capital Parks in the direction of laborers who will plow, harrow and plant in grass the scores of miles of camp streets and walkways. Scout officials have asked for 150 C. C. C. enrollees to aid in the work. A dozen base ball add soft ball dia- | monds on the Monument grounds and in East and West Potomac Parks will be rehabilitated first, along with two nine-hole golf courses and the arche | ery range. As soon as the Scouts begin to de- part after lunch Friday workmen will be in readiness to strike their head- quarters tents. About 4,000 of these tents were loaned by the Army, to- gether with 21,000 cots and 680 water bags. Every effort will be made to return this equipment in good con- dition. Removal of Water Lines. It will require about two weeks to remove the hundreds of miles of water lines and the elaborate layout of san- itary ‘equipment. The lumber used in the fabricated buildings and for tables, railings and floors will be sorted and stored in a central warehouse for sale to second-hand dealers. ‘While this work is in progress la- borers will be policing the camp site and preparing for restoration of the grass. Large areas will be resodded. The principal work, however, will be plowing, harrowing and replanting, The Scouts have dug trenches about thousands of tents. Most of these sections will have to be plowed up and replanted in grass. The whole inb probably will be completed in abou: a month after the Scouts leave, 25 REGION 12 SCOUTS RECEIVE EAGLE AWARDS California and Hawaii Repre- sented in Ceremonies for Mem- bers Earning 21 Merit Badges. While practicing for the arena show tonight, 25 Scouts from region 12 took time off today to receive their Eagle badge awards, given for earning 21 merit badges. The presentation was made by Dr. James E. West, chief Scout executive. Scouts receiving the award were Leonard Caldwell, Pasadena, Calif.; Samuel L. Smith, Cache Valley, Calif.; H. A. Theurer, Cache Valley; Ray McMullen, Bob Stuart, David Rich- ardson, Brenton Bergh, Thomas Hud- son, John Glass, Howard Butler and Burrett Boster, all of Los Angeles; Keith Ercanbrach, Provo, Utah: Jo: eph Large, Glendale, Calif.; Charles Gregg, Huntington Park, Calif.; James Nelson, Corona, Calif.; Terry Sandelin and Charles Parker, Ukiah, Calif.; Takeo Kaita and Yasonohu Maui, Hawali; Billy Bair, Riverside, Calif.; Glen Gardner, Riverdale, Calif.; Bruce Morey, Santa Monica, Calif.; Peter Gester, Berkeley, Calif, and Frank Paradise, San Fernando, Calif. HISTORIC DAKOTA PRESS PRINTS SCOUT NEWS Publisher Who Became a Factor in U. 8. Scouting Used Equip- ment in 1883, Jamboree boys from North Dakota are printing their regional news on a leaflet put out on a hand press of historic significance to Boy Scouts. W. D. Boyce, widely known pub- lisher and traveler, printed the Da- kota "Clipper at Lisbon, N..Dak, on this press in 1883. In 1909 Boyce, then a Chicago pub- lisher, was visiting England. An Eng. lish Boy Scout did Boyce a “good turn” and refused to accept pay for “the service. Boyce was so impressed that on his return to the United States he was instrumental in introducing Scouting to this country. vy Boyce has an honored place in the Scout Handbook. Scout Leader To Meet Donor Of War Socks Jacques Guerin-Desjardins was in the trenches at Verdun 21 years Ago when an orderly handed to him & package containing a pair of hand-knit stockings donated to the French soldiers by an Ameri- can who inclosed a card bearing the name of John T. Lillard. ‘Today Jacques, a leader of seven French Scouts at the jamboree, will meet the sender of the socks for the first time. He is.Rev. John T. Lillard, who came, here by train from 8t. Louis when he learned the French veteran was in eantp. The pair have cor- responded for years. .