THE JAMBOREE.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19732, 24 September 1929, Page 17

THE JAMBOREE.

ceremonies. HJtYINCi THE HATCHET. jgg WHEEL OF FRIENDSHIP. (pa»M oca owm tomaaaroMDaux.) M>N'DON. August 15. Jt was a v .-ry luny hail and farewell lUt the Hoy Kcouts gave their Chief ig |ki arena on August 12th. "8.-P." jt the salute before the Hoyal with Mr J. H. Hayes, M.P., at his . and the ranko marched past them :iIT. a»t with a crescendo of aavitiK huu u '" t cheer*.. for thu "iial ceremony in Arrowe ]>srk a" countries and all flags were Mingled —an unconsidered effect that ijoreM<'il thu universality of the Scout atorem-" 1 much better than the preftou iintivi iiiai grouping ot ilie nations- The ''^ r man banner was carried between the Union Jack and the flff-r* llIKi i-M After Urn march-past, the boys grouped themselves into a vast "wheel ?f friendship," with twenty-one spokes Hiiating from tho hub, which was the fcinporary saluting platform. The Ufcief (Scout walked out to the platUna, and there, in the sight of everymr iHiri.il (lie "hatoliet ot enmity' in 4 large tub. Then he gave the "handifeahe of fellowship" to four Scouts, re«>r# seating the four corners of the earth, lind from them it passed right down Die spokes and along the rim of the irlteel of friendship. Last item in (lit pleasant, piece of symbolic cereBonial, he sent the "golden arrow of i#»ee" to every nation. "Carry those arrows far," he commanded, ''so that ill men may know o£ the fellowship of nan." Looking for Good Points. The Chu i returned to the lioval Box fbrough a double line of staffs, and gave the boys his last word. "I want (0 thank you for coming here from the and* of the earth for our happy Jamboree. There is sunshine in our learts as well as in the air. I want *Oll u> no '-ark to your countries w»tu » new- idea in your mind of having brothers in every country. "I want you to take to your tountri>'.s a good account of Great Britain, the boys you have found here, and |ke people who have tried to be good to you. Of courne, any ass can see the bad points in a people or a country, hut a good Scout will look out for the gotxl uoints. Tell your friends all the good you can of us, so that we can all think bolter of one another. Go from hero as ambassadors or goodwill •ad friendship. . . . A old Lang Syne. "Farewell! I hope you will come to §ur next Jamboree, and make the success of it as you have made the success »f this one. Try to make yourselves better Scouts, and try to make other hoys, especially the poorer boys, hetome happy, healthy, and helpful citilens like yourselves. And now farew. ll and good-bye, and God bless you •11.'' They all sang "Auld Lang Syne," the Scouts crossing hands, "For He'a a Jolly Good Fellow," and the National Anthem, and when 8.-P. had called for three cheers for the King, the erowd dispersed. A droving Movement. Presenting his report as director of the international Bureau, International Commissioner Hubert Martin said that since the last Scout census in 19-0, the movement had increased by 208,609, made up of (57,590 officers, 11,512 levari 69.975 Scouts, 4074 Sea Scouts, and M.tWK Wolf Cubs. Despite the heavy expenditure involved by the Jamboree the financial position was satisfactory. Considerable diacusaion took place on tbe location of the next World Jamboree, in 1933. and claims that the honour should go to their country were made by the representatives of America, France, and Switzerland. A eomrmttee Was appointed to deal with the matterYouth's League of Messages from the League of Nations, Ike Presidents of the United States and Chile. au<l Ministers of Brazil, Japan, «ad Czecho Slovakia, paying tribute to tie value of the Scout movement as •a Instrument of peace, were read one J\ Drummond (Secretary-General »f the League of Nations) said: 1 Med hardly tell you how vitally tatjriited the League of Nations ia in the mieadid work wfcich you have undertaken. and which contributes so much to the strengthening of the International friendship. The League realise* that it It for the youth of the world to hring iato the affairs of nations that spirit Hi high courage and that vision o Dm brotherhood of lands which is the •Illy Arm foundation for P®? ce * "1 am convinced that the Wor!d Jamlam camp, which unites youth from a 1 parts of the world, will help to P ro ®~" gtte, widely and effectively, the tr " e lists of the Scout movement, and especiallj to lay the spiritual foundation of the structure of peace that is being •lowly and laboriously ejected at UeMn by the united efforts of all latious you represent." Appeal to Young Men. Lady Baden-Powell, Chief Guide, had •oaae interesting comparisons la an interview, when diacusai g tne of vouiig men who are joining tne S? feont., and the type of young Women in the Uirl Guides. "The fact is," she said, "that weare Mt getting the young men we would Hke to see in the Boy Scout There are youth,, with many inteUectuai gifts who are far too fond of racing madly in motor-, are or on if spending the whole of their time «n the golf liuks. They have probably

never given a thought to the fact that they are the class of young men who can be of immense importance in the Boy Scont movement. "The curious thing is that the sisters of these young men are with us wholeheartedly, and we can count on their help in all parts of the country. They are the girls who will make our future leaders. It may be surprising to you to know that in Great Britain we have 100,000 more Guides than Scouts. That may be due to the fact that girls find it easier to give of their time than boys, many of whom are just setting out on a business career, or it may be due to the fact that there are, of course, more girls than boys." War Memories. A remarkable incident occurred in the German camp during the week-end. By a strange coincidence two English exServicemen called at the camp at different times, each with a_ wallet belonging to a German killed in the early days of the War. One of the men passed his walet over to Assistant Jamboree Bcoutmaster Leland K. Hill, a Mormon missionary from Utah, who has lived in Germany for some years. The Englishman said that he had killed the German soldier and then taken his wallet, which contained letters, photographs, and an identification card, and though the letters showed that the dead man came from a village near Stuttgart, he bad never previously made any attempt to have the belongings returned to the relatives. Hearing that German scouts were coming to Arrowe Park, however, he determined to "get it off his chest," and gave the Scoutmaster the wallet to deliver to the soldier's family. The other visitor gave up a wallet, which he said he had found on the battlefield, _ to Jamboree Scoutmaster Matthias Richards, also a Mormon missionary. This second wallet belonged to a German soldier from Konigsberg, and, like the other, contained letters and photographs clearly establishing its owner'b identity.