BOY SCOUTS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 73, 31 July 1913, Page 5

BOY SCOUTS.

THE STRATFORD TROOP.

SUCCESSFUL WuhK AND PLAY

The Stratford troop of Boy Scouts have proved themselves highly efficient, and when they are called upon to parade publicly their carriage and drill have always made a favorable impression ; but there are still those ivho do not estimate the training received in Scout corps at its true value. The Scout movement is really of very great use in the fact that it teaches the boys to -be self-reliant and upright and greatly helps them physically ; and when they have the exceptionally good fortune to have as Scoutmaster such a devoted friend as the Rev. W. A. Butler has proved himself to bo from 'the lieginning of the movement in iStratford until this present day, any oossiblo objections which parents or others may raise fall to the ground. That the Stratford Boy Scouts take ;uch a high place amongst the Boy scouts of the Dominion is in no small neasure due to Mr Butler’s efforts; md we believe the people of Strat"ord thoroughly realise this The public of Stratford were last light given an opportunity of seeing die training imparted to the local troop, the boys giving a concert in the Parish Hall and making an attractive lisplay of Scout work. The hall was veil filled and the audience appeared to thoroughly enjoy the performance. The programme opened with a reveille and Scout song, after which the District Commander (the Rev. W. A. Butler) gave a short address. W. Grubb, Skoglund, Johnston, and W. Robson respectively described the Tenderfoot, 2nd class, Ist class, and King’s Scout tests. Cameron and Skoglund illustrated a rescue from x fire, and Johnston, W. Grubb, and the brothers McWilliams illustrated: the fireman’s lift. Methods of lifesaving by throwing the life-line (H. k Lucena), Schafer’s method to restore / respiration to the apparently drowned (King and Smith) were effectively \ carried out. Boxing (Overbye and N. Tviwell), and single-sticks (Overbye md E. Black) proved most skilful. The semaphore code of signalling was gone through by Hudson, who signalled two messages to Lucena at the far. end of the Hall. Davies sang “You’ll Gffc Heaps o’ Lickin’s” exceedingly well, and the same Scout sang a duet with Sanderson, which was deservedly encored'. The first part ended with a 1. f ew exercises in drill, which were .'-martly . performed and : in excellent time. After the interval a Scout nlc.y in two acts was performed, and * ill the boys concerned- accredited ■ themselves with distinction. A Domin;on haka was folioaved by the National Anthem, which brought the proceedings to a dose*