Boy Scouts and What They Do/How Sunday was spent
How Sunday was spent.
Sunday proved to be a by no means uneventful day at the Scouts' big camp at Perry Hall. Arrangements had been made for holding a church parade in camp, and under the direction of Lord Hampton, these were carried out satisfactorily, although rain somewhat curtailed the services held n the open. The Nonconformist Scouts had a service in one of the marquees, and the Roman Catholics attended Mass in good numbers. The Jewish boys went into Birmingham to public worship. There was a large attendance at the Church of England service, held at 11 o'clock.
At the close of the service, the Chief Scout inspected the boys present, after which he addressed them. Having expressed his pleasure at seeing so-many Scouts present. Sir Robert said he congratulated all who took part in the previous day's review on their conduct. Prince Arthur of Connaught had bees much impressed by it, and wished him to tell them that he was very pleased with all he saw. What struck Prince Arthur most was the way the Scouts stood—they bore themselves like old soldiers. The charge and everything else were well done. The boys were punctual in their places. He had also heard they had been behaving themselves well whilst in camp. He was pleased to be able to say these things to them. It was different from three or four years ago. It showed that Scouts had learnt discipline. He had noticed them in the streets, and seen how they behaved as all Scouts should, and was very pleased to see it. He wanted them to go on as they were doing. Let them make themselves capable of being Scout patrol leaders, so that they could take on other boys, and make them into good Scouts, too. If they did that they would be helping the movement, and helping him by spreading the movement.
Sir Robert then thanked the boys for their beautiful present of a motor-car to his wife and himself on the occasion of their marriage. It was a delightful thing to get a present from so many thousands of Scouts. Their thanks were due to Lord Glanusk and his staff for the way in which the camp had been provided for. It had entailed a tremendous lot of hard work.
Afterwards Sir Robert Baden-Powell gathered around him the Scout-masters, and briefly expressed his appreciation of their work. The attendance, he said, had exceeded all expectations,
An inspection of the foreign detachments of Scouts concluded the morning's events.