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Athena Boy Scouts rendered a splendid program for their Parent's Night entertainment at the Standard Theatre Wednesday evening, the pro ceeds from which totaled $55.45. B. B. Richards introduced Dr. Her man §. Reichard, pastor of the Presbyterain church at Walla Walla, honary president and Scout commis sioner of the Blue Mountain Boy Scout Council, who delivered the principal address of the evening. Dr. Reichard explained the Boy Scout movement from its inception down to the present time, and in detail enumerated Scout qualifications and the splendid achievements accrued by the organization as a whole and the advantages every boy has when he is master of the tests required to be come a first-class Scout. The speaker paid high tribute to the personnel of the Athena troop, saying he had never met a finer look ing lot of boys, and he also compli mented Scout Master LeRoy for his capabilities in scout leadership and for the splendid spirit he has in stilled in the members of his troop. An outstanding feature of the pro gram was the presentation of the flags to the Athena Boy Scout troop by Athena-Weston American Legion Post. Post color bearers, supported by a color guard, marched down the aisles of the theatre to the stage where the flags were presented. The audience was intensely interest ed in the fire-building test, signaling, first aid appliances which were en acted on the stage by Scout members. “Be Prepared,” an exceptionally fine motion picture, which graphical ly depicted the stages of boy scout work from the time the member joins the troop until he becomes a full fledged scout, was greatly enjoyed by the audience. The feature picture was supplemented by a merry “Our Gang” comedy. The Pendleton Music House had one of its Orthophonic Victrolas at the theatre, which furn ished the music for the occasion.
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Athena Press
Athena, Oregon, US
Fri, Feb 24, 1928
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