What the Chief Scout thought of it all.
The whole thing was a remarkable success, and marks a big step in the progress of our Movement.
The Exhibition was a wonderful show, and was a surprise to everyone, whether in the Movement or outside it. It proved what boys can do, if you only give them the ambition to work for themselves.
It showed the boys what standards of excellence can be obtained, and what they have to work up to before they can consider themselves in the first fight.
To the public it was an education in showing the results of the Scout training upon the boys; and these were as evident outside the Exhibition as within it. The behaviour and appearance of the boys in the streets, and in their camps and lodgings, drew praise and sympathy from all quarters, from the Lord Mayor downwards.
The Rally, as a spectacle, was all that could be desired and amply repaid the trouble expended on its preparation. It evidently impressed the vast crowd of who witnessed it. Not the least striking feature in it was the presence of so many oversea detachments in the ranks. Representatives from almost all the British Dominions and Colonies were there; and also many smart contingents from
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