Anonymous

“ The King's Scouts and Life-savers sprang to the alert, and then the whole parade dashed forward at top speed, waving their flags and poles, the while each troop yelled their particular patrol calls at their loudest, producing an effect that was weirdly fascinating. At the line of the King's Scouts and Life-savers the rush came suddenly to the halt, and then to the alert, the tremendous volume of sound stopped on the instant, and the silence that followed was so intense as to be almost material. ”

“ Not only was every part of the United Kingdom represented, but Australia, South Africa, Canada, Gibraltar, and the Straits Settlements; the United States, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Holland, and China. ”