3rd World Jamboree, Arrowe Park, 1929
THE CHIEF SCOUT’S CLOSING ADDRESS
August 12, 1929
"It seemed as if nothing could stay the exuberance of the intermingled Scouts of every colour and every sect, until suddenly the figure of the Chief emerged from the Royal Box. Immediately an avenue. of staves fenced off the surrounding multitudes and the Chief ascended a dais in the middle of the Rally Grounds, where he formed the hub of the Jamboree Wheel of Friendship. Radiating from him were twenty-one living spokes formed of the Youth of Nations, symbolic of the twenty one years of achievement of the Scout Movement."
"Burying the Hatchet"
"Here is the hatchet of war, of enmity, of bad feeling, which I now bury in Arrowe," said the Chief, at the same time plunging a hatchet in the midst of a barrel of golden arrows.
"From all corners of the earth," said the Chief as soon as the cheering had subsided "you have journeyed to this great gathering of World Fellowship and Brotherhood. Today I send you out from Arrowe to all the World, bearing my symbol of Peace and Fellowship, each one of you my ambassador bearing my message of Love and Fellowship on the wings of Sacrifice and Service, to the end of the Earth. From now on the Scout symbol of Peace is the Golden Arrow. Carry it fast and far so that all men may know the Brotherhood of Man.
"To THE NORTH—From the Northlands you came at the call of my horn to this great gathering of Fellowship and Brotherhood.
"Today I send you back to your homelands across the great North Seas as my Ambassadors of Peace and Fellowship among the Nations of the World.
"I bid you farewell.
"TO THE SOUTH—From the Southland you came at the call of my horn to this great gathering of Fellowship and Brotherhood.
"Today I send you back to your homes under the Southern Cross as my Ambassadors of Peace and Fellowship among the Nations of the World.
"I bid you farewell.
"TO THE WEST—From the Westlands you came at the call of my horn to this great gathering of Fellowship and Brotherhood.
"Today I send you back to your homes in the Great Westlands to the Pacific and beyond as my Ambassadors of Peace and Fellowship among the Nations of the World.
"I bid you farewell.
"TO THE EAST—From the Eastlands you came at the call of my horn to this great gathering of Fellowship and Brotherhood.
"Today I send you back to your homes under the Starry Skies and Burning Suns to your people of the thousand years, bearing my symbol of Peace and Fellowship to the Nations of the Earth, pledging you to keep my trust.
"I bid you farewell."
To the four corners of the compass the Chief Scout sent four golden arrows of Peace and Friendship. Swiftly they radiated from hand to hand until they had travelled throughout the nations of the world.
A great silence fell.
The shaft of the Scout Promise and the Scout Law lived out at Arrowe had transfixed the hearts of the Scouts of nations.
The had found the Golden Arrow of Peace and Goodwill. It but remained for them to carry it on to the uttermost parts of the globe, so that it might live on in the hearts of their children-to-be and their children’s children.
OTHER LINKS TO THE 3RD WORLD JAMBOREE
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Canada’s Scouts at the World Jamboree 1929. The story of the Canadian Contingent’s experiences at Arrowe Park from the Report to the Governor-General and Chief Scout for Canada (Courtesy of Kevin Snair, Nova Scotia, Canada) | |
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Message
of King George V delivered by the Prince
of Wales, August 2nd, 1929 "THE KING’S MESSAGE" |
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The Duke
of Connaught’s address,
Wednesday, July 31st, 1929 "THE HOPE AND PROMISE OF A BETTER WORLD" |
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The
Prince of Wales’ address, Friday,
August 2nd, 1929 "STICK TO YOUR SCOUTING: PLAY THE GAME" |
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The
Archbishop of Canterbury’s address at the
Service of Thanksgiving, Sunday, August 4th, 1929, "A SOLDIER’S DREAM" |
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The Chief
Scout’s Closing Address, August
12, 1929 "BURYING THE HATCHET" |
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Baden-Powell
Photo Gallery 3rd World Jamboree, Arrowe Park, England, 1929 Words and Pictures |
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Baden-Powell
Photo Gallery: The Frank Donahoe Collection Photos from the 3rd World Jamboree |
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Baden-Powell
Photo Gallery Baden-Powell at the World Jamborees Links to the World Jamborees, 1920-1937 |
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